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| | Quick Response Report #106 - Risk Factors for Death in the 22-23 February 1998 Florida Tornadoes |
 | | Knowledge of the attributes of persons killed by tornadoes, their behavior as the tornado approached, and the circumstances of death, when compared to those who were not killed, may be useful to evaluate tornado preparedness programs, safety rules, and warning methods (Sanderson, 1989). |
 | | Most (68%) of the survivors first became aware of the tornado when they heard or saw the tornado, 10% first became aware of the tornado through a warning on the television, and 18% were told of the tornado by a friend, neighbor, or relative (typically a family member in the same house). |
 | | Several elderly residents told us their 'tornado shelter' was the local school, several blocks away, but they stayed in their mobile homes because there was not time to reach the school and it would have been locked at midnight on a Sunday. |
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