Category: preparation

Severe weather isn’t just a spring phenomenon in the Mid-South

October 14, 2025

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Erik Proseus

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preparation, severe thunderstorms, severe weather

Secondary severe weather season, as fall becomes winter, can catch Mid-Southerners off-guard.
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First Day of Winter, or Severe Weather Awareness Day? Be prepared today!

December 21, 2013

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Erik Proseus

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damaging wind, preparation, severe weather, tornado

UPDATE – 12:40pm Saturday A Tornado Watch has been issued for the Memphis metro until 8pm. SPC says that within the Tornado Watch area, there is a 50% chance of 2 or more tornadoes, 40% chance of an EF-2+ tornado, and a 60% chance of 10 or more high wind events. Map (showing radar at…
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Winter weather preparation and response in the city of Bartlett – an interview with Public Works administration

January 19, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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interview, preparation, snow

Recently I had a chance to sit down with Assistant Director of Public Works for the City of Bartlett, Mike Adams. For those not from the immediate area, Bartlett is a 26.6 square mile suburb of Memphis, TN with a population of 50,000 residents, situated nearly centrally in Shelby County. There are several major thoroughfares…
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Mid-South at greatest risk for tornado deaths

April 15, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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dixie alley, preparation, severe weather, tornado

Relative Frequency of Killer Tornadoes, 1950-2004 While Tornado Alley has always been the hot spot for tornado occurrence in the United States, a lesser-known alley – “Dixie Alley” – produces the most killer tornadoes. As reported last month by the State Gazette out of Dyersburg, TN, Dixie Alley has about the same number of strong…
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Winter Weather Awareness Week – part 1

November 17, 2008

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Erik Proseus

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preparation, winter weather

…WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS IN THE MID SOUTH… NOVEMBER 17TH THROUGH 21ST IS WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN THE MID SOUTH. PEOPLE ARE ASKED TO TAKE SOME TIME AND PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING WINTER SEASON. OVER THIS WEEK WE WILL BRING UP A FEW WINTER WEATHER ISSUES AND WAYS TO AVOID DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. DURING EACH WEEKDAY…A…
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