{"product_id":"saragosa-texas-tornado-may-22-national-research-council-9780309044356","title":"Saragosa, Texas, Tornado May 22, 1987: An Evaluation of the Warning System","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe small community of Saragosa, Texas, was devastated by a violent multiple-vortex tornado on Friday, May 22, 1987. Despite the extensive warning dissemination efforts, which are documented in this book, the overall warning system in Saragosa failed to reach most of the residents in time for them to take effective safety measures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe primary purpose of this book is to combine the information provided by the respondents to a postdisaster survey with the facts surrounding the tornado in order to understand and evaluate the severe weather warning procedures used in Reeves County, Texas, where Saragosa is located.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe evaluation of this survey is intended to determine ways of adjusting existing warning systems and better prepare the citizens, public officials, and news media in Reeves County, as well as in every city, county, and township where severe weather threatens lives and property.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sci,Commission on Engineering and Technical\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0309044359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780309044356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"National Research Council","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48448791445759,"sku":"9780309044356","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_019c3296-d0cb-4685-aa63-3e2b94d4e768.jpg?v=1777260570","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/saragosa-texas-tornado-may-22-national-research-council-9780309044356","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}