The lessons learned from the combined threats of COVID-19 as well as the tornado outbreaks in the spring of 2020, particularly that on 12 April 2020, received attention. Additional lessons from later work have also been featured. It has been an honor for me to be able to discuss my research publicly and have my research featured in several reports. Additional articles have also mentioned either my work, or posts related to science and weather.
- American Broadcasting Company (12 April 2020): Video shown on ABC World News from the Starkville, MS tornado shelter during a tornado warning (see image below) – also shown on many other outlets
- CNN (13 April 2020): Deadly tornadoes in the South cause ‘catastrophic’ damage (quoted in article)
- WDAM Hattiesburg, MS/Gray Television (31 May 2020): MSU Ph. D student researches COVID-19 awareness during severe weather
- National Weather Association Newsletter (June 2020): Sheltering in Place During COVID-19 (feature article in newsletter)
- Mississippi State University Newsroom (1 July 2020): Balancing risks of pandemic versus severe weather: MSU grad student examines shelter use during COVID-19
- The Buffalo News (2 September 2021): Gov. Kathy Hochul responds to historic NY storm with collaboration, as promised (quoted in article)
- The Washington Post/Capital Weather Gang (11 December 2021): How Friday night’s rare and deadly December tornado outbreak unfolded (quoted in article)
- National Public Radio (12 December 2021): The exact link between tornadoes and climate change is hard to draw. Here’s why (quoted in article)
- Associated Press (30 November 2022): 2 dead after tornadoes, storms rip across South, leave thousands without power (quoted in article)
- The Tuscaloosa News (30 November 2022): Alabama weather: Storm damage reported in Hale, Greene counties (quoted in article)
Additional articles that I have written:
- Medium (19 July 2021): When the radar *doesn’t* tell the story: Radar gaps and the new Durant site. That was an article I wrote on radar holes across the United States and the risks they face.
- Medium (29 July 2021): Tornadoes in the Northeast: Not as rare as you think! Written after a tornado outbreak hit Pennsylvania and New Jersey hard, I mentioned the risks and climatology of Northeast and Mid-Atlantic tornadoes.
- Medium (2 September 2021): Why was Ida so catastrophic – far from the landfall points? Several factors came together. After the catastrophic flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, this article I wrote explained the meteorological reasoning and future solutions.
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