The Daily News Journal reported today on a tornado roundtable hosted by elected officials.
U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon, D-Murfreesboro, was among the politicians who called for the tornado roundtable discussion, which included Nashville T.V. meteorologists and his fellow House Science and Technology Committee member Lincoln Davis.
The congressman pointed out early in the discussion that the number of tornadoes in Tennessee have increased over the past several years.
“Our state [Tennessee] has led the nation in tornado fatalities over the past 10 years, but we do have the weapon of technology” he stated. “A better understanding of why tornadoes form and better ways to detect them will increase warning times, decrease false alarms, and in turn reduce tornado injuries and deaths.”
