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Household preparedness for tornado hazards: The 2011 disaster in DeKalb County, Alabama


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dc.contributorPhilip Chaney, chanepl@auburn.eduen_US
dc.coverage.spatialDeKalb County, Alabamaen_US
dc.coverage.temporal2011en_US
dc.creatorChaney, Philip L.
dc.creatorWeaver, Greg S.
dc.creatorYoungblood, Susan A.
dc.creatorPitts, Kristin
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-02T00:17:14Z
dc.date.available2021-02-02T00:17:14Z
dc.date.created2013-10-01
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1175/WCAS-D-12-00046.1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/wcas/5/4/wcas-d-12-00046_1.xmlen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://aurora.auburn.edu/handle/11200/49968
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.35099/aurora-42
dc.description.abstractThis paper contributes to existing knowledge on factors that influence adoption of hazards adjustments for tornadoes. The Protective Action Decision Model provides the theoretical basis for the study, which was conducted after the 2011 disaster in DeKalb County, Alabama. Most of the 124 survey participants had received public safety information on how to prepare for a tornado, understood the definition of a tornado warning, had participated in a tornado drill, and had a plan for seeking shelter. Few owned a NOAA weather radio or had a tornado-resistant shelter on the premises. Demographic analysis found that older residents (60+ yr) and households without children were significantly less likely to have participated in a tornado drill, lower income residents were significantly less likely to have a tornado-resistant shelter on the premises or a plan for seeking shelter, and mobile home residents were significantly less likely to have a plan for seeking shelter. Locus of control and past experience were not significantly associated with adoption of hazards adjustments, but suspected reasons for these results are discussed. Many plans that involved evacuating to another location included excessively long travel distances, and several mobile home residents planned to seek shelter inside their residence. Failure to adopt effective preparedness actions in each of these areas could serve as a situational impediment to making an appropriate protective action decision when a tornado threatens the household. The results identify aspects of household preparedness where there is opportunity for improvement, which would reduce vulnerability and enhance community resilience.en_US
dc.formathtml and PDFen_US
dc.format.extent14 pagesen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Meteorological Associationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofWeather, Climate, and Societyen_US
dc.rightsI have the right to post this article to the repository under Section 7d of the AMS Copyright policy: https://www.ametsoc.org/ams/index.cfm/publications/ethical-guidelines-and-ams-policies/ams-copyright-policy/ ; this right was confirmed via email with AMS on 02/01/2021. AMS copyrighted works may NOT be copied and distributed, including via email or on scientific for-profit social network sites like Academia, SSRN, and ResearchGate.en_US
dc.subjectEmergency preparednessen_US
dc.subjectPolicyen_US
dc.subjectSocietal impactsen_US
dc.titleHousehold preparedness for tornado hazards: The 2011 disaster in DeKalb County, Alabamaen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dc.type.genreJournal Article, Academic Journalen_US
dc.citation.volume5en_US
dc.citation.issue4en_US
dc.citation.spage345en_US
dc.citation.epage358en_US
dc.description.statusPublisheden_US
dc.description.peerreviewYesen_US
dc.locationBoston, MAen_US

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