tornado

The tornado is one of mother earth’s most fierce forces of nature. The winds from a tornado devastate anything and everything in its path; even what isn’t in its path is effected from the projectiles tornadoes produce from anything in the area;being launched at lethal speeds, and covering miles in distance(ready.gov). Oklahoma is one of the places most effected by tornadoes, because they are so common.

In Oklahoma, tornadoes are as serious as they come. Oklahoma is flush in line with tornado alley, this guarantees dozens of tornadoes yearly. Right around late March tornado season starts and does not end until August. Oklahoma averages 55 tornados per year since 1950, but in 2013 it averaged 82 tornadoes(NOAA). With the bulk of these tornadoes coming in the spring months, which is an abundance of tornadoes over the span of 3 months. Ranking Oklahoma among the top states when it comes to tornadoes.

The issue I am addressing is tornado safety in the schools particularly the Moore area. Young kids in their first years of school; and older high school seniors ready to graduate are still in school during the tornado season. It is a troublesome problem for parents, and scary to think about as a student knowing tornadoes are possible and they’re stuck at school. I am proposing that actions need to take place as a community, school board, and state government, to make our schools safe and protect our students. An all encompassed effort to get our senates approval for increasing schools budgets for that safety.

There were a total 77 tornadoes in the last three months of school in 2013, this is the most apparent theme for when tornadoes come. The warming temperatures and cool moist air cause these violent winds over 200 miles per hour. Obvi...

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...ools would have to gradually raise their money if they do not get the support they need. With the governor involved this process gets expedited and put into a bigger spectrum, so the likelihood of support becomes greater. Also if safe rooms became a requirement possibly the budgeting for schools would rise.

Conclusion

Tornadoes will never stop so this is what needs to be done. The shelters we lack in our schools today are just more lives at risk. It is hard to believe that there is a practical solution out there for the issue at hand but is still being debated upon. One would think this would be resolved instantly, when the problems occurs year after year. I attempted to outline some specifics in my proposal to clear up any confusion and to make safe rooms more of a necessity than an extra room in a building. Safe rooms can be the difference between life and death.