Abstract
Communities throughout the world have to prepare to handle severe weather. The United States sees an especially high number of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms east of the Rocky Mountains. The State of Indiana often ranks among the highest number of tornadoes per square mile, requiring counties to be prepared for storms and severe weather. This research uses ArcGIS to analyze the effectiveness of Delaware County, Indiana, in severe weather warning. Looking at the distribution of emergency equipment, this research showed that Delaware County is well suited to handle emergency storm situations, with only Yorktown being insufficient in the distribution of warning sirens.
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We thank Ms. Jenna Harbin for assistance in the preparation of this paper.
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Jiao, J., Phelps, T.R., Li, Y. (2015). Storm Preparedness: A Case Study of Delaware County, Indiana. In: Chen, X., Pan, Q. (eds) Building Resilient Cities in China: The Nexus between Planning and Science. GeoJournal Library, vol 113. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14145-9_19
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