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This conference will bring insurance professionals, first responders, emergency management personnel, local and state leaders and insurance regulators together from throughout the Midwest and nationally.

The goal of the summit is to improve tornado mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery by using lessons learned from past disasters and sharing knowledge of state-of-the-art programs.

The conference also will serve as a national forum for federal, state, and local officials to exchange ideas and recommend new policies to improve emergency management.

Speakers scheduled include The Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore.

This event is open to anyone who wants to pay for the registration.

For more information about the event or to register, go online to www.tornadosummit.com.

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March 5, 2012

by: Andrew Schneider

With tornadoes ripping across the South and Midwest and hurricane season approaching, disaster preparedness officials are sounding the alarm for Houston businesses.

The start of the 2012 hurricane season is still nearly three months away. But that may be barely enough time for local companies to prepare themselves.

Anthony Pizzitola is facilities and disaster recovery manager for Houston-based Goode Company. He says even a short disruption can prove fatal to small businesses.

“Seventy percent of all businesses — small businesses — that suffer a three-day crisis will eventually fail. What they need to do to prepare is to have a disaster preparedness and recovery professional ID at their locations what they need to be doing to protect against natural and manmade disasters.”

Last year, U.S. businesses suffered billion in damages from manmade and natural disasters. That included more than 340 tornadoes.

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The center of Tropical Storm Lee is inland very near the Louisiana coast, however its effects are being felt over a much larger area along the Gulf Coast.

Showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain will impact portions of LA, MS, AL and the FL Panhandle on Sunday. Isolated tornadoes will continue to be possible near the central Gulf Coast as well (see tornado watches/warnings).

In the very early morning hours of Sunday, Lee spawned several reported tornadoes in coastal AL, MS and the far W. FL Panhandle. Damage to some homes, campers and trees was reported.

Lee’s center of circulation will continue to move slowly over southern Louisiana through Sunday night before shifting into Mississippi and Alabama Monday and Tuesday. As this happens, Lee will interact with a frontal boundary and produce a widespread swath heavy and potentially flooding rainfall.

• Sunday: Rain spreads north and east across portions of the South as a front approaches. Coastal flooding, rip current and tornado potential continues along Gulf Coast.
• Monday: Heavy rain spreads into Tennessee Valley/Appalachians. Rain begins to taper off in Louisiana, Mississippi Gulf Coast, but may persist in AL Gulf Coast, FL Panhandle.
• Tuesday: Areas of heavy rain persist in the central and southern Appalachians and spread to the Mid-Atlantic.
• Wednesday: Patchy areas of heavy rain primarily in the Mid-Atlantic.
• See: City-by-city timeline
  
  TWC’s Exclusive Threat Level for Tropical Storm Lee 

  
  As you can see on the graphic below, the threat level from the northern Gulf Coast to the Tennessee Valley and Southern Appalachians right now is medium.

  • Heavy, flooding rains: Due to the slow-moving nature of Lee, very heavy rainfall amounts are expected through at least Tuesday as the system interacts with a frontal boundary moving into the Northeast and Southeast. There is the potential of flooding from the Gulf Coast to the Appalachians and Northeast. Our rainfall forecast map is below. 
  • Read more: Heavy rain and flood forecast/timing 
  • Coastal flooding: A persistent onshore wind flow will continue to produce some coastal flooding along the northern Gulf Coast, particularly in unprotected areas (see coastal flood threat map). 
  • High surf and rip currents (a vastly underrated killer, by the way) are also dangerous threats to beach goers along much of the Gulf Coast (see map showing rip current danger).
  • Isolated tornadoes continue to be possible along the central Gulf Coast. This threat could expand north and east across the South as far east as Georgia by Monday. 
  • Maps showing tornado risk areas: Sun | Mon (See TOR:CON tornado risk forecast)

  Southeast Threat Level  Latest threat level map for the Southeast. > See Current Threat Level

  
  

  Rainfall Forecast  See how much rainfall we are forecasting from the Gulf Coast to the Southeast in the coming days. Flooding is a major concern! > See Rainfall Forecast Map > Full Story: Heavy Rain, Flood Threat

  Current Status 

  So, where exactly is the cyclone’s center located now? If you’re plotting the storm along with us, click on the “Current Information” map below to get the latitude/longitude coordinates, distance away from the nearest land location, maximum sustained winds and central pressure (measured in millibars).

  Current Information  Latest status including wind speed, location, movement and pressure. > See Current Storm Information

  
  

  Current Conditions 

  You can access a collection of many different maps ranging from the latest radar to current winds, wave heights and flood alerts.

  Current Conditions  Track the conditions along the Gulf Coast with our current conditions map collection. > See Current Conditions Map Collection

  Tropical storm warnings are posted along the Gulf Coast. You can see this area highlighted on the map below. A tropical storm warning means tropical storm-force sustained winds of at least 39 mph up to 73 mph are expected somewhere within the warned area within 36 hours.

  Tropical Storm Warnings  Latest warnings issued for the Gulf Coast. > See Warnings

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