Heartbreaking Damage Survey of 2021 Midwest Tornado Outbreak

After the Midwest Tornado Outbreak of Dec. 10, 2021, Dr. Yan visited the tornado damage sites with the IN-CORE Center team (led by Dr. Johnvan de Lindt), along with colleagues from NIST and FEMA. They drove street by street with 360-view cameras in Mayfield, Dawson Springs, Princeton, Hartford, Centertown and Bremen, KY; in Edwardsville, IL; and in Leachville and Monette, AR; and Samburge, TN. The devastation from tornadoes left no doubt as to the vulnerability of the Central and Southeastern United States to tornadoes, and prompted an urgent need in developing and enforcing a tornado-resistant design for civil structures.