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Wednesday, May 26, 2010
The Kings Mountain Herald
TV36 weatherman John Wendal, left, welcomes meteorologist Tony Sturey
of the National Weather Service to Kings Mountain.
Weathermen ‘storm’ into library
by ELIZABETH STEWART
Staff writer
Ron Owens’ goal is to be
a meteorologist. So the next
best thing, he said, was to
invite Charlotte 36 TV
“weatherman” John Wendel
and Tony Sturey of the Na-
Page 5B
When a tornado hits...
How to stay safe in a storm
Although tornadoes can happen at any time
of the year, they are especially common during
the spring and early summer. May and June
are the peak months in terms of numbers of
tornadoes, but April appears to be the deadliest
month, according to the National Weather
Service.
‘What to do?
+ In a house with a basement: Avoid win-
dows. Get in the basement and under some
kind of sturdy protection (heavy table or work
bench), or cover yourself with a mattress or
sleeping bag. Know where very heavy objects
rest on the floor above ( pianos, refrigerators,
waterbeds, etc and do not go under them.
They may fall down through a weakened floor
and crush you.
+ In a house with no basement, a.dorm or
apartment: Avoid windows, go to the lowest
floor, small center room like a bathroom)
under a stairwell, or in an interior hallway with
no windows. Crouch as low as possible to the
floor, facing down and cover your head with
your hands. A bath tub may offer a shell of par-
tial protection. Even in an interior room, you
should cover yourself with some sort of thick
padding, mattress, blankets, etc., to protect
against falling debris in case the roof and ceil-
as quickly and safely as possible. Get out and
seek shelter in a sturdy building. If in the open
country, run to low ground away from any cars
which may roll over on you. Lie flat and face
down, protecting the back of your head with
your arms. Avoid seeking shelter under bridges
which can create deadly traffic hazards while
offering little protection against flying debris.
In open outdoors: If possible, seek shelter
in a sturdy building. If not. lie flat and face-
down on low ground, protecting the back of
your head with your arms. Get as far away
from trees and cars as you can.
Four KM seniors win
$7K scholarships :
Four Kings Mountain High seniors were
honored with $7,Q00 scholarships last week at
the Dover Foundation’s 2010 Scholarship
Awards Luncheon.
Anastasia Alpeter, a scholar athlete and
captain of KMHS’ varsity swim team, was
given a $7,000 scholarship to attend Gardner-
Webb University. A member of the Moun-
taineer band for the last four years, and
described as outgoing, energetic and kind, she
tional Weather Service ing fall. ; :
based in Greenville-Spar- + In a mobile home: Get out, Even if your ~ 82Ve credit to her mother 1 being the most
tanburg, SC fo Kings home is tied down, you are probably safer out- influential person in her life.
Mountain for an awareness
program at Mauney Memo-
rial Library:
Wendel and Sturey
brought weather maps and
statistics last Tuesday and
talked about family safety
during inclement weather.
“The atmosphere needs a
recipe to develop thunder-
storms,” said Sturey in re-
sponse to question about
. storms from Owens’ grand-
From the left: Tony Sturey of the National Weather
Service, amateur weatherman Ron Owens, and
TV 36 weatherman John Wendel. :
high school, he saw heavy
destruction by the John-
stown flood, which took the
year ago.
Both men said their job
is challenging and hum-
side, even if the only alternative is to seek shel-
ter out in the open. Most tornadoes can destroy
even tied down mobile homes and it is best not
to play the low odds that yours will make it.
If your community has a tornado shelter, go
there fast. If there is a sturdy permanent build-
ing within running distance, seek shelter there. -
Otherwise, lie flat on the ground away from
your: home, protecting your head. Use open
ground, if possible, away from trees and cars
which can be blown into you. (The emer-
gency shelter in Kings Mountain is the Kings
Mountain Fire Department beside City Hall.
Megan Loftin, a member of the Moun-
taineer soccer team, also received a $7,000
scholarship to attend Gardner-Webb Univer-
sity, where she will continue playing. Loftin
plans to study chemistry at GWU.
Bryan Moffitt, a math scholar at KMHS,
was honored with a $7,000 scholarship to at-
tend North Carolina State University.
Casey Stafford, active in the Future Teach-
ers of America, received a $7,000 scholarship
to attend Gardner-Webb University. He plans
to pursue a career in education.
Dover Foundation scholarships were
lives of 90 people in the bling. ; :
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place for a recent Monday 1ete0rologist. I’ve been in REL - auges and jis caf or truck: Wohiclew are extremely on oe Poh oe a =
night thunderstorm in the Fog. g dangerous in a tornado. If a tornado is visible, te other half attend colleges and universities
. the business 27 years,” he maps, watches all the of their choice. A total of $100,000 in scholar-
area and said he didn’t ex-
pect a recurrence, with
many dry hours predicted
for the next few days.
He added, “today (Tues-
day) it isn’t quite as humid
‘and not as much moisture in
« the atmosphere.”
Sturey said that wind
. speeds of 90 m.p.h. can pro-
duce as much damage as a
tornado. “Straight line
winds,” he said, are very
damaging. They rip homes
and fell trees. He said
Cleveland County has had
» strong winds but thankfully
no tornadoes.
Wendel formerly worked
as a meteorologist in Wis-
consin and Michigan. He
joined Charlotte’s Channel
36 in 1996.
Sturey grew up in south-
western Pennsylvania and
got his first taste of very bad
weather in 1977. A senior in
Thanks to Bayada Nurses, Dora and Clay-
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said. Sturey worked in a
number of states before
moving to South Carolina a
weather reports on televi-
sion, and wants to return to
school to earn his GED.
far away, and the traffic is light, you may be
able to drive out of its path by moving at right
angles to the tornado. Otherwise, park the car
ships were given to seniors in Cleveland
County at the banquet last week.
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