Observations On Community Coordination During The May 27, 1973 Jonesboro, Arkansas Tornado
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Date
1973-06
Authors
Kueneman, Rodney M.
Smith, Martin H.
Taylor, Verta A.
Waxman, Jerry J.
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Publisher
Disaster Research Center
Abstract
Description
Early in the morning of May 27, 1973 a series of three tornadoes struck
Jonesboro, Arkansas causing three deaths and extensive property damage. A two-
person field team from the Disaster Research Center (DRC) arrived in the community
the next afternoon and began observing community attempts at coordination and
recovery. Relevant organizational officals were both formally and informally
interviewed and numerous meetings were affected. On Wednesday, May 30, an
additional field team from DRC came to Jonesboro. The combined teams interviewed
most of the local and non-local officials involved in the community's disaster
response as well as talked with a number of private citizens and tornado victims.
The following report is a preliminary assessment of the community's reaction to
this disaster, and observations may be later modified after a more systematic and
intensive examination of the data.
Keywords
Observations , Community Coordination , Jonesboro, Arkansas Tornado