This page was created in our Introduction to Earth Science course with Joshua R. Lively at the University of Illinois, Springfield Campus in December of 2019. The purpose of our page is to inform our viewers of the sheer disaster, magnitude, and show the effect that the tornadoes of 2006 caused the Capital City of Illinois.
Thank you, Joe Crain, for being a part of our project, you provided us with much beneficial, insightful information.
Meet our group!
- James Biggers (Freshman) – Mathematics Major with a minor in Secondary Education
- Francisco Lopez Zavala (Freshman) – Political Science Major with a minor in Global Studies
- Oluwadamilola Moibi (Freshman) – Major in Global Studies
- Greydon Westin (Freshman) – Major in Public Policy
- Luigi Cabantog (Sophomore) – Major in Public Administration
All of our source material can be found below. Please check it out, it’s really interesting stuff.
Works Cited *
Angel, J., & Patrick, M. (2011). Illinois State Water Survey – University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign. State Climatologist Office of Illinois. Retrieved 19 November
2019, from https://www.isws.illinois.edu/statecli/Tornado/ilplots.htm.
Biggers, J. (2019, November 13). Phone interview with Pamela.
Biggers, J. (2019, November 16). Phone interview with Susan.
Biggers, J. (2019, November 17). Written Facebook interview with Patty.
Bluestein, H. (2013). Severe Convective Storms and Tornadoes: Observations and
Dynamics. Springer-Praxis Books in Environmental Sciences. Berlin, NY:
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Bolinski, J. (2009, December 26). No. 6 Story of the Decade: Tornadoes strike Springfield.
The State Journal-Register. Retrieved from https://www.sj-r.com/x1689177354/No-
6-Story- of- the-Decade-Tornadoes-strike-Springfield.
Cabantog, L. (2019, November 25). Recorded interview with Joe Crain.
Patrick, T. (2016, April 8). Weather Special: Impact Of 2006 Tornado Still Felt Today.
WICS News Channel 20. Retrieved from https://newschannel20.com/news/local/
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Photos: A look back at Springfield’s March 12, 2006, tornadoes. (2019, March 12). The
State Journal-Register. Retrieved from https://www.sj-r.com/photogallery/LS/
20190312/ PHOTOGALLERY/303079958/PH/1.
Skilling, T. (2006, March 14). Large tornado downstate, microburst here. The Chicago
Tribune. Retrieved from https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2006-03-
Spann, J. (2014, August 9). How Do Tornadoes Form. TED-Ed. Retrieved from ed.ted.com/
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Staff, N. G. (2019, August 28). Tornadoes, explained. Retrieved from
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters
US Department of Commerce, & NOAA. (2018, May 1). Springfield Tornadoes of March 12,
2006. Retrieved from https://www.weather.gov/ilx/12mar06-tor2.
US Department of Commerce, & NOAA. (2018, August 1). Sangamon County Tornadoes
Since 1950. Retrieved from https://www.weather.gov/ilx/sangamon-tor.
* Our source material is sourced to meet the standards of APA 6th Edition.
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