Tweeting and tornadoes

J.I. Blanford; Jase Bernhardt; Alexander Savelyev; Gabrielle Wong-Parodi; Andrew M. Carleton; David W. Titley; Alan M. MacEachren

Tweeting and tornadoes

J.I. Blanford, Jase Bernhardt, Alexander Savelyev, Gabrielle Wong-Parodi, Andrew M. Carleton, David W. Titley, Alan M. MacEachren

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Abstract

Social Media and micro-blogging is being used during crisis events to provide live up-to-date information as events evolve (before, during and after). Messages are posted by citizens or public officials. To understand the effectiveness of these messages, we examined the content of geo-located Twitter messages ("tweets") sent during the Moore, Oklahoma tornado of May 20^th, 2013 (+/-1day) to explore the spatial and temporal relationships of real-time reactions of the general public. We found a clear transition of topics during each stage of the tornado event. Twitter was useful for posting and retrieving updates, reconstructing the sequence of events as well as capturing people's reactions leading up to, during and after the tornado. A long-term goal for the research reported here is to provide insights to forecasters and emergency response personnel concerning the impact of warnings and other advisory messages.

Original language	English
Pages	319-323
Number of pages	5
Publication status	Published - May 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	11th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM 2014 - University Park, PA, United States Duration: 1 May 2014 → 1 May 2014

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Conference	11th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM 2014
Country/Territory	United States
City	University Park, PA
Period	1/05/14 → 1/05/14

Keywords

Emergency response
GIS
Message warnings and alerts
Risk communication
Situational awareness
Spatial and temporal visualization
Tornado
Twitter
ITC-CV

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