National Symposium on the Great Plains Tornado Outbreak of May 3, 1999; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; April 30-May 3, 2000

在1999年5月3日强烈龙卷风爆发期间和之后收集的大量信息使我们有机会首次在一个地点研究这场重大自然灾害的所有组成部分。研讨会的目标是记录应对严重局部风暴的当前知识状况，确定5月3日在特定领域的成功和失败，明确未来的挑战，并确定如何最好地作为一个统一的社区继续前进。研讨会被视为一种将许多传统上分离的社区和学科联系起来的机制，为它们未来的互动提供了一个框架。

The extensive body of information collected during and after the May 3, 1999 outbreak of intense tornadoes affords an opportunity to study, for the first time in a single venue, all components of this significant natural disaster. The goals of the Symposium are to document the current state of knowledge in dealing with severe local storms, identify the successes and failures on May 3 in specific areas, specify challenges for the future, and determine how best to proceed as a unified community. The symposium is viewed as a mechanism for joining many traditionally separate communities and disciplines to provide a framework for their future interaction.