Study explores social media's role in tornado disaster communication

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Jul 8, 2026, 1:20 pm119 ptsTrending
When a powerful EF-4 tornado tore through Rolling Fork, Mississippi, on March 24, 2023, social media became a critical tool for sharing weather warnings, damage reports and recovery information. But a new study from University of Nebraska–Lincoln media scholar Cory Armstrong found that the same disaster also…

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