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Jacob McCleland

Jacob McCleland is a recipient of New America's Weather Eye Award for Local Reporting. McCleland is the news director at KGOU Public Radio based in Norman, Oklahoma.

Viewed from the window of a tornado scout vehicle, a supercell thunderstorm develops on May 10th, 2017, in Olustee, Oklahoma.
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Breaking the Language Barrier to Prepare for Natural Disasters

More than 37 languages are spoken in one small Oklahoma town, creating a major information issue when extreme weather is imminent.

By Jacob McCleland