Weeralarm V.S. # 9 Extreem weer - 3e nacht tornado's?

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JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) -- There are now 40 people who remain unaccounted for a week after a massive tornado hit Joplin.

Mike O'Connell, spokesman for the Missouri Department of Public Safety, told The Associated Press on Sunday that the number of unaccounted "just dropped" to 40 because of the latest deceased whose next-of-kin have been notified. The number had stood at about 100.

More than 130 people have been reported killed in the storm that hit Joplin a week ago.

The tornado -- an EF-5 packing 200 mph winds -- injured more than 900 people. Tallying and identifying the dead and the missing has proven a complex and sometimes confusing exercise for authorities and loved ones.

President Barack Obama was traveling to Joplin on Sunday to visit with survivors and family members.

Bron: http://www.news9.com/stor(...)rops-to-40-in-joplin

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Op zondag 29 mei 2011 22:03 schreef Drassss het volgende:
Momenteel wat tornado warnings oost van Chicago. Moderate risk afgegeven.

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Op dinsdag 31 mei 2011 00:53 schreef Drassss het volgende:
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Op dinsdag 31 mei 2011 00:53 schreef Drassss het volgende:
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Op dinsdag 31 mei 2011 00:53 schreef Drassss het volgende:
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'Many injuries' reported in Massachusetts tornadoes'

(CNN) -- At least two tornadoes struck Springfield, Massachusetts, and numerous other communities in the western part of the state Wednesday, leaving behind "many injuries" and extensive damage, the state's governor said.

As many as 19 communities around Springfield, about 90 miles west of Boston, reported tornado damage Wednesday evening, Gov. Deval Patrick told reporters. Patrick declared a state of emergency as the storm system that spawned those twisters moved east, with watches posted all the way to the Atlantic coast until late Wednesday.

"It's been particularly devastating in downtown Springfield," the governor said. He said a local official told him, "You have to see Monson to believe it."

Massachusetts State Police Sgt. Michael Popovics said Springfield, Monson and eight other towns -- Agawam, Charlton, Oxford, Palmer, Sturbridge, West Springfield, Westfield and Wilbraham -- reported severe damage. Sandra Ahearn, a spokeswoman for the Western Massachusetts Electric Co., said 12,000 customers were without power in the utility's service area and that hard-hit areas might not have electricity until the end of the week.

Patrick said he has mobilized 1,000 National Guard troops to assist with cleanup and search-and-rescue operations. The Massachusetts State Police said it had activated dog teams to look for people in damaged buildings and described many streets in Springfield as "impassable" due to fallen power lines and trees.

The damage came amid a wave of heavy thunderstorms that moved through the Northeast on Wednesday afternoon. Tornado watches were also issued for northern Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Maine until 11 p.m. Wednesday.

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Op donderdag 2 juni 2011 02:38 schreef Frankz0rz het volgende:

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Klinkt niet al te best .

Raw Video: Tornado Strikes Springfield, Mass.

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Op donderdag 2 juni 2011 02:57 schreef mouzzer het volgende:

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Dit is een van die tornado's, bijzonder om te zien hoe het water van alle kanten naar de tornado wordt gezogen.

Raw Video: Tornado Strikes Springfield, Mass.

Springfield tornado (local news)

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Five EF-5 tornadoes confirmed in 2011
The National Weather Serice in Oklahoma City announced Wednesday that the violent tornado that hit Binger, El Reno, Peidmont, and Guthrie, Oklahoma on May 24, killing nine people, was an EF-5 with winds greater than 210 mph. The rating was given based on measurements made by a University of Oklahoma portable "Doppler on wheels" radar. The long track, large wedge tornado caused extensive damage, with well built houses cleanly swept from their foundation and trees debarked. This tornado brings the total number of EF-5 tornadoes this year to five, tying 2011 with 1953 for 2nd place for greatest number of these top-end tornadoes in one year. Only 1974 (six) had more. The EF-5 tornadoes of 2011:

1) The April 27, 2011 Neshoba/Kemper/Winston/Noxubee Counties, Mississippi tornado (3 killed, 29 mile path length.)

2) The April 27, 2011 Smithville, Mississippi tornado (22 killed, 15 mile path length.)

3) The April 27, 2011 Hackleburg, Alabama tornado (71 killed, 25 mile path length.)

4) The May 22, 2011 Joplin Missouri tornado (138 killed, 14 mile path length.)

5) The May 24, 2011 Binger-El Reno-Peidmont-Guthrie, Oklahoma tornado. (9 killed, 75 mile path length.)

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A few other remarkable statistics on the tornado season of 2011, compiled from NOAA's official press release and Wikipedia's excellent tornado pages:

- The April 25 - 28 tornado outbreak, with 330 tornadoes, was the largest tornado outbreak of three days or less duration on record. The previous record was 148 tornadoes, set during the April 3 - 4, 1974 Super Outbreak.

- For April 27, 186 tornadoes have been confirmed. This is the largest 1-day tornado total on record, beating the 148 recorded in 24 hours on April 3 - 4, 1974.

- The April 14 - 16 tornado outbreak, with 162 confirmed tornadoes, ranks as the fourth largest tornado outbreak of three days or less duration on record.

- The May 21 - 26 tornado outbreak, with 158 confirmed tornadoes, ranks as the 5th largest 6-day or shorter tornado outbreak on record. A May 2003 6-day outbreak had 289 tornadoes, and a May 2004 6-day outbreak had 229 tornadoes. The year 2011 now has three of the top five tornado outbreaks on record.

- April confirmed tornado total was 683, making it the busiest tornado month on record. The previous record was 542 tornadoes, set in May 2003. The previous April record was 267 tornadoes, which occurred in April 1974. The 30-year average for April tornadoes is 135.

- If the three deaths in Massachusetts from Wednesday's tornadoes are confirmed, this year's tornado death toll will be 522, beating 1953 as the deadliest tornado year since modern tornado records began. That year, 519 people died, and three heavily populated cities received direct hits by violent tornadoes. Waco, Texas (114 killed), Flint, Michigan (115 killed), and Worcester, Massachusetts (90 killed) all were hit by violent F-4 or F-5 tornadoes. A similar bad tornado year occurred in 1936, when violent tornadoes hit Tupelo Mississippi (216 killed), and Gainesville, Georgia (203 killed.) During that time period, the tornado death rate per million people was 60 - 70 times as great as in the year 2000 (Figure 4), implying that this year's tornadoes would have killed many thousands of people had we not had our modern tornado modern warning system.

- The May 22, 2011 Joplin, Missouri tornado killed 138 people and injured 1150, making it the deadliest U.S. tornado since 1947, and 8th deadliest in history. The $1 - $3 billion estimate of insured damage makes it the most expensive tornado in history.

- Damage from the April 25 - 28 super tornado outbreak was estimated at $3.5 - $6 billion, making it the most expensive tornado outbreak of all-time.

- The year 2011 now ranks in 3rd place behind 1974 and 1965 for highest number of strong to violent EF-3, EF-4, and EF-5 tornadoes (Figure 3.)

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Op vrijdag 3 juni 2011 19:13 schreef Frutsel het volgende:

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Op maandag 6 juni 2011 19:03 schreef Disorder het volgende:
Is deze al geplaatst? Joplin ten tijde van en vlak na de tornado. Erg heftig:

Dat hondje is terecht, staat in de comments.

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Op maandag 6 juni 2011 19:28 schreef MaryMouse het volgende:

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pfff, bij deze beelden lopen de rillingen over mijn rug. Wat een vervelend seizoen was dit.

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Op maandag 6 juni 2011 19:03 schreef Disorder het volgende:
Is deze al geplaatst? Joplin ten tijde van en vlak na de tornado. Erg heftig:

EF 5 Joplin Tornado and Aftermath May 22, 2011.mov

Dat hondje is terecht, staat in de comments.