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NWSMemphis twitterde op woensdag 03-05-2017 om 15:35:19 BREAKING NEWS: The levee has failed on the Black River at Pocahontas. This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY! Seek higher… https://t.co/0GV8NGFRGA reageer retweet

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Op donderdag 18 mei 2017 09:24 schreef Houtenbeen het volgende:
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Jeff_Piotrowski twitterde op donderdag 18-05-2017 om 14:00:23 High Risk today with all modes of severe including long track very destructive tornado's. #okwx #kswx #tornado https://t.co/jkouduJU48 reageer retweet

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Op dinsdag 23 mei 2017 11:36 schreef INViCTuS het volgende:
Gister 6 jaar geleden:

The EF5 Joplin Tornado Killed 168 People on May 22,2011

Wat een reusachtig ding was dat en wat een kracht met enorme verwoesting tot gevolg. Stevige gebouwen van staal, steen en beton die gewoon gesloopt worden.

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Severe storms leave widespread damage, thousands without power and one reported death in Southeast

Severe weather ravaged the Southeast on Monday night, leaving behind widespread damage, thousands without power and at least one reported death.

The line of storms blew through Alabama first, spawning at least one confirmed tornado that slammed Jacksonville State University and the area around it.

Alabama state troopers said the damage in Jacksonville left the city looking like a “war zone” as strong winds downed trees and damaged buildings – including Jacksonville State’s arena. The National Weather Service confirmed a “damaging and possibly large tornado near Jacksonville and Calhoun counties and was moving east.”

Alabama Emergency Management said in a tweet that Cullman police and the Cullman Sheriff’s Office received “extensive damage” to patrol cars. Cullman Area Rural Transportation Services also had “extensive damage to almost all buses,” according to the agency.

Alabama Power said around midnight that around 15,000 customers were without power.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said in a statement there was “significant damage” throughout the state.

“There has been significant damage tonight in parts of Alabama. We are sending state resources to those affected areas, especially to Jacksonville and Calhoun County. We will continue to monitor and respond to needs in other areas as needed,” she said.

The severe weather left at least one dead in Georgia and another severely injured.

An off-duty Georgia state trooper was killed and his daughter was hospitalized as the storms tore through the state, Fox 5 Atlanta reported. The girl’s condition wasn’t immediately known.

A trucker driver riding through Tallapoosa told the station that he had thought he had ran out the storm that was ravaging through Alabama. However, the driver got stuck between two downed trees and told the station that he was a bit shaken up.

A Fulton County family had their trampoline tossed onto their playhouse in their backyard, according to Fox 5 Atlanta.

At least 26,000 customers were without power as of early Tuesday, according to Georgia Power.

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Op donderdag 24 mei 2018 18:43 schreef INViCTuS het volgende:

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Dat was 7 jaar geleden dus wel anders. Boh, als je die beelden en foto's van Joplin nog een terug bekijkt. Ongelooflijk

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The USA's infamous "Tornado Alley" may be shifting to the east, a new study reports.

Over the past four decades, researchers found that tornadoes have increased over a large swath of the Midwest and Southeast, including what's been referred to as "Dixie Alley."

At the same time, they've decreased in the central and southern Plains, a region traditionally known as Tornado Alley that includes Oklahoma and Texas.

“Regions in the Southeast and Midwest are closing the gap when it comes to the number of tornado reports,” said Northern Illinois University meteorologist Victor Gensini, who led the study.

Although Tornado Alley still remains the top U.S. area for tornadoes, areas to the east are catching up, based on data from 1979 to 2017. This includes portions of Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee and Kentucky.

“It’s not that Texas and Oklahoma do not get tornadoes,” Gensini said. “They’re still the number one location in terms of tornado frequency, but the trend in many locations is down over the past 40 years.”

This new research is key for pinpointing future tornado damage in the U.S. "Severe thunderstorms accompanied by tornadoes, hail, and damaging winds cause an average of $5.4 billion of damage each year across the United States, and 10 billion-dollar events are no longer uncommon," the study said.

"Economic losses associated with tornadoes will continue to increase in future years," the study also warned, adding that "the combination of an increase in risk and exposure could lead to a threefold increase in tornado disaster potential."

Overall, about 1,200 tornadoes hit the U.S. yearly, the National Severe Storms Laboratory said.

Tornadoes in the Southeast also tend to be deadlier than those in the Plains, due to several factors such as longer, larger tornado paths, expanding population, more moblie homes, and more nighttime tornadoes. On average, about 40 people die in the nine states that make up the southeastern U.S. each year. Alabama tallies the highest death toll annually with an average of 14, according to data from the Storm Prediction Center.

The Mid-South, an area with Memphis at its center, is a particular worry, as it "has the greatest potential for increased tornado disasters by the end of the century," the study said.

An average of 10 people die from twisters each year combined in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, three states that make up most of Tornado Alley. Overall, nationwide, about 73 Americans are killed each year by tornadoes, based on data from 1985-2014.

Study researchers also aren't sure if this eastward shift in tornado reports could be due to natural or human-induced climate change.

The study was published Wednesday in the Nature partner journal Climate and Atmospheric Science.

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Off-season tornado outbreak hits Midwest, destroying over 100 homes and killing one person

More than 20 preliminary tornadoes were reported across Illinois and Missouri on Saturday evening, December 1, 2018. At least one person was killed, several were injured and at least 100 homes destroyed.

The hardest hit area appears to be Taylorville near Springfield, IL where emergency crews reported major damage. Several people were trapped inside partially collapsed homes or by downed power lines, WGN reports.

State police urged all residents to avoid the down due to severe damage and closed roads.

According to The Herald & Review, at least 100 buildings were destroyed across the town.

"We activated the State Emergency Operations Center so that we could closely monitor the situation, keep in contact with local officials and quickly mobilize any state assets that may be needed," Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner said in a statement. "If state assistance is needed, we are well positioned to provide it quickly and efficiently."

According to Aurora, MO Fire Chief, one person inside Aurora motel was killed as the storm passed through. Several roads, including U.S. 60 between Aurora and Marionville, were closed, AP reports.

The National Weather Service confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down in Aurora overnight. The tornado touched down 1.2 km (2 miles) S of Aurora and tracked northeast to the Aurora motel. The tornado then traveled north across Hwy 60 and impacted Southerlands before dissipating. The path was approximately 800 m (0.5 miles) in length and about 45 m (50 yards) wide. Wind speeds were estimated to be 168 km/h (105 mph).