WKN Weer, Klimaat en Natuurrampen
Lees alles over het onstuimige weer op onze planeet, volg orkanen en tornado's, zie hoe vulkanen uitbarsten en hoe Moeder Aarde beeft bij een aardbeving. Alles over de verwoestende kracht van onze planeet en tal van andere natuurverschijnselen.
je bent zelf een storm aan de gangquote:Op woensdag 5 april 2023 10:38 schreef Nattekat het volgende:
Er zijn nog steeds stormen aan de gang
Net een bevestigde tornado.
Op 
Ik heb er bijna niets van gemerkt. Zat net 100 km naar 't noorden. Wel heel veel regen storm. De brandweer kwam wel om de overloop van water te beperken.
Patience is not one of my virtues, neither is memory. Or patience for that matter.
quote:Large tornado devastates Cole, Oklahoma, claims at least two lives
At least two people have been killed after a large tornado hit Cole, Oklahoma, on April 19, 2023, amid severe weather spawning 15 tornadoes across three states.
A deadly tornado struck the town of Cole, Oklahoma, on April 19, 2023, claiming at least two lives and causing extensive damage to property. This was part of a larger outbreak of severe weather that produced at least 15 tornadoes across Oklahoma, Iowa, and Kansas, with the threat of tornadoes expected to persist into the weekend.
Oklahoma experienced the brunt of the impact on April 19, with eight tornadoes recorded. The most significant of these hit Cole, located 48 km (30 miles) south of Oklahoma City. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Norman, Oklahoma, reported a “significant tornado” at 19:58 CDT northeast of Cole, describing its motion as “erratic.”
Extreme Meteorologist Reed Timmer was one of the storm-chasers who captured footage of the tornado tearing through the town.
McClain County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the two fatalities, but Deputy Scott Gibbons warned that the death toll could rise as search and rescue efforts continue in the town of approximately 600 residents. First responders are also addressing multiple reports of people trapped inside shelters.
In addition to the loss of life and damage to homes, a building used as a wedding venue was destroyed in Cole. Debris and first responders blocked off most of the town’s roads following the tornado’s passage.
Ik zeg dat en de warning bij Waco wordt bevestigd.
Interessante trivia: een F5 die Waco 70 jaar bijna volledig verwoestte was de eerste door radar gevolgde tornado ooit.
Interessante trivia: een F5 die Waco 70 jaar bijna volledig verwoestte was de eerste door radar gevolgde tornado ooit.
Ons boeit enkel de kans op tornado'squote:
Weer een middag en avondje met slecht weer. Omgeving Texas voornamelijk.
En die is praktisch nihil.
Klopt, maar ze verwachten tennisballen hagel. Dat is wel coolquote:
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Ons boeit enkel de kans op tornado's
En die is praktisch nihil.
Klopt, heb het woensdag ook gevolgdquote:
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Klopt, maar ze verwachten tennisballen hagel. Dat is wel cool
Arme koe.
quote:Historic EF-3 tornado sweeps through Virginia Beach, leaving a trail of destruction, Virginia
A powerful EF-3 tornado struck Virginia Beach, Virginia, on April 30, 2023, damaging 115 homes and destroying 12. This is the most powerful tornado ever to hit the city, officials said on May 1.
A powerful EF-3 tornado ripped through the city of Virginia Beach on Sunday afternoon (LT), April 30, 2023, causing significant destruction. The twister hurled mounds of debris through the air, blew roofs off homes, downed trees, overturned cars, and capsized boats, forcing city officials to declare a local state of emergency.
One person was trapped in a vehicle near Great Neck Middle School after a branch fell on their car, but no injuries have been reported. Many residents credited a cellphone warning system for helping them take shelter in time. One family escaped injuries by reacting to a weather alert that came less than a minute before the tornado hit.
The National Weather Service (NWS) conducted a damage survey for the tornado in the Great Neck area of Virginia Beach. The tornado was rated as EF-3 with an estimated peak wind of 233 km/h (145 mph), a path length of 7.24 km (4.5 miles), and a maximum path width of 320 m (350 yards).
The tornado formed over the eastern branch of Lynnhaven River in Virginia Beach and moved up River Road as an EF-1, passing by the Great Neck Recreation Center. It increased to an EF-2 intensity as it moved into the Chelsea neighborhood and continued onto Haversham Close with EF-3 intensity. In this area, several homes were shifted off their foundations, and roofs and upper walls were completely removed.
The tornado then crossed Broad Bay and the eastern portion of Bay Island, clipping Windward Shore Drive as an EF-1. It moved over First Landing State Park and into Fort Story as an EF-1, snapping trees, damaging barracks, and damaging several other buildings before moving offshore.
