Officials confirmed another death Thursday from last weekend’s tornado outbreak that hammered the South, while the National Weather Service finalized a storm survey from one of the most devastating twisters to hit the South during the event. WALB.com said Patricia Ann Gohman died Thursday after being hospitalized for head injuries suffered when a tree fell…
No major damage reported after twister spotted near Lawrence, Nebraska
A rare late-season tornado was confirmed Sunday about 25 miles south of Hastings, near the town of Lawrence, Nebraska. According to spotter reports to the National Weather Service, it was a cone-shaped tornado that dropped and lifted intermittently. It was first seen about 4:30 p.m. A tornado warning was in effect until 5:30 p.m. for…
95mph gales sweep Britain as a TORNADO tears through Welsh holiday village – and there’s more to come with ice, snow and weekend storms set to dump a fortnight’s worth of rain in just 24 hours
A tornado ripped through a holiday village today, destroying chalets and caravans and leaving scenes of ‘absolute carnage’, and the extreme weather is set to continue into the weekend. Gusts of up to 95mph were recorded close to flattened chalets in Clarach Bay, near Aberystwyth, west Wales, while houses nearby had their roofs ripped off.…
Airport staircase slams into Qantas plane as ‘mini tornado’ batters Queensland bringing the strongest winds in 30 years
A ‘mini-tornado’ ripped through parts of Queensland on Sunday bringing the strongest winds in more than 30 years. Three planes were damaged at Brisbane Airport as cyclone-strength gusts of 160km/h sent sets of stairs and a water tank flying across the tarmac. Dozens of flights were also delayed or diverted after the runway lights lost…
‘Mini-tornado’ lifts roofs and smashes windows in central New Plymouth
Firefighters were kept busy securing homes and businesses after a mini-tornado hit central New Plymouth early this morning. The fire brigade received the first call about 1.45am to a roof lifting on Fulford St, and this was followed during the next couple of hours by reports of garage doors being ripped off and windows being…
Woodburn tornado was region’s strongest, final report says
While Allen County’s tornado Aug. 24 certainly didn’t pack the most punch, it likely did record the highest wind of Indiana’s confirmed twisters that afternoon, according to National Weather Service reports. A total of 10 twisters occurred in Indiana during a series of storms Aug. 24, according to the weather service’s northern office in Syracuse,…
7 tornadoes hit Central Indiana
The National Weather Service confirmed Tuesday that seven tornadoes tore through Central Indiana on Monday night, including three in Hendricks County. The weather service confirmed an EF-0 tornado near Clayton, an EF-1 tornado near Avon and an EF-1 tornado near Pittsboro, all in Hendricks County. Four additional tornadoes were confirmed: an EF-0 tornado near Battle…
2 tornadoes, 1 funnel cloud seen in southern Manitoba during wild weather day
Dark clouds, rain, hail and two tornadoes were spotted in southern Manitoba as a storm system crossed through the province on Wednesday. Environment Canada ended the tornado warnings in Manitoba but as of 4:48 a.m. CT Thursday, severe thunderstorm warnings remained in place in the regional municipality of Fisher, as well as the Jackhead, Peguis…
2 tornadoes confirmed in Saskatchewan Sunday
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) meteorologists say they’ve confirmed two tornadoes in Saskatchewan near Melville and Yorkton on Sunday with the possibility of a third tornado forming. At around 4 p.m. CST a tornado touched down about 10 kilometres northwest of Melville, a community about 145 kilometres northeast of Regina, and the tornado was…
Tornado damages crops
WORTHINGTON (KWWL) – A tornado touches down in Eastern Iowa this weekend, causing damage in Dubuque County. Driving through Worthington you can’t tell a tornado hit the town. Unless, you drive into a local farmer’s yard, where the tornado left proof it was there. Corn breaking, snapping and blowing completely over, all thanks to an…