Tag: tornadoes
Sprawling storms, tornadoes kill 3 in US midwest
Devastating storms pounded three central US states Thursday night, spawning massive tornadoes including one that hit a trailer park in Indiana and killed three people, US media reported. More than 13 million people in the central United States were under tornado watches, the National Weather Service (NWS) said. A “very dangerous half-mile-wide tornado” touched down in Ohio state, NWS said. One struck the rural town of Indian Lakes in western Ohio. “It’s pure devastation. I […]
Death toll in Alabama tornado jumps to 22: US media
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A tornado tore through the southern US state of Alabama on Sunday, killing 22 people, uprooting trees and causing “catastrophic” damage to buildings and roads, a local sheriff said. “Unfortunately, I feel that number may rise yet again but that’s going to depend on our search efforts,” Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones told a press conference. Other people have been hospitalized, some with “very serious injuries,” while the search was […]
Indian Army sets world record of 58 men riding on a motorbike
BENGALURU, Karnataka, India (Reuters) – The Indian Army set a new world record with 58 men riding on a single motorbike on Sunday (November 19), local media reported. The stunt was performed by ‘Tornadoes,’ a motorcycle display team of army’s logistics arm, Army Service Corps (ASC). Dressed in the colors of the Indian flag, they flanked either sides of the moving a 500 cc Royal Enfield, covering a distance of 1.2 kilometers (0.74 miles) at […]
PAGASA warns that rains may last until Friday
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration told the public to expect the rains to last until Friday due to the effect of the southwest monsoon or “habagat”. PAGASA added that Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Batangas and Mindoro may suffer heavy rainfall and floods. The country’s weather bureau also warned the public about the possible recurrence of tornadoes like what struck Tondo, Manila yesterday, August 14.
Tropical Storm Colin: Florida declares state of emergency
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Tropical Storm Colin churned toward Florida’s northern Gulf coast Monday where officials issued a state of emergency under threat from high winds, possible tornadoes and copious rain. Colin, which formed Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico, is expected to cross the southern state with top sustained winds of 50 miles (85 kilometers) per hour, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Monday. The NHC expects the storm, now 190 miles (305 […]
