Tornado Tracker
A community portal about Tornado Tracker with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: A tornado is a violently rotating column of air which is in contact with both a cumulonimbus cloud base and the surface of the earth... [more]
A community portal about Tornado Tracker with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: A tornado is a violently rotating column of air which is in contact with both a cumulonimbus cloud base and the surface of the earth. Tornadoes can come in many shapes, but are typically in the form of a visible condensation funnel, with the narrow end touching the earth. Often, a cloud of debris encircles the lower portion of the funnel.
Wrigley’s first encounter with tornadoes in August came during Cubs-Astros game at Wrigley Field on August 4. Here’s how the story was reported on the CBC site in Canada (the above photo from the site shows a stadium worker leaving during the tornado warning):
The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for downtown Chicago and a siren went off in the neighborhood surrounding Wrigley Field at about 8:05 p.m.
There was an announcement over the ballpark’s public address system and...
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As far back as I can remember, I have been utterly fascinated by weather. Around lunchtime, we went from clear blue skies to a torrential downpour within minutes. The rain fell so hard and fast that the lower-lying areas of the yard were instantly flooded. Glancing out the window toward the west, I noticed that the sky looked "weird"--an ominous gray with tinges of green. Having lived in Florida for a couple of years, I knew that could mean only one thing: Tornadic weather. Just then, this...
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Posted by robertstevenson on April 2, 2008
After the tornado - Greensburg, KS March 2008
THIS IS SUCH A NEAT STORY ………………………………
The story begins with the rescuers finding this poor little guy they named Ralphie. Someone had already taken him under their wing but weren’t equipped to adopt;
Ralphie, scared and starved, joined his rescuers…
I wouldn’t think anyting could live through this . . . but we were wrong.
This little lady also survived that wreckage.
Here she...
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The Indiana State Police is assisting the Rush County Sheriff’s Department at the scene of a devastating tornado that touched down in the small town of Moscow (in Indiana) yesterday evening. The tornado struck the small town located approximately ten miles southwest of Rushville at approximately 9:20 p.m. The tornado cut a path approximately 700 yards wide with most homes in town receiving damage. One home was completely destroyed and its...
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The Arkansas Educational Television Network Foundation recently donated 32 used televisions to Manna from Heaven, a non-profit organization based in Morrilton, that is acting as a distribution center for donations to the state’s tornado victims.
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Until 3:30 p.m.
Tornadoes have been seen on radar, but none actually in the fleshh — or in the, er, cloud.
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The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay brought heavy rain and reports of tornadoes to the Triangle region today, with the National Weather Service warning that storms could continue through the night.
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Warning in effect for Scotland and Bladen counties.
Radar showed tornadoes spotted at Laurel Hill and Elizabethtown within the last 20 minutes.
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CLEMSON — A tornado spawned from the remnants of Tropical Storm Fay touched down Tuesday afternoon in Clemson, sending students scrambling for cover.Trees and power lines were knocked down and several homes near campus were damaged, but no injuries were reported, authorities said.A spotter...
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The Arkansas Educational Television Network Foundation is donating 32 television sets to tornado victims in the state.
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The Arkansas Educational Television Network Foundation is donating 32 television sets to tornado victims in the state. The sets originally were provided to the public television network by a corporate donor.
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After a tornado tore through a mobile home community in Barefoot Bay, residents are now battling to get insurance compensation.
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A tornado spawned from the remnants of Tropical Storm Fay touched down Tuesday afternoon in Clemson, sending students scrambling for cover.
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A month after a tornado struck New Hampshire, officials say help is almost here for costs incurred by the government, but many families still need assistance.
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