June 12, 2007
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Tornadoes
Rare tornado caught on tape
Sandoval County, New Mexico - A tornado that touched down in New Mexico is caught on tape. The storm hit in Sandoval County, that's near Santa Fe in northern New Mexico.
Along with tornadoes the storm also had dime to quarter-size hail and massive thunderstorms.
There were no reports of injuries or damage.
The National Weather Service says only two tornadoes have ever been recorded in or around Santa Fe. One was in 1971 and the other was in 1991.
http://www.tampabays10.com/news/national/article.aspx?storyid=56619
As the Winds of Tornado Season Still Loom, So Does the Risk of Power Outages
Tue, 06/12/2007 - 21:38 — admin
- Iowa Homes Should Prepare With an Emergency Kit
- Including a Corded Landline Phone for More Reliable 9-1-1 Access
- Safety Campaign Offers Free Phone Giveaway to Des Moines Residents
DES MOINES, Iowa, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- National Emergency Preparedness Week starts next week -- and there is no better time for it. According to the National Emergency Number Association (NENA), this is especially timely given the most recent tornado devastation in eastern Iowa. This severe weather puts power lines and underground electrical equipment at risk, making it important for residents to be prepared for power outages as part of their home-safety plan.
http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/48724665_iowa_winds_tornado_season_still_loom_so_does_risk_power_outages
Watch Viewer Video Of Tornado, Storm
Take a look at some of the videos viewers sent in of the recent tornado and severe storm that struck New Mexico.
http://www.koat.com/weather/13486817/detail.html
Monday's Rains Push Columbia Back to Normal for Month
A tree falls down in front of White Oak A.R.P. Church in Fairfield County. (June 11, 2007)
Cell phone picture of hail coming down in Fairfield County.
A tree fell on this car in Fairfield County on June 11, 2007.
(Columbia)- SevHere are the totals for selected cities in our state:
Orangeburg 2.40"
Sumter 1.11"
Columbia 0.44"
Florence 0.16"
Greenwood 0.13"
Doppler estimates project anywhere from two to three inches of rain may have fallen in parts of central Lee county, just southwest of Bishopville. Also, up to 3 inches fell along eastern Sumter county and over 2" fell in many areas in and around the city of Orangeburg. Lowest amounts where mainly west of Columbia where some picked up just past a trace of rain.
For Columbia, Monday's rains pushed our totals back to normal for the month (1.70" since June 1). However, we're still running just over 8 inches below normal for the year in Columbia. Some parts of the Midlands are doing better, while a few are doing a bit worse. This is the first month in the last six in which we've kept normal rainfall this far into the month.
In Fairfield County, News19 found several downed trees which caused damage. A few of them were snapped in half outside White Oak ARP Church. Other downed limbs damaged a group of cars.
Hail also fell in the county. At one point, a tornado warning was issued for Fairfield County, but so far, there's no evidence a twister actually formed.
In Orangeburg County, a storm cell produced nearly quarter-size hail. Lee, Sumter, and Kershaw Counties all saw severe storms.
http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=50514
17 southwest Missouri counties under tornado watch
© 2007, Springfield News-Leader
Seventeen southwest Missouri counties are now under a tornado watch, in effect until midnight, according to the National Weather Service.
Barry, Barton, Benton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Greene, Hickory, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Polk, St. Clair, Stone, Taney and Webster counties have been placed under the tornado watch.
Barton County is also under a flash flood warning until 11 p.m.
A flash flood warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate precautions. Do not attempt to cross swiftly flowing waters by foot or by automobile.
http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070610/BREAKING01/70610005
Wilton officials want to check into grant for tornado sirens
By Pam Martz Muscatine Journal Correspondent
WILTON, Iowa — The City of Wilton was unscathed by the tornados that wreaked havoc in Muscatine, Fruitland and Grandview on June 1, but one city council member wants to bump up the town’s preparedness.
Council member Richard Garrison asked Denise Bulat of BiState Regional Commission, a firm that provides assistance to local government entities in Iowa and Illinois, to look into grants that might cover tornado sirens for the town.
Wilton has only one tornado siren and Garrison says it can’t be heard throughout the town.
“The tornados we had a week ago Friday were too close and too bad (to be ignored),” Garrison said.
Bulat told the Council during its regularly scheduled meeting Monday evening that she would look into the possibility of grants.
http://www.muscatinejournal.com/articles/2007/06/12/news/doc466ebcd5edee2359199888.txt
No tornado, but storm leaves behind extensive damage
STORM: Included high winds
By Carla Garrett and Ashley House STAFF WRITERS
Tuesday June 12, 2007
WOODSTOCK - Tim O’Connor has nowhere to go.
"I got nothing left, just myself," he said Monday at his Dundas Street apartment.
He has been homeless since Friday after high winds ripped off part of the roof of the apartment building at 486 Dundas St.
"It was like Niagara Falls in here," he said. "It was just pouring in."
His top floor apartment was ankle-high in water after the storm, drenching much of his belongings.
He pointed to an empty wall where photos of his four-year-old daughter used to hang.
"I lost some pictures and you can’t replace that stuff," he said. "Everything’s just breaking my heart."
The carpet has been hauled out of his place and the ceiling has been taken down. There is still no power to his apartment.
A musty smell lingers throughout the building.
Large dehumidifiers have been brought in to dry out the building. O’Connor said the landlord has asked him to move out and offered no support.
"I have no money and nowhere to go," he said. "I can’t move out."
The owner of the building, Sam Zabian, could not be reached Monday for comment.
Despite extensive damage to O’Connor’s apartment, not to mention hydro poles and trees in and around the Friendly City, initial findings from Environment Canada say tornado did not touch down in Woodstock.
Pasted from <http://woodstocksentinelreview.com/News/314897.html
Posted at: 06/10/2007 07:26:37 PM
Updated at: 06/10/2007 07:37:56 PM
By: Coleen Mahoney and Kurt Christopher
Expert: Santa Fe tornado was 'land spout'
Tornado experts are weighing in on the rare twisters that touched down just outside of Santa Fe Saturday.
Tornadoes typically hit the eastern part of New Mexico. Thirteen touched down near Clovis in March alone, but it is a rare sight to have twister land near the metro areas.
Ken Drozd of the National Weather Service says the funnel cloud many people saw is called a “land spout.”
“That formed as a result of varying wind direction at low levels – low wind sheer,” he said. “And that circulation at ground level was stretched vertically by an updraft.”
After watching video of the tornadoes provided by several Eyewitness News 4 viewers, Drozd estimated winds hit between 60 and 80 miles-per-hour.
The twisters picked up plenty of dust and dirt but did no damage as it traveled in a remote area southwest of Santa Fe near La Bajada.
“It appears this one was on the ground for fifteen minutes, which is longer than these land spouts typically stay on the ground for,” said Drozd.
Saturday marks the third tornado documented in Santa Fe in 36 years. The other touchdowns were in 1971 and 1991.
Tornadoes in the central and western part of the state are weaker than those that hit in the eastern plains near the Texas border. The tornado that hit Clovis in March had wind speeds up to 130 miles-per-hour. That storm damaged 500 businesses and homes and killed two people.
June is the most active month for tornadoes in New Mexico.
http://kob.com/article/stories/S108964.shtml?cat=500
First Coast Severe Thunderstorm Watch Ends
ST. AUGUSTINE, FL -- Just after 1 pm today the thunderstorm watch was dropped after wild weather moved through. Reports of funnel clouds were spotted near Starke and St. Augustine.
Severe thunderstorms have worked over the atmosphere providing a break in the severe weather.
The threat for severe weather shifts to areas in Central Florida. Winds gusted over 60 m.p.h. and lightning was frequent.
Many severe storms pushed through dropping heavy rain and hail. The heaviest rain has fallen in northern Nassau county with totals over 1.5" and through Duval and down into St. Johns.
Rain will be back Wednesday although not as severe or heavy.
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/breaking/news-article.aspx?storyid=84048
Langlade County Sirens Silent During Tornado
June 12, 2007 01:09 PM EDT
By Emily Matesic
No one was seriously hurt during Thursday's tornado -- a fact which emergency management officials call "a miracle."
The tornado touched down first in Mattoon, which is in Shawano County, and stayed on the ground all the way to the Town of Riverview in northern Oconto County, 36 miles away.
The National Weather Service says at times the twister reached EF-3 status, meaning winds whipped through at 140 to 165 miles per hour.
Action 2 News learned Monday that most of the warning sirens in Langlade County were not working Thursday. The closest emergency siren to the area is in White Lake, and that didn't sound Thursday night, either.
The only emergency siren to sound off in Langlade County the night of the twister was in the city of Antigo.
"It's my understanding we don't have any active, working sirens anywhere in Langlade County other than the city of Antigo itself," Sheriff Bill Greening said.
http://www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?S=6642784
Tornado response questioned
Source: KRQE News 13
SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO, N.M. -- There was no good choice in deciding whether to stop traffic or keep it moving when a tornado appeared near Interstate 25 Saturday, according to the Sandoval County sheriff.
There are questions today about the decision to stop traffic on Interstate25 because of the tornado at Santo Domingo and La Bajada.
Many motorists were forced to stop for 30 minutes or more as the tornado churned across Santo Domingo pueblo and toward La Bajada, the steep I-25 grade on the Santa Fe-Sandoval County line.
If another tornado had come, the people in those cars could have been in serious danger.
It was the Sandoval County Sheriff's Office which decided to temporarily shut down the interstate.
Sheriff John Paul Trujillo said there was so much water on the road that cars and trucks were hydroplaning and losing control.
As a result traffic backed up for miles leaving people and cars nowhere to go.
http://www.krqe.com/expanded.asp?RECORD_KEY%5BNews%5D=ID&ID%5BNews%5D=21855
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Tornado strikes Silay City, destroys 9 houses (11:15 a.m.)
By Nicolas C. Delfin
BACOLOD CITY -- Nine houses were destroyed, two of which were totally damaged after a tornado hit Sitio Baybay, Barangay Lantad in Silay City at noontime Monday.
It also caused slight injury to 10-year-old Noel Aquino of the same place.
Senior Police Officer 1 Arsenio Belonio, desk officer at Silay City Police Office, said the whirlwind started to build up like a “twister” in the middle of the canefields and shortly rushed into the residential houses, creating havoc in a matter of seconds before it disappeared.
Based on inspection, the two houses that were totally damaged were of Heide Liboon and Vicente Gonzalez.
While those partially damaged were of Celia Suela, Aurora Liason, Nida Ordalla, Chris Alvarez, Andrea and Susan Esparagoza and Anacleta Aquino.
Damaged houses were mostly made of light materials such as woods and nipas, the police officer said. (Sun.Star Bacolod)
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/net/2007/06/12/tornado.strikes.silay.city.destroys.9.houses.(11.15.a.m.).html
Quake Cluster and Tornado Hit Chile
Publicado - Published: 11/06/2007
SANTIAGO DE CHILE.- Mother Nature made her presence known in southern Chile this past weekend, when wacky weather ruined homes in Region VIII and a cluster of quakes rattled already uneasy residents in Region XI.
Early Saturday morning, five homes in the Region VIII town of Lota suffered serious damage after being struck by what residents there described as a “tornado.” Though meteorologists have been unable to confirm whether the area was in fact struck by a tornado – a very rare thing in this part of the world – authorities did clock wind gusts of between 50-70 kilometers-per-hour. The intense storm, which also produced hail, left 20 people homeless.
Several hours later, residents in the Region XI towns of Puerto Aysén and Puerto Chacabuco experienced a startling six tremblers in the span of just 30 minutes. Though all noticeable – registering between three and four on the Mercalli Scale – the quakes did not cause any significant damage.
The Saturday morning barrage was certainly nothing new for area residents, who have endured numerous quakes in recent months. The most devastating took place on April 21, when 10 people died after a 6.2-magnitude quake struck the area, causing landslides and a subsequent mini-tsunami in the Aysén Fjord (ST, April 23).
http://www.desastres.org/noticias.php?id=11062007-27
