The Surface Winds that occur with 'every' tornado are becoming as much a destructive force as the tornadoes themselves. There is less water vapor at the surface of Earth to support the formation of the tornadoes, so the rapid winds at the surface are accumulating to provide enough velocity to harness a higher tropospheric formation.
Storm's winds destroy 2 Robeson homes (click title to entry - thank you)
...A powerful storm that rumbled across the region Monday morning destroyed Britt’s home in Robeson County and injured her daughter-in-law. Straight-line winds as strong as 125 mph snapped trees from Scotland County to Columbus County. Damage appeared heaviest in Robeson County, where at least two homes were destroyed and seven others were damaged on Sadie Drive and Elton’s Drive about seven miles southeast of Lumberton.
The storm covered an area of 2.5 miles by 350yards, according to the National Weather Service. But the lack of rotation suggested it was not a tornado, said meteorologist Mike Caropolo.
He said the extent of the damage was similar to an EF-2 tornado and winds of a Category 3 hurricane....
Tornadoes always begin with a rush of surface winds. The video loop below demonstrates that dynamic. The difference between tornadoes in previous years and the tornadoes being witnessed and measured this year is the 'required' surface wind velocity. The surface wind velocities are higher because the 'catalyst' to the tornado formation is water vapor and it is becoming more sparce in the lowest levels of the troposphere. Add to that higher heat indexes at the surface and it not only is dangerous to life it is growing exceptionally volitile and unpredictable.
