Explanation: The scene might have been considered serene if it weren't for the tornado. During 2004 in Kansas, storm chaser Eric Nguyen photographed this budding twister in a different light -- the light of a rainbow. Pictured above, a white tornado cloud descends from a dark storm cloud. The Sun, peeking through a clear patch of sky to the left, illuminates some buildings in the foreground. Sunlight reflects off raindrops to form a rainbow. By coincidence, the tornado appears to end right over the rainbow. Streaks in the image are hail being swept about by the high swirling winds. Over 1,000 tornadoes, the most violent type of storm known, occur on Earth every year, many in tornado alley. If you see a tornado while driving, do not try to outrun it -- park your car safely, go to a storm cellar, or crouch under steps in a basement.
Tornado On Connecticut River downtown Springfield Massachusetts
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On 06/01/2011 early evening a Tornado formed and was a frightening sight, no deaths have been reported. Reports are coming in of widespread damage in Springfield, MA, after a tornado touched down. The heavy damage is concentrated in the Downtown and South End areas of Springfield. An aide to the mayor says the National Guard has been called in to help with emergency response. Firefighters are trying to track down residents to ensure their safety. Traffic in the area is snarled due to downed trees on major routes. Route 5 is actually closed in places due to downed trees. There is a report of an overturned tractor-trailer on the Memorial Bridge, backing up traffic.
Drivers are being asked to stay off roadways to keep them clear for police and fire. Check with KKTV.com for more information on this developing story.
Although tornadoes occur in many parts of the world, the majority of these violent storms take place in the United States. In an average year, 800 tornadoes are reported nationwide, resulting in 80 deaths and more than 1,500 injuries, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Thanks to tornado chasers and local residents, many of these funnel clouds have been captured on film, so you can see 10 amazing twisters without getting in harm's way. (Text: Laura Moss)
On May 28, 2008, a funnel touched down in the farm fields of central Iowa. Within minutes it grew into a massive, mile-wide monster. Damage surveys would later determine that the tornado was an EF5, the most powerful type of tornado, capable of reducing rows of well-constructed homes down to bare foundations. It roared through rural farmland for several miles before then heading due east towards the small town of Parkersburg.
Surveillance cameras were rolling at the First State Bank building in Parkersburg, a little before 5pm that Sunday. One exterior camera, used to record an outdoor ATM, showed calm weather only 20 seconds before the town was obliterated. What the camera captured next is nothing short of a nightmare.
The First State Bank was perhaps the sturdiest structure in the path of the tornado. Built with heavy brick and stone masonry, the building was one of the only things left standing in the Southern part of town. But the winds were able to penetrate through the bank's windows and unreinforced walls, and footage from inside shows how quickly it became filled with deadly debris.
The First State Bank's tornado footage is part of a growing collection of surveillance videos that are giving us a first-hand look at the fury of a tornado.
Only three weeks before the Parkersburg event, surveillance camera's at an equipment company outside of Leighton, Alabama captured an EF2 tornado as it tore through a parking lot. The tornado touched down only seconds before it came into frame and contained an embedded suction spot powerful enough to toss several cars and trucks into the air.
Back in 1998, a deadly outbreak of tornadoes occurred in central Florida. A newly opened Winn Dixie supermarket still had a few people inside when one of the early morning tornadoes roared over the store. Surveillance footage shows the powerful winds blowing through the plate glass doors at the entrance of the store and filling the air with debris and candy.
More recently, on August 19, 2009, a small tornado touched down near downtown Minneapolis. Although it was weak, the tornado still packed winds strong enough to blow out hundreds of windows and damage the roofs of several dozen homes and businesses in the area.
Incredible tornado footage is becoming more and more prevalent as the use of video and surveillance cameras continues to increase. And as unlucky as the businesses were that captured these images, their footage gives us a unique and fascinating view that few people have seen and actually lived through.
Over the past two days the town's 660 residents have been bombarded with small white fish which have been falling like rain.
Locals say the fish, mostly spangled perch, have even been alive as they hit the floor. Lucky it wasn't crocodiles then.
Meteorologists believe the fish where sucked up by a tornado - which passed over a river some 300 miles away - before being carried through the sky at 40,000 to 50,000 feet.
They then fell like rain on Lajamanu, 400 miles south of Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory, prompting residents to run around throwing them into buckets.
Amazingly it is not the first time the tiny town has seen the freakish 'weather' - this is said to be the third time in recent memory, the previous batterings (sorry) of fish came in 1974 and 2004. Keep reading to see a video of this phenomenon...
2. Title and description via "Elie Tornado Upgraded to Highest Level on Damage Scale Canada's First Official F5 Tornado" at http://www.ec.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=714D ... (www.ec.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=714D9AAE-1&news=4B3DE57E-4967-4B09-98D6-EF974B32D6B5)
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