Tras unos dias sin grandes acontecimientos meteorologicos,hoy esta siendo un dia especialmente duro en cuanto a meteorologia por aqui. Ahora mismo hay varias cadenas con especiales, siguiendo la gran cantidad de tornados y episodios de meteorologia que se estan produciendo en los estados de Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee y Missisipi. Estan continuamente informando de avistamientos de tornados y ya hablan de unas cuantas victimas mortales en varios condados en Missouri. La gente esta llamando a las cadenas informando de la gran cantidad de daños provocados por las enormes supercelulas que se han ido formando durante todo el dia (un dia especialmente caluroso y humedo). Se habla de granizo del tamaño de pelotas de tenis, de granjas completamente arrasadas, de tractores completamente desperdigados, etc. En fin, un completo desastre.Para que veais como estaba la cosa hace un ratillo, os dejo una captura del doppler de memphis:
Por suerte, aqui en Jonesboro el dia ha sido tranquilo. Esta mañana tuvimos una pequeña tormentilla pero mas alla de eso, no ha pasado gran cosa. Al caer la tarde he podido captar con mi camara mammatus en algunas partes del cielo (quizas en las fotos no aparecen claramente,pero no le puedo pedir mas a mi camara). Tambien hace unos minutos he estado haciendo videos de lo que parece una tormenta seca que se ha formado al sur de Jonesboro.
Fotos:
Videos:
http://www.mytempdir.com/565050 http://www.mytempdir.com/565072En fin, espero que os guste mi humilde contribución. Como siempre, disculpas si el material no da la talla; soy un autentico aprendiz, aunque poco a poco le voy cogiendo mas gustillo al asunto.
ACTUALIZACIÓN:
Escribo de nuevo para confirmar que este "outbreak" está siendo especialmente dramático. A esta hora, ya se dan por contabilizadas hasta 9 victimas mortales a causa de los tornados que estan azotando el medio oeste de Estados Unidos. Lo realmente dramatico, es que 8 de las victimas mortales se han producido a unas 100 millas al noreste de mi ciudad. Os dejo la noticia y el link para que le echeis un vistazo:
Nine dead as twisters hit several states
Eight dead in Tennessee county
(CNN) -- Nine people were killed Sunday as severe weather raked parts of four states.
At least eight people were killed late Sunday when a tornado slammed into northwestern Tennessee's Dyer County, according to Tennessee Emergency Management spokesman Tom Pickering.
A 42-year-old man was killed when winds toppled a mobile home in Essex, Missouri, Stoddard County Sheriff Carl Hefner said. The man's 12-year-old son was injured.
Twisters on Sunday tore through a series of towns. Heavy damage was reported in parts of northeastern Arkansas, southeastern Missouri, central Illinois and western Tennessee.
Emergency officials sealed off Marmaduke, Arkansas, as they worked to cope with tornado damage Sunday evening. The National Weather Service described the damage as heavy.
Just 30 miles to the east, a tornado raked through Pemiscot County, Missouri, where a sheriff's spokesman said several communities, including Caruthersville, were hit "very hard." The electricity was out to the entire town of Caruthersville, she said.
Tornadoes in six central Illinois counties caused heavy damage in some communities, according to emergency officials and the National Weather Service. No serious injuries or deaths have been reported there.
A long front of severe weather stretched "pretty much from north to south" in Illinois, and the most powerful cell appeared to follow an eastward path along Interstate 72, according to Illinois Emergency Management spokeswoman Patti Thompson.
The hardest-hit community in the state might be Taylorville, in Christian County. Homes and businesses have suffered significant damage, according to Taylorville Emergency Management Director George Michael Crews.
"We do not have any life-safety concerns," Crews said. Only minor injuries have been reported, he said.
The American Red Cross was on the scene helping residents find shelter for the night, he said.
The National Weather Service also reported tornadoes touching down in the Illinois counties of Champaign, McLean, Macon, Piatt and Sangamon. Initial reports noted downed utility poles and trees, and damaged roofs.
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