Powerful storms moving east: Expect more of this over the next few decades as the climate continues to change toward cooling
- From: last_post@xxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:21:17 -0700
Powerful storms moving east
Expect more of this over the next few decades as the
climate continues to change toward glaciation
* Story Highlights
* Storm kills man in Michigan
* Tornadoes, large hail, heavy rain reported in several states
* State of emergency declared in northern Indiana
(CNN) -- A strong storm system steamed toward the East Coast Friday
after generating tornadoes, lightning and large hail from Canada to
the Gulf Coast the day and night before.
Pix @
cnn.com/2007/US/weather/10/19/severe.weather/index.html?
iref=mpstoryview
A 29-year-old man was killed Thursday night in Cadillac, Michigan,
when his house collapsed on him during a severe thunderstorm, CNN
affiliate WDIV reported.
Possible tornadoes were reported elsewhere in Michigan, as well as in
Arkansas, Illinois, Mississippi and Indiana, according to The
Associated Pres s.
Authorities declared a state of emergency after what may have been a
tornado hit the northern Indiana town of Nappanee, CNN affiliate WRTV
reported. Police said several people were transported to area
hospitals with minor injuries.
An 11-year-old boy was struck by lightning in Chicago, Illinois, and
large hail was reported there and in Wisconsin, according to AP.
In western Kentucky, strong wind that may have come from a tornado
blew a mobile home onto a road with a person inside, CNN affiliate
WSMV reported. Rescue crews got the woman out unhurt.
In Daviess County, Kentucky, four people were hurt in a damaged mobile
home, AP reported.
Several breaches opened in Missouri River levees, flooding farm
fields, CNN affiliate KMBC reported.
Don't Miss
* WDIV: Deadly night of storms in Michigan
* WRTV: Possible tornado in Indiana
* KIRO: Powerful storms in Washington
The National Weather Service said the weakened line of storms would
reach the East Coast on Friday.
It said heavy rain would continue Friday along the Gulf Coast from
Mississippi to Florida, where a tornado struck downtown Pensacola
around noon Thursday.
The tornado severely damaged a church with an attached day-care
center, destroyed four homes and left thousands of homes and
businesses without power, the mayor said. Photo See photos of the
violent storm »
Only four minor injuries were reported.
"We had about 15 or 20 minutes' notice from the weather service that
Doppler radar indicated that there was, in fact, a rotation in this
one severe thunderstorm," Pensacola Mayor John Fogg said.
"We aren't used to tornadoes in this area."
The day-care center next to the Greater Little Rock Baptist Church
"took a direct hit," but the children already had been moved to a
safer location, said Glenn Austin, spokesman for the Escambia County
Sheriff's Office.
Video showed frantic, tearful parents rushing into the building to get
their children.
A Pensacola resident who saw the twister pass said it made a
frightening noise.
"It sounded creepy, like a bunch of cars were driving over my house,"
Leeann Franzonne told the AP.
It battered many buildings downtown, blew the roofs off sections of
Cordova Mall northeast of downtown, and damaged Pensacola Junior
College, where classes were canceled for the rest of the day. Video
Watch where the storm ripped through Pensacola »
Earlier Thursday, two people died in their mobile home when a tornado
hit northeastern Missouri, CNN affiliate KMBC reported. The home was
thrown into a farm field across the road, leaving nothing but some
foundation blocks and a metal skirt where it had stood.
Meanwhile, an unrelated strong storm pounded Washington state, causing
widespread power outages and causing waves to rock a floating bridge,
CNN affiliate KIRO reported.
advertisement
High winds knocked a tree onto a woman in a Kent, Washington, parking
lot, and a power line onto a school bus in Maple Valley, KIRO
reported. The woman's condition was unknown, and no children were
hurt, the station reported.
Strong winds up to 40 mph are forecast for Friday, according to KIRO.
Copyright 2007 CNN.
.
- Prev by Date: he doesn't know what to do, so he's using intimidation. He's being trolled, and he can't recognize it, so he'll use violence. Do nothing, it's his head, he can't accept, our little dp, he can't accept not being an important man. Impotence sucks. You are/were trolled, and Bush is your problem.
- Next by Date: The Bush adminstration, cheney, addington, blackwater, the war, the whole thing is in the hefty hefty cinch sack, and america is waiting to throw it OUT...
- Previous by thread: he doesn't know what to do, so he's using intimidation. He's being trolled, and he can't recognize it, so he'll use violence. Do nothing, it's his head, he can't accept, our little dp, he can't accept not being an important man. Impotence sucks. You are/were trolled, and Bush is your problem.
- Next by thread: The Bush adminstration, cheney, addington, blackwater, the war, the whole thing is in the hefty hefty cinch sack, and america is waiting to throw it OUT...
- Index(es):
Relevant Pages
|
