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EF2 Tornado Confirmed in North Carolina Following Tuesday Night Severe Weather

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By: Sean Breslin, 11/27/2013

An EF2 tornado injured three people in North Carolina Tuesday night, damaging structures along the state's southeastern coast. The tornado was confirmed by a National Weather Service survey crew Wednesday morning due to condominium damage in Atlantic Beach, N.C. The survey was ongoing and more information would be distributed as it was found by the crew, according to the NWS.

 

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Tornado watch issued for parts of Florida region because of wild weather

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Orlando Sentinel, By: Tiffany Walden, 11/27/2013

A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Central Florida as the entire region faces an ongoing threat from rough weater. The watch was issued for Marion, Sumter and Polk counties. Marion and also under a freeze watch for Wednesday night through Thursday morning. A tornado watch means conditions are favorable for twisters. Strong storms are already soaking parts of Central Florida.

 

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Tornado and storms cause havoc: Namoi SES

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ABC, By: Catherine Clifford, 11/24/2013

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A woman in her 70s was lucky to escape with her life as a mini-tornado ripped her house to shreds at Tenterden on Saturday. The SES says the elderly woman put a pillow over her head and sheltered in her lounge room as the roof lifted off and her home disintegrated around her. The tornado touched down around 4:00pm at Tenterden, Ben Lomond and Guyra. Elsewhere, strong winds and heavy storms battered parts of the region, with falls of up to 60mm recorded in half an hour at Barraba township.

 

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Tornadoes Tear Across Northern Japan; Dozens Injured

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Wunderground.com - 9/3/13

TOKYO  -- Tornadoes tore through eastern Japan on Monday, injuring dozens of people, at least one seriously, and destroying some buildings.

Police in Saitama prefecture, near Tokyo, said 63 people were reported injured. Details of their injuries were not immediately available.

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Tornado Brings Denver Air Travel to a Halt (Amazing Video)

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EarthSky.org-6/19/13, Scott Daniel

June 18, 2013 tornado in Denver via Mike Sellers

A weak tornado formed right outside the Denver International Airport yesterday (June 18, 2013) in the afternoon hours. As of now, no one was directly impacted by this tornado, and very little damage was reported. It formed near the airport, but never directly hit the airport. The tornado produced roughly 97 mile per hour winds right around 2:30 p.m. local time in Denver. All flights were canceled or rerouted due to the storms in the area, and everyone was able to take shelter inside. Check out the amazing footage and photos of this tornado!

Link: EarthSky.org

Massive waterspout off the southern coast of France shocks residents

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The Extinction Protocol, 6/11/13

 

 

June 11, 2013FRANCE - A natural phenomenon more common for America, a tornado, has hit the South of France shocking locals and holidaymakers on the Côte d’Azur, the Mediterranean coastline. As thousands in Central Europe are struggling to cope with devastating floods which have already claimed the lives of at least 21 people, a tornado ripped through the French Riviera on Sunday morning. The violently rotating column of air and water formed off the coast not far from popular resort towns of Cannes and Nice. The phenomenon was observed from the Cagnes-sur-Mer commune in southeastern France, rising off to Villeneuve-Loubet and Antibes, reports Nicematin.com. So far, no damage or injury has been reported. The incident is being widely discussed on social networking services where users – some of them freaked out others rather thrilled – share videos and photos of the “tornado.” “OMG there was a mini tornado in my town today. In Nice!” tweeted user nicknamed Sachamallow. “There’s been a tornado in Cannes. I bet the end of the world is approaching! we’re all gonna die you, will see,” noted @AmaandarineRT

 

Birth of a violent tornado near El Reno, Oklahoma: May 31, 2013

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TornadoVideosdotnet - 6/1/13

 

 

On May 31, 2013, storm chasers Dave Demko and Heidi Farrar documented a large multi-vortex tornado southwest of El Reno, Oklahoma. The tornado eventually morphed into a violent wedge as it made a hard turn toward the northeast, where it impacted areas along Interstate 40 between El Reno and Yukon, and later continued causing damage as it moved into the southern Oklahoma City metro area.

 

 

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