HENRY/FRANKLIN CO. TORNADO: Was classified as an EF1 with winds of 86 to 95mph. The twister had a one mile path with a width of 75 yards. Numerous trees were downed and four homes damaged. The tornado touched down near state route 886 in Henry County at 8:00pm, and lifted at routes 618 and 632 in Franklin County.
PITTSYLVANIA CO. TORNADO: Was classified as an EF1 with winds of 86 to 95mph. The tornado touched down on Gretna Road/Highway 40, with trees down and damage to homes in the area. The National Weather Service survey team is still compiling data and will release the width and length of the tornado path soon.
It was all associated with a low pressure system riding along a cold front. This low caused twisting of the winds in the clouds. Numerous tornadoes were spotted across the south. Some of the most compelling video came from an Alabama security camera.
This is proof that a car is NEVER a place to be. In fact, a man caught in a tornado in North Carolina was killed when his car was flipped in the high winds.
If you're in a car and see/hear a tornado coming. Get out of the car and into a sturdy structure. As a last result, lay flat in a ditch and cover your head, but be aware of flash flooding. You don't want to be caught in a ditch full when it becomes a raging stream.
Thanks for all the emails on live-streaming of the weather cut-ins online. I'll try and post a couple of those on the next blog, along with a story of Robin and his Empenada. You'll get a kick out of that one.
--Meteorologist Brent Watts
1 comment:
I agree..Many people have been killed in cars when they do try to outrun a tornado..I think it's not safe to be inside a car when there is such a tornado...
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