Looks like Indiana is now out of the woods....East Coast states now...what a storm
Looks like Indiana is now out of the woods....East Coast states now...what a storm
It has been quite a storm. 174 reported tornadoes (should be pushing 200 by tomorrow) in the past two days, this one will definately rank up there with some of the largest outbreaks on record.
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/040530_rpts.html - May 29
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/040529_rpts.html - May 30
The amazing thing... very few deaths. The technology has come so far in the past few years, warning time with the NEXRAD doppler is amazing and computer extrapolation is moving the science ahead by leaps and bounds. I've been struck by the footage of towns completely destroyed this month where not a life was lost.
Compare what we see now to the one day super outbreak of 1974 when 330 people were killed by a 24 hour episode of 148 tornadoes. People love to hate the meteoroligist, but they are a group of unsung American Hero's.