The fire department in Rigaud, Quebec is looking into reports of a tornado hitting a town west of Montreal Island and causing damage to several houses.
Rigaud Mayor Marie-Claude Frigault’s spokesperson Genevieve Hamel said a tall storage tower was knocked down on Petit Brule Street near the Ontario border.
The Quebec police confirmed that they got a lot of calls from the area about funnel clouds touching the ground.
St Lazare resident Baradaran Glady was driving to pick up her dog Buster from a doggy daycare when a funnel formed in front of her car.
“She said we couldn’t continue on the road because there was a broken tree and we could see a tornado. ” “Then, another storm began as we were driving in that direction. ” It was frightening.
Jean-Philippe Begin, a meteorologist from Environment Canada, said that they got many real images and videos from the public.
“Looks like there might be a tornado, but we’ll be sure in the next few days,” Begin said. “The pictures seem like they are actually happening. ”
Begin thinks that teams should investigate more to make sure the funnel cloud really came down, just like in a criminal investigation. He said it will probably be confirmed soon with the help of teams from Western University in Ontario.
Hamel said four houses near Ski Mont-Rigaud hill were also damaged.
No one got hurt and the fire department is looking into what happened.
Tag: Tornado
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Tornado makes landfall west of Montreal Island
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Waterspout spotted around Teshie Nungua causes possible tornado fears
On Monday, May 13, residents of Teshie Nungua and its environs were startled by the sight of a waterspout forming off the coast.
The swirling column of water, resembling a tornado over the sea, sparked fears of a possible tornado hitting the area.
A waterspout is a weather phenomenon characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud that occurs over a body of water. It is often associated with severe thunderstorms and is similar to a tornado in appearance but forms over water.
Waterspouts are generally classified into two types: fair-weather waterspouts and tornadic waterspouts.
Fair-weather waterspouts are typically weaker and less dangerous, forming under relatively calm weather conditions. They are more common and often dissipate before reaching land.
Tornadic waterspouts, on the other hand, are more intense and are associated with severe thunderstorms. They have the potential to move onto land, becoming tornadoes.
Tornadoes, on the other hand, are violently rotating columns of air that extend from a thunderstorm to the ground. They are among the most destructive weather phenomena, capable of causing widespread damage and posing a significant threat to life and property.
Areas prone to waterspouts and tornadoes include regions with warm, moist air near the surface and colder air aloft, which creates instability in the atmosphere.
This atmospheric setup is common in coastal areas and regions prone to severe weather, such as the central United States.
@carmenxcaramelx Tornadoes, also known as twisters, are not as common in Africa as they are in some other parts of the world, such as the central United States. There are a few reasons for this: Lack of Ideal Conditions: Tornadoes typically form in regions where warm, moist air at the surface meets cooler, drier air aloft. This contrast in air masses creates instability in the atmosphere, which is conducive to the development of tornadoes. In many parts of Africa, the atmospheric conditions may not be as favorable for the formation of tornadoes compared to regions like the central United States. Lack of Large-Scale Weather Systems: Tornadoes often form in association with large-scale weather systems, such as thunderstorms and supercells. These systems are more common in regions like the central United States, where the topography and weather patterns are conducive to the development of severe thunderstorms. In Africa, the weather patterns and topography may not be as conducive to the formation of the large-scale weather systems that frequently produce tornadoes. Sparse Population Density: Another factor to consider is that tornadoes may occur in Africa, but they may go unnoticed or unreported due to the continent's vast size and relatively sparse population density in some regions. In contrast, tornadoes in more populated areas are more likely to be observed and reported. While tornadoes are less common in Africa compared to some other parts of the world, they do occur occasionally. It's important to note that our understanding of tornadoes and their occurrence is still evolving, and research continues to shed light on the factors that contribute to their formation in different regions. ##ghanatiktok#ghanarain#twister#cloudformations#raininghana#ghanaiantiktok#viraltiktok#weatherformation#intersting#foodforthought ♬ original sound – carmenxcaramel -
North Carolina’s Pfizer factory destroyed by a tornado
On Wednesday, a tornado damaged severely a Pfizer factory in North Carolina.
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a tornado watch for a significant area of coastal North Carolina and southern Virginia on Wednesday morning.
An Enhance Fujima Scale-2 (EF2) tornado, which touched down slightly west of the anticipated warning zone near the village of Dortches at around 12.30 p.m., was confirmed by the NWS in Raleigh.
An EF2 tornado can sustain wind speeds of up to 135 miles per hour.
The aftermath of the E3 tornado that hit Rocky Mount, North Carolina (Picture: via REUTERS) The tornado then traveled east towards the city of Rocky Mount. A survey conducted after the storm determined that the damage was consistent with an EF3 tornado, which can sustain wind speeds of up to 150 miles per hour.
Pfizer confirmed that their factory, located just 7 miles north of the city, was damaged by Wednesday’s twister.
Photos from the aftermath of the storm show the factory building devastated, as well as numerous semi-trailer trucks flipped over and damaged from the heavy winds.
‘I’ve got reports of 50,000 pallets of medicine that are strewn across the facility and damaged through the rain and the wind,’ Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone said.
The Rocky Mount factory produced about 25% of Pfizer’s injectable drugs used in the United States (Picture: via REUTERS) According to the company, employees at the factory ‘followed established safety protocol’ and safely evacuated. They reported no deaths or injuries from the storm.
‘The city had to transport the employees to the Rocky Mount Senior Center,’ Rocky Mount Fire Chief Darvin Moore later confirmed at a press conference.
‘We are assessing the situation to determine the impact on production,’ Pfizer said in a statement ‘Our Thoughts are with our colleagues, our patients, and the community as we rebuild from this weather incident.’
The large plant produces anesthesia, as well as almost 25% of the company’s injectable drugs used in American hospitals.
The storm also caused damage to ‘numerous’ homes in the northern part of the city, Fire Chief Moore said at a press conference on Wednesday evening. Only two residents suffered injuries as a result of the damage.
‘We are relieved that the storm did not have any major loss or damage to life,’ Moore said.
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Texas prepares for heatwave following fatal tornado
Just days after a tornado in the state claimed the lives of three people, millions of Texans are preparing for extremely hot weather this weekend.
Since Thursday, when a significant storm system hit the southern US and also caused fatalities in Florida and Mississippi, temperatures have been rising.
As of Friday night, 400,000 consumers in the South are without power.
Authorities issue a warning that when residents run their air conditioners, the extreme heat will put a burden on electrical infrastructure.
The extreme temperatures come as the US prepares to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday on Monday, a federal holiday.
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a heat advisory until Sunday, warning people in Texas that temperatures could feel as hot at 110F (43C) at times.
Cities across Texas have opened up cooling centres for vulnerable residents.
“Anyone ready for Winter yet?” NWS forecasters posted on Twitter on Friday, adding that heat records are expected to be broken over the weekend.
As the danger of storms subsides on Saturday evening, the risk of extreme heat across the region will remain, the NWS said.
The heat comes with a week to go before the summer season officially begins on 21 June.
In the small Texas town of Perryton, one person died in a mobile home park and two others were killed when a tornado devastated the downtown area on Thursday evening.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed an emergency order to expedite the state’s recovery efforts. A child was reportedly among those killed.
At least 30 mobile homes in Perryton, population 8,000, took a “direct hit” from the tornado and were damaged or destroyed, said a local fire chief.
At least 10 people were taken to hospital in critical condition, officials said, adding that one local hospital was forced to operate on a generator due to power outages.
Over 100 people have been treated for injuries in hospital.
In Florida, a woman died in the northern city of Pensacola after a tree fell on her home.
In Mississippi, a tree fell into a man’s garage, killing him as he was packing his car to travel to Georgia for his brother’s funeral.Media caption,
Watch: Are tornadoes in the US getting worse?
About 174,000 customers were without electricity in Texas as of Friday evening, according to the Poweroutage.us website.
Some 152,000 more were in the dark in Louisiana, 107,000 in Mississippi and 25,000 in Florida.
The mayor of Eufaula, Alabama, told local media on Thursday that a tornado carved a nearly four-mile path through town, tearing down at least one building and toppling 40 trees.
This was the fourth time a twister hit the small town in as many years, the mayor said.
In neighbouring Georgia, two people narrowly escaped a house that collapsed during storms in the south-west of the state, the town’s sheriff was quoted as saying by local media.
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US death toll rise as huge storms destroy several states
A string of tornadoes tore throughout the South and Midwest cities of the United States, killing at least 26 people
Storms devastated multiple states, destroying homes and leaving people without electricity.
The Washington Post reported that there were more than 60 tornado reports.
Weather-related fatalities have been reported in Arkansas, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, Alabama, and Mississippi, among other states.
One storm shredded through the Arkansas town of Wynne – a community some 100 miles (170km) east of the state capital, Little Rock.
Image caption,Wynne, Arkansas saw several deaths due to Friday’s tornado Ashley Macmillan said she, her husband and their children huddled with their dogs in a small bathroom as a tornado passed, “praying and saying goodbye to each other, because we thought we were dead”.
A falling tree seriously damaged their home, but they were unhurt.
She told the AP news agency: “We could feel the house shaking, we could hear loud noises, dishes rattling. And then it just got calm.”
Lisa Worden, a teacher at Wynne High School, said a decision to send pupils home early was critical.
“We got out at 1:30, which was such a God blessing from our superintendent, because otherwise kids would have been on busses and teachers would have still been here. And so that would have been even more devastating,” she told Reuters news agency.
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared a state of emergency in the state of Arkansas on Friday, with the national guard activated to help with recovery efforts.
Image caption,Wynne’s high school suffered heavy damage from the tornado She said she had spoken to President Joe Biden about the situation, who promised federal aid.
Friday’s storms also led to the collapse of a theatre roof at a packed heavy metal gig in Belvidere, Illinois state, leading to one death and 28 injuries.
As storms continue to work their way east, hundreds of thousands of people are without power across several states.
Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania are the worst affected, according to the US PowerOutage website.
In a bulletin, the Storm Prediction Center warned some of the projected tornadoes could track across the ground for long distances.
Image caption,Investigators look over the Apollo Theater following a tornado in Belvidere, Illinois The deadly tornadoes come a week after a rare, long-track twister killed 26 people in Mississippi.
The Mississippi tornado last week travelled 59 miles (94km) and lasted about an hour and 10 minutes – an unusually long period of time for a storm to sustain itself. It damaged about 2,000 homes, officials said.
President Biden visited the state on Friday to pay his condolences.
Source: BBC
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Mississippi to expect further storms after tornado
After the tornadoes that claimed 26 lives in the US state of Mississippi, the governor has issued a warning that more severe weather may be approaching.
Significant threats, according to Governor Tate Reeves, still exist in several areas of the state.
Hundreds of people have been displaced in the wake of the tornadoes which tore through Mississippi and Alabama on Friday night.
The mayor of one of the worst affected towns said he had lost personal friends in the disaster.
Friday’s tornado was the deadliest in the state of Mississippi in more than a decade. At least 25 people have died in the state, with one person confirmed dead in neighbouring Alabama.
Trees have been uprooted, trucks have overturned into houses and power lines have been brought down by the tornado – classified as “violent” and given the second-highest rating possible.
On Saturday, survivors of the disaster could be seen walking around, dazed and in shock. Sunday, on the other hand, has been a hive of activity.
Volunteers, some coming from neighbouring Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, have been helping with the clean-up operation.
President Joe Biden has declared a state of emergency and deployed federal resources to help with the rescue and response in some of the worst-hit towns.
The devastation is so great, it must be difficult to know where to begin. Crews are working to remove broken trees that are pinning down power lines, with thousands of people losing power during Friday’s storm.
Stations have been set up outside some of the few buildings still partially standing where people can collect water and sandwiches.
But while local communities are grappling with the response, there are warnings of further severe storms to come.
https://emp.bbc.com/emp/SMPj/2.47.3/iframe.htmlMedia caption,
Watch: Governor Tate Reeves told reporters he was “damn proud to be a Mississippian”
Speaking at a news conference convened in the western town of Rolling Fork, Governor Reeves said: “What we’ve seen, much like the storm that occurred Friday night, is in the 24-36 hours that are leading up to this afternoon, it appears that the risks seem to be getting worse and worse, not better.
“And when you stand here and see this, what feels like a beautiful weather day in Mississippi, please be aware and please know: if you are south of I-55 in Mississippi today there are significant risks. We are prepared.”
The governor said it had been “heartbreaking” to see the loss and devastation caused by the twister, but said he was “damn proud to be a Mississippian” after seeing how locals had responded.
“Because Mississippians have done what Mississippians do,” he said. “In times of tragedy, in times of crisis, they stand up and they show up, and they’re here to help themselves, help their neighbours.”
In the town of Rolling Fork, the extent of the devastation is still difficult to comprehend.
As you approach the town from the south, you can clearly see the tornado’s path. A straight line of trees have been stripped of their branches and uprooted, while others to either side are untouched.
Image caption,A map showing the impact of tornadoes along Mississippi and Alabama Debris is strewn across the acres of farmland that surround the town, where parts of buildings and vehicles were deposited.
Mayor Eldridge Walker, also speaking at Sunday’s news conference, said the town would come back “bigger and better than ever before” to rounds of applause from those who gathered.
“I’m not only just the mayor of this community, but I’ve lost personal friends,” he said.
“I’m also the local funeral director – now I’m having to meet those who have lost loved ones and help them make it through.”
US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas visited Rolling Fork, where he pledged to help rebuild stronger buildings.
Mr Mayorkas said the stronger buildings would prevent the same tragedy happening again as severe weather events increase in frequency and gravity.
He earlier pledged to help the people of Mississippi, “not just today but for the long haul”.
“It is inspiring to see the people of Mississippi come together… and the people of this country come together to assist those in dire need,” he said.
Soon after he spoke a lightening storm put a pause on the recovery operation.
The impact of climate change on the frequency of storms is still unclear, but we know that increased sea surface temperatures warm the air above and make more energy available to drive hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons.
As a result, they are likely to be more intense with more extreme rainfall.
Source: BBC
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More than 23 souls claimed away as tornado destroys homes and vehicles
In Mississippi, a tornado has left 23 people dead and numerous others injured.
The US state was devastated by the powerful storms that passed over it.
Due to the tornado, vehicles were left on their sides and buildings were reduced to ruins.
Many people were compelled to seek refuge in the morning darkness because it struck about 6.20am.
While the tornado passed through the state, WTVA meteorologist Matt Laubhan was live-blogging the weather.
Lost for words, he struggled to pull sentences together as he tried to get across the sheer danger it posed.
‘Dear Jesus, please help them’, Mr Laubhan added as he put his face in his hands.
The National Weather Service issued an alert as the storm was hitting that read: ‘To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW!’
The damage left behind in Sharkey County, Mississippi (Picture: @SacharBlake/Twitter) 
Homes in the tornado’s path have been destroyed (Picture: @MHPTroopD / Twitter) ‘You are in a life-threatening situation,’ it warned.
‘Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction is possible.’
Rural towns such as Silver City and Rolling Fork reported destruction as the tornado swept northeast at 70 mph without weakening, racing towards Alabama through towns including Winona and Amory into the night.
The damage spans communities over the combined distance of more than 100 miles, authorities say.
Homes reduced to rubble after deadly tornado tears through Mississippi
Cornel Knight told The Associated Press that he, his wife and their three-year-old daughter were at a relative’s home in Rolling Fork when the tornado struck.
He said the sky was dark but ‘you could see the direction from every transformer that blew’.
He said it was ‘eerily quiet’ as that happened. Mr Knight said he watched from a doorway until the tornado was, he estimated, less than a mile away.
Then he told everyone in the house to take cover in a hallway.
Four people remain missing and the death toll is expected to rise following the tornado.
In a tweet, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency wrote: ‘We can confirm 23 dead, dozens injured, four missing due to last night’s tornadoes.
‘We have numerous local and state search and rescue teams that continue to work this morning. A number of assets are on the ground to assist those that have been impacted.’
The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado caused damage about 60 miles north-east of Jackson, Mississippi.
At least 24 reports of tornadoes were issued to the National Weather Service overnight by storm chasers and observers.
‘Many in the MS Delta need your prayer and God’s protection tonight,’ Governor Tate Reeve said in a tweet.
‘We have activated medical supportâsurging more ambulances and other emergency assets for those affected. Search and rescue is active.’
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Our beef is generational; my daughter will continue when I’m gone – Tornado tells Afia Schwar
Social media is buzzing with the beef between Nana Tornado and Afia Schwarzenegger.
In the past week, it was reported that Afia had reportedly tied the knot to a chief after snatching him from his first wife. Her arch-enemy, Nana Tornado in a series of videos revealed how Afia Schwar blackmailed the chief to marry her.
Tornado disclosed that Afia manipulated the chief to give her his Toyota Prada V8 after master-minding their unplanned marriage.
It later turned out that Afia was the mastermind behind all the allegations about herself as she fed Tornado with false information to make a fool out of himself on social media.
In a live video, Afia Schwar explained how she orchestrated this plan with her friends and also furnished Tornado with every bit of detail regarding her alleged marriage.
As expected, Tornado who will not sit by for Afia to drag him through the gutters has also hit back at her with more damning allegations.
In his response, the male feud board chairman said Afia’s prank on him does not mean the avalanche of information he has about her is not credible nor does it guarantee she is smarter than him.
In his submission, Tornado vowed to torment Afia till he’s capable no more, emphasizing that their beef is generational and will continue with their kids even when he is dead and buried.