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Archive for April 27th, 2011
Global Tectonics Warning – April 27
Posted by feww on April 27, 2011
Posted in 2011 disasters, 2011 earthquakes, Alaska Earthquake forecast, Alaska Earthquake Warning | Tagged: Alaska, Aleutian, Global Tectonics Alert, Megathrust, Pacific Plate, tectonic stress energy, Transition Fault | 1 Comment »
Tornado Record for April Smashed
Posted by feww on April 27, 2011
295 Confirmed April Tornadoes So Far
April 2011 Tornadoes Smash Record 267 Tornadoes Set in 1974
With 3.5 more days to go, some 295 confirmed tornadoes have wreaked havoc in the United States this month, causing death and destruction in dozens of states.
The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has received a total of 6,559 reports (LT average ~ 3,300) of sever weather reports this month, as of Tuesday April 26. 2011 @ 20:18CT
- Tornadoes: 654
- Hail: 2,725
- High/Damaging Winds: 3,180
- TOTAL: 6,559
In one of the latest incidents, a tornado touched down about 75 miles east of Dallas near the E. Texas town of Edom, destroying/damaging at least 100 homes.
“We have major destruction,” said Chuck Allen, Van Zandt County emergency management spokesman. “We have multiple houses damaged or destroyed … easily 100-plus.”
As the storm moved on toward Central Texas, it spawned about 20 tornadoes, reports said.
April also saw the first EF4 tornado for the year, which leveled the St. Louis suburb of Bridgeton. [Also the first EF4 tornado in metro area since Jan. 24, 1967. ]
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Hazard Warnings
Tornado Headlines
- ‘Major destruction’ caused by East Texas storm
- 1 dead as storms pound South for 2nd straight day
- Violent storms rip through Arkansas, killing 10 people
- Tornadoes, Flooding Leave 10 Dead in Arkansas
- Tornadoes leave destruction in East, Central Texas
- Tornado threat extends from Dallas to Memphis
- Tuesday Afternoon Tornado Confirmed In Williamston, NC
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Tungurahua volcano erupts
Posted by feww on April 27, 2011
Ecuador declares ORANGE alert after ash eruption at Tungurahua
The 5,023m volcano ejected a plume of ash about 7-km asl, in one of its half dozen eruptions, the Ecuadorean geophysics institute said.
The authorities have issued evacuation orders for residents in the villages of Bilbao, Chacauco and Cusua and other communities near Tungurahua, which translates into “Throat of Fire.”
A Tungurahua eruption in 2006 killed at least six people in the Chimborazo province, according to records.
“According to our observations, damages to crops, pastures and small effects to the health of people are already evident,” the country’s geophysics institute said.
Tungurahua volcano near the city Banos south of Quito, Ecuador. A fountain of lava erupted, spewing molten rocks to about 2 km above the crater, the Geological Institute in Quito reported. Dec. 4, 2010. AFP Photo. Image may be subject to copyright. Click here for more images.
Snow-capped Tungurahua, photographed from near the town of Baños. Photo by Minard Hall, 1976 (Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito) via GVP.
Tungurahua is located about 135 kilometers (84 miles) south of Quito, the capital city of Ecuador (Group D – see map).
Map of Volcanoes. Background Map: University of Michigan. Designed and enhanced by Fire Earth Blog. Click image to enlarge.
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More Volcano Links
- A New Era of Intense Volcanic Unrest May Have Begun
- World’s Dormant Volcanoes Firing
- VolcanoWatch Weekly [16 September 2009]
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When Weather Went Really Crazy
Posted by feww on April 27, 2011
Too Bad Climate Juggernaut Delivering Deadlier Loads Next Year!
Based on various climatic indicators and recent weather trends, FIRE-EARTH forecasts an increase of about 24% in the severity of extreme weather events during the next 20 months, compared with the previous period.
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Severe Weather Headlines from NWS
URGENT: Severe Warnings In Effect (Louisiana)
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Update at Severe Weather & Heavy Rain Forecast Center
Hazard Warnings
Flash flooding worsens over night in several Plains, Eastern locations
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Kentucky
- Latest info on major river flooding and associated rainfall amounts
- Latest local storm reports from this round of severe weather/flooding
- Damage survey reveals tornado hit Poole Kentucky Friday night
- Wabash County, IL storm damage surveys added to April 19 event summary
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