US Weather: a bit of everything! by Barbora Misakova

It was just yesterday, what I wrote about cursed human race which more and more often has to face terrible ragging of nature. It is not only Indonesia, but also the rest of the world. This time it was United States. Chicago for instance, tried a bit of everything: strong winds, rain, tornadoes and even some snow. Strong wind howled across the Midwest and South on Tuesday. It snapped trees and power lines, ripped off roofs and delayed flights. On Wednesday the snow joined the wind and made little chaos in Dakota and Minnesota. According to National Weather Service there were as much as 8 inches of snow in North Dakota. Even though the wind had barometric pressure similar to ! a Category 3 hurricane, it has much less destructive power. As meteorologists said, the wind gusts were only as strong as a tropical storm. In spite of that, many people were injured across the USA. Two people were injured by torn section of roof in Racine County and Van Wert County, where the tornadoes whirled. In Lincoln County eleven people were injured and eight homes damaged, emergency management officials informed. Some other people were injured in Tennessee where also highway had to be closed because of crazy weather. In some areas (for instance in Indiana and Ohio) even more than one twister was reported. One of witnesses said: “It was just a regular workday and all of a sudden that noise just came and (co-workers) said ‘Run! Run! Run!’ You didn’t have time to think.” Except lot of damage and injuries, there were about 500 canceled flights and some others delays.

related story (sgx18515): http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_midwest_storms;_ylt=AnsziIpixP...

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