Tornado was ‘just like in the Wizard of Oz’
The News Review:
- Tornado was ‘just like in the Wizard of Oz’
- Once again Hurricane Center needs a new director.
- Clean-up continues after tornado
- Tropical Storm Karen swirls in open Atlantic
Tornado was ‘just like in the Wizard of Oz’
Telegraph.co.uk – Sep 25, 2007
“It was really frightening” she said. “I looked out of the window and everything was just flying past. Hayley Stroud 27 said “We saw the tail end of the tornado going across and our chimney pot came off. It was like a twister because the branches of the trees were swirling around. Paul Hughes said that thousands of pounds worth of damage has been caused to his garage his two cars and the roof of his house in Rother Road. “It happened so quickly” he said. “My boys cried out wondering what was happening.
Once again Hurricane Center needs a new director.
Free with registration – Miami Herald – AccessMyLibrary.com – Sep 25, 2007
Byline: Martin Merzer Sep. 25–For the second time in less than a year federal officials formally began the search for a new director of the National Hurricane Center but a leading candidate swiftly took himself out of contention Monday. Ed Rappaport a veteran hurricane forecaster who now serves as.
Clean-up continues after tornado
BBC News – Sep 25, 2007
About 40 homes in the Camp Hill area of Nuneaton were damaged by the severe weather on Monday morning. Roof tiles were ripped off vehicles were damaged and trees and branches were broken. Five of the homes affected were council properties and these were made safe on Monday a Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council spokeswoman said. The other private-owned properties were dealing with their own insurance claims she added.
Tropical Storm Karen swirls in open Atlantic
Independent Online – Sep 25, 2007
Tropical Storm Karen was located around 1 515 miles (2 440 km) east of the Windward Islands of the Caribbean by 11am EDT (15H00 GMT) after forming earlier in the morning the US National Hurricane Centre said. Its top sustained winds had reached 40 miles per hour (65 km per hour) and it was moving west-northwest near 15 mph (24 kph). The storm was expected to turn to the north before reaching the Lesser Antilles… Its top sustained winds had reached 40 miles per hour (65 km per hour) and it was moving west-northwest near 15 mph (24 kph). The storm was expected to turn to the north before reaching the Lesser Antilles. “The environment ahead of the storm is questionable for strengthening” it said in a discussion note saying it expected Karen to remain at just below hurricane status and to then start weakening in the Atlantic after three days. The hurricane centre was monitoring at least three other areas where weather disturbances had the potential to develop into tropical cyclones — one in the Gulf of Mexico where Mexico and the United States have important oil production facilities another near the French island of Guadeloupe and the third over Florida and the Bahamas. The 2007 Atlantic storm season which lasts through November 30 has generated three hurricanes so far including two ferocious maximum-strength Category 5 hurricanes. One of them Dean swiped Jamaica and then plowed into Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.