A Disasterous Tornado Outbreak

The largest tornado outbreak since 2008 raked the Southeast claiming around 45 lives. North Carolina was the worst hit, with around 22 deaths in the state. Over 200 tornadoes were reported with around 97 actually confirmed so far. The storms began on Thursday and lasted untill Saturday as the storms raced across the South. The twisters impacted 12 states: Oklahoma, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Missouri, Illinois, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland. Of the deaths reported, 22 were in North Carolina, 6 in Virginia, 7 in Arkansas, 7 in Alabama, 1 in Mississippi, and 2 in Oklahoma.

Though there is a chance for severe weather beginning Tuesday, none of the areas severily affected by last week's storms are predicted to be disturbed. The road down recovery will be a long one.

The New and Improved Natural Disaster News and Info!

After taking an around year long break, I've decided to reboot the blog and start making more posts, bringing more info, and giving out more tips. There will be some new monthly activities including disaster movie reviews. Hopefully, I can continue this blog for a while and report on the latest disasters to happen. See you all real soon!

-Disasterman

Tornadoes Kill 5, Dozens Injured

A severe weather outbreak happened Monday in Kansas and Oklahoma with baseball-sized hail, large tornadoes, and strong winds. The main cause of destruction was the tornadoes which killed 5 and injured 58. Many reports of tornadoes were reported throughout Oklahoma and Kansas Monday evening. In Seminole, Oklahoma the towns airport was badly damaged with several planes destroyed. At least 37 tornadoes were reported.

Tornadoes and Flooding

Thunderstorms brought heavy flooding and tornadoes to Mississippi and Tennessee over the weekend and through the week with deadly tornadoes killing 12 in Tennessee, 6 in Mississippi, and 3 in Kentucky. Major flooding has effected many areas in the Southeast including Nashville, Tennessee with record level flooding.

Tornadoes Across the Southeast

Rescuers spread out Sunday to scour neighborhoods of splintered homes and twisted debris in Mississipi, a day after a devastating tornado sliced through the state killing ten people. Roofs were torn off businesses, homes were splintered, vehicles were overturned, and roads were blocked by toppled trees. Mississipi Emergency Management Agency spokesman Greg Flynn said five people were killed in Choctaw County, four people in Yazoo County, and one in Holmes County. The tornado slammed Yazoo County, then headed notheast to Holmes County before striking Choctaw County. More then 15 other counties were damaged. Thousands across the state were left without electricity and power lines blocked roads. Tornadoes were also reported in Louisiana, Arkansas, and Alabama and the severe weather continued to track eastward.

Update on What's Happened

It's been a little while since I last posted because of computer problems so this is what's happened so far:

An Iceland volcano erupted last week causing airports all over Europe to close down. Thousands of flights were canceled. Luckily the volcano has calmed down and airplanes are beginning to fly again.

Last week a 7.1 earthquake occured in China. Death toll so far is 2,192 people with 78 people still missing.

Also for a while severe storms will batter the southern U.S. with damaging winds, hail, and tornadoes.

Earthquake Shakes Mexico/S.California and Arizona

At 3:40 P.M. Paciffic Daylight Time a 7.2 magnitude earthquake was triggered in Baja California on Sunday. The initial depth of the earthquake is 20.1 miles deep. Shaking was felt as far as Pheonix, Arizona. Skyscrapers were seen shaking in San Diego and in Los Angeles Disneyland was evacuated for safety precautions. Power outages and minor damage have been reported across the wide area it was felt. The earthquake is not expected to trigger a tsunami. No major damage or injuries have been reported. Aftershocks continue throughout the day. Also 4.1 and 4.4 earthquakes were felt in N California.