Cambridge 'tornado' richt ravage aan
Cambridge 'tornado' cuts path of destruction
A mini tornado ripped through Cambridge in the early hours of this morning, taking off roofs and downing trees and powerlines. The tornado hit without warning about 3am today and five minutes later when it swept eastwards out of town, more than 100 houses had lost or damaged roofs. Trees and powerlines were left sprawled on the ground and many cars were damaged.
No one is believed to have been hurt but Cambridge chief fire officer Don Gerrand, said damage was widespread and many homes and parts of Cambridge were without power at first light. Mr Gerrand, said the town's volunteer firefighters responded within minutes but power was cut to the fire station and torches were needed. Communications were not affected as radios went to battery power.
It is the biggest we have had here. A hotel lost its roof, so did the BP Service station and an old folks home. It has created a bit of destruction right through from one end of the town to the other. Mr Gerrand said within five minutes the tornado had gone, leaving firefighters astounded at the damage.More...
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A mini tornado ripped through Cambridge in the early hours of this morning, taking off roofs and downing trees and powerlines. The tornado hit without warning about 3am today and five minutes later when it swept eastwards out of town, more than 100 houses had lost or damaged roofs. Trees and powerlines were left sprawled on the ground and many cars were damaged.
No one is believed to have been hurt but Cambridge chief fire officer Don Gerrand, said damage was widespread and many homes and parts of Cambridge were without power at first light. Mr Gerrand, said the town's volunteer firefighters responded within minutes but power was cut to the fire station and torches were needed. Communications were not affected as radios went to battery power.
It is the biggest we have had here. A hotel lost its roof, so did the BP Service station and an old folks home. It has created a bit of destruction right through from one end of the town to the other. Mr Gerrand said within five minutes the tornado had gone, leaving firefighters astounded at the damage.More...
©Harold
Zodan !!!
Goedemorgen Jan !. Nog even en we hoeven niet meer naar de VS 'hunting down tornados' hahaha.
Van de zomer in polen en nu in engeland en welk waterlandje ligt er tussen?..
Dank je Jan.
Goedemorgen Jan !. Nog even en we hoeven niet meer naar de VS 'hunting down tornados' hahaha.
Van de zomer in polen en nu in engeland en welk waterlandje ligt er tussen?..
Dank je Jan.
Radiografische Hobby's ?..kijk op: http://www.mrdracing.nl
Citaat van mrijkhals, vrijdag 17 oktober 2008, 6:42 uur
Zodan !!!
Goedemorgen Jan !. Nog even en we hoeven niet meer naar de VS 'hunting down tornados' hahaha.
Van de zomer in polen en nu in engeland en welk waterlandje ligt er tussen?..
Dank je Jan.
Bericht komt uit de New Zealand Harrold - neem aan dat dit Cambridge in NZ zijn dus dan moeten we toch wat verder weg?
Helaas niet in UK.
Groet,
Leidenaar
Goedemorgen Jan !. Nog even en we hoeven niet meer naar de VS 'hunting down tornados' hahaha.
Van de zomer in polen en nu in engeland en welk waterlandje ligt er tussen?..
Dank je Jan.
Bericht komt uit de New Zealand Harrold - neem aan dat dit Cambridge in NZ zijn dus dan moeten we toch wat verder weg?
Helaas niet in UK.
Groet,
Leidenaar
Will there be more tornados?
Well after Friday's tornado in Cambridge I guess the question is "Will there be more?". Spring has so far been pretty quiet, especially compared to the past two Octobers with very little on the lightning detectors and that's due to the Tasman Sea being much quieter.
If the Tasman Sea continues to stay quiet then a repeat performance of this morning isn't likely - but we're in the middle of Spring and maybe this year Mother Nature's running a little bit late - perhaps November will be stormier than October? In fact there's always a heightened risk of damaging tornados in October and November.
But more short term - what's happening this weekend? Well a cold front zipping up the country during Saturday will bring a colder southerly change - especially to southern and eastern areas. Daytime highs may well be down, by as much as 10 degrees in some areas as the colder air moves through. For those who hate the cold the good news is that a nor'wester will return in the far south during Sunday and work its way up the nation by early next week.
In fact next week is looking like it could be a stormy one as a squeeze zone develops over much of the country - Wednesday at this stage looks stormy across much of New Zealand with heavy rain for the West Coast and hot, dry, winds for the east coast. Will have more details about that on Monday.More...
©Harold
Well after Friday's tornado in Cambridge I guess the question is "Will there be more?". Spring has so far been pretty quiet, especially compared to the past two Octobers with very little on the lightning detectors and that's due to the Tasman Sea being much quieter.
If the Tasman Sea continues to stay quiet then a repeat performance of this morning isn't likely - but we're in the middle of Spring and maybe this year Mother Nature's running a little bit late - perhaps November will be stormier than October? In fact there's always a heightened risk of damaging tornados in October and November.
But more short term - what's happening this weekend? Well a cold front zipping up the country during Saturday will bring a colder southerly change - especially to southern and eastern areas. Daytime highs may well be down, by as much as 10 degrees in some areas as the colder air moves through. For those who hate the cold the good news is that a nor'wester will return in the far south during Sunday and work its way up the nation by early next week.
In fact next week is looking like it could be a stormy one as a squeeze zone develops over much of the country - Wednesday at this stage looks stormy across much of New Zealand with heavy rain for the West Coast and hot, dry, winds for the east coast. Will have more details about that on Monday.More...
©Harold
