A record-breaking tornado wreaked havoc in four states in the United States and wreaked havoc.
Washington – A tornado claimed at least two lives in Arkansas state late Friday night. According to media reports, the tornado hit the villages of Monette and Trumann and damaged a number of buildings, including two nursing homes. Two people were killed and five more injured in the Monette nursing home. Helpers rescued 20 people from the building. The two localities are in northeast Arkansas. The local high school became a reception center for evacuees.
But not only Arkansas, but three other states were affected. The Washington Post reported that there were multiple tornadoes that evening and a twister that cut a swath of devastation across four states, killing four states. The newspaper calls it the “quad-state tornado,” which is unusual at this time of year.
Tornado in the USA: Record-breaking path of devastation – four states affected
There are tons of videos and pictures of the destruction on Twitter. The Washington Post writes that the tornado may have traveled 240 miles. That corresponds to about 386 kilometers. Here the four states are circled in red on a map from Google Maps.
Tornado in USA destroys Amazon warehouse
Not only in the old people’s home in northern Arkansas, but also in Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee, catastrophic damage, and possibly more deaths, have been reported, the Post reports. For three hours – which is said to be unusually long – the Twister must have raged and thrown things up to 30,000 feet (10 kilometers).
- Difference Between Tornado and Twister?
- – There is no difference between a tornado and a twister. Twister is the colloquial form, as several technical pages explain. These are actually small-scale cyclones. Another term for this would be large thrombi.
Communication and warnings were difficult in some areas due to the broken radio masts. Houses collapsed, buildings were destroyed. People were trapped in factories when a roof was destroyed.
Video of the tornado that hit the Amazon facility near Edwardsville, IL tonight… from Danielle Henke pic.twitter.com/5CNbJ03VzI
— James Spann (@spann) December 11, 2021
As you can see in the article picture above, an Amazon warehouse completely collapsed. It’s unusual for a storm of this size to arise at this time of year. The background is probably the unusual heat for December. On a scale of 0 to 5, it is said to have had EF3 intensity, which would set a new record for the season, the Washington Post believes. We will keep you up to date in the news ticker. (ank with dpa)
