In USA it is common that there are tornadoes Of great magnitude due to different geographical factors, this natural phenomenon leaves multiple destructions in its wake, and even deaths. On December 9, a strong tornado hit Tennessee leaving an incredible story for a family that suffered the ravages of the cyclone.
The Moore familywho resides in TennesseeUSA, lived a deadly story after a tornado hit the region of Clarksville. The young couple told CNN that it was an unexpected event and that everything happened very quickly.
Sidney Moore, the mother, explained that the local government did not give prior notice of the phenomenon, so they were already putting their children to bed to later sleep. Seeing that something was obviously happening, she protected her son Princeton and her boyfriend, Amaris, went after her son Lord.
It was at that moment that the tornado caused the most damage to his home, as it lifted the roof of his house and not only that, it also later knocked down the walls. Amaris was lifted by the tornado as were parts of his house, so he couldn’t reach his son.
After its passage, while Sidney continued with Lord, Amaris was left under the rubble of her mobile home and with her shoulder dislocated, so she desperately went to look for the baby who was crying in a fallen tree about 30 feet from the What was left of their home… “It was like a scene from a movie,” Sidney said.
Why are there so many tornadoes in the US?
According to the BBC, Up to 1,200 tornadoes are recorded in the United States each year.making it the country that suffers the most from this impressive natural phenomenon.
The Natural Emergency Commission points out that a tornado is considered when a funnel-shaped cloud that has formed around a column of wind descends until it touches the ground. Therefore, at that moment is when strong rotating winds occur, with speeds of up to 80 meters per second, combined with the depression that occurs in the center of the wind column.
The specialized medium National Geographicexplains that one of the main factors why tornadoes are created is because cold, dry air collides with warm, humid air. Furthermore, the middle region of the United States is where these tornadoes occur the most, even in that region there is “Tornado Alley” which covers Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Kansas.
Finally, among other factors are the cold air flowing from the north across the Great Plains, the proximity of the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the dry air coming from the Rocky Mountains.