Not very often you hear of tornadoes in Japan causing damage to this extent...
'One killed, scores injured as tornado rips through Japan (PHOTOS, VIDEO)' - rt.com
'Rare tornado strikes near Tokyo, Japan on May 6' - EarthSky
Damaging Tornadoes in Japan - May 6
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Re: Damaging Tornadoes in Japan - May 6
Wow that quite significant damage!
Supercells in Japan are fairly common but to have one that spawns a tornado is quite rare!
I have had a look at the various youtube clips, it looks like this was a meso-cyclonic related tornado and not a landspout.
Supercells in Japan are fairly common but to have one that spawns a tornado is quite rare!
I have had a look at the various youtube clips, it looks like this was a meso-cyclonic related tornado and not a landspout.
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Re: Damaging Tornadoes in Japan - May 6
scary stuff!
I have seen videos of tornadoes in Japan before, but not that big!
I have seen videos of tornadoes in Japan before, but not that big!
