Friday, May 9, 2008

Amazing video of tornado in Alabama 5/8/2008

This is one of the most amazing footages I and many other stormchasers have seen. The power of this EF-2 tornado and what it does (I won't spoil it you have to look).

http://www.whnt.com/Global/category.asp?C=6018&nav=menu108_1

Typhoon hits Burma news and picture/video



Some other articles mention 120 to 130 with higher gusts.

"Electricity supplies and telecommunications in Yangon have been cut since late Friday night as the storm bore down from the Bay of Bengal, packing winds of 190-240 kilometres (120-150 miles) per hour.
Some damage description too.

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5...acleFVUOsIsG8Q


some pics here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...=moreheadlines