It Looked Like a Tornado, but It Was a Gustnado: What Is the Phenomenon that Hit Central Station?
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The images surprised in the midst of the intense storm that affected Santiago a week ago, on October 13. A swirl raised part of a structure at the Alameda Bus Terminal, in Central Station, and an explanation quickly emerged: it could be a tornado, however, the subsequent analysis of the Direction ... Continue reading "It looked like a tornado, but it was a gustnado: what is the phenomenon that hit Central Station"
Report of the Chilean Weather Management points out that the damage to the Alameda bus terminal was caused by a short surface swirl and not a tornado, as I had pointed out in advance.Images of Tuesday 13 showed debris from the ceiling of the Alameda terminal flying by the wind.The pieces of the ceiling of the Alameda bus terminal, which flew in circles with the strong winds of the storm of Tuesday 13 October in the Metropolitan Region, led many …
The swirl that hit Central Station during the intense storm of October 13 was not a tornado, as confirmed by the Chilean Meteorological Directorate. It was a gustnado, and could be repeated again.
What happened? The extreme event of wind in the commune of Central Station the other day corresponded to a gustnado, discarding the occurrence of a tornado in Santiago. It may interest you :What time the rain begins today in the Metropolitan Region and central zone What is a gustnado? A gustnado corresponds to a vortex...
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