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Severe Weather Discussion => Tornado Alley Outbreaks and Severe Weather Worldwide => Topic started by: Jeff Brislane on 14 May 2011, 05:53:23 PM

Title: Taipei Tornado
Post by: Jeff Brislane on 14 May 2011, 05:53:23 PM

Tornado in Taipei 龍捲風 @ 新店市區 2011/5/12 1:10PM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyx_ucm5gRk#)



Awesome Tornado footage from Taiwan

This was supposed to have been shot only a couple of days ago. Amazing storm motion and tornado.

Jeff.

Title: Re: Taipei Tornado
Post by: Jimmy Deguara on 15 May 2011, 04:27:52 AM

Hi Jeff,

The tornado is rotating clockwise - interesting! Anti-cyclonic tornadoes of this intensity are rare. Was it spawned by some tropical system or typhoon?

Regards,

Jimmy Deguara