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Commotio cordis (Latin, "agitation / disruption of the heart") is a rare disruption of heart rhythm that occurs as a result of a blow to the area directly over the heart (the precordial region) at a critical instant during the cycle of a heartbeat. [1] The condition is 97% fatal if not treated within three minutes. [2]
Tornadoes are some of nature's most violent storms.When severe weather after a thunderstorm leaves widespread destruction in a community, we often think the damage was caused by a tornado — but ...
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A storm formed early on that day produced a tornado near Ord, Nebraska. "That was kind of a sign of things to come for the rest of the day," said Timmer. The team waited on the eastern fringe of ...
See the article on this tornado – The northernmost of three tornadoes in Leon County, Florida, the tornado destroyed warehouses and caused significant tree damage across its 27.22 miles (43.81 km) path, being accompanied by significant straight-line winds to 100 mph (160 km/h), reaching a width of 0.5 miles (0.80 km) as it impacted downtown ...
A mature stovepipe tornado near Yuma, Colorado. Initially, the tornado has a good source of warm, moist air flowing inward to power it, and it grows until it reaches the "mature stage". This can last from a few minutes to more than an hour, and during that time a tornado often causes the most damage, and in rare cases can be more than 1.6 km (1 ...
The O'Zion Church in Meadville, Mississippi, known for its "small church, big heart" spirit, was devastated by a powerful tornado. The tornado tore through the building, even tossing the steeple ...
The tornado was the strongest tornado of the 1971 Mississippi Delta tornado outbreak, and second deadliest behind a later F4 tornado the same day. The tornado is most notable for tracking directly through Inverness, Mississippi, destroying over 90% of the town. The tornado is the first and only F5/EF5 tornado to impact the state of Louisiana.