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1978 Tokyo tornado: 28 February 1978: Japan: ≥1: 36 injuries: Longest path length Japanese tornado at 41.2 km (25.6 mi) Damaged 289 homes and derailed a train [76] [78] Hachirohgata village tornado: 11 January 1987: Hachirohgata village, Akita Prefecture, Japan: ≥1: None: Longest duration Japanese tornado at 41 minutes [76] Mobara tornado ...
Japan is regularly affected by natural disasters, with the country also being in the Ring of Fire. Two out of the five most expensive natural disasters in recent history have occurred in Japan, in 1995 (~6,500 deaths) and 2011 (~20,000 deaths) – the latter of which had also triggered the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster .
It is reported to be the worst confirmed mass-murder incident in Japan's post-war history [12] and the worst building fire in Japan's history since the Myojo 56 building fire in 2001. 32: Hotel New Japan Fire: Fire: 8 Feb 1982: Tokyo: A fire at the Hotel New Japan located in Tokyo's Akasaka District killed 32 and injured at least 60 30: Tsuyama ...
Damage has been reported across Florida's Panhandle, especially in Lower Grand Lagoon from possible tornadoes. Videos, photos posted across social media after reported tornadoes in Florida Skip to ...
Fujita's best-known contributions were in tornado research; he was often called "Mr. Tornado" by his associates and by the media. [7] In addition to developing the Fujita scale, Fujita was a pioneer in the development of tornado overflight and damage survey techniques, which he used to study and map [ 8 ] the paths of the tornado that hit ...
STORY: The tornado, a very rare event in France, formed in a matter of minutes on Sunday (October 23) night with winds above 124 mph (200 km/h), taking residents and authorities aback.Local ...
An Oct. 11 Facebook video (direct link, archive link) shows a series of tornado clips. "Tornado in Dallas," reads text superimposed over the video. The post's caption includes the hashtag "#2024."
Severe thunderstorms associated with the typhoon resulted in a localized tornado outbreak with nine tornadoes touching down; none of these exceeded F1 intensity. [ 6 ] As of 09:00 pm on September 17, Typhoon Man-yi had weakened to an extratropical cyclone off Hokkaido , where up to 150 mm of rain was projected to have fallen by late Tuesday ...