Monday mid-day 5/12

I was out and about this morning and saw numerous large tree limbs down from yesterday's wind. This photo was sent in from Valley Station. From what I saw this morning and looking at the number of power outages yesterday, the tree limbs down had to be in the hundreds if not thousands.

One good thing about a cool spring. The flowers are lasting longer than usual. This tulip is still blooming in my yard at home. I have never had tulips this late in the season.

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This map shows the core of Saturday's tornado outbreak over NE Oklahoma into SW Missouri. The red markers are tornadoes. CLick on the map for a larger view. To see a more detailed summary from the NWS in Springfield, MO....click  here

A massive earthquake struck central China on Monday about 1,000 miles from Beijing. The death toll is already more than 7,000 people in one province alone and nearly 900 students are trapped under the rubble of their school, raising fears the overall death toll could increase sharply.

For more details.....click here

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Magnitude	7.8
Date-Time	Monday, May 12, 2008 at 06:28:00 UTC Monday, May 12, 2008 at 02:28:00 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	31.104°N, 103.270°E
Depth	10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region	EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
Distances	90 km (55 miles) WNW of Chengdu, Sichuan, China 150 km (90 miles) WSW of Mianyang, Sichuan, China 360 km (225 miles) WNW of Chongqing, Chongqing, China 1545 km (960 miles) SW of BEIJING, Beijing, China

Comments

[AJ]

It was almost like a tropical storm came through yesterday rain and wind and even on the radar it looked like a tropical storm. I remember some people wanting a cool spring because of the heat wave last year well were paying the price for a cooler spring without the heat. You need cool air in order to severe weather because the 2 air masses clash. Lets hope things start to warm up soon.