Powerful tornadoes have ravaged Tennessee and Mississippi, among other US states. The storms have destroyed farms and houses in Missouri and Arkansas, and even toppled a radio tower in Indiana.
Devastating Impact of Tornadoes
“Grand Junction has been hit directly by a nightmarish wedge tornado. Debris being lofted over 20,000 ft. and now getting thrown into a massive debris field. Oh no…,” one post on X reads. Sharing that there is a storm in Slayden, one user wrote, “The NWS must be asleep, this needs to be a tornado emergency”. In another post, a video is captioned, “Here is a look at the Selmer #tornado! Insane to see another wedge happen in this historic outbreak! If you are in a warning,.”
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Climate Change and Extreme Rainfall
Climate change is making extreme rainfall more probable. A recent study by Climate Central discovered that the effects of climate change have accelerated hourly rates of rainfall in virtually 90% of major US cities since the year 1970. In fact, AccuWeather stated that there might be as much as four months’ worth of rain in the span of five days along stretches of a 1,000-mile-long ribbon in areas of the Central US. The rainfall quantity can be difficult to manage for small drainage systems and streams in urban areas. In extreme instances, there might be rainfall intensities of as much as a few inches per hour, which can then lead to flash flooding.
Tornado Watches in Tennessee and Mississippi
In the meantime, the Storm Prediction Center has indicated tornado watches will continue in north Alabama, east Kentucky, north Mississippi, and central Tennessee through 6 am CT Thursday, April 3. Almost six million people are under the watch, such as in Tupelo, Mississippi, and Nashville, Tennessee. Some said homes have been destroyed.
