On October 5, 2010 for most of Arizona, the first week in October will be remembered for it's tornadoes, hail storms, and other severe weather. The National Weather Service has officially reported five tornadoes in Northern Arizona this week and a fierce hail storm pushed through metro Phoenix on Tuesday. The twisters are rare for the region and startled residents. Homes and cars were damaged, and various communities are still recovering from the storm, with a string of power outages.
A tornado is a small column of air that whirls rapidly and violently about a nearly vertical axis and is made visible by clouds, dust and debris. Tornadoes are most probble after a hurricane enters the westerly steering current and curves towards the north and northeast; they form mostly to the northeast of the storm center, often outside the region of hurricane-force winds.
My friend, who is attending Northearn Arizona University, said that it was so terrible. She tried to call her parents and she had no signal. When she drove from the university to her apartment, she was driving while hail was occuring. I personally haven't been near or close to a tornado and I hope I'll never be.
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