Second tornado might strike Joplin, Mo.

More than a hundred individuals are dead in Joplin, Mo., due to a savage tornado touchdown in the town, and a second one might soon be on the way. More tornadoes are probably going to hit, as another storm front is heading toward the lower Midwest. A five state area is presently at risk of tornado outbreak.

Risk of a tornado increases with state

About 116 individuals were killed on Sunday, May 22 in Joplin, Mo., where a twister hit and is beginning to form once again. According to MSNBC, the storm system has been producing tornadoes in the United States after starting in the south. A thunderstorm advisory is in effect for Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and the northeast corner of Texas, and individuals are told to view for tornadoes, hail and strong winds throughout the region. The risk of tornado outbreaks is “not through … not by a long shot,” according to a National Weather Service official. As the storm progresses in the week, the chance of another tornado just like the one that hit Joplin occurring will decrease, although the chance is still there, reports USA Today.

Huge storms during the La Nina year

Tornadoes are the reason for several fatalities. Just this year 482 individuals have perished from them. Due to La Nina, or a time when the tropical Pacific Ocean gets cooler, the strength of the storms goes up. When the Pacific cools, jet streams become stronger because of more cool air increasing to the atmosphere, causing storm systems to become more severe and increasingly prone to tornadoes. Meteorologists, according to Yahoo News, are noting that while the tornado outbreaks in the Midwest have been devastating, none of these events are out of the ordinary. Weather patterns, for instance low pressure systems conducive to tornadoes, can form in areas and stay for long periods of time. Last month, several tornadoes tore across several states and killed more than 300 individuals.

Paying out all the insurance

Insurance companies are projected to post losses in the billions, according to Reuters. The recent Mississippi river flooding and other natural disasters in the United States for instance tornado outbreaks are anticipated to cost various insurance companies up to $10 billion this year, compared to a normal year’s outlays of $2 billion to $4 billion. All of the insurance companies in the world may have to pay up to $55 billion this year. This is just for the damage the New Zealand and Japan earthquake have brought on. In just 2011, there have been 1,151 tornadoes that have hit. Building towns back up is what the Federal Emergency Agency is working on. Since 1947, the Joplin tornado is the deadliest one that has hit. In 1947, 181 people were killed in Woodward, Okla., from a tornado. At one point during the storm, the Joplin tornado was three-quarters of a mile across. Speeds of 200 miles per hour came from it.

Citations

MSNBC

msnbc.msn.com/id/43147795/ns/weather/

USA Today

usatoday.com/weather/storms/tornadoes/2011-05-23-tornadoes-hit-plains_n.htm

Yahoo News

news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_sci_midwest_storms_science;_ylt=AjjcCUBXXogIBRiQGeOupzqs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNjM21oOHRnBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTEwNTI0L3VzX21pZHdlc3Rfc3Rvcm1zBGNjb2RlA21vc3Rwb3B1bGFyBGNwb3MDMQRwb3MDNgRwdANob21lX2Nva2UEc2VjA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yeQRzbGsDcmVsYXRlZA–

Reuters

reuters.com/article/2011/05/24/us-insurance-disasters-idUSTRE74M6GH20110524