Oyuki kigan 0 Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 That the hell is happening?!? I just heard that a tornado touched down in Hokkaido, near Kitami, and ****ed shit up. This is not a welcome omen of the weather to come. We have really messed something up... Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 i just watched one slam my class as i was teaching in hakuba. scary big mix of highs and lows. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 We're entering the era of climate economists. The dismal scientists are slowly waking up to this one. Link to post Share on other sites
eskimobasecamp 0 Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Hokkaido tornado news story in the Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/japan/story/0,,1941713,00.html Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Some guy had his roof ripped off in Hakuba at 3pm yesterday. No one was hurt. They reckon it was a mini tornado. http://www.chunichi.co.jp/00/ngn/20061108/lcl_____ngn_____001.shtml I was outside on the higashiyama side but it was only gusty there. The cold and snow/sleet was more noticeable. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 that one went right through my school while I was teaching MR. W I saw it form then come right past Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted November 8, 2006 Author Share Posted November 8, 2006 is this um... normal? I`ve been talking to the teachers here. I personally have never heard of tornadoes in Japan before (and i lived right next to Saroma for a year). The teachers said that while rare, tornadoes are not unheard of. But this is the first one where people have been killed. Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 twisters develop from time to time, but usually on the edge of typhoons. Link to post Share on other sites
wendy-cake 0 Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 That looked really scary. Japan weather just seems to get madder every year. Link to post Share on other sites
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