Causing 2 deaths and 15 injuries! Witnesses: The roofs all flew up, and a tornado broke out in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. Dafeng District, Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province | Weather | Tornado

According to CCTV News Weibo, at around 16:15 on the 13th, some towns in Dafeng District, Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province, were affected by strong convective weather, resulting in a tornado natural disaster. According to expert appraisal, the tornado is rated as EF2.

The reporter learned from relevant local departments that the disaster caused 2 deaths and 15 injuries. According to preliminary investigation, 283 rural houses were damaged, and 32 vegetable greenhouses were damaged. The disaster situation is under further investigation.

At present, the affected population has been properly relocated and resettled, and post disaster recovery and reconstruction work is being carried out in an orderly manner.

23:45

"I saw a gray wind with a loud sound spinning in the air, and the roofs of several houses flew up with it," said a witness at the scene in Wanying Town, Dafeng District, Yancheng City. In the video sent from the scene, a huge wind column, like a white dragon, was seen rolling up a huge funnel shaped vortex and soaring straight into the sky. At the passage of the tornado, piles of debris and broken walls were left behind, the roofs of houses were lifted off, trees were destroyed, and many floating objects were added to the river. "If someone walks there, they can be swept up by a tornado."

At around 16:15 on August 13th, a tornado natural disaster occurred in some townships such as Wanying, Xiaohai, and Nanyang in Dafeng District, Yancheng City, due to strong convective weather. After expert assessment, the tornado was classified as EF2 level. The reporter learned from relevant local departments that the disaster caused 2 deaths and 15 injuries. According to preliminary investigation, 283 rural houses were damaged, and 32 vegetable greenhouses were damaged. The disaster situation is under further investigation.

"When I passed by the village hit by the tornado, I saw a large number of tiled roofs blown over, and some old houses collapsed." Witnesses Cui Yang said that he dared not stay for another second, and not far away, he also saw fallen trees hitting passing vehicles. "However, soon I saw two ambulances driving towards the village, and multiple fire trucks rushing over as well."

"It's so scary. I almost risked my life to shoot a video. At that time, I thought it was going to leave, but the wind got stronger and stronger," said Chen Jie, a close up witness.

After the disaster, the leaders of Yancheng City and Dafeng District rushed to the scene to command as soon as possible. Emergency, fire, electricity, health, civil affairs and other departments organized their forces to fully carry out work such as wounded treatment, power repair, disaster investigation, and resident comfort. At present, the affected population has been properly relocated and resettled, and post disaster recovery and reconstruction work is being carried out in an orderly manner.

22:01

According to @ CCTV News, around 16:15 on August 13th, some towns in Dafeng District, Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province, were affected by strong convective weather and experienced a natural tornado disaster. According to expert appraisal, the tornado is rated as EF2. The reporter learned from relevant local departments that the disaster caused 2 deaths and 15 injuries. According to preliminary investigation, 283 rural houses were damaged, and 32 vegetable greenhouses were damaged. The disaster situation is under further investigation. At present, the affected population has been properly relocated and resettled, and post disaster recovery and reconstruction work is being carried out in an orderly manner.

20:45

Around 4 pm on August 13th, a tornado occurred in Wanying, Xiaohai, and Nanyang towns in Dafeng District, Yancheng. On site investigation confirmed that some houses collapsed, trees and poles were scraped down, and crops were lying down. Through relevant videos and photos, and collective analysis by Chief Zheng Yongguang of the Central Meteorological Observatory and provincial and municipal experts, it has been preliminarily classified as an EF2 tornado. The casualties are awaiting official announcement.

According to the Meteorological Detection Center of the China Meteorological Administration, the Lei Sheng-P radar monitoring showed that at 15:55, a mesocyclone and an elevated TVS were identified in Xiaohai Town, Dafeng District, Yancheng. The radar echoes had hook shaped echo characteristics and weak echo areas, with significant velocity shear at a height of 1.6km. The maximum speed of the mesocyclone was 16.25 meters per second, and at 15:58, the wind speed at the ground automatic station was 22.4 meters per second.

19:30

The reporter learned from relevant departments in Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province that on the afternoon of the 13th, a suspected tornado occurred in the southern township of Dafeng District, Yancheng. After preliminary investigation, there have been casualties, and the specific situation of casualties and property damage is being verified.

Xinhua Daily · Intersection reporter learned from the Jiangsu Provincial Meteorological Observatory that the suspected tornado event is currently under investigation, and relevant departments will release official information based on the investigation results in the future.

Xinhua Daily · Intersection Reporter Zhang Xuan