The Storm Prediction Center recorded 17 tornado reports from Hurricane Gustav in Louisiana, Florida and Mississippi.
I did a double-take Monday morning when I heard the Weather Channel report that one tornado in Mississippi was moving west at 83 miles an hour.
Think about that: 83 miles an hour.
I’m checking with SPC officials to see if they have more information from that report. Tornadoes don’t typically move west, but since the outer bands of Gustav were swirling that direction it makes sense.
The 83 mph, however, is a jaw-dropper.
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And I bet some car with a Texas tag passed it like it was standing still.
No doubt. That tornado is faster than me driving on the turnpike every morning. Time to fire up the weather radios again?
Gee, I wonder if some law officer used a radar gun to check the speed of the tornado?