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  • 04 Apr 2024
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Source: DTE

Recently, a deadly tornado struck Mainaguri in Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, killing five and injuring over a hundred, highlighting the increasing frequency of tornadoes in India.

  • Tornado:
    • A tornado is a rotating column of air that forms from a thunderstorm and touches the ground, while over the sea it is known as a waterspout.
      • Any collision of warm, moist air with dry, cool air in the presence of a low-pressure system like a trough causes thunderstorms and tornadoes.
    • Tornadoes can feature wind speeds ranging from 105 to 322 km/h, with the system potentially being stationary or moving at approximately 97 km/h.
  • Tornadoes generally occur in middle latitudes.
    • They are most common in the United States, Argentina, and Bangladesh.
  • Extreme storms, rare in India, mostly occur in the eastern states of West Bengal, Odisha, and Jharkhand during the pre-monsoon period, with some evidence of them also forming in northwest India.
  • In India, there is no official monitoring of tornadoes though the India Meteorological Department (IMD) recorded the recent West Bengal tornado.

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