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‘Skipping’ tornado traveled 36 kilometers between Ñuble and Biobío

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

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At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Chile’s Meteorological Directorate classified the extreme winds recorded between Yungay and Tucapel as an EF1 tornado covering a 36-kilometer path.
  • The intermittent, or “skipping,” tornado marked the longest track identified in the agency’s field measurements since 2019.
  • Witness accounts said the tornado lasted between five and seven seconds in the affected areas.

A tornado that touched down intermittently traveled 36 kilometers between Yungay, in Ñuble, and Tucapel, in Biobío, according to Chile’s Meteorological Directorate.

Meteorologist Ricardo Abarca of the DMC confirmed the phenomenon in an interview with Cooperativa’s Lo que Queda del Día. He classified it as an EF1 tornado.

The DMC said the track was the longest it has identified since beginning this type of field measurement in 2019. Meteorologists also described it as a “skipping tornado” because it touched the ground intermittently and left scattered damage along its route.

Testimonies collected by the Meteorological Directorate indicated that the tornado’s passage lasted between five and seven seconds in the affected sectors.

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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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