Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Tragic Indiana State Fair Stage collapse may have been caused by a 'Gustnado' ?

    The tragic Indiana State Fair Stage collapse may have been caused by a weather phenomenon known as a 'Gustnado'. A Gustnado is wind that forms a ground-based vortex occasionally along the front of an incoming thunderstorm. They are like a tornado but much weaker in strength. This wind phenomenon can be between 30 and 300 feet tall and have wind velocity between 60 to 90 mph.


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