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Watch Air Force fly inside the eye of Hurricane Melissa as experts warn 'storm of the century' will be catastrophic for JamaicaAstronomers close in on comet 3I/ATLAS's origins, a strange gravity anomaly discovered off Africa and AI designs brand-new viruses Landsat 8 captured a pair of near-perfectly parallel tornado tracks just outside of Tylertown, Mississippi following a major storm system that impacted dozens of states in mid-March.Between March 14 and 16, a series of extreme thunderstorms broke out in the High Plains and Midwest thanks to an"expansive upper-level trough" of warm, moist air. This storm system triggered 113 tornadoes across 14 U.S. states, according toOne of the worst-hit states was Mississippi, which experienced 18 tornadoes. Half of these reached at least Level 2 on the Enhanced Fujita scale , which measures the damage caused by a tornado. Around 1,000 houses were damaged in the state, according to theThe most devastating extreme weather events of the year: Gallery Watch Air Force fly inside the eye of Hurricane Melissa as experts warn 'storm of the century' will be catastrophic for JamaicaIn this satellite image, you can see two different tracks that were carved out by two separate tornadoes just outside of Tylertown, Mississippi. The longer and wider track stretches up to 55 miles , while the smaller track is only around 9 miles long. It is unclear which one appeared first, or how much time passed between the respective twisters.The larger of the two tornadoes from the satellite photo ranked as Level 4 on the Enhanced Fujita scale. This farm, just outside of Tylertown, was one of its victims.The larger of the two tornadoes is believed to have reached Level 4 on the EF Scale, making it the single most powerful twister of the entire storm system, according toAround 50 miles northeast of Tylertown, aerial photographs revealed another pair of tornadoes had passed at right angles to one another, creating a large X-shape in a forested area of Covington County, according to theGet the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors, which altered the trajectory of the Pacific jet stream above North America, creating drier and warmer conditions in southern states, according to theOne location in western Covington County just north of Spring Hill School Road was struck twice by tornadoes just 41 minutes apart this past Saturday afternoon.The first tornado was more narrow as it approached the end of its path. The next storm that followed was wider. pic.twitter.com/mzzaJZAzRwBut even without La Niña, the frequency of tornadoes has been increasing over time due to rising sea surface temperatures off the Gulf coast — a direct result of human-causedRare phenomenon transforms African thunderstorm into giant ethereal 'jellyfish' Additionally, tornadoes are now starting to impact places where they have not historically been seen before. Some researchers have previously suggested that"Tornado Alley" — the central region of the U.S. where tornadoes are traditionally most likely to occur, in states such as Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska — could now be considered to be's Langley Research Center are currently working on a way to better predict when tornadoes will form by analyzing cloud patterns in satellite photos. They hope that this could eventually warn people about an impending twister up to 10 minutes before it happens, potentially saving many lives, according to the Earth Observatory. Harry is a U.K.-based senior staff writer at Live Science. He studied marine biology at the University of Exeter before training to become a journalist. He covers a wide range of topics including space exploration, planetary science, space weather, climate change, animal behavior and paleontology. His recent work on the solar maximum won"best space submission" at the and was shortlisted in the"top scoop" category at the NCTJ Awards for Excellence in 2023. He also writes Live Science's weeklyWatch Air Force fly inside the eye of Hurricane Melissa as experts warn 'storm of the century' will be catastrophic for Jamaica Watch Air Force fly inside the eye of Hurricane Melissa as experts warn 'storm of the century' will be catastrophic for Jamaica 'Near stationary' Tropical Storm Melissa is moving slower than a person walking — and it may bring deadly flash floods to the Caribbean
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