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Train vs. tornado..Who wins?
Story Created: Jul 6, 2009 at 11:12 AM PDT
Story Updated: Jul 6, 2009 at 11:44 AM PDT
By Jon Aaron, KBCI-TV
Meteorologist Jon Aaron of our sister station KBCI-TV in Boise is also writing a weather blog and I'll be featuring some of his content here from time to time. -Scott
Have you even wondered what would happen if a freight train ran through a strong thunderstorm with strong winds or even a tornado? Well, it happened on Jan. 8, 2008 in northern Illinois.
The tornado was classified as a EF3 which is pretty strong. The whole story is is located here, and was reported by the National Weather Service
And, the best part? It was all recorded on video: (see above)
Story Created: Jul 6, 2009 at 11:12 AM PDT
Story Updated: Jul 6, 2009 at 11:44 AM PDT
By Jon Aaron, KBCI-TV
Meteorologist Jon Aaron of our sister station KBCI-TV in Boise is also writing a weather blog and I'll be featuring some of his content here from time to time. -Scott
Have you even wondered what would happen if a freight train ran through a strong thunderstorm with strong winds or even a tornado? Well, it happened on Jan. 8, 2008 in northern Illinois.
The tornado was classified as a EF3 which is pretty strong. The whole story is is located here, and was reported by the National Weather Service
And, the best part? It was all recorded on video: (see above)