2016 Funing tornado

2016 tornado in Jiangsu, China 2016 Funing tornado 2016 funing tornado.png Tornado captured by surveillance cameras 23 June 2016 ≈ approximately 2:30 p.m. (UTC+8:00) 50 minutes EF4 34.5 km mi on 166-200 mph on flip 4.1 km yd mi on 2016 760000000 98 846 Jiangsu (Funing and Sheyang Counties) tornado outbreaks of 2016 On the afternoon of June 23, 2016, a severe thunderstorm produced an extremely large, deadly and violent tornado over the province of Jiangsu, China. Striking areas northeast of Yancheng around 2:30 p.m. local time, the tornado killed 98 people and injured 846 others (152 critically). The China Meteorological Administration later rated the tornado as an EF4 on the Enhanced Fujita scale. Another tornado spawned by the same supercell killed one person in the Sheyang area. Li Jingyuan F. Ping S. Zhou X. Shen Numerical simulation of a strong tornado in eastern China with different microphysical schemes Atmos. Sci. Lett. 20 2 e875 2019 10.1002/asl.875 2019AtScL..20E.875L free The Jiangsu tornado is the widest tornado in China's history since records and documentation began in 1950. Background During the late spring and early summer, a semi-permanent frontal boundary—called the meiyu front—emerges across eastern China, Taiwan, and Japan. This feature leads to prolonged periods of heavy rain and thunderstorms which frequently cause damage. Rainfall along this boundary tends to be particularly heavy in post-El Niño summers, such as the summer of 2016. On June 23, 2016, a band of intense thunderstorms roughly 600 mi km on flip across developed along the meiyu front in eastern China. One particular storm complex over Jiangsu Province spanned 250 to 300 mi km on flip and produced a tornado near Yancheng around 2:30 p.m. local time (0630 UTC).Bob Henson Weather Underground June 23, 2016 June 23, 2016 At Least 78 Deaths in China Tornado; Midwest Dodges Major Damage https://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=3340 The tornado was accompanied by a hailstorm.Steven Jiang CNN June 23, 2016 June 23, 2016 Severe weather, including rare tornado, kills at least 78 in China http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/23/asia/china-tornado/ Damage analysis found damage consistent with EF4 intensity, and the China Meteorological Administration rated the tornado as an EF4, with maximum sustained winds greater than 240 feet per second, or 165 mph km/h on.Death toll from tornado in China rises to 99 http://www.worldbulletin.net/headlines/174267/death-toll-from-tornado-in-china-rises-to-99 https://web.archive.org/web/20160627140830/http://www.worldbulletin.net/headlines/174267/death-toll-from-tornado-in-china-rises-to-99 usurped June 27, 2016 World Bulletin 27 June 2016 Impact :zh:中国江苏盐城遭龙卷风冰雹灾害袭击 已致98人遇难 Tornado Strikes Yancheng, Jiangsu, Causing 98 Deaths. The tornado carved a wide path of destruction through the Funing area of Yancheng in Jiangsu province, at one point reaching a peak width of 4.1 km wide (2.55 miles). The tornado first touched down in the village of Banhuzen, and then left behind catastrophic damage as it impacted areas in and around the villages of Laowangcun, Jiqiaocun, Dalaocun, Xuejiagang, Beichencun, and Lixingqiao, all located west of or along the southern fringes of downtown Funing. East of Funing, the tornado caused damage in the village of Wutanzhen before dissipating. Thousands of well-built masonry-construction homes were heavily damaged or destroyed along the path, with many completely leveled. Manufacturing plants, businesses, and rice mills suffered from similar destruction, and multiple large factory buildings were severely damaged at a Canadian Solar plant. Two large school buildings were heavily damaged as well, and multiple large, multi-ton metal shipping containers were lofted and thrown hundreds of yards by the tornado.Javier C. Hernández The New York Times June 23, 2016 June 23, 2016 Tornado Kills at Least 78 in Eastern China https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/24/world/asia/tornado-yancheng-china.html Structural debris was scattered long distances throughout the damage path, many vehicles were tossed hundreds of yards and mangled; trees were completely denuded and debarked; and numerous metal power line pylons and truss towers were bent and crumpled to the ground.http://twister.caps.ou.edu/papers/MengEtal_WAF2018.pdf The Deadliest Tornado (EF4) in the Past 40 Years in China Meng Zhiyong June 2018 twister.caps.ou.edu/ Oklahoma University April 27, 2021 Wind speeds of up to 125 km/h mph us were measured at a weather station in Funing as the tornado passed near the area. First responders reported bodies strewn across devastated communities. Damages were calculated at nearly CN¥5 billion (US$760 million).http://www.yangtse.com/jiangsu/2017/06/23/1277925.html 盐城"6·23"特大龙卷风灾后重建：一切让老百姓说了算 Chinese Yangtse Evening Post June 23, 2017 June 23, 2017 As the supercell continued past Funing, it produced another tornado of unknown intensity that destroyed several buildings and killed one person in the Sheyang area.http://twister.caps.ou.edu/papers/MengEtal_WAF2018.pdf The Deadliest Tornado (EF4) in the Past 40 Years in China Meng Zhiyong June 2018 twister.caps.ou.edu/ Oklahoma University April 27, 2021 Response A total of 99 people were killed by the two tornadoes, and 846 others were injured,Chinese Sina Corp June 24, 2016 June 24, 2016 江苏盐城龙卷风冰雹已造成98人死800人伤 http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2016-06-24/doc-ifxtmweh2444599.shtmlKalra Shivika 99 killed, 846 injured in China tornado and hailstorm 26 June 2016 https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/china-tornado-hailstorm-99-killed-846-injured-16344-2016-06-26 India Today June 26, 2016 including 152 in critical condition. China's news service, Xinhua, called the event one of the deadliest disasters to hit Jiangsu in decades, and the deadliest tornado to hit China in half a century.China mounts rescue efforts as tornado toll hits 98 http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/1018797/china-mounts-rescue-efforts-as-tornado-toll-hits-98 Bangkok Post AFP 24 June 2016 Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang requested "all-out rescue efforts" to aid victims and survivors.BBC June 23, 2016 June 23, 2016 China weather: Tornado and hail kill scores in Jiangsu https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36607600 Hundreds of residents were left trapped in rubble.Merrit Kennedy NPR June 23, 2016 June 23, 2016 Photos: 78 People Dead After Powerful Tornado Slams Into Eastern China https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/23/483247280/photos-78-people-dead-after-powerful-tornado-slams-into-eastern-china The event was declared a national-level disaster.Melanie Eversley USA Today June 23, 2016 June 23, 2016 Powerful tornado strikes China; At least 78 reportedly dead https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/23/powerful-tornado-east-china/86304626/ Disaster response teams were deployed from Beijing that evening, providing 1,000 tents, 2,000 beds, and floodlights. Other tornadoes 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 yes + List of confirmed tornadoes – Thursday, June 23, 2016All dates are based on the local time zone where the tornado touched down; however, all times are in Coordinated Universal Time for consistency. note Date/TimeEF#LocationCounty / ParishStateStart Coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax widthSummary EFUSheyang SheyangJiangsuN/A15:10–15:30N/AN/A1 death – Another tornado was spawned from the same supercell about twenty minutes after the first tornado, destroying several structures.Zhiyong Meng Lanqiang Bai Murong Zhang Zhifang Wu Zhaohui Li Meijuan Pu Yongguang Zheng Xiaohua Wang Dan Yao Ming Xue Kun Zhao Zhaoming Li Siqi Peng Liye Li June 1, 2018 The Deadliest Tornado (EF4) in the Past 40 Years in China https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/wefo/33/3/waf-d-17-0085_1.xml American Meteorological Society See also List of China tornadoes Notes note References 30em Category:2016 disasters in China Category:Disasters in Jiangsu 06-23 Category:Weather events in China Category:History of Yancheng Category:June 2016 in China 2016-06-23 2016-06-23