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The June 5–6, 2010 tornado outbreak was a tornado outbreak that affected the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes region that started on June 5, 2010 and extended into the morning of June 6, 2010. At least 53 tornadoes were confirmed from Iowa to southern Ontario and Ohio as well as in northern New England.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Storm Prediction Center 20100605's Storm Reports )〕 Seven people were confirmed dead in Ohio just outside Toledo, and one in Dwight, Illinois.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Blade ~ Toledo Ohio )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fatality Confirmed from the June 5th Dwight Tornado )〕 Damage from the tornadoes in the United States totaled over $266 million.〔 ==Synopsis== A low pressure system moved across the central United States on June 5 where a moderate risk was issued for areas along Interstate 80 from the Quad Cities area to near Cleveland, Ohio and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Strong storms developed early in the afternoon across most of the area covered under the moderate risk and into central Iowa. Tornadoes were reported near Interstate 35 as well as in parts of central Ohio. Severe weather shifted into Illinois during the early evening hours as the daytime heating and instability peaked out. Tornadoes were reported in the Peoria, Illinois area as well as in areas just west of Chicago during the early evening hours. Heavy damage was reported in La Salle County, Illinois as well as in Livingston County, Illinois. A tornado emergency was issued in the Peoria area after multiple sightings just outside the city. Heavy damage was reported in the Elmwood and Yates City area.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tornadoes Hit Central Illinois on June 5 - Updated storm survey information )〕 In Streator, an EF2 tornado damaged 180 homes, destroyed 20 homes and injured 17 people. Two other tornadoes (EF0 and EF3) touched down just outside of Streator as well, causing additional damage to homes and power lines. In Dwight a second EF2 tornado struck a mobile home park, destroying 12 homes and leaving several others uninhabitable. Other buildings were damaged in town and several well-built homes lost their roofs. Two separate EF0 tornadoes touched down in Dwight as well, causing damage to roofs, trees, and derailing a train. Six people were injured from the tornado, one of whom died from his injuries at the end of the month.〔〔 〕 After midnight, storms moved into northern Indiana, northern Ohio, southern Michigan and southwestern Ontario where heavy damage was reported just outside Toledo in Wood County where seven people were killed. In Allen Township, eight homes were destroyed, three received major damage and 10 received minor damage.〔 〕 Heavy damage was also reported in Leamington, Ontario where a state of emergency was declared. In Michigan, shortly after midnight, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, Hillsdale, Jackson, Ingham, Branch, Berrien, Van Buren, Saint Joseph, Washtenaw, Wayne, and Monroe counties were all under simultaneous tornado warnings, including two separate simultaneous warnings covering all of Calhoun County.〔WLNS live television reporting during outbreak〕 Damage in Calhoun County included downed trees and a metal flagpole bent at a right angle in Homer, Michigan due to extreme winds. The decision to sound tornado sirens was made in many communities. An EF1 tornado was confirmed just south of Battle Creek by the NWS; damage included a roof being torn off of a church.〔(SPC Storm Reports June 5, 2010 )〕 An EF2 tornado damaged a total of 311 houses, apartments and commercial and public buildings in Monroe County.〔 〕 A moderate risk was issued for June 6 across the northeast coast of the United States primarily due to damaging wind, with tornadoes also a significant threat. However, it busted for the most part, with only scattered wind damage and no tornadoes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「June 5–6, 2010 tornado outbreak」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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