German Tornado Yields Scary Footage; Cleanup In U.S. Continues

A large tornado struck Germany this week

It's not only the northeastern United States that have been dealing with unusual severe storms and tornadoes lately.

A tornado touched down in western Germany this week, injuring two people, severely damaging several houses and causing other destruction. Tornadoes sometimes hit this part of Germany, but this one was more destructive than usual.

There's quite a video at the bottom of this post.

Here in the United States, seven tornadoes have been confirmed so far in New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, and other towns were trashed by equally destructive straight line winds, sometimes up to 100 mph. Five people have also been confirmed dead.

Although there are no severe storms or tornadoes expected along the East Coast today, heavy rain is an increasing problem. Flood warnings and watches are up for parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware. Several inches of rain are expected there over the next few days. That's falling on land saturated by other downpours over the past week or two there.

Back in Germany, a viral video shows the viewpoint of a motorist who stopped behind a truck as the tornado approached, and then got caught in the twister. I'm amazed the car and the truck stayed on the road, and the tree in the video generally stayed intact.  The second part of the video is a view from inside a house.

I think Germans should learn some tornado safety tips from the United States: Don't drive into tornadoes, and don't hang out near windows when a tornado comes through.

Here's that video: