ORn twister that hit the northern area of Toluca, State of Mexico (Edomex)let two lifeless people after the collapse of a fence between the streets of Francisco Villa and Villavicencio, in the La Magdalena neighborhood, behind the hospital area. Furthermore, this phenomenon caused the fallen trees and power outagesannounced the entity’s Civil Protection.
According to information from the city council, one of the deceased He was American. Due to the above, the authority is in coordination with the government of the State of Mexico and the United States Embassy.
Near the fatalities, a car was crushed and its driver injured. In the area, firefighters collaborated with the Edomex Prosecutor’s Office to rescue of those involved.
According to the X account (formerly Twitter) of Tornados México, it was a non-supercell tornado, which reached a maximum height of 150 meters. Information of Political Animal states that this phenomenon was formed at the entrance to the San Lorenzo Tepatitlán colony and was accompanied by rain, hail and strong winds.
Likewise, at least 30 adult trees on the medians of the Toluca-Palmillas highway, in the direction of the municipality of Atlacomulco and José López Portillo, were lifted. On the same road, a vehicle left and crashed on the median.
THE TOLUCA TORNADO WAS NON-SUPERCELL, WHAT DOES THIS REFER TO?
According to José Francisco León, researcher at the Institute of Geography of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), there have been records of these phenomena since the time of the Conquest and there are two types: supercells, which are very large with enormous vortices that are spinning, with strong winds and that can destroy cities.
The other type are non-supercell tornadoes, which are much thinner, of shorter duration and wind intensity, “but they are still just as dangerous since they occur in normally rural areas where construction conditions are not the best,” he noted. in an article for the highest house of studies.
The presence of supercell and non-supercell tornadoes occurs more frequently in the north of the country, between Coahuila, Tamaulipas and Nuevo León. This is due to the geographical characteristics and environmental conditions in this area.
On the other hand, in states such as Tlaxcala, Puebla and Edomex, only non-supercell type tornadoes have occurred. One case occurred in 2012 when a tornado crossed the Zócalo of Mexico City (CDMX).
“It is estimated that 50 tornadoes occur each year from March to October, but their peak period is between May and August (…) They are popularly known as snakes, waterspouts, snakes or dragons, but their correct name is tornadoes and they are more common in the country than is thought,” León said. N
