Tornado hits downtown Yantai, China’s Shandong Province
Image credit: Eric Wang
A damaging tornado hit the city of Yantai, China's Shandong Province on October 1, 2021.
According to Eric Wang, an extreme weather enthusiast, the damage is consistent with an EF-1 rating.
The tornado went directly into downtown, flipping cars and collapsing brick walls, Wang said.
It was spawned by the same supercell dropped golf ball-sized hail in multiple cities.
This tornado was spawned by a textbook supercell.The same supercell dropped golfball size hail in multiple cities. https://t.co/fGjDOMlYZI pic.twitter.com/k0dESvLdoN
— Eric Wang (@Ericwang1101) October 1, 2021
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