Tuesday 09 September
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
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At An End in Costa Rica
Homes Damaged and
Traffic Chaos Resulting
From Afternoon Tornado
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Homes Damaged and
Traffic Chaos Resulting
From Afternoon Tornado
It was incredible to see
a tree pulled from its
roots and laying on the
Próspero Fernández (San
José - Sana Ana)
highway, as a tornado
occurred at 1:20pm,
uprooting some 15 other
trees in the Sabana,
near the Gimnasio
Nacional.
One of the trees fell
onto four parked cards
near the Colegio de
Médicos and electrical
power was cut to the
area, including
Rohrmoser and Pavas for
more than an hour.
According to director de
Tránsito, Germán Marín,
traffic around the
Sabana was a total
chaos.
Sigifredo Pérez, of the
Comisión Nacional de
Emergencias (CNE) -
national emergency
commission - informed
that flooding occurred
in Heredia centro, San
Joaquín, San Antonio de
Belén and San Rafael due
to the heavy rain.
Pérez explained that
nearby creeks and storm
sewers could not handle
the large volume of rain
water that fell in the
short period, causing
flooding.
In Alajuela reports
included wind gusts and
hail falling in many
parts of the city near
the airport and two
homes were partially
damaged near the Cacique
plant near Grecia.
In effect the General
Cañas (San José -
Alajuela) highway could
be better described as a
river than Costa Rica's
busiest highway, as
vehicles had to come to
a complete stop.
Rebeca Morara of the
Instituto Meteorológico
Nacional - national
weather service - the
hot sunny mornings and
low cloud cover are the
reason for the wind
gusts and heavy rain and
perfect conditions for a
torando.
Yesterday morning,
before noon, although
temperatures were
seasonal, the sun was so
hot you could fry the
proverbial egg on the
sidewalks of many parts
of San José. Before 1pm,
the clouds to the east
became dark and was
evident of what was to
come, as the heavy rain
and winds moved west.
In Guanacaste, the CNE
is maintaining its "red"
alert status, narrowing
it down to only the
areas of Santa Cruz and
Carrillo. |
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