P.S.: I tried got the obs for this site, but they are only Synoptic 3-hour so there wasn't anything
of interest...
-J
> Tornado Injures Six People on Small
> Island South of Tokyo
>
> AP
> 17-NOV-97
>
> TOKYO (AP) A tornado roared through a small Japanese
> island today, injuring six people
> and destroying nine homes.
>
> Police said among those hurt by the twister that struck
> the central part of Hachijo Island,
> about 200 miles south of Tokyo, was a 50-year-old
> fisherman who broke his rib in a fall
> from his roof while repairing damage from an earlier
> storm.
>
> Several minutes before the tornado struck, an observatory
> on the island recorded 82 mph
> winds, the Meteorological Agency said.
>
> Tornadoes, while not unknown in this mountainous nation,
> are a rare occurrence.
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