4 deadly weather threats that you may encounter in the spring

Many consider spring the best time of the year. However, in some parts of the United States this time not only the revival of nature but deadly dangerous weather threats. Here are 4 of them.

Tornado

4 deadly weather threats that you may encounter in the spring

Meteorologists say the greatest danger among the weather events represent a tornado, the most destructive of them are flying in the USA in the spring. According to senior AccuWeather meteorologist Dan Kottlowski, strong tornadoes are formed due to frequent changes of cold and warm air masses.

There is a so-called «tornado alley» — the States, where most often there is it is a dangerous natural phenomenon. «Tornado alley» encompasses North Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Eastern South Dakota and Eastern Colorado.

Spring snowfall

4 deadly weather threats that you may encounter in the spring

In some States, heavy snowstorms are raging even in April, often causing dozens of car accidents, often with fatal outcome.

«In years past in March and April one of the strongest in the history of weather observing in the United States snowstorms were held in Denver (co), Cheyenne (WY) and even Chicago (Il)», says Dan Kottlowski.

Floods

4 deadly weather threats that you may encounter in the spring

Snowmelt, heavy rains — all this carries the highest risk of flooding in the spring months.

According to the USGS (United States Geological Survey — USGS), floods annually cause life to an average of 165 people, leaving a destruction in the amount of $2 billion.

Dust storms

4 deadly weather threats that you may encounter in the spring

Another extreme weather phenomenon in the spring dust storms. In March and April they are developing in the area of the Rocky mountains and moving East.

In desert regions dust storms and sandstorms occur most often due to downstream storm flows and the associated increase in wind speed.

In 2007, a dust storm covered the entire Northern part of Texas. Badly damaged international airport Dallas/Fort worth, the hospital treated people with breathing problems.

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