2010-02-18 04:07:31 - Tornado - Australia EDIS CODE: TO-20100218-24978-AUS
Date & Time: 2010-02-18 04:07:31 [UTC]
Area: Australia, State of Queensland, Gallo area, Upper Barron, Damage level: Low (Level 1)
Not confirmed information! Description: A remarkable video has emerged of a freak tornado ripping through a farm in north Queensland as the family cowered inside their home. The amazing footage was taken by the Gallo family at Upper Barron, on the Atherton Tableland, as the tornado ripped through a corn field and destroyed irrigation pipes before taking a menacing turn straight for the family home, The Cairns Post reports. The final moments of the footage show the family taking cover inside the house, convinced the tornado is on course for a direct hit, before it takes a last minute turn and avoids the structure. The video, which shows the twister and its path, was given to The Cairns Post yesterday by Ghis Gallo who said her husband Adrian and eight-year-old son Max were enthralled by the weather event on Tuesday afternoon. The tornado tore a 5m-wide track through a corn field while pipes and tractor tyres were found 100m away. "Nobody has seen anything like this before. All the neighbours were calling asking if we saw it," Mrs Gallo said. "The kids thought it was fun but when it started coming towards the house, it was scary."
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