A tornado with more power than an atomic bomb, a Chinese sister and brother survived by hiding in a freezer

A tornado with more power than an atomic bomb, a Chinese brother and sister survived by hiding in a freezer After investigating and assessing the damage, the National Weather Service will invade Oklahoma, Oklahoma on the 20th...

After investigating and assessing the damage, the National Weather Service adjusted the tornado that hit the outskirts of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on the 20th to the strongest level, EF5. Many meteorologists assessed that its destructive power far exceeded the Hiroshima atomic bomb by 8 to 600 times. A Chinese brother and sister who own a Chinese restaurant in Moore, the hardest-hit area, were lucky to escape because they hid in a large freezer in time.

Under the action of strong winds, moisture and rain, the tornado that hit Oklahoma City on the 20th released astonishing energy. It has claimed at least 24 lives. The town of Moore, the worst-hit town, was almost flattened by the storm.

On the 21st, the U.S. National Weather Service upgraded the intensity of the tornado to the most destructive EF5 level, based on wind speed, width and impact, with wind speeds of 200 to 210 miles per hour.

Many meteorologists in the United States used real-time monitoring data to evaluate the energy released by this tornado with a diameter of 1 mile, a path extending 17 miles, and lasting for 40 minutes. They estimated that it was 8 to 600 times more powerful than the atomic bomb the United States dropped on Hiroshima, Japan.

"This is far from comparable to ordinary tornadoes." Harold Brooks, a meteorologist at the Severe Storms Laboratory in the United States, said that less than 1% of tornadoes that hit the United States are so powerful, and only about 10 times a year.

Adam Houston, a professor of meteorology at the University of Nebraska, pointed out that this is the product of a combination of geography, weather and bad luck when explaining the reason why Ohio is frequently hit by tornadoes. The conditions required for tornadoes to form, such as warm weather, moist air and strong wind shear, often occur together in central Ohio.

A Chinese brother and sister who own a Chinese restaurant in Moore City said they were "so lucky" to escape such a deadly tornado.

According to US media reports, 57-year-old Zhang Jianci (transliteration) immigrated to the United States from Guangdong Province, China, with his family 10 years ago. He opened a Hong Kong-style restaurant in Moore City 7 years ago, which was well received by local residents. Neighbors have joked for years that in the event of a tornado, everyone could take shelter in the restaurant's massive freezer. This idea finally came true on the 20th.

Before the tornado struck, Zhang Jianci and her brother happened to be watching the live TV broadcast of the tornado in the restaurant. Suddenly, the power went out, and the surrounding area was plunged into darkness. At this time, the alarm sounded in the community. She and her brother immediately rushed into the freezer with blankets. "It felt like an earthquake. The whole building was shaking, and there was a constant sound of howling wind and collision of debris." Zhang recalled, "At first I thought only the glass door of the store was broken. After climbing out of the freezer, I found that the restaurant was in ruins." She smiled and said that the siblings personally proved that what the customers said was true. Although the store was destroyed, the safety of their family is the greatest consolation.