May 10 was a great example of things coming in threes, as a tropical storm, tornado, and earthquake occurred in three different U.S. locations today. Perhaps someone told Mother Nature it’s Mother’s Day?
First, Tropical Storm Ana made an anticlimactic landfall in the Carolinas.
Calm before the storm tonight #Ana #wral pic.twitter.com/O2VapeBWdZ
— Jamie Munden (@JamieMunden) May 10, 2015
Tropical Storm Ana making land fall (Surface Winds) http://t.co/qzfr2TSnAV #weather #TropicalStormAna #MothersDay pic.twitter.com/XqICfkjUa8
— David J Bagley-Meteorologist ⚡️ (@DavidBagleyWX) May 10, 2015
#Ana in #HoldenBeach – very gusty, heavy surf, white wash covering the beach @wectnews pic.twitter.com/IxBsEkToA5
— Lauren Rautenkranz (@WeatherLauren) May 10, 2015
#WrightsvilleBeach 30 -40 mph winds from T.S. #Ana. It continues to weaken. pic.twitter.com/ZTRluYyvbU
— Lisa Argen (@LisaArgenABC7) May 10, 2015
Then, a tornado touched down South Dakota, where residents were also bracing for a blizzard. At press time, there were reports of at least six injured.
https://twitter.com/meganm2013/status/597476128606035968
Whaaaattttt…???”@robsobs: Satellite imagery showing stunning contrast across South Dakota this morning. #sdwx pic.twitter.com/6oqnKe3riG“
— Ron Hogue (@wildernessron) May 10, 2015
Finally, Hawaii’s Big Island was rocked by a 4.5-magnitude earthquake.
Earthquake in Hawaii?? Things are getting weird…
— Parker. (@Feisty_DP) May 10, 2015
There were no reports of death or injury in Hawaii, fortunately, but hopefully Mother Nature will chill out for the remainder of the day.
Update 3:19pm CT: This story has been updated to reflect injury counts in South Dakota. In a separate tornado incident in Texas today, there are reports of one death and at least three injuries.
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