Mother Nature Shows Her Strength
Tornadoes (龍卷風(fēng)) and heavy thunderstorms moved across the Great Lakes and into Trumbull County on Saturday evening. The storms were dramatic and dangerous.
George Snyder was driving the fire truck down Route 88 when he first noticed that a funnel(漏斗狀態(tài)) cloud was behind him. "I stopped the track and watched the funnel cloud. It wasabout 100 feet off the ground and I saw it go up and down for a while. It was moving towardBradley Road and then suddenly it disappeared. " Snyder said.
Snyder only saw one of the funnel clouds that passed through northeastern Ohio onSaturday. In Trumbull County, a tornado turned trees onto their sides. Some trees fell ontohouses and cars. Other trees fell into telephone and electrical wires as they went down.
Amanda Sym check was having a party when the storm began. "I knew something waswrong, " he said. "I saw the sky go green and pink (粉紅色). Then it sounded like a trainrushing toward the house. I started crying and told everyone to go to the basement forprotection. "
The tornado caused a 10t of damage to cars and houses in the area. It will take a long timeand much money to repair everything. There was also serious water damage from thethunderstorms. The heavy rains and high wind caused the power to go out in many homes.
The storms caused serious flooding in areas near the river. More than four inches of rainfell in parts of Trumbull County. The river was so high that the water ran into streets andhouses. Many streets had to be closed to cars and tracks because of the high water. This madeit difficult for fire trucks, police cars, and other rescue vehicles to help people who were introuble. Many people who live near the river had to leave their homes for their own safety.Some people reported five feet of water in their homes. Local and state officials opened emergency shelters for the people who were evacuated (撤走). 'The Red Cross served mealsto them.
"This was a really intense storm," said Snyder. "People were afraid. Mother Nature canbe fierce. We were lucky this time. No one was killed. "
16.The weather was nice in Trumbull County on Saturday evening.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
17、 George Snyder was a firefighter.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
18、 Amanda Sym check was having a party in the basement when the storm began.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
19、 Power supply system was not damaged during the storm.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
20、 There had not been such a severe storm in Trumbull County for a hundred years.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
21、 Rescue vehicles had a hard time getting to people.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
22、 Several people were missing during the storm.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
