| ID | #1526474928 |
| Added | Wed, 16/05/2018 |
| Author | July N. |
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Hypothesis
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Initial data
Z. T. Baisden from Americus told the following story of a whirlwind.
The vortex was in a corn field of about twelve acres with a diameter of about 4 feet, and sometimes one hundred feet in height. His body was completely black, with fire in the center. He emitted a strong sulphurous smell, which can smell like three hundred yards.
The vortex was split into three and quickly moved across the field, twisting the corn stalks by the roots and carrying them. Then these three small whirlwind came together with a loud sound, like a crackling fire.
Three ladies who attended Mrs. Baisden, passed about 150 feet to watch him, but received such a shower of burning sand upon their face and necks that ran into the house. Basden says he can not explain this strange phenomenon, and it certainly frightened all who saw it.
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Original news
Mr. Z. T. Baisden, of Americus, gives us the following story of a whirlwind that visited his place, scaring all his hands and some visitors very badly. A whirlwind occurred in a twelve acre cornfield that was about four feet in diameter and sometimes a hundred feet high. The body of it was perfectly black, with fire in the center and emitted a strong sulphurous vapor that could be smelt three hundred yards form it. The whirlwind would divide into three and move rapidly over the field, twisting up the corn stalks by the roots and carrying them up. These three minor whirlwinds would then come together with a loud crash, cracking and burning and shoot high up into the heavens. Three young ladies who were visiting Mrs. Baisden went in about 150 feet to observe it, but received such a shower of burning sand upon their face and necks that they ran affrighted to the house. Mr. Baisden says that he cannot account for this strange phenomenon, and it certainly frightened all who saw it. The strange part was that it contained fire, yet did not
Hypotheses
Смерч (вихрь, торнадо)
Atmospheric vortex that occurs in cumulonimbus (thunderstorm) cloud and propagating down, often to the surface of the earth, in the form of a cloud sleeves or trunk diameter of tens to hundreds of meters. Tornadoes can appear in many shapes and sizes.
Investigation
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