Tornado hits Talisay City

CEBU — Roofs were ripped off, power and telephone lines fell in messy entangled wires and trees were uprooted when a tornado hit Talisay City at about 9 p.m. Saturday.

The tornado’s funnel cut through Barangays Dumlog, Nonoc, Kimba, Tabunok, Bulacao, San Isidro and Candulawan in twisting, violent rotating speeds of some 20 to 40 miles per hour (mph). No one was reported killed or seriously hurt.

Earlier that night, there was reportedly heavy rain followed by a roaring gush of wind.

An electrical transformer suddenly burst and at least four barangays, including Dumlog and Nonoc, fell into darkness, while phone lines in some areas were cut off.

Tornadoes usually develop from severe thunderstorms and can produce winds of 100 to 300 mph.

Nearly 20 houses in Nonoc and Dumlog lost their roofs, while half of the roof of the GO Transport building was almost ripped off.

Fallen trees blocked traffic in some areas, while heavy rains caused flooding in the old City Hall. — Freeman News Service