General : Mini Tornado In Damansara Caused By Active Thunderstorm Clouds, Says MetMalaysia
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What happened
KUALA LUMPUR - Kejadian puting beliung atau belalai darat di Damansara, Selangor berpunca daripada kehadiran awan ribut (kumulonimbus) yang aktif pada petang semalam, kata Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (MetMalaysia) Dr Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip.Beliau berkata, puting beliung adalah turus putaran udara yang kencang, terhasil daripada kehadiran angin ricih dan arus angin menaik semasa proses pembentukan awan ribut.Tambahnya, puting beliung yang berlaku di Malaysia hanya pada skala agak kecil, iaitu bersaiz kurang daripada 10 meter dan berlaku dalam masa yang amat singkat."Ini menyebabk (Sinar Harian, 15:39)
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3 reportsGeneral : Mini Tornado In Damansara Caused By Active Thunderstorm Clouds, Says MetMalaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 (Bernama) -- The mini tornado or landspout that struck Damansara, Selangor, yesterday evening was caused by active thunderstorm clouds (cumulonimbus), said Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) director-general Dr Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip.
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- Mention velocity 3.0× the previous hour (3 vs 1 mentions)
- Current hour is 2.8 standard deviations above this event's own baseline
- 9 independent sources, 8 new in the last hour
- Driven by news coverage (9 mainstream mentions in 6h) with little social discussion so far
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- Discussed in English, Bahasa Malaysia
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- Step 1News outletsSinar Harian15:39
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- Reported by an official source (Bernama)
- Covered by 9 established outlet(s): Astro Awani (BM), Berita Harian, Bernama, Free Malaysia Today
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