Tornado hits Tsukuba City, Japan - May 6, 2012

Northern part of Tsukuba City in Ibaraki Prefecture was hit by tornado at about 45 minutes past noon on May 6, 2012.

As of 2:40PM, at least 30 houses were destroyed, 30 people injured, including heavily injured.

About 17,000 households are without electricity. Hails as big as 3 centimeters in diameters fell in Mito City.





Source: ANNnewsCA , yomiuri.co.jp , sheilaaliens