I was near ground zero of a tornado in a city. I could hear it coming partly because electric line transformers were exploding as it came, sounding like bom(b)s.
Yes. Also I would assume that this being a medical facility (or at least one holding pharmaceuticals likely requiring steady temperatures) there would likely be generators onsite. Maybe a mix of diesel generators and LNG generators. Pretty sure they could make a bomb sound with gas explosions.
If there are gas lines in the building (likely) and going to generator(s) (again - likely) and a tornado tears the building apart then the resulting sparks from the electrical lines and equipment being destroyed could easily provide enough sparks to blow gas pockets from leaks.
Petroleum products are much less volatile than you would think, to get an explosion the vapor concentrations have to be between the uel and lel which is often really narrow. Usually in open air it's not an issue at all, you just get a fire at most.
Transformers when they're hit by lightning however - usually go off like bombs. Weird proprietary oil mixtures in them.
It's super suspicious when you see the vid, tornadoes shred roofs. This one is enormous and it's collapsed but mostly intact otherwise.
I was near ground zero of a tornado in a city. I could hear it coming partly because electric line transformers were exploding as it came, sounding like bom(b)s.
Yes. Also I would assume that this being a medical facility (or at least one holding pharmaceuticals likely requiring steady temperatures) there would likely be generators onsite. Maybe a mix of diesel generators and LNG generators. Pretty sure they could make a bomb sound with gas explosions.
If there are gas lines in the building (likely) and going to generator(s) (again - likely) and a tornado tears the building apart then the resulting sparks from the electrical lines and equipment being destroyed could easily provide enough sparks to blow gas pockets from leaks.
Petroleum products are much less volatile than you would think, to get an explosion the vapor concentrations have to be between the uel and lel which is often really narrow. Usually in open air it's not an issue at all, you just get a fire at most.
Transformers when they're hit by lightning however - usually go off like bombs. Weird proprietary oil mixtures in them.
It's super suspicious when you see the vid, tornadoes shred roofs. This one is enormous and it's collapsed but mostly intact otherwise.