Monday, August 3, 2009

"Severe Turbulence"???


Can you find the storms that would have produced "severe turbulence" in this image, from shortly after plane had an "incident"? This image was taken by GOES just a short time after the incident. Hmmmm. - HLG


At least 26 hurt as airliner hits turbulenceStory Highlights
Airliner hits turbulence, is forced to divert to Miami, Florida



(CNN) -- Severe turbulence shook a Continental Airlines flight Monday, injuring 26 passengers -- four seriously -- and forcing the aircraft to divert to Miami, Florida, an airport fire official said.


The diverted airliner sits on the tarmac at Miami International Airport.

There were 168 passengers on Flight 128, which was originally headed from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Houston, Texas, according to Lt. Elkin Sierra of the Miami-Dade Fire Department.

Ambulances and other vehicles were lined up on the runway to treat and transport the injured passengers when the plane landed at Miami International Airport at about 6 a.m. ET.

The Boeing 767 hit turbulence about 50 miles north of the Dominican Republic at about 38,000 feet, according to an official with the Federal Aviation Administration.

Those injured suffered from a variety of injuries, including bumps, bruises, neck pain and back pain, Sierra told CNN's "American Morning."

"The airline will decide whether or not to leave the uninjured passengers on the aircraft and continue the flight or disembark the entire aircraft," Sierra said.

1 comment:

The Weathergeeks said...

The CIMSS site gives a pretty good explanation.

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/wvloop.gif

BB

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