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The Chilean Tornado Outbreak of May 2019: Synoptic, mesoscale, and historical contexts

José Vicencio 1 , 2 , Roberto Rondanelli 2 , 3 , Diego Campos 1 , 2 , Raúl Valenzuela 3 , 4 , René Garreaud 2 , 3 , Alejandra Reyes 1 , Rodrigo Padilla 1 , Ricardo Abarca 1 , Camilo Barahona 1 , Rodrigo Delgado 1 , and Gabriela Nicora 5
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  • 1 Dirección Meteorológica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
  • 2 Departamento de Geofísica, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
  • 3 Center for Climate and Resilience Research, Santiago, Chile
  • 4 Instituto de Ciencias de la Ingeniería, Universidad de O’Higgins, Rancagua, Chile
  • 5 CEILAP, UNIDEF (MINDEF-CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
Published-online:
11 Dec 2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0218.1
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1–52
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An unprecedented tornado outbreak occurred in Southern Chile, with at least seven tornadoes reported over a period of 24 hours, causing substantial damage, dozens of injuries, and one fatality.

Corresponding author: Roberto Rondanelli, ronda@dgf.uchile.cl

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An unprecedented tornado outbreak occurred in Southern Chile, with at least seven tornadoes reported over a period of 24 hours, causing substantial damage, dozens of injuries, and one fatality.

Corresponding author: Roberto Rondanelli, ronda@dgf.uchile.cl
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