CNN News: 北半球龙卷风多逆时针旋转

How do most tornadoes rotate in the Northern Hemisphere?

大多数龙卷风在北半球的旋转方式是怎样的呢》

Clockwise, counterclockwise, latitudinally, or anticyclonically?

顺时针，逆时针，横向，还是纵向?

In the Northern Hemisphere, most tornadoes, though not all of them, rotate counterclockwise.

在北半球，尽管不是所有的，但大多数龙卷风都是逆时针旋转的。

AZUZ: First responders don`t yet know the full extent of damage caused by violent storms over the weekend. They have reported that several U.S. states were hit -- Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. At least eight people died and dozens were injured. Numerous water rescues had to be made in Missouri as widespread flooding led authorities to close 150 roads.

首先记者上不知道上周末，强烈风暴所造成的损害程度。据报道称，美国有数个州遭到了龙卷风的袭击——,阿肯色州,密西西比州,密苏里州,俄克拉何马州和德克萨斯州。至少造成数人死亡，数十人受伤。泛滥的洪水导致当局关闭了150条公路，密西西比已经展开了数个水上救援渠道。

Officials say several tornadoes touched down in Texas, leaving a path of destruction 15 miles wide. Homes and buildings, cars and trees were demolished. The system begun lashing the Southwest and Midwest on Friday, and last night, it was moving east, putting more than 30 million Americans under flash flood watches and warnings.

官员表示，数个龙卷风也袭击了德克萨斯州，导致道路的损坏程度达到15米宽。房屋、建筑物、汽车和树木也都被风暴破坏。上周五，风暴系统开始向西南部和中西部地区移动，昨天晚上，向东移动，3000万美国民众都接到了洪水预警和警报。