2012 8 Sandbag Construction The use of sandbags is a simple but effective method of preventing or reducing damage from floodwater and debris. (see Figure 2) Suggestions for constructing sandbag struc-tures are:1. Close-weave burlap bags 18â x 30â are recommended for all sandbag construction when available.2.
(Getty Images) A tornado watch has been issued for parts of New York and New Jersey until 5 p.m. Monday, the National Weather Service said. The watch included all five boroughs, as well as Rockland, Putnam and Westchester counties, and all of New Jersey.
OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS. What is a Tornado? Tornadoes are violent storms that strike as a powerful rotating mixture of wind and thunderstorm clouds, extending from the clouds to the ground in a funnel shape. They are known to be the most powerful and destructive atmospheric generated phenomena (wind systems), and are very common in the USA, particularly from the middle belt extending to the east coast.