Windthrow uprooting trees

I investigate an incident, "snapped and uprooted trees" that was reported by pilots returning from a surveillance flight in Chinko, Central African Republic.

Incident

Snapped and uprooted trees
Reported at
N05.340246
E023.138909
on 7 Jun 2022 08:46 GMT+1

Using the Ventusky map that shows wind, rain and temperature, we could investigate if any large storms occured in the area over the period of interest.

Possible causes

Windthrow: Affected areas typically range from ~400 m² up to a several hectares. Read more about “Windthrows control biomass patterns and functional composition of Amazon forests”