Avocados & Mangoes & Twisters, Oh My!

Two tornadoes recently touched down in Michoacan, Mexico, a sight normally seen in the "Tornado Alley" regions of the United States (and occasionally in southern California). Most people would head for the basement or nearest bathtub, but residents in Michoacan were filmed standing in the streets in shock and horror.

One twister cut a 2 km swath through  mango groves, leaving behind unripened mangoes in a carpet on the ground. The other touched down in the Avocado area of the state. While only a small percentage of the areas crops or avocados and mangoes were affected, there are quite a few growers who have no crop insurance and are seriously feeling the damage.