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From April 26–28, 2024, a very large, deadly and destructive tornado outbreak occurred across the Midwestern, Southern, and High Plains regions of the United States, primarily on April 26 and 27. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) first issued an enhanced risk for the Plains on April 26, as a broad upper-trough moved eastwards, with tornadic activity erupting in the states of Iowa and Kansas that evening. A moderate risk was issued by the SPC on April 27 for areas further south in Oklahoma, where a deadly nocturnal event unfolded with many supercell thunderstorms and tornadoes tracking over towns multiple times. Millions were put under a particularly dangerous situation (PDS) tornado watch on April 27, and several PDS tornado warnings were issued that night as strong tornadoes touched down. The outbreak served as the beginning of a broader 16-day period of constant severe weather and tornado activity across the United States that would continue until May 10.
Damaging tornadoes occurred across many states over the two days of the outbreak. On April 26, a tornado in Lancaster County, Nebraska, injured three people, which touched down in the northeastern outskirts of Lincoln, Nebraska. At least six fatalities were attributed to the tornadoes, with more than 156 people injured. At least twenty eight tornadoes were confirmed, with ten in Iowa and one each in Nebraska and Texas. Significant damage was reported in Elkhorn and near Bennington, Nebraska, from an EF3 wedge tornado that prompted a tornado emergency. Another long-tracked tornado in Iowa that impacted Shelby County, Iowa, prompted two tornado emergencies as well. On April 27, several tornadoes occurred in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Overnight, a significant tornado passed near Holdenville, Oklahoma, causing at least two fatalities and four injuries. A tornado impacted Sulphur, Oklahoma, as well, causing at least 30 injuries.
The outbreak was the largest since a similarly large and deadly outbreak the year prior, although this one was spread out over a slightly larger time period and was not as deadly. Six people died as a result of this outbreak, and over 150 others were injured. With a grand total of 145 tornadoes over a two-day period, the tornado outbreak gained 87 points on the outbreak intensity score. (Full article...)Tornado anniversaries
May 27
- 1896 – An F4 tornado devastated portions of St. Louis, Missouri and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing at least 255 people, the third-highest death toll of any U.S. tornado. The deaths of some victims may not have been recorded as their bodies were washed down the Mississippi River. Other tornadoes on this day killed a total of 50 people.
- 1997 – A slow-moving F5 tornado obliterated the Double Creek Estates subdivision in Jarrell, Texas, killing 27 people. The event is notable for the extreme damage it inflicted: homes were swept away with debris reduced to small pieces, 525 ft (160 m) sections of asphalt were peeled from roads, and up to 18 in (46 cm) of soil was removed in places.
May 28
- 1880 – A short-lived F4 tornado, described as "a funnel blazing with balls of fire," touched town in Savoy, Texas and rapidly intensified, leveling the business district and the northeastern part of town. Thirteen people were killed in Savoy, and one other was killed just outside of town. The body of a child was reportedly carried half a mile (0.8 km).
May 29
- 1982 – An F4 tornado moved through Carterville, Crainville, and Marion, Illinois, with Marion suffering the worst damage. Ten people were killed, 181 were injured, and 261 homes were destroyed.
- 1995 – An F4 tornado moved through Great Barrington, Massachusetts, killing three people and injuring 24. All three deaths, two students and a teacher from Eagleton School, were in a van that was thrown about 1,000 feet (300 m) from Massachusetts Route 23.
Did you know…
- ...that the 2013 Moore tornado that struck Moore and Newcastle, Oklahoma, is the most recent EF5 tornado?
- ...that the 2021 South Moravia tornado, an IF4 tornado with winds between 207–260 mph (333–418 km/h), was the strongest tornado to hit the Czech Republic in modern history?
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- Image 1High-end EF4 damage to a house in Bremen (from 2021 Western Kentucky tornado)
- Image 2A multi-ton freight car that was thrown from the tracks in Barnsley (from 2021 Western Kentucky tornado)
- Image 3A liquor store that was destroyed in the western part of Bowling Green, Kentucky. (from Tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021)
- Image 4Low-end EF4 damage to a business in downtown Cayce (from 2021 Western Kentucky tornado)
- Image 5A satellite view of the extratropical cyclone that was responsible for the tornado outbreak on December 11. (from Tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021)
- Image 6Radar collage of a supercell that spawned a tornado family during the outbreak (from Tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021)
- Image 7Major structural damage to a house near Hartford (from 2021 Western Kentucky tornado)
- Image 8Aerial view of EF4 damage in Mayfield the day after the tornado (from 2021 Western Kentucky tornado)
- Image 9Debris and destroyed homes along Alexander Street in Dawson Springs (from 2021 Western Kentucky tornado)
- Image 10EF3 damage to businesses in downtown Dresden, Tennessee. (from Tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021)
- Image 11Widespread devastation in a residential area of Dawson Springs (from 2021 Western Kentucky tornado)
- Image 12Trees that were completely debarked and denuded near Buckeye, Arkansas. (from Tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021)
- Image 13High-end EF3 damage to homes in the Creekwood subdivision in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Numerous fatalities occurred in this area. (from Tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021)
- Image 14Derecho moving across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa (from December 2021 Midwest derecho and tornado outbreak)
- Image 15Radar 3D volume scan of the supercell showing debris lofted over 30,000 feet (9.1 km) in the air as the tornado struck Mayfield (from 2021 Western Kentucky tornado)
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The 1999 Sydney hailstorm was the costliest natural disaster in Australian insurance history, causing extensive damage along the east coast of New South Wales. The storm developed south of Sydney on the afternoon of Wednesday, 14 April 1999, and struck the city's eastern suburbs, including the central business district, later that evening.
The storm dropped an estimated 500,000 tonnes of hailstones in its path. The insured damage bill caused by the storm was over A$1.7 billion (equivalent to $3.8 billion in 2022), with the total bill (including uninsured damage) estimated to be around $2.3 billion. It was the costliest single natural disaster in Australian history in insured damage, surpassing the $1.1 billion in insured damage caused by the 1989 Newcastle earthquake. Lightning also claimed one life during the storm, and the event caused approximately 50 injuries. (Full article...)Topics
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