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Satellite image of the storm system responsible for the tornado outbreak that occurred on April 25–28, 2024. On April 20, 2024, the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) first delineated a severe weather risk for April 25–26, highlighting a zone extending from the Central Great Plains northeastward to the Midwestern U.S.
In the United States, the year started off somewhat slow with a below average number of tornadoes through the first three months. However, the El Niño pattern that was in place during that period weakened in April; the pattern shift caused the more traditional Tornado Alley zone to rapidly become extremely favorable for tornado outbreaks, and several large outbreaks occurred in late spring.
In Canada, tornadoes are rated based on the damage they cause using a set of "Damage Indicators" which estimate wind speeds based on different levels of damage. Before April 1, 2013, the scale used to rate tornadoes in Canada was the Fujita scale. Following this day, Environment Canada started to use the Enhanced Fujita scale. [2]
August 1 – a low end EF0 tornado was confirmed near Carleton Place, Ontario, about 45 km (28 mi) west of Ottawa. Environment Canada used an eye-witness account to confirm the twister. No damage was reported. [133] August 2 – Environment Canada confirmed an EF0 touched down in Magiskan Lake, north of Cochrane, Ontario. No injuries or damage ...
A tornado watch has been issued for parts of western Oklahoma and northwest Texas until 1 p.m. Saturday, with the potential for tennis ball-sized hail and winds reaching up to 70 mph, per CNN.
The tornado continued to intensify as it moved northeastward through agricultural fields, snapping power poles and large trees. The tornado reached its peak intensity of high-end EF3 intensity as it hit a manufacturing plant along US 6 where 70 employees were sheltered. The roof of the structure along with three walls of the plant failed and ...
Tornado outbreak sequence of June 20–26, 2023 [469] December 9 Nashville, Hendersonville, Gallatin: Davidson, Sumner, Wilson: Tennessee: EF2 3 3 December 2023 Tennessee tornado outbreak [470] 2024 April 26 Elkhorn, Bennington, Blair: Sarpy, Douglas, Saunders, Washington, Pottawattamie, Harrison: Nebraska, Iowa: EF4 0 4 2024 Elkhorn–Blair ...
Cars were left thrown on top of each other after a tornado devastated the US state of Florida. Footage shared by @Doug24Seven shows carnage left behind by the tornado in a car park in North Palm ...