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The state saw a total of 44 tornadoes in all of 2023, so it’s been a more active season in 2024. But when you look at averages since tornadoes started to be recorded in 1950, this year’s ...
The tornado caused moderate damage to trees and structures as it moved northeastward past Albion, following the shoreline of Lake Koshkonong and passing through the community of Busseyville before dissipating. One person was injured when the tornado blew their car off a road into a ditch. The tornado caused >$2.5 million (2024 USD) in damage. [70]
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.
High risk convective outlook issued by the Storm Prediction center at 13:00 UTC on May 6. Starting April 30, the Storm Prediction Center noted that certain models, including the ECMWF, forecasted a multi-day period of high instability and supportive wind shear across the Southern and Central Plains, [10] and by May 1, a 15% risk was added across Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and northern Texas. [11]
Kansas tornado predictions for 2024: Time to prepare is now Tornado season is just around the corner, and while recent years have been relatively quiet, it’s still important to be prepared.
Peak tornado season in Kansas runs from April through June. The most recent four-year count was 155 tornadoes spanning 2020 to 2023 , according to a social media post from NWS Wichita office.
1955 Great Plains tornado outbreak; Tornado outbreak of May 19–22, 1957; Tornado outbreak sequence of June 20–23, 1957; St. Louis tornado outbreak of February 1959; Tornado outbreak of April 28–30, 1960; May 1960 tornado outbreak sequence; Tornado outbreak sequence of April 23–30, 1961; Tornado outbreak sequence of May 3–9, 1961
Here’s how FEMA ranks the Kansas City area counties when it comes to the tornado risk compared to the rest of the country: Clay County: 96.9, which is relatively high Jackson County: 99.6, which ...