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The 2009 Super Derecho was an extreme progressive derecho and mesoscale convective vortex (MCV) event that struck southeastern Kansas, southern Missouri, and southwestern Illinois on May 8, 2009. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Thirty-nine tornadoes, including two of EF3 strength on the Enhanced Fujita Scale , were reported in addition to high non-tornadic winds ...
The 2009 Atlantic hurricane season was a below-average Atlantic hurricane season that produced eleven tropical cyclones, nine named storms, three hurricanes, and two major hurricanes. [ 1 ] [ nb 1 ] It officially began on June 1 and ended on November 30, dates that conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones ...
Hurricane Bill, the first hurricane, major hurricane, and most intense hurricane was a powerful Cape Verde-type hurricane that affected areas from the Leeward Islands to Newfoundland. With only 11 tropical depressions and 9 named storms, the 2009 season featured the lowest number of tropical cyclones since the 1997 season , and only one system ...
Hurricane Milton slammed into southwest Florida on Wednesday.. The storm caused widespread flooding and left over 3.3 million homes and businesses without power. Winds tore the roof of Tropicana ...
Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida's Gulf Coast Wednesday night, packing 120 mph winds as a Category 3 storm and bringing a new wave of destruction to an area already reeling from the ravages ...
The two most significant storms of the season, in terms of loss of life and damage, were Hurricanes Bill and Ida. Hurricane Bill was an unusually large storm and was also the season's strongest, attaining winds of 135 mph (215 km/h). [5]
Hurricane Helene hit Florida's Big Bend as a powerful Category 4 storm with 140 mph winds. At least 3 million homes in 5 states lost power during the storm, which has weakened to a Category 1.
On May 3, a moderate risk of severe weather was issued for parts of Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, mainly for a threat of intense downburst winds. [1] A major progressive derecho with widespread and extensive wind damage - as strong as 110 mph (175 km/h) at times [2] - and embedded tornadoes was confirmed to have traveled from East Texas all the way to Alabama with numerous reports of ...