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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 ...
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.
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 ...
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]
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
Overall, April saw near average levels of activity in the United States with 160 tornadoes being confirmed. The start of the month saw very active tornadic activity, with over 60 tornadoes during the first five days of the month, with the first coming as the second day of an outbreak that began on March 31.
Between 1950 and 2020, 649 tornadoes touched down on the date, more than any other day on the calendar. While tornado activity usually peaks in late spring and early summer, it can occur on any ...
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]