Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Later that evening, a separate system, the remnants of the previous day's derecho and fueled by the same Ring of Fire pattern, produced a small-scale tornado outbreak and damaging wind event across the Chicago metropolitan area, with two tornadoes confirmed in the city of Chicago itself, and wind gusts reaching 90 mph (140 km/h). An additional ...
A 114 mph (183 km/h) wind gust from straight-line winds was reported in Memphis, Texas, which was the highest wind gust since the August 2020 Midwest derecho. Five of these tornadoes formed in the Oklahoma City metro area , including a high-end EF2 tornado that caused severe damage in the southeastern part of the city of Norman . [ 6 ]
Fastest ever recorded: 484±32 km/h (301±20 mph) (3-second gust); calculated by a DOW (Doppler On Wheels) radar unit in the 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado between Oklahoma City and Moore, Oklahoma, USA, 3 May 1999. Recently, the wind speeds were re-examined and adjusted to a maximum official wind speed of 321 mph (516.6 km/h).
The highest wind gust was reported in Wilmington, Ohio, at the Wilmington Air Park in Clinton County, according to the National Weather Service. Winds reached 67 mph at 3:53 p.m. Friday.
The squall line produced wind gusts higher than 160 km/h. December 2023 Buenos Aires Bow-Echo Storm: 16–17 December 2023: Squall line with a bow-echo signature. A wind gust of 190 km/h was measured at a private weather station from the municipality of Bahía Blanca (Buenos Aires Province). Extensive damage and many fatalities were recorded. [131]
The Lynchburg, Virginia area was hit the hardest. The city had a wind gust to 80 mph, with significant damage reported. Power was cut to 95% of the city. [118] Thirteen tornadoes were confirmed; six were rated F1. [119] Only the 1900 UTC outlook had a high risk. June 7: 1993: Upper Midwest [120] 40
Most of the Iowa experienced excess winds of up to 40 mph. Wind gusts due to thunderstorms brought in winds of 50 to 60 mph. The highest wind gusts were reported in Estherville, at 62 mph.
Western New York was hit hard by high winds, with winds gusting to 74 mph (119 km/h) in Dunkirk and 78 mph (126 km/h) in Watertown; [26] the National Weather Service's Buffalo office warned in an Area Forecast Discussion that gusts from the southeast descending from Tug Hill could reach "potentially generational" levels. [27]