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The second-highest wind speeds recorded on Earth, up to 313 miles per hour (504 km/h), were also observed in this tornado. [1] The twister was responsible for eight deaths, including famous storm chaser Tim Samaras , his son Paul, and Carl Young as a result of being caught off-guard by the tornado's unprecedented width.
The average wind speed during Tuesday afternoon's storm was 60-70 mph, powerful enough to uproot trees and cause the widespread damage seen in Bloomington today.
The tornado was on the ground for 12.4 miles (20.0 km) and had estimated wind speeds of 125 mph (201 km/h), reaching a peak width of 200 yards and causing $12.75 million in damages. [13] [14] At least 100 homes and businesses were damaged and four injuries were reported by the tornado. [15]
On the evening of June 20, 2021, an intense tornado affected the Chicago suburbs of Naperville, Woodridge, Darien, Burr Ridge, and Willow Springs in DuPage and Cook Counties in Illinois. It was the strongest tornado spawned by a surface low over Wisconsin, which spawned a total of four tornadoes across Illinois and Indiana. The tornado ...
Here’s everything you need to know about today’s storm, including rainfall amounts, wind speeds and power outages. Utility poles and trees were down on Stetson and Pearl streets in Bridgewater ...
At times, multiple vortices swirled within the tornado, which lasted for about 45 minutes and traveled about 44 miles. For less than a second, the researchers calculated wind speeds of more than ...
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]
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