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Dozens of instances of large hail, damaging wind gusts, and multiple tornadoes were confirmed with this event, including an EF2 tornado that killed a person in Cheyenne, Oklahoma. 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.
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).
Highest winds: Tornadic – 185 mph (298 km/h) (Greenfield, IA EF4 tornado on May 21)* *Wind gusts of up to 309–318 mph (497–512 km/h) were calculated in this tornado by Doppler on Wheels (DOW) Highest gusts: Non-tornadic – 110 mph (180 km/h) (Ansted, West Virginia, May 26) [1] Overall effects; Fatalities
General wind gusts of 20-25 mph are expected with some 30-35 mph gusts possible. By Sunday, it will track across the central Appalachians with weak winds and pockets of rain. Helene news: Saturday ...
Winds will be out of the west between 15 and 25 miles per hour with gusts up to 45 mph. Those winds will combine with low relative humidity to produce fire dangers.
Some of the strongest high-altitude winds ever recorded gave commercial flights over the mid-Atlantic Saturday a supersonic boost of speed. According to the National Weather Service office in the ...
Strong winds were reported throughout the region, and wind gusts reached 73 mph (117 km/h) at Richmond International Airport. [25] The storm surge significantly damaged or destroyed many homes along the James River, particularly in the towns of Claremont and Burwells Bay, Virginia. The surges in several tidal rivers caught some residents by ...
Ireland's national weather service says the country has seen 114 mph wind gusts, the highest ever recorded on the island. NBC Universal 18 hours ago Firefighters gain ground against the Hughes Fires.