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The 2002 La Plata tornado was an extremely powerful and fast-moving multi-vortex tornado that devastated the town of La Plata, Maryland, [3] killing 3 people and injuring 122 others. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It was the costliest tornado of the tornado outbreak of April 27–28, 2002 , causing at least $115 million in damages. [ 6 ]
Satellite image of the storm system responsible for the tornado outbreak that occurred on April 25–28, 2024. On April 20, 2024, the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) first delineated a severe weather risk for April 25–26, highlighting a zone extending from the Central Great Plains northeastward to the Midwestern U.S.
This computer-generated image shows the developing jet stream energy (yellow, orange and red) over the northwest U.S. on Sunday, April 2, 2023.
Since its initial usage in May 1999, the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States has used the tornado emergency bulletin — a high-end classification of tornado warning — sent through either the issuance of a warning or via a "severe weather statement" that provides updated information on an ongoing warning—that is issued when a violent tornado (confirmed by radar or ground ...
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During the morning of April 28, the SPC again outlined a Moderate risk of severe weather, this time stretching from Ohio eastward across much of the Mid-Atlantic. [10] The powerful upper-level trough shifted eastward, now encompassing portions of the Ohio River Valley and Northeast in 200 mb winds greater than 100 kn (115 mph; 185 km/h). [11]
A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina until 1 p.m. April 3, 2024. 5:55 a.m.: A tornado watch has been issued for 12 counties in North Florida.
An example of a tornado warning polygon issued by the National Weather Service. A tornado warning (SAME code: TOR) is a public warning that is issued by weather forecasting agencies to an area in the direct path of a tornado, or a severe thunderstorm capable of producing one, and advises individuals in that area to take cover.