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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.
PDS Tornado Watches are often issued on high risk days for severe weather, though have been issued on high-end moderate risk days. [15] The PDS tornado watch shown below was issued on April 27 during the tornado outbreak sequence of April 25–28, 2024. [16]
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 ]
This computer-generated image shows the developing jet stream energy (yellow, orange and red) over the northwest U.S. on Sunday, April 2, 2023.
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A tornado warning means a tornado has been spotted or is indicated by weather radar, and there is imminent danger to life or property. During a tornado warning, people should seek shelter in ...
April also featured a rare EF0 tornado in Alaska during the middle of the month. As a result, the month was very active with 356 tornadoes, more than double the average for the month and the second most on record in April behind the extraordinarily active April 2011, which had 780 tornadoes.
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 ...