Today's Weather Trivia

Today's Date is Sunday May 24, 2026...\n ON... May 24, 1930 A tornado touched down near the town of Pratt KS and traveled at the incredibly slow speed of just 5 mph. IN 1990...Four tornadoes carved a 109 mile path across central Kansas. The third of the four tornadoes blew 88 cars of a 125 car train off the track, stacking them three to four cars high in some cases. It also injured six persons who were trying to escape in vehicles. A woman was sucked out of a truck and said that at one time she was airborne, trying to run but her feet wouldn't touch the ground. She also saw a live deer flying through the air. IN 1991...Gusty thunderstorm winds damaged some trees and hail dented cars in Cimarron KS. IN 2016...A total of 34 tornadoes occurred including five EF3 tornadoes. One tornado that moved just west of Dodge City was observed by a research team using "Doppler On Wheels." This team measured wind speeds of just over 200 mph with brief spin-ups in the tornado vortex. Dodge City was extremely fortunate in that many of these potentially violent tornadoes skirted the city to the west and north. Despite this fact, there was still significant damage in the area with two injuries reported. In addition, an unusual anticyclonic tornado occurred during this outbreak and was rated EF2 in Edwards County. The anticyclonic tornado tracked over five miles.