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Thunderstorms and Heavy Rains Across Portions of the Central and Eastern US; Heat Expands to Portions of the East

Widespread showers and thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy downpours and flash flooding across much of the eastern and central U.S. Dangerous heat will continue in the Pacific Northwest and expand across portions of the East. Deep tropical moisture and associated thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall and localized flash flooding across portions of Florida into the central Gulf Coast. Read More >

 

 

Date
Number
County
Location
Time
Tornado Top Five's as of January 2006

Tornado Related Property Damage

6/1/1990 25.0 Million Chase  

630 PM MST

5/8/1965 25.0 Million Holt   500 PM CST
6/9/2003 5.7 Million Holt Emmet 630 PM CST
5/5/1993 5.0 Million Sheridan Hay Springs 708 PM MST
5/2/1991 2.5 Million Perkins  

700 PM MST

Tornado Related Crop Damage
7/2/1999 1.5 Million Perkins Grant 647 PM MST
6/9/2003 1.3 Million Holt Emmet 630 PM CST
7/25/2001 75.0 Thousand Cherry Merriman 630 PM MST
7/24/2000 75.0 Thousand Brown Johnstown 647 PM CST
7/24/2000 75.0 Thousand Cherry Wood Lake

712 PM CST

F Scale (only 5 F4s Reported between 1950-2005)
6/18/1975 F4 Custer   815 PM CST
5/29/1962 F4 Holt   1140 AM CST
5/30/1961 F4 Custer   500 PM CST
10/29/1956 F4 Lincoln   445 PM CST
10/29/1956 F4 Rock   645 PM CST
Number of Tornado Related Injuries
5/14/1961 8 Boyd    
6/25/1978 8 Sheridan    
6/15/1962 6 Cherry    
8/26/1974 5 Custer    
4/26/1974 4 Custer    
Number of Tornadoes
5/29/2004 13      
6/24/2003 10      
6/5/1999 9      
6/4/1999 9      
5/29/2004 8 (ties 6/9/2003, 10/28/1998 & 5/15/1992)      
Number of Tornado Related Deaths
6/18/1975 1 Logan   815 PM CST