NOAA SAYS RECORD
NUMBER OF TORNADOES REPORTED DURING AUGUST
Norman, Oklahoma (HDW) September 2,
2004 - A land-falling hurricane and
a tropical storm helped push the total number of tornado reports
to a record high for the month of August across the United States,
according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla. Preliminary
numbers indicate a total of 173 tornadoes reported during the month,
said Dan McCarthy, SPC's warning coordination meteorologist. Based
on tornado records going back to 1950, this significantly tops the
previous August record of 126 tornadoes set in 1979. Other high
numbers for August include: 120 tornadoes in 1994; 115 in 1992;
112 in 1993; and 108 in 1985. (Click NOAA image for larger view
of August 2004 tornado chart. Please credit “NOAA.”)
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 Tornado
Destroys Farms in Secor, Illinois on Memorial Day
Secor, Illinois (HDW)
May 30, 2002 - Significant severe weather outbreaks occurred
across the nation Memorial Day weekend. This had been expected for
a number of days. The outbreak on May 29 was across the Plains,
and across the Midwest on May 30.
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