New evaluation signifies there have been 1796 confirmed tornadoes in 2024, the second highest on report, based on NOAA’s Storm Prediction Heart.
The busy twister season was pushed by an lively April and Might within the Plains (notably quiet for a lot of the final decade), 185 tropical cyclone tornadoes, and a busy late December.
There have been 6 EF3 tropical cyclone tornadoes from 4 totally different storms, the SPC famous.
Within the 29 years of the tropical cyclone twister database (1995-2023), there had solely been 5 whole EF3 tornadoes.
Six states set new twister information: Illinois, Iowa, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma and West Virginia. A number of hail information had been additionally damaged, the SPC reported.
Might had essentially the most important (over 2 inches) hail stories on report, with 470. As well as, March noticed the most important hailstone (6 inches in Ada, Oklahoma on March 14) recorded, and a brand new Might largest hailstone (6.12 inches in Johnson Metropolis, Texas on Might 9) was additionally recorded.
Final yr had essentially the most important (75+ mph) wind stories on report (1790 via October).
Regardless of the above-normal twister season, direct tornado-related fatalities (54) had been beneath the 20-year common of 78 fatalities, based on the climate service evaluation.
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