| Event: | ST SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
| Number: | 2024-000250 |
| Country: | USA United States |
| Location: | NE, KS, OK, TX, IA, WI |
| Date (YMD): | 2024-5-18 |
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| Duration: | 5 |
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| Information Source: | NOAA NCEI Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters |
| Comments: | Severe storms across many central, southern and eastern states produced widespread impacts from several dozen tornadoes, severe hail and high winds. The states most impacted were Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Iowa and Wisconsin, as each experienced considerable damage to homes, vehicles, businesses, agriculture and additional infrastructure. On May 21, an EF-4 tornado cut a 44-mile path across southeast Iowa, with peak wind speeds of 175-185 mph. The town of Greenfield, Iowa was heavily damaged. Multiple 'Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS)' watches were issued by NOAA's National Weather Service for these states, during this multi-day sequence. Several eastern states also sustained high wind damage from these storms. |
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