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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
700 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY...

In 2011, the 2nd worst tornado outbreak on record
finally ended, as a 3-day total of 178 tornadoes tore
through the south-central and southeast parts of the
United States from the 14th to the 16th.  The outbreak
struck 11 states from as far west as Oklahoma and
Southern Kansas, to the Atlantic Coast from Georgia to
Maryland.  Of the tornadoes, 12 were EF3 rated.  Hardest
hit was North Carolina which was raked by 26 twisters and
where 22 were killed.  The deadliest twister, an EF3,
struck the town of Askewville in extreme Northeast North
Carolina where 11 died and catastrophic damage resulted.
A 2nd EF3 tornado tore through Raleigh and nearby suburbs
where 5 were killed.  In all, there were 39 deaths with 5
more killed by destructive winds.

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In 1998, atmospheric chaos broke out across Southern
Kentucky as severe thunderstorms slammed many areas.  The
severe thunderstorms produced a convective "grand slam";
huge hail, destructive winds, tornadoes, and flash
floods.  The hail ranged in size from golf balls to
baseballs and totaled nearly every vehicle at dealerships
and car rentals.  The hail totaled around 4,000 vehicles,
severely damaged 8,300 homes, 37 businesses, and 14
apartments.  The destructive winds reached an astonishing
95 to 100 mph at Hopkinsville, in extreme Southwest
Kentucky, where 2 people were injured, barns were leveled
and several homes were heavily damaged.  Of the 9
tornadoes, the strongest was an F3 that hit the town of
Glasgow, located 25 miles east of Bowling Green, where 2
were killed, 9 were injured and $10 million damage
resulted.  Total damage from the outbreak was $535
million.

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