Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
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179 NOUS43 KICT 121200 PNSICT KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-121500- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 700 AM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024 ...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY... In 1934, winds atop Mount Washington, New Hampshire averaged 186 mph for 5 minutes with a peak gust of 231 mph, the strongest gust on record for the United States. At the time, the 231 mph gust had also been the highest wind speed ever recorded in the world until April 10th, 1996, when a 253 mph gust was measured at Barrow Island, Australia as Super Typhoon Olivia annihilated the region. && In 1927, the 3rd deadliest tornado in Texas history occurred when a violent F5, averaging nearly 1 mile wide, went on a 35-mile rampage through Rocksprings, located in extreme South Texas. The huge twister killed 74 and injured 205, or about one third of the town`s population at the time. An estimated $1.23 million damage resulted as 235 of the 247 buildings were destroyed, many of which were leveled. So much for spring. In 1959, a snowstorm produced up to 10 inches in Central Kansas in a swath from Russell to Cottonwood Falls. $$ Auto