6/11/04 NOW: MN/IA and KS/MO/OK/TX

[George Tincher]

I just wanted to relay that Craig Maire scored 5 minutes of tornado video somewhere W of Webster City, IA (presumably in Webster County) this evening. There were numerous spotter reports that came in about the same time he was seeing a tornado on the ground there. He can pass along the specifics later as to exact location and nature of the event.

-George

 

[mikegeukes]

Heat Burst tonight in Wichita County Texas

Check out the dewpoint it drop from 70 degrees to 43 degrees
in one hour and the temp maxed out at 96 degrees, and there
was winds as high as 70 mph in the Wichita Falls area.

2 AM CDT TEMPS
WICHITA FALLS CLOUDY 81 55 40 S24G36 29.81R

1 AM CDT TEMPS
WICHITA FALLS CLOUDY 92 43 18 S29G43 29.73R
6HR MIN TEMP: 80; 6HR MAX TEMP: 96;

12 AM CDT TEMPS
WICHITA FALLS CLOUDY 83 70 64 S38G47 29.68F

Some Wind Reports
http://kamala.cod.edu/offs/KOKC/0406120549.nwus54.html
http://kamala.cod.edu/offs/KOKC/0406120545.nwus54.html
http://kamala.cod.edu/offs/KOKC/0406120540.nwus54.html

Mike

 

[mikegeukes]

If yesterday tornado count of 49 tornadoes in Iowa holds up, it
would set the Daily Iowa Tornado Record.

Daily Iowa Tornado Records
courtesy Iowa State Climatologist, Harry Hillaker

1. 27 on April 11, 2001
2. 22 on May 8, 1988
3. 20 on June 7, 1984
4. 19 on May 22, 2004
5. 18 on June 1, 2001

Mike

 

[Robert Dewey]

Originally posted by mikegeukes
If yesterday tornado count of 49 tornadoes in Iowa holds up, it
would set the Daily Iowa Tornado Record.

Daily Iowa Tornado Records
courtesy Iowa State Climatologist, Harry Hillaker

1. 27 on April 11, 2001
2. 22 on May 8, 1988
3. 20 on June 7, 1984
4. 19 on May 22, 2004
5. 18 on June 1, 2001

Mike

I wonder if some of the tornadoes got reported twice...Such as if a spotter didn't know it was already reported, and reported it. Guess thats why its preliminary, but still, even if 20 of those tornadoes didn't touch down, or were reported twice, that still leaves IA close to the 29, which is the top record...

Robert

 

[Mike Hollingshead]

......oops