The United States on Wednesday registered the highest number of hurricane-force gusts on record in a single day, the National Weather Service (NWS) said, days after one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history according to Reuters.
More than 55 gusts of above 75mph (121kph) were recorded across a number of mostly Midwestern states, the NWS Storm Prediction Center said in a tweet, citing data up to 10:00 p.m. Central Time.
The Center also registered 19 tornadoes. Previously, in data going back to 2004, the most hurricane-force gusts in a single day was 53 on August 10, 2020, it said. Wednesday’s severe weather caused multiple power outages and disruption at Kansas City International Airport and triggered reports of wildfires.
According to more details of the report from Yahoo News, Wednesday’s severe weather caused multiple power outages and disruption at Kansas City International Airport, and triggered reports of wildfires. Seventy-four people died in Kentucky and 14 in nearby states after a tornado-riddled storm system swept through the region on Friday.
