Mid-June 1992 Tornado Outbreak
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
|
| Date of tornado outbreak: | June 15-16, 1992 |
| Duration1: | ~32 hours |
| Maximum rated tornado2: | F5 tornado |
| Tornadoes caused: | 123 confirmed (2nd most ever in a two day outbreak) |
| Damages: | $160 million (1992 dollars) |
| Fatalities: | 1 |
| Areas affected: | Midwestern United States |
|
1Time from first tornado to last tornado |
|
The Mid-June 1992 Tornado Outbreak was a tornado outbreak that affected portions of the Central U.S. on June 15 and 16, 1992. 58 tornadoes were reported on June 15, and 65 more were reported on June 16. The 123 tornadoes that touched down over the two days made it the 2nd largest two-day tornado outbreak in U.S. history behind only the Super Outbreak of April 3 and 4, 1974.
Contents |
[edit] Outbreak description
The outbreak ravaged portions of Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, and South Dakota. The 27 tornadoes that touched down in Minnesota on June 16 marks the largest single day tornado outbreak in Minnesota since accurate records started being kept in 1950. [1]
Remarkably there was only one fatality from this outbreak, that coming from an F5 tornado in Chandler, Minnesota. In addition to the F5, three F4 tornados were reported in Murray County, Minnesota, and Mitchell and McPherson counties in Kansas. Damage estimates for the two days were in excess of $160 million dollars. [2][3][4][5]
[edit] Tornado Table
| Confirmed Total |
Confirmed F0 |
Confirmed F1 |
Confirmed F2 |
Confirmed F3 |
Confirmed F4 |
Confirmed F5 |
| 123 | 25 | 48 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Minnesota Tornado History and Statistics. Minnesota Climatology Office (2006-09-20). Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
- ^ JUNE IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS STATES. Intellicast.com. Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
- ^ Woelm, Scott. Top 10 Minnesota Severe Weather Events 1990-1999. Minnesota Skywarn. Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
- ^ Chandler-Lake Wilson Minnesota F5 Tornado. National Weather Service - Sioux Falls. Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
- ^ Storm Events. National Climatic Data Center. Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
