As of May 28, the NOAA has recorded 1,016 tornado reports for 2024, including 55 that were possibly EF2 or higher. This is the second highest number of tornadoes recorded to-date in a year behind only 2011. (Photo: Shutterstock)
A severe weather outbreak over Memorial Day weekend spawned several tornadoes that killed at least 22 people across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kentucky, devastated communities and left hundreds of thousands without power.
The spree of bad weather began Friday, May 24. The storm dropped four confirmed tornadoes in North Texas before moving eastward – including at least two EF3 twisters; one northeast of Celina that saw 165 mph winds, and another that moved from Montague County, to Cooke County and then Denton County with winds that hit 135 mph.
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Brittney Meredith-Miller
Brittney Meredith-Miller is assistant editor of PropertyCasualty360.com. She can be reached at [email protected].
