Multiple large-scale thunderstorm outbreaks occurred during July, and produced the most report of severe weather in the United States on record during the month on record.
The barrage of storms can be tied to the same overarching weather pattern that’s brought exceptional heat to the nation’s southern tier.1. Most prelim July severe weather reports on record4. Most July watches since '03Here’s a look at the numbers for just how busy July was for severe storms: across the country. The previous record for an entire summer, defined as June, July and August, was 378 reports in 2009.
There were exactly 150 tornado and severe thunderstorm watches issued, the most July watches since 2003. Every day featured at least a level 2 out of 5 “slight” risk of severe weather drawn by the Storm Prediction Center. There was a July record of 6,637 severe weather reports, connoting thunderstorm wind damage, gusts over 58 mph, quarter-size hail or tornadoes. Though records date back only to 2004, that still takes the top spot. The previous record holder was July 2016, which netted 5,642 reports.North Carolina also faced its strongest July tornado on record —on July 19, damaging a Pfizer facility. It came amid a sneaky severe weather setup.
Thunderstorms ordinarily form on the edge of heat domes, feeding off the clash of hot air beneath the dome and cooler air to the north. Said “ridge riders” tap into jet stream energy, mixing strong winds to the surface. They also can produce hail, flooding and occasional tornadoes.The northern and central Plains, the Great Lakes and the Northeast found themselves on the periphery of the heat dome, square in the “storm highway” of sorts.
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