June 2026 Wind Activity Approaches Historic Highs — Nine States Under Threat - video Dailymotion

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According to findings from the Storm Prediction Center, June 2026 is witnessing the second-quickest onset of severe straight-line wind incidents since the initiation of detailed record-keeping in 1955, only outpaced by the infamous June 2008 event. As of June 16, the country has seen a rate that specialists suggest may rival the all-time monthly June total of 5,554 wind events. An EF-4 tornado in Oklahoma in April, with winds reaching 180 mph, caused significant destruction to around 40 residences near Enid and impacted Vance Air Force Base, indicating a notably intense severe weather season for 2026. Forecasters caution that further severe weather outbreaks are highly probable through the end of June.

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00:00The numbers coming out of the Storm Prediction Center are extraordinary.

00:04June 2026 is tracking as the second most violent June for damaging wind reports in the history of modern record

00:10-keeping.

00:11And the month is not over yet.

00:13Through June 16th, the pace of straight-line wind damage has surpassed only the legendary June of 2008,

00:20which remains the all-time record holder.

00:23Experts say that if the remaining weeks stay this charged,

00:262026 could break the all-time monthly wind report record of 5,054.

00:31Remember, this season already produced an EF-4 tornado in Oklahoma in April.

00:37With winds of 180 mph that flattened 40 homes near Enid and damaged Vance Air Force Base,

00:44multiple states from the plains through the Midwest remain at risk for additional violent outbreaks through the end of June.

00:51The 2026 severe weather season is not winding down.

00:55It is accelerating.

June 2026 Wind Activity Approaches Historic Highs — Nine States Under Threat

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