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Satellite image of the storm system responsible for the tornado outbreak that occurred on March 31 through April 1, 2023. Severe thunderstorms affected a widespread area across the Mississippi Valley. Multiple locations throughout the Plains and Midwest saw 90-mile-per-hour (140 km/h) winds, which caused significant damage to roofs and buildings.
Between March 31 – April 1, 2023, a large and destructive tornado outbreak occurred across the Midwestern, Southern and Eastern United States. The total number of tornadoes confirmed from the outbreak is 146. Tornadoes on this list are organized by either the state they spawned in or the state where more injuries / fatalities occurred, if ...
The tornado was on the ground for 1 hour, 24 minutes and had a total path length of 73 miles (117 km), with a total path width of 1,600 yards (1,500 m). [1] This tornado was a part of the historic tornado outbreak of March 31 – April 1, 2023, and it was the costliest tornado of the outbreak.
The destruction caused by a plethora of tornadoes Friday, March 31 and early Saturday, April 1, cast a wide net, impacting states across the South and Midwest. As of Sunday morning, the tornado ...
As of March 31, there have been 15 tornado emergencies in 2023, according to AccuWeather Senior Weather Editor Jesse Ferrell. In comparison, the first tornado emergency issued in 2022 didn't come ...
Dangerous outbreak of tornadoes in the Plains will kick off busy week of severe weather. ... 2023. In addition to April 4, the only other extreme risk in 2023 was a few days earlier on March 31.
The outbreak on the last day of March, which continued into April 1, was especially large with 116 tornadoes, which represented just over 60% of the tornadoes from the entire month. March finished significantly above average as a result with 197 confirmed tornadoes, making it the second most active March on record (behind 2022).
When the largest tornado outbreak to affect the country since 2021 struck the Midwest and Southeast on March 31, 2023, one Iowa school district faced a tough decision: send the students home early ...