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The 2011 Super Outbreak was the largest tornado outbreak spawned by a single weather system in recorded history; it produced 367 tornadoes from April 25–28, with 223 of those in a single 24-hour period on April 27 from midnight to midnight CDT, [4] [11] fifteen of which were violent EF4–EF5 tornadoes. 348 deaths occurred in that outbreak, of which 324 were tornado related.
Tornadoes in India are rare, with only ~12 tornadoes being recorded between 1976 and 2010. [1] Most tornadoes in India are deadly, with an average of 80 people killed per tornado. The deadliest Indian tornado on record hit areas near Belda on March 24, 1998, killing 250 people.
Calcutta, India tornado: 8 April 1838: Calcutta, India: 1: 215 fatalities [68] Assam, India tornado: 19 April 1963: Assam, India – 139 fatalities [69] Ludhiana Tornado: 10 March 1975: Ludhiana, India: 1+ 10 fatalities [70] New Delhi, India tornado of March 1978: 17 March 1978: National Capital Region, India – 28 fatalities, 700 injuries [71 ...
Fastest ever recorded: 484±32 km/h (301±20 mph) (3-second gust); calculated by a DOW (Doppler On Wheels) radar unit in the 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado between Oklahoma City and Moore, Oklahoma, USA, 3 May 1999. Recently, the wind speeds were re-examined and adjusted to a maximum official wind speed of 321 mph (516.6 km/h).
It traveled at a record speed of 73 mph and destroyed more than 19 communities, including over 15,000 homes. ... on June 8, 1953. The tornado was about half a mile wide and was on the ground for ...
The high-end EF3 tornado had a recorded width of 2.2 miles (3.5 km). [14] 2021 South Moravia tornado: F4/IF4 2.2 miles (3.5 km) ESSL, CHMI, CUNI, Meteopress, SHMU, CU, Geosphere, Austrocontrol, BUT: This tornado reached a maximum width of 2.2 miles (3.5 km), setting the record as the widest tornado to ever occur in the Czech Republic and in Europe.
On May 3, 1999, an F5 tornado struck Bridge Creek and Moore, Oklahoma, with winds of over 300 mph - the highest wind speed ever recorded on Earth. Nearly 600 people were injured, and 36 were ...
This tornado was among the strongest ever recorded and rated as F5/T11, indicating potential winds over 300 mph (480 km/h). The rating was assigned based on several surveys by German scientist Gottlob Burchard Genzmer. 5-to-10-centimetre-diameter (2.0 to 3.9 in) hail occurred during this tornado as well. [24] Apr 23: 1800: Germany Saxony ...