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However, tornadoes are capable of both much shorter and much longer damage paths: one tornado was reported to have a damage path only 7 feet (2.1 m) long, while the record-holding tornado for path length—the Tri-State Tornado, which affected parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana on March 18, 1925—was on the ground continuously for 219 ...
Some of the most notorious twisters in U.S. history were wedge tornadoes, including the EF5 that leveled Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011, and the El Reno tornado, which was a jaw-dropping 2.6 ...
Strong tornadoes have also been known to cross the Detroit River and St. Clair River separating the United States and Canada. [42] Regarding mountains, tornadoes have been observed on terrain as high as 12,000 feet (3,700 m) above sea level, and have been known to pass up a 3,000-foot (910 m) ridge unaffected. [1] [43]
In all, at least 751 men, women and children were killed and more than 2,298 were injured, [2] making the outbreak the deadliest tornado outbreak in U.S. history. The outbreak generated several destructive tornadoes in Missouri , Illinois , and Indiana on the same day, as well as significant tornadoes in Alabama and Kansas .
The most widespread hurricane-induced tornado outbreak on record was triggered by Ivan in 2004, which produced 18 tornadoes in Florida and 115 overall, killing 7.
Prior to 1990, there is a likely undercount of tornadoes, particularly E/F0–1, with reports of weaker tornadoes becoming more common as population increased. A sharp increase in the annual average E/F0–1 count by approximately 200 tornadoes was noted upon the implementation of NEXRAD Doppler weather radar in 1990–1991.
Ruins of the Longfellow School where 17 children were killed during the Great Tri-State Tornado on March 18, 1925. The storm hit the school at about 2:30 p.m. From 1884 to 2007, there were 47 tornadoes with school fatalities in the United States. These tornadoes killed 295.
A screen grab from a Live Love Nashville Facebook video Dec. 10, 2023, showing food and toys for the disadvantaged remained largely intact after a tornado heavily damaged the Big Play ...