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At 7:06 p.m. on April 27 (0006 UTC on April 28), a weak tornado touched down in extreme western Pulaski County, Arkansas, roughly 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Paron, and tracked north-northeast. Within a minute, the tornado dramatically intensified and struck a small residential area at EF3 intensity.
In late April 2014, a tornado outbreak in the central and southern United States produced multiple long-track tornadoes – at least seven were deadly, causing over 35 fatalities. [1] One additional death occurred in Florida, due to severe flooding associated with this system. [2]
List of confirmed tornadoes – Sunday, April 27, 2014 [nb 1] EF# Location County / Parish State Start Coord. Time Path length Max width Damage [nb 2] Summary EF0 Odessa: Lafayette: MO: 1751–1756 2.38 mi (3.83 km) 50 yd (46 m) Unknown
Approximately 373 tornadoes came in April, nearly doubling the 10-year average of 177 tornadoes for the month; in Texas, 43 tornadoes have touched down, year to date, with 21 occurring in April.
May 27, 1997 – A violent and extremely destructive tornado hit Jarrell, killing 27 people and injuring a further 12. This is the most recent F5 tornado to hit Texas, and is regarded as one of the most powerful tornadoes ever recorded. [73] May 11, 1999 – A violent multi-vortex F4 tornado hit Loyal Valley. Although it had a short path, it ...
The National Weather Service on Friday confirmed one EF1 tornado touched down near the northwest Houston suburb of Cypress, and crews were investigating several other possible twisters in the area.
A devastating outbreak of tornadoes ripped across parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Florida in late April 2014. The event began on April 27, as multiple intense tornadoes touched down across parts of the Midwest, Ozarks, and Great Plains.
On April 27, 2014, three years and two days after this tornado, a violent EF4 tornado touched down west of Ferndale and moved along almost the same path as this tornado, causing 16 fatalities and many injuries. However, it affected more of Mayflower than this tornado did and caused greater damage all along the path, especially in Vilonia ...