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English: Map of confirmed tornadoes and tornado warnings issued by the National Weather Service from April 12 through April 13, 2020, over the southeastern United States and tornadoes confirmed and surveyed by the National Weather Service. Map produced in QGIS with border outlines from the United States Census Bureau.
During Easter Sunday and Monday in 2020 (April 12–13), a large and destructive tornado outbreak occurred across the Southern and Eastern United States. The total number of tornadoes confirmed from the outbreak is 141 over the course of 37 hours and 24 minutes.
For the 24-hour period ending 12:00 UTC April 13, the National Weather Service issued 141 tornado warnings, the most in one day since the tornado outbreak of March 2–3, 2012. [ 132 ] 12 tornadoes were confirmed to have touched down in North Carolina, making it the sixth largest one-day outbreak on record in the state going back to 1950. [ 133 ]
The outbreak prompted 141 tornado warnings in a 24-hour period, the most in one day since the tornado outbreak of March 2–3, 2012. [4] It registered as the sixth-largest tornado event on record in North Carolina, [5] ranked as the second deadliest outbreak on record in South Carolina, and had the highest number of strong (EF2+) tornadoes in a ...
Since its initial usage in May 1999, the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States has used the tornado emergency bulletin — a high-end classification of tornado warning — sent through either the issuance of a warning or via a "severe weather statement" that provides updated information on an ongoing warning—that is issued when a violent tornado (confirmed by radar or ground ...
Tornado outbreak sequence of April 7–9, 1965: April 7–9, 1965: Midwest - California - Great Lakes - Southeastern United States: 19: 16 injuries: Destructive outbreak sequence struck the US right before the 1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak.(11 significant) [74] 1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak: April 10–12, 1965: Central United States: 55
On April 19, the Storm Prediction Center outlined portions of the U.S. Southern Plains with a 15% area of severe weather within 25 miles of any point. [4] A Slight risk was maintained across much of the same areas in the subsequent day 3 outlook, [5] but parts of southeastern Oklahoma, much of northeastern Texas, southwestern Arkansas, and northwestern Louisiana were upgraded to an Enhanced ...
Business and economy 2020 Russia–Saudi Arabia oil price war OPEC and allies strike a deal to cut oil production by 9.7 million barrels per day, the largest such cut agreed upon, starting May 1. (BBC News) Disasters and accidents 2020 Easter tornado outbreak A tornado outbreak occurs in the Southeastern United States. Mississippi declares a tornado emergency. (Weather) Health and environment ...