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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.
March 1990 Central United States tornado outbreak – Homes were obliterated and swept away, but the F5 rating was assigned due to very intense cycloidal ground scouring. The tornado is considered by some sources to be one of the strongest tornadoes ever surveyed at the time, though little detailed information about the damage is available. [81 ...
May 1996 Kentucky tornado outbreak; March 1997 tornado outbreak; Tornado outbreak of April 15–16, 1998; Late-May 1998 tornado outbreak and derecho; List of tornadoes in the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak; Tornado outbreak of April 27–28, 2002; List of tornadoes in the May 2003 tornado outbreak sequence; Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2003
The EF-1 tornado hit wind speeds of 110 miles per hour and had a maximum width of 250 yards, according to the NWS. It traveled just over one mile in Ashland. The tornado touched down along Daniels ...
In late 2023, American meteorologist and tornado expert Thomas P. Grazulis created the Outbreak Intensity Score (OIS) as a way to rank tornado outbreaks. [1] [2] For the score, only significant tornadoes are counted: F2/EF2 tornadoes receive 2 points each, F3/EF3 tornadoes receive 5 points each, F4/EF4 tornadoes receive 10 points each, and F5/EF5 tornadoes receive 15 points each. [1]
Here are the top 10 deadliest tornadoes to strike in the United States, according to the Storm Prediction Center. On March 18, 1925, the deadliest tornado in U.S ... On average, 80 people die each ...
17 (16 direct, 1 indirect) Kentucky: NWS: Traveled 29.87 miles (48.07 km) and peak width of 440 yd (400 m). Second deadliest tornado of the December 10-11 outbreak. One of the two tornadoes that impacted Bowling Green that night. [45] Tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021: 145 mph (233 km/h) December 11, 2021 1 Kentucky: NWS
The strongest tornado to hit the United States this year, a monstrous twister with 185-mph winds, destroyed much of Greenfield, Iowa, on May 21, 2024. So far this year, Iowa leads the country in ...