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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.
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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]
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 ...
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
A graphic from AccuWeather depicting the number of tornadoes each state has seen so far in 2024. Following Iowa is Kansas at 50, Nebraska at 44, Texas and Ohio at 43, and Oklahoma and Illinois at 40.
This year's total number of tornado reports stands at 1,008 on Memorial Day, higher than any year-to-date total since 2011. The historical average number of tornadoes by May 27 is 731.