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A destructive tornado outbreak struck a wide swath of the Southern and Eastern United States as well as Canada on November 15 and 16, 1989. It produced at least 40 tornadoes and caused 30 deaths as a result of two deadly tornadoes. The most devastating event was the Huntsville, Alabama F4 tornado
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — It has been 35 years since a destructive F4 tornado tore through Madison County producing millions of dollars in damage. ... In 1989, meteorologists were using WSR-74C ...
1989 was an average year in terms of numbers of tornadoes and fatalities. May and June both saw over 200 tornadoes and after the usual summer lull, a significant November outbreak led to the devastating Huntsville, Alabama F4 tornado.
More than one tornado has struck Huntsville, Alabama in its history. The first documented tornado to strike Huntsville occurred in April 1822. [1] An F2 tornado struck on the evening of April Fools' Day 1884. The tornado was on the ground for 82 miles, traveled through five counties, and caused 2 known deaths. [2] 3 tornadoes struck the city in ...
March 1994: 1994 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak (8 counties) [1] May 1995: May 1995 Tornado Outbreak Sequence (Huntsville) [1] April 1998: April 1998 Birmingham tornado [1] December 2000: December 2000 Tuscaloosa tornado [1] November 2001: Arkansas–Mississippi–Alabama tornado outbreak; November 2002: 2002 Veterans Day Weekend tornado outbreak [1]
The deadliest tornado in modern U.S. history struck Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011. It was the deadliest tornado since SPC records began in 1950. Nearly 1,000 were injured. The EF5 tornado had ...
November 1989 tornado outbreak: November 15–16, 1989: Southeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States: 40: 21 fatalities: Produced a deadly F4 that struck Huntsville, Alabama, at rush hour. Strong tornadoes touched down as far north as Quebec. (10 significant, 1 violent, 2 killer)
List of Central American tornadoes: Huntsville, Alabama: 1989 November 15: 21 463 F4 November 1989 tornado outbreak: Picher, Oklahoma—Racine/Neosho, Missouri: 2008 May 10: 21 350 EF4 This was one of the catalysts that made Picher a ghost town. It was already mostly abandoned due to mining waste that had sickened many of its residents.