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The first tornado outbreak to be documented in the new tornado database, this deadly series of intense tornadoes struck areas from the Gulf Coast into the Ohio Valley. The strongest event was an F4 tornado that tore an 82.6-mile-path (132.9 km) near Shreveport, Louisiana , although further analysis concluded that this was likely a tornado family .
The authors suggested that the three former F5 tornadoes in Tennessee should be reclassified as F4. These changes have been adopted, making the 16 April 1998 Lawrence County tornado the only documented F5 in the history of Tennessee. Grazulis, Thomas P. (May 1984). Violent Tornado Climatography, 1880–1982. OSTI (Technical report). NUREG.
This was the fourth-most violent outbreak in U.S. since 1950 with 11 F4 tornadoes, most intense ever in Arkansas. F4 tornadoes that struck Judsonia and Cotton Plant killed a total of 79 people. Other F4 tornadoes struck Tennessee and Northern Mississippi. The event marked the first time the word "tornado" was used during a public television ...
There have been 252 tornadoes in East Tennessee since 1950, according to the National Weather Service. The latest one left the town of Sunbright in Morgan County devastated.
Clarksville and the Nashville-area tornadoes left behind a deadly and destructive wake. Take a look at photos, video and more from the areas.
Tornado outbreak of March 16–17, 1942; Tornado outbreak of February 11–13, 1950; Tornado outbreak of March 26–27, 1950; Tornado outbreak of February 13, 1952; Tornado outbreak of Leap Day 1952; Tornado outbreak of March 21–22, 1952; Tornado outbreak of March 12–15, 1953; Tornado outbreak sequence of April 28 – May 2, 1953
At least 30% of all tornadoes touched down at night for 13 states from Oklahoma to West Virginia from 1950 to 2019, according to the study. The peak state was 46% in Tennessee.
1 Number of tornadoes in United States by year and intensity. 2 See also. 3 References. ... 1950: 201 0 16 86 68 24 7 0 1951: 260 0 49 100 83 23 5 0 1952: 240 0 32 82 ...