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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 .
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 ...
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
1 death – Strong tornado cut a half-block wide directly through Perryton caused major damage as it moved. Several houses and a large warehouse were destroyed. One man was killed as he hurried his family to shelter. There were also 13 injuries and $250,000 in damages. [3] [99] F1 SE of Pacific Junction: Mills: IA
At least 17 tornadoes struck the Southeast last weekend. One powerful EF3 twister with 150-mph maximum winds struck Clarksville in northern Tennessee, killing three people. In Madison, a suburb of ...
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.
Nashville area tornadoes: Dickson and Robertson counties hit with EF-2 tornadoes Preliminary results: SPRINGFIELD Robertson County: EF-2 with max winds 120mph. 3.23 mile length and 400 yard width.
The storm came nearly two years to the day after 41 tornadoes were recorded through a handful of heartland states, including 16 in Tennessee and eight in Kentucky. A total of 81 people died in ...