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One of the deadliest tornado outbreak sequences in US history. An F5 killed 23 people in Kansas. One tornado family in Illinois killed 101 people alone. A long-track tornado killed 67 people, mostly in Kentucky. (63 significant, 15 violent, 35 killer) May 1918 tornado outbreak sequence: May 18–21, 1918: Central-Northern Great Plains – Upper ...
A total of six people died and greater than 300 were injured between both events. List of tornadoes in Argentina: Córdoba, Argentina: 2003 December 26: 5 90 F3 This tornado was on the ground for 24 minutes and caused an enormous amount of damage throughout the province. It is rumored to be the "longest-lasting tornado" in South American history.
Significant events. Websites Dedicated to Specific Tornado Events (SPC, NOAA) World Wide Tornadoes (Tornado Project) UK/European Tornado Extremes Archived 2015-08-02 at the Wayback Machine ; Tornadoes in Germany (in German) Tornado Map (German Project / Map Worldwide) Tornadoes in Brazil
That figure is inflated somewhat by 2011, when one of the costliest and deadliest tornado outbreaks ever recorded claimed the lives of at least 553 people, including more than 150 in one Missouri ...
Interactive map:See history of Florida tornadoes since 1950 On Oct. 22, 1945, an EF-3 tornado traveled 18 miles from south of Tallahassee to Miccosukee. One woman was killed as her home was swept ...
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.
Contact us; Contribute Help; Learn to edit; ... 1 Number of tornadoes in United States by year and intensity. ... The following is a list of tornado events by year.
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]