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At 7:06 p.m. on April 27 (0006 UTC on April 28), a weak tornado touched down in extreme western Pulaski County, Arkansas, roughly 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Paron, and tracked north-northeast. Within a minute, the tornado dramatically intensified and struck a small residential area at EF3 intensity.
In late April 2014, a tornado outbreak in the central and southern United States produced multiple long-track tornadoes – at least seven were deadly, causing over 35 fatalities. [1] One additional death occurred in Florida, due to severe flooding associated with this system. [2]
List of confirmed tornadoes – Sunday, April 27, 2014 [nb 1] EF# Location County / Parish State Start Coord. Time Path length Max width Damage [nb 2] Summary EF0 Eatonville: Pierce: WA: 0030–0031 0.2 mi (0.32 km) 25 yd (23 m) $5,000
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Approximately 373 tornadoes came in April, nearly doubling the 10-year average of 177 tornadoes for the month; in Texas, 43 tornadoes have touched down, year to date, with 21 occurring in April.
At least four people have died in Houston as severe weather blasted through the city, an official said, as strong storms lashed parts of Texas with destructive winds and dangerous flooding.
Flooding in Port Arthur from Hurricane Harvey. From 1980 to the present, 81 tropical or subtropical cyclones affected the U.S. state of Texas.According to David Roth of the Weather Prediction Center, a tropical cyclone makes landfall along the coastline about three times every four years, and on any 50 mi (80 km) segment of the coastline a hurricane makes landfall about once every six years.
Tornadoes are common before and after hurricane landfalls. Earlier this season, Hurricane Beryl spawned 68 tornadoes from Texas to Canada. However, even that number is eclipsed by Hurricane Beulah ...