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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, [5] [12] fifteen of which were violent EF4–EF5 tornadoes. 348 deaths occurred in that outbreak, of which 324 were tornado related.
The warmest day on record for the entire planet was 22 July 2024 when the highest global average temperature was recorded at 17.16 °C (62.89 °F). [20] The previous record was 17.09 °C (62.76 °F) set the day before on 21 July 2024. [20] The month of July 2023 was the hottest month on record globally. [21]
Number of tornadoes in United States by year and intensity. United States tornadoes by year [1] [2] Year Number of tornadoes FU/EFU F0/EF0 F1/EF1 F2/EF2 F3/EF3
The biggest year on record for tornadoes was 2011. By July 10 that year, the U.S. had racked up 1,934 tornado reports and would ultimately reach 2,250 for the year.
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued 126 tornado warnings in Florida on Wednesday, Oct. 9, a new state record. A total of 45 tornado reports were received during the storms, and the NWS had ...
The tornado reportedly killed three people, and passed through the villages of Welbourn, Wellingore, Navenby and Boothby Graffoe in Lincolnshire, and leveled large portions of each village. It is the strongest tornado on record in the British Isles. [150] This tornado is not documented by the European Severe Storms Laboratory. Jun 17: 1946 ...
Some of the most notorious twisters in U.S. history were wedge tornadoes, including the EF5 that leveled Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011, and the El Reno tornado, which was a jaw-dropping 2.6 ...
The drought began on May 20, 2013, following the dissipation of the 2013 Moore, Oklahoma EF5 tornado. [11] [12] Several tornadoes since the Moore EF5 have reached the 200 miles per hour (320 km/h) wind speeds needed for a tornado to be classified as an EF5, including the 2013 El Reno EF3 tornado and 2015 Rochelle–Fairdale EF4 tornado, with wind speeds measured in excess of 295 miles per hour ...