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Damage caused by the 1983 Los Angeles tornado This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. The U.S. state of California experiences several tornadoes every year, with at least 488 twisters [nb 1] recorded since 1891. Among these are four fire whirls, a type of tornado that develops ...
The worst of these tornadoes was an EF1 tornado in New Tazewell, Tennessee that damaged or destroyed mobile homes while also damaging other homes and trees, injuring seven people. [ 58 ] [ 59 ] In all, 93 tornadoes touched down, with 10 tornadic fatalities, one non-tornadic fatality, and at least 37 injuries being confirmed.
The outbreak produced the first officially rated F5 tornado in Waco, Texas, killing 114 people. It is tied for deadliest tornado in Texas history and the eleventh deadliest in United States. Other deadly tornadoes struck Hebron, Nebraska, and San Angelo, Texas. (17 significant, 5 violent, 6 killer) [32] [33] 1953 Sarnia tornado outbreak: May 20 ...
List of confirmed tornadoes – Wednesday, July 11, 2007 [note 1] EF# Location County / Parish State Start Coord. Time Path length Max width Summary EF1 W of Coward: Florence: SC: 21:14–21:15 0.87 mi (1.40 km) 30 yd (27 m) [164] EF1
From 1884 to 2007, there were 47 tornadoes with school fatalities in the United States. These tornadoes killed 295. Tornado warnings began being issued in 1950 (and tornado watches in late 1952); [ 7 ] and there is a very sharp decrease in number of killer tornado events at schools after this time, as well as a large decrease in death tolls ...
Chualar, California: Deadliest road accident in U.S. history, and deadliest U.S. rail accident involving a grade crossing: 32 1968 Northeast Airlines Flight 946: Accident – aircraft Etna, New Hampshire: 32 1969 1969 Hazlehurst, Mississippi tornadoes: Tornado Hazlehurst, Mississippi: 32 1973 UpStairs Lounge arson attack: mass murder – arson
In early May 2007, a significant tornado outbreak affected the Central United States. Over a three-day period from May 4–6, a total of 132 tornadoes touched down across seven states. Collectively, the tornadoes killed 14 people, injured 90, and left behind $264.7 million in damage. [1]
List of confirmed tornadoes – Tuesday, October 2, 2007 [a] EF# Location County / Parish State Start Coord. Time Path length Max width Summary EF1 WSW of Memphis: Scotland: MO: 21:25–21:26 0.82 mi (1.32 km) 210 yd (190 m)