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An F4 tornado struck Mt. Vernon, Illinois, an F5 tornado obliterated Sunfield, Illinois, and a long-tracked F4 struck several towns hit by the 1925 Tri-State tornado. An additional F4 tornado hit Arkansas. (29 significant, 4 violent, 6 killer) Tornado outbreak of April 15, 1958: April 15, 1958: Florida and Georgia: 5: 36 injuries
Since its initial usage in May 1999, the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States has used the tornado emergency bulletin — a high-end classification of tornado warning — sent through either the issuance of a warning or via a "severe weather statement" that provides updated information on an ongoing warning—that is issued when a violent tornado (confirmed by radar or ground ...
The tornado caused significant damage in neighborhoods near the southern edge of the Ross Barnett Reservoir, downed utility poles at Pelahatchie Creek along MS 25, and removed shingles from homes further east. The tornado damaged sheds, outbuildings, and chicken houses south of Ludlow and caused major damage to a manufactured home along MS 483.
The last official EF5 tornado to hit the U.S. was the infamous 2013 Moore, Oklahoma, tornado. This violent tornado was on the ground for more than 40 minutes, carving a path of devastation more ...
The Colfax tornado was the first official F5 tornado to strike the state since records were made official in 1950, although the 1899 New Richmond tornado is unofficially considered to be F5 as well. The next F5 tornado to strike Wisconsin was on June 8, 1984 , when an overnight tornado destroyed Barneveld , killing nine people.
After that, and more than twice as deadly as tornadoes is flooding over the last decade (2014-2023). Note that this does not include 2024’s Hurricane Helene, which caused scores of flooding ...
A widespread, deadly, and historic [5] tornado outbreak affected large portions of the Midwestern, Southern and Eastern United States on March 31 and April 1, 2023, the result of an extratropical cyclone that also produced blizzard conditions in the Upper Midwest.
St. Croix County, New Richmond: 117: 1899 New Richmond tornado – This tornado devastated New Richmond, leveling or sweeping away many homes and businesses. [231] A large section of the town was reduced to nothing but scattered debris and house foundations. The three-story brick Nicollet Hotel was completely leveled to the ground. [232]