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The 1974 Super Outbreak was the second-largest tornado outbreak on record for a single 24-hour period, just behind the 2011 Super Outbreak. It was also the most violent tornado outbreak ever recorded, with 30 violent (F4 or F5 rated) tornadoes confirmed.
Both of these tornadoes would receive an F5 rating on the Fujita scale, and were two out of seven F5-rated tornadoes to touch down as part of the 1974 Super Outbreak, one of the largest tornado outbreaks in United States history. Each of the tornadoes claimed over fifteen lives, and would kill a combined total of fifty-five people, many in the ...
[nb 1] The outbreak ended approximately 30 hours before the Super Outbreak of 1974 began. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a total of 11 severe weather watches on April 1 alone. [ 3 ] These watches, along with the damage and deaths that followed, prompted alertness among the general public that may have reduced casualties and losses ...
Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of the 1974 Super Outbreak, the 24-hour period between April 3 and April 4 during which 148 tornadoes touched down in 13 different states.
The super-tornado outbreak of April 3 and 4, 1974, was the worst in U.S. history, with 148 twisters touching down in 13 states. When it had ended 16 hours later, 330 people were dead and 5,484 ...
Tornado outbreak of April 1–2, 1974: April 1–2, 1974: Southern U.S. – Mississippi Valley: 23: 4 fatalities, 72 injuries: A destructive outbreak ended only 17 hours before the Super Outbreak began in the same areas. (10 significant, 3 violent, 4 killer) [114] 1974 Super Outbreak: April 3–4, 1974: Eastern United States – Ontario: 148: ...
Dubbed the 1974 Super Outbreak, severe storms and 148 tornadoes claimed hundreds of lives and injured thousands more. The National Weather Service says 15,000 homes businesses and farm buildings ...
The tornado would receive a rating of F5 on the Fujita scale, and was one of seven tornadoes to obtain that rating as part of the 1974 Super Outbreak. The tornado is widely believed to be one of the most violent in recorded history, and had the fastest forward speed ever recorded in a tornado, at 75 miles per hour (121 km/h).