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(12:12 p.m. ET) Tornado Confirmed In Georgia. A short-lived, EF-0 tornado was confirmed in Fayette County, Georgia overnight. The National Weather Service estimated wind speeds at 80 mph ...
That figure is inflated somewhat by 2011, when one of the costliest and deadliest tornado outbreaks ever recorded claimed the lives of at least 553 people, including more than 150 in one Missouri ...
Over 30 tornadoes have been confirmed from December 26-29 across the South. That includes four strong tornadoes, of at least EF-2 strength. Two were rated EF-3 in southeastern Texas.
While most tornadoes attain winds of less than 110 miles per hour (180 km/h), are about 250 feet (80 m) across, and travel a few miles (several kilometers), the wind speeds in the most intense tornadoes can reach 300 miles per hour (480 km/h), are more than two miles (3 km) in diameter, and stay on the ground for dozens of miles (more than 100 km).
Having been struck by another EF4 tornado in the previous month, it was the first time since 2013 that multiple violent tornadoes occurred in Oklahoma in the same year. [4] By May 21, May had exceeded its average tornado count, making it the first time since 2019 that May was above average. It finished with 532 tornadoes and 27 tornadic ...
A tornado in Fayette County damaged three homes and caused about $3 million in losses. [27] Four other tornadoes were confirmed across the state. [ 28 ] Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta recorded over 5 inches (130 mm) of rain on July 6, its sixth-highest one-day rainfall since records began in 1878. [ 29 ]
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Simultaneous tornado activity also occurred in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes region during that time. However, tornado activity then went dormant until the last few days of the month as non-tornadic severe storms became the norm. August ended with a near average amount of 82 confirmed tornadoes.