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In April 2020, various weather forecast offices of the National Weather Service confirmed 267 tornadoes in the United States, indicating significantly above-average activity for the month. Based on the 1991–2010 averaging period, 155 tornadoes occur across the country during April. [ 1 ]
There were 1,243 preliminary filtered reported tornadoes in 2020 in the United States in 2020, [1] and 1,086 confirmed tornadoes in the United States in 2020. Worldwide, at least 93 tornado-related deaths were confirmed with 78 in the United States, eight in Vietnam, two each in Canada, Indonesia, and Mexico, and one in South Africa.
A widespread and deadly tornado outbreak affected the Southeastern United States on Easter Sunday and Monday, April 12–13, 2020. Several tornadoes were responsible for prompting tornado emergencies, including the first one to be issued by the National Weather Service in Charleston, South Carolina. [7]
During Easter Sunday and Monday in 2020 (April 12–13), a large and destructive tornado outbreak occurred across the Southern and Eastern United States. The total number of tornadoes confirmed from the outbreak is 141 over the course of 37 hours and 24 minutes.
The 14 killer tornadoes in April were more than occurred in all of 2019 (12). April was an historic month for tornadoes in the United States, as reflected in the tragic monthly data released by ...
The tornado caused $2.75 million (2020 USD) in damage. [9] [10] [8] April 12: 2020: United States Mississippi: Bassfield, Cantwell Mill, Seminary, Collins, Soso, Moss, Pachuta: 8 (95+ injuries) NWS: 2020 Bassfield–Soso tornado — In Cantwell Mill, a large, anchor-bolted cabin was completely swept away and reduced to a bare slab, with little ...
This is a list of tornadoes which has been officially or unofficially labeled as F3, EF3, IF3 during the 2020s decade. These scales – the Fujita scale, the Enhanced Fujita scale, the International Fujita scale, and the TORRO tornado intensity scale – attempt to estimate the intensity of a tornado by classifying the damage caused to natural features and man-made structures in the tornado's ...
Based on the 1991–2020 average, about 155 tornadoes occur in the United States in April, while 276 tornadoes occur in May. [1] Activity also tends to spread northward and westward in April compared to the cooler winter months and the Midwest and Great Plains tend to see increased activity, although the relative maxima remains in the southern ...