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An F1 tornado touched down north of Carmi, destroying 8 aircraft and damaging a church, [114] and an F2 tornado damaged 400 homes in Zion, injuring 2 people. [114] April 15, 1998 – A brief F0 tornado touched down north of Hoopole, [116] and another brief F0 tornado touched down west of Viola. [117]
234 miles (377 km) 613 deaths in Southern Illinois. 695 deaths overall Deadliest single tornado in US history. Most extreme tornado in recorded history. Holds the record longest path length (219 miles, 352 km), longest duration (about 3.5 hours), and fastest forward speed for a significant tornado (73 mph, 117 km/h).
Severe weather tore through the southeastern United States on January 8 into January 9th, resulting in 4 fatalities, with 2 of them being tornadic: one each in Alabama and North Carolina. Additional non-tornadic fatalities occurred in the states of Alabama and Georgia. The first January EF3 or stronger tornado in Florida history occurred. [28]
Part of the tornado outbreaks of 1974. 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. From April 3–4, 1974, there were 148 tornadoes ...
Tri-State tornado outbreak. at least 751, likely far higher; 816 or more. On March 18, 1925, one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in recorded history generated at least twelve significant tornadoes and spanned a large portion of the midwestern and southern United States. In all, at least 751 people were killed and more than 2,298 were injured ...
It's been a little more than ten years since a tornado ripped through the northwest section of Pekin. According to the National Weather Service, the tornado crossed the Illinois River from Peoria ...
Tornado Alley (also known as Tornado Valley) is a loosely defined location of the central United States and Canada where tornadoes are most frequent. [1] The term was first used in 1952 as the title of a research project to study severe weather in areas of Texas , Louisiana , Oklahoma , Kansas , South Dakota , Iowa and Nebraska .
The National Weather Center confirmed two tornadoes in eastern and southeastern NC, and flash flooding and winds affected much of the Triangle. The National Weather Service issued its first ...