Estos son algunos tornados notables , brotes de tornados y secuencias de brotes de tornados que han ocurrido en América del Norte .
- La lista está centrada en los EE. UU., Con información mayor y más consistente disponible para los tornados de EE. UU. Es posible que algunos brotes de América del Norte que afectan a EE. UU. Solo incluyan información sobre tornados de EE. UU.
- Los recuentos exactos de muertes y lesiones no son posibles, especialmente para eventos grandes y eventos antes de 1950.
- Antes de 1950 en los Estados Unidos, solo se enumeran tornados significativos para el número de tornados en brotes.
- Debido a la creciente detección, particularmente en los EE. UU., El número de tornados contados ha aumentado notablemente en las últimas décadas, aunque el número de tornados reales y los tornados importantes contados no lo ha hecho. En eventos más antiguos, es probable que se subestime la cantidad de tornados contados oficialmente.
- Contexto histórico: Gran parte de la actividad de tornados en el área del Medio Oeste de Estados Unidos es relativamente desconocida y se informó significativamente menos antes de mediados del siglo XIX, ya que pocas personas vivían allí para registrar la actividad anual fuera de los nativos americanos que no guardaban mucho, si es que tenían alguno. registros escritos. El gobierno estadounidense no adquirió el área de los estados del medio oeste hasta la compra de Luisiana de 1803 del gobierno francés. El área de Compra de Luisiana incluyó las principales áreas de actividad de tornados del norte de Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Dakota del Sur y el bajo Minnesota. Grandes grupos de colonos y pioneros solo comenzaron a poblar allí cuando el gobierno estadounidense comenzó a organizar este territorio adquirido durante la década de 1820-1860. Las otras áreas al este del río Mississippi y al oeste de las trece colonias originales que tienen una actividad de tornados más frecuente en Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi y Alabama no comenzaron a tener grupos más grandes de colonos que poblaban estas áreas hasta el principio. 1800. A medida que estas áreas comenzaron a estar más pobladas, la actividad de tornados existente allí se hizo más conocida e informada a través de periódicos y telégrafos.
Estados Unidos
1643-1859
Lista de brotes de tornados en Estados Unidos anteriores a 1900 | |||||||
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Brote | fechas | Región | Tornados | Damnificados | Notas | ||
Condado de Essex, Massachusetts , Hampton, New Hampshire | 5 de julio de 1643 | Massachusetts , Nueva Hampshire | - | 1 fatalidad | Posible tornado y fatalidad más temprano registrado en EE. UU. El evento fue grabado por el gobernador de la Colonia de la Bahía de Massachusetts, John Winthrop. "Se levantó una ráfaga repentina en el NW tan violenta durante media hora mientras derribaba multitud de árboles. Levantó su casa de reunión en Newbury, la gente estaba en ella. Oscureció el aire con polvo, sin embargo, por la gran misericordia de Dios, no hizo daño, pero sólo mató a un indio con la caída de un árbol. Fue directamente entre Linne [Lynn] y Hampton ". [1] | ||
Tornado en Rehoboth, Massachusetts | Agosto 1671 | Massachusetts | - | 0 muertes | Tornado estadounidense confirmado más temprano. | ||
Tornado en Cambridge, Massachusetts | 8 de julio de 1680 | Massachusetts | - | 1 fatalidad | Tornado estadounidense confirmado más temprano con una muerte. | ||
1761 Charleston, tornado de Carolina del Sur | 4 de mayo de 1761 | Charleston, Carolina del Sur | > 2 | 8 muertes | Tornado estadounidense registrado más temprano con múltiples muertes. Un gran tornado vació temporalmente el río Ashley y hundió cinco buques de guerra en alta mar | ||
Enjambre de tornados de cuatro estados | 15 de agosto de 1787 | Nueva Inglaterra | ≥5 | 2 muertes | Primer brote de tornado registrado en EE. UU. | ||
1811 Tornado en Charleston, Carolina del Sur | 10 de septiembre de 1811 | Charleston, Carolina del Sur | - | 20 muertes | Asociado con el huracán de 1811 que azotó Charleston, SC. [2] | ||
1814 Washington, DC tornado | 25 de agosto de 1814 | Washington DC | - | C. 30 muertes | Mató a varios soldados británicos que ocupaban la ciudad . Posteriormente, los británicos abandonaron la ciudad. | ||
Septiembre de 1821 Brote de tornado en Nueva Inglaterra | 9 de septiembre de 1821 | Nueva Inglaterra | > 5 | 8 muertes | Uno de los brotes más destructivos jamás documentados en Nueva Inglaterra. Produjo un tornado mortal de múltiples vórtices en New Hampshire . | ||
1835 Tornado en New Brunswick, Nueva Jersey | 19 de junio de 1835 | Atlántico medio | - | 5 muertes | El tornado más mortífero en la historia de Nueva Jersey. | ||
Gran Natchez Tornado | 7 de mayo de 1840 | Sureste de Estados Unidos | > 1 | 317+ muertes, 109+ lesiones | El segundo tornado más mortífero en la historia de EE. UU. | ||
Septiembre de 1845 Brote de Nueva York | 20 de septiembre de 1845 | Nueva York, Vermont | > 5 | - | Varios tornados de larga trayectoria cruzaron el norte del estado de Nueva York | ||
Agosto de 1851 Tornado en Waltham, Medford y West Cambridge | 22 de agosto de 1851 | Waltham, Medford, West Cambridge, Massachusetts | 1 | - | El centro de Arlington, MA fue devastado por un fuerte tornado. [3] [4] |
1860
Lista de brotes de tornados en Estados Unidos anteriores a 1900 | |||||||
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Brote | fechas | Región | Tornados | Damnificados | Notas | ||
Junio de 1860 Brote de tornado en el valle medio de Mississippi | 3 de junio de 1860 | Valle Medio del Mississippi | - | ≥148 muertes, ≥409 lesiones | Brote muy violento. Produjo un tornado mortal o una familia de tornados que azotó Camanche, Iowa . (7 violentos, 6 asesinos) | ||
1865 Tornado en Viroqua, Wisconsin | 28 de junio de 1865 | Viroqua, Wisconsin | > 1 | ≥22 muertes | Uno de los primeros tornados asesinos de Wisconsin. También es una de las primeras documentaciones de un tornado de vórtices múltiples . |
1870
Lista de brotes de tornados en Estados Unidos anteriores a 1900 | |||||||
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Brote | fechas | Región | Tornados | Damnificados | Notas | ||
1871 Tornado de San Luis | 8 de marzo de 1871 | Valle Medio del Mississippi | ≥1 | 9 muertos, 60 heridos | El tornado F3 estimado mató a nueve personas en St. Louis. | ||
Mayo de 1873 Brote de tornado en el Medio Oeste | 22 de mayo de 1873 | Medio oeste de Estados Unidos | ≥7 | 18 muertos, ≥ 93 heridos | Al menos tres tornados registrados | ||
Marzo de 1875 Brote de tornado en el sureste | 19-20 de marzo de 1875 | Sureste de Estados Unidos | ≥19 | ≥96 muertes, ≥367 lesiones | El brote produjo siete tornados F4 estimados. Lo peor de los daños y la mayoría de las muertes tuvieron lugar en Georgia . (15 significativos, 7 violentos, 12 asesinos) | ||
Mayo de 1875 Brote de tornado en el sureste | 1 de mayo de 1875 | Sureste de Estados Unidos | - | 58 muertos, 195 heridos | Incluyó varias familias de tornados F3 de larga trayectoria (estimadas). (1 violento, 7 asesino) | ||
1878 Tornado de Wallingford | 9 de agosto de 1878 | Connecticut | - | 34 muertes, ≥70 lesiones | El tornado más mortífero en la historia de Connecticut. Se estima que fue un F4. | ||
Mayo de 1879 Brote de tornado en las Llanuras Centrales | 29-30 de mayo de 1879 | Grandes Llanuras Centrales | - | ≥36 muertes, ≥186 lesiones | (≥15 significativo, 6 violento, ≥9 asesino) |
1880
Lista de brotes de tornados en Estados Unidos anteriores a 1900 | |||||||
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Brote | fechas | Región | Tornados | Damnificados | Notas | ||
Brote de tornado de abril de 1880 | 18 de abril de 1880 | Valle de Mississippi - Grandes Llanuras | ≥22 | ≥165 muertes, ≥511 lesiones | 99 personas murieron en y cerca de Springfield y Marshfield, Missouri . Tres F4 de larga trayectoria en Missouri. (> 22 significativos, 5 violentos, 14 asesinos) | ||
Tornado de 1880 West Prairie-Christian County | 24 de abril de 1880 | West Prairie – Condado de Christian, IL | 1 | 6 muertos | Muchas casas "bien construidas" fueron arrasadas y las granjas desaparecieron. Según los informes, sus víctimas (tanto personas como ganado) fueron transportadas hasta media milla. Este es el F5 estimado más temprano que se puede verificar en los EE. UU. Según Grazulis. (El tornado de Waco de 1953 es el primero con clasificación oficial; ver más abajo). La clasificación F5 es ampliamente aceptada. | ||
Brote de tornado de junio de 1881 | 11-12 de junio de 1881 | Grandes Llanuras - Medio Oeste | ≥11 | 20 muertes, ≥141 lesiones | Produjo cinco tornados violentos en tres estados, uno de los cuales fue un F4 que destruyó la comunidad de Floral, Kansas . Otro F4 que golpeó cerca de Hopkins, Missouri , pudo haber sido un F5. (11 significativos, 5 violentos, 7 asesinos) | ||
1881 Brote de tornado en Minnesota | 15-16 de julio de 1881 | Minnesota | ≥ 6 | 24 muertes, ≥123 lesiones | Produjo un destructivo tornado F4 (posiblemente F5) en New Ulm, Minnesota , junto con otros tornados asesinos en áreas rurales, incluido uno que mató a cuatro personas. (6 significativos, 2 violentos, 2 asesinos) | ||
1882 Tornado de Grinnell | 17 de junio de 1882 | Grinnell, Iowa | 1 | 65 muertes | 16 granjas fueron destruidas y la ciudad de Grinnell quedó devastada, así como el campus de Grinnell College. Los escombros fueron transportados 100 millas (160 km). F5 estimado. Causó 68 muertes según Grazulis. | ||
Abril de 1883 Brote de tornados en el sureste | 22-23 de abril de 1883 | Sureste de Estados Unidos | - | ≥109 muertes, ≥755 lesiones | Produjo varios tornados asesinos F3 + en Mississippi y Georgia. (17 significativos, 3 violentos, 13 asesinos) | ||
Brote de tornado de mayo de 1883 | 18 de mayo de 1883 | Valle medio-bajo del Mississippi | - | ≥64 muertes, ≥386 lesiones | Uno de los brotes más intensos jamás registrados en Illinois, donde chocaron cinco F4. (≥21 significativo, 6 violento, 16 asesino) | ||
1883 Tornado de Rochester | 21 de agosto de 1883 | Rochester, Minnesota | 1 | 37 muertos, más de 200 heridos | El tornado F5 estimado condujo a la formación de la Clínica Mayo . [5] | ||
1884 Brote de tornado Enigma | 19-20 de febrero de 1884 | Centro - Este de Estados Unidos | > 51 | > 178 muertes, ≥1056 lesiones | Entre los brotes más grandes jamás registrados. Produjo tornados violentos y mortales en una gran parte del sureste de los Estados Unidos, matando a más de 170 personas. El tornado F4 de larga trayectoria atravesó Alabama y Georgia , matando a 30 personas. Otro F4, el más mortífero en la historia de Carolina del Norte, golpeó a Rockingham, Carolina del Norte , y mató a 23. (≥37 significativo, 4 violento, ≥27 asesino) | ||
1884 brote de tornado de marzo | 24-25 de marzo de 1884 | Sureste de Estados Unidos - Valle de Ohio | > 29 | 32 muertes | (29 significativo, 11 asesino) | ||
1884 Tornado de Oakville | 1 de abril de 1884 | Oakville, Indiana | 1 | 8 muertes | Entre los meteorólogos contemporáneos, este fue considerado uno de los tornados más intensos observados hasta ese momento. Partes de Oakville "desaparecieron", con los escombros de las casas esparcidos por millas. F5 estimado. | ||
1884 Howard, tornado de Dakota del Sur | 28 de agosto de 1884 | Howard, Dakota del Sur | 1 | 4 muertos, 2 heridos | Una de las fotografías de tornados más antiguas que se conocen. [1] [6] | ||
Brote de tornado de abril de 1885 | Abril 1885 | Texas | - | 60 muertos, 4 heridos | Un tornado golpeó a Waco . | ||
1885 Tornado de Filadelfia / Camden | 3 de agosto de 1885 | Filadelfia, Pensilvania - Camden, Nueva Jersey | - | ≥7 muertes, ≥8-10 lesiones | Se estima que un tornado F3 devastó Filadelfia y su suburbio de Camden en Nueva Jersey . Un ferry y un barco de vapor en el río Delaware resultaron dañados y numerosas casas, fábricas, tiendas y otros edificios resultaron dañados o destruidos. Al menos 200 quedaron sin hogar por la tormenta. [7] | ||
1886 Tornado de los rápidos de Sauk | 14 de abril de 1886 | Minnesota central | 1 | 72 muertos, más de 200 heridos | El tornado más mortífero en la historia de Minnesota. Se estima que fue un F4. | ||
1887 Tornado de Grand Forks | 16 de junio de 1887 | Grand Forks Dakota del Norte | - | En ese momento, el Servicio de Señales de los Estados Unidos creía que Fargo, Dakota del Norte era el límite norte de la actividad potencial de tornados. Grand Forks se encuentra a otras 75 millas al norte de Fargo en Dakota del Norte. El tornado allí llevó a reconsiderar el límite norte potencial de actividad de tornados en los Estados Unidos en ese momento. [8] |
1890
Lista de brotes de tornados en Estados Unidos anteriores a 1900 | |||||||
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Brote | fechas | Región | Tornados | Damnificados | Notas | ||
1890 brote de tornado en St. Louis | 12 de enero de 1890 | Valle Medio del Mississippi | - | 16 muertos, 91 heridos | (≥1 violento, 3 asesino) | ||
Marzo de 1890 brote de tornado en el valle medio del Mississippi | 27 de marzo de 1890 | Valle Medio del Mississippi | - | ≥146 muertes, ≥847 lesiones | El brote de un tornado mortal mató al menos a 146 personas en todo el Medio Oeste. Un F4 que golpeó el centro de Louisville mató a 76 personas solo. Otros cuatro F4, incluida una familia de tornados de larga trayectoria que mató a 21 personas en el sur de Indiana y el norte de Kentucky. (≥24 significativo, 6 violento, 16 asesino) | ||
1890 tornado de Lawrence | 26 de julio de 1890 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | - | 8 muertos, 63 heridos | Aterrizado poco después de las 9 am, fuerza estimada de F3. Sendero de 11 millas (18 km) de largo por la ciudad. | ||
1890 Tornado de Wilkes-Barre | 19 de agosto de 1890 | Wilkes-Barre, Pensilvania | 1 | 16 muertos, 50 heridos | Se cree que el tornado tocó tierra al oeste de Nanticoke con un F0 estimado. La tormenta se intensificó a medida que viajaba al noreste hacia la ciudad de Wilkes-Barre. Después de las 5:00 pm, atravesó el corazón de Wilkes-Barre como un F3 estimado. El tornado mató a 16 personas, hirió a 50, dañó o destruyó 260 edificios y costó al menos $ 240,000 (en dinero de 1890). Luego, el tornado viajó hacia el este y terminó en una región densamente boscosa a las afueras de la ciudad. [9] | ||
1892 Tornado en el sur de Minnesota | 15 de junio de 1892 | Minnesota | - | 12 muertos, 72 heridos | Se destruyeron granjas enteras y las vigas de las casas se incrustaron en el suelo a 4,8 km de los cimientos. Se estima que ha sido la intensidad F5. | ||
1893 Tornado de Willow Springs | 22 de mayo de 1893 | Willow Springs, Wisconsin | - | 3 muertes | Dos complejos agrícolas fueron completamente arrasados. Se estima que es un F5. | ||
1893 Tornado de Pomeroy | 6 de julio de 1893 | Pomeroy, Iowa | - | 71 muertes | Se limpió la hierba del suelo y se arrancó un puente de metal de sus soportes. Se sacaron del suelo una bomba de pozo y 12 m (40 pies) de tubería. Se estima que es un F5. | ||
1894 Brote de tornado en el valle del Alto Mississippi | 21-22 de septiembre de 1894 | Alto valle del Mississippi | - | > 63 muertos,> 253 heridos | Incluía una familia de tornados F4 de larga trayectoria en Wisconsin e Iowa. En el condado de Kossuth, Iowa (cinco granjas y una casa fueron arrasadas, dejando pocos rastros) y Wisconsin. (> 9 significativos, 4 violentos, 5 asesinos) | ||
1895 Brote de tornado Kansas-Iowa | 1-3 de mayo de 1895 | Grandes Llanuras Centro-Norte | - | > 18 a 35 muertes,> 67 lesiones | Siete personas murieron en escuelas en Ireton - Hull, Iowa . En el condado de Harvey, Kansas, el 1 de mayo, se estima que un F5 impactó donde las granjas "desaparecieron por completo", con escombros arrastrados por millas. En el condado de Sioux, Iowa, el 3 de mayo, se estima que un F5 impactó donde las granjas "desaparecieron por completo", con escombros arrastrados por millas. (2 F5, 3 asesinos) | ||
1895, Queens Nueva York | 13 de julio de 1895 | Queens, Nueva York | - | 1 fatalidad | Otros cuarenta resultaron heridos, siete casas fueron demolidas y al menos otras 25 dañadas, y los monumentos y lápidas en los cementerios de Cypress Hills y Bayside fueron arrancados de raíz por un ciclón que tocó tierra cerca de Cypress Hills y atravesó los vecindarios de Woodhaven , Union Course y Ozone. Parque . [10] | ||
Secuencia del brote de tornado de mayo de 1896 | 15-28 de mayo de 1896 | Valle superior del Mississippi - Grandes lagos ( Ontario ) | - | ≥484 muertes,> 2,000 lesiones | La secuencia de brotes de tornados más mortíferos en la historia de Estados Unidos. Tornados asesinos aterrizaron desde Texas hasta Pensilvania . Produjo al menos tres tornados F5 y varios F4, incluido un F4 que mató al menos a 255 personas e hirió a 1.236 en el área de St. Louis . En Sherman Texas, el 15 de mayo, azotó uno de los tornados más intensos del siglo XIX según Grazulis. Se produjeron daños "extraordinarios" en granjas y 20 viviendas que quedaron completamente arrasadas y arrasadas. Un puente de vigas de hierro se rompió y se dispersó, con una de las vigas profundamente incrustada en el suelo. Los árboles se redujeron a tocones descortezados y también se limpió la hierba de los céspedes de la ciudad. Varias lápidas en un cementerio fueron destrozadas o arrojadas hasta 250 yardas por el aire, y se encontró una tapa de baúl de Sherman a 35 millas de distancia. Informes confiables dijeron que numerosos cuerpos fueron transportados a cientos de yardas y que ocurrieron múltiples muertes en 17 familias diferentes; siete muertes ocurrieron en una sola familia. En Seneca Kansas el 17 de mayo, un teatro de ópera fue arrasado junto con algunas granjas. Según los informes, granjas enteras fueron limpiadas de escombros, dejando las áreas "desnudas como la pradera. En Ortonville-Oakwood Michigan el 25 de mayo, casas y granjas fueron arrasadas y arrasadas, y los escombros se llevaron hasta 12 millas (19 km) de distancia. Árboles fueron completamente descortezados, incluso con ramitas pequeñas desnudas en algunos casos (> 38 significativo, 3 F5, 9 violento, ≥22 asesino) | ||
1898 Tornado en Fort Smith, Arkansas | 11 de enero de 1898 | Valle inferior del Mississippi | - | ≥56 muertes, ≥119 lesiones | El devastador tornado F4 azotó Fort Smith . (1 violento, 2 asesino) | ||
Mayo de 1898 Brotes de tornados en el valle de Mississippi | 17-18 de mayo de 1898 | Valle Medio-Alto de Mississippi | - | 55 muertes, ≥380 lesiones | En Salix, Iowa, el 11 de junio, un tornado F5 estimado golpeó e impactó varias granjas. En el condado de Marathon, Wisconsin, el 18 de mayo, se estima que un tornado F5 arrasó 12 granjas. (5 violentos, 10 asesinos) | ||
1899 Nuevo tornado de Richmond | 11-12 de junio de 1899 | Medio oeste superior | - | ≥117 muertes, ≥203 lesiones | El devastador (estimado) F5 destruyó la ciudad de New Richmond, Wisconsin . El tornado de Wisconsin más mortífero registrado, el noveno más mortífero en la historia de Estados Unidos. |
1900
Lista de brotes de tornados en Estados Unidos - 1900-1909 | |||||||
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Brote | fechas | Región | Tornados | Damnificados | Notas | ||
1900 Tornado en las llanuras | 5 al 6 de mayo de 1900 | Nebraska - Texas - Misuri | - | ≥3 muertes, ≥16 lesiones | 6 de mayo nombrado "día de los ciclones" por la prensa. (≥19 significativo, 2 asesino) | ||
1902 Goliad, tornado de Texas | 18 de mayo de 1902 | Centro Sur de EE. UU. | - | 114 muertes, ≥279 lesiones | Vinculado con el tornado de Waco como el más mortífero en la historia de Texas. Tornado F4 estimado. | ||
1902 Trenton, ciclón de Nueva Jersey | 10 de agosto de 1902 | Trenton, Nueva Jersey | - | 2 heridos | Un tornado destructivo, estimado en F1 o F2, atravesó Trenton, Nueva Jersey en un camino de 2,5 millas (4,0 km). Se arrancaron paredes o techos de 100 casas y se arrojaron carros y letrinas como si fueran juguetes. Las fuertes lluvias en la ciudad también derrumbaron un puente. Debido al conocimiento limitado de los tornados en ese momento, se consideró que el tornado era un "ciclón". [11] [12] | ||
1904 Tornado en Moundville, Alabama | 22 de enero de 1904 | Condados de Hale / Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 1 | 36 muertos, 150 heridos | Un violento tornado F4 azotó Moundville, Alabama poco después de la medianoche, destruyendo todas menos una tienda en el distrito comercial junto con varias casas, depósitos de ferrocarril, vagones de carga, edificios agrícolas y un hotel. También se informaron daños al noreste de Moundville en las ciudades de Hull, Phifer, Maxwell y Tidewater. [13] | ||
1904 Tornado Chappaqua | 16 de julio de 1904 | Nueva York | 1 | 2 muertos, 6 heridos | Se estima que un tornado F3 azotó el estado de Nueva York. | ||
1904 tornado de St. Louis | 19 de agosto de 1904 | Misuri - Illinois | 1 | 3 muertos, ≥10 heridos | Fuertes daños en el centro de St. Louis. | ||
1904 Brote de tornado en el Medio Oeste Superior | 20 de agosto de 1904 | Minnesota - Dakota del Sur - Wisconsin | ≥8 | 14 muertes, ≥100 lesiones | Daños severos en las Ciudades Gemelas. | ||
1905 Snyder, tornado de Oklahoma | 10 de mayo de 1905 | Oklahoma | ≥1 | 97 muertes, ≥150 lesiones | Se estima que un tornado F5 destruyó en gran parte Snyder, Oklahoma . | ||
1908 brote de tornado Dixie | 23-25 de abril de 1908 | Sureste de Estados Unidos | - | 324 muertes, ≥1,720 lesiones | Emparejado con el Súper Brote de 2011 por el cuarto brote de tornados más mortífero en EE. UU. Produjo numerosos tornados violentos en el sur de los Estados Unidos y las Grandes Llanuras , incluido un tornado F5 en Nebraska. Un tornado de larga trayectoria mató a 143 personas solo en Louisiana y Mississippi . Véase, por ejemplo , Wilmer, Louisiana . (≥34 significativo, ≥6 violento, ≥13 asesino) | ||
Brote de tornado a fines de abril de 1909 | 29 de abril - 1 de mayo de 1909 | Mississippi - Valle de Tennessee | - | ≥165 muertes, ≥696 lesiones | Produjo numerosos tornados mortales en todo el sur de los Estados Unidos . Dos tornados en Mississippi y Alabama mataron a 29 cada uno. (≥35 significativo, ≥4 violento, ≥23 asesino) |
Década de 1910
Lista de brotes de tornados en Estados Unidos - 1910-1919 | |||||||
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Brote | fechas | Región | Tornados | Damnificados | Notas | ||
Estallido de tornados del 11 de noviembre de 1911 | 11 de noviembre de 1911 | Medio oeste de Estados Unidos | ≥9 | 13 muertos, 117 heridos | El brote fue producido por un sistema de tormentas grande y dinámico. F4 golpeó Janesville, Wisconsin , y mató a nueve personas. Otros tornados mortales ocurrieron en Illinois y Michigan . (9 significativo, 1 violento, 3 asesino) | ||
Brote de tornados del 20 al 22 de abril de 1912 | 20-22 de abril de 1912 | Grandes Llanuras Centro-Sur - Valle Medio del Mississippi - Sureste de los Estados Unidos | - | ≥56 muertes, lesiones | Numerosos tornados violentos en el norte de Texas , Oklahoma y Kansas, incluido lo que ahora es el área metropolitana de Dallas-Fort Worth . (≥30 significativo, 9 violento, ≥19 asesino) | ||
Brote de tornados del 27 al 29 de abril de 1912 | 27-29 de abril de 1912 | Grandes Llanuras Centro-Sur - Cuenca del Río Rojo - Región de Ark-La-Miss | - | ≥45 muertes, 167 lesiones | Tornados violentos azotaron partes de las Grandes Llanuras, principalmente en Oklahoma. (25 significativos, 8 violentos, 15 asesinos) | ||
Ciclón Regina | 30 de junio de 1912 | Saskatchewan , Canadá - Praderas canadienses - | 1 | 28 muertos, cientos de heridos | Tornado más mortífero en Canadá, F4 dejó a 2.500 personas sin hogar. | ||
Brote de tornado a mediados de marzo de 1913 | 13-14 de marzo de 1913 | Sureste de Estados Unidos - Valle Medio del Mississippi | - | 78 muertes, ≥492 lesiones | Produjo tornados F3 + mortales y de larga trayectoria en Tennessee. (20 significativos, 3 violentos, 16 asesinos) | ||
Secuencia del brote de tornados de marzo de 1913 | 20-23 de marzo de 1913 | Sureste de Estados Unidos - Grandes Llanuras Centrales - Valle Medio del Mississippi | - | ≥ 241 muertes, ≥ 1535 lesiones | Produjo el devastador tornado de Omaha (103 muertes), entre varios otros tornados violentos y mortales en Nebraska. Otros tornados violentos mataron a numerosas personas en Alabama y uno en Terre Haute, Indiana , mató a 21 (19 importantes, 7 violentos, 15 asesinos) | ||
Brote de tornado de junio de 1916 | 5-6 de junio de 1916 | Valle de Mississippi - Sur de EE. UU. | - | 112 muertos, 741 heridos | Produjo numerosos tornados mortales en Arkansas, incluido uno que mató a 25 personas. Un F3 mató a 13 personas en los suburbios del norte de Jackson, Mississippi . (35 significativos, 1 violento, 23 asesinos) | ||
Febrero de 1917 Brote de tornado en el sureste | 23 de febrero de 1917 | Sureste de Estados Unidos | - | 17 muertos, 81 heridos | Seis fuertes tornados tocaron tierra en el sur. (≥6 significativo, ≥3 asesino) | ||
Brote de tornado de marzo de 1917 | 23 de marzo de 1917 | Valle de Ohio | > 9 | 47 muertos, 311 heridos | El tornado F4 devastó New Albany, Indiana. Destruyó dos escuelas y una carpintería. Al menos 300 casas fueron destruidas, algunas barridas. (≥9 significativo, 1 violento, 2 asesino) | ||
Secuencia del brote de tornados de mayo a junio de 1917 | 25 de mayo - 1 de junio de 1917 | Central - Sureste de Estados Unidos | ≥ 73 | > 382 muertes | Una de las secuencias de brotes de tornados más mortíferos en la historia de Estados Unidos. Un F5 mató a 23 personas en Kansas. Una familia de tornados en Illinois mató a 101 personas solo. Un tornado de larga trayectoria mató a 67 personas, la mayoría en Kentucky. (63 significativos, 15 violentos, 35 asesinos) | ||
Secuencia del brote de tornado de mayo de 1918 | 18-21 de mayo de 1918 | Grandes Llanuras Centro-Norte - Medio Oeste Superior | - | 44 muertos, 340 heridos | (≥34 significativo, 5 violento, 13 asesino) | ||
Tornado de Tyler de 1918 | 21 de agosto de 1918 | Tyler, Minnesota | - | 36 muertos, 225 heridos | El tornado F4 mató a 36 personas en Tyler y sus alrededores. | ||
Brote de tornado de marzo de 1919 | 14-16 de marzo de 1919 | Estados Unidos central | - | 53 muertos, 219 heridos | (4 violentos, 18 asesinos) | ||
Brote de tornado de abril de 1919 | 8 y 9 de abril de 1919 | Grandes Llanuras del Sur | - | 92 muertos, 412 heridos | Un brote nocturno inusual produjo numerosos tornados violentos, grandes y de larga trayectoria en el este de Texas . (4 violentos, 10 asesinos) | ||
Tornado de las cataratas Fergus de 1919 | 22 de junio de 1919 | Fergus Falls, Minnesota | - | 57 muertos, 200 heridos | El tornado F5 arrasó muchas casas en Fergus Falls, matando a 57 personas. 35 de las muertes ocurrieron en el Grand Hotel de tres pisos, que fue completamente destruido. |
1920
Lista de brotes de tornados en Estados Unidos - 1920-1929 | |||||||
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Brote | fechas | Región | Tornados | Damnificados | Notas | ||
1920 brote de tornados del Domingo de Ramos | 28 de marzo de 1920 | Medio Oeste - Sureste | - | ≥380 muertes, ≥1215 lesiones | Primero y más mortífero de los brotes del Domingo de Ramos; uno de los brotes más mortíferos en la historia de Estados Unidos. Los tornados devastaron los Grandes Lagos y el Valle de Ohio , incluidas partes del área metropolitana de Chicago . Otros tornados asesinos de larga trayectoria arrasaron los estados del sur. El número oficial de muertos es incierto y puede ser considerablemente más alto de lo que se indica. (32 significativos, 8 violentos, 19 asesinos) | ||
Brote de tornado de abril de 1920 | 19-21 de abril de 1920 | Sureste de Estados Unidos | - | 224 muertos, 1374 heridos | Varios tornados violentos de larga trayectoria tocaron tierra en el sur, matando a numerosas personas. Mississippi y Alabama fueron los más afectados, con múltiples tornados que produjeron un número de muertos de dos dígitos, incluido uno que mató a 88 personas solamente. (14 significativos, 7 violentos, 9 asesinos) | ||
Brote de tornado de abril de 1921 | 15-16 de abril de 1921 | Sur de EE. UU. | - | 90 muertos, 676 heridos | Un tornado violento de larga trayectoria mató a 59 personas en Texas y Arkansas. (34 significativo, 1 violento, 17 asesino) | ||
1922 tornados gemelos de Austin | 4 de mayo de 1922 | Texas | 2 | 13 muertos, 50 heridos | (Los tornados más mortíferos en la historia de Austin ) (1 violento, 2 asesino) | ||
Secuencia del brote de tornados de abril de 1923 | 4 de abril de 1923 | High Plains | - | 14 muertos, 68 heridos | (2 violentos, 4 asesinos) | ||
Mayo de 1923 Brote de tornado en las Grandes Llanuras | 2 de mayo de 1923 | Grandes llanuras | 4 | 17 muertos, 68 heridos | (1 violento, 4 asesino) | ||
Brote de tornado de abril de 1924 | 30 de abril de 1924 | Sureste de Estados Unidos | - | 110 muertos, 1133 heridos | Una familia de tornados de larga trayectoria mató a siete personas en una escuela en Horrell Hill, Carolina del Sur . Múltiples tornados asesinos violentos azotaron las Carolinas y Georgia . (28 significativos, 2 violentos, 16 asesinos) | ||
1924 Tornado Lorain-Sandusky | 28 de junio de 1924 | Grandes lagos orientales | - | 90 muertos, 349 heridos | El tornado más mortífero en la historia de Ohio, se estima que fue un F4. (6 significativos, 1 violento, 4 asesinos) | ||
Tornado tri-estatal | 18 de marzo de 1925 | Medio Mississippi - Valle de Ohio | ≥ | ≥747 muertes, ≥2298 lesiones | Parte de un brote mortal, incluido el tornado más mortífero y de mayor trayectoria en la historia de Estados Unidos. Un tornado masivo F5 viajó 219 millas (352 km) a través de los tres estados de Missouri , Illinois e Indiana , matando a 695 personas. El tercer tornado estadounidense más costoso de la historia. Otros tornados violentos azotaron Kentucky y Tennessee, incluido un F4 de larga trayectoria que mató a 38 personas. (≥9 significativo, 3 violento, 8 asesino) | ||
1926 Brote de tornado en La Plata, Maryland | 9 de noviembre de 1926 | Atlántico medio | - | 17 muertos, 65 heridos | 17 personas asesinadas en escuelas de La Plata. Un tornado F4 también azotó el área el 28 de abril de 2002 . | ||
Brote de tornado a fines de noviembre de 1926 | 25-26 de noviembre de 1926 | Sur | - | 107 muertos, 451 heridos | El brote de tornados más mortífero de noviembre en los EE. UU. Produjo varios tornados asesinos, fuertes y de larga trayectoria. (27 significativos, 2 violentos, 18 asesinos) | ||
1927 Rocksprings, tornado de Texas | 12 de abril de 1927 | Grandes Llanuras del Sur | - | 74 muertos, 205 heridos | Un gran tornado F5 azotó Rocksprings, Texas , destruyendo 235 de 247 edificios en la ciudad. (1 violento, 1 asesino) | ||
Abril de 1927 Brote de tornados en las llanuras del sur y el medio oeste | 18-19 de abril de 1927 | Grandes Llanuras del Sur - Medio Oeste | - | ≥46 muertes, ≥235 lesiones | (16 significativos, 3 violentos, 5 asesinos) | ||
Brote de tornado de mayo de 1927 | 8 y 9 de mayo de 1927 | Grandes Llanuras - Valle de Mississippi | 22 | 217 muertos, 1156 heridos | Uno de los brotes más prolíficos de la historia de Estados Unidos. Un F5 de larga trayectoria el 7 de mayo en Kansas mató a 10 personas e hirió a 300. Otros tornados mortales azotaron Missouri, Illinois y Arkansas, incluido un F4 el 9 de mayo que devastó Poplar Bluff, Missouri , matando a 98 personas. (32 significativos, 8 violentos, 17 asesinos) | ||
1927 brote de tornado en St. Louis | 29 de septiembre de 1927 | Valle medio-bajo del Mississippi | - | 82 muertos, 620 heridos | Produjo un devastador tornado que azotó St. Louis y mató a 79 personas. Se estima que fue un F3, pero puede haber sido un F4. (11 significativo, 3 asesino) | ||
Septiembre de 1928 Brote de tornado en las llanuras superiores-Medio Oeste | 13-14 de septiembre de 1928 | Upper Great Plains - Medio oeste | - | 23 muertos, 197 heridos | El brote de septiembre más intenso en la historia de Estados Unidos. Varios tornados violentos, incluido un F4 que azotó Rockford, Illinois . (15 significativos, 3 violentos, 3 asesinos) | ||
Enero de 1929 Brote de tornado en el Valle Medio de Mississippi | 18 de enero de 1929 | Valle Medio del Mississippi | - | 10 muertos, 46 heridos | (7 significativo, 5 asesino) | ||
1929 Brotes de tornados en Slocum, Texas-Statesboro, Georgia | 24-25 de abril de 1929 | Grandes Llanuras - Medio Oeste - Sureste | - | 63 muertos, 567 heridos | (15 significativos, 4 violentos, 7 asesinos) | ||
1929 Rye Cove, Virginia, brote de tornado | 1 y 2 de mayo de 1929 | Sur - Este de Estados Unidos | - | 44 muertos, 349 heridos | 13 personas asesinadas en una escuela en Rye Cove, Virginia . (17 significativos, 10 asesinos) |
1930
Lista de brotes de tornados en Estados Unidos - 1930-1939 | |||||||
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Brote | fechas | Región | Tornados | Damnificados | Notas | ||
Secuencia del brote de tornados de mayo de 1930 | 1 a 2 y 5 a 6 de mayo de 1930 | Grandes Llanuras - Valle de Mississippi | - | 94 muertos, 520 heridos | Secuencia de brote muy intensa y prolífica que incluyó un tornado F4 mortal en Frost, Texas , que resultó en 41 muertes. (51 significativos, 11 violentos, 15 asesinos) | ||
Noviembre de 1930 Brote de tornados en las llanuras del sur | 19 de noviembre de 1930 | Grandes Llanuras del Sur | - | 24 muertos, 162 heridos | El tornado F4 matutino mata a 23 personas en Bethany, Oklahoma . (8 significativos, 1 violento, 2 asesinos) | ||
1932 Brote de tornado en el sur profundo | 21-22 de marzo de 1932 | Sureste de Estados Unidos | - | ≥330 muertes, 2145 lesiones | Uno de los brotes más intensos en la historia de Estados Unidos, produjo 10 tornados violentos. El tercer brote continuo de tornados más mortífero en la historia de EE. UU. Cientos de personas murieron por tornados violentos en el sur de los Estados Unidos . Brote más mortífero de Alabama con 268 muertes. (36 significativos, 10 violentos, 27 asesinos) | ||
Marzo de 1933 Brote de tornado en Nashville | 14 de marzo de 1933 | Tennessee Valley | - | 44 muertos, 461 heridos | Tornado destructivo F3 a través del centro de Nashville , matando a 11 personas. Otros tornados tocaron tierra en todo el valle de Ohio , incluido un F4 que mató a 12 personas (≥5 significativo, 1 violento, ≥4 asesino) | ||
Brote de tornado a fines de marzo de 1933 | 30-31 de marzo de 1933 | Sureste | - | 87 muertos, 620 heridos | (30 significativos, 1 violento, 16 asesinos) | ||
Secuencia del brote de tornados a principios de mayo de 1933 | 4 al 10 de mayo de 1933 | Sur | 128 muertes | Produjo un F4 que golpeó Tompkinsville, Kentucky y mató a 36 personas. Otro F4 golpeó la zona rural de Tennessee y mató a 35. Otros numerosos tornados mortales tocaron tierra en el sur de los Estados Unidos . (27 significativos, 3 violentos, 10 asesinos) | |||
1936 Brote de tornado Cordele-Greensboro | 1-2 de abril de 1936 | Sureste | - | 45 muertos, 568 heridos | Produjo múltiples tornados mortales en Georgia y las Carolinas . Un tornado F4 en Cordele, Georgia , mató a 23 personas. (8 significativos, 3 violentos, 10 asesinos) | ||
1936 Brote de tornado en Tupelo-Gainesville | 5 y 6 de abril de 1936 | Sureste de Estados Unidos | 17 | 454 muertos, 2498 heridos | El segundo brote continuo de tornados más mortífero en la historia de EE. UU. Se observaron varios tornados fuertes y mortales en todo el sur. Dos de los tornados individuales mataron a más de 200 personas cada uno. (12 significativos, 3 violentos, 11 asesinos) | ||
1938 Brote de tornado en Bakerville, Missouri | 15 de marzo de 1938 | Valle de Mississippi | - | 24 muertos, 200 heridos | (14 significativos, 2 violentos, 6 asesinos) | ||
Brote de tornado a fines de marzo de 1938 | 30-31 de marzo de 1938 | Llanuras del sur - Valle de Mississippi | - | 40 muertos, 548 heridos | Un tornado F3 en South Pekin, Illinois destruyó la ciudad y mató a 9. Sigue siendo el tornado más mortífero de Central Illinois después de 75 años (26 significativos, 3 violentos, 9 asesinos) | ||
1938 Oshkosh, brote de tornado de Nebraska | 26 de abril de 1938 | Grandes llanuras | - | 6 muertos, 39 heridos | F5 cerca de Oshkosh mató a tres estudiantes en una escuela nivelada. Se observaron varios otros tornados fuertes ese día, matando a otros tres. (9 significativos, 2 violentos, 2 asesinos) | ||
1938 Charleston, tornados de Carolina del Sur | 29 de septiembre de 1938 | Carolina del Sur | - | 32 muertos, 100 heridos | (2 asesinos) | ||
Secuencia del brote de tornados de abril de 1939 | 14-17 de abril de 1939 | Grandes Llanuras - Valle de Mississippi | - | 57 muertos, 316 heridos | Incluyó una familia de tornados F5 de larga trayectoria el 14 de abril en Oklahoma y Kansas que mató a siete personas. (25 significativos, 3 violentos, 11 asesinos) |
1940
Lista de brotes de tornados en Estados Unidos - 1940-1949 | |||||||
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Brote | fechas | Región | Tornados | Damnificados | Notas | ||
Brote de tornado de febrero de 1942 | 5 y 6 de febrero de 1942 | Sureste | - | 22 muertos, 330 heridos | (22 significativo, 9 asesino) | ||
Brote de tornado de marzo de 1942 | 16 de marzo de 1942 | Centro - Sur de EE. UU. | - | 148 muertes, ≥1284 lesiones | Produjo una familia mortal de tornados en Mississippi que mató a 63 personas. Un F5 golpeó Lacon, Illinois , matando a ocho personas. Un F4 de larga trayectoria mató a 15 personas en Tennessee . (25 significativos, 7 violentos, 18 asesinos) | ||
Secuencia del brote de tornados de abril a mayo de 1942 | 27-30 de abril y 2 de mayo de 1942 | Grandes llanuras | - | 123 muertes, ≥839 lesiones | Incluyó seis F4 que devastaron el noreste de Oklahoma y el sureste de Kansas el 2 de mayo (20 importantes, 11 violentos, 17 asesinos) | ||
Enero de 1944 brote de tornado en Oklahoma | 26 de enero de 1944 | Grandes Llanuras del Sur | - | 2 muertos, 40 heridos | (8 significativo, 2 asesino) | ||
1944 Brote de tornado de Dakota del Sur a Minnesota | 17 de junio de 1944 | Dakota del Sur , Minnesota | - | 13 muertes, ≥80 lesiones | Un tornado F5 mató a ocho personas en Dakota del Sur y se disipó en Minnesota. Las granjas al sur de Wilmot, Dakota del Sur fueron destruidas sin dejar escombros. Otros dos tornados mortales, clasificados como F3 y F4 por Grazulis, golpearon en otras partes de Dakota del Sur. Los registros oficiales solo enumeran tormentas de viento a pesar de que se avistaron embudos bien definidos. (6 importantes, 2 violentos, 3 asesinos) [14] | ||
1944 brote de tornado de los Apalaches | 22-23 de junio de 1944 | Grandes Lagos - Atlántico Medio | - | 163 muertes, ≥1044 lesiones | 100 murieron en un solo tornado en West Virginia , el más mortífero en la historia del estado. Se observaron otros tornados mortales en Pensilvania y Maryland . Primero de dos brotes violentos en Pensilvania, el otro ocurrió el 31 de mayo de 1985 , con un tornado F5 que azotó Wheatland, Pensilvania . (≥7 significativos, 3 violentos, ≥6 asesinos) | ||
Brote de tornado de abril de 1945 | 12 de abril de 1945 | Grandes Llanuras del Sur - Valle de Mississippi | - | 128 muertos, 1001 heridos | Un F5 grande y mortal golpeó Antlers, Oklahoma , matando al menos a 67 personas. (17 significativos, 5 violentos, 10 asesinos). | ||
1945 Tornado de Jamestown | 10 de junio de 1945 | Jamestown, Nueva York , | - | 0 muertos, 14 heridos | Un tornado aterrizó en Jamestown a las 9:30 pm, y muchos edificios de fábricas perdieron sus techos y, en algunos casos, incluso sus pisos superiores, y causaron daños significativos a cientos de hogares. $ 85 millones en daños (dólares 2019). | ||
Tornado de Windsor-Tecumseh de 1946 | 17 de junio de 1946 | Río Rouge, Michigan , Windsor, Ontario | - | 17 muertos, decenas de heridos | El tercer tornado más mortífero en la historia de Canadá, se formó en River Rouge, Michigan . Puede haber sido un F5. | ||
Brote de tornado de enero de 1947 | 29-30 de enero de 1947 | Valle de Mississippi - Sureste | - | 8 muertos, 155 heridos | (15 significativos, 1 violento, 5 asesinos) | ||
1947 tornados Glazier-Higgins-Woodward | 9-10 de abril de 1947 | Grandes Llanuras del Sur | - | 181 muertos, 980 heridos | La familia del tornado mortal devastó varias ciudades en Texas y Oklahoma, produciendo daños F5. Comunidades enteras fueron total o parcialmente arrasadas en ambos estados. (≥8 significativo, ≥2 violento, ≥1 asesino) | ||
1947 brote de tornado en la víspera de Año Nuevo | 31 de diciembre de 1947 | Sur de EE. UU. | - | 20 muertos, 256 heridos | (7 significativos, 1 violento, 3 asesinos) | ||
1948 Brote de tornado de Alton-Bunker Hill-Gillespie | 18-19 de marzo de 1948 | Grandes Llanuras - Valle Medio del Mississippi | - | 43 muertes, ≥ 566 lesiones | El F4 matutino mató a 33 personas en Illinois. (25 importantes, 3 violentos, 5 asesinos) | ||
1948 tornados de la Base de la Fuerza Aérea Tinker | 20 y 25 de marzo de 1948 | Ciudad de Oklahoma | - | Primera predicción exitosa de un tornado en la historia por el Mayor Ernest J. Fawbush y el Capitán Robert C. Miller, quien estaba de servicio en la Base de la Fuerza Aérea Tinker en Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. [1] | |||
Brote de tornado a fines de marzo de 1948 | 25-27 de marzo de 1948 | Estados Unidos central | - | 37 muertos, 321 heridos | (19 significativos, 3 violentos, 5 asesinos) | ||
Mayo de 1948 Brote de tornado en McKinney | 3 de mayo de 1948 | McKinney, Texas | 1 | 3 muertos, 43 heridos | Un tornado F1 tocó tierra en la parte suroeste de la ciudad a las 2:59 pm, causando una destrucción menor a 300 hogares, incluidas algunas iglesias y una planta cercana causada por los 3 peligros, incluidos los vientos de 100 mph. |
1950
Lista de brotes de tornados en Estados Unidos - 1950-1959 | |||||||
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Brote | fechas | Región | Tornados | Damnificados | Notas | ||
Brote de tornado de febrero de 1950 | 11-13 de febrero de 1950 | Valle del Mississippi medio-bajo | 19 | 45 muertos, 201 heridos | Un brote de tornados produjo varios tornados mortales de larga trayectoria que tocaron tierra en Louisiana , Texas , Mississippi y Arkansas . (14 significativos, 1 violento, 8 asesinos) [15] | ||
Brote de tornado del 26 al 27 de marzo de 1950 | 26-27 de marzo de 1950 | Valle de Mississippi | dieciséis | 1 fatalidad, 52 heridos | El brote destructivo produjo dos tornados F3 en Arkansas y un tornado F2 fatal en Mississippi . Un tornado F2 también azotó el centro de Little Rock, Arkansas, mientras que dos tornados F2 dañaron el centro de Jackson, Mississippi . (12 significativo, 1 asesino) [16] | ||
Brote de tornado del 28 al 29 de abril de 1950 | 28-29 de abril de 1950 | Grandes Llanuras - Valle de Mississippi | 7 | 11 muertos, 38 heridos | Varios tornados destructivos aterrizaron y los tres tornados F3 + fueron asesinos. (5 importantes, 2 violentos, 3 asesinos) [17] | ||
Brote de tornado del 19 de junio de 1951 | 19 de junio de 1951 | Medio Oeste | 5 | 1 fatalidad, 20 heridos | Un brote pequeño, pero destructivo, generó un tornado F4 violento y de larga trayectoria en Minnesota con todas las víctimas provenientes de esta tormenta. (2 asesinos importantes, 1 violento) [18] [19] | ||
Secuencia del brote de tornados del 25 al 27 de junio de 1951 | 25-27 de junio de 1951 | Grandes Llanuras - Medio Oeste - Noreste de Estados Unidos | 13 | 6 muertos, 161 heridos | Un tornado F4 mató a cinco e hirió a 100 en WaKeeney, Kansas, mientras que los tornados F3 mataron a uno e hirieron a 50 en Illinois . (7 significativos, 1 violento, 2 asesinos) [20] | ||
Tornados de los Grandes Lagos del 26 de septiembre de 1951 | 26 de septiembre de 1951 | Wisconsin - Michigan | 3 | 8 muertos, 15 heridos | Una serie destructiva de tres tornados aterrizó, todos los cuales causaron daños importantes, lesiones y muertes. (3 asesinos importantes, 2 asesinos violentos) [21] | ||
Estallido de tornados del 13 de febrero de 1952 | 13 de febrero de 1952 | Sureste de Estados Unidos | 15 | 5 muertos, 102 heridos | Un brote destructivo golpeó el sureste con tres tornados F3 + asesinos que ocurrieron en Alabama y Tennessee . (8 significativos, 1 violento, 3 asesinos) [22] | ||
Estallido de tornados del día bisiesto 1952 | 29 de febrero de 1952 | Sureste de Estados Unidos | 8 | 5 muertos, 336 heridos | Brote muy inusual donde el tornado más débil terminó siendo el más catastrófico cuando un tornado F1 mató a tres e hirió a 166 en Belfast, Tennessee . Un tornado F4 también mató a dos e hirió a 150 en Fayetteville, Tennessee, mientras que un tornado F3 hirió a 12 en Fort Payne, Alabama . (7 significativos, 1 violento, 2 asesinos) [23] | ||
Marzo de 1952 Brote de tornado en el sur de los Estados Unidos | 21-22 de marzo de 1952 | Valle del Mississippi medio-bajo | 31 | 209 muertos, 1.212 heridos | El cuarto brote más violento en EE. UU. Desde 1950 con 11 tornados F4, el más intenso en Arkansas . Los tornados F4 que azotaron Judsonia y Cotton Plant mataron a un total de 79 personas. Otros tornados F4 azotaron Tennessee y el norte de Mississippi . Primera vez que se utilizó la palabra "tornado" durante una transmisión meteorológica de la televisión pública. Realizado por Harry Volkman, meteorólogo de Oklahoma City WKY-TV. Tornado había sido una palabra prohibida por la FCC en ese momento. (28 significativos, 11 violentos, 20 asesinos) [1] [24] | ||
Brote de tornado del 23 al 24 de junio de 1952 | 23-24 de junio de 1952 | Grandes Llanuras - Medio Oeste | 7 | 2 muertos, 35 heridos | Varios tornados intensos aterrizaron con un tornado F4 en Iowa y un tornado F3 fatal en Wisconsin . El metro de Minneapolis fue golpeado por tornados F2 de larga trayectoria en ambos días del brote y el segundo se movió directamente a través del centro . (5 importantes, 1 violento, 1 asesino) [25] | ||
Brote de tornados a mediados de marzo de 1953 | 12-15 de marzo de 1953 | Grandes Llanuras , Valle de Mississippi , Sureste | 23 [26] | 21 muertos, 72 heridos | Produjo un devastador tornado F4 que mató a 17 en el oeste del norte de Texas , así como múltiples tornados fuertes en Arkansas . (18 significativos, 1 violento, 4 asesinos) | ||
Secuencia del brote de tornados de abril a mayo de 1953 | 28 de abril a 2 de mayo de 1953 | Sureste | 24 [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] | 36 muertos, 361 heridos | Produjo cinco tornados F4 mortales en cuatro estados, incluido uno que mató a 18 en la Base de la Fuerza Aérea Robins . (15 significativos, 5 violentos, 7 asesinos) | ||
1953 brote de tornado de Waco | 9-11 de mayo de 1953 | Grandes Llanuras Centro-Sur / Alto Valle del Mississippi | 33 [32] [33] | 144 muertos, 895 heridos | Produjo un tornado F5 en Waco, Texas , matando a 114 personas. Empatado como el tornado más mortífero en la historia de Texas y el undécimo más mortífero en Estados Unidos. Otros tornados mortales azotaron Hebrón, Nebraska y San Angelo, Texas . (17 significativos, 5 violentos, 6 asesinos) | ||
1953 Brote de tornado de Sarnia | 20-21 de mayo de 1953 | Medio oeste , Ontario | 3 [32] | 8 muertos, 123 heridos | Dos tornados F3 y un tornado F4 aterrizaron durante un período de dos días, causando daños catastróficos y varias muertes. (3 significativos, 1 violento, 2 asesinos) | ||
Brote de tornado del 29 de mayo de 1953 | 29 de mayo de 1953 | Grandes llanuras | 9 [32] | 2 muertos, 22 heridos | El tornado F5 causó daños catastróficos en Fort Rice , Dakota del Norte , aunque la calificación está en disputa. (6 importantes, 1 asesino violento) | ||
Secuencia del brote del tornado Flint-Worcester | 7-9 de junio de 1953 | Grandes llanuras centrales - Grandes lagos - Nueva Inglaterra | 50 | 247 muertos, 2.562 heridos | Numerosos tornados azotaron las Grandes Llanuras y el medio oeste de los Estados Unidos . El Flint-Beecher F5 produjo la última cifra de más de 100 muertos por un solo tornado en la historia de los Estados Unidos hasta el tornado de Joplin de 2011 . Un tornado F4 que azotó Worcester, Massachusetts mató a 94 personas y también pudo haber alcanzado el estado F5. (26 importantes, 6 violentos, 7 asesinos) [34] | ||
Estallido de tornados del 27 de junio de 1953 | 27 de junio de 1953 | Dakota del Norte , Iowa | 5 | 1 fatalidad, 5 heridos | El violento tornado F5 arrasó granjas al este de Anita, Iowa . (3 asesinos importantes, 1 violento) [35] | ||
Secuencia del brote de tornados de principios de diciembre de 1953 | 1-6 de diciembre de 1953 | Sureste de Estados Unidos | 19 | 49 muertos, 404 heridos | La secuencia destructiva del brote produjo dos tornados violentos, incluido un tornado F5 que azotó el centro de Vicksburg, Mississippi . Es uno de los dos únicos tornados oficiales del F5 de diciembre en la historia de los EE. UU., Aunque la calificación está en disputa. (15 importantes, 2 violentos, 3 asesinos) [36] | ||
Secuencia del brote de tornados de abril a mayo de 1954 | 25 de abril a 3 de mayo de 1954 | Grandes Llanuras - Medio Oeste - Valle de Mississippi | 100 | 4 muertos, 167 heridos | Una de las secuencias de brotes de tornados más grandes en ese momento. (50 significativos, 3 violentos, 2 asesinos) [37] | ||
Secuencia del brote de tornados de mayo a junio de 1954 | 30 de mayo a 3 de junio de 1954 | Grandes Llanuras - Este de los Estados Unidos | 39 | 9 muertos, 65 heridos | Produjo un tornado F4 catastrófico en Kalamazoo, Nebraska , matando a seis e hiriendo a 23. Los tornados F3 también causaron víctimas en el área metropolitana de Wichita Falls, Texas . (22 significativos, 1 violento, 4 asesinos) [37] | ||
Estallido de tornados del 5 de diciembre de 1954 | 5 de diciembre de 1954 | Georgia , Alabama | 14 | 2 muertos, 125 heridos | Múltiples tornados F2-F3 de larga trayectoria aterrizaron. Un tornado F2 también azotó el metro de Atlanta . (10 significativo, 2 asesino) [37] | ||
Brote de tornado del 1 de febrero de 1955 | 1 de febrero de 1955 | Tennesse | 2-4 | 23 muertos, 166 heridos (no oficial) | Un tornado F3 mató a 20 personas en y cerca de Commerce, Mississippi , la mayoría de ellas en una escuela de plantación, y destruyó 45 casas. Un tornado F2 destruyó otra escuela entre Lewisberg y Olive Branch, Mississippi , matando a otras 3 personas. Un equipo de inspección declaró que estos eventos no fueron tornados, a pesar de que se avistaron los embudos y se transportaron escombros pesados a largas distancias. Como resultado, no figuran como tornados en los registros oficiales. [38] Los registros oficiales enumeran dos tornados que azotaron el sur de Tennessee, [39] pero Grazulis afirma que uno de ellos probablemente fue una explosión. [38] (2-3 significativos, 2 asesinos) | ||
1955 brote de tornado en las Grandes Llanuras | 25-26 de mayo de 1955 | Grandes Llanuras - Medio Oeste - Valle de Mississippi | 46 | 102 muertos, 593 heridos | Uno de los brotes más mortíferos registrados en las Llanuras. Un tornado F5 azotó Blackwell, Oklahoma , matando a 20 personas. Otro F5 de la misma tormenta golpeó Udall, Kansas , matando a 80. (17 importantes, 3 asesinos violentos) [40] | ||
15-16 de noviembre de 1955 brote de tornado | 15-16 de noviembre de 1955 | Valles de Mississippi , Ohio | 18 | 1 fatalidad, 35 heridos | Múltiples tornados fuertes aterrizaron, incluido un tornado F3 mortal y de larga trayectoria en Arkansas y un tornado F2 destructivo en el centro de Indianápolis . (10 significativo, 1 asesino) [41] | ||
14-18 de febrero de 1956 brote de tornados | 14-18 de febrero de 1956 | Sureste | dieciséis | 2 muertos, 64 heridos | Un gran brote al comienzo de la temporada causó numerosas víctimas (10 significativas, 2 mortales) [42]. | ||
24-25 de febrero de 1956 brote de tornados | 24-25 de febrero de 1956 | Estados Unidos central | 23 [43] [44] | 6 muertos, 47 heridos | El metro de St. Louis fue golpeado por un tornado F4 violento y mortal. Un tornado F2 también azotó el metro de Cincinnati . (14 asesinos importantes, 1 violento) | ||
Brote de tornado de abril de 1956 | 2-3 de abril de 1956 | Estados Unidos central | 47 | 38 muertos, 638 heridos | Un tornado F5 azotó los suburbios de Grand Rapids, Michigan el 3 de abril, matando a 17 personas. Otros tornados importantes azotaron Oklahoma y Kansas el 2 de abril y la región de los Grandes Lagos el 3 de abril (33 significativos, 6 violentos, 8 asesinos) [45] | ||
1956 Tornado de la Capilla McDonald | 14-15 de abril de 1956 | Sur de las Grandes Llanuras - Grandes Lagos - Sureste de los Estados Unidos | 5 | 25 muertos, 200 heridos | El tornado F4 azotó los suburbios de Birmingham el 15 de abril y mató a 25 personas. (2 asesinos importantes, 1 violento) [45] | ||
12-14 de mayo de 1956 Secuencia del brote de tornados | 12-14 de mayo de 1956 | Michigan , Nebraska , Pensilvania , Misuri , Texas | 19 | 4 muertos, 162 heridos | Cinco brotes distintos afectaron a cinco estados distintos. Dos tornados F4 causaron daños importantes en Flint, Michigan y los suburbios del sur de Detroit . (11 significativos, 2 violentos, 2 asesinos) [46] | ||
Secuencia del brote de tornados a principios de abril de 1957 | 2-5 de abril de 1957 | Grandes Llanuras , Medio Oeste , Sureste de Estados Unidos | 72 | 21 muertos, 338 heridos | Un tornado F3 ampliamente fotografiado y filmado azotó Dallas y mató a 10 personas. Otros tornados mortales azotaron Oklahoma , Arkansas y Georgia . (33 significativos, 2 violentos, 8 asesinos) [47] | ||
Abril de 1957 Brote de tornados en el sureste de los Estados Unidos | 8 de abril de 1957 | Alabama - Georgia - Carolina del Norte - Carolina del Sur - Tennessee - Nebraska - Virginia | 19 | 7 muertos, 223 heridos | Produjo varios tornados destructivos en el sur . La ciudad de Jefferson, Carolina del Sur fue devastada por una familia de tornados F4. (16 significativos, 2 violentos, 3 asesinos) [47] | ||
18-27 de abril de 1957 Secuencia del brote de tornados | 18-27 de abril de 1957 | Grandes Llanuras , Valle de Mississippi , Grandes Lagos | 117 | 2 muertos, 33 heridos | La secuencia de brotes de larga duración produjo numerosos tornados importantes. El 21 de abril se presentaron dos tornados F4 violentos, uno de los cuales azotó Lubbock, Texas , y tomó caminos inusuales hacia el noroeste. (42 significativos, 4 violentos, 2 asesinos) [47] | ||
12-17 de mayo de 1957 Secuencia del brote de tornados | 12-17 de mayo de 1957 | Grandes Llanuras , Medio Oeste , Sureste | 50 | 23 muertos, 105 heridos | El tornado F4 azotó Silverton, Texas . (15 significativos, 1 violento, 3 asesinos) [48] | ||
Mayo de 1957 Secuencia del brote de tornados en las Llanuras Centrales | 19-21 de mayo de 1957 | California - Grandes Llanuras Centrales - Valle Medio-Alto de Mississippi | 57 | 59 muertos, 341 heridos | Produjo numerosos tornados en los estados de Great Plains , incluido un tornado F5 que arrasó varios suburbios de Kansas City y mató a 44 personas. Otros tornados mortales tocaron tierra en Missouri . (29 significativos, 4 violentos, 3 asesinos) [48] | ||
Brote de tornados a fines de mayo de 1957 | 24-25 de mayo de 1957 | Nuevo México y el sur de las Grandes Llanuras | 45 | 4 muertos, 10 heridos | Produjo varios tornados fuertes en el sur de las Grandes Llanuras . Un tornado F3 causó graves daños en Olton, Texas , y un tornado F4 mató a cuatro personas cerca de Lawton, Oklahoma . (12 importantes, 1 asesino violento) [48] | ||
20-23 de junio de 1957 Secuencia del brote de tornados | 20-23 de junio de 1957 | Grandes Llanuras , Medio Oeste | 23 | ≥11 muertes, 105 lesiones | La secuencia del brote produjo lo que pudo haber sido uno de los tornados F5 más intensos en la historia de los Estados Unidos que mató a 10 personas en Fargo, Dakota del Norte . Una muerte adicional ocurrió en Dakota del Sur por un tornado F2. (7 significativos, 1 violento, 2 asesinos) [49] | ||
Brote de tornados del 7 al 8 de noviembre de 1957 | 7-8 de noviembre de 1957 | Sureste de Estados Unidos | 20 | 14 muertos, 199 heridos | El intenso brote generó un raro tornado F4 que se movía hacia el suroeste y mató a uno en Orange, Texas . (12 significativos, 1 violento, 6 asesinos) [50] | ||
Brote de tornado a mediados de noviembre de 1957 | 16-19 de noviembre de 1957 | Sureste de Estados Unidos , Noreste de Estados Unidos | 32 | 10 muertos, 84 heridos | Alabama se llevó la peor parte de este brote, ya que los tornados asesinos F4 y ocho de las 10 muertes por el brote ocurrieron solo en este estado. El otro tornado mortal estaba en Mississippi . (15 importantes, 2 violentos, 4 asesinos) [50] [51] | ||
Secuencia del brote de tornados del 18 al 20 de diciembre de 1957 | 18-20 de diciembre de 1957 | Misuri , Illinois , Arkansas , Tennessee , Alabama | 37 | 19 muertos, 291 heridos | Uno de los brotes más intensos de diciembre en los Estados Unidos contiguos y el brote de tornado de Illinois más intenso de cualquier mes. Un tornado F4 azotó el monte. Vernon, Illinois , un tornado F5 arrasó Sunfield, Illinois y un F4 de larga trayectoria golpeó varias ciudades afectadas por el tornado Tri-State de 1925 . Un tornado F4 adicional azotó Arkansas . (29 significativos, 4 violentos, 6 asesinos) [52] | ||
Brote de tornado del 15 de abril de 1958 | 15 de abril de 1958 | Florida y Georgia | 5 | 36 heridos | Produjo uno de los dos únicos tornados F4 conocidos en Florida, aunque la calificación está en disputa. (3 significativos, 1 violento) [53] | ||
Brote de tornado del 4 de junio de 1958 | 4 de junio de 1958 | Grandes Llanuras - Upper Midwest | 10 | 28 muertos, 133 heridos | Produjo una serie de tornados fuertes y destructivos en Wisconsin , incluido un tornado F5 que devastó la ciudad de Colfax , aunque la calificación está en disputa. (6 asesinos importantes, 3 violentos) [54] | ||
Brote de tornado de noviembre de 1958 | 13-17 de noviembre de 1958 | Grandes Llanuras , Valle de Mississippi | 43 | 37 heridos [55] | Produjo varios tornados destructivos durante el período en el que 34 de los 43 tornados aterrizaron en el último día del brote. (25 significativo) | ||
Brote de tornado en St. Louis de febrero de 1959 | 9-10 de febrero de 1959 | Grandes Llanuras , Medio Oeste , Sureste | 17 | 21 muertos, 358 heridos | Produjo un devastador tornado F4 que arrasó con el noroeste del centro de St. Louis , así como un tornado F3 que dañó gravemente una escuela ocupada en el sur del condado de Highland, Ohio . (7 importantes, 1 asesino violento) [56] | ||
Brote de tornados del 31 de marzo al 2 de abril de 1959 | 31 de marzo-2 de abril de 1959 | Grandes Llanuras - Medio Oeste - Sureste | 17 | 7 muertos, 83 heridos | Un tornado F4 mató a seis en Texas y un tornado F2 mató a uno en Florida . (9 significativos, 1 violento, 2 asesinos) [57] | ||
Brote de tornados del 4 al 6 de mayo de 1959 | 4-6 de mayo de 1959 | Grandes Llanuras , Medio Oeste | 50 | 2 heridos | Un total de 46 tornados aterrizaron el 4 de mayo (15 significativos) [57] | ||
Secuencia del brote de tornados del 8 al 12 de mayo de 1959 | 8-12 de mayo de 1959 | Great Plains , Mississippi Valley , este de los Estados Unidos | 60 | 7 muertos, 34 heridos | El brote produjo tornados F4 en Oklahoma e Iowa . Los tornados también azotaron los suburbios de St. Louis , así como el noreste de Austin y el centro de Green Bay . (29 significativos, 2 violentos, 1 asesino) [57] | ||
Brote de tornados del 20 al 21 de mayo de 1959 | 20-21 de mayo de 1959 | Great Plains , sureste de los Estados Unidos | 15 | 5 heridos | Un tornado F4 hirió a cinco en el condado de Wayne, Iowa . (4 significativos, 1 violento) [57] | ||
Secuencia del brote de tornados de finales de septiembre de 1959 | 26-29 de septiembre de 1959 | Grandes Llanuras - Valle de Mississippi | 36 | 2 muertos, 47 heridos | Incluyó dos tornados F4 violentos, así como el primer tornado F2 en Idaho . Los tornados también azotaron los suburbios de Chicago y Milwaukee . (15 importantes, 2 violentos, 2 asesinos) [57] | ||
Huracán gracie | 29-30 de septiembre de 1959 | Sureste de Estados Unidos | 6 | 12 muertos, 13 heridos | El 30 de septiembre produjo dos tornados F3 mortales que mataron a uno y 11 en Virginia respetuosamente. (3 significativo, 2 asesino) [57] | ||
Brote de tornados del 2 al 4 de octubre de 1959 | 2-4 de octubre de 1959 | Grandes llanuras | 10 | 7 heridos | El brote de un tornado azotó principalmente el área metropolitana de Dallas-Fort Worth , causando graves daños. (2 significativos) [57] |
1960
Lista de brotes de tornados en Estados Unidos - 1960-1969 | |||||||
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Brote | fechas | Región | Tornados | Damnificados | Notas | ||
Brote de tornado del 28 al 30 de abril de 1960 | 28-30 de abril de 1960 | Grandes Llanuras - Medio Oeste - Valle de Mississippi | 19 | 3 muertos, 79 heridos | El brote de un tornado arrasó el área metropolitana de la ciudad de Oklahoma, incluido un tornado F3 que arrasó la ciudad y dejó 57 heridos. Las tres muertes se produjeron por otro tornado F2. (13 significativos, 1 asesino) [58] | ||
Secuencia del brote de tornados de mayo de 1960 | 4 y 6 de mayo de 1960 | Sur de las Grandes Llanuras - Sur de Estados Unidos - Medio Oeste | 66 | 33 muertos, 302 heridos | Produjo numerosos tornados violentos y mortales, especialmente en Oklahoma. Un tornado F5 mató a cinco personas y produjo daños extremos cerca de Praga y Iron Post . Un tornado F4 golpeó Wilburton y mató a 16. (41 significativos, 5 violentos, 8 asesinos) [59] | ||
Brote de tornado del 24 al 25 de febrero de 1961 | 24-25 de febrero de 1961 | Sureste de Estados Unidos | 14 | 11 heridos | Fuertes tornados F2 se movieron a través de múltiples pueblos y ciudades en todo el sureste. (7 significativo) [60] | ||
Secuencia del brote de tornados del 23 al 30 de abril de 1961 | 23-30 de abril de 1961 | Medio Oeste - Valle de Mississippi - Noreste de Estados Unidos - Grandes Llanuras - Sur de Texas | 30 | 3 muertos, 38 heridos | Los días más prolíficos fueron el 23 y 25 de abril, cuando aterrizaron varios tornados de larga trayectoria, grandes y fuertes a violentos, incluidos cinco que viajaron más de 50 millas (80 km). Un tornado F3 mató a uno en Iowa , un tornado F4 hirió a siete en Indiana y Ohio , y un tornado F2 mató a dos en Ohio. Los fuertes tornados F2 y F3 también afectaron a Delaware , Corpus Christi y los suburbios del noroeste de Oklahoma City durante los otros días del brote. (18 significativos, 1 violento, 2 asesinos) [61] | ||
Secuencia del brote de tornados del 3 al 9 de mayo de 1961 | 3 al 9 de mayo de 1961 | Grandes Llanuras - Valle de Mississippi - Medio Oeste - Noreste - Atlántico Medio - Sureste de Estados Unidos | 73 | 23 muertos, 126 heridos | El brote produjo muchos tornados destructivos y mortales en una gran franja del país. Esto incluyó un tornado F2 que causó graves daños en St. Petersburg, Florida y un tornado F4 que mató a 16 personas en el condado de Le Flore, Oklahoma . (40 significativos, 2 violentos, 5 asesinos) [62] | ||
Brote de tornado del huracán Carla | 10-13 de septiembre de 1961 | Sur de EE. UU. | 22 | 14 muertos, 337 heridos | Produjo varios tornados fuertes, incluido un tornado F4 mortal que golpeó Galveston, Texas . (15 significativos, 1 violento, 3 asesinos) [63] | ||
Brote de tornados del 30 al 31 de marzo de 1962 | 30-31 de marzo de 1962 | Sureste de Estados Unidos | 11 | 17 muertos, 105 heridos | Un catastrófico tornado F3 destruyó el lado noroeste de Milton, Florida , matando a 17 personas e hiriendo a 100. Otras cinco lesiones ocurrieron también por otros tornados. (4 significativos, 1 asesino) [64] | ||
Secuencia del brote de tornados del 14 de mayo al 1 de junio de 1962 | 14 de mayo-1 de junio de 1962 | Estados Unidos | 198 | 3 muertos, 168 heridos | Un tramo muy activo de clima severo produjo casi 200 tornados. Fue parte de un período en el que al menos un tornado aterrizó todos los días entre el 14 de mayo y el 25 de junio. Los devastadores tornados F3 azotaron Mitchell, Dakota del Sur y los suburbios del norte de Waterbury, Connecticut , causando graves daños y decenas de víctimas. (66 importantes, 4 violentos, 3 asesinos) [65] [66] | ||
Brote de tornado del 10 al 12 de marzo de 1963 | 10-12 de marzo de 1963 | Sureste de Estados Unidos | 18 | 6 muertos, 38 heridos | Un brote de tornados muy destructivo azotó el sureste. Ambos tornados F4 fueron asesinos junto con dos tornados F2. (14 significativos, 2 violentos, 4 asesinos) [67] [68] | ||
Brote de tornado del 17 de abril de 1963 | 17 de abril de 1963 | Illinois - Indiana - Misuri - Michigan | 6 | 2 muertos, 71 heridos | Un brote localizado muy intenso produjo un tornado F4 asesino de larga trayectoria que azotó Bourbonnais, Illinois . (4 significativos, 1 violento, 2 asesinos) [69] | ||
Brote de tornados del 28 al 30 de abril de 1963 | 28-30 de abril de 1963 | Medio Oeste - Valle de Mississippi - Sureste de Estados Unidos | 37 | 13 muertos, 72 heridos | Múltiples tornados grandes y destructivos aterrizaron con tornados asesinos F2-F4 que ocurren en cuatro estados. Además, un tornado F2 en Florida tenía una trayectoria de 61 millas (98 km). (24 importantes, 1 violento, 5 asesino) [69] [51] | ||
Secuencia del brote de tornados 2 al 8 de abril de 1964 | 2 al 8 de abril de 1964 | Grandes Llanuras - Sur de Estados Unidos - Medio Oeste | 33 | 7 muertos, 119 heridos | El tornado de Wichita Falls, Texas, del 3 de abril, fue calificado como F5. Primer tornado jamás capturado en televisión en vivo. El primero de dos tornados violentos que azotaron Wichita Falls, el otro, un tornado F4 que mató a 42 personas, ocurrió el 10 de abril de 1979 . (13 importantes, 1 asesino violento) [70] | ||
Secuencia del brote de tornados del 12 al 14 de abril de 1964 | 12-14 de abril de 1964 | Medio Oeste - Ozarks | 23 | 7 muertos, 75 heridos | Un brote asesino de tornados azotó el área metropolitana de Kansas City , así como áreas al norte y al sur. Ambos tornados F4 fueron asesinos. (11 significativos, 2 violentos, 5 asesinos) [70] | ||
Secuencia del brote de tornados de mayo de 1964 | 4 al 8 de mayo de 1964 | Grandes Llanuras - Medio Oeste | 73 | 15 muertos, 383 heridos | Un gran brote produjo múltiples tornados de fuertes a violentos, incluido un tornado F5 de larga trayectoria que mató a cuatro en Iowa y un tornado F4 que azotó Metro Detroit en el condado de Macomb , antes de continuar en el condado de Lambton en Ontario , matando a 11. (45 significativos, 3 violento, 2 asesino) [71] | ||
Brote de tornado del huracán Hilda | 3-4 de octubre de 1964 | Sureste de Estados Unidos | 12 | 22 muertos, 172 heridos | Cuatro estados fueron afectados por tornados producidos por el huracán Hilda, incluido un violento tornado F4 que causó una destrucción catastrófica en Larose, Louisiana . (8 importantes, 1 asesino violento) [72] | ||
1964 huracán Isbell brote de tornados | 14 de octubre de 1964 | Sur de la Florida | 9 | 48 heridos | El huracán Isbell generó uno de los brotes de tornados más prolíficos jamás registrados en el sur de Florida, ya que nueve tornados de corta duración, pero destructivos, azotaron el estado. (4 significativo) [72] | ||
Estallido de tornados de la Navidad de 1964 | 24 al 26 de diciembre de 1964 | Sureste de Estados Unidos | 14 | 2 muertos, 28 heridos | El brote de un tornado destructivo ocurrió durante las vacaciones de Navidad . Un tornado F3 de larga trayectoria mató a dos e hirió a 16 en Georgia . (8 significativos, 1 asesino) [73] | ||
Febrero de 1965 Brote de tornado en el sur de Florida | 23 de febrero de 1965 | Sur de la Florida | 4 | 8 heridos | Cuatro tornados destructivos azotaron el sur de Florida, incluido un tornado F2 en Fort Myers y un tornado F3 que golpeó Fort Lauderdale . (2 significativos) [74] | ||
Brote de tornado del 16 al 18 de marzo de 1965 | 16-18 de marzo de 1965 | Grandes Llanuras - Sureste de Estados Unidos - Medio Oeste | 24 | 2 muertos, 129 heridos | El brote de un tornado muy destructivo causó daños importantes en varios estados. Un tornado F4 recorrió 82,7 millas (133,1 km) a través de Oklahoma y Kansas, mientras que un mortal tornado F3 mató a dos e hirió a 85 en Carolina del Norte . (11 significativos, 1 violento, 1 asesino) [75] | ||
Secuencia del brote de tornados del 7 al 9 de abril de 1965 | 7-9 de abril de 1965 | Medio Oeste - California - Grandes Lagos - Sureste de Estados Unidos | 19 | 16 heridos | La secuencia destructiva del brote golpeó a los EE. UU. Justo antes del brote del tornado del Domingo de Ramos de 1965. (11 significativos) [76] | ||
1965 Brote de tornado del Domingo de Ramos | 10-12 de abril de 1965 | Estados Unidos central | 55 | 266 muertos, 3,662 heridos | Un tornado catastrófico F4 mató a seis e hirió a 200 en Conway, Arkansas, antes de que ocurriera el brote principal al día siguiente. Es uno de los brotes más intensos jamás registrados. Numerosos tornados violentos y de larga trayectoria, algunos posiblemente alcanzando la intensidad F5, arrasaron los estados de los Grandes Lagos y mataron a cientos de personas. Dos violentos tornados F4 azotaron Dunlap, Indiana , matando a 51 personas allí. Dos tornados F4 con trayectorias paralelas en Michigan mataron a 44 personas. Los tornados mortales también afectaron las áreas de Cleveland y Toledo . Servicio Meteorológico Nacional adopta el lenguaje estándar de emisión de tornado reloj y tornado advertencia al uso de avisar al público de los tornados siguientes después de esta tormenta. (38 significativos, 18 violentos, 22 asesinos) [1] [77] [78] | ||
Early May 1965 tornado outbreak | May 5–8, 1965 | Great Plains - Midwestern United States | 77 | 17 fatalities, 772 injuries | Included the 1965 Twin Cities tornado outbreak, in which a series of violent tornadoes struck the Twin Cities metro area on May 6, devastating Fridley and Golden Valley. A violent outbreak occurred on May 8 in Nebraska and South Dakota, including a massive F5 tornado in Tripp County and two long-tracked F4 tornadoes, one of which almost obliterated Primrose, killing four people. (37 significant, 9 violent, 5 killer)[79] | ||
Late-May 1965 tornado outbreak | May 25–26, 1965 | Great Plains - Mississippi Valley | 36 | 22 injuries | Produced multiple strong tornadoes in the Great Plains, including an F3 tornado near Pratt, Kansas. (9 significant)[79][51] | ||
Tornado outbreak of March 3–4, 1966 | March 3-4, 1966 | Louisiana – Mississippi – Alabama – North Carolina | 4 | 58 fatalities, 521 injuries | Outbreak produced the Candlestick Park tornado, which was an extremely violent F5 tornado or tornado family that killed 58 people and traveled 202.5 mi (325.9 km) across Mississippi and Alabama. It is one of the longest such paths on record and one of only four official F5 tornadoes to hit Mississippi. Three additional F1 tornadoes also touched down. (1 violent killer)[80] | ||
1966 Tampa tornado family | April 4, 1966 | Central Florida | 2 | 11 fatalities, 530 injuries | Third-deadliest tornado event in Florida, behind those of February 2, 2007, and February 22–23, 1998. Produced at least two long-tracked tornadoes, including one of only two F4 tornadoes in Florida history, killing 11 people. Affected major urban areas in Tampa and Greater Orlando, but crossed the entire state as well. (2 significant, 1 violent killer) | ||
June 1966 tornado outbreak sequence | June 3–12, 1966 | Kansas – Illinois | 57 | 18 fatalities, 543 injuries | Outbreak sequence produced a series of tornadoes across the Great Plains states. An F5 tornado devastated downtown Topeka, Kansas, killing 16 people and disproving myths about the city's being protected. A large F3 tornado also hit Manhattan, Kansas. (23 significant, 3 violent, 3 killer) | ||
Tornado outbreak of Mid–October 1966 | October 14-15, 1966 | Midwest | 23 | 6 fatalities, 225 injuries | Unusually intense October outbreak spawned a deadly F5 tornado in Belmond, Iowa, although the rating is disputed. (15 significant, 1 violent killer) [81] | ||
Los Angeles tornadoes of November 7, 1966 | November 7, 1966 | Southern California | 4 | 10 injuries | Extremely rare series of strong tornadoes struck Southern California with two F2 tornadoes striking Los Angeles.(3 significant)[82] | ||
1967 St. Louis tornado outbreak | January 24, 1967 | Midwest | 30 | 7 fatalities, 268 injuries | One of the most intense January outbreaks ever documented. F3+ tornadoes occurred as far north as Wisconsin. An F4 tornado killed three in the St. Louis suburbs, paralleling the paths of earlier tornadoes in 1896 and 1927. Two students were killed at a high school in Orrick, Missouri. (23 significant, 2 violent, 4 killer)[83] | ||
1967 Oak Lawn tornado outbreak | April 21, 1967 | Midwest | 45 | 58 fatalities, 1,118 injuries | One of the most intense outbreaks to hit the Chicago metropolitan area. An F4 tornado devastated Belvidere, Illinois, killing 13 people in a school (one of the highest such tolls in US history). Another very destructive F4 hit Oak Lawn, killing 33 people in rush-hour traffic. Other violent tornadoes touched down in Missouri and Michigan. (25 significant, 5 violent, 3 killer)[51] | ||
Tornado outbreak of April 30–May 2, 1967 | April 30-May 2, 1967 | Midwest - Southern United States | 38 | 13 fatalities, 90 injuries | Outbreal started in the Midwest, where only one known tornado was rated below F2 strength in Minnesota. The towns of Albert Lea and Waseca were devastated by deadly F4 tornadoes. Another outbreak of destructive outbreak of tornadoes hit the South during the second and third outbreak days. (29 significant, 4 violent, 3 killer) | ||
Hurricane Beulah | September 18–24, 1967 | Texas | 120 | 5 fatalities, 41 injuries | One of the largest tropical cyclone-related tornado outbreaks ever recorded. Produced several strong tornadoes, some of which were deadly. Also set the record for most tornadoes in one state within a 24-hour period. (14 significant, 2 killer)[84] | ||
Tornado outbreak of December 1–3, 1967 | December 1-3, 1967 | Southeastern United States | 8 | 2 fatalities, 14 injuries | Active December produced three outbreaks with this being the first one. An F4 tornado killed two in Mississippi. (6 significant, 1 violent killer) [85] | ||
Tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 1967 | December 10-11, 1967 | Southeastern United States - Midwest | 22 | 2 fatalities, 103 injuries | Active December produced three outbreaks with this being the second one. F2 and F3 tornadoes in Florida both killed one and injured 50. (12 significant, 2 killer)[51][86] | ||
Tornado outbreak sequence of December 17–21, 1967 | December 17-21, 1967 | Hawaii - Southwestern United States - Midwest - Southeastern United States | 30 | 6 fatalities, 110 injuries | Active December produced three outbreaks with this one being the third and most severe of them. An F2 tornado killed two in Alabama, an F4 tornado killed three in Missouri and another F2 tornado killed one in Mississippi. (19 significant, 1 violent, 3 killer)[87] | ||
1968 Wheelersburg, Ohio tornado outbreak | April 23, 1968 | Ohio Valley | 14 | 14 fatalities | Outbreak produced several violent and killer tornadoes across the Ohio Valley, including two F4 tornadoes—one possibly reaching F5 intentsiy. An F5 tornado struck Wheelersburg and Gallipolis as well. The F5 rating is, however, disputed by some sources. (9 significant, 3 violent killer) | ||
May 1968 tornado outbreak | May 15–16, 1968 | Mississippi Valley | 46 | 74 fatalities | Two F5 tornadoes struck Iowa on the same day, killing 18 people. Two deadly F4 tornadoes struck Arkansas, including one that killed 35 people in Jonesboro. (21 significant, 4 violent, 8 killer) | ||
1968 Tracy tornado | June 13, 1968 | Minnesota | 1 | 9 fatalities | Powerful but narrow F5 tornado killed nine people and injured 150 in Tracy, Minnesota. | ||
1969 Hazlehurst, Mississippi tornado outbreak | January 23, 1969 | Southeastern United States | 3 | 32 fatalities | Devastating pre-dawn F4 tornado hit Hazlehurst and other towns, killing 32 people on a long path across southern Mississippi. (2 significant, 1 violent killer) | ||
Tornado outbreak sequence of June 1969 | June 21–26, 1969 | Midwestern United States | 63 | 7 fatalities, 169 injuries | Significant tornadoes struck the Midwest for six consecutive days. An F3 tornado caused major damage in Salina, Kansas, injuring 60 people. Two F4 tornadoes struck western Missouri, killing 6 people and injuring 77. (24 significant, 3 violent, 3 killer) | ||
1969 Minnesota tornado outbreak | August 6, 1969 | Minnesota | 13 | 15 fatalities, 109 injuries | Mid-summer outbreak produced several destructive tornadoes in Minnesota. An F4 tornado killed 12 people near Outing. (11 significant, 1 violent, 3 killer) | ||
Tornado outbreak sequence of August 8-10, 1969 | August 8-10, 1969 | Indiana – Ohio | 21 | 4 fatalities, 257 injuries | F3 tornado killed 4 in the Cincinnati suburbs. Other strong tornadoes occurred in Indiana and Virginia. (8 significant, 1 killer) |
1970s
List of United States tornado outbreaks – 1970-1979 | |||||||
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Outbreak | Dates | Region | Tornadoes | Casualties | Notes | ||
Tornado outbreak sequence of April 17–19, 1970 | April 17–19, 1970 | Southern Great Plains | 15 | 23 fatalities | Produced multiple violent, long-tracked tornadoes in the Llano Estacado and the Texas Panhandle. (7 significant, 4 violent, 3 killer) | ||
1970 Lubbock tornado | May 11, 1970 | West Texas | 6 | 26 fatalities | A violent F5 tornado struck Downtown Lubbock, killing 26 people. Studies of this tornado led to the formation of the Fujita scale. | ||
June 10–16, 1970 tornado outbreak sequence | June 10–16, 1970 | Central United States | 82 | 3 fatalities | 82 tornadoes touched down across the Great Plains and Midwest. The outbreak sequence featured a long–tracked F3 tornado that struck Springdale, Arkansas and an F4 tornado near Bynumville, Missouri. One tornado near Macon, Missouri, featured an oddity where a welcome mat made an imprint on the side of a house. (26 significant, 1 violent, 3 killer) | ||
February 1971 Mississippi Delta tornado outbreak | February 21, 1971 | Southern Mississippi Valley | 19 | 123 fatalities | Deadly outbreak produced multiple long-track, violent tornadoes across Mississippi Delta region, including the only known F5 in Louisiana history. One of the tornadoes traveled 202 mi (325 km) across northern and central Mississippi, destroying several entire communities and killing 58 people, including 21 alone in Pugh City, which was entirely destroyed and never rebuilt. Additionally, the F5 Louisiana tornado continued into Mississippi and killed 21 people in Inverness, a large section of which was also destroyed. (13 significant, 3 violent, 5 killer) | ||
Tornado outbreak of December 1971 | December 14–15, 1971 | Great Plains - Midwest - Mississippi Valley | 40 | 2 fatalities, 119 injuries | Multiple tornadoes pummeled Dallas-Fort Worth and Springfield, Missouri metropolitan areas during the massive outbreak. One long-tracked F2 tornado on December 14 passed through the Western suburbs of Springfield, Missouri, killing one and injuring 22. (19 significant, 2 killer)[51] | ||
1972 Portland–Vancouver tornadoes | April 5, 1972 | Oregon - Washington | 4 | 6 fatalities, 301 injuries | The most intense outbreak ever recorded in the Pacific Northwest. An F3 tornado struck Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington, becoming the deadliest West Coast tornado event ever documented. (4 significant, 1 killer)[88] | ||
Hurricane Agnes tornado outbreak | June 18–19, 1972 | Florida and Georgia | 30 | 7 fatalities, ≥ 140 injuries | Third-deadliest tropical cyclone-related outbreak in the U.S. since 1900 and is the largest Florida tornado outbreak with 28 tornadoes in state. (12 significant, 2 killer) | ||
Waukegan - North Chicago tornado outbreak of 1972 | September 28-30, 1972 | Midwest - Southeastern United States | 12 | 27 injuries | F4 tornado hit the Chicago suburbs, destroying military barracks. Rating disputed. (6 significant, 1 violent)[89] | ||
Tornado outbreak sequence of April 19–21, 1973 | April 19-21, 1973 | Southern United States - Midwest | 68 | 2 fatalities, 106 injuries | Large outbreak sequence produced multiple destructive tornadoes. An F3 tornado killed one in Arkansas and an F4 tornado killed another in Missouri. (38 significant, 3 violent, 2 killer)[90] | ||
Tornado outbreak of May 6–8, 1973 | May 6-8, 1973 | Great Plains - Midwest - Southeastern United States | 47 | 2 fatalities, 41 injuries | Destructive outbreak sequence spawned a violent F5 tornado in Texas, a damaging F3 tornado in Missouri, and a deadly F2 tornado in Alabama. (23 significant, 1 violent, 1 killer)[91] | ||
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 22–31, 1973 | May 22-31, 1973 | Great Plains - Midwest - Southern United States - Hawaii | 145 | 24 fatalities, 820 injuries | A massive and destructive 8-day period of tornadoes occurred. All four F4 tornado were killers, including a well-documemted F4 tornado that killed two and injured four in Union City, Oklahoma. Combined, the F4 tornadoes killed 17 and injured 517 alone. (55 significant, 4 violent, 9 killer)[92] | ||
Tornado outbreak of April 1–2, 1974 | April 1–2, 1974 | Southern U.S. – Mississippi Valley | 23 | 4 fatalities | Outbreak ended only 17 hours before Super Outbreak began in the same areas. (10 significant, 3 violent, 4 killer) | ||
1974 Super Outbreak | April 3–4, 1974 | Eastern United States – Ontario | 170 | 315 fatalities | The second-largest and most violent tornado outbreak ever documented. At least 50 of them were killers. Violent and deadly tornadoes, several of which were long lived, touched down over a wide area from Alabama to Indiana, affecting major population areas including Louisville, Cincinnati, and Huntsville. A violent F5 destroyed Brandenburg, Kentucky, and killed 31, and another F5 destroyed a large section of Xenia, Ohio, killing 32. Three F5s occurred in Alabama, including one of the strongest tornadoes on record, a long-tracked F5 that obliterated a large section of Guin, killing 28 people, 20 of them in Guin alone. Additionally, two other powerful F5s devastated the town of Tanner a half hour apart and killed total of 50 people. Numerous other violent, killer, long-tracked tornadoes occurred from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast, including an extremely long-tracked F4 that traveled almost 110 mi (180 km) and killed 18 people in northern Indiana. Strong, deadly tornadoes occurred as far north as Ontario as well. Outbreak produced 30 violent tornadoes, 23 F4s and seven F5s, with at least 66 more of significant strength. | ||
June 1974 Great Plains tornado outbreak | June 8, 1974 | Southern Great Plains | 39 | 22 fatalities | Several significant tornadoes occurred over the southern Great Plains, including two violent, killer F4 tornadoes that hit Oklahoma and Kansas. One of the tornadoes struck Drumright in Oklahoma, killing 14 people, while the other killed six in and near Emporia, Kansas. Other strong, F3 tornadoes affected the Oklahoma City and Tulsa metropolitan areas. (22 significant, 2 violent, 3 killer) | ||
Great Storm of 1975 | January 9–12, 1975 | Southeastern United States | 45 | 12 fatalities | January outbreak produced a violent F4 that killed nine people in McComb, Mississippi. An F3 east of Birmingham, Alabama, destroyed numerous homes and killed one person. (16 significant, 1 violent, 4 killer) | ||
1975 Omaha tornado outbreak | May 6, 1975 | Northern Great Plains | 36 | 3 fatalities | Omaha F4 killed three people and was one of the costliest tornado disasters in US history. Another F4 destroyed the town of Magnet, Nebraska. (19 significant, 2 violent, 1 killer) | ||
1975 Canton, Illinois tornado | July 23, 1975 | Illinois | 2 | 2 fatalities | High-end F3 destroyed downtown Canton, Illinois. (2 significant, 1 killer) | ||
Tornado outbreak of March 20–21, 1976 | March 20–21, 1976 | Mississippi Valley | 66 | 3 fatalities | (18 significant, 3 violent, 3 killer) | ||
Tornado outbreak of March 26, 1976 | March 26, 1976 | Great Plains - Midwest - Mississippi Valley | 17 | 4 fatalities, 89 injuries | Killer F4 and F5 (rating disputed) tornadoes occurred in Oklahoma with a killer F3 tornado in Missouri. Other damaging tornadoes also touched down as well. (9 significant, 2 violent, 3 killer) | ||
Tornado outbreak of April 1977 | April 4-5, 1977 | Southeastern United States | 21 | 24 fatalities, 200 injuries | Violent F5 tornado struck the Smithfield area in northern Birmingham, Alabama, sweeping away many homes and killing 22 people. Outbreak extended from Mississippi to North Carolina, with several strong tornadoes documented. The storm system also caused the crash of Southern Airways Flight 242, which killed 72 and injured 22. | ||
1978 Clearwater, Florida tornado outbreak | May 4, 1978 | Florida and South Carolina | 13 | 3 fatalities | F3 struck an elementary school in Clearwater, Florida, killing three students. An F2 struck Gainesville, Florida (2 significant, 1 killer) | ||
1979 Red River Valley tornado outbreak | April 10–11, 1979 | Southern Great Plains – Southeastern United States | 59 | 56 fatalities | Deadly outbreak produced multiple killer tornadoes across the southern Great Plains states, including a famous, devastating, F4 wedge that killed 42 people in Wichita Falls, Texas. Another deadly F4 occurred in Vernon, Texas. (31 significant, 2 violent, 5 killer) | ||
Windsor Locks, Connecticut tornado | October 3, 1979 | New England | 1 | 3 fatalities | Rare New England and October F4, one of the costliest tornadoes in US history. |
1980s
List of United States tornado outbreaks – 1980-1989 | |||||||
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Outbreak | Dates | Region | Tornadoes | Casualties | Notes | ||
April 1980 Central United States tornado outbreak | April 7–8, 1980 | Central United States | 59 | 3 fatalities | Many strong tornadoes touched down, including an F3 that struck Round Rock, Texas, killing 1. (31 significant, 2 killer) | ||
1980 Kalamazoo tornado | May 13, 1980 | Michigan | 1 | 5 fatalities | F3 struck downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan, killing 5 people. | ||
1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak | June 2–3, 1980 | Central – Eastern United States | 29 | 6 fatalities | Grand Island, Nebraska, was devastated by a series of damaging tornadoes. Best known for forming three rare anticyclonic tornadoes in one system. Outbreak produced violent tornadoes as far east as Pennsylvania. (16 significant, 3 violent, 4 killer) | ||
Hurricane Allen | August 8-11, 1980 | Mexico – Texas | 29 | 0 fatalities | Costliest tropical cyclone-related tornado in history struck the Austin area. | ||
1981 West Bend tornado | April 4, 1981 | Wisconsin | 1 | 3 fatalities | One of the strongest anticyclonic tornadoes on record, rated F4. | ||
Tornado outbreak of May 22–23, 1981 | May 22–23, 1981 | Great Plains | 43 | 0 fatalities | Multiple strong tornadoes touched down across the Great Plains. Spawned the Cordell and Binger, Oklahoma, tornadoes, the latter of which was a violent F4. (14 significant, 1 violent) | ||
Tornado outbreak of April 2–3, 1982 | April 2–3, 1982 | Southern Plains – Mississippi Valley | 61 | 29 fatalities | Produced an F5 tornado near Broken Bow, Oklahoma, though the rating is disputed. An F4 tornado also struck Paris, Texas, and another occurred in Arkansas. (24 significant, 4 violent, 10 killer) | ||
May 1982 tornado outbreak | May 11–12, 1982 | Texas – Oklahoma | 70 | 3 fatalities | Produced killer tornadoes in Texas and Oklahoma. (17 significant, 2 killer) | ||
Marion, Illinois tornado outbreak | May 29, 1982 | Illinois | 7 | 10 fatalities | Produced an F4 that killed 10 people in Marion, Illinois. (3 significant, 1 violent killer) | ||
Early-December 1982 tornado outbreak | December 2–3, 1982 | Lower-Middle Mississippi Valley | 43 | 4 fatalities | (16 significant, 2 killer) | ||
1982 Christmas tornado outbreak | December 23–25, 1982 | Central – Southeastern United States | 43 | 3 fatalities | (18 significant, 3 killer) | ||
March 1983 South Florida tornadoes | March 17, 1983 | Southern Florida | 2 | 0 fatalities | Produced an unusually long-lived tornado across the Everglades and urban Broward County, Florida. An F1 tornado also hit Collier County. Other tornadoes may have occurred across southern Florida as well. (2 tornadoes, 1 significant, 3 unconfirmed) | ||
Early-May 1983 tornado outbreak | May 1–2, 1983 | Mississippi Valley – Great Lakes | 63 | 7 fatalities, 110+ injured | Affected 11 states with $200 million in damage, Ohio and western New York hardest hit. (27 significant, 5 killer) | ||
Mid-May 1983 tornado outbreak | May 18–20, 1983 | Southeastern United States | 48 | 6 fatalities | (10 significant, 6 killer) | ||
December 6, 1983 Selma tornado | December 6, 1983 | Alabama | 1 | 1 fatality, 19 injuries | Rated F3. | ||
1984 Carolinas tornado outbreak | March 28, 1984 | Carolinas | 24 | 57 fatalities, 1200+ injuries | Long-lived supercell tracked near the center of a low pressure center and generated 13 tornadoes, 11 of which were F3 or F4 in strength. Two F4s left damage paths more than 2 mi (3.2 km) wide. Worst tornado outbreak ever recorded in the Carolinas. Winnsboro and Bennettsville, South Carolina, along with Red Springs and Greenville, North Carolina, were devastated. (19 significant, 7 violent, 10 killer) | ||
1984 Philipp-Water Valley, Mississippi tornado outbreak | April 21, 1984 | Southeastern United States | 7 | 15 fatalities | Produced a multiple-vortex F3 with an unusual V-shaped path that struck Water Valley, Mississippi, killing 15. (3 significant, 1 killer) | ||
1984 Morris, Oklahoma tornado outbreak | April 26–27, 1984 | Great Plains – Mississippi Valley | 47 | 16 fatalities | Produced many strong to violent tornadoes, especially in Oklahoma and Wisconsin, where a F4 moved through Milwaukee's western suburbs and killed one person. (20 significant, 8 killer) | ||
1984 Mannford-New Prue, Oklahoma tornado outbreak | April 29, 1984 | Central United States | 42 | 1 fatality | New Prue was devastated by an F4, killing 1. (4 significant, 1 violent killer) | ||
May 1984 tornado outbreak | May 2–3, 1984 | Southeastern United States | 60 | 5 fatalities | (15 significant, 1 killer) | ||
1984 Barneveld tornado outbreak | June 7–8, 1984 | Central United States | 45 | 13 fatalities | Numerous strong tornadoes touched down across the northern Plains states. Late-night F5 killed nine people in Barneveld, Wisconsin. Long-track F4 killed three in Missouri. (29 significant, 2 violent, 3 killer) | ||
1985 United States–Canada tornado outbreak | May 31, 1985 | U.S. – Canadian Eastern Great Lakes | 44 | 90 fatalities | Unusual tornado outbreak was among the most intense recorded, the largest such outbreak in the region. Violent tornadoes devastated towns in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ontario. Long-track tornado produced F5 damage in Ohio and Pennsylvania, killing 18. Two F4s occurred in Canada, including one that killed eight people in Barrie, Ontario. (28 significant, 9 violent, 12 killer) | ||
Hurricane Danny | August 1985 | Southeastern United States | 39 | 1 fatalities | Produced an F3 that struck Waco, Texas. (13 significant, 1 killer) | ||
March 10-12, 1986 tornado outbreak | March 10-12, 1986 | Central – Southeastern United States | 41 | 17 fatalities | High-end F2 tornado struck Lexington, Kentucky. (24 significant, 1 violent, ≥7 killer) | ||
July 1986 tornado outbreak | July 1986 | Minnesota | 36 | 2 fatalities | Produced F4 tornado struck Minnesota. An F2 which hit the Twin Cities suburbs of Brooklyn Park and Fridley on July 18, 1986, was carried live on KARE-TV and became a media sensation. This twister caused limited damage and no deaths. | ||
1987 Saragosa, Texas tornado | May 22, 1987 | West Texas | 3 | 30 fatalities | Brief but violent F4 tornado devastated the small town of Saragosa, killing 30 people. | ||
Teton–Yellowstone tornado | July 21, 1987 | Wyoming | 1 | 0 fatalities | Rare high-altitude F4 tore through parts of Yellowstone National Park, flattening acres of forest. | ||
1987 Arklatex tornado outbreak | November 15–16, 1987 | Southeastern United States | 50 | 12 fatalities | Produced a series of strong tornadoes across Oklahoma, Texas, and Mississippi. (18 significant, 6 killer) | ||
1987 West Memphis, Arkansas tornado | December 14, 1987 | Arkansas – Tennessee | 1 | 6 dead, 100 injured | Rated F3. | ||
May 1988 tornado outbreak | May 8, 1988 | Midwest | 57 | 0 fatalities | (8 significant) | ||
Hurricane Gilbert | September 16–17, 1988 | Central – North America | 41 | 1 fatalities | Produced several tornadoes in Texas. (2 significant, 1 killer) | ||
1988 Raleigh tornado outbreak | November 28, 1988 | North Carolina | 7 | 4 fatalities | Produced a long-track F4 that struck Raleigh, North Carolina, killing four people. A few other less significant tornadoes occurred as well. (3 significant, 1 violent killer) | ||
May 1989 tornado outbreak | May 5, 1989 | Mid-Atlantic – Southeast U.S. | 16 | 7 fatalities | Produced three killer F4s in the Carolinas. The Charlotte, Winston–Salem, and Durham, North Carolina, areas all sustained major impacts. (9 significant, 3 violent killer) | ||
1989 Northeastern United States tornado outbreak | July 10, 1989 | Northeastern United States | 17 | 0 fatalities, 142 injured | One of the most intense tornado events to ever impact the New England region. Destructive tornadoes touched down in New York and Connecticut, including a violent F4 that devastated Hamden, Connecticut. (6 significant, 2 violent) | ||
November 1989 tornado outbreak | November 15–16, 1989 | Southeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States | 40 | 21 fatalities | Produced a deadly F4 that struck Huntsville, Alabama, at rush hour. Strong tornadoes touched down as far north as Quebec. (10 significant, 1 violent killer) |
1990s
List of United States tornado outbreaks – 1990-1999 | |||||||
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Outbreak | Dates | Region | Tornadoes | Casualties | Notes | ||
March 1990 Central United States tornado outbreak | March 11–13, 1990 | Central United States | 64 | 2 fatalities | The most violent March outbreak and the most intense Great Plains outbreak to occur so early in the year. Produced two powerful F5 tornadoes near Hesston and Goessel, Kansas. A long-tracked F4 tornado, possibly a family of tornadoes, occurred near Red Cloud, Nebraska. (27 significant, 4 violent, 2 killer) | ||
June 1990 Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak | June 2–3, 1990 | Central United States | 66 | 9 fatalities | Outbreak produced many strong to violent tornadoes across the Ohio Valley. An F4 tornado devastated Petersburg, Indiana, killing six people. Another very long lived F4 tornado was on the ground for 106 miles across Illinois and Indiana. A late night F4 tornado impacted the northern sections of the Cincinnati metro as well. (27 significant, 7 violent, 4 killer) | ||
1990 Plainfield tornado | August 28, 1990 | Northeastern Illinois | 13 | 29 fatalities | Produced some of the most intense vegetation scouring ever documented. Strongest August tornado, though only rated F5 based on corn damage. F4 damage occurred to buildings in Plainfield, Illinois, killing 29 people. Was part of a small outbreak that also produced strong tornadoes in Ontario and New York. (4 significant, 1 violent killer) | ||
Tornado outbreak of April 26, 1991 | April 26–27, 1991 | Central-Southern Great Plains | 58 | 21 fatalities | One of the most intense Plains outbreaks on record, produced five violent tornadoes in Oklahoma and Kansas. A very violent F5 tornado killed 17 people in the Wichita metropolitan area at Andover, Kansas, destroying an entire mobile-home park. A long-tracked F4 tornado near Red Rock, Oklahoma, produced Doppler-indicated winds into the F5 range. Three other F4 tornadoes occurred in Kansas and Oklahoma. (32 significant, 6 violent, 5 killer) | ||
May 1991 Central Plains tornado outbreak | May 16, 1991 | Central Great Plains | 46 | 0 fatalities | (4 significant) | ||
Mid-June 1992 tornado outbreak | June 14–18, 1992 | Central United States | 170 | 1 fatality | Large outbreak produced many strong to violent tornadoes, mainly across the Northern Plains states. A large F5 tornado devastated the town of Chandler, Minnesota, killing one person. (27 significant, 4 violent, 1 killer) | ||
November 1992 tornado outbreak | November 21–23, 1992 | Southern – Eastern United States | 95 | 26 fatalities | The most intense and largest November outbreak on record in U.S. history. Produced strong tornadoes from Texas to North Carolina and into the Ohio Valley, including a long-track F4 tornado that impacted Brandon, Mississippi, and killed 12 people. A series of destructive tornadoes (including one rated F4) devastated the Houston metro area as well. (43 significant, 5 violent, 9 killer) | ||
1993 Storm of the Century | April 24, 1993 | Florida | 11 | 5 fatalities | A serial derecho on the south-side of the larger extratropical low produced several tornadoes including three rated F2. Tornadoes also struck Tampa and Jacksonville. (3 significant, 3 killer) | ||
1993 Catoosa, Oklahoma tornado outbreak | April 24, 1993 | Oklahoma | 13 | 7 fatalities | A rain-wrapped F4 tornado killed seven people in the suburbs of Tulsa, and a destructive F3 tornado paralleled its path. (4 significant, 1 violent killer) | ||
1993 Virginia tornado outbreak | August 6, 1993 | Virginia | 24 | 4 fatalities | Largest tornado outbreak in Virginia history. Produced a violent F4 tornado that struck downtown Petersburg, Virginia and killed four people. (4 significant, 1 violent killer) | ||
Tornado outbreak of August 8–9, 1993 | August 8–9, 1993 | Northern Plains | 7 | 2 fatalities | Small outbreak that resulted in two fatalities in Minnesota. (1 significant, 1 killer) | ||
1994 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak | March 27, 1994 | Southeastern United States | 29 | 40 fatalities | Produced multiple violent tornadoes across the Southeastern U.S., including one that killed 20 people in a church near Piedmont, Alabama. Last of the three famous Palm Sunday outbreaks. (2 violent, 13 significant, 5 killer) | ||
April 1994 tornado outbreak | April 25–27, 1994 | Southern Great Plains – Midwest | 101 | 6 fatalities | Large and widespread outbreak. An F4 tornado devastated the Dallas suburb of Lancaster, Texas, killing 3 people there. Another F4 tornado that struck West Lafayette, Indiana killed three as well. (12 significant, 2 violent killer) | ||
June 1994 tornado outbreak | June 26–27, 1994 | – | 62 | 2 fatalities | (11 significant, 2 killer) | ||
1994 Thanksgiving Weekend tornado outbreak | November 27, 1994 | Southeastern United States | 19 | 6 fatalities | Produced several strong tornadoes across the South. (32 significant, 6 violent, 5 killer) | ||
May 1995 tornado outbreak sequence | May 5–27, 1995 | Central United States | 351 | 13 fatalities | Very large outbreak sequence produced many strong to violent tornadoes. An F4 tornado struck Harvest, Alabama, and killed one person, and another F4 tornado struck Ethridge, Tennessee, and killed three. A tornado rated F3 killed three people and caused major damage in the Ardmore, Oklahoma area. The outbreak sequence produced an F0 tornado that downed several trees at the National Arboretum in Washington D.C.. (57 significant, 8 violent, 6 killer) | ||
1995 Great Barrington tornado | May 29, 1995 | Massachusetts | 2 | 3 fatalities | Strong tornado caused three fatalities in a vehicle that was thrown near Great Barrington, Massachusetts. (2 significant, 1 violent killer) | ||
March 6, 1996, Selma, Alabama tornado | March 6 | Alabama | 1 | 4 fatalities, 40 injuries | Rated as an F3. | ||
April 1996 tornado outbreak sequence | April 19–22, 1996 | Texas – Arkansas – Illinois – Indiana – Ontario | 117 | 6 fatalities | Large outbreak sequence. Multiple towns in Illinois sustained major damage, with one death occurring in Ogden. An F3-rated tornado devastated downtown Fort Smith, Arkansas, killing 2. Two F3 tornadoes also caused severe damage in Ontario. (29 significant, 4 killer) | ||
May 1996 Kentucky tornado outbreak | May 28, 1996 | Kentucky | 11 | 0 fatalities | Produced a long-track F4 tornado near Louisville. (3 significant, 1 violent) | ||
1996 Oakfield tornado | July 18, 1996 | Wisconsin | 12 | 1 fatality | F5 tornado. Was part of a small mid-Summer outbreak that occurred in Wisconsin. An F2 tornado killed one person in Marytown, Wisconsin. (2 significant, 1 violent, 1 killer) | ||
Late-October 1996 tornado outbreak | October 26, 1996 | West North Central States | 26 | 11 injuries | Unusual late-season outbreak in Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska. Homes were destroyed near Lobster Lake, Minnesota and Albany, Minnesota. (5 significant) | ||
January 1997 tornado outbreak | January 23-25, 1997 | Deep South | 16 | 1 fatality | Tornadoes touched down across several states in the Southern United States. An F4 destroyed homes in and near Murfreesboro, Tennessee. An F2 tornado killed one person in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (10 significant, 1 violent, 1 killer) | ||
March 1997 tornado outbreak | February 28-March 1, 1997 | Mississippi Valley – Ohio Valley | 56 | 26 fatalities | Many strong tornadoes touched down across the south, especially in Arkansas. Produced a devastating F4 tornado that began near Benton and struck Shannon Hills, Arkansas, killing 15 people along the path. An F4 tornado struck Arkadelphia, killing six. (16 significant, 3 violent, 5 killer) | ||
1997 Miami tornado | May 12, 1997 | Miami, Florida | 1 | 0 fatalities | Widely photographed F1 tornado struck downtown Miami, Florida. | ||
1997 Central Texas tornado outbreak | May 27, 1997 | Texas | 20 | 28 fatalities | Produced a remarkably violent, deadly F5 tornado in Jarrell, Texas. Based on the damage, it may have been the strongest tornado ever recorded (though no mobile radar measurements were taken to confirm this). An F4 devastated neighborhoods near Lake Travis, and an F3 tornado caused major damage in Cedar Park. (8 significant, 2 violent killer) | ||
1997 Southeast Michigan tornado outbreak | July 1–3, 1997 | Southeast Michigan – Southwestern Ontario | 52 | 2 fatalities (+5 non-tornadic) | An F2 tornado passed through some Detroit neighborhoods, the suburbs of Hamtramck, and Highland Park. One also touched down near Windsor, Ontario, site of an F3 tornado in the 1974 Super Outbreak. F3 tornadoes caused major damage near Clio and Thetford Center, with a fatality occurring at the latter of the two locations. Other strong tornadoes touched down in Minnesota and New England. (13 significant, 2 killer) | ||
1998 Kissimmee tornado outbreak | February 22–23, 1998 | Florida | 11 | 42 fatalities | Deadliest and most destructive Florida outbreak on record. The outbreak produced three F3 tornadoes, including a long-tracked tornado near Kissimmee that was initially rated F4. Nighttime occurrence made the death toll high. (5 significant, 4 killer) | ||
1998 Gainesville-Stoneville tornado outbreak | March 20, 1998 | Georgia to Virginia | 12 | 14 fatalities | An early-morning F3 tornado passed near Gainesville, Georgia, and killed 12 people. Another F3 tornado struck Mayodan and Stoneville, North Carolina, killing two. (4 significant, 2 killer) | ||
1998 Comfrey – St. Peter tornado outbreak | March 29, 1998 | Southern Minnesota | 16 | 2 fatalities, 36 injuries | Earliest tornado outbreak in Minnesota history. A long-track F4-rated wedge struck Comfrey, Minnesota, killing one person. An F3 tornado struck St. Peter, Minnesota, causing another fatality. Le Center, Minnesota sustained major damage from a large F2 tornado. (7 significant, 1 violent, 2 killer) | ||
Tornado outbreak of April 6–9, 1998 | April 6–9, 1998 | Metropolitan area of Birmingham, Alabama; also Georgia, Louisiana, Tennessee | 62 | 41 fatalities | Produced a violent nighttime F5 tornado that moved through several suburbs of Birmingham, Alabama, killing 32 people. Other killer tornadoes touched down in Georgia. (10 significant, 1 violent, 5 killer) | ||
Tornado outbreak of April 15–16, 1998 | April 15–16, 1998 | Southeastern United States | 63 | 12 fatalities | F3 tornado passed through downtown Nashville, killing one person. Numerous other strong tornadoes occurred across the South, including an extremely violent one rated F5 near Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. An F4 tornado devastated the town of Manila, Arkansas, killing two. (21 significant, 4 violent, 7 killer) | ||
Late-May 1998 tornado outbreak and derecho | May 30–31, 1998 | South Dakota, Great Lakes, New York, Pennsylvania | 60 | 7 fatalities (+6 non-tornadic) | Large and dynamic outbreak produced many strong tornadoes, some of which were embedded in an extremely intense derecho. A large F4 wedge tornado devastated Spencer, South Dakota, killing six. Produced an unusually intense outbreak of tornadoes across Pennsylvania and New York, with multiple F2 and F3-rated tornadoes. (4 significant, 1 violent, 2 killer) | ||
1998 Eastern tornado outbreak | June 2, 1998 | NY to SC | 49 | 2 fatalities, 80 injuries | Unusually severe outbreak affected mainly the northeastern states just days after a similar outbreak affected roughly the same region (see previous event). Produced a large F4 tornado that struck Frostburg, Maryland. Caused $42M in damage. (10 significant, 1 violent, 1 killer) | ||
Tornado outbreak of June 13, 1998 | June 13, 1998 | Central United States, North Carolina, Wyoming | 45 | 26 injuries | Tornadoes affected six different states, with Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma receiving most of the tornadoes. A tornado struck downtown Sabetha, Kansas, and a series of tornadoes struck the North Oklahoma City area. (3 significant) | ||
Upper Great Lakes severe weather outbreak of August 23, 1998 | August 23, 1998 | Wisconsin, Michigan | 3 | 1 fatality (non-tornadic) | Spawned the F3 Door County tornado, the eighth costliest in Wisconsin history. (1 significant) | ||
1998 Lynbrook tornado | September 7, 1998 | Long Island, New York | 1 | 1 fatality | Occurred during the Labor Day derecho event. | ||
Hurricane Georges tornado outbreak | September 24–30, 1998 | Southern US | 47 | 36 injuries | Produced many tornadoes. Most were weak, though an F2 tornado caused major damage in the Live Oak, Florida area. (1 significant) | ||
1998 Oklahoma tornado outbreak | October 4, 1998 | Oklahoma | 19 | 5 injuries | A late-year autumn outbreak, it was the largest October tornado outbreak in Oklahoma history. (8 significant) | ||
Tornado outbreak of January 17–18, 1999 | January 17–18, 1999 | Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi | 24 | 8 fatalities | Strong and deadly tornadoes touched down in Tennessee, including an F3 and an F4 tornado that struck Jackson, killing six. A similar but even larger outbreak occurred just days later (see next event). (6 significant, 1 violent, 3 killer) | ||
Tornado outbreak of January 21–23, 1999 | January 21–23, 1999 | Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi | 127 | 9 fatalities | Largest January outbreak on record. An F3 tornado passed near downtown Little Rock, Arkansas, killing three. A tornado rated F3 devastated Beebe, Arkansas, killing two. Other strong tornadoes struck Tennessee and Mississippi. (23 significant, 1 violent, 5 killer) | ||
Easter weekend 1999 tornado outbreak | April 2–3, 1999 | Southern Plains | 17 | 7 fatalities | Small but intense outbreak produced several strong tornadoes. An F4 tornado devastated Benton, Louisiana, killing seven. The town of Logansport, Louisiana was severely damaged by an F3 tornado. (4 significant, 1 violent killer) | ||
Tornado outbreak of April 8–9, 1999 | April 8–9, 1999 | Ohio Valley/Midwest | 54 | 6 fatalities | Produced an F4 tornado that moved through the Cincinnati suburbs, killing 4. Two F4 tornadoes also touched down in Iowa. (15 significant, 3 violent, 3 killer) | ||
1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak | May 2–8, 1999 | Southern Great Plains | 152 | 46 fatalities, 665 injuries | Produced one of the strongest documented tornadoes, an F5-rated tornado in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area with Doppler winds remotely sensed at 301 mph (484 km/h) near Bridge Creek, among the highest winds known to have occurred near the Earth's surface. First tornado to incur $1 billion in (non-normalized) damages. Other violent tornadoes occurred, including those near Mulhall, Oklahoma, and Wichita, Kansas. (≥20 significant, ≥4 violent, ≥5 killer) | ||
1999 Salt Lake City tornado | August 11, 1999 | Utah | 1 | 1 fatality | An F2 tornado hit downtown Salt Lake City, causing the second known fatality in a Utah tornado. |
2000s
List of United States tornado outbreaks – 2000-2009 | |||||||
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Outbreak | Dates | Region | Tornadoes | Fatalities | Notes | ||
Tornado outbreak of February 13–14, 2000 | February 13–14, 2000 | Georgia | 17 | 18 | Produced a series of strong and deadly tornadoes that struck areas in and around Camilla, Meigs, and Omega, Georgia. Weaker tornadoes impacted other states. | ||
2000 Fort Worth tornado outbreak | March 28, 2000 | U.S. South | 10 | 2 | Small outbreak produced an F3 that hit downtown Fort Worth, Texas, severely damaging skyscrapers and killing two. Another F3 caused major damage in Arlington and Grand Prairie. | ||
Tornado outbreak of April 23, 2000 | April 23, 2000 | Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas | 33 | 0 | Tornado outbreak occurred on Easter Sunday. | ||
2000 Brady, Nebraska tornado | May 17, 2000 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 | Highly photographed F3 passed near Brady, Nebraska. The tornado was unusual, as it had traveled in an westerly direction, unlike most tornadoes which generally travel towards the east. | ||
2000 Granite Falls tornado | July 25, 2000 | Granite Falls, Minnesota | 1 | 1 | F4 tornado struck Granite Falls, causing major damage and killing one person. | ||
Tornado outbreak of December 2000 | December 16, 2000 | Southern United States | 24 | 12 | Small outbreak produced an F4 that struck Tuscaloosa, Alabama, killing 11. An F3 devastated Coats Bend, Alabama, and an F2 caused major damage and 1 fatality in Geneva, Alabama. | ||
Tornado outbreak of February 24–25, 2001 | February 24–25, 2001 | Southern United States | 25 | 7 | An F2 killed one person near Union, Arkansas. An F3 caused major damage near Reed, Arkansas, and another long-tracked F3 devastated multiple towns in Mississippi and killed 6 people in Pontotoc. | ||
Tornado outbreak of April 10–11, 2001 | April 10–11, 2001 | Great Plains Midwest | 79 | 4 | Widespread outbreak produced numerous tornadoes, some strong. F2 caused major damage in the town of Agency, Iowa, and killed two people. Other tornado-related fatalities occurred in Missouri and Oklahoma. Outbreak produced one of the worst hailstorms ever documented. | ||
Tornado outbreak of June 13, 2001 | June 13, 2001 | Central Plains | 36 | 0 | Outbreak of mostly weak tornadoes, though a few were strong. An F3 tornado caused major damage near Parkers Prairie, Minnesota, along with a large F2 near Brainerd. An F4 completely destroyed a farmstead near Ruby, Nebraska. | ||
Tornado outbreak of June 18, 2001 | June 18, 2001 | Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin | 5 | 3 | An F3 tornado killed three people in Siren, Wisconsin, and caused an estimated US$10 million in damage. | ||
2001 Myrtle Beach tornadoes | July 6, 2001 | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | 2 | 0 | Two tornadoes of F1 and F2 strength passed through the area, resulting in severe damage. | ||
Tornado outbreak of September 24, 2001 | September 24, 2001 | Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania | 9 | 2 | Multiple-vortex F3 tornado passed through the University of Maryland campus and multiple DC suburbs, killing two people. An F4 also occurred near Rixeyville, Virginia. Other weaker tornadoes were observed as well, including an F1 that struck Washington DC. | ||
Tornado outbreak of October 9, 2001 | October 9, 2001 | Great Plains | 30 | 0 | Unusual October outbreak in the Great Plains produced multiple strong tornadoes in Nebraska and Oklahoma. A large F3 devastated the town of Cordell, Oklahoma. | ||
Tornado outbreak of October 24, 2001 | October 24, 2001 | Central United States | 25 | 2 | Most of the tornadoes in this outbreak were embedded in a squall line. An F3 hit Crumstown, Indiana, killing one. An F2 near LaPorte, Indiana caused a fatality as well. | ||
Tornado outbreak of November 23–24, 2001 | November 23–24, 2001 | Southeast U.S. | 67 | 13 | One of the strongest November outbreaks ever recorded. Produced three F4s, including one that struck Madison, Mississippi, killing 2. An F3 struck Wilmot, Arkansas, killing 3. | ||
Tornado outbreak of April 27–28, 2002 | April 27–28, 2002 | Midwest to Mid-Atlantic U.S. | 49 | 6 | Produced several strong tornadoes across the Midwest, including an F3 that caused major damage in Dongola, Illinois and killed one person. Also produced a few strong tornadoes in Maryland, including an F4 that devastated the town of La Plata and killed three. | ||
Tornado outbreak of June 23, 2002 | June 23, 2002 | Brown County, South Dakota | 6 | 0 | A powerful supercell thunderstorm spawned six tornadoes, including an intense F3 and a violent F4, during the early evening hours. There were no fatalities or serious injuries, but the storm did over a million dollars in damage. (2 significant, 1 violent) | ||
September 2002 Indiana tornado outbreak | September 20, 2002 | Indiana, Ohio | 8 | 0 | A very long-tracked F3 tornado touched down near Elletsville, Indiana, destroying many homes and businesses in the town of Martinsville, which caused 127 injuries. An F2 injured 2 people when striking Washington, Indiana, along with another F2 that caused one injury near Wadesville, Indiana. | ||
Tornado outbreak of November 9–11, 2002 | November 9–11, 2002 | Southeastern United States – Ohio Valley | 83 | 36 | Very large and deadly outbreak produced multiple killer tornadoes across the Ohio Valley and Southeastern United States over the Veteran's Day weekend. A violent F4 hit Van Wert, Ohio, killing four people. Deadly F3 also hit Mossy Grove, Tennessee, killing seven. Two long-track F3s moved across northern Alabama, killing 11 people. | ||
Tornado outbreak of March 17–20, 2003 | March 17–20, 2003 | Great Plains – Southern United States | 28 | 7 | Camilla, Georgia, was devastated by an F3 for the second time in 4 years, killing 4. An F2 killed 2 people near Bridgeboro, Georgia. Many other weaker tornadoes touched down as well. | ||
May 2003 tornado outbreak sequence | May 3–11, 2003 | Great Plains - Southern United States | 401 | 42 | Large series of strong to violent tornadoes across the Great Plains and South. Two F4s struck the Kansas City metropolitan area, including one that killed two. In Missouri, the towns of Pierce City, Stockton, and Carl Junction were devastated by killer tornadoes. An F4 destroyed Franklin, Kansas, killing four, and another F4 struck downtown Jackson, Tennessee, killing eleven. A large F4 also caused major damage in southeastern Oklahoma City with additional damage in nearby areas. | ||
2003 South Dakota tornado outbreak | June 21–24, 2003 | South Dakota | 125 | 2 | Tied U.S. record for most tornadoes in one state during a 24-hour period, with 67 tornadoes in South Dakota on the 24th. Produced a violent F4 that literally wiped Manchester, South Dakota off the map. In Nebraska, an F4 killed one person near Coleridge, and an F2 caused another fatality in Deshler. An F2 also caused major damage in Buffalo Lake, Minnesota . | ||
Derecho and tornado outbreak of July 21, 2003 | July 21, 2003 | Indiana, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont | 22 | 0 | $48M in damage. Tornadoes occurred in supercells embedded in a very intense "Super-Derecho" event, which at times took on a tropical cyclone-like appearance. An F3 leveled a farm near Ellisburg, Pennsylvania, and two F2s occurred in upstate New York. | ||
Tornado outbreak of April 20, 2004 | April 20, 2004 | Illinois – Indiana | 31 | 8 | Unexpected outbreak produced an F3 that struck the Illinois towns of Granville and Utica, with 8 fatalities at the latter of the two locations. Many other weaker tornadoes touched down as well. | ||
May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence | May 21–31, 2004 | Great Plains – Midwest | 389 | 7 | Very large outbreak sequence. Produced the second-widest tornado on record, a 2.5 mile-wide F4 that destroyed 95% of Hallam, Nebraska, killing 1. An F3 killed 1 person and destroyed 80% of Marengo, Indiana. An F4 near Weatherby, Missouri killed 3. See also: List of May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes | ||
2004 Roanoke, Illinois tornado | July 13, 2004 | Central Illinois | 4 | 0 | High-end F4 tornado destroyed an industrial plant and swept away several homes. | ||
Hurricane Frances tornado outbreak | September 2004 | Eastern United States | 103 | 0 | Produced a large outbreak of mostly weak tornadoes, though in South Carolina, the towns of Gadsden and Millwood sustained considerable damage from F2s. An F3 touched down near Camden. | ||
Hurricane Ivan tornado outbreak | September 2004 | Eastern United States | 120 | 7 | Largest hurricane-related tornado outbreak ever recorded. An F2 struck Macedonia, Florida, and killed 4. Many strong tornadoes touched down in Virginia, including an F3 that struck Remington. | ||
Tornado outbreak of November 2004 | November 22–24, 2004 | Southern United States | 104 | 4 | Produced multiple strong tornadoes across the South. An F3 struck Olla and Standard, Louisiana, killing 1. An F2 severely damaged the Talladega Superspeedway and struck Bynum, resulting in another fatality. | ||
Tornado outbreak of March 21–22, 2005 | March 21–22, 2005 | Southern United States | 26 | 1 | An F3 near Donalsonville, Georgia, killed one person, and an F2 struck Screven, Georgia, resulting in major damage. Many other weaker tornadoes touched down as well. | ||
Tornado outbreak of April 5–7, 2005 | April 5–7, 2005 | Southern United States | 39 | 0 | Several strong tornadoes touched down across the Southern US, including an F3 that struck Mize, Mississippi. Another F3 caused major damage near Monterey, and an F2 struck Port Fourchon, Louisiana. | ||
2005 Hurricane Cindy tornado outbreak | July 6–8, 2005 | Southeastern – Eastern United States | 44 | 0 | Produced an F2 that severely damaged the Atlanta Motor Speedway. | ||
August 2005 Wisconsin tornado outbreak | August 18, 2005 | Wisconsin – Minnesota | 28 | 1 | Largest tornado outbreak in Wisconsin history. An F3 caused major damage in Stoughton and killed 1. An F2 also caused severe damage in Viola. | ||
Hurricane Katrina tornado outbreak | August 26–31, 2005 | Southeastern – Eastern United States | 54 | 1 | Widespread outbreak produced mostly weak tornadoes. Worst damage occurred in Georgia, including an F2 that caused major damage and one fatality near Roopville. The towns of Helen and Fort Valley also sustained major damage from F2s. | ||
Hurricane Rita tornado outbreak | September 22–26, 2005 | U.S. South | 101 | 1 | Produced numerous tornadoes across the South. An F3 caused major damage near Clayton, Louisiana. An F1 killed one person in a mobile home near Isola, Mississippi. | ||
Evansville Tornado of November 2005 | November 6, 2005 | Middle Mississippi – Ohio Valley | 8 | 25 | Nighttime F3 struck the Evansville, Indiana area, killing 25 people. Was part of a small outbreak that also produced strong tornadoes that struck Munfordville and Wheatcroft, Kentucky. | ||
November 2005 Iowa tornado outbreak | November 12, 2005 | Iowa – Missouri | 14 | 1 | Rare November outbreak in the Great Plains. Strong tornadoes struck Ames, Woodward, and Stratford. | ||
Tornado outbreak of November 15, 2005 | November 15, 2005 | Central – Southeastern United States | 49 | 1 | F3 devastated a campground near Benton, Kentucky, and killed one person. A multiple-vortex F4 also hit Madisonville and Earlington, Kentucky, causing major damage. An F2 caused severe damage in Paris, Tennessee. | ||
Tornado outbreak of November 27–28, 2005 | November 27–28, 2005 | Central – Southeastern United States | 55 | 2 | F3 near Plumerville, Arkansas, tossed multiple cars on a highway, killing one person. An F2 near Briar, Missouri, killed another. Another F3 caused major damage near Cherry Hill, Arkansas. | ||
March 2006 tornado outbreak sequence | March 9–13, 2006 | Central United States | 99 | 11 | Strong outbreak caused deadly tornadoes across the Midwestern United States. Two separate F2s struck Springfield, Illinois, resulting in major damage. An F3 near Renick, Missouri killed 4 people, and a double F4 occurred near Monroe City. | ||
Tornado outbreak of April 2, 2006 | April 2, 2006 | Central United States | 66 | 28 | Long-tracked F3 devastated the towns of Marmaduke, Arkansas, and Caruthersville, Missouri, killing 2. A deadly F3 killed 16 people in Newbern, Tennessee, while another F3 killed 6 in Bradford. | ||
Tornado outbreak of April 6–8, 2006 | April 6–8, 2006 | Central – Southeastern United States | 73 | 10 | Worst damage and all fatalities occurred in Tennessee. An F3 caused major damage near Charlotte, and another F3 devastated the town of Gallatin, killing 7. Two F1s killed 3 people in the McMinnville area as well. Many other weaker tornadoes also touched down. | ||
Easter Week 2006 tornado outbreak sequence | April 13–19, 2006 | Midwestern United States | 54 | 1 | Produced an F2 that struck downtown Iowa City, resulting in major damage. An F1 killed one person in a mobile home near Nichols, Iowa. Multiple other tornadoes affected rural areas, a few of which were strong. | ||
Tornado outbreak of May 9–10, 2006 | May 9–10, 2006 | Midwestern United States, Southern United States | 30 | 3 | An F2 caused considerable damage in Childress, Texas. An F3 near Westminster, Texas, killed 3 people. Other strong tornadoes occurred in Louisiana and Mississippi. | ||
Tornado outbreak of August 24, 2006 | August 24, 2006 | North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota | 14 | 1 | Small but intense mid-Summer outbreak produced a long-tracked F3 that struck Nicollet and Kasota, Minnesota, killing one person. Two other F3s caused major damage in rural areas near Eureka and Wolsey, South Dakota. | ||
2006 Westchester County tornado | July 12, 2006 | Southern New York and Fairfield, Connecticut | 1 | 0 | Rare F2 tornado in Westchester County, New York | ||
Late–September 2006 tornado outbreak | September 21–23, 2006 | Central United States | 48 | 0 | Numerous strong tornadoes hit the Midwest, mostly in rural areas. An F4 struck Crosstown, Missouri, and an F3 struck the north edge of Metropolis, Illinois. | ||
Mid-November 2006 tornado outbreak | November 2006 | Southern United States | 32 | 10 | Several strong tornadoes occurred across the South. An F3 killed eight people in Riegelwood, North Carolina, and an F2 caused major damage in Montgomery, Alabama. Two F3s also affected rural areas in Mississippi. | ||
2007 Groundhog Day tornado outbreak | February 2, 2007 | Florida | 4 | 21 | Single supercell produced three of the tornadoes, including two EF3s, and all 21 deaths. Was the second-deadliest tornado event in Florida, behind the outbreak of February 22–23, 1998. | ||
2007 New Orleans tornado outbreak | February 13, 2007 | Southern United States | 19 | 1 | Produced two EF2s that caused major damage and one fatality in New Orleans, Louisiana. Another EF2 also caused major damage near the town of Breaux Bridge. | ||
Tornado outbreak of February 23–24, 2007 | February 23–24, 2007 | Southern United States | 20 | 0 | Produced several strong tornadoes, especially in Arkansas. The town of Dumas was devastated by an EF3. Another EF3 occurred near Strong. | ||
February–March 2007 tornado outbreak sequence | February 28 – March 1, 2007 | Kansas, Missouri, Alabama, Georgia | 49 | 20 | Numerous strong to violent tornadoes across the Midwest and South, including a destructive EF4 in Enterprise, Alabama, that killed 9 people, 8 of which were students at a local high school that was destroyed. Another EF4 struck Millers Ferry killing one, and a nighttime EF3 devastated Americus, Georgia, killing 2. An EF2 destroyed a mobile home park near Newton, Georgia, killing 6. | ||
Late-March 2007 tornado outbreak | March 28–31, 2007 | Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado | 80 | 5 | An EF3 tornado devastated the town of Holly, Colorado, killing two people. Other strong tornadoes hit the rural portions of the Great Plains, especially Texas. | ||
April 2007 nor'easter | April 13–15, 2007 | Southern United States | 36 | 2 | Produced a moderate outbreak of tornadoes across the South. An EF1 caused considerable damage and killed one in Fort Worth, Texas. An EF3 caused major damage and caused another fatality near Mayesville, South Carolina. | ||
Tornado outbreak sequence of April 20–26, 2007 | April 20–27, 2007 | United States, Mexico | 92 | 10 | An F4 struck Piedras Negras, Coahuila, killing 3 people. The parent supercell produced an EF3 that struck Eagle Pass, Texas, killing 7 people. The towns of Tulia and Cactus, Texas, sustained major damage from EF2s. | ||
May 2007 tornado outbreak | May 3–5, 2007 | Kansas, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Colorado, Nebraska, Illinois | 123 | 14 | Very large outbreak across the Great Plains. Produced a large and deadly nighttime EF5 that destroyed 95% of Greensburg, Kansas, killing 11. Other strong tornadoes occurred in Oklahoma and elsewhere in Kansas. | ||
Tornado outbreak of August 26, 2007 | August 26, 2007 | North Dakota, Minnesota | 11 | 1 | Localized outbreak produced a large EF4 that devastated the town of Northwood, North Dakota, killing 1. An EF3 caused damage near Rugh Lake, and an EF2 occurred near Reynolds. | ||
Mid-October 2007 tornado outbreak | October 17–19, 2007 | Midwest, Ohio Valley, Great Lakes, U.S. South | 63 | 5 | EF3s caused major damage in Owensboro, Kentucky, and Nappanee, Indiana. Another EF3 affected rural areas near Vesta, Indiana. EF2s caused fatalities in parts of Missouri and Michigan, including one that struck Williamston, Michigan, and killed two people. | ||
January 2008 tornado outbreak | January 7–9, 2008 | Southwest Missouri, northwest Arkansas, northeast Oklahoma, Midwest, U.S. South | 72 | 4 | Rare January outbreak produced strong tornadoes as far north as Wisconsin, where an EF3 caused major damage in the town of Wheatland. Another EF3 caused severe damage in and around Lawrence, Illinois as well. An EF3 killed three people near Strafford, Missouri, and an EF2 killed one near Appleton, Arkansas. Several EF3s impacted Mississippi and Alabama, including one that caused major damage in the town of Caledonia, Mississippi. | ||
2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak | February 5–6, 2008 | Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Indiana, Texas | 87 | 57 | One of the deadliest modern outbreaks to hit Dixie Alley struck the Midwest and South, producing many strong and violent tornadoes. Included the longest-lived Arkansas tornado on record, an EF4 that traveled 122 mi (196 km) in two hours, killing 13 people and devastating the towns of Clinton, Mountain View, and Highland. One long-track EF3 tornado caused 22 deaths alone in Tennessee, mainly in Castalian Springs and Lafayette. A pair of EF3 and EF4 tornadoes also struck areas in and around Jackson, Tennessee, killing three in the area, and an EF2 moved through Memphis, killing 3. | ||
2008 Atlanta tornado outbreak | March 14–15, 2008 | Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina | 45 | 3 | Strong tornado hit downtown Atlanta for the second time in history, killing one person. An outbreak of tornadoes, some strong, moved across the South the next day, killing two people. | ||
Tornado outbreak of May 1–2, 2008 | May 1–3, 2008 | Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Arkansas, Mississippi Alabama, Tennessee | 62 | 6 | Tornadoes struck the Midwest and South, including an EF3 that hit Damascus, Arkansas, killing five people. | ||
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 7–15, 2008 | May 7–15, 2008 | Oklahoma, Missouri | 147 | 26 | A long-track EF4 tornado killed 21 people in Picher, Oklahoma, and Neosho, Missouri. Other strong to violent tornadoes struck the Eastern and Southern states. See also: List of tornadoes in the tornado outbreak sequence of May 7–15, 2008 | ||
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 22–31, 2008 | May 22–31, 2008 | Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Texas | 239 | 13 | Large outbreak produced strong to violent tornadoes across the Great Plains and Midwest. An EF3 wedge struck Windsor, Colorado, killing one and causing severe damage. An EF5 tornado caused extreme damage in Parkersburg and New Hartford, Iowa, killing 9. A nighttime EF3 killed two people in a vehicle near Cairo, Kansas. Another EF3 also killed one in Hugo, Minnesota, and destroyed many homes. See also: List of tornadoes in the tornado outbreak sequence of May 22–31, 2008 | ||
Tornado outbreak sequence of June 3–11, 2008 | June 3–12, 2008 | Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas | 192 | 7 | Third series of widespread tornado outbreaks. Tornadoes hit the Omaha-Council Bluffs area and the Chicago area. An EF3 tornado in Little Sioux, Iowa, struck the Boy Scouts of America's Little Sioux Scout Ranch, killing four people. Additionally, a violent EF4 tornado also hit Manhattan, Kansas. See also : List of tornadoes in the tornado outbreak sequence of June 3–11, 2008 | ||
2008 Tropical Storm Fay tornado outbreak | August 18–27, 2008 | Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina | 50 | 0 | Produced several tornadoes, including an EF2 near Wellington, Florida. | ||
November 2008 Carolinas tornado outbreak | November 15, 2008 | North Carolina South Carolina | 8 | 2 | Small, late-night tornado outbreak killed two people in the Carolinas. | ||
February 2009 tornado outbreak | February 10–11, 2009 | Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee, Indiana | 15 | 8 | Produced the strongest February tornado on record since 1950 in Oklahoma. An EF4 hit Lone Grove, killing eight people. Other tornadoes caused damage in the Oklahoma City area. | ||
Mid-February 2009 tornado outbreak | February 18–19, 2009 | Georgia, Alabama | 13 | 1 | Small outbreak produced a few strong tornadoes and killed one person. | ||
March 2009 tornado outbreak sequence | March 23–29, 2009 | Eastern United States | 56 | 0 | Produced the destructive Magee, Mississippi, and Corydon, Kentucky, tornadoes. | ||
Tornado outbreak of April 9–11, 2009 | April 9–10, 2009 | Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina | 85 | 5 | Produced numerous strong tornadoes across the South, including an EF3 tornado that hit the Mena, Arkansas, area, killing three people, and an EF4 that hit Murfreesboro, Tennessee, killing two. | ||
May 2009 Southern Midwest derecho | May 8, 2009 | Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina | 39 | 6 | Most of the damage was caused by a derecho. |
2010s
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Outbreak | Dates | Year | Region | Tornadoes | Fatalities | Map | Event Summary |
March 2010 Carolinas tornado outbreak | March 28 | 2010 | Southeastern United States, The Bahamas | 13 | 3 | Substantial damage to the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina and three deaths in the Bahamas. A damaging EF3 struck High Point, North Carolina. | |
Tornado outbreak of April 22–25, 2010 | April 22–24 | 2010 | Great Plains, Southern United States | 88 | 10 | Extremely large, long-tracked tornado moved from Tallulah, Louisiana, to north of West Point, Mississippi. Traveled 149.25 mi (240.19 km), the fourth-longest such path in Mississippi history, killing 10 people, four of them in Yazoo City. Other strong to violent tornadoes occurred as well, causing severe damage. | |
Tornado outbreak of April 30 – May 2, 2010 | April 30–May 2 | 2010 | Midwest, Southern United States | 58 | 5 | EF3 killed one person and extensively damaged Scotland, Arkansas. Overnight EF3 killed two people in a mobile home near Ashland, Mississippi, before crossing into Tennessee, killing one more near Pocahontas. The same storm also produced an EF2 with one death near Abbeville, Mississippi. | |
Tornado outbreak of May 10–13, 2010 | May 10–13 | 2010 | Great Plains | 91 | 3 | Numerous strong tornadoes touched down, especially in Oklahoma. Violent EF4 near Moore and Choctaw killed two people, destroying many homes, businesses, and automobiles in the area. A separate EF4 also badly damaged areas near Norman and Little Axe, killing one person in a mobile home. | |
Late-May 2010 tornado outbreak | May 22–25 | 2010 | Central United States | 79 | 0 | Fairly large tornado outbreak that affected the Great Plains. Most of the tornadoes remained over open country, but some caused considerable damage to rural farms and other structures. This outbreak produced a violent EF4 wedge tornado that caused severe damage near Bowdle, South Dakota. | |
Tornado outbreak of June 5–6, 2010 | June 5–6 | 2010 | Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan | 53 | 8 | An EF4 tornado hit Millbury and Lake Township in Ohio, killing seven people and becoming the second-deadliest US tornado of 2010. Several other destructive tornadoes touched down in Illinois, where one other person died. | |
June 2010 Northern Plains tornado outbreak | June 16–17 | 2010 | North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa | 61 | 3 | Was one of the largest Minnesota outbreaks in history and the largest June outbreak in U.S. history. Four large EF4 tornadoes caused extensive damage throughout the states of Minnesota and North Dakota. Several other Northern Plains states also were impacted by strong tornadoes. | |
2010 Brooklyn/Queens tornadoes | September 16 | 2010 | New York | 14 | 2 | Two tornadoes (EF1 and EF0) embedded in a large area of damaging winds moved through the New York City area and caused significant damage, killing one person. The tornadoes were part of a small outbreak that affected the Eastern United States and killed two people. | |
October 2010 Arizona tornado outbreak | October 6 | 2010 | Arizona, Utah | 9 | 0 | One of the strongest and most prolific tornado events west of the Rocky Mountains. Rare tornado outbreak struck the state of Arizona, producing a few strong and destructive tornadoes, including one rated EF3—one of the most intense ever recorded in the state. One other tornado touched down in Utah as well. | |
October 2010 North American storm complex | October 23–27 | 2010 | Central United States, Eastern United States | 69 | 0 | Massive and powerful storm system produced a widespread derecho with 69 embedded tornadoes. System also produced a blizzard and a windstorm. | |
2010 New Year's Eve tornado outbreak | December 31–January 1 | 2010 | Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois | 36 | 9 | An early morning EF3 tornado struck Cincinnati, Arkansas, killing four people. Another EF3 struck Fort Leonard Wood in southeastern Pulaski County, Missouri, and another killed two elderly women near Rolla. Additionally, an EF1 tornado killed two women near Lecoma and a high-end EF3 tornado caused extensive damage in Sunset Hills, killing another person. | |
Derecho and tornado outbreak of April 4–5, 2011 | April 4–5 | 2011 | Southern United States, Eastern United States | 46 | 1 | Many tornadoes, including six EF2s, touched down across the southern and eastern United States. One of the tornadoes killed a person in a mobile home near Eastman, Georgia. | |
Tornado outbreak of April 9–11, 2011 | April 9–11 | 2011 | Iowa, Wisconsin, Texas, Missouri, Alabama | 49 | 0 | Produced many strong tornadoes in Iowa and Wisconsin. In Iowa, the towns of Mapleton, Early and Varina sustained major damage. In Wisconsin, Merrill, Cottonville and Kaukauna sustained severe damage as well. | |
Tornado outbreak of April 14–16, 2011 | April 14–16 | 2011 | Midwest, Southern United States | 178 | 38 | Very large three-day outbreak produced the largest North Carolina tornado outbreak on record. An EF3 tornado struck downtown Raleigh, killing six people, and another EF3 wedge killed 12 in the small town of Askewville. Deadly EF3s also devastated the towns of Tushka, Oklahoma and Leakesville, Mississippi. | |
Tornado outbreak sequence of April 19–24, 2011 | April 19–24 | 2011 | Midwest | 132 | 0 | Large tornado outbreak produced 132 tornadoes, one of which was a destructive EF4 that struck St. Louis. A few other strong tornadoes caused damage in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Ohio, most of which were embedded in a squall line. | |
2011 Super Outbreak | April 25–28 | 2011 | Southern United States | 360 | 324 | The largest continuous and fourth-deadliest outbreak in U.S. history caused the most tornado-related deaths since 1936. April 27 was also the deadliest tornado day in the U.S. since March 18, 1925, and the second-deadliest Alabama outbreak on record, with 238 deaths in the state, behind only the 268 people killed on March 21, 1932. The outbreak produced 15 violent (EF4-EF5) tornadoes all on April 27, behind only the 1965 Palm Sunday Outbreak (17) and 1974 Super Outbreak (30). Numerous, violent, long-tracked tornadoes, four of them EF5s, and eleven EF4s struck eastern Mississippi, north and central Alabama, northwestern Georgia, and eastern Tennessee. There were a total of 71 more tornadoes of significant strength, 55 of which on 4/27 alone. There were 31 killer tornadoes during the outbreak, 28 of them on 4/27 including 14 of the 15 violent tornadoes. One of the longest-lived tornadoes on record, an EF5 traveled 132 mi (212 km) across northwest Alabama, devastating Hackleburg and other communities, killing 72 people, making it the deadliest Alabama tornado on record. Another long-tracked tornado produced EF4 damage in the Tuscaloosa–Birmingham area, killing 64. This outbreak is called the 2011 Super Outbreak due to the amount of tornadoes in one day (216 on 4/27 CDT), amount of violent tornadoes, and the severity and degree of the outbreak. | |
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 21–26, 2011 | May 21–26 | 2011 | Great Plains, Midwest | 241 | 178 | Was one of the largest and deadliest U.S. outbreaks on record. A catastrophic, multiple-vortex, rain-wrapped EF5 tornado on May 22 killed 158 people in Joplin, Missouri—the deadliest single tornado in the U.S. since the 1947 Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornado which killed 181, and the seventh-deadliest U.S. tornado event on record. A major outbreak on May 24 produced two high-end EF4 tornadoes near the Oklahoma City metropolitan area and an extremely violent EF5 tornado that killed nine people near El Reno–Piedmont. Another EF4 on that day struck Denning, Arkansas, killing four people, and a killer EF3 also struck Reading, Kansas. | |
2011 New England tornado outbreak | June 1 | 2011 | New England | 7 | 3 | Long-track EF3 tornado struck multiple cities and towns, including Springfield, West Springfield, Westfield, Brimfield, Wilbraham and Monson, Massachusetts, the latter of which was the hardest hit. Caused three deaths in Massachusetts, the first tornado-related deaths there in 16 years. A few other weak tornadoes were also documented. | |
Tornado outbreak of June 18–22, 2011 | June 18–22 | 2011 | Midwest | 78 | 0 | Produced a series of strong tornadoes in Nebraska and Kansas, most of which remained in rural areas. However, some of the tornadoes caused severe damage to homes and farmsteads. A series of five tornadoes also damaged the Louisville area. | |
Tornado outbreak of November 14–16, 2011 | November 14–16 | 2011 | Southern United States | 23 | 5 | Small but deadly tornado outbreak killed five people in the Carolinas. Other tornadoes caused damage across the South, including an EF2 that caused severe damage in Auburn, Alabama. | |
Tornado outbreak of January 22–23, 2012 | January 22–23 | 2012 | Southern United States | 25 | 2 | This outbreak produced its worst damage during the late overnight and early morning hours. In Alabama, multiple strong tornadoes touched down, including an EF3 that severely impacted the Birmingham metro and killed one person. Maplesville, Alabama and Fordyce, Arkansas, sustained major damage from EF2 tornadoes as well. | |
2012 Leap Day tornado outbreak | February 28–29 | 2012 | Great Plains, East South Central States, Ohio Valley | 39 | 15 | Several tornadoes formed on February 28 and 29. The strongest tornado, an EF4, hit Harrisburg, Illinois, killing eight people on February 29, just the second F4/EF4 to occur on Leap Day (the other in 1952). An EF2 tornado caused extensive damage in Branson, Missouri. Other deadly tornadoes struck Kansas, Missouri, and Tennessee. | |
Tornado outbreak of March 2–3, 2012 | March 2–3 | 2012 | Southern United States, Ohio Valley | 65 | 41 | A major outbreak produced many strong tornadoes from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast. A long-track EF4 devastated multiple towns in southern Indiana, especially Henryville, killing 11 people, and a long-tracked high-end EF3 destroyed downtown West Liberty, Kentucky, killing 10. Another EF4 killed four people near Crittenden, Kentucky, and an EF3 killed three people in Moscow, Ohio, destroying 80% of the town. Other strong tornadoes struck Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. | |
Tornado outbreak sequence of March 18–24, 2012 | March 18–24 | 2012 | Great Plains, Southern United States, Ohio Valley | 63 | 1 | Slow-moving system produced 63 tornadoes across the Central and Eastern US, including an EF2 that killed one person in Illinois. Four strong tornadoes also caused damage in the North Platte, Nebraska area. | |
Tornado outbreak of April 3, 2012 | April 3 | 2012 | Texas, Louisiana | 20 | 0 | Tornadoes caused severe damage across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, including an EF3 that destroyed many homes in Forney. Arlington and Lancaster also sustained major damage from EF2s. | |
Tornado outbreak of April 13–16, 2012 | April 13–16 | 2012 | Great Plains, Great Lakes region | 113 | 6 | EF3 tornadoes caused significant damage in both Wichita, Kansas, and Woodward, Oklahoma, with six people killed in the latter of the two locations. Also, an EF4 tornado destroyed structures near Kanopolis Lake, Kansas. | |
2012 Tropical Storm Debby tornado outbreak | June 23–26 | 2012 | Florida | 25 | 1 | Was the second-largest Florida tornado outbreak on record, after the outbreak caused by Hurricane Agnes on June 18–19, 1972. Produced 25 tornadoes and one fatality in Venus, Florida. Severe damage occurred in or near Winter Haven, Pass-a-Grille in St. Pete Beach and Lake Placid. | |
2012 Hurricane Isaac tornado outbreak | August 27–September 4 | 2012 | Midwest, Southern United States, Mid-Atlantic states | 34 | 0 | Produced several tornadoes across the eastern U.S., including EF2s in Corning, Arkansas, and Pascagoula, Mississippi. | |
Late December 2012 North American storm complex | December 25–26 | 2012 | Southern United States | 26 | 0 | Produced several significant tornadoes, including two EF3 tornadoes in Texas and Mississippi, one of which was long tracked. A large EF2 wedge tornado also struck downtown Mobile, Alabama. | |
Tornado outbreak of January 29–30, 2013 | January 29–30 | 2013 | Midwest, Southern United States | 65 | 1 | One of the largest January outbreaks in U.S. history produced tornadoes from Oklahoma to Georgia, including a large EF3 that devastated the town of Adairsville, killing one person, and EF2s that hit the towns of Galatia, Coble and Mt. Juliet, causing severe damage. First tornado-related death in the U.S. since June 24, 2012. | |
Tornado outbreak of February 10, 2013 | February 10 | 2013 | Midwest, Southern United States | 8 | 0 | Was a small, localized outbreak, but one that produced a violent, destructive EF4 tornado in Hattiesburg, the first in the area since 1908, destroying many buildings and injuring 82 people, but fortunately no fatalities. An EF2 caused considerable damage in the Pickwick area as well. Six other weak tornadoes were confirmed. | |
Tornado outbreak of April 7–11, 2013 | April 7–11 | 2013 | Midwest, Southern United States | 28 | 1 | A destructive EF2 struck Hazelwood, Missouri, and another EF2 caused major damage near Scotland, Arkansas. A long-tracked EF3 affected rural areas of Mississippi and Alabama, killing one person. | |
Tornado outbreak of May 15–17, 2013 | May 15–17 | 2013 | Texas, Louisiana, Alabama | 25 | 6 | Produced several significant tornadoes, one of which was a large EF4 that killed six people and destroyed numerous homes in Granbury, Texas, the first violent tornado to strike Texas since 1999. Additionally, a large EF3 wedge caused significant damage in the town of Cleburne, while an EF1 heavily damaged downtown Ennis. | |
Tornado outbreak of May 18–21, 2013 | May 18–21 | 2013 | Midwest, West South Central States | 67 | 26 | Produced several significant tornadoes, especially in Oklahoma, where two violent tornadoes struck on successive days. An EF4 killed two people in the Shawnee area on May 19 and, only one day later, a devastating EF5 wedge tornado devastated Moore, killing 24 people. Other strong tornadoes struck elsewhere in Oklahoma, particularly in Carney on May 19, and in Kansas, Illinois and Ontario. | |
Tornado outbreak of May 26–31, 2013 | May 26–31 | 2013 | Midwest, West South Central States | 115 | 9 | Produced the widest tornado on record, a massive, multiple-vortex EF3 on May 31 near El Reno, Oklahoma, killing eight people, including Tim and John Samaras and Carl Young of the TWISTEX team, and producing Doppler-indicated winds greater than 295 mph (475 km/h) over open fields, among the highest winds measured on Earth.[93][94] Additionally, a large, intense EF3 remained nearly stationary for about an hour on May 28 west of Bennington, Kansas, producing Doppler-measured winds into the EF4 range above ground level. Other strong tornadoes struck Nebraska, Michigan, New York, Arkansas (one of which—though rated EF1—killed a person), Illinois and Missouri, as well as across Kansas and Oklahoma. | |
June 12–13, 2013 derecho series | June 12–13 | 2013 | Midwest, Southern United States | 26 | 0 | Widespread severe weather event began with a few strong tornadoes in Iowa and Illinois, including an EF3 that caused major damage in the Belmond area. Storms grew into a large derecho with numerous embedded weak tornadoes. A second derecho the following day produced a few embedded tornadoes as well. | |
October 2013 North American storm complex | October 3–7 | 2013 | Midwest, Great Plains | 22 | 0 | Powerful and dynamic storm system produced a small but intense late-season tornado outbreak, mainly across Nebraska and Iowa. Two of the tornadoes reached EF4 intensity, including one that caused severe damage in Wayne, Nebraska. Other strong tornadoes struck Creighton and Macy. | |
Tornado outbreak of November 17, 2013 | November 17 | 2013 | Midwest | 73 | 8 | Many large and strong to violent tornadoes touched down across Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. Two EF4s struck Illinois, one of which devastated the town of Washington and killed three people. The other impacted the New Minden area, killing 2 others. An EF3 struck Brookport, killing three people. The outbreak produced the only known violent (EF4–EF5) tornadoes to strike Illinois in the month of November. | |
North Carolina tornado outbreak of April 2014 | April 25 | 2014 | North Carolina | 11 | 1 | Localized but intense outbreak produced an EF3 that caused major damage near the town of Washington. An EF2 in Edenton resulted in a fatality. | |
Tornado outbreak of April 27–30, 2014 | April 27–30 | 2014 | Midwest, Southern United States | 82 | 35 | Deadly outbreak that mainly affected Dixie Alley. A high-end EF4 devastated the towns of Mayflower and Vilonia, Arkansas, killing 16. Another EF4 killed ten people and caused major damage in Louisville, Mississippi. An EF3 killed two when a trailer park was destroyed in Coxey, Alabama. Another EF3 struck Tupelo, Mississippi, killing one and causing severe damage. Many other strong tornadoes also occurred. | |
Tornado outbreak of May 10–12, 2014 | May 10–12 | 2014 | Great Plains | 44 | 0 | A destructive EF2 damaged 80% of the structures in Orrick, Missouri. An EF3 caused major damage to farms near Sutton, Nebraska, and another very large EF3 damaged every structure in the town of Beaver Crossing, Nebraska. | |
Tornado outbreak of June 16–18, 2014 | June 16–18 | 2014 | Midwest | 76 | 2 | Outbreak spawned a cyclic supercell in Nebraska that produced four consecutive EF4s, including two twin tornadoes that devastated the town of Pilger and surrounding areas, killing 2. Three nighttime tornadoes (including an EF3) struck Madison, Wisconsin, and its suburbs. A large and slow-moving EF3 clipped the town of Coleridge, Nebraska. An EF2 caused major damage in Wessington Springs, South Dakota, and a violent EF4 obliterated a farm outside of Alpena. | |
Tornado outbreak of December 23–24, 2014 | December 23–24 | 2014 | Southern United States, Midwest | 10 | 5 | Small but damaging outbreak produced a large EF3 that caused major damage in Columbia, Mississippi, and killed 3 people. An EF2 killed 2 others near Laurel. Another EF2 caused considerable damage near Amite, Louisiana. | |
Tornado outbreak of April 8–9, 2015 | April 8–9 | 2015 | Midwestern United States | 27 | 2 | Long-tracked, very high-end EF4 tornado moved across several counties in northern Illinois, causing major damage near Rochelle and devastating the small town of Fairdale, where two people were killed. Was part of a relatively small outbreak of mostly weak tornadoes, though an EF2 caused considerable damage near Mount Selman, Texas. (2 significant, 1 violent killer) | |
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 5–10, 2015 | May 5–10 | 2015 | Great Plains | 127 | 5 | EF3s caused major damage in Bridge Creek, Oklahoma and Oklahoma City. A large EF3 caused significant damage and killed one person near Cisco, Texas, and a high-end EF2 severely damaged the town of Delmont, South Dakota. A nighttime EF3 killed two people and caused major damage in Van, Texas, while an EF2 killed two more at a mobile home park in Nashville, Arkansas. | |
2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak | May 23–25 | 2015 | Great Plains | 75 | 16 | Produced a destructive early-morning F3 that devastated the Mexican border city of Ciudad Acuña, killing 14 people. An EF2 killed one person near Cameron, Texas, while an EF3 killed another near Blue, Oklahoma. This was the deadliest North American tornado outbreak of 2015, and was accompanied by catastrophic flooding. | |
Tornado outbreak of June 22–23, 2015 | June 22–23 | 2015 | Great Lakes, Midwestern United States | 28 | 0 | An EF2 and an EF3 caused significant damage in and around Albia, Iowa. An EF2 caused major damage in Edgington, Illinois, while another EF2 severely damaged a large campground near Sublette. A nighttime EF3 damaged or destroyed numerous homes in Coal City. | |
Tornado outbreak of November 16–18, 2015 | November 16–18 | 2015 | Great Plains | 61 | 0 | Unusual nocturnal late-season tornado outbreak spawned multiple strong tornadoes across the lower Great Plains states. Two EF3 tornadoes caused major damage near Pampa, Texas, one of which destroyed a large chemical plant complex. A long-tracked EF3 began near Liberal, Kansas and dissipated near Montezuma, causing significant damage in rural areas. | |
Tornado outbreak of December 23–25, 2015 | December 23–25 | 2015 | Southern United States, Midwestern United States | 38 | 13 | Produced multiple strong to violent long-track tornadoes across Mississippi and Tennessee, including an EF4 that tracked through parts of both states, causing major damage in Holly Springs, Mississippi and killing 9 people along its path. A high-end EF3 caused major damage near Clarksdale as well, killing two. Another EF3 destroyed many structures in the small community of Lutts, Tennessee, and an EF2 killed two people near Linden. A high-end EF2 caused considerable damage in the southwestern part of Birmingham, Alabama. | |
December 2015 North American storm complex | December 26–28 | 2015 | Southern United States | 32 | 13 | Outbreak of 32 tornadoes severely impacted the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. A large EF4 devastated parts of Garland and Rowlett, killing 10 people. An EF3 destroyed many homes in Ovilla and Glenn Heights, while an EF2 killed two people in Copeville. An EF1 killed caused a fatality near Blue Ridge as well. | |
Tornado outbreak of February 23–24, 2016 | February 23–24 | 2016 | Southern United States, Eastern United States | 61 | 7 | The second largest February tornado outbreak on record produced many significant tornadoes across the Gulf Coast and East Coast states. An EF2 caused major damage in Laplace, Louisiana. An EF3 caused major damage in Paincourtville and Convent, Louisiana, killing two people, while an EF2 killed one person near Purvis, Mississippi. An EF3 caused severe damage in Pensacola, Florida, and an EF1 killed 3 people in Waverly, Virginia. An EF3 also destroyed multiple homes near Tappahannock, Virginia, while another EF3 killed one person in Evergreen. | |
Tornado outbreak of May 7–10, 2016 | May 7–10 | 2016 | Western United States, Great Plains, Ohio Valley | 57 | 2 | Four-day outbreak of 57 tornadoes produced a high-end EF2 tornado near Wray, Colorado. A violent EF4 tornado killed one person near Katie, Oklahoma, a damaging EF3 wedge tornado destroyed numerous homes near Sulphur, and an EF3 caused another fatality near Bromide. The town of Mayfield, Kentucky sustained major damage from an EF3 tornado as well. | |
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 22–26, 2016 | May 22–26 | 2016 | Western United States, Great Plains | 98 | 0 | Outbreak sequence produced numerous strong tornadoes across the Great Plains. Numerous significant tornadoes spawned by a cyclic supercell thunderstorm caused heavy damage near Dodge City, Kansas. EF3 tornadoes also caused damage near Big Spring, Turkey and Garden City, Texas. An EF4 wedge tornado caused major damage near Abeline and Chapman, Kansas. | |
Tornado outbreak of August 24, 2016 | August 24 | 2016 | Indiana, Ohio, Ontario | 23 | 0 | Unexpected and unusual late-season tornado outbreak produced an EF3 that severely damaged or destroyed many homes and businesses in Kokomo, Indiana. Another EF3 caused major damage to farms near Woodburn, Indiana. EF2 tornadoes inflicted heavy damage near Cecil and Defiance, Ohio, while another EF2 severely damaged structures in Windsor, Ontario. | |
Tornado outbreak of November 27–30, 2016 | November 27-30 | 2016 | Central United States, Southern United States | 46 | 6 | Four-day outbreak produced several strong nighttime tornadoes in Dixie Alley. An EF3 killed 4 people and caused major damage in Rosalie and near Ider, Alabama. Another EF3 killed two people and severely damaged the town of Ocoee, Tennessee, while a high-end EF2 caused major damage to homes in businesses in Athens. An EF2 caused considerable damage at the eastern fringes of Huntsville, Alabama, and an EF3 destroyed several structures near Neel. | |
Tornado outbreak of January 21–23, 2017 | January 21-23 | 2017 | Southeastern United States | 81 | 20 | This was the second-deadliest and second largest January tornado outbreak on since reliable records began in 1950, as well as the largest tornado outbreak on record in the state of Georgia. An early morning EF3 produced major damage in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, killing 4. An EF3 near Adel, Georgia obliterated a mobile home park and killed 11 people along its path, while a large EF3 wedge tornado struck Albany and killed 5. Many other strong tornadoes caused damage across the Southern United States as well. | |
Tornado outbreak of February 7, 2017 | February 7 | 2017 | Southeastern United States | 40 | 1 | An EF3 tornado caused major damage in eastern New Orleans, making it the strongest tornado ever recorded in the city's history. Was part of a localized outbreak of tornadoes that impacted the Southern United States, mainly Louisiana. An EF2 caused damage near Killian, Louisiana, while an EF3 occurred near Watson. An EF1 struck the town of Donaldsonville, killing one person there. | |
Tornado outbreak of February 28 – March 1, 2017 | February 28 – March 1 | 2017 | Midwestern United States | 72 | 4 | A major tornado outbreak occurred across portions of the Midwestern United States and Ohio Valley, leading to 72 tornadoes in total. EF3 tornadoes destroyed homes in and around Washburn and Ottawa, Illinois, with two people killed in Ottawa. A long-track EF3 killed one person near Crossville as well. The most significant tornado was a long-track EF4 that caused major damage in the Perryville, Missouri area and killed one person. | |
Tornado outbreak of March 6–7, 2017 | March 6–7 | 2017 | Midwestern United States | 63 | 0 | Following a significant outbreak just a week prior, a second tornado outbreak affected many of the same areas. Many homes were damaged or destroyed in the town of Oak Grove, Missouri as a result of an EF3 tornado. An EF1 that struck near Bricelyn, Minnesota was the earliest in state history. EF2 tornadoes caused heavy damage in the Iowa towns of Seymour, Centerville, and Muscatine. A long-track EF2 tornado also struck Parthenon, Arkansas. | |
Tornado outbreak and floods of April 28 – May 1, 2017 | April 28 – May 1 | 2017 | Southeastern United States, Central United States | 69 | 5 | This outbreak affected the Southeastern United States and portions of Central United States. Two destructive wedge tornadoes; rated EF3 and EF4 affected areas outside of Canton, Texas, killing two people each. An EF2 struck the town of Durant, Mississippi and killed one person as well. The outbreak was accompanied by deadly flooding. | |
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 15–20, 2017 | May 15 – May 20 | 2017 | Central United States, Great Lakes, Ohio Valley | 134 | 2 | Large tornado outbreak sequence produced the longest-tracked tornado in Wisconsin history; an EF3 that caused major damage near Chetek and Conrath. An EF3 caused severe damage in Pawnee Rock and near Great Bend, Kansas. A high-end EF2 destroyed homes and businesses in the southern part of Elk City, Oklahoma, killing one person. Another EF2 struck Muskogee, Oklahoma, and many other weak tornadoes also occurred. | |
Tulsa tornadoes of 2017 | August 6 | 2017 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 4 | 0 | A high-end EF2 tornado caused significant damage in Tulsa, injuring 30 people. This event also produced three EF1 tornadoes. | |
Tornado outbreak and blizzard of April 13–15, 2018 | April 13 – April 15 | 2018 | Southern United States, Eastern United States | 70 | 1 | This tornado outbreak produced multiple strong tornadoes throughout the Southern and Eastern United States. A large EF2 caused significant damage in Mountainburg, Arkansas, and another EF2 severely impacted Meridian, Mississippi. An EF1 killed one person in Red Chute, Louisiana, and a high-end EF2 caused major damage in Greensboro, North Carolina. An EF3 destroyed many homes in Elon, Virginia as well. | |
2018 United States–Canada tornado outbreak | September 20 – September 21 | 2018 | Great Lakes, Ontario, Quebec | 37 | 0 | This outbreak produced several strong tornadoes in the Great Lakes region of the United States, and in eastern Canada as well. A high-end EF2 destroyed multiple homes in Morristown, Minnesota, and another EF2 impacted Faribault. A high-end EF3 destroyed numerous homes in Dunrobin, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec, injuring numerous people. A high-end EF2 also caused severe damage in Nepean, Ontario. | |
Tornado outbreak of November 30 – December 2, 2018 | November 30 – December 2 | 2018 | Southern United States, Midwestern United States | 49 | 1 | Late-season outbreak produced an EF3 that caused major damage an injured 22 people in Taylorville, Illinois. An EF1 killed one person in Aurora, Missouri, and a long-tracked EF2 caused major damage at Tenkiller Ferry Lake in Oklahoma. Another EF2 caused significant damage in Van Buren, Arkansas, while an EF3 injured four people at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. This was the largest December tornado outbreak in Illinois state history. | |
Tornado outbreak of March 3, 2019 | March 3 | 2019 | Southeastern United States | 41 | 23 | Over the course of 6 hours, this tornado outbreak produced a total of 41 tornadoes, which touched down across portions of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina. The strongest of these was an EF4 tornado that devastated rural communities from Beauregard, Alabama to Talbotton, Georgia, killing 23 people and injuring 97 others. Its death toll represented more than twice the number of tornado deaths in the United States in 2018, and it was the deadliest single tornado in the country since the 2013 Moore EF5 tornado. Several other significant tornadoes occurred, including EF2 tornadoes caused severe damage near Eufaula, Alabama and in Cairo, Georgia. An EF3 destroyed homes near Tallahassee, Florida as well. | |
Tornado outbreak of April 13–15, 2019 | April 13–15 | 2019 | Southern United States, Northeastern United States | 70 | 3 | An expansive tornado outbreak occurred from Texas to the Northeast, lasting 40 hours. The town of Alto, Texas was struck by two separate strong tornadoes, including an EF3 that killed 2 people. Another EF3 destroyed many homes in Franklin, Texas A high-end EF2 tornado struck Hamilton, Mississippi, late on April 13, destroying multiple structures causing another fatality. A high-end EF2 struck Starbrick, Pennsylvania as well. | |
Tornado outbreak of April 17–19, 2019 | April 17–19 | 2019 | Southern United States, Northeastern United States, Carolinas | 94 | 0 | Multi-day tornado outbreak produced tornadoes from Texas to Virginia. A high-end EF2 tornado caused severe damage in Morton, Mississippi. An EF3 tornado caused major structural damage to homes near Rocky Mount, Virginia, and injured two people. Several strong tornadoes also occurred in Pennsylvania and the Carolinas as well. The squall line that spawned several of the event's associated tornadoes caused four non-tornadic fatalities. | |
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2019 | May 17–29 | 2019 | Great Plains, Ohio Valley, Northeastern United States | 392 | 8 | This long-lasting outbreak sequence produced many significant tornadoes. An early morning EF2 tornado hit near Adair, Iowa, killing 1 and injuring another. A large EF3 passed near Golden City, Missouri killing 3 and injuring 1. A damaging nighttime EF3 stuck Jefferson City, Missouri just before midnight, and resulted in 1 death and 32 injuries. On May 25 A brief but intense EF3 tornado hit a mobile home park and a motel in southern El Reno, Oklahoma, causing 2 fatalities and 19 injuries. Another EF3 destroyed many homes in Celina, Ohio, killing one 1 person and injuring 8 others. Dayton, Ohio and its suburbs were hit by an EF4, an EF3, and an EF2 tornado in quick succession, causing widespread destruction and over 166 injuries. An EF4 wedge tornado also struck the outskirts of Lawrence and Linwood, Kansas, destroying many homes and injuring 18 people. | |
Tornado outbreak of October 20–22, 2019 | October 20–22 | 2019 | Great Plains, Ohio Valley, Northeastern United States | 36 | 0 | A fall tornado outbreak caused major damage in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, including a destructive EF3 that destroyed many homes and businesses in Dallas. A high-end EF2 tornado also caused significant damage in Garland, Texas. A large EF2 wedge tornado also struck Siloam Springs, Arkansas. | |
Tornado outbreak of December 16–17, 2019 | December 16–17 | 2019 | Deep South | 38 | 3 | A two-day tornado outbreak extending from Louisiana to Georgia produced numerous strong tornadoes. Most of the activity was on December 16, including eight EF2 tornadoes and five EF3s. A long-tracked EF3 tornado killed one person near Rosepine, Louisiana and prompted a tornado emergency for Alexandria, where major damage occurred. An EF2 tornado killed two people near Town Creek, Alabama. Additional EF3 tornadoes caused severe damage in Sumrall and Laurel, Mississippi. December 17 was less intense, producing four weak tornadoes and an EF2 tornado which caused significant damage in and near Mystic, Georgia. |
2020s
List of United States tornado outbreaks – 2020–2021 | |||||||
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Outbreak | Dates | Year | Region | Tornadoes | Fatalities | Map | Event Summary |
Tornado outbreak of January 10–11, 2020 | January 10–11 | 2020 | South Central United States, Southeastern United States | 80 | 7 | An EF1 tornado killed one person near Nacogdoches, Texas. A high-end EF2 tornado obliterated two trailer homes near Haughton, Louisiana, killing three people. Another high-end EF2 tornado caused significant damage near Carrollton, Alabama, killing three people. There were 11 more EF2 tornadoes confirmed from Missouri to South Carolina as well. (13 significant, 3 killer) | |
Tornado outbreak of February 5–7, 2020 | February 5–7 | 2020 | South Central United States, Southeastern United States | 37 | 1 | A long-tracked EF2 tornado struck Enterprise, Mississippi, and three other EF2s touched down in other parts of the state. An EF1 tornado destroyed mobile homes and killed one person near Demopolis, Alabama. A high-end EF1 tornado caused considerable damage in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and an EF2 tornado caused significant damage near Kannapolis, North Carolina. (7 significant, 1 killer) | |
Tornado outbreak of March 2–3, 2020 | March 2–3 | 2020 | Southeastern United States | 15 | 25 | This small but devastating outbreak resulted in 25 fatalities from three separate tornadoes in Tennessee, which were all produced by the same supercell that produced all 10 tornadoes in the state from the outbreak. An EF2 tornado killed one person near Camden. A long-tracked EF3 tornado struck Nashville, causing five deaths and becoming the 6th costliest tornado in U.S. history. A violent EF4 tornado also caused catastrophic damage in and around Cookeville, causing an additional 19 deaths. (6 significant, 1 violent, 3 killer) | |
2020 Easter tornado outbreak | April 12–13 | 2020 | Southeastern United States | 140 | 32 | This major and deadly outbreak produced many strong to violent tornadoes across the Deep South into the Mid-Atlantic states. An EF3 tornado damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes in Monroe, Louisiana on April 12. Two intense supercell thunderstorms developed across southern Mississippi, producing three intense tornadoes, including two EF4 tornadoes near Bassfield, Mississippi, killing 12. The second tornado produced high-end EF4 damage and devastated the small towns of Soso and Moss, reaching a maximum width of 2.25 miles (3.62 km) wide, the widest tornado in the state's history and the third widest in the world. Later that night, an EF2 tornado killed eight in Sumac, Georgia and an EF3 tornado killed two in the eastern suburbs of Chattanooga. Through the night on April 12 into the morning of April 13, multiple EF3 tornadoes touched down in South Carolina, including one that severely damaged the town of Seneca, killing one person. An EF4 tornado killed five in Hampton County, South Carolina as well, becoming the first violent tornado ever recorded in the South Carolina Lowcountry. (35 significant, 3 violent, 9 killer) | |
Tornado outbreak of April 22–23, 2020 | April 22–23 | 2020 | South Central United States, Southeastern United States | 45 | 6 | Several strong tornadoes touched down across the Great Plains and Deep South. A high-end EF2 tornado struck Madill, Oklahoma, killing two. An EF3 tornado impacted Onalaska, Texas, killing three. An EF2 tornado killed one person and damaged the Louisiana State University of Alexandria campus as well. (11 significant, 3 killer) | |
Hurricane Isaias tornado outbreak | August 3–4 | 2020 | East Coast of the United States | 39 | 2 | This outbreak of tornadoes occurred as a result of the passage of Hurricane Isaias. An EF3 tornado destroyed a mobile home park near Windsor, North Carolina, killing two and injuring 14. It was the first tropical cyclone-spawned tornado rated F3/EF3 since 2005. An EF1 tornado caused considerable damage in downtown Suffolk, Virginia, and an EF2 tornado caused major damage to businesses near Courtland. A high-end EF2 tornado injured five people and caused severe damage to homes near Palmer as well. A low-end EF2 tornado touched down in Dover and tracked 35.5 miles (57.1 km) through Delaware, becoming the longest tracked tornado in the history of the state. Another EF2 tornado also damaged a daycare center and injured six in the northeastern suburbs of Philadelphia. (8 significant, 1 killer) | |
August 2020 Midwest derecho | August 10 | 2020 | Midwestern United States | 25 | 0 | A major derecho pushed eastward from Eastern Nebraska across Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin into Indiana, causing widespread wind, hail, and tornado damage as well as heavy rainfall. All the tornadoes were weak and caused no casualties, but the line as a whole cause approximately $11 billion in damage and four fatalities. | |
Tornado outbreak of March 16–18, 2021 | March 16–18 | 2021 | Southeast United States | 49 | 0 | This outbreak occurred mostly within Alabama and Mississippi on March 17 inside a moderate and high risk convective outlook for tornadoes. Areas in and near Waynesboro, Mississippi; Burnsville, Alabama; and Moundville, Alabama received considerable damage. (4 significant) | |
Tornado outbreak sequence of March 24–28, 2021 | March 24–28 | 2021 | Southeast United States | 43 | 7 | Alabama was mainly affected, having been within a high risk convective outlook for tornadoes on March 25, the second high risk issued for this area in just over a week. Tennessee, Georgia, Texas, and Arkansas also saw impactful tornadoes. A low-end EF3 tornado killed five in Ohatchee, Alabama on March 25, a violent EF4 tornado killed one in Newnan, Georgia just after midnight on March 26 and another person was killed by an EF2 tornado near Carthage, Texas on March 27. There were also six non-tornadic fatalities. (15 significant, 1 violent, 3 killer) | |
Tornado outbreak of May 2–4, 2021 | May 2–4 | 2021 | Southeastern United States, Central Plains, Mississippi Valley, and Mid-Atlantic | 82 | 0 | Multiple rounds of severe storms affected a large area of the United States and many damaging tornadoes touched down. However, many were weak and/or short-lived. There were also three non-tornadic fatalities. (6 significant) |
Canadá
List of Canada tornadoes and tornado outbreaks – 1879–2021 | |||||||
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Dates | Year | Region | Tornadoes | Fatalities | Map | Event Link | |
August 6 | 1879 | Bouctouche, New Brunswick | 1 | 5 | N/A | 1879 Bouctouche tornado | |
September 26 | 1898 | St. Catharines, Ontario | 1 | 5 | N/A | N/A | |
June 30 | 1912 | Regina, Saskatchewan | 1 | 28 | N/A | Regina Cyclone | |
June 17 | 1946 | Windsor, Ontario, LaSalle, Ontario, Tecumseh, Ontario | 1 | 17 | N/A | 1946 Windsor–Tecumseh, Ontario tornado | |
August 20 | 1970 | Sudbury, Ontario | 1 | 6 | N/A | Sudbury tornado | |
April 3–4 | 1974 | Ontario | 1 | 9 | N/A | 1974 Super Outbreak | |
August 7 | 1979 | Woodstock, Ontario | 1 | 2 | N/A | 1979 Woodstock, Ontario tornado | |
May 31 | 1985 | Ontario | 14 | 14 | N/A | 1985 United States–Canada tornado outbreak | |
July 31 | 1987 | Edmonton | 8[95] | 27 | N/A | Edmonton tornado | |
April 20 | 1996 | Ontario | 3 | 0 | N/A | 1996 Southern Ontario tornadoes | |
July 2 | 1997 | Ontario | 13 | 7 | N/A | 1997 Southeast Michigan tornado outbreak | |
July 14 | 2000 | Alberta | 1 | 12 | N/A | Pine Lake tornado | |
August 19 | 2005 | Ontario | 3 | 0 | N/A | Southern Ontario tornado outbreak of 2005 | |
August 2 | 2006 | Ontario | 11 | 0 | N/A | August 2, 2006 tornado outbreak | |
June 22 | 2007 | Manitoba, Saskatchewan | 5 | 0 | N/A | 2007 Elie, Manitoba tornado | |
August 20 | 2009 | Ontario | 18 | 1 | N/A | Southern Ontario Tornado Outbreak of 2009 | |
June 5–6 | 2010 | Ontario | 6 | 0 | N/A | June 5–6, 2010 tornado outbreak | |
August 21 | 2011 | Goderich, Ontario | 1 | 1 | N/A | 2011 Goderich, Ontario tornado | |
September 21 | 2018 | Ottawa, Ontario Gatineau, Quebec | 7 | 0 | N/A | 2018 Ottawa–Gatineau tornadoes |
México, Centroamérica, el Caribe y otras áreas
Event | Date | Area | Tornadoes | Casualties | Notes |
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Tenochtitlan-Tlatelolco tornado | 13 August 1521 (Julian Calendar) | Tenochtitlan and Tlatelolco | – | – | First recorded tornado in Americas[96] |
Hondo Coal Mine tornado | 10 May 1899 | Coahuila, Mexico | – | ≥22 fatalities | Deadliest Mexican tornado, also struck the city of Sabinas.[97] |
1940 Bejucal tornado | 26 December 1940 | Cuba | – | 12 fatalities | Reportedly spawned during hurricane |
Easter tornadoes of 1953 | 5 April 1953 | Bermuda | – | 1 fatality, 9 injuries | Four separate tornadoes |
1992 Panama City tornado | 6 July 1992 | Panama City, Panama | – | 12 fatalities, >50 injuries | Perhaps deadliest Panamanian tornado |
2007 Piedras Negras tornado | 24 April 2007 | Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico | 1 | 3 | Violent rain-wrapped F4 tornado destroyed over 300 homes and multiple businesses in Piedras Negras. |
Dominican Republic tornadoes | 20 April 2008 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | – | ≥2 fatalities | At least 700 people were forced to seek temporary shelter when tornadoes damaged houses |
2015 Ciudad Acuña tornado | 25 May 2015 | Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico | 1 | 14 | Early morning tornado damaged or destroyed over 750 homes and businesses in Ciudad Acuña. |
2019 Havana tornado | 28 January 2019 | eastern Havana, Cuba | 1 | 6 fatalities, 193 injuries | Late-night EF4 tornado affected the neighborhoods of Regla and 10 de Octubre as well as the town of San Miguel de Padron |
2020 Apodaca tornado | 8 May 2020 | Apodaca, Nuevo León, México | - | 2 fatalities | EF2 Tornado |
Ver también
- List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
- List of Canadian tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
- List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
- List of 21st-century Canadian tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
- List of Connecticut tornadoes
- List of District of Columbia tornadoes
- List of Rhode Island tornadoes
- Tornado records
- Tornadoes in Bermuda
- Tornadoes in the United States
- List of tornadoes striking downtown areas
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enlaces externos
- North America listing by The Tornado Project
- Central America and Caribbean listing by The Tornado Project
- Deadly Skies: Canada's Most Destructive Tornadoes (CBC)
- All US Tornadoes From 1950–present
- US Tornado Paths by Day and Zip code