History of tropical cyclone-spawned tornadoes

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Intense tropical cyclones usually produce tornadoes, the majority of those weak, especially upon landfall.

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[edit] List of Atlantic tropical cyclones which spawned tornadoes

These are the North Atlantic tropical cyclones that are known to have spawned tornadoes in the U.S. From 1995-2010, 1,163 tornadoes were associated with tropical cyclones in the U.S.[1], accounting for slightly under 6% of all tornadoes.

[edit] Pre 1900

Tropical cyclone Date of (first) tornado Tornadoes Area affected Notes
unnamed September 10, 1811 1 SC
unnamed June 30, 1814 1 SC Killer waterspout never reached land
unnamed September 10, 1882 *3 FL
unnamed October 4, 1885 *1 NJ
unnamed October 11, 1885 *1 FL
unnamed July 6, 1891 *4 LA, MS
unnamed September 13, 1892 *4 NC, SC
1893 Sea Islands Hurricane August 28, 1893 *1 NC
unnamed September 7, 1893 *1 LA
unnamed October 4, 1899 *1 GA

[edit] 1900 - 1919

Tropical cyclone Date of (first) tornado Tornadoes Area affected Notes
unnamed September 7, 1900 *2 GA
unnamed September 4, 1915 *2 GA, VA
unnamed July 6, 1916 *11 GA, AL, MS
unnamed July 15, 1916 *1 SC
unnamed October 18, 1916 *4 AL
unnamed October 29, 1917 *4 SC. VA
1919 Florida Keys Hurricane September 10, 1919 *1 FL
1919 Florida Keys Hurricane September 15, 1919 2 TX, NM

[edit] 1920 - 1939

Tropical cyclone Date of (first) tornado Tornadoes Area affected Notes
unnamed September 9, 1921 *6 TX
unnamed August 10, 1928 *5 SC
unnamed August 15, 1928 *4 SC, NC
unnamed September 28, 1929 *6 FL, SC
unnamed September 6, 1933 1 SC
unnamed October 4, 1933 *2 FL
unnamed July 24, 1934 *8 TX
Labor Day Hurricane September 4, 1935 *13 SC, NC, VA, MD
unnamed August 15, 1938 *1 LA

[edit] 1940 - 1959

Tropical cyclone Date of (first) tornado Tornadoes Area affected Notes
unnamed August 10, 1940 2 SC
unnamed October 20, 1941 *2 FL
unnamed October 18, 1944 3 FL
unnamed August 27, 1945 *2 TX
unnamed September 17, 1945 *1 SC
unnamed September 19, 1947 *1 FL
unnamed October 11, 1947 *4 FL
unnamed September 4, 1948 1 GA, FL
unnamed September 21, 1948 *1 FL
unnamed October 5, 1948 *3 FL
unnamed August 28, 1949 *4 NC
unnamed October 3, 1949 1 TX
Hurricane Baker August 13, 1950 2 FL
Hurricane Able August 31, 1952 *3 VA, NC, MD
Hurricane Connie August 10, 1955 *4 SC, NC, DE
Hurricane Diane August 19, 1955 *1 PA
Hurricane Flossy September 24, 1956 *5 FL, GA, SC
Hurricane Audrey June 27, 1957 *21 MS, AL, LA, TN
Hurricane Cindy July 10, 1959 11 NC, VA, MD, GA
Hurricane Debra July 24, 1959 5 OK, TX
Hurricane Gracie September 29, 1959 *7 SC, NC, VA, PA
Hurricane Judith October 17, 1959 1 FL

[edit] 1960 - 1979

Tropical cyclone Date of (first) tornado Tornadoes Area affected Notes
Hurricane Donna September 10, 1960 *5 VA, NC, SC
Hurricane Ethel September 15, 1960 *6 FL, AL
Hurricane Carla September 10, 1961 *20 TX, LA, OK, AR F4 killed 8 in Galveston, TX vicinity
Hurricane Cleo August 27, 1964 *17 FL, SC, VA, NC
Hurricane Dora September 12, 1964 3 SC, NC
Hurricane Hilda October 3, 1964 *10 LA, MS, AL, NC Deadliest tropical cyclone spawned tornado killed 22 at Larose, LA
Hurricane Isbell October 14, 1964 *9 FL
Hurricane Betsy September 8, 1965 *6 FL, AL, MS
Hurricane Alma June 8, 1966 5 FL, MS
Hurricane Inez October 4, 1966 2 FL
Hurricane Beulah September 20, 1967 *115+ TX, Mexico
Hurricane Abby June 7, 1968 4 NC
Hurricane Gladys October 17, 1968 2 FL
Hurricane Camille August 17, 1969 2 FL
Hurricane Celia August 31, 1970 9 TX
Hurricane Edith September 16, 1971 *16 LA, AL, MS
Hurricane Fern September 10, 1971 5 TX
Hurricane Agnes June 18, 1972 *17 FL, GA 1972 Hurricane Agnes tornado outbreak
Hurricane Carmen September 8, 1974 4 LA
Hurricane Eloise September 23, 1975 5 GA, FL
Hurricane Babe September 5, 1977 *14 LA, SC, MS, AL
Hurricane David September 3, 1979 *34 FL, MD, VA, PA, DE
Hurricane Frederic September 12, 1979 10 AL, GA, FL

[edit] 1980 - 1999

Tropical cyclone Date of (first) tornado Tornadoes Area affected Notes
Hurricane Allen August 9, 1980 *29 TX Costliest tropical cyclone related tornado in history struck Austin, TX vicinity inflicting $100 million in damages
T. D. #2 June 5, 1981 9[2] LA, TX
Hurricane Dennis August 17, 1981 2 FL
T. D. #8 August 31, 1981 14[3] TX
Hurricane Alicia August 17, 1983 *22 TX
Hurricane Diana September 5, 1984 1 FL
Hurricane Danny August 15, 1985 *39 LA, MS, TN, AL, SC, GA
Hurricane Elena August 31, 1985 10 FL
Hurricane Gloria September 27, 1985 2 NJ, MA
Hurricane Juan October 28, 1985 11 FL, AL, MS
Hurricane Bonnie June 27, 1986 5 LA
Hurricane Gilbert September 16, 1988 *29+ TX, Mexico
Hurricane Chantal August 1, 1989 4 TX
Hurricane Hugo September 22, 1989 3 SC, NC
Hurricane Jerry October 15, 1989 5 TX
Hurricane Bob August 18, 1991 5 NC, NY
Hurricane Georges September 1998 - AL, GA, FL Hurricane Georges tornado outbreak
Hurricane Floyd September 16, 1999 14+[4] NC

[edit] 2000 - present

Tropical cyclone Date of (first) tornado Tornadoes Area affected Notes
Hurricane Charley August 13, 2004 16 FL, NC, VA
Hurricane Gaston August 29, 2004 33
Hurricane Frances September 5, 2004 103* See Hurricane Frances tornado outbreak
Hurricane Ivan September 16, 2004 117* VA, GA, FL, PA, AL, SC, MD, NC, WV See Hurricane Ivan tornado outbreak
Hurricane Cindy July 5, 2005 33* NC, AL, VA, GA, MS, SC, LA, MD See 2005 Hurricane Cindy tornado outbreak
Hurricane Dennis July 10, 2005 10 FL, GA
Hurricane Katrina August 25, 2005 44* FL, GA, AL, MS, VA, PA See Hurricane Katrina tornado outbreak article
Hurricane Rita September 24, 2005 22 TX, LA, MS, AL, AR
Tropical Storm Tammy October 6, 2005 1 GA
Hurricane Wilma October 24, 2005 10 FL
Tropical Storm Alberto June 12, 2006 17 FL, GA, SC, NC
Hurricane Ernesto August 24, 2006 5 FL, NC
Tropical Storm Barry June 1, 2007 2 FL
Tropical Storm Erin August 16, 2007 7 TX, OK
Hurricane Humberto September 12, 2007 1 LA
Hurricane Dolly July 23, 2008 5 TX
Tropical Storm Fay August 18, 2008 49 FL, AL, NC, SC, GA
Hurricane Gustav August 31, 2008 28 FL, AL, LA, MS, AR, MO, IN
Hurricane Hanna September 6, 2008 1 PA [citation needed]
Hurricane Ike September 9, 2008 33* FL, LA, MS, AR, TX
Hurricane Alex June 30, 2010 11 [1]
Tropical Storm Hermine September 7, 2010 13* [1]
Hurricane Irene August 26-28, 2011 9* NC, VA, DE, NJ, NY See List of United States tornadoes from July to August 2011
Tropical Storm Lee September 3-7, 2011 29 MS, LA, AL, FL, GA, NC, SC, VA, MD See List of United States tornadoes from September to October 2011
Tropical Storm Beryl May 28–30, 2012 3 FL, SC, NC
Tropical Storm Debby June 23–26, 2012 25* FL See 2012 Tropical Storm Debby tornado outbreak
Hurricane Isaac August 27 - September 4, 2012 34* FL, LA, MS, AL, AR, MO, IL, IN, DE, NJ See 2012 Hurricane Isaac tornado outbreak

* One or more listed as significant (F2-F5 or killer) tornadoes

[edit] See also

[edit] References

 This article has an unclear citation style. The references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of citation, footnoting, or external linking. (September 2009)
  1. ^ a b c Edwards, Roger; et al. "Tropical cyclone tornado data set" (xls). Storm Prediction Center. Retrieved 2012-01-24. 
  2. ^ United Press International. Thunderstorms Pound Gulf Coast. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
  3. ^ David M. Roth. Tropical Depression Eight - August 27-September 1, 1981. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
  4. ^ Richard J. Pasch, Todd B. Kimberlain and Stacy R. Stewart. Preliminary Report: Hurricane Floyd 7 - 17 September, 1999. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.

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