November 1992 tornado outbreak
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| State | Total | County | County total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 6 | Greene | 1 |
| Lumpkin | 1 | ||
| Putnam | 4 | ||
| Kentucky | 1 | Carroll | 1 |
| Mississippi | 15 | Choctaw | 1 |
| Kemper | 1 | ||
| Leake | 1 | ||
| Rankin | 10 | ||
| Webster | 2 | ||
| North Carolina | 2 | Orange | 2 |
| South Carolina | 1 | Saluda | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 | Hardeman | 1 |
| Totals | 26 | ||
| All deaths were tornado-related | |||
The November 1992 tornado outbreak was a three-day tornado outbreak that struck large parts of the eastern and Midwestern U.S. on November 21-23. Also sometimes referred to as the Widespread Outbreak (as was the Super Outbreak initially), this exceptionally long lasting and geographically large outbreak produced over $300 million in damage, along with 26 deaths and 641 injuries in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
The outbreak began on November 21 with a cluster of 6 tornadoes (ranging from F1 to F4 intensities - see Fujita scale) that struck parts of the Houston, TX, area. Later on the 21st, the deadliest tornado of the outbreak (also F4 intensity) struck Brandon, MS, causing 10 deaths, 98 injuries and over $25 million in damage. Other F4 tornadoes struck Cobb County, GA, in the Atlanta suburbs, and Switzerland County, IN, just southwest of Cincinnati. Of the 5 tornadoes reported in North Carolina (on the 22nd and 23rd), the last left a damage path over 160 miles in length (at consistent F2-F3 intensity), the longest tornado damage track to have ever been recorded in the state, producing damage in Wilson, NC, and Elizabeth City, NC. The last tornado of the outbreak, a short-lived F1, touched down in Prince George's County, Maryland.
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[edit] Confirmed tornadoes
| Confirmed Total |
Confirmed F0 |
Confirmed F1 |
Confirmed F2 |
Confirmed F3 |
Confirmed F4 |
Confirmed F5 |
| 95 | 12 | 36 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 0 |
[edit] November 21 event
| F# | Location | County | Time (UTC) | Path length | Damage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | ||||||
| F1 | NE of Glen Flora | Wharton | 1930 | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) | ||
| F1 | NE of Jones Creek | Wharton | 1940 | 1 miles (1.6 km) | ||
| F1 | W of Wharton | Wharton | 2015 | 1 miles (1.6 km) | ||
| F2 | NE of Foster to W of Deco | Harris | 2020 | 25 miles (40 km) | ||
| F1 | Pecan Grove area | Fort Bend | 2040 | 1 miles (1.6 km) | ||
| F1 | E of Thompsons | Fort Bend | 2045 | 1 miles (1.6 km) | ||
| F1 | Pearland area | Brazoria, Harris | 2110 | 2.5 miles (4 km) | ||
| F3 | SE of Huffman to W of Rye | Harris, Liberty | 2120 | 32 miles (51.2 km) | ||
| F2 | Houston to Jacinto | Harris | 2120 | 12 miles (19.2 km) | ||
| F4 | Houston to N of Dayton | Harris, Liberty | 2127 | 30 miles (48 km) | ||
| F2 | SE of Schwab City | Polk | 2212 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | ||
| F1 | NE of Crosby | Harris, Liberty | 2215 | 4 miles (6.4 km) | ||
| F0 | E of Texas City | Galveston | 2245 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | ||
| F1 | S of Buna | Jasper | 0000 | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) | ||
| Louisiana | ||||||
| F2 | W of Simpson | Vernon | 0112 | 6 miles (9.6 km) | ||
| F3 | Iowa area | Calcasieu | 0130 | 6 miles (9.6 km) | ||
| F2 | Tioga area | Rapides | 0250 | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) | ||
| F2 | NE of Lozes to NE of Parks | Iberia, St. Marin | 0330 | 15 miles (24 km) | ||
| F2 | N of Monterey (1st tornado) | Catahoula | 0345 | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) | ||
| F3 | W of Monterey (2nd tornado) | Concordia | 0345 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | ||
| F3 | SW of Foules to SE of Richmond | Catahoula, Tensas, Madison | 0355 | 38 miles (60.8 km) | ||
| F2 | N of Jackson | West Feliciana, East Feliciana | 0400 | 13 miles (20.8 km) | ||
| F2 | E of Richland to NE of Osceola | Tensas | 0418 | 16 miles (26.6 km) | ||
| F1 | W of Woodland | East Feliciana | 0430 | 11 miles (17.6 km) | ||
| Mississippi | ||||||
| F1 | Centreville area | Wilkinson | 0330 | 4 miles (6.4 km) | ||
| F2 | SE of West Lincoln to W of Beauregard | Lincoln, Copiah | 0450 | 16 miles (26.6 km) | ||
| F1 | E of Hazlehurst | Copiah | 0515 | 9 miles (14.4 km) | ||
| F3 | E of Oak Vale to Mount Olive | Jefferson Davis, Covington | 0523 | 27 miles (43.2 km) | ||
| F4 | N of Hopewell to W of Sherwood | Copiah, Simpson, Rankin, Scott, Leake, Attala, Choctaw | 0527 | 128 miles (204.8 km) | 12 deaths | |
| F1 | NE of Kelso | Sharkey | 0530 | 10 miles (16 km) | ||
| F4 | NW of Wisner to Newton | Smith, Jasper, Newton | 0614 | 40 miles (65 km) | ||
| F1 | N of Little Rock | Newton, Neshoba | 0722 | 9 miles (14.4 km) | ||
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[edit] November 22 event
| F# | Location | County | Time (CDT) | Path length | Damage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | ||||||
| F1 | W of Clarkson | Webster, Chickasaw | 0814 | 9 miles (14.4 km) | 2 deaths | |
| F2 | E of Bloomfield to E of Dinsmore | Kemper, Noxubee | 0815 | 27 miles (43.2 km) | 1 death | |
| F0 | NW of Anchor | Chickasaw | 0831 | 4 miles (6.4 km) | ||
| F1 | W of Parkersburg | Chickasaw | 0845 | 7 miles (11.2 km) | ||
| F2 | E of Prairie Point | Noxubee | 0845 | 15 miles (25 km) | ||
| F2 | SE of Blackwater to SE of Millington | Kemper | 0845 | 23 miles (36.8 km) | ||
| F0 | NW of Increase | Lauderdale | 0920 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | ||
| Alabama | ||||||
| F2 | SW of Panola | Sumter | 0930 | 6 miles (9.6 km) | ||
| F2 | NW of Ethelsville | Pickens | 0930 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | ||
| F1 | N of Oakman | Walker | 1118 | 10 miles (16 km) | ||
| F0 | N of Enon | Morgan | 1220 | 6 miles (9.6 km) | ||
| F2 | NE of New Hope | Madison | 1255 | 6 miles (9.6 km) | ||
| F1 | E of Rainsville | DeKalb | 1400 | 6 miles (9.6 km) | ||
| F2 | S of Crossville | DeKalb | 1415 | 5 miles (8 km) | ||
| F2 | NE of Sardis City | Etowah, DeKalb | 1415 | 12 miles (19.2 km) | ||
| F0 | E of Lakeview | DeKalb | 1420 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | ||
| F2 | E of Keith, AL to NE of Rising Fawn, GA | DeKalb, GA, Dade, GA | 1440 | 10.5 miles (16.8 km) | ||
| F1 | NW of Zana to SE of Wadley | Tallapoosa, Randolph | 1450 | 17 miles (27.2 km) | ||
| F1 | Belltown area | Cleburne | 1530 | 10 miles (16 km) | ||
| F0 | NW of Coffee Springs | Geneva | 2010 | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) | ||
| Tennessee | ||||||
| F1 | NE of Bolivar | Hardeman | 0950 | 16 miles (26.6 km) | 1 death | |
| Georgia | ||||||
| F1 | E of Rock Spring | Walker, Catoosa | 1530 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | ||
| F4 | SE of Lost Mountain to W of Hickory Flat | Cobb, Cherokee | 1644 | 20 miles (32 km) | ||
| F3 | NE of Dahlonega | Lumpkin | 1810 | 10 miles (16 km) | 1 death | |
| F2 | SW of Hampton | Spalding, Henry | 1904 | 10 miles (16 km) | ||
| F1 | W of Box Springs | Muscogee, Talbot | 1935 | 4 miles (6.4 km) | ||
| F0 | E of Smarr | Monroe | 2040 | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) | ||
| F2 | SW of Round Oak | Monroe, Jones | 2100 | 10 miles (16 km) | ||
| F4 | NE of Ethridge to SE of White Plains | Putnam, Greene | 2145 | 32 miles (51.2 km) | 5 deaths | |
| F1 | NW of Cohentown | Wilkes | 2240 | 1 miles (1.6 km) | ||
| F3 | NE of Amity, GA to W of Jenkinsville, SC | Lincoln, GA, McCormick, SC, Edgefield, Saluda, Newberry | 2300 | 67 miles (107.2 km) | 1 death | |
| Indiana | ||||||
| F1 | NE of Pimento | Vigo | 1906 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | ||
| F3 | N of Elletsville | Monroe | 1935 | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) | ||
| F3 | Fincastle area | Putnam, Montgomery | 1950 | 12 miles (19.2 km) | ||
| F3 | NE of Paragon to Five Points | Morgan | 1955 | 15 miles (24 km) | ||
| F1 | NE of Raccoon | Montgomery | 2007 | 2.5 miles (4 km) | ||
| F3 | Indianapolis to Fishers | Marion | 2045 | 9 miles (14.4 km) | ||
| F3 | W of Shelbyville | Shelby | 2105 | 10 miles (16 km) | ||
| F2 | N of Hardscrabble | Hamilton, Madison | 2120 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | ||
| F1 | NE of Fishers | Hamilton | 2123 | 1 miles (1.6 km) | ||
| F2 | SW of Waynesburg | Bartholomew, Decatur | 2134 | 5 miles (8 km) | ||
| F2 | N of Gwynneville | Shelby, Hancock, Rush | 2145 | 7.5 miles (12 km) | ||
| F1 | NW of Linwood | Madison | 2154 | 0.2 miles (0.32 km) | ||
| F2 | Liberty area | Union, Wayne | 2235 | 12 miles (19.2 km) | ||
| F1 | Portland | Jay | 2300 | 0.2 miles (0.32 km) | ||
| Kentucky | ||||||
| F0 | SE of Smithfield | Henry | 2120 | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) | ||
| F0 | SE of Campbellsburg | Henry | 2140 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | ||
| F4 | Worthville, KY to NE of Antioch, IN | Carroll, KY, Switzerland, IN, Boone | 2152 | 26.7 miles (42.7 km) | 1 death | |
| F1 | S of Gratz | Owen | 2217 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | ||
| Ohio | ||||||
| F3 | SE of Campbellstown to S of Arcanum | Preble, Darke | 2300 | 20 miles (32 km) | ||
| F1 | S of Eastwood | Brown | 2315 | 1 miles (1.6 km) | ||
| South Carolina | ||||||
| F2 | N of Johnston to SE of Stoney Hill | Saluda, Newberry | 0000 | 30 miles (48 km) | ||
| F0 | SW of White Oak | Fairfield | 0145 | 0.6 miles (1 km) | ||
| F0 | SE of Simpson | Fairfield | 0212 | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) | ||
| North Carolina | ||||||
| F1 | N of Lawndale | Cleveland | 0315 | 5 miles (8 km) | ||
| F1 | W of Catawba to NE of Turnersburg | Catawba, Iredell | 0340 | 26 miles (41.6 km) | ||
| F1 | N of Courtney to SW of Meadows | Yadkin, Forsyth, Stokes | 0420 | 31 miles (49.6 km) | ||
| F3 | NW of Hillsborough | Orange | 0720 | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) | 2 deaths | |
| Virginia | ||||||
| F1 | W of Quinque | Greene | 0605 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | ||
| F0 | S of Aylor | Madison | 0610 | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) | ||
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[edit] November 23 event
| F# | Location | County | Time (CDT) | Path length | Damage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | ||||||
| F1 | Hillcrest Heights area | Prince George's | 0800 | 1 miles (1.6 km) | ||
| Virginia | ||||||
| F1 | W of Ruthville | Charlotte | 0900 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | ||
| North Carolina | ||||||
| F3 | N of Barclaysville to N of Elizabeth City | Harnett, Johnston, Wilson, Edgecombe, Martin, Bertie, Chowan, Pasquotank | 0910 | 160 miles (256 km) | ||
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- November 22, 1992 Tornado Outbreak (NWS Indianapolis, IN)
- Map of the November 1992 tornado outbreak Tornado History Project
- November 22, 1992 North Carolina Tornado Outbreak (NWS Raleigh, NC)
- Cluster Tornado Outbreak in Houston, TX (Timothy P. Marshall, Storm Track)
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- Tornadoes in Mississippi
- Tornadoes in North Carolina
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- Tornadoes in Tennessee
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