List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
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These are some notable tornadoes, tornado outbreaks, and tornado outbreak sequences that have occurred in North America.
- The listing is U.S.-centric, with more and more consistent information available for U.S. tornadoes. Some North American outbreaks affecting the U.S. may only have U.S. tornado information.
- Exact death and injury counts are not possible, especially for large events and events before 1955.
- Prior to 1950 in the United States, only significant tornadoes are listed for the number of tornadoes in outbreaks.
- Due to increasing detection, particularly in the U.S., numbers of counted tornadoes have increased markedly in recent decades although number of actual tornadoes and counted significant tornadoes has not. In older events, the number of tornadoes officially counted is likely underestimated.
United States
Pre-1900
Event | Date | Area | Tornadoes | Casualties | Notes |
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Rehoboth, Massachusetts tornado | August 1671 | Massachusetts | - | 0 fatalities | Earliest recorded U.S. tornado. |
Cambridge, Massachusetts tornado | July 8, 1680 | Massachusetts | - | 1 fatality | Earliest recorded U.S. tornado with fatalities. |
Four-State Tornado Swarm | August 15, 1787 | New England | - | 2 fatalities | First U.S tornado outbreak. |
War of 1812 Washington, D.C. tornado | August 25, 1814 | Washington, D.C. | - | - | Killed several British soldiers occupying the city. |
September 1821 New England tornado outbreak | Sept 9, 1821 | New England | >5 | 8 fatalities | One of the most destructive New England outbreaks |
Great Natchez Tornado | May 7, 1840 | Southeastern United States | >1 | >317 fatalities, >109 injuries | Second-deadliest tornado in U.S. history |
September 1845 New York outbreak | Sept 20, 1845 | New York, Vermont | >5 | - | Multiple long-track tornadoes crossed upstate New York |
June 1860 Mid-Mississippi Valley tornado outbreak | June 3, 1860 | Middle Mississippi Valley | - | ≥148 fatalities, ≥409 injuries | Exceptionally violent outbreak. |
1865 Viroqua, Wisconsin tornado | June 28, 1865 | Viroqua, Wisconsin | >1 | ≥22 fatalities | One of Wisconsin's first killer tornadoes. Also one of the first documentations of a multiple vortex tornado. |
1871 St. Louis tornado | March 8, 1871 | Middle Mississippi Valley | ≥1 | 9 fatalities, 60 injuries | |
March 1875 Southeast tornado outbreak | March 20, 1875 | Southeastern United States | - | ≥93 fatalities, ≥367 injuries | (7 violent, ≥11 killer) |
May 1875 Southeast tornado outbreak | May 1, 1875 | Southeastern United States | - | 58 fatalities, 195 injuries | (1 violent, 7 killer) |
1878 Wallingford tornado | August 9, 1878 | Connecticut | - | 34 fatalities, ≥70 injuries | Deadliest tornado in Connecticut history |
May 1879 Central Plains tornado outbreak | May 29–30, 1879 | Central Great Plains | - | ≥36 fatalities, ≥186 injuries | (≥15 significant, 6 violent, ≥9 killer) |
April 1880 tornado outbreak | April 18, 1880 | Mississippi Valley - Great Plains | - | ≥165 fatalities, ≥511 injuries | (>22 significant, 5 violent, 14 killer) |
1881 Minnesota tornado outbreak | July 15, 1881 | Minnesota | ≥ 6 | 24 fatalities, 123 injuries | Produced a destructive tornado in New Ulm. |
April 1883 Southeast tornado outbreak | April 22–23, 1883 | Southeastern United States | - | ≥109 fatalities, ≥755 injuries | (17 significant, 3 violent, 13 killer) |
May 1883 tornado outbreak | May 18, 1883 | Middle-Lower Mississippi Valley | - | ≥64 fatalities, ≥386 injuries | (≥21 significant, 6 violent, 16 killers) |
1883 Rochester tornado | August 21, 1883 | Rochester, Minnesota | - | 37 fatalities, 200+ injured | Violent tornado led to the formation of the Mayo Clinic |
1884 Enigma tornado outbreak | February 19–20, 1884 | Central - Eastern United States | >41 | >178 fatalities, ≥1056 injuries | Among largest known outbreaks (>37 significant, ≥4 violent, ≥28 killer) |
1884 March tornado outbreak | March 24-2, 1884 | Southeastern United States - Ohio Valley | >29 | 32 fatalities | (29 significant, 11 killer) |
1884 Howard, South Dakota tornado | August 28, 1884 | Howard, South Dakota | - | 4 fatalities, 2 injuries | Oldest known tornado photograph[1] |
1886 Sauk Rapids tornado | April 14, 1886 | Central Minnesota | - | 72 fatalities, 200+ injuries | Deadliest tornado in Minnesota history |
1890 St. Louis tornado outbreak | January 12, 1890 | Middle Mississippi Valley | - | 16 fatalities, 91 injuries | (≥1 violent, 3 killer) |
March 1890 Mid-Mississippi Valley tornado outbreak | March 27, 1890 | Middle Mississippi Valley | - | ≥146 fatalities, ≥847 injuries | 76 killed in downtown Louisville. Kentucky (≥24 significant, 6 violent, 16 killer) |
1890 Lawrence tornado | July 26, 1890 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | - | 8 fatalities, 63 injuries | Eleven mile path through city, about F3 in strength |
1894 Upper Mississippi Valley tornado outbreak | September 21–22, 1894 | Upper Mississippi Valley | - | >63 fatalities, >253 injuries | (>9 significant, 4 violent, 5 killer) |
1895 Kansas-Iowa tornado outbreak | May 1–3, 1895 | Central-Northern Great Plains | - | >18-35 fatalities, >67 injuries | 7 killed in schools in Ireton-Hull, Iowa (2 F5s, 3 killer) |
Sherman, Texas tornado outbreak | May 15, 1896 | Southern Great Plains | - | 85 fatalities, ≥291 injuries | 73 deaths alone took place in Sherman. Other killer tornadoes struck Kansas and Oklahoma. |
1896 Central Plains tornado outbreak | May 17, 1896 | Central Great Plains | - | 25 fatalities, ≥260 injuries | Long track and possibly F5 tornado hits Kansas and Nebraska. |
Late-May 1896 tornado outbreak | May 24–25, 1896 | Upper Mississippi Valley - Great Lakes (Ontario) | - | ≥79 fatalities, >215 injuries | At least two of the tornadoes were F5 in intensity. |
1896 St. Louis-East St. Louis tornado | May 27–28, 1896 | Missouri - Illinois / Mid-Atlantic | - | ≥305 fatalities, >1236 injuries | 3rd deadliest tornado in U.S. history (10 significant, 4 violent, 7 killer (27th)) |
January 1898 Arkansas tornado outbreak | January 11, 1898 | Lower Mississippi Valley | - | ≥56 fatalities, ≥119 injuries | (1 violent, 2 killer) |
May 1898 Mississippi Valley tornado outbreaks | May 17–18, 1898 | Middle-Upper Mississippi Valley | - | 55 fatalities, ≥380 injuries | (5 violent, 10 killer) |
1899 New Richmond tornado | June 11–12, 1899 | Upper Midwest | - | ≥124 fatalities, ≥203 injuries | (2 violent, 3 killer) Devastating F5. Deadliest Wisconsin tornado on record. |
1900–1919
Event | Date | Area | Tornadoes | Casualties | Notes |
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Plains tornado outbreak | May 5–6, 1900 | Nebraska to Texas and Missouri | - | ≥3 fatalities, ≥16 injuries | May 6 named "day of the cyclones" by the press. (≥19 significant, 2 killer) |
1902 Goliad, Texas tornado outbreak | May 18, 1902 | South Central U.S. | - | 114 fatalities, ≥279 injuries | (1 violent, 3 killer; tied with Waco tornado as deadliest in Texas history) |
1904 St. Louis tornado | August 19, 1904 | Missouri - Illinois | ≥1 | 3 fatalities, ≥10 injuries | Heavy damage in downtown St. Louis |
1905 Snyder, Oklahoma tornado | May 10, 1905 | Oklahoma | ≥1 | 97 fatalities, ≥150 injuries | F5 largely destroyed Snyder |
1908 Southeast tornado outbreak | April 23–25, 1908 | Southeastern United States | - | 324 fatalities, ≥1,720 injuries | (≥41 significant, 6 violent, 19 killer) |
Late-April 1909 tornado outbreak | April 29 – May 1, 1909 | Mississippi - Tennessee Valley | - | ≥165 fatalities, ≥696 injuries | (35 significant, 4 violent, 24 killer) |
November 1911 tornado outbreak | November 11, 1911 | Midwestern United States | ≥9 | 13 fatalities, 117 injuries | (9 significant, 1 violent, 3 killer) |
April 1912 tornado outbreak sequence | April 20–29, 1912 | Southern-Central Great Plains - Middle Mississippi Valley - Southeastern United States | - | ≥104 fatalities, ≥630 injuries | (≥59 significant, 17 violent, ≥34 killer) |
Mid-March 1913 tornado outbreak | March 13–14, 1913 | Southeastern United States - Middle Mississippi Valley | - | 78 fatalities, ≥492 injuries | (20 significant, 3 violent, 16 killer) |
Easter Weekend 1913 tornado outbreak sequence | March 20–24, 1913 | Southeastern United States - Central Great Plains - Middle Mississippi Valley | - | 48 fatalities, ≥1,535 injuries | Omaha Easter Sunday Tornado (1913) on 23rd (≥26 significant, 7 violent, 18 killer) |
June 1916 tornado outbreak | June 5–6, 1916 | Mississippi Valley - Southern U.S. | - | 112 fatalities, 741 injuries | (34 significant, 1 violent, 23 killer) |
February 1917 Southeast tornado outbreak | February 23, 1917 | Southeastern United States | - | 17 fatalities, 81 injuries | 6 strong tornadoes touch down across the south. |
1917 New Albany, Indiana tornado outbreak | March 23, 1917 | Middle Mississippi Valley | - | 47 fatalities, 311 injuries | F4 tornado devastated the town. Destroyed two schools and a wood shop. At least 300 homes were destroyed, some swept away. |
May–June 1917 tornado outbreak sequence | May 25 – June 7, 1917 | Central - Southeastern United States | - | >382 fatalities | (>34 significant, >7 violent, >25 killer) |
May 1918 tornado outbreak sequence | May 18–21, 1918 | Central-Northern Great Plains - Upper Midwest | - | 44 fatalities, 340 injuries | (≥34 significant, 5 violent, 13 killer) |
1918 Tyler tornado | August 21, 1918 | Tyler, Minnesota | - | 36 killed, 225 injured | Estimated at F4 |
March 1919 tornado outbreak | March 14–16, 1919 | Central United States | - | 53 fatalities, 219 injuries | (4 violent, 18 killer) |
April 1919 tornado outbreak | April 8–9, 1919 | Southern Great Plains | - | 92 fatalities, 412 injuries | (4 violent, 10 killer) |
1919 Fergus Falls tornado | June 22, 1919 | Fergus Falls, Minnesota | - | 57 fatalities, 200 injured | estimated to be F5 |
1920–1929
Event | Date | Area | Tornadoes | Casualties | Notes |
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1920 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak | March 28, 1920 | Midwest - Southeast | - | ≥380 fatalities, ≥1215 injuries | (31 significant, 8 violent, 19 killer) |
1920 Mississippi-Alabama tornado outbreaks | April 19–21, 1920 | Southeastern United States | - | 243 fatalities, 1374 injuries | (6 violent, 9 killer) |
April 1921 tornado outbreak | April 15–16, 1921 | Southern U.S. | - | 90 fatalities, 676 injuries | (34 significant, 1 violent, 17 killer) |
Austin, TX Twin Tornados May 4, 1922 | May 4, 1922 | Texas | 2 | 13 fatalities, 50 injuries | (Deadliest tornadoes in Austin, TX history) |
November 1922 Great Plains tornado outbreak | November 4, 1922 | Great Plains | - | 17 fatalities, 68 injuries | (1 violent, 4 killer) |
April 1924 tornado outbreak | April 30, 1924 | Southeastern United States | - | 110 fatalities, 1133 injuries | 7 killed at school in Horrell Hill, South Carolina (24 significant, 2 violent, 16 killer) |
1924 Sandusky-Lorain, Ohio tornado outbreak | June 28, 1924 | Eastern Great Lakes | - | 90 fatalities, 349 injuries | (≥6 significant, 1 violent, 4 killer) |
1925 Tri-State tornado | March 18, 1925 | Middle Mississippi - Ohio Valley | ≥9 | ≥747 fatalities, ≥2298 injuries | Deadliest and 3rd costliest U.S., longest path and duration in world (≥9 significant, 3 violent, 8 killer) |
1926 La Plata, Maryland tornado outbreak | November 9, 1926 | Mid-Atlantic | - | 17 fatalities, 65 injuries | 17 killed at schools |
Late-November 1926 tornado outbreak | November 25–26, 1926 | Southern U.S. | - | 107 fatalities, 451 injuries | (27 significant, 2 violent, 18 killer) |
April 1927 Southern Plains-Midwest tornado outbreak | April 18–19, 1927 | Southern Great Plains - Midwest | - | 146 fatalities, ≥235 injuries | (16 significant, 3 violent, 5 killer) |
May 1927 tornado outbreak | May 8–9, 1927 | Great Plains - Mississippi Valley | - | 217 fatalities, 1156 injuries | (32 significant, 8 violent, 17 killer) + 1 F5 with 10 fatalities and 300 injuries in Kansas on May 7 |
1927 St. Louis tornado outbreak | September 29, 1927 | Middle-Lower Mississippi Valley | - | 82 fatalities, 620 injuries | Second costliest tornado in history (11 significant, 1 violent, 3 killer) |
September 1928 Upper Plains-Midwest tornado outbreak | September 13–14, 1928 | Upper Great Plains - Midwest | - | 23 fatalities, 197 injuries | (15 significant, 3 violent, 3 killer) |
January 1929 Mid-Mississippi Valley tornado outbreak | January 18, 1929 | Middle Mississippi Valley | - | 10 fatalities, 46 injuries | (7 significant, 5 killer) |
1929 Slocum, Texas-Statesboro, Georgia tornado outbreaks | April 24–25, 1929 | Great Plains - Midwest - Southeast | - | 63 fatalities, 567 injuries | (15 significant, 4 violent, 7 killer) |
1929 Rye Cove, Virginia tornado outbreaks | May 1–2, 1929 | Southern - Eastern United States | - | 44 fatalities, 349 injuries | 13 killed at school in Rye Cove, Virginia (17 significant, 10 killer) |
1930–1939
Event | Date | Area | Tornadoes | Casualties | Notes |
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May 1930 tornado outbreak sequence | May 1–2 & 5–6, 1930 | Great Plains - Mississippi Valley | - | 94 fatalities, 520 injuries | (51 significant, 11 violent, 15 killer) |
November 1930 Southern Plains tornado outbreak | November 19, 1930 | Southern Great Plains | - | 24 fatalities, 162 injuries | (8 significant, 1 violent, 2 killer) |
1932 Deep South tornado outbreak | March 21–22, 1932 | Southeastern United States | - | ≥330 fatalities, 2145 injuries | (36 significant, 10 violent, 27 killer) |
March 1933 Nashville tornado outbreak | March 14, 1933 | Tennessee Valley | - | 44 fatalities, 461 injuries | Destructive killer tornado through downtown Nashville (5 significant, 1 violent, 4 killer) |
Late-March 1933 tornado outbreak | March 30–31, 1933 | Southeast | - | 87 fatalities, 620 injuries | (30 significant, 1 violent, 16 killer) |
1936 Cordele-Greensboro tornado outbreak | April 1–2, 1936 | Southeast | - | 45 fatalities, 568 injuries | (8 significant, 2 violent, 8 killer) |
1936 Tupelo-Gainesville tornado outbreak | April 5–6, 1936 | Southeastern United States | - | 454 fatalities, 2498 injuries | (12 significant, 3 violent, 11 killer) |
1938 Bakerville, Missouri tornado outbreak | March 15, 1938 | Mississippi Valley | - | 24 fatalities, 200 injuries | (14 significant, 2 violent, 6 killer) |
Late-March 1938 tornado outbreak | March 30–31, 1938 | Southern Plains - Mississippi Valley | - | 40 fatalities, 548 injuries | (26 significant, 3 violent, 9 killer) |
1938 Oshkosh, Nebraska tornado outbreak | April 26, 1938 | Great Plains | - | 6 fatalities, 39 injuries | Oshkosh completely destroyed killing students at leveled school (8 significant, 2 violent, 2 killer) |
1938 Charleston, South Carolina tornadoes | September 29, 1938 | South Carolina | - | 32 fatalities, 100 injuries | (2 killers) |
April 1939 tornado outbreak sequence | April 14–17, 1939 | Great Plains - Mississippi Valley | - | 57 fatalities, 316 injuries | (25 significant, 3 violent, 11 killer) |
August 1939 tornado outbreak | August 25, 1939 | Rural Kansas | - | 1 Injury | (1 Significant) |
1940–1949
Event | Date | Area | Tornadoes | Casualties | Notes |
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February 1942 tornado outbreak | February 5–6, 1942 | Southeast | - | 22 fatalities, 330 injuries | (22 significant, 9 killer) |
March 1942 tornado outbreak | March 16, 1942 | Central - Southern U.S. | - | 148 fatalities, ≥1284 injuries | (26 significant, 5 violent, 18 killer) |
April–May 1942 tornado outbreak sequence | April 27–30 & May 2, 1942 | Great Plains | - | 123 fatalities, ≥839 injuries | (20 significant, 11 violent, 17 killer) |
May 1943 tornado outbreak | May 15, 1943 | Great Plains | - | ≥6 fatalities, ≥222 injuries | (21 significant, 4 violent, 2 killer) |
January 1944 Oklahoma tornado outbreak | January 26. 1944 | Southern Great Plains | - | 2 fatalities, 40 injuries | (8 significant, 2 killer) |
1944 Appalachians tornado outbreak | June 22–23, 1944 | Great Lakes - Mid-Atlantic | - | 163 fatalities, ≥1044 injuries | (≥9 significant, 4 violent, 7 killer) |
April 1945 tornado outbreak | April 12, 1945 | - | - | 128 fatalities, 1001 injuries | (17 significant, 5 violent, 10 killer) |
1946 Windsor-Tecumseh, Ontario tornado | June 17, 1946 | River Rouge, Michigan, Windsor, Ontario | - | 17 dead, dozens injured | Third-deadliest in Canadian history, formed in River Rouge, Michigan |
January 1947 tornado outbreak | January 29–30, 1947 | Mississippi Valley - Southeast | - | 8 fatalities, 155 injuries | (15 significant, 1 violent, 5 killer) |
1947 Glazier-Higgins-Woodward tornadoes | April 9–10, 1947 | Southern Great Plains | - | 181 fatalities, 980 injuries | (8 significant, 2 violent, 1 killer) |
1947 New Year's Eve tornado outbreak | December 31, 1947 | Southern U.S. | - | 20 fatalities, 256 injuries | (7 significant, 1 violent, 3 killer) |
1948 Alton-Bunker Hill-Gillespie tornado outbreak | March 18–19, 1948 | Great Plains - Middle Mississippi Valley | - | 43 fatalities, ≥566 injuries | (25 significant, 3 violent, 5 killer) |
1948 Tinker Air Force Base tornadoes | March 20 & 25, 1948 | Oklahoma City | - | First successful tornado prediction in history. | |
Late-March 1948 tornado outbreak | March 25–27, 1948 | Central United States | - | 37 fatalities, 321 injuries | (19 significant, 3 violent, 5 killer) |
1949 Warren, Arkansas tornado outbreak | January 3, 1949 | South Central U.S. | - | 60 fatalities, 504 injuries | (12 significant, 1 violent, 5 killer) |
May 1949 tornado outbreak | May 20–21, 1949 | Central - Southeastern United States | - | ≥56 fatalities, ≥552 injuries | Perhaps 2nd most intense known outbreak (≥29 significant, ≥5 violent, ≥2 killer) |
October 1949 tornado outbreak | October 9–10, 1949 | Great Plains | - | 2 fatalities, 6 injuries | (11 significant, 2 killer) |
1950–1959
Event | Date | Area | Tornadoes | Casualties | Notes |
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1952 Arkansas-Tennessee tornado outbreak | March 21–22, 1952 | Lower-Middle Mississippi Valley | - | 208 fatalities | (19 significant, 8 violent, 13 killer) |
April - May 1953 tornado outbreak sequence | April 28 – May 2, 1953 | Southeastern United States | - | 37 fatalities, 366 injuries | (17 significant, 5 violent, 9 killer) |
1953 Waco tornado outbreak | May 9–11, 1953 | Southern-Central Great Plains / Upper Mississippi Valley | 33 | 144 fatalities, 903 injuries | Waco Tornado occurred during Texan outbreak of May 11 (19 significant, 6 violent, 7 killer), tied for deadliest in Texas history and 10th deadliest in United States |
Flint-Worcester tornado outbreak sequence | June 7–9, 1953 | Central Great Plains - Great Lakes - New England | 48 | 247 fatalities | Flint-Beecher tornado was the last 100-fatality single tornado in US history until 2011 Joplin tornado; (11 significant, 1 violent killer on 7th; 10 significant, 4 violent, 8 killer on 8th; 3 significant, 1 violent killer on 9th; 24 significant, 6 violent, 10 killer for sequence) |
1953 Vicksburg, Mississippi tornado outbreak | December 5, 1953 | Louisiana - Mississippi | - | 38 fatalities | (4 significant, 1 violent killer) |
1955 Commerce Landing, Mississippi tornado outbreak | February 1, 1955 | Mississippi - Alabama | - | 23 fatalities | 23 killed at school in Commerce Landing, Mississippi (>2 significant) |
1955 Great Plains tornado outbreak | May 25–26, 1955 | Great Plains - Midwest - Mississippi Valley | 47 | 102 fatalities | Last 75 fatality single tornado in the U.S. until 2011 (8 significant, 3 violent, 3 killer) |
February 1956 tornado outbreak | February 24–25, 1956 | Central United States | - | 6 fatalities | (14 significant, 2 violent killers) |
April 1956 tornado outbreak | April 2–3, 1956 | Central United States | - | 40 fatalities | (33 significant, 7 violent, 8 killer) |
April 1956 Birmingham tornado | April 15, 1956 | Alabama | 1 | 25 fatalities | (1 violent killer) |
April 1957 Dallas tornado outbreak | April 2, 1957 | Texas - Oklahoma | 28 | 17 fatalities | (16 significant, 2 violent, 5 killer) |
April 1957 Southeastern tornado outbreak | April 8, 1957 | Alabama - Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Tennessee - Virginia | 15 | 4 fatalities | (6 significant, 1 violent, 1 killer) |
1957 Lubbock tornado outbreak | April 21, 1957 | Texas | - | 0 fatalities | (4 significant, 2 violent) |
1957 Silverton, Texas tornado outbreak | May 15, 1957 | Texas | - | 21 fatalities | (6 significant, 1 violent, 2 killer) |
May 1957 Central Plains tornado outbreak | May 19–21, 1957 | Central Great Plains - Middle-Upper Mississippi Valley | - | 59 fatalities | (32 significant, 4 violent, 3 killer) |
May 1957 Mid-South tornado outbreak | May 24, 1957 | New Mexico and southern Great Plains | - | 4 fatalities | (10 significant, 1 violent, 1 killer) |
1957 Fargo tornado | June 20, 1957 | Northern Great Plains | - | 11 fatalities | (4 significant, 2 violent, 2 killer) |
November 1957 tornado outbreak | November 7–8, 1957 | Southeastern United States | 20 | 12 fatalities | (12 significant, 1 violent, 5 killer) |
1957 Murphysburo, Illinois tornado outbreak | December 18, 1957 | Missouri - Illinois | 23 | 17 fatalities | (18 significant, 3 violent, 5 killer) |
1958 Colfax, Wisconsin tornado outbreak | June 4, 1958 | Minnesota - Wisconsin | - | 28 fatalities | (6 significant, 3 violent killers) |
November 1958 tornado outbreak | November 17, 1958 | Southern U.S. - Great Plains | 34 | 0 fatalities | (16 significant) |
1959 St. Louis tornado outbreak | February 10, 1959 | Middle Mississippi Valley | - | 21 fatalities | Destructive tornado in downtown St. Louis (7 significant, 1 violent killer) |
May 1959 tornado outbreak | May 4–5, 1959 | Central United States | 49 | 0 fatalities | (8 significant) |
1960–1969
Event | Date | Area | Tornadoes | Casualties | Notes |
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May 1960 tornado outbreak | May 5–6, 1960 | Southern Great Plains | - | 33 fatalities | (25 significant, 4 violent, 8 killer) |
Hurricane Carla | September 1961 | Southern U.S. | 8 | - | 1 F0, 6 F1's, 8 F2's, 7 F3's 2 Killer, 1 F4 Killer Tornado |
1964 Michigan tornado | May 8, 1964 | Metro Detroit | - | 13 dead, 224 injured | F4 tornado strikes suburban areas of Metro Detroit, Michigan |
1964 Wichita Falls Tornado | April 3, 1964 | Wichita Falls, Texas | - | 7 dead, 100+ injured | First tornado ever captured on live television. Was rated F5. |
1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak | April 11–12, 1965 | Central United States | 51 | 256 fatalities | Among most intense recorded outbreaks (38 significant, 19 violent, 21 killer) |
1965 Twin Cities tornado outbreak | May 6, 1965 | Minnesota | - | 13 fatalities | (2 significant, 4 violent, 4 killer) |
Late-May 1965 tornado outbreak | May 25–26, 1965 | Great Plains | 51 | 0 fatalities | (9 significant) |
Candlestick Park tornado - Jackson, Mississippi | March 3, 1966 | Mississippi - Alabama | - | 58 dead, 508 injured | 202.5 mile path - 1 of only 3 F5 storms in Mississippi history |
1966 Topeka tornado | June 8–9, 1966 | Kansas - Illinois | - | 18 fatalities | (5 significant, 2 violent, 3 killer) |
1967 St. Louis tornado outbreak | January 24, 1967 | Midwest | - | 6 fatalities | (18 significant, 2 violent, 3 killer) |
Belvidere - Oak Lawn tornado outbreak | April 21, 1967 | Midwest | 45 | 58 fatalities | Large school and traffic death tolls (20 significant, 4 violent, 3 killer) |
1967 Southern Minnesota tornado outbreak | April 30, 1967 | Minnesota | 9 | 13 fatalities | Only one tornado below F2 strength in Minnesota. |
Hurricane Beulah | September 19–23, 1967 | Texas - Mexico | >115 | 5 fatalities | One of the largest hurricane related tornado outbreaks recorded. |
1968 Wheelersburg, Ohio tornado outbreak | April 23, 1968 | Ohio Valley | - | 14 fatalities | (7 significant, 3 violent killers) |
May 1968 tornado outbreak | May 15–16, 1968 | Mississippi Valley | 46 | 74 fatalities | (20 significant, 4 violent (including two F5's), 8 killer) |
1968 Tracy tornado | June 13, 1968 | Minnesota | - | 9 fatalities | F5 tornado killed 9 and injured 150 in Tracy, Minnesota |
1969 Georgia tornado | April 4, 1969 | Georgia | - | About 50 Injures | Long track tornado. |
1969 Minnesota tornado outbreak | August 6, 1969 | Minnesota | 13 | 15 fatalities, 109 injuries | (1 violent, 8 significant, 3 killers ) |
August 1969 Cincinnati tornado outbreak | August 9, 1969 | Indiana - Ohio | - | 4 fatalities | (2 significant) |
1969 Hazelhurst, Mississippi tornado outbreak | January 23, 1969 | Southeastern United States | - | 32 fatalities | (2 significant, 1 violent killer) |
1970–1979
Event | Date | Area | Tornadoes | Casualties | Notes |
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April 1970 tornado outbreak | April 17–18, 1970 | Southern Great Plains | 15 | 23 fatalities | (7 significant, 4 violent, 3 killer) |
1970 Lubbock tornado | May 11, 1970 | West Texas | 2 | 26 fatalities | (1 violent killer) |
February 1971 Mississippi Valley tornado outbreak | February 21, 1971 | Southern Mississippi Valley | 14 | 119 fatalities | (4 violent, 5 significant, 4 killer) |
1971 Springfield, Missouri tornado outbreak | December 14–15, 1971 | Central United States | 40 | 2 fatalities | (10 significant, 2 killer) |
1972 Portland-Vancouver tornado | April 5, 1972 | Pacific Northwest | 4 | 6 fatalities | 4 strong tornadoes, deadliest in West Coast. |
1972 Waukegan - North Chicago Tornado outbreak | September 28, 1972 | Midwest | 20 | Injury | F4 |
March 1973 Georgia-South Carolina tornado outbreak | March 31, 1973 | Georgia - South Carolina | 3 | 10 fatalities | Extremely destructive tornadoes, costliest natural disaster in Georgia history (3 violent killers) |
May 1973 tornado outbreak | May 26–29, 1973 | Southern U.S. | 99 | 22 fatalities | (26 significant, 3 violent, 8 killer) |
August 1973 West Stockbridge (MA) tornado | August 28, 1973 | Northeastern U.S. - Berkshire County, MA | - | 4 fatalities | (43 injured, 3 critically) |
April 1–2, 1974 tornado outbreak | April 1–2, 1974 | Southern U.S. - Mississippi Valley | 23 | 4 fatalities | Outbreak ended only 17 hours before Super Outbreak began in same areas (10 significant, 3 violent, 4 killer) |
Super Outbreak | April 3–4, 1974 | Eastern United States - Ontario | 148 | 319 fatalities | The second largest recorded outbreak (95 significant, 30 violent (6 F5)(24 F4), 49 killer) |
June 1974 Great Plains tornado outbreak | June 8, 1974 | Southern U.S. Plains | 39 | 22 Fatalities | (22 Significant, 4 Violent, 4 Killer) |
Great Storm of 1975 | January 9–12, 1975 | Southeastern United States | 45 | 12 fatalities | (10 significant, 1 violent, 4 killer) |
1975 Omaha tornado | May 6, 1975 | Northern Great Plains | 12 | 3 fatalities | (6 significant, 2 violent, 1 killer) |
1975 Canton, Illinois tornado | July 23, 1975 | Illinois | - | 2 fatalities | High end F3 destroyed downtown Canton. |
March 1976 tornado outbreak | March 20–21, 1976 | Mississippi Valley | 66 | 3 fatalities | (18 significant, 3 violent, 3 killer) |
April 1977 Birmingham tornado | April 4, 1977 | Southeastern United States | 15 | 22 fatalities | (1 violent, 4 significant, 1 killer) F5 tornado strikes northern Birmingham. Outbreak extends from MS to NC. |
1978 Sarasota, Florida tornadoes | May 4, 1978 | Florida | - | 3 fatalities | (2 significant, 1 killer) |
Bossier City, Louisiana tornado | December 2–3, 1978 | Southern Great Plains - Southern U.S. | - | 4 fatalities | Occurred at 1:52 am leaving little warning as most were asleep |
1979 Red River Valley tornado outbreak | April 10–11, 1979 | Southern Great Plains - Southeastern United States | - | 56 fatalities | Wichita Falls Tornado on 10th (28 significant, 2 violent, 5 killer) |
Windsor Locks, Connecticut tornado | October 3, 1979 | New England | - | 3 fatalities | (2 significant, 1 violent killer) |
1980–1989
Event | Date | Area | Tornadoes | Casualties | Notes |
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April 1980 Central United States tornado outbreak | April 7–8, 1980 | Central United States | - | 3 fatalities | (30 significant) |
1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak | June 2–3, 1980 | Central - Eastern United States | - | 6 fatalities | (15 significant, 1 violent, 3 killer; best known for forming three rare anticyclonic tornadoes in one system) |
Hurricane Allen | August 1980 | Mexico - Texas | ≥29 | - | Costliest tropical cyclone related tornado in history struck Austin vicinity |
April 4, 1981, West Bend tornado | April 4 | Wisconsin | 1 | 3 fatalities | One of the strongest Anticyclonic tornadoes on record, rated F4. |
May 1981 tornado outbreak | May 22–23, 1981 | Great Plains | 43 | 0 fatalities | (14 significant, 1 violent) |
April 1982 tornado outbreak | April 2–3, 1982 | Southern Plains - Mississippi Valley | 61 | 29 fatalities | (24 significant, 4 violent, 10 killer) |
May 1982 tornado outbreak | May 11–12, 1982 | Texas - Oklahoma | 70 | 2 fatalities | (14 significant) |
Marion, Illinois tornado outbreak | May 29, 1982 | Illinois | - | 10 fatalities | (2 significant, 1 violent killer) |
Early-December 1982 tornado outbreak | December 2–3, 1982 | Lower-Middle Mississippi Valley | 43 | 4 fatalities | (16 significant) |
Christmas 1982 tornado outbreak | December 23–25, 1982 | Central - Southeastern United States | 43 | 3 fatalities | (18 significant) |
Early-May 1983 tornado outbreak | May 1–2, 1983 | Mississippi Valley - Great Lakes | 63 | 7 fatalities, 110+ injured | (Nebraska, Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana. Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania. $200M in damage, Ohio and Western NY hardest hit ) |
Mid-May 1983 tornado outbreak | May 18–20, 1983 | Southeastern United States | 48 | 6 fatalities | (10 significant, 6 killer) |
December 6, 1983, Selma, AL tornado | Dec 6 | Alabama | - | 1 fatality, 19 injuries | Rated F3. |
1984 Carolinas tornado outbreak | March 28, 1984 | Carolinas | 24 | 57 fatalities, 1200+ injuries | 11 of 13 very large tornadoes produced by one supercell generated F3/F4 damage; 2 F4's left damage paths +2 miles wide. (19 significant, 7 violent, 10 killer) |
1984 Philipp-Water Valley, Mississippi tornado outbreak | April 21, 1984 | Southeastern United States | - | 15 fatalities | (3 significant) |
1984 Morris, Oklahoma tornado outbreak | April 26–27, 1984 | Great Plains - Mississippi Valley | - | 16 fatalities | (20 significant, 8 killer) |
1984 Mannford-New Prue, Oklahoma tornado outbreak | April 29, 1984 | Central United States | 42 | 1 fatality | (4 significant, 1 violent killer) |
May 1984 tornado outbreak | May 2–3, 1984 | Southeastern United States | 60 | 5 fatalities | (15 significant) |
1984 Barneveld, Wisconsin tornado outbreak | June 7–8, 1984 | Central United States | 45 | 13 fatalities | (26 significant, 2 violent, 4 killer) |
1985 United States-Canadian tornado outbreak | May 31, 1985 | U.S. - Canadian Eastern Great Lakes | 43 | ≥88 fatalities | Among most intense outbreaks recorded, largest recorded outbreak in the region (≥20 significant, 9 violent, ≥10 killer) |
Hurricane Danny | August 1985 | Southeastern United States | 39 | 0 Fatalities | Produced an F3 that struck Waco, Texas. |
Saragosa, Texas tornado | May 22, 1987 | West Texas | - | 30 fatalities | (1 violent killer) |
1987 Arklatex tornado outbreak | November 15–16, 1987 | Southeastern United States | 50 | 11 Fatalities | Series of strong tornadoes across Oklahoma, Texas, and Mississippi. |
1987 West Memphis, Arkansas tornado | December 14, 1987 | Arkansas - Tennessee | - | 6 dead, 100 injured | Rated F3 |
Edmonton Tornado | July 31, 1987 | Edmonton, Alberta | 1 | 27 fatalities, many injured | Strongest tornado on record in Edmonton. F4 (significant) |
May 1988 tornado outbreak | May 8, 1988 | Midwest | 57 | 0 fatalities | (8 significant) |
Hurricane Gilbert | September 1988 | Central - North America | ≥29 | - | Produced tornadoes in Texas. |
November 1988 tornado outbreaks | November 4–5, 15, 19 - 20, 28, 1988 | Central - Eastern United States | - | 14 fatalities | 44 tornadoes on Nov. 15, Raleigh Tornado on Nov. 28 {29 significant, 6 killer, 1 violent} |
May 1989 tornado outbreak | May 5, 1989 | Mid-Atlantic - Southeast U.S. | - | 7 fatalities | (9 significant, 3 violent, 3 killer) |
1989 Northeastern United States tornado outbreak | July 10, 1989 | Northeastern United States | 16 | 0 fatalities, 142 injured | (6 significant, 2 violent (F4), 0 killer) |
November 1989 tornado outbreak | November 15–16, 1989 | Southeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States | 40 | 30 fatalities | (9 significant, 1 violent killer) |
1990–1999
Event | Date | Area | Tornadoes | Casualties | Notes | |
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March 1990 Central US tornado outbreak | March 13, 1990 | Central United States | 59 | 2 fatalities | (26 significant, 4 violent, 2 killer) | |
June 1990 Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak | June 2–3, 1990 | Central United States | 66 | 9 fatalities | (27 significant, 7 violent, 4 killer) | |
1990 Plainfield tornado | August 28, 1990 | Northeastern Illinois | 3 | 29 fatalities | Strongest August tornado (1 violent killer) | |
1991 Andover, Kansas tornado outbreak | April 26–27, 1991 | Central-Southern Great Plains | 58 | 21 fatalities | (32 significant, 5 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 15–16, 1992 | Central United States | 123 | 1 fatality | (27 significant, 4 violent, 1 killer) | |
November 1992 tornado outbreak | November 21–23, 1992 | Southern - Eastern United States | 95 | 26 fatalities | (43 significant, 5 violent, 9 killer) | |
1993 Catoosa, Oklahoma tornado outbreak | April 24, 1993 | Oklahoma | - | 7 fatalities | (1 violent killer) | |
1993 Virginia tornado outbreak | August 6, 1993 | Virginia | 18 | 4 fatalities | Largest tornado outbreak in Virginia history (1 violent, 1 killer) | |
August 8-9, 1993, tornado outbreak | August 8-9, 1993 | Northern Plains | 7 | 2 fatalities | Small outbreak that resulted in 2 fatalities. | |
1994 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak | March 27, 1994 | Southeastern United States | 27 | 40 fatalities | (2 violent, 13 significant, 5 killer) | |
April 1994 tornado outbreak | April 25–27, 1994 | Southern Great Plains - Midwest | >67 | 6 fatalities | (2 violent, 13 significant) | |
June 1994 tornado outbreak | June 26–27, 1994 | - | 62 | 2 fatalities | (11 significant) | |
1994 Thanksgiving Weekend Tornado Outbreak | November 27, 1994 | Southeastern United States | 19 | 6 fatalities | at least one F3 Tornado | |
May 1995 Tornado Outbreak Sequence | May 1995 | Central United States | >80 | >4 fatalities | May 6–7, 8, 9, 13–14, 18–19, 27, 29 | |
May 1995 Great Barrington Tornado | May 29, 1995 | Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York | 4 fatalities | (3 significant, 1 violent killer) | ||
March 6, 1996, Selma, AL tornado | March 6 | Alabama | - | 4 fatalities, 40 injuries | Rated F3. | |
April 1996 tornado outbreak sequence | April 19–22, 1996 | Texas - Arkansas - Illinois - Indiana - Ontario | >70 | - | Very large outbreak. | |
Blaine Tornado | May 16, 1996 | Blaine, Minnesota | 2 | 4 Fatalities | Two large sister-tornadoes causing damage to Johnsville Elementary School and Blaine High School. | |
Oakfield Tornado | July 18, 1996 | Wisconsin | 12 | 1 fatality | One violent (F5), one deadly significant, ten minor | |
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 | |
1997 Benton, Arkansas tornado outbreak | March 1, 1997 | Mississippi Valley - Ohio Valley | 56 | 26 fatalities | (18 violent, 16 significant, 5 killers) | |
1997 Miami tornado | May 12, 1997 | Miami, Florida | - | - | F1 tornado strikes downtown Miami, Florida. | |
1997 Central Texas tornado outbreak | May 27, 1997 | Texas | 19 | 29 fatalities | Produced the extremely violent Jarrell, Texas F5. (2 violent, 3 killers) | |
1997 Southeast Michigan tornado outbreak | July 2, 1997 | Southeast Michigan - Southwestern Ontario | 13 | 7 fatalities | One tornado passed through some Detroit neighborhoods, the suburbs of Hamtramck, and Highland Park. One also touched down near Windsor, Ontario | |
1998 Kissimmee tornado outbreak | February 22–23, 1998 | Florida | 11 | 42 fatalities | (3 violent, 4 killers) | |
1998 Gainesville-Stoneville tornado outbreak | March 20, 1998 | Georgia to Virginia | 12 | 14 fatalities | (5 significant, 2 violent, 2 killers) | |
1998 Comfrey – St. Peter tornado outbreak | March 29, 1998 | Southern Minnesota | 14 | 2 fatalities, 36 injuries | Earliest tornado outbreak in Minnesota history | |
April 1998 Birmingham tornado | April 8, 1998 | Metropolitan area of Birmingham, Alabama, also Georgia, Louisiana, Tennessee | 11 | 39 fatalities | (2 violent, 5 significant, 3 killers) | |
1998 Nashville tornado outbreak | April 16, 1998 | Southeastern United States | 10 | ≥4 fatalities | F3 passed through downtown Nashville. Numerous other strong tornadoes occurred across the South, including a violent F5 near Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. | |
Spencer tornado | May 30, 1998 | South Dakota | - | 6 fatalities | F4 tornado devastates Spencer, South Dakota. | |
New York tornado outbreak | May 31, 1998 | NY, NJ, PA, VT | 35 | 1 fatality, 109 injuries | $83M in damage | |
1998 Eastern tornado outbreak | June 2, 1998 | NY to SC | 49 | 2 fatalities, 80 injuries | $42M in damage | |
August 23, 1998 Upper Great Lakes Severe Weather Outbreak | August 23, 1998 | Wisconsin, Michigan | - | 1 fatality (non-tornadic) | Spawned the Door County Tornado, 8th costliest in Wisconsin History | |
1998 Lynbrook tornado | September 7, 1998 | Long Island, New York | - | 1 fatality | During the Labor Day Derecho Event | |
1998 Oklahoma tornado outbreak | October 4, 1998 | Oklahoma | 19 | 5 injuries | Largest October tornado outbreak in Oklahoma history. One tornado tracked near areas of Moore, Oklahoma that were hit by an F5 tornado during the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak. (8 significant) | |
January 1999 tornado outbreak sequence | January 17–22, 1999 | Arkansas Tennessee Mississippi | >100 | 16 | Two tornado outbreaks. January 17 and another one on January 21–22. Arkansas and western Tennessee raked by strong and killer tornadoes. | |
Easter weekend 1999 tornado outbreak | April 3, 1999 | Southern Plains | 24 | 7 fatalities | Produced the deadly F4 Benton, Louisiana tornado. | |
April 1999 Cincinnati tornado | April 8–9, 1999 | Ohio Valley/Midwest | 54 | 6 fatalities | (12 significant, 3 violent, 3 killers) | |
1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak | May 3, 1999 | Southern Great Plains | 66 | 46 fatalities, 665 injuries | First tornado to incur $1 billion in (non-normalized) damages | |
1999 Linden, Tennessee tornado | May 5, 1999 | Tennessee | 1 | 3 fatalities | F4 Tornado | |
1999 Salt Lake City tornado | August 11, 1999 | Utah | 1 | 1 fatality | F2 Tornado; First known casualty in a Utah Tornado |
2000–2009
Event | Date | Area | Tornadoes | Casualties | Notes |
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2000 Southwest Georgia tornado outbreak | February 13–14, 2000 | Georgia | 4 | 19 fatalities | Substantial damage to neighborhoods south of Camilla, Georgia, and north of Meigs, Georgia. |
2000 Fort Worth tornado | March 28, 2000 | U.S. South | 10 | 4 fatalities | F3 hits downtown Forth Worth, Texas. |
December 2000 Tuscaloosa tornado | December 16, 2000 | Southern United States | 24 | 12 fatalities | Deadly Tuscaloosa tornado caught live via Tower Cam (1 violent, 10 significant, 2 killer) |
June 18, 2001, tornado outbreak | June 18, 2001 | Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin | 5 | 3 fatalities, 16 injuries | An F3 tornado killed 3 in Siren, Wisconsin and caused an estimated 10 million USD in damage. |
2001 Myrtle Beach tornadoes | July 6, 2001 | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | 2 | 39 injuries | Two tornadoes of F1 and F2 strength passed through the area and along the beach |
2001 Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. tornado outbreak | September 24, 2001 | - | 9 | 2 fatalities, 57 injuries | Multi-vortex F3 tornado passed through the University of Maryland campus (2 violent, 1 killer). F4 touches down in rural Virginia as well. |
North Central Indiana-Michigan tornado outbreak | October 24, 2001 | Central United States | 25 | 2 fatalities | Tornadoes kill 2 in northern Indiana. F3 hits Crumstown, Indiana. |
Arkansas-Mississippi-Alabama tornado outbreak | November 23–24, 2001 | Southeast U.S. | 67 | 13 fatalities | One of the strongest November outbreaks ever recorded. |
2002 Midwest to Mid-Atlantic United States tornado outbreak | April 27–28, 2002 | Midwest to Mid-Atlantic U.S. | 49 | 6 fatalities | (7 violent, 10 significant, 2 killers) F4 hits La Plata, Maryland. |
2002 Veterans Day Weekend tornado outbreak | November 9–11, 2002 | Southeastern United States - Ohio Valley | ≥75 | 36 fatalities | Very large and deadly outbreak. Violent F4 hits Van Wert, Ohio. Deadly F3 also hits Mossy Grove, Tennessee. |
May 2003 tornado outbreak sequence | May 3–11, 2003 | - | 401+ | 48 fatalities | Large series of strong to violent tornadoes across the Great Plains and South. List of May 2003 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes |
2003 South Dakota tornado outbreak | June 24, 2003 | South Dakota | 63 | 2 fatalities | Tied U.S. record for most tornadoes in one state during a 24-hour period. Produced the violent Manchester, South Dakota tornado.[2] See also: List of 2003 South Dakota tornado outbreak tornadoes |
2003 Northeast tornado outbreak | July 21, 2003 | OH, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont | 20 | 8 injuries | $48M in damage. Tornadoes occurred in supercells embedded in a very intense derecho. |
April 2004 Utica tornado outbreak | April 20, 2004 | Illinois - Indiana | 30 | 9 fatalities | F3 kills 8 when a restaurant collapses. |
May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence | May 21–31, 2004 | Great Plains - Midwest | 385 | 7 fatalities | Widest recorded tornado (2.5 mi / 4 km), second largest 2-day outbreak in history See also: List of May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes |
2004 Roanoke, Illinois tornado | July 13, 2004 | Central Illinois | - | 0 fatalities | (1 violent) Violent F4 tornado destroys an industrial plant and sweeps away several homes. |
Hurricane Frances | September 2004 | Eastern United States | 103 | 0 fatalities | 72 F0's, 25 F1's, 5 F2's, 1 F3's See also: Hurricane Frances tornado outbreak |
Hurricane Ivan | September 2004 | Eastern United States | 117 | 9 fatalities | 57 F0's, 59 F1's, 18 F2's 1 F3 See also: Hurricane Ivan tornado outbreak |
Hurricane Cindy | July 6–8, 2005 | Southeastern - Eastern United States | 44 | 0 fatalities | See also: Hurricane Cindy (2005) tornado outbreak |
August 2005 Wisconsin tornado outbreak | August 18, 2005 | Wisconsin - Minnesota | - | 1 fatality | Produced destructive Stoughton, Wisconsin tornado. |
Hurricane Katrina | August 26–31, 2005 | Southeastern - Eastern United States | 44 | 1 fatality | See also: Hurricane Katrina tornado outbreak |
Hurricane Rita | September 2005 | U.S. South | 101 | 1 fatality | Produced numerous tornadoes across the South. |
Evansville Tornado of November 2005 | November 5–6, 2005 | Middle Mississippi - Ohio Valley | 7 | 25 fatalities | All fatalities caused by a single F3. |
November 2005 Iowa tornado outbreak | November 12, 2005 | Iowa - Missouri | - | 1 fatality | Rare November outbreak in the Great Plains. Strong tornadoes struck Ames, Iowa, Woodward, Iowa, and Stratford, Iowa. |
Mid-November 2005 tornado outbreak | November 15, 2005 | Central - Southeastern United States | 50 | 1 Fatality | F3 strikes Benton, Kentucky and kills one. Multi-vortex F4 hits Madisonville, Kentucky. |
Late-November 2005 Tornado Outbreak | November 27–28, 2005 | Central - Southeastern United States | 46 | 1 fatality | F3 hits Plumerville, Arkansas and kills 1. F2 in Briar, Missouri kills one as well. |
March 2006 Tornado Outbreak Sequence | March 9–13, 2006 | Central United States | 105 | 11 fatalities | Strong outbreak causes deadly tornadoes across the Midwestern United States. One tornado lasted over 2 hours. One supercell lasted over 17 hours and crossed 5 states. Two separate F2s strike Springfield, Illinois. F3 kills 4 in Moberly, Missouri, and a double F4 occurs near Monroe City, Missouri. |
April 2, 2006 Central United States tornado outbreak | April 2, 2006 | Central United States | - | 26 fatalities | Long track F4 strikes Arkansas and Missouri. Deadly F3 kills 16 in Newbern, Tennessee, and Bradford, Tennessee is hit by two killer tornadoes as well. 2 others killed by non-tornadic storms |
April 6–8, 2006 Tornado Outbreak | April 6–8, 2006 | Central - Southeastern United States | - | 11 fatalities | Produced the deadly and destructive Gallatin, Tennessee tornado. |
Easter Week 2006 tornado outbreak sequence | April 13–19, 2006 | Midwestern United States | - | 1 fatality | Produced an F2 that struck downtown Iowa City. |
May 2006 North Texas tornadoes | May 9, 2006 | North Texas - Oklahoma | - | 3 fatalities | At least seven tornadoes, including deadly Westminster, Texas tornado. |
2006 Dakota-Minnesota tornado outbreak | August 24, 2006 | North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota | 14 | 1 death | 14 tornadoes, some strong. Large and deadly tornado stuck Kasota, Minnesota. |
July 2006 Westchester County tornado | July 12, 2006 | Southern New York and Fairfield, Connecticut | - | 6 Injuries | Rare F2 tornado in Westchester County, New York |
Late–September 2006 tornado outbreak | September 21–23, 2006 | Central United States | 41 | 0 | Numerous strong tornadoes hit the Midwest. F4 causes damage near Crosstown, Missouri. F3 strikes Metropolis, Illinois. |
Mid-November 2006 tornado outbreak | November, 2006 | North Carolina, Louisiana | - | 10 fatalities | Several strong tornadoes across the South. F3 kills 8 in Riegelwood, North Carolina. |
2007 Central Florida tornadoes | February 2, 2007 | Florida | 3 | 21 fatalities | Single supercell produces 3 tornadoes and 21 deaths, |
February–March 2007 tornado outbreak | February 28 – March 1, 2007 | Kansas, Missouri, Alabama, Georgia | 49 | 20 fatalities | Numerous strong to violent tornadoes across the Midwest and South. Enterprise, Alabama, high school hit EF4 by tornado, killing 8 there. Other deadly tornadoes strike Georgia. |
Late-March 2007 tornado outbreak | March 28–31, 2007 | Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado | 80 confirmed | 4 fatalities | F3 tornado strikes Holly, Colorado killing two. Other strong and deadly tornadoes hit the Great Plains, especially Texas. |
2007 Piedras Negras-Eagle Pass tornadoes | April 24, 2007 | Texas (United States), Coahuila (Mexico) Nebraska, Colorado | - | 13 fatalities | See also: List of tornadoes from the Late-April 2007 tornado outbreak sequence |
May 2007 tornado outbreak | May 3–5, 2007 | Kansas, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Colorado, Nebraska, Illinois | 123 confirmed | 10 fatalities | Very large outbreak across the Great Plains. Greensburg, Kansas devastated by an EF5 tornado. Numerous other strong tornadoes struck Kansas and Oklahoma. |
Mid-October 2007 tornado outbreak | October 17–19, 2007 | Midwest, Ohio Valley, Great Lakes, U.S. South | 64 confirmed | 5 fatalities, numerous injuries | EF1 hits downtown Pensacola, Florida. EF3s strike Owensboro, Kentucky, New Washington, Indiana, and Nappanee, Indiana, causing severe damage. Fatalities occurred in Michigan and Missouri. |
January 2008 tornado outbreak sequence | January 7–9, 2008 | Southwest Missouri, northwest Arkansas, northeast Oklahoma, Midwest, U.S. South | 71 confirmed | 4 fatalities, several injuries | Rare January outbreak produced strong tornadoes as far north as Wisconsin. F3 kills three people near Strafford, Missouri. |
2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak | February 5–6, 2008 | Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Indiana, Texas | 87 confirmed | 57 fatalities, 200+ injuries | Deadly tornado outbreak strikes the Midwest and South, producing many strong and violent tornadoes. One long track F3 tornado caused 22 deaths alone in Tennessee and Kentucky. Another long track F4 tornado moved across Arkansas for 2 hours, killing 13. An F2 moved through Memphis, Tennessee and killed 3. A pair of F3 and F4 tornadoes also struck Jackson, Tennessee, killing 3 in the area. |
2008 Atlanta tornado outbreak | March 14–15, 2008 | Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina | 45 confirmed | 3 fatalities | Tornado hits downtown Atlanta for the first time in history, killing 1. An outbreak of tornadoes, some strong, moved across the South the next day, killing 2. |
May 1–2, 2008 tornado outbreak | May 1–3, 2008 | Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Arkansas, Mississippi Alabama, Tennessee | 62 Confirmed | 6 fatalities | Tornadoes strike the Midwest and South. F3 hits Dumas, Arkansas, killing 5. |
Mid-May 2008 tornado outbreak sequence | May 7–15, 2008 | Oklahoma, Missouri | 147 confirmed | 26 fatalities | A long track EF4 tornado killed 21 people in Oklahoma and Missouri. Other strong to violent tornadoes strike the Eastern and Southern states. See also: List of Mid-May 2008 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes |
Late-May 2008 tornado outbreak sequence | May 22–25, 2008 | Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Texas | 234 confirmed | 10 fatalities | Large outbreak produced strong to violent tornadoes across the Great Plains and Midwest. An EF3 wedge struck Windsor, Colorado, killing one there and causing severe damage. EF5 tornado hit Parkersburg, Iowa, killing 9 and devastating the town. An EF3 also killed one in Hugo, Minnesota and destroyed many homes. See also: List of Late-May 2008 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes |
June 2008 tornado outbreak sequence | June 3–12, 2008 | Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas | 136 confirmed, 250+ reported | 6 fatalities | Third series of widespread tornado outbreaks. Tornadoes hit the Omaha-Council Bluffs area and the Chicago area. 4 people were killed at a Boy Scout camp and an EF4 tornado also hits Manhattan, Kansas. See also : List of June 2008 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes |
November 2008 Carolinas tornado outbreak | November 15, 2008 | North Carolina South Carolina | 8 confirmed | 2 fatalities | Small late night tornado outbreak kills 2 in the Carolinas. |
February 2009 tornado outbreak | February 10–11, 2009 | Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee, Indiana | 15 confirmed | 8 fatalities | An EF-4 hits Lone Grove, Oklahoma. Other tornadoes cause damage in the Oklahoma City area. |
Mid-February 2009 tornado outbreak | February 18–19, 2009 | Georgia, Alabama | 13 confirmed | 1 fatality | Small outbreak produces a few strong tornadoes and kills one person. |
March 2009 tornado outbreak sequence | March 23–29, 2009 | Eastern United States | 56 confirmed | 0 fatalities | Produced the destructive Magee, Mississippi, and Corydon, Kentucky tornadoes. |
April 2009 tornado outbreak | April 9–10, 2009 | Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina | 111 reported, 66 confirmed | 5 fatalities | An EF3 tornado hit the Mena, Arkansas area killing three people; an EF4 tornado hit Murfreesboro, Tennessee killing two people. |
May 2009 Southern Midwest derecho | May 8, 2009 | Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina | 39 confirmed | 6 fatalities | Most damage was caused by a derecho |
2010–present
Event | Date | Area | Tornadoes | Casualties | Notes |
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March 2010 Carolinas Tornado Outbreak | March 28, 2010 | Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, The Bahamas | 13 confirmed | 3 fatalities | Substantial damage to the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina and 3 deaths in the Bahamas. |
April 2010 Tornado Outbreak | April 22–24, 2010 | U.S. South, Midwest | 88 confirmed | 10 fatalities (+2 non-tornadic) |
Extremely large EF4 long-tracked tornado from Tallulah, Louisiana to north of West Point, Mississippi was 149.25 miles long, 4th longest in Mississippi history. At least 10 killed in Mississippi; 4 deaths in Yazoo City, Mississippi. Other strong to violent tornadoes occurred as well, and caused severe damage. |
April–May 2010 tornado outbreak | April 30 – May 2, 2010 | U.S. South, Midwest | 58 confirmed | 5 fatalities | EF3 kills 1 and does extensive damage in Scotland, AR. Overnight EF3 kills two in mobile home near Ashland, MS and then crosses into TN, killing 1 more near Pocahontas. Same storm also produced EF2 and 1 death near Abbeville, MS. |
May 2010 Oklahoma tornado outbreak | May 10–11, 2010 | Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas | 91 confirmed | 3 fatalities | Numerous strong tornadoes touched down, especially in Oklahoma. Violent EF4 near Moore and Choctaw, OK kills 2 and destroys many homes, businesses, and automobiles in the area. A separate EF4 also does major damage to areas near Norman and Little Axe, OK, killing 1 more in a mobile home. |
Mid-May 2010 tornado outbreak | May 18-21, 2010 | Central U.S. | 55 confirmed | 0 fatalities | Mostly weak tornado outbreak that affected the Great Plains along with the Midwest. |
Late-May 2010 tornado outbreak | May 22-25, 2010 | Central U.S. | 79 confirmed | 0 fatalities | 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. |
Early-June 2010 tornado outbreak | June 5–6, 2010 | Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan | 53 confirmed | 8 fatalities | Produced the violent EF4 Millbury, Ohio and Lake Township tornado which killed 7 people, making it the second deadliest US tornado of 2010. Several other destructive tornadoes touched down in Illinois where one other person died. |
Mid-June 2010 tornado outbreak | June 16-17, 2010 | North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa | 61 confirmed | 3 fatalities | Four large EF4 tornadoes were produced, causing extensive damage throughout the state of Minnesota. Several other Northern Plains states also were impacted by strong tornadoes. One of the largest Minnesota outbreaks in history. |
Fathers Day Tornado | June 20, 2010 | Billings, Montana | 1 confirmed | 0 fatalities | Destructive EF2 tornado that moved through Billings and caused severe damage. |
2010 Brooklyn/Queens tornadoes | September 16, 2010 | Eastern U.S. | 14 confirmed | 2 fatalities | Two tornadoes (EF1 and EF0) touched down embedded in a large area of damaging that moved through the New York City area that caused significant damage. One of the tornadoes killed 1 person. The tornadoes were part of a small outbreak that affected the Eastern United States that killed 2 people. |
October 2010 Arizona tornado outbreak | October 6, 2010 | Arizona | 9 confirmed | 0 fatalities | Rare tornado outbreak that struck the state of Arizona. Produced a few strong and destructive tornadoes, one rated as high as EF3. One of the strongest and most prolific tornado events West of the Rocky Mountains. 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 confirmed | 0 fatalities | 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, 2010 - January 1, 2011 | Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois | 36 confirmed | 9 fatalities | An early morning EF-3 tornado touched down near Stilwell, OK and lifted near Tontitown, AR, killing 3 elderly people near Cincinnati, AR. Fort Leonard Wood in southeastern Pulaski County took a direct hit from an EF-3 tornado. Another EF-3 tornado killed 2 elderly women near Rolla, MO. An EF-1 tornado killed two women near Lecoma in northwestern Dent County. A high-end EF-3 tornado caused extensive damage in Sunset Hills, MO. |
April 2011 derecho and tornado outbreak | April 4–5, 2011 | Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina, Maryland | 46 confirmed | 1 fatalities (+8 non-tornadic) |
Six EF-2 tornadoes and many other weak tornadoes touched down across the southern and eastern United States. At least one of the 9 fatalities has been attributed to a tornado: a mobile home occupant near Eastman, Georgia. One of the largest damaging wind events ever recorded. |
April 14–16, 2011 tornado outbreak | April 14–16, 2011 | Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia | 162 confirmed | 38 fatalities (+5 non-tornadic) |
Midwest and southeast United States. At least thirty-eight total fatalities confirmed. One tornado struck downtown Raleigh, North Carolina and killed 6 people. Another EF3 wedge tornado killed 12 when it struck the small town of Askewville, North Carolina. Other strong and deadly tornadoes struck the Southern States, East Coast, and the Great Plains. One of the largest outbreaks on record. |
April 19–24, 2011 tornado outbreak sequence | April 19–24, 2011 | Midwestern United States | 100 confirmed | 0 fatalities | Large tornado outbreak produced 100 tornadoes, one of which was a destructive EF4 that struck St. Louis, Missouri. A few other strong tornadoes caused damage in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Ohio, most of which were embedded in a squall line. |
April 25–28, 2011 tornado outbreak | April 25–28, 2011 | Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia | 358 confirmed | 324 fatalities (+24 non-tornadic) |
The largest, and 4th deadliest outbreak in United States history. There were four confirmed EF5 tornadoes in this outbreak. This outbreak caused the most tornado-related deaths since the 1936 Tupelo-Gainesville tornado outbreak. April 27 was also the deadliest tornado day in the United States since the 1925 Tri-State tornado outbreak. One particular long track tornado caused 72 deaths alone, and another that struck Tuscaloosa and Birmingham caused 64. Multiple other tornadoes caused death tolls up into the double digits as well. |
May 21–26, 2011 tornado outbreak sequence | May 21–26, 2011 | Midwestern U.S. | 242 confirmed | 180 fatalities (+6 non-tornadic) |
160 fatalities alone in a large, catastrophic, wedge-shaped, multi-vortex, EF-5 tornado which hit Joplin, Missouri. Produced many other strong violent tornadoes as well, including another destructive EF5 tornado that killed 9 people near Piedmont, Oklahoma, along with several other violent killer tornadoes in Oklahoma that day. The town of Denning, Arkansas was devastated by an EF4 tornado, where 4 people died. Reading, Kansas was also struck by an EF3 tornado which caused 1 fatality as well. One of the deadliest and largest tornado outbreaks in modern U.S. history. |
2011 New England tornado outbreak | June 1, 2011 | New England (particularly Massachusetts) | 6 confirmed | 3 fatalities | Long track EF3 struck multiple cities and towns, including Springfield, MA, West Springfield, MA, Westfield, MA, Brimfield, MA and Monson, MA, the latter of which was the hardest hit. 5 other weak tornadoes occurred as well. This outbreak directly caused 3 fatalities, the first tornado fatalities in Massachusetts in 16 years. |
June 18-22, 2011 tornado outbreak | June 18-22, 2011 | Midwestern U.S. | 78 confirmed | 0 fatalities | 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 5 tornadoes also caused damage in the Louisville, area. |
November 14-16, 2011 tornado outbreak | November 14-16, 2011 | Southern U.S. | 23 confirmed | 5 fatalities | Small but deadly tornado outbreak killed 5 people in the Carolinas. Other tornadoes caused damage across the South. |
January 22–23, 2012 tornado outbreak | January 22-23, 2012 | Southern U.S. | 25 confirmed | 2 fatalities | Several tornadoes formed over Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama during the overnight hours of January 22-23. In Alabama there were 11 tornadoes, including one EF3 tornado across Jefferson county. 2 people were killed. |
2012 Leap Day tornado outbreak | February 28-29, 2012 | Central Plains, Mid-South and Ohio Valley | 39 confirmed | 15 fatalities | Several tornadoes formed on February 28 and 29. The strongest tornado, an EF4, hit Harrisburg, Illinois, killing 8. An EF2 tornado caused extensive damage in Branson, Missouri. Other deadly tornadoes struck Kansas, Missouri, and Tennessee. |
Early March 2012 tornado outbreak | March 2-3, 2012 | Southern U.S. and Ohio Valley | 65 confirmed | 40 fatalities | A major severe thunderstorm outbreak with many strong tornadoes impacted an area ranging from the Great Lakes states to the Gulf Coast. A long track EF4 devastated multiple towns in southern Indiana and killed 11 people. An EF3 destroyed downtown West Liberty, Kentucky and killed 10. An EF4 killed 4 people near Crittenden, KY. 80% of Moscow, Ohio was destroyed by an EF3 that killed 3 people. Other strong tornadoes struck Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee. |
March 18-23, 2012 tornado outbreak sequence | March 18-23, 2012 | Southern U.S., Great Plains and Ohio Valley | 63 confirmed | 1 fatalities | Slow moving system produced 63 tornadoes across the Central and Eastern US. 1 person was killed in Illinois by an EF2. The North Platte, Nebraska area was damaged by a series of 4 tornadoes. |
April 3, 2012 tornado outbreak | April 3, 2012 | Texas and Louisiana | 20 confirmed | 0 fatalities | Tornadoes caused severe damage across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. |
April 13–16, 2012 tornado outbreak | April 13–16, 2012 | Central United States, Great Lakes region | 95 confirmed | 6 fatalities | EF3 tornadoes caused significant damage in both Wichita, Kansas and Woodward, Oklahoma, where 6 people were killed. Also an EF4 tornado hit south of Kanopolis Lake, KS. Although most of the tornadoes were in open fields, and did not cause significant damage. |
2012 Tropical Storm Debby tornado outbreak | June 23-24, 2012 | Florida | 21 confirmed | 1 fatality | Produced 21 tornadoes and one fatality in Florida. |
Canada
Event | Date | Area | Tornadoes | Casualties | Notes |
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Bouctouche, New Brunswick tornado | August 6, 1879 | Bouctouche, New Brunswick | - | 5 fatalities, 10 injured | Easternmost violent tornado in North America |
Late-May 1896 Tornado Outbreak | May 24–25, 1896 | Upper Mississippi Valley - Great Lakes (Ontario) | - | 79 fatalities, 215 injuries | |
St. Catharines Tornado | September 26, 1898 | St. Catharines, Ontario Tonawanda, New York - Ontario and New York | - | some fatalities, many injuries | |
Regina Cyclone | June 30, 1912 | Saskatchewan | - | 28 fatalities | Deadliest Canadian tornado |
Windsor - Tecumseh, Ontario Tornado of 1946 | June 17, 1946 | Michigan - Ontario | 1 | 18 fatalities | |
Sudbury, Ontario Tornado | August 20, 1970 | Ontario, Canada | - | 6 fatalities | F3 kills 6 in Sudbury and destroys numerous homes. |
Super Outbreak | April 3–4, 1974 | Eastern United States - Ontario | 148 total, 1 in Canada | 315 fatalities total, 9 in Canada | Second largest and most intense recorded outbreak; mostly impacted the United States, but one tornado occurred in Ontario. |
Woodstock, Ontario Tornado of August 1979 | August 7, 1979 | Ontario | - | 2 fatalities | Two F4s strike the City of Woodstock and surrounding farmland, at the same time. |
1985 United States-Canadian tornado outbreak | May 31, 1985 | U.S. - Canadian Eastern Great Lakes | 13 in Ontario | 88 fatalities total, 12 in Canada | Among most intense outbreaks recorded, largest recorded outbreak in the region (20 significant, 9 violent, 10 killer) |
Edmonton Tornado | July 31, 1987 | Alberta | - | 27 fatalities, 300 injuries | Most destructive Canadian tornado |
Illinois-Ontario Tornado Outbreak Sequence | April 19–22, 1996 | Texas - Arkansas - Illinois - Indiana - Ontario | 70 | - | Two F3's in southern Ontario |
Southeast Michigan Tornado Outbreak | July 2, 1997 | Southeast Michigan - Southwestern Ontario | 13 | 7 fatalities | One tornado passed through some Detroit neighborhoods, the suburbs of Hamtramck, and Highland Park. One also touched down near Windsor, Ontario |
Pine Lake, Alberta Tornado | July 14, 2000 | Alberta | - | 12 fatalities | |
Southern Ontario Tornado Outbreak of 2005 | August 19, 2005 | Ontario | 3 | None | $500 million in damages across Southern Ontario. Two F2's and an F1 tornado. Major flash flooding across the Greater Toronto Area. |
Southern Ontario Tornado Outbreak of 2006 | August 2, 2006 | Ontario | 11 | None | Was the largest single day tornado outbreak in Ontario since May 31, 1985 until the Southern Ontario Tornado Outbreak of 2009. |
Elie, Manitoba Tornado | June 22, 2007 | Manitoba | 8 | 0 fatalities | First confirmed F5 tornado in Canada's history. |
Southern Ontario Tornado Outbreak of 2009 | August 20, 2009 | Ontario | 18 | 1 fatality, numerous injuries | Eighteen confirmed tornadoes struck cities and towns across southern sections of Central Ontario. Notably, significant damage (F2) and one death occurred at the town of Durham, while hundreds of homes were damaged and several destroyed by two F2 tornadoes that struck the city of Vaughan. |
Early-June 2010 tornado outbreak | June 5-6, 2010 | Midwest, Ontario | 53 total, 6 in Ontario | No serious injuries. | 6 tornadoes over two days occurred in Essex County, Ontario and the Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry United Counties. Two tornadic supercells crossed Essex County overnight producing 5 confirmed tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 near Harrow, but an F1 tornado from the same storm hit the city of Leamington overnight causing millions in damage. No serious injuries occurred. |
2011 Goderich, Ontario tornado | August 21, 2011 | Goderich, Ontario | 1 | 1 fatality, 37 injuries | An F3 tornado tore a 25 km path through Central Huron County severely damaging the town of Goderich and surrounding areas. The tornado caused $75million in damage and was also the strongest tornado in Ontario since the April 20, 1996 Southern Ontario tornado outbreak. . |
Mexico, Central America, and other areas
Event | Date | Area | Tornadoes | Casualties | Notes |
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Tenochtitlan-Tlatelolco tornado | August 13, 1521 (Julian Calendar) | Tenochtitlan and Tlatelolco | - | - | First recorded tornado in Americas[3] |
Hondo Coal Mine tornado | May 10, 1899 | Northern Mexico | - | ≥22 fatalities | Deadliest Mexican tornado |
1940 Bejucal tornado | December 26, 1940 | Cuba | - | 12 fatalities | Reportedly spawned during hurricane |
1953 Bermuda tornadoes | April 5, 1953 | Bermuda | - | 1 fatality, 9 injuries | Possibly four separate tornadoes |
1992 Panama City tornado | July 6, 1992 | Panama City, Panama | - | 12 fatalities, >50 injuries | Perhaps deadliest Panamanian tornado |
Piedras Negras-Eagle Pass Tornado | April 24, 2007 | Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico | 1 | 10 fatalities | 15 missing, 300 houses destroyed, 1,000 homeless |
Dominican Republic tornadoes | April 20, 2008 | Santo Domingo | - | ≥2 fatalities | At least 700 people were forced to seek temporary shelter when tornadoes damaged houses |
See also
- List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
- List of 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
- List of tornadoes striking downtown areas
References
- ^ Oldest Known Photo of a Tornado - August 28, 1884[dead link]
- ^ NWS Sioux Falls, SD
- ^ Velasco Fuentes, Oscar (2010). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 91 (11): 1515–1523. doi:10.11752010BAMS2874.1 http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/2010BAMS2874.1. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
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- Grazulis, Thomas P. (1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991, A Chronology and Analysis of Events. St. Johnsbury, Vermont: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. ISBN 1-879362-03-1
- --- (1997). Significant Tornadoes Update, 1992-1995. ISBN 1-879362-04-X
- --- (2001). The Tornado: Nature's Ultimate Windstorm. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0-8061-3258-2
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Climatic Data Center / Storm Prediction Center. Storm Data.