Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The tornado reached a maximum path width of 1.5 miles (2.4 km) during its track through Tuscaloosa, and again when it crossed I-65 north of Birmingham, attaining estimated wind speeds of 190 mph (310 km/h) shortly after passing through the city. It then went on to impact parts of Birmingham at high-end EF4 intensity before dissipating.
The following is a partial list, by month and year: February 1884: Enigma tornado outbreak (10 counties) [1] March 1920: 1920 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak (4 counties) [1] May 1929: 1929 Rye Cove, Virginia tornado outbreak [1] March 1932: 1932 Deep South tornado outbreak [1] April 1936: 1936 Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak [1]
A tornado was observed from Pope Air Force Base; no damage was reported. F2: S of Augusta: Richmond: GA: 05:10–05:20 2 mi (3.2 km) 60 yd (55 m) This tornado caused extensive damage to a subdivision, along with homes and mobile homes elsewhere along the track. Eight people were injured, one seriously. F0: SW of Lillington: Harnett: NC: 05:10 0 ...
It's probably not the one you remember most, but it was also deadly and destructive.
The deadliest tornado in modern U.S. history struck Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011. It was the deadliest tornado since SPC records began in 1950. Nearly 1,000 were injured. The EF5 tornado had ...
The tornado reached a maximum path width of 1.5 miles (2.4 km) during its track through Tuscaloosa, and again when it crossed I-65 north of Birmingham, attaining estimated wind speeds of 190 mph (310 km/h) shortly after passing through the city. It then went on to impact parts of Birmingham at high-end EF4 intensity before dissipating.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
2011 Tuscaloosa–Birmingham tornado — A violent, high-end EF4 multiple-vortex tornado that destroyed portions of Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, Alabama. The tornado entered the southern portion of Tuscaloosa as a low-end EF4, completely destroying a cell phone tower and several warehouses in an industrial area.