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The 2011 Super Outbreak was the largest tornado outbreak spawned by a single weather system in recorded history; it produced 367 tornadoes from April 25–28, with 223 of those in a single 24-hour period on April 27 from midnight to midnight CDT, [5] [12] fifteen of which were violent EF4–EF5 tornadoes. 348 deaths occurred in that outbreak, of which 324 were tornado related.
At least four people were killed and 35 injured by an EF4 tornado that plowed through the center of Greenfield, Iowa, on Tuesday. Peak winds of 185 mph were estimated by the National Weather ...
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 ...
Powerful drill-bit tornado that was the strongest of the April 30-May 4 outbreak sequence. [116] 2024 Robert Lee, Texas tornado: 140 mph (230 km/h) May 3, 2024 0 Texas: NWS: Traveled 3.53 miles (5.68 km) and peak width of 350 yd (320 m). Tornado was originally rated high-end EF1 before getting upgraded in late August due to new damage findings ...
Damage inflicted by the 2011 Joplin tornado, the deadliest tornado thus far in the 21st century in the US.. The following is a list of the deadliest tornadoes in the Americas including Canada, Mexico, and the United States as well as the countries and islands of the Caribbean and the countries included in both Central America and South America.
Yes, tornadoes can happen any time of year when conditions are favorable, especially in the South. When they happen at night, they're more often deadly, as happened 25 years ago in southern Georgia.
New mobile radar data shows that wind speeds in the recent Greenfield tornado passed 300 mph. Scientists say it's rare.
Later, it produced a very large EF3 tornado near Decatur, Arkansas, which became the largest tornado ever recorded in Arkansas. Another EF3 tornado killed four people near Olvey and Pyatt while an additional tornadic death occurred with yet another EF3 tornado that passed near Yellville and through Briarcliff .