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On Tuesday, June 2, 1998, one of the most significant tornado outbreaks in recent history hit the east-central United States.The severe weather event spawned a total of 33 tornadoes in nine states from New York to South Carolina and caused an estimated $40 million in damage, 77 injuries and 2 fatalities.
(12 significant, 2 violent killer) June 1994 tornado outbreak: June 26–27, 1994 – 62: 2 fatalities (11 significant, 2 killer) 1994 Thanksgiving Weekend tornado outbreak: November 27, 1994: Southeastern United States: 19: 6 fatalities: Produced several strong tornadoes across the South. (32 significant, 6 violent, 5 killer)
The June 1990 Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak spawned 65 tornadoes, including seven of F4 intensity, in southern Illinois, central and southern Indiana, southwestern Ohio, and northern Kentucky on June 2–3, 1990. In Indiana, 37 tornadoes formed, breaking the single-day record of 21 set during the Super Outbreak on April 3, 1974. [2]
The most significant tornado outbreak in recent history over the east-central United States occurred on June 2. This severe weather event spawned a total of 50 tornadoes from New York to South Carolina and caused an estimated $42 million in damage, 80 injuries and two fatalities.
This was the only day since the 1974 Super Outbreak to have more than one F5 on the same day until the 2011 Super Outbreak, when four EF5 tornadoes touched down on April 27. In June, a strong outbreak struck the upper midwest United States and in late August a powerful F5 tornado struck the city of Plainfield, Illinois, resulting in significant ...
The month began with relatively little tornado activity as there were only a small number of tornado reports in the first 10 days of June and all were weak. Thereafter, an unusual weather pattern for the season developed, with a displaced jet stream for mid-June resulting in multiple rounds of severe weather primarily across the Southern United ...
In late 2023, American meteorologist and tornado expert Thomas P. Grazulis created the Outbreak Intensity Score (OIS) as a way to rank tornado outbreaks. [1] [2] For the score, only significant tornadoes are counted: F2/EF2 tornadoes receive 2 points each, F3/EF3 tornadoes receive 5 points each, F4/EF4 tornadoes receive 10 points each, and F5/EF5 tornadoes receive 15 points each. [1]
Tornado outbreak of June 16–18, 2014 [375] 2015: May 6: Newcastle, Bridge Creek: McClain, Grady: Oklahoma: EF3 0: 6: Tornado outbreak sequence of May 5–10, 2015 [376] December 23: Holly Springs: Marshall: Mississippi: EF4 9: 30: 2015 Holly Springs–Ashland tornado [377] [378] 2016: February 2: Carrollton: Pickens: Alabama: EF2 0: 0 ...