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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, [4] [11] fifteen of which were violent EF4–EF5 tornadoes. 348 deaths occurred in that outbreak, of which 324 were tornado related.
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 deadliest tornado on record was the Daulatpur–Saturia tornado which occurred in the Dhaka division of Bangladesh on April 26, 1989. With a rating of at least F3 from the World Meteorological Organization and top winds estimated at greater than 200 mph (320 km/h), the tornado killed an estimated 1,300 people and injured at least 12,000 others.
Deadliest tornado in New Jersey history. 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: September 20, 1845: New York, Vermont >5 – Multiple long-track tornadoes crossed upstate New York
It was the deadliest individual tornado of the 1974 Super Outbreak, the 24-hour period between April 3 and April 4, 1974, during which 148 tornadoes touched down in 13 different U.S. states. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The 1974 Xenia tornado is considered to be the worst tornado in Ohio's history, and is the reason for improved warning systems, alarms ...
It's official. 2024 is now the worst year in Ohio history for tornadoes.. The Buckeye State's 63rd tornado of the year touched down on Saturday in the City of Willard in Huron County, about 26 ...
The Worcester tornado of 1953. The worst tornado on record in Massachusetts was June 9, 1953, when a tornado that was a mile wide ripped through Worcester and the surrounding area, lasting nearly ...
The tornado was the deadliest in United States history, with 695 people being killed. [31] In the immediate aftermath, hospitals from St. Louis to Evansville were inundated with the injured and dying, as the storm injured more than 2,000 people, 105 of whom later died from their injuries.