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It was also the most violent tornado outbreak ever recorded, with 30 violent (F4 or F5 rated) tornadoes confirmed. From April 3–4, 1974, there were 148 tornadoes confirmed in 13 U.S. states and the Canadian province of Ontario.
A significant tornado outbreak, along with a derecho, affected much of the Midwestern and Southeastern United States from April 1 to 3, 2024. The National Weather Service issued dozens of severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings across those regions during the event.
Tracks of the 1974 Super Outbreak's 147 known tornadoes in the United States and fatalities by county. This is the list of tornadoes confirmed that occurred during the record-breaking 1974 Super Outbreak tornado event that occurred on April 3–4, 1974 across the eastern half of the United States and in Ontario, Canada.
Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of the 1974 Super Outbreak, the 24-hour period between April 3 and April 4 during which 148 tornadoes touched down in 13 different states. ... Smith and his ...
In the evening hours of April 3, 1974, a series of two large and destructive tornadoes would impact Tanner, located in the state of Alabama. Both of these tornadoes would receive an F5 rating on the Fujita scale , and were two out of seven F5-rated tornadoes to touch down as part of the 1974 Super Outbreak , one of the largest tornado outbreaks ...
The 1974 Xenia tornado was a violent F5 tornado that destroyed a large portion of Xenia and Wilberforce, Ohio, United States on the afternoon of April 3, 1974. 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.
The tornado was the first to touch down in Kentucky on April 3, and was the most destructive. Across the entire state, 6,625 families had damaged property and between 1,800 and 2,000 of the state’s farms incurred damage. [9]
From April 1 through April 3, a derecho [74] [75] and significant tornado outbreak occurred primarily in the Central Plains, Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley, and Mid-Atlantic. On April 1, a moderate risk for severe weather was issued across parts of Oklahoma and Texas , including a 10% hatched area for tornadoes.