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This was the fourth-most violent outbreak in U.S. since 1950 with 11 F4 tornadoes, most intense ever in Arkansas. F4 tornadoes that struck Judsonia and Cotton Plant killed a total of 79 people. Other F4 tornadoes struck Tennessee and Northern Mississippi. The event marked the first time the word "tornado" was used during a public television ...
Pages in category "Tornadoes in Tennessee" The following 87 pages are in this category, out of 87 total. ... 1950; Tornado outbreak of March 26–27, 1950;
The first tornado outbreak to be documented in the new tornado database, this deadly series of intense tornadoes struck areas from the Gulf Coast into the Ohio Valley. The strongest event was an F4 tornado that tore an 82.6-mile-path (132.9 km) near Shreveport, Louisiana , although further analysis concluded that this was likely a tornado family .
There have been 252 tornadoes in East Tennessee since 1950, according to the National Weather Service. The latest one left the town of Sunbright in Morgan County devastated.
In the United States, between 1950 and January 31, 2007, a total of 50 tornadoes were officially rated F5, and since February 1, 2007, a total of nine tornadoes have been officially rated EF5. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] Since 1950, Canada has had one tornado officially rated an F5. [ 14 ]
While tornadoes are less common in New York compared to regions like the Midwest, they remain a notable and occasionally destructive aspect of the state's weather history. See Rochester tornadoes.
This article's lead section may be too long. Please read the length guidelines and help move details into the article's body. (August 2024) Tornadoes in the United States 1950-2019 A tornado strikes near Anadarko, Oklahoma. This was part of the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak on May 3, 1999. Tornadoes are more common in the United States than in any other country or state. The United States ...
Middle Tennessee tornadoes in recent years have exposed problems in old and newer homes, where houses are not properly attached to the foundations.