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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.
Costliest tropical cyclone-related tornado in history struck the Austin area. 1981 West Bend tornado: April 4, 1981: Wisconsin: 1: 3 fatalities: One of the strongest anticyclonic tornadoes on record, rated F4. Tornado outbreak of May 22–23, 1981: May 22–23, 1981: Great Plains: 43: 0 fatalities: Multiple strong tornadoes touched down across ...
Prior to the 2013 El Reno tornado, this tornado held the official record as the widest tornado to ever occur. [8] [9] 2016 Jiangsu tornado: EF4 2.5 miles (4.0 km) CMA, OU, NJU, Weathernews Inc. This tornado is the widest tornado to ever occur in China and officially is tied as the 2nd widest tornado in history. [10] 1896 Seneca–Oneida tornado: F5
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 ...
Prior to 1950 in the United States, only significant tornadoes are listed for the number of tornadoes in outbreaks. Due to increasing detection, particularly in the U.S., numbers of counted tornadoes have increased markedly in recent decades although the number of actual tornadoes and counted significant tornadoes has not. In older events, the ...
Tornado outbreaks at the end of April and the month of May quickly raised 2024 above the historical average. Since then, ... The biggest year on record for tornadoes was 2011. By July 10 that year ...
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 90 minutes. The path stretched ...
The F4 tornado was the largest tornado on record at the time with a peak width of 2.5 miles (4.0 km) as it struck Hallam, Nebraska. [214] This is the first time a High Risk did not appear until the 01Z outlook within an outlook cycle, which has occurred one additional time since (on April 30, 2010).