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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]
The top tornado-producing storms on record include 2004’s Hurricane Ivan, with 118 tornadoes, 1967’s Hurricane Beulah with 115 tornadoes and 2004’s Hurricane Frances with 103 tornadoes.
The tornado was up to 1.75 miles (2.82 km) wide at its widest point, making it the largest tornado ever in Mississippi at the time (it has since been surpassed by the 2.25-mile-wide (3.62 km) Bassfield, Mississippi EF4 tornado on April 12, 2020). The 10 fatalities and 146 injuries made it Mississippi's ninth deadliest tornado since 1900. [39]
The tornado spanned as wide as 1.5 mi (2.4 km) across during its passage through the city, with the most severe damage occurring within a 0.5 mi (0.80 km) wide swath. At least 45 people were killed within the city and nearly 1,800 people were injured, ranking the tornado among the deadliest in Texas history.
NWS Miami sent a record number of tornado warnings ahead of Hurricane Milton. Milton’s terrible twisters: Outbreak in Florida killed at least 5, leveled buildings Skip to main content
The tornado completely dissipated north of Sturgis. This long-track and devastating tornado became the fourth longest in Mississippi history, and it used to be the largest tornado in the state's history; alongside that, the Yazoo City EF4 tornado was the first violent tornado to happen in Mississippi during April since 1978. [1] [2]
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March 2: 10 112 EF3 Tornado outbreak of March 2–3, 2012: Fargo, North Dakota: 1957 June 20: 10 103 F5 Unofficial death toll was 12 based on two people who later died from their injuries (Grazulis, p. 1,009) Fargo tornado: Monticello, Mississippi: 1882 April 22: 10 100 F4 (Grazulis, p. 615) Success—Licking—Eye—Mineral Point, Missouri ...