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During the late afternoon and early evening hours of April 27, 2011, a violent and deadly high-end EF4 multi-vortex tornado, commonly referred to as the Tuscaloosa–Birmingham tornado or the Tuscaloosa tornado, destroyed portions of Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, Alabama, as well as smaller communities and rural areas between the two cities.
This page documents all tornadoes confirmed by various weather forecast offices of the National Weather Service in the United States from April to June 2021. On average, there are 155 confirmed tornadoes in the United States in April, 276 confirmed tornadoes in May, and 243 confirmed tornadoes in June. [1]
In 2021, Tuscaloosa celebrated the Crimson Tide's 18th national football championship and marked the 10th anniversary of a devastating tornado.
Since its initial usage in May 1999, the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States has used the tornado emergency bulletin — a high-end classification of tornado warning — sent through either the issuance of a warning or via a "severe weather statement" that provides updated information on an ongoing warning—that is issued when a violent tornado (confirmed by radar or ground ...
It's probably not the one you remember most, but it was also deadly and destructive.
The tornado warning came at 4:04 a.m., and the tornado hit two minutes later at 4:06 a.m. At a news conference after the twister, Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. said the twister ...
May 15, 2013 – A violent wedge tornado hit Granbury, wiping multiple homes off of their foundations and completely destroying other structures. 6 people were killed, and 54 were injured. [81] December 26, 2015 – A wedge tornado hit 600 homes in the communities of Sunnyvale and Garland, causing 10 deaths and 468 injuries. Multiple well-built ...
The study also found that during the 20-year span ending in November 2003, Texas experienced the most EF2+ tornadoes with 395 of them touching down in the Lone Star State.