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These are some notable tornadoes, tornado outbreaks, and tornado outbreak sequencesthat have occurred in North America.
1.The listing is U.S.-centric, with greater and more consistent information available for U.S. tornadoes. Some North American outbreaks affecting the U.S. may only include tornado information from the U.S.
2.Exact death and injury counts are not possible, especially for large events and events before 1955.
3.Prior to 1950 in the United States, only significant tornadoes are listed for the number of tornadoes in outbreaks.
4.Due to increasing detection, particularly in the U.S., numbers of counted tornadoes have increased markedly in recent decades although number of actual tornadoes and counted significanttornadoes has not. In older events, the number of tornadoes officially counted is likely underestimated.


Contents [hide]
1United States1.1Pre-1900
1.21900–1919
1.31920–1929
1.41930–1939
1.51940–1949
1.61950–1959
1.71960–1969
1.81970–1979
1.91980–1989
1.101990–1999
1.112000–2009
1.122010–present
2Canada
3Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, and other areas
4See also
5References
6External links

United States[edit]
Pre-1900[edit]

Event
Date
Area
Tornadoes
Casualties
Notes
Rehoboth, Massachusetts tornado August 1671 Massachusetts – 0 fatalities Earliest recorded U.S. tornado.
Cambridge, Massachusetts tornado July 8, 1680 Massachusetts – 1 fatality Earliest recorded U.S. tornado with fatalities.
Four-State Tornado Swarm August 15, 1787 New England – 2 fatalities First known U.S tornado outbreak.
1812 Washington, D.C. tornado August 25, 1814 Washington, D.C. – – Killed several British soldiers occupying the city. The British subsequently abandoned the city.
September 1821 New England tornado outbreak Sep 9, 1821 New England >5 8 fatalities One of the most destructive New England outbreaks ever documented. Produced a deadly multiple-vortex tornado in New Hampshire.
Great Natchez Tornado May 7, 1840 Southeastern United States >1 317+ fatalities, 109+ injuries Second-deadliest tornado in U.S. history
September 1845 New York outbreak Sep 20, 1845 New York, Vermont >5 – Multiple long-track tornadoes crossed upstate New York
June 1860 Mid-Mississippi Valley tornado outbreak June 3, 1860 Middle Mississippi Valley – ≥148 fatalities, ≥409 injuries Very violent outbreak. Produced a deadly tornado or tornado familythat struck Camache, Iowa.
1865 Viroqua, Wisconsin tornado June 28, 1865 Viroqua, Wisconsin >1 ≥22 fatalities One of Wisconsin's first killer tornadoes. Also one of the first documentations of a multiple-vortex tornado.
1871 St. Louis tornado March 8, 1871 Middle Mississippi Valley ≥1 9 fatalities, 60 injuries F3 tornado killed nine people in St. Louis.
May 1873 Midwest tornado outbreak May 22, 1873 Midwestern United States ≥7 18 fatalities, ≥ 93 injuries (3 violent killers)
March 1875 Southeast tornado outbreak March 19–20, 1875 Southeastern United States ≥19 ≥96 fatalities, ≥367 injuries Outbreak produced seven F4s. The worst of the damage and most of the fatalities took place in Georgia.
May 1875 Southeast tornado outbreak May 1, 1875 Southeastern United States – 58 fatalities, 195 injuries Included several long-tracked, F3 tornado families. (1 violent, 7 killer)
1878 Wallingford tornado August 9, 1878 Connecticut – 34 fatalities, ≥70 injuries Deadliest tornado in Connecticut history. Estimated to have been an F4.
May 1879 Central Plains tornado outbreak May 29–30, 1879 Central Great Plains – ≥36 fatalities, ≥186 injuries (≥15 significant, 6 violent, ≥9 killer)
April 1880 tornado outbreak April 18, 1880 Mississippi Valley– Great Plains – ≥165 fatalities, ≥511 injuries 99 people killed in and near Springfieldand Marshfield, Missouri. Three long-tracked F4s in Missouri. (>22 significant, 5 violent, 14 killer)
1881 Hopkins tornado June 17, 1881 Missouri 1 2 fatalities One of the first F5 tornadoes ever documented.
1881 Minnesota tornado outbreak July 15–16, 1881 Minnesota ≥ 6 24 fatalities, 123 injuries Produced a destructive F4 (possibly F5) tornado in New Ulm, Minnesota, along with other killer tornadoes in rural areas, including one that killed four people.
April 1883 Southeast tornado outbreak April 22–23, 1883 Southeastern United States – ≥109 fatalities, ≥755 injuries Produced several killer F3+ tornadoes in Mississippi and Georgia. (17 significant, 3 violent, 13 killer)
May 1883 tornado outbreak May 18, 1883 Middle-Lower Mississippi Valley – ≥64 fatalities, ≥386 injuries One of the most intense outbreaks ever to hit Illinois, where five F4s struck. (≥21 significant, 6 violent, 16 killers)
1883 Rochester tornado August 21, 1883 Rochester, Minnesota – 37 fatalities, 200+ injured F5 tornado led to the formation of the Mayo Clinic.[citation needed]
1884 Enigma tornado outbreak February 19–20, 1884 Central– Eastern United States >51 >178 fatalities, ≥1056 injuries Among largest known outbreaks ever recorded. Produced violent and killer tornadoes across a large portion of the Southeastern United States, killing well over 170 people. Long-track F4 tornado moved through Alabamaand Georgia, killing 30 people. Another F4—the deadliest in North Carolina history—hit Rockingham, North Carolina, and killed 23.
1884 March tornado outbreak March 24–25, 1884 Southeastern United States – Ohio Valley >29 32 fatalities (29 significant, 11 killer)
1884 Howard, South Dakota tornado August 28, 1884 Howard, South Dakota – 4 fatalities, 2 injuries Oldest known tornado photograph[1]
1886 Sauk Rapids tornado April 14, 1886 Central Minnesota – 72 fatalities, 200+ injuries Deadliest tornado in Minnesota history. Estimated to have been an F4.
1890 St. Louis tornado outbreak January 12, 1890 Middle Mississippi Valley – 16 fatalities, 91 injuries (≥1 violent, 3 killer)
March 1890 middle Mississippi Valley tornado outbreak March 27, 1890 Middle Mississippi Valley – ≥146 fatalities, ≥847 injuries Deadly tornado outbreak killed at least 146 people across the Midwest. An F4 that struck downtown Louisville killed 76 people alone. Four other F4s, including a long-tracked tornado family that killed 21 people in southern Indiana and northern Kentucky.
1890 Lawrence tornado July 26, 1890 Lawrence, Massachusetts – 8 fatalities, 63 injuries Path 11 mi (18 km) long through the city.
1892 Southern Minnesota tornado June 15, 1892 Minnesota – 12 fatalities, 72 injuries Estimated to have been F5 intensity.
1894 Upper Mississippi Valley tornado outbreak September 21–22, 1894 Upper Mississippi Valley – >63 fatalities, >253 injuries Included a long-tracked F4 tornado family in Iowa and Wisconsin. (>9 significant, 4 violent, 5 killer)
1895 Kansas-Iowa tornado outbreak May 1–3, 1895 Central-Northern Great Plains – >18–35 fatalities, >67 injuries Seven people killed in schools in Ireton-Hull, Iowa. (2 F5s, 3 killer)
May 1896 tornado outbreak sequence May 15–28, 1896 Upper Mississippi Valley– Great Lakes(Ontario) – ≥484 fatalities, >2,000 injuries The deadliest tornado outbreak sequence in American history. Killer tornadoes touched down from Texasto Pennsylvania. Produced at least three F5 tornadoes and several F4s, including an F4 that killed at least 255 people and injured 1,236 in the St. Louisarea.
1898 Fort Smith, Arkansas tornado January 11, 1898 Lower Mississippi Valley – ≥56 fatalities, ≥119 injuries Devastating F4 tornado struck Fort Smith. (1 violent, 2 killer)
May 1898 Mississippi Valley tornado outbreaks May 17–18, 1898 Middle-Upper Mississippi Valley – 55 fatalities, ≥380 injuries (5 violent, 10 killer)
1899 New Richmond tornado June 11–12, 1899 Upper Midwest – ≥117 fatalities, ≥203 injuries Devastating F5 destroyed the town of New Richmond, Wisconsin. Deadliest Wisconsin tornado on record, ninth deadliest in US history.
1900–1919[edit]

Event
Date
Area
Tornadoes
Casualties
Notes
1900 Plains tornado outbreak May 5–6, 1900 Nebraska-Texas-Missouri – ≥3 fatalities, ≥16 injuries May 6 named "day of the cyclones" by the press. (≥19 significant, 2 killer)
1902 Goliad, Texas tornado May 18, 1902 South Central U.S. – 114 fatalities, ≥279 injuries Tied with the Waco tornadoas deadliest in Texas history.
1904 Chappaqua tornado July 16, 1904 New York 1 2 fatalities F3 struck upstate New York.
1904 St. Louis tornado August 19, 1904 Missouri– Illinois 1 3 fatalities, ≥10 injuries Heavy damage in downtown St. Louis.
1905 Snyder, Oklahoma tornado May 10, 1905 Oklahoma ≥1 97 fatalities, ≥150 injuries F5 largely destroyed Snyder, Oklahoma.
1908 Dixie tornado outbreak April 23–25, 1908 Southeastern United States – 324 fatalities, ≥1,720 injuries Tied with the 2011 Super Outbreakfor fourth-deadliest US tornado outbreak. Produced numerous violent tornadoes in the Southern United Statesand Great Plains, including an F5 in Nebraska. One long-track tornado killed 143 people alone in Louisianaand Mississippi.
Late-April 1909 tornado outbreak April 29 – May 1, 1909 Mississippi– Tennessee Valley – ≥165 fatalities, ≥696 injuries Produced numerous killer tornadoes across the Southern United States. Two tornadoes in Mississippiand Alabamakilled 29 each.
November 1911 tornado outbreak November 11, 1911 Midwestern United States ≥9 13 fatalities, 117 injuries Outbreak was produced by a large and dynamic storm system. F4 struck Janesville, Wisconsin, and killed nine people. Other killer tornadoes occurred in Illinoisand Michigan. (9 significant, 1 violent, 3 killer)
April 20‑22, 1912 tornado outbreak April 20–22, 1912 Southern-Central Great Plains– Middle Mississippi Valley– Southeastern United States – ≥104 fatalities, ≥630 injuries Numerous violent tornadoes in North Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, including what is now the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. (≥59 significant, 17 violent, ≥34 killer)
Regina Cyclone June 30, 1912 Saskatchewan, Canada– Canadian Prairies– 1 28 fatalities, hundreds injured Deadliest tornado in Canada, F4 left 2,500 people homeless.
Mid-March 1913 tornado outbreak March 13–14, 1913 Southeastern United States – Middle Mississippi Valley – 78 fatalities, ≥492 injuries Produced deadly, long-tracked F3+ tornadoes in Tennessee. (20 significant, 3 violent, 16 killer)
March 1913 tornado outbreak sequence March 20–23, 1913 Southeastern United States – Central Great Plains– Middle Mississippi Valley – ≥ 241 fatalities, ≥ 1,535 injuries Produced the devastating Omaha tornado (103 deaths), among several other violent and deadly tornadoes in Nebraska. Other violent tornadoes killed numerous people in Alabamaand one in Terre Haute, Indiana, killed 21. (19 significant, 7 violent, 15 killer)
June 1916 tornado outbreak June 5–6, 1916 Mississippi Valley– Southern U.S. – 112 fatalities, 741 injuries Produced numerous killer tornadoes in Arkansas, including one that killed 25 people. An F3 killed 13 people in the northern suburbs of Jackson, Mississippi. (35 significant, 1 violent, 23 killer)
February 1917 Southeast tornado outbreak February 23, 1917 Southeastern United States – 17 fatalities, 81 injuries Six strong tornadoes touched down across the South.
1917 New Albany, Indiana tornado March 23, 1917 Middle Mississippi Valley – 47 fatalities, 311 injuries F4 tornado devastated the town. Destroyed two schools and a wood shop. At least 300 homes were destroyed, some swept away.
May–June 1917 tornado outbreak sequence May 25 – June 1, 1917 Central– Southeastern United States ≥ 73 >382 fatalities One of the deadliest tornado outbreak sequences in US history. An F5 killed 23 people in Kansas. One tornado family in Illinois killed 101 people alone. A long-track tornado killed 67 people, mostly in Kentucky. (63 significant, 15 violent, 35 killer)
May 1918 tornado outbreak sequence May 18–21, 1918 Central-Northern Great Plains– Upper Midwest – 44 fatalities, 340 injuries (≥34 significant, 5 violent, 13 killer)
1918 Tyler tornado August 21, 1918 Tyler, Minnesota – 36 killed, 225 injured F4 tornado killed 36 people in and near Tyler.
March 1919 tornado outbreak March 14–16, 1919 Central United States – 53 fatalities, 219 injuries (4 violent, 18 killer)
April 1919 tornado outbreak April 8–9, 1919 Southern Great Plains – 92 fatalities, 412 injuries Unusual nocturnal outbreak produced numerous violent, large, long-tracked tornadoes in East Texas. (4 violent, 10 killer)
1919 Fergus Falls tornado June 22, 1919 Fergus Falls, Minnesota – 57 fatalities, 200 injured F5 tornado leveled many homes in Fergus Falls, killing 57 people. 35 of the deaths were at the three story Grand Hotel, which was completely destroyed.
1920–1929[edit]

Event
Date
Area
Tornadoes
Casualties
Notes
1920 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak March 28, 1920 Midwest– Southeast – ≥380 fatalities, ≥1215 injuries First and deadliest of the Palm Sunday outbreaks; one of the deadliest outbreaks in US history. Tornadoes devastated the Great Lakesand Ohio Valley, including parts of the Chicago metropolitan area. Other long-track killer tornadoes tore across the Southern states. Official death toll is uncertain and may be considerably higher than what is listed. (32 significant, 8 violent, 19 killer)
April 1920 tornado outbreak April 19–21, 1920 Southeastern United States – 224 fatalities, 1374 injuries Several violent, long-track tornadoes touched down across the South, killing numerous people. Mississippiand Alabamawere the hardest hit, with multiple tornadoes producing double-digit death tolls, including one that killed 88 people alone. (14 significant, 7 violent, 9 killer)
April 1921 tornado outbreak April 15–16, 1921 Southern U.S. – 90 fatalities, 676 injuries Violent, long-tracked tornado killed 59 people in Texas and Arkansas. (34 significant, 1 violent, 17 killer)
1922 Austin twin tornadoes May 4, 1922 Texas 2 13 fatalities, 50 injuries (Deadliest tornadoes in Austinhistory)
November 1922 Great Plains tornado outbreak November 4, 1922 Great Plains – 17 fatalities, 68 injuries (1 violent, 4 killer)
April 1924 tornado outbreak April 30, 1924 Southeastern United States – 110 fatalities, 1133 injuries Long-tracked tornado family killed seven people at a school in Horrell Hill, South Carolina. Multiple violent killer tornadoes struck the Carolinasand Georgia.
1924 Lorain–Sandusky tornado June 28, 1924 Eastern Great Lakes – 90 fatalities, 349 injuries Deadliest tornado in Ohio history, estimated to have been an F4.
Tri-State Tornado March 18, 1925 Middle Mississippi– Ohio Valley ≥ ≥747 fatalities, ≥2298 injuries Part of a deadly outbreak, including the deadliest and longest-tracked tornado in US history. A massive F5 tornado traveled 219 mi (352 km) across the three states of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people. Third-costliest US tornado ever. Other violent tornadoes hit Kentucky and Tennessee, including a long-tracked F4 that killed 38 people.
1926 La Plata, Maryland tornado outbreak November 9, 1926 Mid-Atlantic – 17 fatalities, 65 injuries 17 people killed at schools in La Plata. An F4 tornado also hit the area on April 28, 2002.
Late-November 1926 tornado outbreak November 25–26, 1926 South – 107 fatalities, 451 injuries Deadliest November tornado outbreak in the US, produced several long-tracked, strong, killer tornadoes. (27 significant, 2 violent, 18 killer)
1927 Rocksprings, Texas tornado April 12, 1927 Southern Great Plains – 74 fatalities, 205 injuries A large F5 tornado struck Rocksprings, Texas, destroying 235 of 247 buildings in town. (1 violent, 1 killer)
April 1927 Southern Plains-Midwest tornado outbreak April 18–19, 1927 Southern Great Plains– Midwest – ≥46 fatalities, ≥235 injuries (16 significant, 3 violent, 5 killer)
May 1927 tornado outbreak May 8–9, 1927 Great Plains– Mississippi Valley – 217 fatalities, 1156 injuries One of the most active outbreaks in US history. A long-tracked F5 on May 7 in Kansas killed 10 people and injured 300. Other deadly tornadoes hit Missouri, Illinois, and Arkansas including an F4 on May 9 that devastated Poplar Bluff, Missouri, killing 98 people. (32 significant, 8 violent, 17 killer)
1927 St. Louis tornado outbreak September 29, 1927 Middle-Lower Mississippi Valley – 82 fatalities, 620 injuries Produced a devastating tornado that struck St. Louisand killed 79 people. Estimated to have been an F3, but may have been an F4.
September 1928 Upper Plains-Midwest tornado outbreak September 13–14, 1928 Upper Great Plains– Midwest – 23 fatalities, 197 injuries Most intense September outbreak in US history. Several violent tornadoes, including one F4 that hit Rockford, Illinois. (15 significant, 3 violent, 3 killer)
January 1929 Mid-Mississippi Valley tornado outbreak January 18, 1929 Middle Mississippi Valley – 10 fatalities, 46 injuries (7 significant, 5 killer)
1929 Slocum, Texas-Statesboro, Georgia tornado outbreaks April 24–25, 1929 Great Plains– Midwest– Southeast – 63 fatalities, 567 injuries (15 significant, 4 violent, 7 killer)
1929 Rye Cove, Virginia tornado outbreak May 1–2, 1929 Southern– Eastern United States – 44 fatalities, 349 injuries 13 people killed at school in Rye Cove, Virginia. (17 significant, 10 killer)
1930–1939[edit]

Event
Date
Area
Tornadoes
Casualties
Notes
May 1930 tornado outbreak sequence May 1–2 & 5–6, 1930 Great Plains– Mississippi Valley – 94 fatalities, 520 injuries Very intense and prolific outbreak sequence including a deadly F4 tornado in Frost, Texas, which resulted in 41 fatalities. (51 significant, 11 violent, 15 killer)
November 1930 Southern Plains tornado outbreak November 19, 1930 Southern Great Plains – 24 fatalities, 162 injuries (8 significant, 1 violent, 2 killer)
1932 Deep South tornado outbreak March 21–22, 1932 Southeastern United States – ≥330 fatalities, 2145 injuries One of the most intense outbreaks in US history, produced 10 violent tornadoes. Third-deadliest continuous tornado outbreak in US history. Hundreds of people were killed by violent tornadoes across the Southern United States. Deadliest Alabama outbreak with 268 fatalities. (36 significant, 10 violent, 27 killer)
March 1933 Nashville tornado outbreak March 14, 1933 Tennessee Valley – 44 fatalities, 461 injuries Destructive F3 tornado through downtown Nashville, killing 11 people. Other tornadoes touched down across the Ohio Valley, including an F4 that killed 12.
Late-March 1933 tornado outbreak March 30–31, 1933 Southeast – 87 fatalities, 620 injuries (30 significant, 1 violent, 16 killer)
Early-May 1933 tornado outbreak sequence May 4–10, 1933 South  128 fatalities Produced an F4 that struck Tompkinsville, Kentucky, and killed 36 people. Another F4 struck rural Tennessee and killed 35. Numerous other killer tornadoes touched down across the Southern United States. (27 significant, 3 violent, 10 killer)
1936 Cordele-Greensboro tornado outbreak April 1–2, 1936 Southeast – 45 fatalities, 568 injuries Produced multiple killer tornadoes in Georgiaand the Carolinas. An F4 tornado in Cordele, Georgia, killed 23 people. (8 significant, 3 violent, 10 killer)
1936 Tupelo-Gainesville tornado outbreak April 5–6, 1936 Southeastern United States 17 454 fatalities, 2498 injuries Second-deadliest continuous tornado outbreak in US history. Several strong and deadly tornadoes were observed across the South. Two of the individual tornadoes killed well over 200 people each. (12 significant, 3 violent, 11 killer)
1938 Bakerville, Missouri tornado outbreak March 15, 1938 Mississippi Valley – 24 fatalities, 200 injuries (14 significant, 2 violent, 6 killer)
Late-March 1938 tornado outbreak March 30–31, 1938 Southern Plains– Mississippi Valley – 40 fatalities, 548 injuries An F3 tornado in South Pekin, Illinoisdestroyed the town and killed 9. Remains Central Illinois' deadliest tornado after 75 years, (26 significant, 3 violent, 9 killer)
1938 Oshkosh, Nebraska tornado outbreak April 26, 1938 Great Plains – 6 fatalities, 39 injuries F5 near Oshkosh killed three students at a leveled school. Several other strong tornadoes were observed that day, killing three others.
1938 Charleston, South Carolina tornadoes September 29, 1938 South Carolina – 32 fatalities, 100 injuries (2 killers)
April 1939 tornado outbreak sequence April 14–17, 1939 Great Plains– Mississippi Valley – 57 fatalities, 316 injuries Included a long-tracked F5 tornado family on April 14 in Oklahoma and Kansas that killed seven people. (25 significant, 3 violent, 11 killer)
August 1939 tornado outbreak August 25, 1939 Rural Kansas – 1 Injury (1 Significant)
1940–1949[edit]

Event
Date
Area
Tornadoes
Casualties
Notes
February 1942 tornado outbreak February 5–6, 1942 Southeast – 22 fatalities, 330 injuries (22 significant, 9 killer)
March 1942 tornado outbreak March 16, 1942 Central– Southern U.S. – 148 fatalities, ≥1284 injuries Produced a deadly tornado family in Mississippithat killed 63 people. An F5 struck Lacon, Illinois, killing eight people. A long-tracked F4 killed 15 people in Tennessee. (25 significant, 7 violent, 18 killer)
April–May 1942 tornado outbreak sequence April 27–30 & May 2, 1942 Great Plains – 123 fatalities, ≥839 injuries Included six F4s that devastated northeast Oklahoma and southeast Kansas on May 2. (20 significant, 11 violent, 17 killer)
May 1943 tornado outbreak May 15, 1943 Great Plains – ≥6 fatalities, ≥222 injuries (21 significant, 4 violent, 2 killer)
January 1944 Oklahoma tornado outbreak January 26. 1944 Southern Great Plains – 2 fatalities, 40 injuries (8 significant, 2 killer)
1944 Appalachians tornado outbreak June 22–23, 1944 Great Lakes– Mid-Atlantic – 163 fatalities, ≥1044 injuries 100 died in a single tornado in West Virginia, the deadliest in the state's history. Other deadly tornadoes were observed in Pennsylvaniaand Maryland. First of two violent outbreaks in Pennsylvania, the other occurring on May 31, 1985, with an F5 tornado hitting Wheatland, Pennsylvania.
April 1945 tornado outbreak April 12, 1945 Southern Great Plains– Mississippi Valley – 128 fatalities, 1001 injuries A large and deadly F5 struck Antlers, Oklahoma, killing at least 69 people. (17 significant, 5 violent, 10 killer)
1946 Windsor–Tecumseh tornado June 17, 1946 River Rouge, Michigan, Windsor, Ontario – 17 dead, dozens injured Third-deadliest tornado in Canadian history, formed in River Rouge, Michigan. May have been an F5.
January 1947 tornado outbreak January 29–30, 1947 Mississippi Valley– Southeast – 8 fatalities, 155 injuries (15 significant, 1 violent, 5 killer)
1947 Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes April 9–10, 1947 Southern Great Plains – 181 fatalities, 980 injuries Deadly tornado family devastated multiple towns in Texas and Oklahoma, producing F5 damage. Entire communities were either partly or totally swept away in both states.
1947 New Year's Eve tornado outbreak December 31, 1947 Southern U.S. – 20 fatalities, 256 injuries (7 significant, 1 violent, 3 killer)
1948 Alton-Bunker Hill-Gillespie tornado outbreak March 18–19, 1948 Great Plains– Middle Mississippi Valley – 43 fatalities, ≥566 injuries Early-morning F4 killed 33 people in Illinois. (25 significant, 3 violent, 5 killer)
1948 Tinker Air Force Base tornadoes March 20 & 25, 1948 Oklahoma City –  First successful tornado prediction in history.
Late-March 1948 tornado outbreak March 25–27, 1948 Central United States – 37 fatalities, 321 injuries (19 significant, 3 violent, 5 killer)
1949 Warren, Arkansas tornado outbreak January 3, 1949 South Central U.S. – 60 fatalities, 504 injuries Deadly F4 tornado killed 55 people in and near Warren. (12 significant, 1 violent, 5 killer)
May 1949 tornado outbreak May 20–21, 1949 Central– Southeastern United States – ≥56 fatalities, ≥552 injuries Perhaps second-most intense outbreak in US history. (≥29 significant, ≥5 violent, ≥2 killer)
October 1949 tornado outbreak October 9–10, 1949 Great Plains – 2 fatalities, 6 injuries (11 significant, 2 killer)
1950–1959[edit]

Event
Date
Area
Tornadoes
Casualties
Notes
March 1952 Southern United States tornado outbreak March 21–22, 1952 Lower-Middle Mississippi Valley 31 209 fatalities Fourth-most violent outbreak in U.S. since 1950 with 11 F4 tornadoes, most intense ever in Arkansas. F4 tornadoes that struck Judsoniaand Cotton Plantkilled a total of 79 people. Other F4s struck Tennessee and northern Mississippi.
April - May 1953 tornado outbreak sequence April 28 – May 2, 1953 Southeastern United States – 37 fatalities, 366 injuries (17 significant, 5 violent, 9 killer)
1953 Waco tornado outbreak May 9–11, 1953 Southern-Central Great Plains/ Upper Mississippi Valley 33 144 fatalities, 903 injuries Produced an F5 tornado in Waco, Texas, killing 114 people. Tied for deadliest tornado in Texas history and tenth deadliest in United States. Other deadly tornadoes struck Hebron, Nebraska, and San Angelo, Texas.
Flint–Worcester tornado outbreak sequence June 7–9, 1953 Central Great Plains– Great Lakes– New England 46 247 fatalities Numerous tornadoes struck the Great Plainsand Midwestern United States. The Flint-Beecher F5 produced the last 100+ death toll for a single tornado in US history until the 2011 Joplin tornado. A tornado that struck Worcester, Massachusetts, killed 94 people and may have been an F5 as well. A tornado family killed 18 people in northern Ohioas well.
1953 Vicksburg, Mississippi tornadoes December 5, 1953 Louisiana– Mississippi 4 38 fatalities Small outbreak produced a violent tornado that struck downtown Vicksburg. Produced one of only two official December F5 tornadoes in US history, though the rating is disputed. (4 significant, 1 violent killer)
1955 Commerce Landing, Mississippi tornado outbreak February 1, 1955 Mississippi– Alabama – 23 fatalities An F3 tornado killed 23 people at school in Commerce Landing. Tornado is officially undocumented. (>2 significant)
1955 Great Plains tornado outbreak May 25–26, 1955 Great Plains– Midwest– Mississippi Valley 47 102 fatalities One of the deadliest Plains outbreaks on record. An F5 tornado struck Blackwell, Oklahoma, killing 20 people. Another F5 from the same storm struck Udall, Kansas, killing 80.
February 1956 tornado outbreak February 24–25, 1956 Central United States – 6 fatalities (14 significant, 2 violent killers)
April 1956 tornado outbreak April 2–3, 1956 Central United States 46 40 fatalities Produced numerous violent tornadoes from the Great Plains to the Great Lakes. An F4 struck Berlin, Wisconsin, and killed seven people. A violent F5 killed 18 people near Grand Rapids, Michigan. Several other violent and deadly tornadoes occurred in Oklahoma.
April 1956 Birmingham tornado April 15, 1956 Alabama 1 25 fatalities F4 killed 25 people in northern Birmingham.
Early-April 1957 tornado outbreak sequence April 2, 1957 Texas – Oklahoma 28 17 fatalities A widely-photographed and -filmed F3 tornado struck Dallasand killed 10 people. Other violent and deadly tornadoes struck Oklahoma.
April 1957 Southeastern United States tornado outbreak April 8, 1957 Alabama– Georgia– North Carolina– South Carolina– Tennessee– Virginia 15 7 fatalities Produced several destructive tornadoes across the Southern United Statesand the Carolinas. The town of Jefferson, South Carolina, was devastated.
1957 Lubbock tornado outbreak April 21, 1957 Texas – 0 fatalities Violent tornadoes took unusual paths to the north-northwest. (4 significant, 2 violent)
1957 Silverton, Texas tornado outbreak May 15, 1957 Texas – 21 fatalities F4 tornado struck Silverton, Texas. (6 significant, 1 violent, 2 killer)
May 1957 Central Plains tornado outbreak May 19–21, 1957 Central Great Plains– Middle-Upper Mississippi Valley – 59 fatalities Produced numerous tornadoes across the Great Plainsstates, including an F5 that ripped through several Kansas Citysuburbs and killed 44 people. Other deadly tornadoes touched down in Missouri.
Late-May 1957 tornado outbreak May 24, 1957 New Mexicoand southern Great Plains – 4 fatalities Produced several strong tornadoes across the southern Great Plains. An F3 caused severe damage in Olton, Texas, and an F4 killed four people near Lawton, Oklahoma.
1957 Fargo tornado June 20, 1957 Northern Great Plains – 10 fatalities May have been one of the most intense tornadoes in US history, an F5 that killed 10 people in Fargo, North Dakota.
November 1957 tornado outbreak November 7–8, 1957 Southeastern United States 20 12 fatalities (12 significant, 1 violent, 5 killer)
December 1957 tornado outbreak sequence December 18–19, 1957 Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama 37 19 fatalities Includes the most intense December outbreak in the contiguous United Statesand the most intense Illinoistornado outbreak in any month. Long-track F4 struck several of the towns hit by the Tri-State Tornadoand an F5 completely destroyed Sunfield, Illinois.
April 1958 Florida tornado outbreak April 15, 1958 Floridaand Georgia 5 0 fatalities, 65–72 injuries Produced one of only two known F4 tornadoes in Florida. (3 significant, 1 violent)
1958 Colfax, Wisconsin tornado outbreak June 4, 1958 Minnesota– Wisconsin 9 28 fatalities Produced a series of strong and destructive tornadoes in Wisconsin, including an F5 that devastated the town of Colfax.
November 1958 tornado outbreak November 17, 1958 Southern U.S.– Great Plains 34 0 fatalities (16 significant)
1959 St. Louis tornado outbreak February 10, 1959 Middle Mississippi Valley – 21 fatalities Produced a destructive F4 tornado near downtown St. Louis.
May 1959 tornado outbreak May 4–5, 1959 Central United States 49 0 fatalities (8 significant)
1960–1969[edit]

Event
Date
Area
Tornadoes
Casualties
Notes
May 1960 tornado outbreak sequence May 4–6, 1960 Southern Great Plains, South, Midwest 66 33 fatalities Produced numerous violent and killer tornadoes, especially in Oklahoma. An F5 killed five people and produced extreme damage near Pragueand Iron Post. An F4 struck Wilburtonand killed 16. (41 significant, 5 violent, 8 killer)
Hurricane Carla September 1961 Southern U.S. 8 – Produced several strong tornadoes, including an F4 killer tornado that hit Galveston, Texas.
1964 Wichita Falls Tornado April 3, 1964 Wichita Falls, Texas – 7 dead, 100+ injured Was rated F5. First tornado ever captured on live television. First of two violent tornadoes to hit Wichita Falls, the other—an F4 that killed 42—occurring on April 10, 1979.
1964 Michigan tornado May 8, 1964 Metro Detroit 1 11 fatalities F4 tornado struck suburban areas of metropolitanDetroitin Macomband St. ClairCounties, before continuing into Lambton Countyin Ontario.[2]
February 1965 South Florida tornado outbreak February 23, 1965 Southern Florida 4 0 fatalities, 8 injuries Produced an unusually strong tornado in South Florida, an F3 that hit Fort Lauderdale. (2 significant, 0 violent, 0 killer)
1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak April 11–12, 1965 Central United States 47 256–271 fatalities Among the most intense outbreaks ever recorded. Numerous violent and long-track tornadoes, some possibly F5s, tore across the Great Lakesstates, killing hundreds of people. Two violent F4s hit Dunlap, Indiana, killing 51 people there. Two F4s with parallel paths in Michigankilled 44 people. Deadly tornadoes also impacted the Clevelandand Toledoareas. (32 significant, 17 violent, 21 killer)
Early-May 1965 tornado outbreak sequence May 6–8, 1965 Minnesota, Front Range, Great Plains 50 17 fatalities Included the 1965 Twin Cities tornado outbreak, in which a series of violent tornadoes struck the Twin Citiesmetro area on May 6, devastating Fridleyand Golden Valley. A violent outbreak occurred on May 8 in Nebraska and South Dakota, including a massive F5 tornado in Tripp Countyand two long-tracked F4s, one of which almost obliterated Primrose, killing four people. (28 significant, 7 violent, 5 killer)
Late-May 1965 tornado outbreak May 25–26, 1965 Great Plains 51 0 fatalities Produced multiple strong tornadoes in the Great Plains, including an F3 near Pratt, Kansas.
1966 Candlestick Park tornado March 3, 1966 Mississippi– Alabama 1 58 fatalities Extremely violent F5 tornado or tornado family that killed 57 people and traveled 202.5 mi (325.9 km) across Mississippi and Alabama, one of the longest such paths on record. One of only four official F5s to hit Mississippi.
1966 Tampa tornado family April 4, 1966 Central Florida, I-4 corridor 2 11 fatalities Third-deadliest tornado event in Florida, behind those of February 2, 2007, and February 22–23, 1998. Produced at least two long-tracked tornadoes, including one of only two F4s in Florida history, killing 11 people. Affected major urban areas in Tampa and Greater Orlando, but crossed the entire state as well.
June 1966 tornado outbreak sequence June 8–9, 1966 Kansas– Illinois 57 18 fatalities Outbreak sequence produced a series of tornadoes across the Great Plainsstates. An F5 devastated downtown Topeka, Kansas, killing 16 people and disproving mythsabout the city's being protected. A large F3 also hit Manhattan, Kansas.
1967 St. Louis tornado outbreak January 24, 1967 Midwest 32 6 fatalities One of the most intense January outbreaks ever documented. F3+ tornadoes occurred as far north as Wisconsin. An F4 tornado killed three in the St. Louissuburbs, paralleling the paths of earlier tornadoes in 1896 and 1927. Two students were killed at a high school in Orrick, Missouri.
1967 Oak Lawn tornado outbreak April 21, 1967 Midwest 45 58 fatalities One of the most intense outbreaks to hit the Chicago metropolitan area. An F4 devastated Belvidere, Illinois, killing 13 people in a school (one of the highest such tolls in US history. Another very destructive F4 hit Oak Lawn, killing 33 people in rush-hour traffic. Other violent tornadoes touched down in Missouriand Michigan.
1967 Southern Minnesota tornado outbreak April 30, 1967 Minnesota 9 13 fatalities Only one tornado below F2 strength in Minnesota. The towns of Albert Leaand Wasecawere devastated by deadly F4s.
Hurricane Beulah September 19–23, 1967 Texas – Mexico >115 5 fatalities One of the largest tropical cyclone-related tornado outbreaksrecorded. Produced several strong tornadoes, some of which were deadly.
1968 Wheelersburg, Ohio tornado outbreak April 23, 1968 Ohio Valley 13 14 fatalities Outbreak produced several violent and killer tornadoes across the Ohio Valley, including two F4s—one possibly an F5. An official F5 struck Wheelersburgand Gallipolisas well. The F5 rating is, however, disputed by some sources.
May 1968 tornado outbreak May 15–16, 1968 Mississippi Valley 46 74 fatalities Two F5 tornadoes struck Iowaon the same day, killing 18 people. Two deadly F4s struck Arkansas, including one that killed 35 people in Jonesboro.
1968 Tracy tornado June 13, 1968 Minnesota 1 9 fatalities Powerful but narrow F5 tornado killed nine people and injured 150 in Tracy, Minnesota.
1969 Hazlehurst, Mississippi tornado outbreak January 23, 1969 Southeastern United States 3 32 fatalities Devastating pre-dawn tornado near Hazlehurstkilled 32 people on a long path across southern Mississippi. (2 significant, 1 violent killer)
1969 Minnesota tornado outbreak August 6, 1969 Minnesota 13 15 fatalities, 109 injuries Mid-summer outbreak produced several destructive tornadoes in Minnesota. An F4 tornado killed 12 people near Outing.
August 1969 Cincinnati tornado outbreak August 9, 1969 Indiana– Ohio 10 4 fatalities F4 killed 4 in the Cincinnatisuburbs. Other strong tornadoes occurred in Indiana and Virginia.
1970–1979[edit]

Event
Date
Area
Tornadoes
Casualties
Notes
April 1970 Tornado Outbreak April 17–18, 1970 Southern Great Plains 15 23 fatalities Produced multiple violent, long-tracked tornadoes in the Llano Estacadoand the Texas Panhandle. (7 significant, 4 violent, 3 killer)
1970 Lubbock tornado May 11, 1970 West Texas 2 26 fatalities An F5 tornado struck downtown Lubbock, Texas, killing 26 people. Studies of this tornado led to the formation of the Fujita scale.
February 1971 Mississippi Delta tornado outbreak February 21, 1971 Southern Mississippi Valley 19 123 fatalities Deadly outbreak produced multiple long-track, violent tornadoes across Mississippi Deltaregion, including the only known F5 in Louisiana history. One of the tornadoes traveled 202 mi (325 km) across northern and central Mississippi, destroying several entire communities and killing 58 people, including 21 alone in Pugh City, which was entirely destroyed and never rebuilt. Additionally, the F5 Louisiana tornado continued into Mississippi and killed 21 people in Inverness, a large section of which was also destroyed.
1971 Springfield, Missouri tornado outbreak December 14–15, 1971 Central United States 40 2 fatalities (10 significant, 2 killer)
1972 Portland-Vancouver tornado April 5, 1972 Pacific Northwest 4 6 fatalities Deadliest West Coast tornado event ever documented.
Hurricane Agnes tornado outbreak June 18–19, 1972 Floridaand Georgia 30 7 fatalities, ≥ 140 injuries Third-deadliest tropical cyclone-related outbreakin the U.S. since 1900 and is the largest Florida tornado outbreak with 28 tornadoes in state. (12 significant, 0 violent, 2 killer)
1972 Waukegan - North Chicago Tornado outbreak September 28, 1972 Midwest 20 Injury F4 tornado hit the Chicago suburbs, destroying military barracks. Rating disputed.
March 1973 Georgia-South Carolina tornado outbreak March 31, 1973 Georgia– South Carolina 3 10 fatalities Extremely destructive, though non-violent, tornadoes produced the costliest natural disaster in Georgia history. Officially rated F2, but at least one source considers them F4s. An F4 also occurred in South Carolina. (3 killers)
May 1973 tornado outbreak May 26–29, 1973 Southern U.S. 99 22 fatalities Included a violent, long-tracked tornado that hit Brent, Alabama, on May 27. (26 significant, 3 violent, 8 killer)
August 1973 West Stockbridge tornado August 28, 1973 Northeastern U.S.– Berkshire County, Massachusetts 1 4 fatalities F4 caused major damage in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, killing 4.
April 1–2, 1974 tornado outbreak April 1–2, 1974 Southern U.S.– Mississippi Valley 23 4 fatalities Outbreak ended only 17 hours before Super Outbreak began in the same areas. (10 significant, 3 violent, 4 killer)
Super Outbreak April 3–4, 1974 Eastern United States – Ontario 148 319 fatalities The second-largest and most violent tornado outbreak ever documented. Violent and deadly tornadoes, several of which were long lived, touched down over a wide area from Alabamato Indiana, affecting major population areas including Louisville, Cincinnati, and Huntsville. A violent F5 destroyed Brandenburg, Kentucky, and killed 31, and another F5 destroyed a large section of Xenia, Ohio, killing 32. Three F5s occurred in Alabama, including one of the strongest tornadoes on record, a long-tracked F5 that obliterated a large section of Guin, killing 28 people, 20 of them in Guin alone. Additionally, two other powerful F5s devastated the town of Tannera half hour apart and killed total of 50 people. Numerous other violent, killer, long-tracked tornadoes occurred from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast, including an extremely long-tracked F4 that traveled almost 110 mi (180 km) and killed 18 people in northern Indiana. Strong, deadly tornadoes occurred as far north as Ontarioas well. Outbreak produced 30 violent tornadoes, 23 F4s and seven F5s.
June 1974 Great Plains tornado outbreak June 8, 1974 Southern U.S. Plains 39 22 Fatalities Several significant tornadoes occurred over the southern Great Plains, including two violent, killer F4 tornadoes that hit Oklahoma and Kansas. One of the tornadoes struck Drumrightin Oklahoma, killing 14 people, while the other killed six in and near Emporia, Kansas. Other strong, F3 tornadoes affected the Oklahoma City and Tulsametropolitan areas. (22 significant, 2 violent, 3 killer)
Great Storm of 1975 January 9–12, 1975 Southeastern United States 45 12 fatalities January outbreak produced a violent F4 that killed nine people in McComb, Mississippi. An F3 east of Birmingham, Alabama, destroyed numerous homes and killed one person.
1975 Omaha tornado outbreak May 6, 1975 Northern Great Plains 36 3 fatalities Omaha F4 killed three people and was one of the costliest tornado disasters in US history. Another F4 destroyed the town of Magnet, Nebraska.
1975 Canton, Illinois tornado July 23, 1975 Illinois 2 2 fatalities High-end F3 destroyed downtown Canton, Illinois.
March 1976 tornado outbreak March 20–21, 1976 Mississippi Valley 66 3 fatalities (18 significant, 3 violent, 3 killer)
April 1977 Birmingham tornado April 4, 1977 Southeastern United States 21 24 fatalities Violent F5 tornado struck the Smithfield area in northern Birmingham, Alabama, sweeping away many homes and killing 22 people. Outbreak extended from Mississippi to North Carolina, with several strong tornadoes documented. The storm system also caused the crash of Southern Airways Flight 242, which happened on the same day, in the same area.
1978 Clearwater, Florida tornado outbreak May 4, 1978 FloridaSouth Carolina 13 3 fatalities F3 struck an elementary school in Clearwater, Florida, killing three students. An F2 struck Gainesville.
1978 Whippoorwill tornado June 17, 1978 Kansas 1 16 fatalities Small tornado capsized a tourist boat, killing 16 people. One of the deadliest weak tornadoes on record.
1978 Bossier City tornado outbreak December 2–3, 1978 Southern Great Plains– Southern U.S. 11 5 fatalities Small outbreak produced an F4 tornado occurred at 1:52 a.m., in Bossier City, killing 2. An F3 killed two others in Tillman, Louisiana
1979 Red River Valley tornado outbreak April 10–11, 1979 Southern Great Plains– Southeastern United States 59 56 fatalities Deadly outbreak produced multiple killer tornadoes across the southern Great Plainsstates, including a famous, devastating, F4 wedge that killed 42 people in Wichita Falls, Texas. Another deadly F4 occurred in Vernon, Texas.
Windsor Locks, Connecticut tornado October 3, 1979 New England 1 3 fatalities Rare New England and October F4, one of the costliest tornadoes in US history.
1980–1989[edit]

Event
Date
Area
Tornadoes
Casualties
Notes
April 1980 Central United States tornado outbreak April 7–8, 1980 Central United States 59 3 fatalities Many strong tornadoes touched down, including an F3 that struck Round Rock, Texas, killing 1.
1980 Kalamazoo tornado May 13, 1980 Michigan 1 5 fatalities F3 struck downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan, killing 5 people.
1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak June 2–3, 1980 Central– Eastern United States 15 6 fatalities Grand Island, Nebraska, was devastated by a series of damaging tornadoes. Best known for forming three rare anticyclonic tornadoes in one system. Outbreak produced violent tornadoes as far east as Pennsylvania.
Hurricane Allen August 1980 Mexico – Texas ≥29 – Costliest tropical cyclone-related tornado in history struck the Austinarea.
April 4, 1981, West Bend tornado April 4 Wisconsin 1 3 fatalities One of the strongest anticyclonic tornadoes on record, rated F4.
May 1981 tornado outbreak May 22–23, 1981 Great Plains 43 0 fatalities Multiple strong tornadoes touched down across the Great Plains. Spawned the Cordelland Binger, Oklahoma, tornadoes, the latter of which was a violent F4.
April 1982 tornado outbreak April 2–3, 1982 Southern Plains– Mississippi Valley 61 29 fatalities Produced an F5 tornado near Broken Bow, Oklahoma, though the rating is disputed. An F4 tornado also struck Paris, Texas, and another occurred in Arkansas. (24 significant, 4 violent, 10 killer)
May 1982 tornado outbreak May 11–12, 1982 Texas – Oklahoma 70 3 fatalities Produced killer tornadoes in Texas and Oklahoma.
Marion, Illinois tornado outbreak May 29, 1982 Illinois 7 10 fatalities Produced an F4 that killed 10 people in Marion, Illinois.
Early-December 1982 tornado outbreak December 2–3, 1982 Lower-Middle Mississippi Valley 43 4 fatalities (16 significant)
Christmas 1982 tornado outbreak December 23–25, 1982 Central– Southeastern United States 43 3 fatalities (18 significant)
March 1983 South Florida tornadoes March 17, 1983 Southern Florida 2 0 fatalities Produced an unusually long-lived tornado across the Evergladesand urban Broward County, Florida. An F1 tornado also hit Collier County. Other tornadoes may have occurred across southern Florida as well. (2 tornadoes, 1 significant, 3 unconfirmed)
Early-May 1983 tornado outbreak May 1–2, 1983 Mississippi Valley– Great Lakes 63 7 fatalities, 110+ injured Affected 11 states with $200 million in damage, Ohio and western New York hardest hit.
Mid-May 1983 tornado outbreak May 18–20, 1983 Southeastern United States 48 6 fatalities (10 significant, 6 killer)
December 6, 1983, Selma, AL tornado Dec 6 Alabama 1 1 fatality, 19 injuries Rated F3.
1984 Carolinas tornado outbreak March 28, 1984 Carolinas 24 57 fatalities, 1200+ injuries Long-lived supercell tracked near the center of a low pressure center and generated 13 tornadoes, 11 of which were F3 or F4 in strength. Two F4s left damage paths more than 2 mi (3.2 km) wide. Worst tornado outbreak ever recorded in the Carolinas. Winnsboroand Bennettsville, South Carolina, along with Red Springsand Greenville, North Carolina, were devastated.
1984 Philipp-Water Valley, Mississippi tornado outbreak April 21, 1984 Southeastern United States 7 15 fatalities Produced a multiple-vortex F4 with an unusual V-shaped path that struck Water Valley, Mississippi, killing 15. (3 significant)
1984 Morris, Oklahoma tornado outbreak April 26–27, 1984 Great Plains– Mississippi Valley 47 16 fatalities Produced many strong to violent tornadoes, especially in Oklahomaand Wisconsin. (20 significant, 8 killer)
1984 Mannford-New Prue, Oklahoma tornado outbreak April 29, 1984 Central United States 42 1 fatality New Prue was devastated by an F4, killing 1. (4 significant, 1 violent killer)
May 1984 tornado outbreak May 2–3, 1984 Southeastern United States 60 5 fatalities (15 significant)
1984 Barneveld, Wisconsin tornado outbreak June 7–8, 1984 Central United States 45 13 fatalities Numerous strong tornadoes touched down across the northern Plains states. Late-night F5 killed nine people in Barneveld, Wisconsin. Long-track F4 killed three in Missouri.
1985 United States–Canada tornado outbreak May 31, 1985 U.S. – Canadian Eastern Great Lakes 43 90 fatalities Unusual tornado outbreak was among the most intense recorded, the largest such outbreak in the region. Violent tornadoes devastated towns in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ontario. Long-track tornado produced F5 damage in Ohio and Pennsylvania, killing 18. Two F4s occurred in Canada, including one that killed eight people in Barrie, Ontario.
Hurricane Danny August 1985 Southeastern United States 39 0 Fatalities Produced an F3 that struck Waco, Texas.
1987 Saragosa, Texas tornado May 22, 1987 West Texas 3 30 fatalities Brief but violent F4 tornado devastated the small town of Saragosa, killing 30 people.
Teton-Yellowstone tornado July 21, 1987 Wyoming 1 0 fatalities Rare high-altitude F4 tore through parts of Yellowstone National Park, flattening acres of forest.
1987 Arklatex tornado outbreak November 15–16, 1987 Southeastern United States 50 11 Fatalities Produced a series of strong tornadoes across Oklahoma, Texas, and Mississippi.
1987 West Memphis, Arkansas tornado December 14, 1987 Arkansas– Tennessee 1 6 dead, 100 injured Rated F3.
May 1988 tornado outbreak May 8, 1988 Midwest 57 0 fatalities (8 significant)
Hurricane Gilbert September 1988 Central– North America ≥29 – Produced several tornadoes in Texas.
1988 Raleigh tornado outbreak November 28, 1988 North Carolina 7 4 fatalities Produced a long-track F4 that struck Raleigh, North Carolina, killing four people. A few other less significant tornadoes occurred as well.
May 1989 tornado outbreak May 5, 1989 Mid-Atlantic– Southeast U.S. 16 7 fatalities Produced three killer F4s in the Carolinas. The Charlotte, Winston–Salem, and Durham, North Carolina, areas all sustained major impacts.
1989 Northeastern United States tornado outbreak July 10, 1989 Northeastern United States 17 0 fatalities, 142 injured One of the most intense tornado events to ever impact the New Englandregion. Destructive tornadoes touched down in New Yorkand Connecticut, including a violent F4 that devastated Hamden, Connecticut.
November 1989 tornado outbreak November 15–16, 1989 Southeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States 40 21 fatalities Produced a deadly F4 that struck Huntsville, Alabama, at rush hour. Strong tornadoes touched down as far north as Quebec.
1990–1999[edit]

Event
Date
Area
Tornadoes
Casualties
Notes
March 1990 Central United States tornado outbreak March 11–13, 1990 Central United States 64 2 fatalities The most violent March outbreak and the most intense Great Plains outbreak to occur so early in the year. Produced two powerful F5s near Hesstonand Goessel, Kansas. A long-tracked F4, possibly a family of tornadoes, occurred near Red Cloud, Nebraska. (27 significant, 4 violent, 2 killer)
June 1990 Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak June 2–3, 1990 Central United States 66 9 fatalities Outbreak produced many strong to violent tornadoes across the Ohio Valley. An F4 devastated Petersburg, Indiana, killing 6 people. Another very long lived F4 was on the ground for 106 miles across Illinoisand Indiana. A late night F4 impacted the northern sections of the Cincinnatimetro as well. (27 significant, 7 violent, 4 killer)
1990 Plainfield tornado August 28, 1990 Northeastern Illinois 13 29 fatalities Produced some of the most intense vegetation scouring ever documented. Strongest August tornado, though only rated F5 based on corn damage. F4 damage occurred to buildings in Plainfield, Illinois, killing 29 people. Was part of a small outbreak that also produced strong tornadoes in Ontarioand New York.
April 26, 1991 tornado outbreak April 26–27, 1991 Central-Southern Great Plains 58 21 fatalities One of the most intense Plains outbreaks on record, produced five violent tornadoes in Oklahoma and Kansas. A very violent F5 killed 17 people in the Wichita metropolitan areaat Andover, Kansas, destroying an entire mobile-home park. A long-tracked F4 near Red Rock, Oklahoma, produced Doppler-indicated winds into the F5 range. Three other F4s occurred in Kansas and Oklahoma. (32 significant, 6 violent, 5 killer)
May 1991 Central Plains tornado outbreak May 16, 1991 Central Great Plains 46 0 fatalities (4 significant)
Mid-June 1992 tornado outbreak June 15–16, 1992 Central United States 123 1 fatality Large outbreak produced many strong to violent tornadoes, mainly across the Northern Plains states. A large F5 devastated the town of Chandler, Minnesota, killing one person. (27 significant, 4 violent, 1 killer)
November 1992 tornado outbreak November 21–23, 1992 Southern– Eastern United States 95 26 fatalities The most intense and largest November outbreak on record in U.S. history. Produced strong tornadoes from Texas to North Carolina and into the Ohio Valley, including a long-track F4 that impacted Brandon, Mississippiand killed 12 people. A series of destructive tornadoes (including an F4) devastated the Houstonmetro area as well. (43 significant, 5 violent, 9 killer)
1993 Catoosa, Oklahoma tornado outbreak April 24, 1993 Oklahoma 13 7 fatalities Rain-wrapped F4 killed 7 people in the suburbs of Tulsa. A destructive F3 paralleled the path of the F4.
1993 Virginia tornado outbreak August 6, 1993 Virginia 23 4 fatalities Largest tornado outbreak in Virginia history. Produced a violent F4 that struck downtown Petersburg, Virginiaand killed 4 people.
August 8–9, 1993, tornado outbreak August 8–9, 1993 Northern Plains 7 2 fatalities Small outbreak that resulted in 2 fatalities in Minnesota.
1994 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak March 27, 1994 Southeastern United States 29 40 fatalities Produced multiple violent tornadoes across the Southeastern U.S., including one that killed 20 people in a church near Piedmont, Alabama. Last of the three famous Palm Sunday outbreaks. (2 violent, 13 significant, 5 killer)
April 1994 tornado outbreak April 25–27, 1994 Southern Great Plains– Midwest 101 6 fatalities Large and widespread outbreak. An F4 devastated the Dallas suburb of Lancaster, Texas, killing 3 people there. Another F4 that struck West Lafayette, Indianakilled 3 as well.
June 1994 tornado outbreak June 26–27, 1994 – 62 2 fatalities (11 significant)
1994 Thanksgiving Weekend tornado outbreak November 27, 1994 Southeastern United States 19 6 fatalities Produced several strong tornadoes across the South.
May 1995 tornado outbreak sequence May 1995 Central United States 278 13 fatalities Very large outbreak sequence produced many strong to violent tornadoes. An F4 struck Harvest, Alabamaand killed 1 person, and another F4 struck Ethridge, Tennesseeand killed 3. An F3 killed 3 people and caused major damage in the Ardmore, Oklahomaarea. Produced an F0 that downed several trees at the National Arboretum in Washington D.C..
1995 Great Barrington tornado May 29, 1995 Massachusetts 2 3 fatalities Strong tornado caused three fatalities in a vehicle that was thrown near Great Barrington, Massachusetts.
March 6, 1996, Selma, Alabama tornado March 6 Alabama 1 4 fatalities, 40 injuries Was rated F3.
April 1996 tornado outbreak sequence April 19–22, 1996 Texas– Arkansas– Illinois– Indiana– Ontario 117 6 fatalities Large outbreak sequence. Multiple towns in Illinois sustained major damage, with one death occurring in Ogden. An F3 devastated downtown Fort Smith, Arkansas, killing 2. Two F3s also caused severe damage in Ontario.
May 1996 Kentucky tornado outbreak May 28, 1996 Kentucky 11 0 fatalities Produced a long-track F4 near Louisville.
1996 Oakfield tornado July 18, 1996 Wisconsin 12 1 fatality F5 tornado. Was part of a small mid-Summer outbreak that occurred in Wisconsin. An F2 killed one person in Marytown, Wisconsin.
Late-October 1996 tornado outbreak October 26, 1996 West North Central States 26 11 injuries Unusual late-season outbreak in Minnesota, South Dakotaand Nebraska. Homes were destroyed near Lobster Lakeand Albany, Minnesota.
March 1997 tornado outbreak February 28-March 1, 1997 Mississippi Valley– Ohio Valley 56 26 fatalities Many strong tornadoes touched down across the south, especially in Arkansas. Produced a devastating F4 that began near Benton and struck Shannon Hills, Arkansas, killing 15 people along the path. An F4 struck Arkadelphia, killing 6.
1997 Miami tornado May 12, 1997 Miami, Florida 1 0 fatalities Widely-photographed F1 tornado struck downtown Miami, Florida.
1997 Central Texas tornado outbreak May 27, 1997 Texas 20 28 fatalities Produced a remarkably violent, deadly F5 tornado in Jarrell, Texas. Based on the damage, it may have been the strongest tornado ever recorded (though no mobile radar measurements were taken to confirm this). An F4 devastated neighborhoods near Lake Travis, and an F3 caused major damage in Cedar Park.
1997 Southeast Michigan tornado outbreak July 1–3, 1997 SoutheastMichigan– Southwestern Ontario 52 2 fatalities (+5 non-tornadic) An F2 tornado passed through some Detroit neighborhoods, the suburbs of Hamtramck, and Highland Park. One also touched down near Windsor, Ontario, site of an F3 in the 1974 Super Outbreak. F3s caused major damage near Clioand Thetford Center, with a fatality occurring at the latter of the two locations. Other strong tornadoes touched down in Minnesotaand New England.
1998 Kissimmee tornado outbreak February 22–23, 1998 Florida 11 42 fatalities Deadliest and most destructive Florida outbreak on record. Produced three F3s, including a long-tracked tornado near Kissimmeethat was initially rated F4. Nighttime occurrence made the death toll high. (5 significant, 4 killers)
1998 Gainesville-Stoneville tornado outbreak March 20, 1998 Georgiato Virginia 12 14 fatalities An early-morning F3 passed near Gainesville, Georgiaand killed 12 people. Another F3 struck Mayodanand Stoneville, North Carolina, killing 2.
1998 Comfrey – St. Peter tornado outbreak March 29, 1998 Southern Minnesota 16 2 fatalities, 36 injuries Earliest tornado outbreak in Minnesotahistory. A long-track F4 wedge struck Comfrey, Minnesota, killing one person. An F3 struck St. Peter, Minnesota, causing another fatality. Le Center, Minnesotasustained major damage from a large F2.
April 6–9, 1998 tornado outbreak April 6–9, 1998 Metropolitan area of Birmingham, Alabama; also Georgia, Louisiana, Tennessee 62 41 fatalities Produced a violent nighttime F5 that moved through several suburbs of Birmingham, Alabama, killing 32 people. Other killer tornadoes touched down in Georgia.
1998 Nashville tornado outbreak April 15–16, 1998 Southeastern United States 63 12 fatalities F3 tornado passed through downtown Nashville, killing one person. Numerous other strong tornadoes occurred across the South, including an extremely violent F5 near Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. An F4 devastated the town of Manila, Arkansas, killing 2.
Late-May 1998 tornado outbreak and derecho May 30–31, 1998 South Dakota, Great Lakes, New York, Pennsylvania 60 7 fatalities (+6 non-tornadic) Large and dynamic outbreak produced many strong tornadoes, some of which were embedded in an extremely intense derecho. A large F4 wedge tornado devastated Spencer, South Dakota, killing 6. Produced an unusually intense outbreak of tornadoes across Pennsylvania and New York, with multiple F2s and F3s.
1998 Eastern tornado outbreak June 2, 1998 NYto SC 49 2 fatalities, 80 injuries Unusually severe outbreak affected mainly the northeastern states just days after a similar outbreak affected roughly the same region (see previous event). Produced a large F4 that struck Frostburg, Maryland. Caused $42M in damage.
August 23, 1998 Upper Great Lakes Severe Weather Outbreak August 23, 1998 Wisconsin, Michigan 3 1 fatality (non-tornadic) Spawned the F3 Door Countytornado, the eighth costliest in Wisconsin history.
1998 Lynbrook tornado September 7, 1998 Long Island, New York 1 1 fatality Occurred during the Labor Day derecho event.
Hurricane Georges tornado outbreak September 24–30, 1998 Southern US 47 36 injuries Produced many tornadoes. Most were weak, though an F2 caused major damage in the Live Oak, Floridaarea.
1998 Oklahoma tornado outbreak October 4, 1998 Oklahoma 19 5 injuries A late-year autumn outbreak, it was the largest October tornado outbreak in Oklahoma history.
(8 significant)
January 17–18, 1999 tornado outbreak January 17–18, 1999 Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi 24 8 fatalities Strong and deadly tornadoes touched down in Tennessee, including an F3 and an F4 that struck Jackson, killing 6. A similar but even larger outbreak occurred just days later (see next event).
January 21–23, 1999 tornado outbreak January 21–23, 1999 Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi 127 9 fatalities Largest January outbreak on record. An F3 passed near downtown Little Rock, Arkansas, killing 3. An F3 devastated Beebe, Arkansas, killing 2. Other strong tornadoes struck Tennessee and Mississippi.
Easter weekend 1999 tornado outbreak April 2–3, 1999 Southern Plains 17 7 fatalities Small but intense outbreak produced several strong tornadoes. An F4 devastated Benton, Louisiana, killing 7. The town of Logansport, Louisianawas severely damaged by an F3.
April 8–9, 1999 tornado outbreak April 8–9, 1999 Ohio Valley/Midwest 54 6 fatalities Produced an F4 that moved through the Cincinnatisuburbs, killing 4. Two F4s also touched down in Iowa.
1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak May 2–8, 1999 Southern Great Plains 66 46 fatalities, 665 injuries Produced one of the strongest documented tornadoes, an F5-rated tornadoin the Oklahoma City metropolitan areawith Doppler winds remotely sensed at 301 mph (484 km/h) near Bridge Creek, among the highest winds known to have occurred near the Earth's surface. First tornado to incur $1 billion in (non-normalized) damages. Other violent tornadoes occurred, including those near Mulhall, Oklahoma, and Wichita, Kansas.
1999 Salt Lake City tornado August 11, 1999 Utah 1 1 fatality F2 tornado hit downtown Salt Lake City, causing the first known casualty in a Utah tornado.
2000–2009[edit]

Event
Date
Area
Tornadoes
Casualties
Notes
2000 Southwest Georgia tornado outbreak February 13–14, 2000 Georgia 17 18 fatalities Produced a series of strong and deadly tornadoes that struck areas in and around Camilla, Meigs, and Omega, Georgia. Weaker tornadoes impacted other states.
2000 Fort Worth tornado March 28, 2000 U.S. South 10 2 fatalities Small outbreak produced an F3 that hit downtown Fort Worth, Texas, severely damaging skyscrapers and killing two. Another F3 caused major damage in Arlingtonand Grand Prairie.
2000 Brady, Nebraska tornado May 17, 2000 Nebraska 1 0 fatalities Highly photographed F3 passed near Brady, Nebraska.
2000 Granite Falls tornado July 25, 2000 Granite Falls, Minnesota 1 1 fatality F4 struck Granite Falls, causing major damage and killing one person.
December 2000 Tuscaloosa tornado December 16, 2000 Southern United States 24 12 fatalities Small outbreak produced an F4 that struck Tuscaloosa, Alabama, killing 11. An F3 devastated Coats Bend, Alabama, and an F2 caused major damage and 1 fatality in Geneva, Alabama.
February 24–25, 2001 tornado outbreak February 24–25, 2001 Southern United States 25 7 fatalities An F2 killed one person near Union, Arkansas. An F3 occurred near Greenwood, Mississippi, and another long-tracked F3 devastated multiple towns in Mississippi and killed 6 people in Pontotoc.
April 10–11, 2001 tornado outbreak April 10–11, 2001 Great PlainsMidwest 79 4 fatalities Widespread outbreak produced numerous tornadoes, some strong. F2 caused major damage in the town of Agency, Iowa, and killed two people. Other tornado-related fatalities occurred in Missouriand Oklahoma. Outbreak produced one of the worst hailstorms ever documented.
June 13, 2001 tornado outbreak June 13, 2001 Central Plains 36 0 fatalities Outbreak of mostly weak tornadoes, though a few were strong. An F3 tornado caused major damage near Parkers Prairie, Minnesota, along with a large F2 near Brainerd. An F4 completely destroyed a farmstead near Ruby, Nebraska.
June 18, 2001, tornado outbreak June 18, 2001 Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin 5 3 fatalities, 16 injuries An F3 tornado killed three people in Siren, Wisconsin, and caused an estimated 10 million USD in damage.
2001 Myrtle Beach tornadoes July 6, 2001 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 2 39 injuries Two tornadoes of F1 and F2 strength passed through the area, resulting in severe damage.
September 24, 2001 tornado outbreak September 24, 2001 Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania 9 2 fatalities, 57 injuries Multiple-vortex F3 tornado passed through the University of Marylandcampus and multiple DC suburbs, killing two people. An F4 also occurred near Rixeyville, Virginia. Other weaker tornadoes were observed as well, including an F1 that struck Washington DC.
October 9, 2001 tornado outbreak October 9, 2001 Great Plains 30 0 fatalities Unusual October outbreak in the Great Plains produced multiple strong tornadoes in Nebraskaand Oklahoma. A large F3 devastated the town of Cordell, Oklahoma.
October 24, 2001 tornado outbreak October 24, 2001 Central United States 25 2 fatalities Most of the tornadoes in this outbreak were embedded in a squall line. An F3 hit Crumstown, Indiana, killing one. An F2 near LaPorte, Indianacaused a fatality as well.
November 23–24, 2001 tornado outbreak November 23–24, 2001 Southeast U.S. 67 13 fatalities One of the strongest November outbreaks ever recorded. Produced three F4s, including one that struck Madison, Mississippi, killing 2. An F3 struck Wilmot, Arkansas, killing 3.
2002 Midwest to Mid-Atlantic United States tornado outbreak April 27–28, 2002 Midwest to Mid-Atlantic U.S. 49 6 fatalities Produced several strong tornadoes across the Midwest, including an F3 that caused major damage in Dongola, Illinoisand killed one person. Also produced a few strong tornadoes in Maryland, including an F4 that devastated the town of La Plataand killed three.
2002 Veterans Day Weekend tornado outbreak November 9–11, 2002 Southeastern United States – Ohio Valley 83 36 fatalities Very large and deadly outbreak produced multiple killer tornadoes across the Ohio Valley and Southeastern United States. A violent F4 hit Van Wert, Ohio, killing four people. Deadly F3 also hit Mossy Grove, Tennessee, killing seven. Two long-track F3s moved across northern Alabama, killing 11 people.
March 17–20, 2003 tornado outbreak March 17–20, 2003 Great Plains– Southern United States 28 7 fatalities Camilla, Georgiawas devastated by an F3 for the second time in 4 years, killing 4. An F2 killed 2 people near Bridgeboro, Georgia. Many other weaker tornadoes touched down as well.
May 2003 tornado outbreak sequence May 3–11, 2003 Great Plains- Southern United States 401 42 fatalities Large series of strong to violent tornadoes across the Great Plains and South. Two F4s struck the Kansas City metropolitan area, including one that killed 2. In Missouri, the towns of Pierce City, Stockton, and Carl Junctionwere devastated by killer tornadoes. An F4 destroyed Franklin, Kansas, killing 4, and another F4 struck downtown Jackson, Tennessee, killing 11. A large F4 also caused major damage in Moore, Oklahoma.
2003 South Dakota tornado outbreak June 21–24, 2003 South Dakota 125 2 fatalities Tied U.S. record for most tornadoes in one state during a 24-hour period, with 67 tornadoes in South Dakota on the 24th. Produced a violent F4 that literally wiped Manchester, South Dakotaoff the map. In Nebraska, an F4 killed one person near Coleridge, and an F2 caused another fatality in Deshler. An F2 also caused major damage in Buffalo Lake, Minnesota.
July 21, 2003 derecho and tornado outbreak July 21, 2003 Indiana, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont 22 8 injuries $48M in damage. Tornadoes occurred in supercells embedded in a very intense "Super-Derecho" event, which at times took on a tropical cyclone-like appearance. An F3 leveled a farm near Ellisburg, Pennsylvania, and two F2s occurred in upstate New York.
April 20, 2004 tornado outbreak April 20, 2004 Illinois– Indiana 31 8 fatalities Unexpected outbreak produced an F3 that struck the Illinois towns of Granvilleand Utica, with 8 fatalities at the latter of the two locations. Many other weaker tornadoes touched down as well.
May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence May 21–31, 2004 Great Plains– Midwest 389 7 fatalities Very large outbreak sequence. Produced the second-widest tornado on record, a 2.5 mile-wide F4 that destroyed 95% of Hallam, Nebraska, killing 1. An F3 killed 1 person and destroyed 80% of Marengo, Indiana. An F4 near Weatherby, Missourikilled 3.
See also: List of May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes
2004 Roanoke, Illinois tornado July 13, 2004 Central Illinois 4 0 fatalities High-end F4 tornado destroyed an industrial plant and swept away several homes.
Hurricane Frances tornado outbreak September 2004 Eastern United States 103 0 fatalities Produced a large outbreak of mostly weak tornadoes, though in South Carolina, the towns of Gadsdenand Millwoodsustained considerable damage from F2s. An F3 touched down near Camden.
Hurricane Ivan tornado outbreak September 2004 Eastern United States 120 7 fatalities Largest hurricane-related tornado outbreak ever recorded. An F2 struck Macedonia, Floridaand killed 4. Many strong tornadoes touched down in Virginia, including an F3 that struck Remington.
November 22–24, 2004 tornado outbreak November 17–20, 2004 Southern United States 104 4 fatalities Produced multiple strong tornadoes across the South. An F3 struck Ollaand Standard, Louisiana, killing 1. An F2 severely damaged the Talladega Superspeedwayand struck Bynum, resulting in another fatality.
March 21–22, 2005 tornado outbreak November 21–22, 2005 Southern United States 26 1 fatality An F3 near Donalsonville, Georgiakilled one person, and an F2 struck Screven, Georgia, resulting in major damage. Many other weaker tornadoes touched down as well.
April 5–7, 2005 tornado outbreak April 5–7, 2005 Southern United States 39 14 injuries Several strong tornadoes touched down across the Southern US, including an F3 that struck Mize, Mississippi. Another F3 caused major damage near Monterey, and an F2 struck Port Fourchon, Louisiana.
2005 Hurricane Cindy tornado outbreak July 6–8, 2005 Southeastern– Eastern United States 44 0 fatalities Produced an F2 that severely damaged the Atlanta Motor Speedway.
August 2005 Wisconsin tornado outbreak August 18, 2005 Wisconsin– Minnesota 28 1 fatality Largest tornado outbreak in Wisconsin history. An F3 caused major damage in Stoughtonand killed 1. An F2 also caused severe damage in Viola.
Hurricane Katrina tornado outbreak August 26–31, 2005 Southeastern– Eastern United States 54 1 fatality Widespread outbreak produced mostly weak tornadoes. Worst damage occurred in Georgia, including an F2 that caused major damage and one fatality near Roopville. The towns of Helenand Fort Valleyalso sustained major damage from F2s.
Hurricane Rita tornado outbreak September 22–26, 2005 U.S. South 101 1 fatality Produced numerous tornadoes across the South. An F3 caused major damage near Clayton, Louisiana. An F1 killed one person in a mobile home near Isola, Mississippi.
Evansville Tornado of November 2005 November 6, 2005 Middle Mississippi– Ohio Valley 8 25 fatalities Nighttime F3 struck the Evansville, Indianaarea, killing 25 people. Was part of a small outbreak that also produced strong tornadoes that struck Munfordvilleand Wheatcroft, Kentucky.
November 2005 Iowa tornado outbreak November 12, 2005 Iowa– Missouri 14 1 fatality Rare November outbreak in the Great Plains. Strong tornadoes struck Ames, Woodward, and Stratford.
Mid-November 2005 tornado outbreak November 15, 2005 Central– Southeastern United States 49 1 Fatality F3 devastated a campground near Benton, Kentucky, and killed one person. A multiple-vortex F4 also hit Madisonvilleand Earlington, Kentucky, causing major damage. An F2 caused severe damage in Paris, Tennessee.
Late-November 2005 Tornado Outbreak November 27–28, 2005 Central– Southeastern United States 55 2 fatalities F3 near Plumerville, Arkansastossed multiple cars on a highway, killing one person. An F2 near Briar, Missouri, killed another. Another F3 caused major damage near Cherry Hill, Arkansas.
March 2006 Tornado Outbreak Sequence March 9–13, 2006 Central United States 99 11 fatalities Strong outbreak caused deadly tornadoes across the Midwestern United States. Two separate F2s struck Springfield, Illinois, resulting in major damage. An F3 near Renick, Missourikilled 4 people, and a double F4 occurred near Monroe City.
April 2, 2006 Central United States tornado outbreak April 2, 2006 Central United States 66 28 fatalities Long-tracked F3 devastated the towns of Marmaduke, Arkansasand Caruthersville, Missouri, killing 2. A deadly F3 killed 16 people in Newbern, Tennessee, while another F3 killed 6 in Bradford.
April 6–8, 2006 Tornado Outbreak April 6–8, 2006 Central– Southeastern United States 73 10 fatalities Worst damage and all fatalities occurred in Tennessee. An F3 caused major damage near Charlotte, and another F3 devastated the town of Gallatin, killing 7. Two F1s killed 3 people in the McMinnvillearea as well. Many other weaker tornadoes also touched down.
Easter Week 2006 tornado outbreak sequence April 13–19, 2006 Midwestern United States 54 1 fatality Produced an F2 that struck downtown Iowa City, resulting in major damage. An F1 killed one person in a mobile home near Nichols, Iowa. Multiple other tornadoes affected rural areas, a few of which were strong.
May 9–10, 2006 tornado outbreak May 9–10, 2006 Midwestern United States, Southern United States 30 3 fatalities An F2 caused considerable damage in Childress, Texas. An F3 near Westminster, Texaskilled 3 people. Other strong tornadoes occurred in Louisianaand Mississippi.
August 24, 2006 tornado outbreak August 24, 2006 North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota 14 1 death Small but intense mid-Summer outbreak produced a long-tracked F3 that struck Nicolletand Kasota, Minnesota, killing one person. Two other F3s caused major damage in rural areas near Eurekaand Wolsey, South Dakota.
July 2006 Westchester County tornado July 12, 2006 Southern New York and Fairfield, Connecticut 1 6 Injuries Rare F2 tornado in Westchester County, New York
Late–September 2006 tornado outbreak September 21–23, 2006 Central United States 48 0 Numerous strong tornadoes hit the Midwest, mostly in rural areas. An F4 struck Crosstown, Missouri, and an F3 struck the north edge of Metropolis, Illinois.
Mid-November 2006 tornado outbreak November 2006 Southern United States 32 10 fatalities Several strong tornadoes occurred across the South. An F3 killed eight people in Riegelwood, North Carolina, and an F2 caused major damage in Montgomery, Alabama. Two F3s also affected rural areas in Mississippi.
2007 Groundhog Day tornado outbreak February 2, 2007 Florida 4 21 fatalities Single supercell produced three of the tornadoes, including two EF3s, and all 21 deaths. Was the second-deadliest tornado event in Florida, behind the outbreak of February 22–23, 1998.
2007 New Orleans tornado outbreak February 13, 2007 Southern United States 19 1 fatality Produced two EF2s that caused major damage and one fatality in New Orleans, Louisiana. Another EF2 also caused major damage near the town of Breaux Bridge.
February 22–23, 2007 tornado outbreak February 22–23, 2007 Southern United States 20 40 injuries Produced several strong tornadoes, especially Arkansas. The town of Dumaswas devastated by an EF3. Another EF3 occurred near Strong.
February–March 2007 tornado outbreak sequence February 28 – March 1, 2007 Kansas, Missouri, Alabama, Georgia 49 20 fatalities Numerous strong to violent tornadoes across the Midwest and South, including a destructive EF4 in Enterprise, Alabamathat killed 9 people, 8 of which were students at a high school. Another EF4 struck Millers Ferrykilling one, and a nighttime EF3 devastated Americus, Georgia, killing 2. An EF2 destroyed a mobile home park near Newton, Georgia, killing 6.
Late-March 2007 tornado outbreak March 28–31, 2007 Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado 80 5 fatalities An EF3 tornado devastated the town of Holly, Colorado, killing two people. Other strong tornadoes hit the rural portions of the Great Plains, especially Texas.
April 2007 nor'easter April 13–15, 2007 Southern United States 36 2 fatalities Produced a moderate outbreak of tornadoes across the South. An EF1 caused considerable damage and killed one in Fort Worth, Texas. An EF3 caused major damage and caused another fatality near Mayesville, South Carolina.
April 20–26, 2007 tornado outbreak sequence April 20-27, 2007 United States, Mexico 92 10 fatalities An F4 struck Piedras Negras, Coahuila, killing 3 people. The parent supercell produced an EF3 that struck Eagle Pass, Texas, killing 7 people. The towns of Tuliaand Cactus, Texassustained major damage from EF2s.
May 2007 tornado outbreak May 3–5, 2007 Kansas, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Colorado, Nebraska, Illinois 123 confirmed 14 fatalities Very large outbreak across the Great Plains. Produced a large and deadly nighttime EF5 that struck Greensburg, Kansas, killing 11. Other strong tornadoes occurred in Oklahoma and elsewhere in Kansas.
Mid-October 2007 tornado outbreak October 17–19, 2007 Midwest, Ohio Valley, Great Lakes, U.S. South 64 confirmed 5 fatalities, numerous injuries EF1 hit downtown Pensacola, Florida. EF3s struck Owensboro, Kentucky, New Washington, Indiana, and Nappanee, causing severe damage. Fatalities occurred in Michigan and Missouri.
January 2008 tornado outbreak sequence January 7–9, 2008 Southwest Missouri, northwest Arkansas, northeast Oklahoma, Midwest, U.S. South 71 confirmed 4 fatalities, several injuries Rare January outbreak produced strong tornadoes as far north as Wisconsin. An EF3 killed three people near Strafford, Missouri.
2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak February 5–6, 2008 Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Indiana, Texas 87 confirmed 57 fatalities, 200+ injuries One of the deadliest outbreaks to hit Dixie Alleystruck the Midwest and South, producing many strong and violent tornadoes. Included the longest-lived Arkansas tornado on record, an EF4 that traveled 122 mi (196 km) in two hours, killing 13 people. One long-track EF3 tornado caused 22 deaths alone in Tennessee and Kentucky, mainly near Castalian Springs. A pair of EF3 and EF4 tornadoes also struck Jackson, Tennessee, killing three in the area, and an EF2 moved through Memphis, killing two.
2008 Atlanta tornado outbreak March 14–15, 2008 Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina 45 confirmed 3 fatalities Strong tornado hit downtown Atlanta for the second timein history, killing one person. An outbreak of tornadoes, some strong, moved across the South the next day, killing two people.
May 1–2, 2008 tornado outbreak May 1–3, 2008 Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Arkansas, Mississippi Alabama, Tennessee 62 Confirmed 6 fatalities Tornadoes struck the Midwest and South, including an EF3 that hit Damascus, Arkansas, killing five people.
Mid-May 2008 tornado outbreak sequence May 7–15, 2008 Oklahoma, Missouri 147 confirmed 26 fatalities A long-track EF4 tornado killed 21 people in Picher, Oklahoma, and Neosho, Missouri. Other strong to violent tornadoes struck the Eastern and Southern states.
See also: List of Mid-May 2008 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes
Late-May 2008 tornado outbreak sequence May 22–25, 2008 Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Texas 234 confirmed 10 fatalities Large outbreak produced strong to violent tornadoes across the Great Plains and Midwest. An EF3 wedge struck Windsor, Colorado, killing one there and causing severe damage. EF5 tornado hit Parkersburg, Iowa, killing nine people and devastating the town. An EF3 also killed one in Hugo, Minnesota, and destroyed many homes.
See also: List of Late-May 2008 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes
June 2008 tornado outbreak sequence June 3–12, 2008 Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas 136 confirmed, 250+ reported 6 fatalities Third series of widespread tornado outbreaks. Tornadoes hit the Omaha-Council Bluffsarea and the Chicago area. An EF3 tornado in Little Sioux, Iowa, struck the Boy Scouts of America's Little Sioux Scout Ranch, killing four people. Additionally, a violent EF4 tornado also hit Manhattan, Kansas. See also : List of June 2008 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes
2008 Tropical Storm Fay tornado outbreak August 18–27, 2008 Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina 49 confirmed 0 fatalities Produced several tornadoes, including an EF2 near Wellington, Florida.
November 2008 Carolinas tornado outbreak November 15, 2008 North CarolinaSouth Carolina 8 confirmed 2 fatalities Small, late-night tornado outbreak killed two people in the Carolinas.
February 2009 tornado outbreak February 10–11, 2009 Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee, Indiana 15 confirmed 8 fatalities Produced the strongest February tornado on record since 1950 in Oklahoma. An EF4 hit Lone Grove, killing eight people. Other tornadoes caused damage in the Oklahoma Cityarea.
Mid-February 2009 tornado outbreak February 18–19, 2009 Georgia, Alabama 13 confirmed 1 fatality Small outbreak produced a few strong tornadoes and killed one person.
March 2009 tornado outbreak sequence March 23–29, 2009 Eastern United States 56 confirmed 0 fatalities Produced the destructive Magee, Mississippi, and Corydon, Kentucky, tornadoes.
April 2009 tornado outbreak April 9–10, 2009 Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina 111 reported, 66 confirmed 5 fatalities Produced numerous strong tornadoes across the South, including an EF3 tornado that hit the Mena, Arkansas, area, killing three people, and an EF4 that hit Murfreesboro, Tennessee, killing two.
May 2009 Southern Midwest derecho May 8, 2009 Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina 39 confirmed 6 fatalities Most damage was caused by a derecho
2010–present[edit]

[hide]List of United States tornado outbreaks – 2010–2014

Dates
Year
Region
Tornadoes
Fatalities
Map
Event Link

March 28 2010 Southeastern United States, The Bahamas 13 3 N/A March 2010 Carolinas tornado outbreak
April 22–24 2010 Midwest, Southern United States 88 10 N/A April 2010 tornado outbreak
April 30–May 2 2010 Midwest, Southern United States 58 5 N/A April–May 2010 tornado outbreak
May 10–13 2010 Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas 91 3 N/A May 10–13, 2010 tornado outbreak
May 18–21 2010 Central United States 55 0 N/A Mid-May 2010 tornado outbreak
May 22–25 2010 Central United States 79 0 N/A Late-May 2010 tornado outbreak
June 5–6 2010 Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan 53 8 N/A Early-June 2010 tornado outbreak
June 16–17 2010 North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa 61 3 N/A June 2010 Northern Plains tornado outbreak
September 16 2010 New York 14 2 N/A 2010 Brooklyn/Queens tornadoes
October 6 2010 Arizona, Utah 9 0 October 2010 Arizona tornado outbreak map.png October 2010 Arizona tornado outbreak
October 23–27 2010 Central United States, Eastern United States 69 0 N/A October 2010 North American storm complex
December 31–January 1 2010 Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois 36 9 2010 New Year's Eve tornado outbreak map.png 2010 New Year's Eve tornado outbreak
April 4–5 2011 Southern United States, Eastern United States 46 1 N/A April 4–5, 2011 derecho and tornado outbreak
April 9–11 2011 Iowa, Wisconsin, Texas, Missouri, Alabama 43 0 N/A April 2011 Iowa–Wisconsin tornado outbreak
April 14–16 2011 Midwest, Southern United States 162 38 N/A April 14–16, 2011 tornado outbreak
April 19–24 2011 Midwest 100 0 N/A April 19–24, 2011 tornado outbreak sequence
April 25–28 2011 Southern United States 355 324 April 25–28, 2011 tornado outbreak map.png April 25–28, 2011 tornado outbreak
May 21–26 2011 Great Plains, Midwest 242 178 N/A May 21–26, 2011 tornado outbreak sequence
June 1 2011 New England 6 3 2011 New England tornado outbreak map.png 2011 New England tornado outbreak
June 18–22 2011 Midwest 78 0 N/A June 18–22, 2011 tornado outbreak
November 14–16 2011 Southern United States 23 5 N/A November 14–16, 2011 tornado outbreak
January 22–23 2012 Southern United States 25 2 N/A January 22–23, 2012 tornado outbreak
February 28–29 2012 Great Plains, East South Central States, Ohio Valley 39 15 N/A 2012 Leap Day tornado outbreak
March 2–3 2012 Southern United States, Ohio Valley 65 41 N/A March 2–3, 2012 tornado outbreak
March 18–24 2012 Great Plains, Southern United States, Ohio Valley 63 1 N/A March 18–24, 2012 tornado outbreak sequence
April 3 2012 Texas, Louisiana 20 0 N/A April 3, 2012 tornado outbreak
April 13–16 2012 Great Plains, Great Lakes region 95 6 N/A April 13–16, 2012 tornado outbreak
June 23–26 2012 Florida 25 1 N/A 2012 Tropical Storm Debby tornado outbreak
August 27–September 4 2012 Midwest, Southern United States, Mid-Atlantic states 34 0 N/A 2012 Hurricane Isaac tornado outbreak
December 25–26 2012 Southern United States 26 0 N/A 2012 Christmas tornado outbreak
January 29–30 2013 Midwest, Southern United States 65 1 N/A January 29–30, 2013 tornado outbreak
February 10 2013 Midwest, Southern United States 8 0 February 10, 2013 tornado outbreak map.png February 10, 2013 tornado outbreak
April 7–11 2013 Midwest, Southern United States 28 1 N/A April 7–11, 2013 tornado outbreak
May 15–17 2013 Texas, Louisiana, Alabama 25 6 May 15–17, 2013 tornado outbreak map.png May 15–17, 2013 tornado outbreak
May 18–21 2013 Midwest, West South Central States 61 26 N/A May 18–21, 2013 tornado outbreak
May 26–31 2013 Midwest, West South Central States 93 9 May 26–31, 2013 tornado outbreak map.png May 26–31, 2013 tornado outbreak
June 12–13 2013 Midwest, Southern United States 26 0 June 12–13, 2013 derecho series outbreak map.png June 12–13, 2013 derecho series
October 3–7 2013 Midwest, Great Plains 22 0 October 2013 North American storm complex tornado map.png October 2013 North American storm complex
November 17 2013 Midwest 73 8 November 17, 2013 tornado outbreak map.png November 17, 2013 tornado outbreak
April 25 2014 North Carolina 9 1 April 2014 North Carolina tornado outbreak map.png April 2014 North Carolina tornado outbreak
April 27–30 2014 Midwest, Southern United States 80 35 April 27–30, 2014 tornado outbreak map.png April 27–30, 2014 tornado outbreak
June 16–18 2014 Midwest 52 2 N/A June 16–18, 2014 tornado outbreak

Canada[edit]
Main article: List of Canadian tornadoes and tornado outbreaks

[hide]List of Canada tornadoes and tornado outbreaks – 1879–2014

Dates
Year
Region
Tornadoes
Fatalities
Map
Event Link

August 6 1879 Bouctouche, New Brunswick 1 5 N/A N/A
September 26 1898 St. Catharines, Ontario 1 5 N/A N/A
June 30 1912 Regina, Saskatchewan 1 28 N/A Regina Cyclone
June 17 1946 Windsor, Ontario, LaSalle, Ontario, Tecumseh, Ontario 1 17 N/A 1946 Windsor–Tecumseh, Ontario tornado
August 20 1970 Sudbury, Ontario 1 6 N/A Sudbury, Ontario tornado
April 3–4 1974 Ontario 1 9 N/A Super Outbreak
August 7 1979 Woodstock, Ontario 1 2 N/A 1979 Woodstock, Ontario tornado
May 31 1985 Ontario 13 12 N/A 1985 United States–Canada tornado outbreak
July 31 1987 Edmonton 1 27 N/A Edmonton tornado
April 20 1996 Ontario 3 0 N/A 1996 Southern Ontario tornadoes
July 2 1997 Ontario 13 7 N/A 1997 Southeast Michigan tornado outbreak
July 14 2000 Alberta 1 12 N/A Pine Lake tornado
August 19 2005 Ontario 3 0 N/A Southern Ontario Tornado Outbreak of 2005
August 2 2006 Ontario 11 0 N/A August 2, 2006 tornado outbreak
June 22 2007 Manitoba, Saskatchewan 5 0 N/A 2007 Elie, Manitoba tornado
August 20 2009 Ontario 18 1 N/A Southern Ontario Tornado Outbreak of 2009
June 5–6 2010 Ontario 6 0 N/A June 5–6, 2010 tornado outbreak
August 21 2011 Goderich, Ontario 1 1 N/A 2011 Goderich, Ontario tornado

Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, and other areas[edit]

Event
Date
Area
Tornadoes
Casualties
Notes
Tenochtitlan-Tlatelolco tornado 13 August 1521 (Julian Calendar) Tenochtitlan and Tlatelolco – – First recorded tornado in Americas[3]
Hondo Coal Mine tornado 10 May 1899 Northern Mexico – ≥22 fatalities Deadliest Mexican tornado
1940 Bejucal tornado 26 December 1940 Cuba – 12 fatalities Reportedly spawned during hurricane
1953 Bermuda tornadoes 5 April 1953 Bermuda – 1 fatality, 9 injuries Possibly four separate tornadoes
1992 Panama City tornado 6 July 1992 Panama City – 12 fatalities, >50 injuries Perhaps deadliest Panamanian tornado
2007 Piedras Negras-Eagle Pass tornadoes 24 April 2007 Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico 1 10 fatalities 15 missing, 300 houses destroyed, 1,000 homeless
Dominican Republic tornadoes 20 April 2008 Santo Domingo – ≥2 fatalities At least 700 people were forced to seek temporary shelter when tornadoes damaged houses
See also[edit]
##List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
##List of Canadian tornadoes and tornado outbreaks##List of 21st-century Canadian tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
##List of Connecticut tornadoes
##List of District of Columbia tornadoes
##List of Rhode Island tornadoes
##Tornado records
##Tornadoes in Bermuda
##List of tornadoes striking downtown areas
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^Oldest Known Photo of a Tornado – August 28, 1884at the Wayback Machine(archived May 30, 2009)
2.Jump up ^"This Day in Southeast Michigan Weather History - May 8". National Weather Service Detroit / Pontiac, Michigan. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. August 3, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
3.Jump up ^Velasco Fuentes, Oscar (November 2010). "The Earliest Documented Tornado in the Americas". Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society91(11): 1515–1523. doi:10.1175/2010BAMS2874.1. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
##Grazulis, Thomas P.(1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680–1991, A Chronology and Analysis of Events. St. Johnsbury, Vermont: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. ISBN 1-879362-03-1
##--- (1997). Significant Tornadoes Update, 1992–1995. ISBN 1-879362-04-X
##--- (2001). The Tornado: Nature's Ultimate Windstorm. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0-8061-3258-2
##National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Climatic Data Center/ Storm Prediction Center. Storm Data.
External links[edit]
##North America listing by The Tornado Project
##Central America and Caribbean listing by The Tornado Project
##Deadly Skies: Canada's Most Destructive Tornadoes(CBC)
##All US Tornadoes From 1950–present
##US Tornado Paths by Day and Zip code

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Four-State Tornado Swarm
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Four-State Tornado Swarm

Date(s)
August 15, 1787
Duration
3.5+ hours
Tornadoes caused
≥5
Damages
unknown
Casualties
2
The Four-State Tornado Swarm was a destructive outbreak of tornadoes in New England on August 15, 1787. At least five separate tornadoes caused major damage in the states of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Two people were killed by a tornado in Wethersfield, Connecticut, and many were injured throughout New England. This event is considered to be the first true tornado outbreak on record.[1][2]


Contents  [hide]
1 List of known tornadoes
2 Synopsis
3 Historical perspective
4 See also
5 References 5.1 Book references



List of known tornadoes[edit]

[hide]List of confirmed tornadoes — August 15, 1787

F#

Location

County

Time (UTC)

Path length

Damage

Connecticut
F? New Britain to Coventry Hartford, Tolland 1330 ≥5 miles (8.0 km) 2 deaths - 10 additional injured. Affected New Britain, Newington, Wethersfield, Glastonbury, Bolton, and Coventry.
F? Killingly to Mendon, MA Windham, Providence (RI), Worcester (MA) 1700 20 miles (32 km) One person was injured. Affected the towns of Killingly, Glocester, Rhode Island, and Mendon, Massachusetts.
F? NE of East Windsor Hartford unknown 5 miles (8.0 km) East Windsor was affected.
Massachusetts
F? Northborough to Framingham Worcester, Middlesex unknown 8 miles (13 km) Two people were injured. Affected the towns of Northborough, Southborough, and Framingham.
New Hampshire
F? Rochester area Strafford unknown unknown Two people were injured. Rochester was affected by this tornado.
Sources: Grazulis, pg. 553; Ludlam pgs. 12-16

Synopsis[edit]

 

 A map of towns which reported damage. Not all of these damage areas were definitely tornadic, and some tornadoes hit more than one town.[1][3]
The first storm damage occurred in Litchfield, Connecticut, where a strong northwest wind and hail stones weighing more than 1 ounce (28 g) damaged crops and broke windows. Four men were struck by lightning, but survived.[4]
The first tornado touched down near New Britain, Connecticut, between 1 pm and 2 pm, moving east-northeast. A barn roof was blown 2 miles (3.2 km) away. The tornado then passed through Newington on its way to Wethersfield. The tornado there was described as "[whirling] with amazing velocity and a most tremendous roar."[1] It passed through a mostly-uninhabited part of the town; if the path were more than 0.5 miles (0.8 km) further north or south, the tornado "would have been fatal to a large number of families."[5] The tornado traveled slightly north of east, and struck just one home. The inhabitants fled the house upon the sight of the tornado: two young boys, a laborer, and a mother and baby were overtaken by the tornado in a nearby field. The two boys were found amid some rubble, one dead and one was "feared mortally wounded." The mother was killed as well, but the baby who was in her arms survived with only minor injuries. The laborer was thrown over a fence but only slightly injured.[5] Their house was unroofed, and several outbuildings were "leveled with the ground". Clothes from the house were found three miles away, and trees and boards were carried 0.5 miles (0.8 km) or more.[1]
The tornado continued east-northeast from Wethersfield, leveling almost all trees in its path, until it reached Glastonbury.[5] There it damaged several homes and barns, including an unroofing of a large brick home, but only injured two people slightly. The damage continued into at least Bolton and Coventry, where more damage was done, but any specific damage done or human casualties are unknown.[1][5]
The second tornado was spotted west of East Windsor. It moved northeast away from the center of town, but did damage to a home and a barn. Trees 2.5 feet (0.76 m) in diameter were twisted down, and even sod and stones "of a considerable size" were torn up.[5][6] No injuries were reported, however.
The third tornado of the outbreak was a long-tracked tornado, first spotted in Killingly, Connecticut. It moved northeast into Rhode Island to near Glocester. Orchards were destroyed there, and a house and barn were "torn to pieces" while the family took shelter in the cellar.[7] Several other homes were unroofed, and a woman was carried some distance, but only suffered minor injuries.[7] The tornado continued northeast into Massachusetts as far as Mendon, 20 miles (32 km) from where it touched down.[8]
The fourth known tornado was first spotted near Northborough, Massachusetts. The tornado caused more severe damage along the border between Marlborough and Southborough. In Marlborough, a barn was thrown from its foundation. A house's roof was destroyed, with pieces scattered 0.75 miles (1.2 km) away. In Southborough and Framingham, many structures were damaged. A house in Framingham was destroyed while two women were inside, but they suffered only bruises. The tornado dissipated east of Framingham.[6] Many crops were destroyed by winds and floods.[9]
Observers reported seeing pieces of buildings, furniture, and trees thrown about in the air. Severe tree damage was reported all along the tornado's path. Along the tornado's route, the damage was not more than 40 rods (660 ft; 200 m) wide, and in some places was much narrower, though the damage was greatest in these areas.[6][10]
The final tornado of the day occurred much further north in the town of Rochester, New Hampshire. A house was lifted from its foundation with eight people inside, but only two were injured. Pieces of the house were found 3 miles (4.8 km) distant. A barn was "taken and entirely carried off" by the tornado, and was not found. Trees, fences, and crops were leveled along the tornado's path, which was around 20 rods (330 ft; 100 m) wide.[11] Considerable damage also occurred in Dunbarton, New Hampshire and Concord, New Hampshire, but it is not known if this was not directly connected to the tornado.[12]
Historical perspective[edit]
This day was the most extensive tornado event on record at the time, and was the most severe tornado outbreak in early New England history, on par only with the 1821 Great New Hampshire tornado outbreak.[1][3][13] Very few buildings were struck by the tornadoes (though the tornadoes passed close to many highly populated towns) which accounts for the low death toll.[3] However, the destructive potential was high, as indicated by the incredible tree damage in places.[14]
A document was published in the Connecticut Courant (now the Hartford Courant) a few days later, detailing the appearance of "a black column from the earth to the cloud" near Wethersfield. This was the most complete description of a tornado on record until the 1830s.[3]
See also[edit]
List of Connecticut tornadoes
List of Rhode Island tornadoes
Tornadoes in New England
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Grazulis, pg. 553
2.Jump up ^ Tornado: Largest Tornado Outbreak. Arizona State University. Accessed June 25, 2009.
3.^ Jump up to: a b c d Ludlam, pg. 12
4.Jump up ^ No Author (August 27, 1787). "Litchfield, August 20" (PDF). Hartford, Connecticut: The Connecticut Courant and Weekly Intelligencer. p. 3. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
5.^ Jump up to: a b c d e J. Lewis (August 20, 2009). "An Account of the late hurricane at Wethersfield" (PDF). Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut Courant and Weekly Intelligencer. p. 3. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
6.^ Jump up to: a b c Ludlam, pg. 15
7.^ Jump up to: a b No Author (September 3, 1787). "Glocester, August 17, 1787" (PDF). Hartford, Connecticut: The Connecticut Courant and Weekly Intelligencer. p. 2. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
8.Jump up ^ No Author (September 3, 1787). "Goucester, August 17, 1787" (PDF). Hartford, Connecticut: The Connecticut Courant and Weekly Intelligencer. p. 2. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
9.Jump up ^ No Author (August 27, 1787). "Boston, August 20" (PDF). Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut Courant and Weekly Intelligencer. p. 3. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
10.Jump up ^ Ludlam, pg. 16
11.Jump up ^ No Author (August 27, 1787). "Portsmouth, August 18" (PDF). Hartford, Connecticut: The Connecticut Courant and Weekly Intelligencer. p. 3. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
12.Jump up ^ Perley, p. 142
13.Jump up ^ Lamb, Fred W. (1908). The Great Tornado of 1821 In New Hampshire. Manchester, N.H. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
14.Jump up ^ Ludlam, pg. 13
Book references[edit]
Grazulis, Thomas P (July 1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680–1991. St. Johnsbury, VT: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. ISBN 1-879362-03-1.
Ludlum, David McWilliams (1970). Early American Tornadoes 1586–1870. Boston, MA: American Meteorological Society. ISBN 0-933876-32-7.
Perley, Sidney (1891). Historic Storms of New England (PDF). Salem, Massachusetts: The Salem Press Publishing and Printing Company. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
 


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 Picture of a house destroyed by the Wallingford Tornado of 1878
Although historically the U.S. state of Connecticut is not typically known to fall casualty to tornadoes, more than 100 of these powerful storms have affected the state in modern history, resulting in at least 48 deaths, 780 injuries, and more than $500 million in damage.[1][2] This list of tornadoes in the state is likely incomplete, as official records date back only to 1950 for tornadoes in the United States.[1]
As with most of the northeastern United States, the number of tornadoes peaks in the summer months, normally in July or August. Hartford County has had the most tornadoes in the state, although since 1950 Litchfield County has reported the most tornadoes. Several areas have been struck more than once, and Waterbury has been struck by no less than four tornadoes since 1955.
From 1953 to 1991, Connecticut recorded an average of about 1.3 tornadoes per year, ranked 43rd in the United States.[3] Although Connecticut tornadoes are typically weak, isolated events can be violent. Three tornadoes of F4 intensity have affected the state in its history, as well as at least 27 tornadoes of F2 intensity or greater. Outbreaks of three or more tornadoes in a single day occurred in 1786, 1787, 1878, 1973, 1989, 1998, and 2001. The year 1973 was particularly active; eight tornadoes occurred on six separate days. The 1878 Wallingford tornado killed at least 29 and likely 34 people in Wallingford, the most by any tornado event in Connecticut history.


Contents  [hide]
1 Before 1850
2 1850–1949
3 1950–1974
4 1975–1999
5 2000–present
6 See also
7 References 7.1 Book citations
8 External links

Before 1850[edit]
June 14, 1648: A "great tempest" downed trees somewhere in present-day Hartford County.[4]
June 20, 1682: A violent storm, including one or more likely tornadoes, devastated forests in southern Connecticut, affecting areas north of Fairfield across the Housatonic River before passing out into Long Island Sound between Milford and New Haven. The damage was worst around present-day Shelton, where a path was cut a half-mile wide where there was "scarce a tree left standing".[5][6]
1728 or 1729: A possible tornado passed through New Britain and/or Wethersfield.[4][7]
August 17, 1784: Two tornadoes struck central Connecticut. The first tornado touched down near present-day Roxbury, then known as "Shipague-Neck". It travelled through the village of South Britain, injuring five people, with one man injured so that "his life was in great danger". Ten houses, five barns, and three mills were badly damaged or destroyed.[8] The second tornado injured one person while moving down a hillside west of Southington.[9]
August 23, 1786: As many as six tornadoes did a great deal of damage in Windham County. Twenty homes and sixty-three barns were destroyed, as well as 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) of dense forest. One woman was killed and five people were injured in Woodstock. Leaves from destroyed trees rained down heavily in Providence, Rhode Island.[9][10]
August 15, 1787: The Four-State Tornado Swarm of 1787 was the largest tornado outbreak recorded to date, and affected most of New England. The first in the state touched down around 1:30 PM near New Britain, traveling along nearly the same path as a tornado in 1728 or 1729. This tornado was nearly as violent as the Wallingford Tornado of 1878. A mother and two of her children were killed in Wethersfield, and 10 others were injured before the tornado lifted outside of the town.[11] What may have been another tornado caused additional damage as far east as Coventry. Another tornado struck East Windsor, damaging several homes and barns. Yet another touched down near Killingly, moving northeast into Rhode Island and Massachusetts.[7][9]
June 19, 1794: A tornado destroyed several structures in Milford injuring four people, while a separate tornado cut through Branford. A strange incident was recorded where a tree was uprooted and carried, fully upright, along a road in New Milford, along with several other large objects. A barn door was found 10 miles (16 km) from its source. Some loss of life likely occurred from one or both tornadoes.[9][12]
October 8, 1797: A tornado touched down in North Salem, New York, moving into Fairfield County. Six people were injured in Ridgefield, and possible tornado damage continued as far as Long Island Sound in Branford.[9]
August 2, 1799: A tornado destroyed two houses in New London County, affecting the towns of Franklin, Lebanon, and Bozrah.[13]
June 30, 1808: One or more tornadoes moved from Windsor to Coventry, killing one person.[13]
July 22, 1808: Trees and buildings were damaged by a tornado which moved from East Windsor to North Bolton.[13]
July 16, 1810: A tornado produced damage in or around Somers.[13]
August 1, 1812: A tornado passed from Westchester County, New York into Greenwich.[14]
July 22, 1817: Tornado produced tree damage from Woodbury to Watertown.[14]
August 13, 1817: A tornado destroyed 23 buildings in Wallingford.[14]
August 14, 1820: A tornado touched down east of Norwalk.[15]
June 3, 1836: A long-lived tornado tracked 30 miles (48 km) from Dutchess County, New York to Salisbury, seriously injuring many people.[16]
July 31, 1839: Six homes were damaged or destroyed on the west side of New Haven.[16] A "heavy rumbling noise" was heard throughout the city.[17]
August 7, 1839: A possible tornado passed through a then-uninhabited area of Wallingford.[7]
August 14, 1840: A possible tornado struck Woodbridge.[18]
1850–1949[edit]
August 9, 1851: A "tornado" (possibly a squall line) affected New Hartford, Suffield and Windsor.[18]
July, 1865: A tornado may have struck Birmingham.[19]
August 17, 1872: What may have been a small tornado hit Windsor Locks.[20]
September 15, 1876: A 300-yard (270 m) wide tornado unroofed several homes in northern Bridgeport.[21]
August 18, 1877: "Something like a tornado", described as a "whirling mass of black clouds" cut across Hartford, tearing down trees and branches.[22]
August 9, 1878: At least three tornadoes affected the state from a single storm system. The first touched down in South Kent, causing major damage but no injuries. The second, the Wallingford Tornado of 1878, touched down just outside of Wallingford. A severe tornado, likely an F4, it smashed through the north side of town, completely destroying dozens of houses. At least 29 people were killed in that town (likely 34), the most by any tornado event in Connecticut history. A third tornado moved through Durham and Killingsworth, unroofing houses but again causing no injuries.[23][24]
May 29, 1880: A tornado touched down in Suffield, moving northeast and crossing the Connecticut River. It destroyed 25 buildings in Thompsonville and Enfield.[25]
July 14, 1881: A "terrific storm" downed trees "in all directions" in Meriden, also damaging a school and several other buildings.[26]
September 14, 1882: A tornado touched down outside of Winsted, destroying nine homes and five barns as it moved into town. Twenty people were injured, two of whom may have later died.[27]
August 25, 1885: A tornado passed through the towns of Bloomfield and Windsor, crossing the Connecticut River before dissipating. Nearly the entire tobacco crop in the area was destroyed, at a loss in the millions of dollars. Another tornado may have struck East Hartford a few weeks earlier.[28]
September 12, 1886: A tornado touched down outside of Ellington, Connecticut, destroying barns and downing trees before lifting near Burnside, Connecticut.[29]
September 27, 1899: A tornado passed from Norwalk to near Ridgefield, causing damage to trees and roofs in a path 50 to 300 feet (15 to 91 m) wide. Some buildings were completely destroyed.[30]
September 15, 1901: A damaging tornado swept through the village of Huntington around 7 PM. One man was killed when his house was torn from its foundation. Several barns were destroyed—one "completely disappeared"—and hundreds of trees were leveled on a path from modern-day Shelton to Monroe.[31][32]
August 28, 1911: A tornado cut a 3-mile (5 km) path through New Milford, Litchfield County, uprooting trees and damaging roofs.[33]
June 12, 1918: A "baby tornado" (possibly a microburst) caused $50,000 in damage, mainly to roofs and windows, in New Britain, Hartford County.[34]
August 7, 1918: A possible tornado touched down in Westbrook, causing roof damage and downing trees. A house was moved off its foundation in Fenwick.[35][36]
September 18, 1918: A tornado cut a path 130 to 160 feet (40 to 50 m) wide from Groton, through Mystic, and out into Long Island Sound. Small buildings, roofs, trees and telephone poles were damaged heavily. Several people received minor injuries from flying debris.[37]
August 30, 1920: A storm with "tornado features" caused damage on a small line from eastern Hamden to Guilford. A fireworks factory was destroyed, roofs were removed from four warehouses and a house, and hundreds of trees and utility poles were toppled. One boy was killed and thirty-three others were injured.[38][39]
July 13, 1922: A weak tornado tracked across Hartford, downing tree branches and utility poles.[40]
July 26, 1937: A tornado produced F2 damage while passing just south of Terryville and just north of Bristol.[41]
September 24, 1942: A tornado destroyed a church in Plainville and a garage in Bristol along a 3-mile (5 km) path.[42]
1950–1974[edit]

 

 Tornado tracks from 1950 to 1999 in Connecticut, with their ratings on the Fujita scaleJuly 12, 1950: An F2 tracked 10 miles (16 km) through Middlesex County.[1][43]
July 14, 1950: An F2 touched down in Ridgefield around 7:30 AM, tearing the roof off the high school and downing trees through the center of town. Three people were injured.[1][44]
August 20, 1951: An F2 briefly touched down in Willington, Tolland County.[45]
August 21, 1951: A long-tracked F2 touched down in southwestern Litchfield County, passing more than 40 miles (64 km) well into Hartford County. Another tornado, an F3 (some sources say F2), touched down in northern Middlesex County, unroofing a factory and causing $100,000 in damage. Nine people were injured in the first tornado, with another eight injured in the second.[43][46]
May 10, 1954: An F3 (some sources say F2) hit Windsorville at 9:30 AM, destroying a house and some sheds, injuring two and causing $30,000 in damage. Additionally, an F2 touched down in northwestern Hartford County that afternoon.[43][47]
October 24, 1955: An F1 touched down in central Hartford County, while an F2 touched down near Waterbury.[43]
August 8, 1956: An F0 briefly touched down in East Glastonbury, Hartford County.[48]
June 19, 1957: An F1 touched down in central Glastonbury, Hartford County.[49]
August 15, 1958: An F1 briefly touched down in northern Fairfield.[50]
August 21, 1958: An F1 briefly touched down in Colebrook, Litchfield County.[51]
September 7, 1958: An F2 injured two in Willington, Tolland County.[52]
May 12, 1959: An F2 touched down in Salisbury, damaging mostly trees along a one-mile (1.6 km) path.[53]
May 30, 1959: An F1 briefly touched down in Bloomfield, damaging a few greenhouses.[54]
August 29, 1959: An F0 briefly touched down in southeastern New Haven County.[43]
April 26, 1961: An F1 briefly touched down in western Tolland County.[43]
May 24, 1962: An F3 tracked through northern New Haven and southern Hartford Counties. The tornado produced "near-F4 damage" in parts of Waterbury and Southington, with more than 200 buildings destroyed and another 600 damaged. One person was killed, with another fifty injured, and the tornado caused $4,000,000 in damage along its 11-mile (18 km) path.[43][55]
June 18, 1962: An F2 briefly touched down in eastern Litchfield County.[43]
August 19, 1965: An F2 tracked 6 miles (10 km) through northern Tolland County.[43]
August 11, 1966: An F2 touched down in northern Litchfield County, passing east-northeast into Massachusetts.[43]
August 9, 1968: An F1 briefly touched down near Danbury.[43]
August 17, 1968: An F1 touched down in southern Tolland County.[43]
August 20, 1968: An F1 briefly touched down in northern Litchfield County.[43]
October 3, 1970: An F1 injured one in northern Hartford County.[43]
July 19, 1971: An F2 touched down near Norwalk.[43]
July 29, 1971: An F3 (some sources say F2) moved along Main Street in downtown Waterbury, unroofing a factory and damaging some houses. Two people were injured.[43][56]
August 7, 1972: An F1 tracked almost 10 miles (16 km) across northern Litchfield County.[43]
August 9, 1972: An F1 touched down in southern Litchfield County.[43]
July 12, 1973: An F2 touched down in southeastern Litchfield County.[43]
June 28, 1973: An F1 injured one person in western Hartford County.[43]
June 29, 1973: An F1 touched down in northwestern Litchfield County.[43]
August 31, 1973: An F2 briefly touched down in central Hartford County.[43]
September 6, 1973: An F2 touched down in eastern Hartford County, damaging houses in Manchester, Vernon, and Talcottville.[43][57]
September 18, 1973: Three tornadoes briefly touched down, an F1 in Greenwich, an F2 in southwestern Hartford county, and another F1 in southern Tolland County.[43]
July 3, 1974: An F1 tracked 5 miles (8 km) southeast through southern Litchfield County.[43]
1975–1999[edit]

 

NEXRAD radar loop of the supercell, with a visible hook echo, which produced the May 29, 1995 tornado in SouthburyJune 19, 1975: An F1 tracked 5 miles (8 km) through central Litchfield County.[43]
July 20, 1975: An F1 touched down near New Milford.[43]
June 30, 1976: An F2 touched down in northern Litchfield County.[43]
October 3, 1979: The Windsor Locks, Connecticut Tornado, an extremely destructive F4 tornado, one of the worst in Connecticut history, killed three and injured 500 in northern Hartford County. The tornado struck without warning, tearing through Bradley International Airport, destroying more than a dozen airplanes, and narrowly missing a Boeing 727 which was attempting to land. About 100 homes were completely leveled. Most of the $200+ million in damage was done in Windsor Locks and Suffield. This was the sixth-most damaging tornado in US history.[58]
July 28, 1982: An F1 tracked through central New Haven County.[43]
August 1, 1983: An F0 struck Middlesex County.[43]
July 5, 1984: An F2 tracked from Bristol to Farmington, injuring one person and causing $500,000 in damage to houses and cars.[43][59]
June 24, 1985: An F1 tracked 10 miles (16 km) across central Windham County.[43]
August 26, 1985: An F1 touched down in extreme eastern Windham County, passing into Rhode Island.[43]
July 10, 1989: The Northeastern United States tornado outbreak of 1989 produced at least three tornadoes in Litchfield and New Haven Counties, causing more than $100 million in damage. The first tornado, possibly a family of three tornadoes, destroyed Cathedral Pines Forest, and caused F2 damage to trees and homes in Cornwall, Milton, and Bantam, injuring four people.[60] The second tornado, also an F2, unroofed or severely damaged 50 homes and injured 70 people on a path through Watertown, Oakville, and northern Waterbury. The final tornado was one of the worst in Connecticut history, cutting a 5-mile (8 km) path through Hamden. The F4 destroyed almost 400 structures and injured 40 people. No one was killed by these devastating tornadoes, though a girl was killed when straight-line winds blew a tree onto her tent.
June 29, 1990: An F0 briefly touched down in Danbury. Seven people were injured by flying glass.[11]
July 5, 1992: An F0 struck near New Fairfield.[43]
July 14, 1992: An F1 briefly touched down in southern Windham County.[43]
August 4, 1992: An F0 struck central Hartford County, and an F1 struck the Long Hill section of Trumbull.[43][61]
July 10, 1993: An F0 briefly touched down in western Windham County.[43]
June 29, 1994: A strong microburst accompanied by an F0 struck Avon. Many trees were downed, but there was very little property damage.[62]
May 29, 1995: An F1 tracked 2 miles (3 km) from South Britain to Southbury around 6:20 PM. Many trees were downed, and several homes sustained minor damage.[63]
July 23, 1995: An F0 struck the town of Prospect. A tractor-trailer was thrown 200 yards (180 m) through the air, but no injuries were reported.[64]
July 3, 1996: An F1 touched down just north of downtown Waterbury, causing damage to Wilby High School.[65][66]
July 9, 1996: An F1 downed trees in Monroe.[67]
May 31, 1998: An F1, part of a large tornado outbreak, briefly touched down near Washington.[68]
June 30, 1998: Two F1 tornadoes briefly touched down in Killingworth and Lyme, and an F0 briefly touched down in Chester.[69]

2000–present[edit]

 

 Damage to a power pole in Shelton from the July 31, 2009 tornadoAugust 16, 2000: An F1 touched down in Ellington. It tossed several large trailers through the air and damaged a cow barn.[70]
June 23, 2001: An isolated supercell produced three tornadoes in the state. The first, an F1, hit a golf course in Washington, demolishing a storage building and a tennis court, and injuring one person. The second tornado, rated an F2, touched down in Torrington near Torrington Middle School, damaging the roof and destroying bleachers and a storage shed. The final tornado, an F0, produced minor damage to the East Hartland fire station.[71][72][73]
July 1, 2001: An F0 tracked 10 miles (16 km) across southern Litchfield County, touching down seven times along its path from New Milford to Roxbury.[74]
May 31, 2002: An F1 touched down in Brookfield, followed by a brief, F0 touchdown in Southbury along Interstate 84.[75]
June 6, 2002: An F1 destroyed two acres (8,000 m2) of "healthy mature forest" in Salisbury.[76]
June 16, 2002: An F0 briefly touched down in Lanesville. In Montville, a waterspout formed over Gardner Lake, causing F1 damage to trees, houses, and cars upon crossing onto land.[77][78]
July 12, 2006: The Westchester tornado that produced F2 damage across the border in New York entered Greenwich at 4:01 PM, producing F1 damage on the north side of town. It may have briefly touched down a second time just north of the Merritt Parkway.[79]
May 16, 2007: Just three months after the switch to the Enhanced Fujita Scale for rating tornadoes, a skipping tornado, rated EF1, tracked 4 to 5 miles (6 to 8 km) from Bethel to Newtown. Widespread wind damage also affected other parts of the state.[80]
May 28, 2007: An EF0 landspout damaged the roof of a barn in Somers, on an otherwise calm day.[81][82]
June 26, 2009: An EF1 tornado hit the town of Wethersfield. Widespread damage across town especially near the area of Wolcott Hill. Many downed trees caused damages, most notably in Old Wethersfield where a tree split a house in town, and destroyed a front porch.[83] Damage was estimated at around $2.4 million.[84]
July 31, 2009: Significant wind damage was reported across the state, including two EF1 tornadoes. The first tornado caused tree and minor property damage along a 0.5-mile (0.80 km) path through eastern Shelton.[85][86] The second downed trees along a sporadic 2.75-mile (4.4 km) path in Madison.[87] Many trees were also snapped and uprooted in Fairfield, Milford, Guilford, Chester, Old Lyme and Naugatuck.[88][89]
June 24, 2010: A tornado briefly touched down in downtown Bridgeport, embedded within a larger area of strong wind damage which downed trees and damaged several buildings. 9 roofs were damaged causing the city to declare a state of emergency.[90] The National Weather service confirmed it as an EF1 tornado, estimating it to be 100 yards wide with winds of at least 100 mph. The damage was especially concentrated to the east end of Bridgeport and the Lordship section of Stratford. Both areas were declared states of emergencies for at least 24 hours after the storm hit.[91]
July 21, 2010: Several severe storms spawned five brief tornadoes and spread straight-line wind damage across the state. One touchdown was reported in Litchfield, and an EF1 tornado was confirmed in Bristol. The Bristol tornado was on the ground for 1.5 miles (2.4 km) and had winds at 90 mph. A touchdown was also confirmed in Litchfield, Thomaston, the Terryville section of Plymouth and Bristol Wednesday afternoon, the National Weather Service said. The tornado touched down in East Litchfield around Litchfield Road, in Thomaston near D. Welter Way, in Terryville near North Street and in Bristol near Blakeslee and High streets. Tree tops were twisted off and several trees were uprooted. In Bristol, the tornado's path was 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long and about 25 yards (23 m) wide. Wind gusts were about 90 miles per hour (140 km/h). The paths in the other three towns were shorter. All of the touchdowns were caused by the same supercell.[1]
June 9, 2011: A brief EF1 tornado occurred within a larger area of straight-line winds in Litchfield County.[92]
July 1, 2013: A series of three tornadoes touch down across the state; one in Fairfield County and two in Hartford County. Majority of impact limited to downed trees, though the EF1 caused notable structural damage near East Windsor.[93][94]
July 10, 2013: An EF1 tornado caused tree damage along an 11.2-mile (18.0 km) long intermittent path in Tolland County.[95]
July 27, 2014: An EF0 tornado caused minor damage in Wolcott, mostly at and near the high school.[96]
See also[edit]
Enhanced Fujita Scale
Fujita scale
List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
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87.Jump up ^ Goodman/GC/MAS (2009-08-06). "Public Information Statement". Upton, New York: National Weather Service. Archived from the original on 2009-08-07. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
88.Jump up ^ 20090731's Storm Report
89.Jump up ^ Public Information Statement
90.Jump up ^ Joe, Pollina (June 25, 2010). "Public Information Statement". National Weather Service in Upton, New York. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 2010-06-25. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
91.Jump up ^ "Tornado confirmed in Bridgeport". Connecticut Post. June 25, 2010. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
92.Jump up ^ "Connecticut Event Report: EF1 Tornado". National Climatic Data Center. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
93.Jump up ^ "Tornado Confirmed In The Towns Of Greenwich And Stamford In Fairfield County Connecticut". National Weather Service Office in Upton, New York. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. July 2, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
94.Jump up ^ "Tornado Confirmed Near Windsor in Hartford County Connecticut". National Weather Service Office in Taunton, Massachusetts. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. July 1, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
95.Jump up ^ "Tornado Confirmed Near Andover...Coventry and Mansfield in Tolland County CT". National Weather Service Office in Boston, Massachusetts. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. July 12, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
96.Jump up ^ "Tornado confirmed near Wolcott in New Haven County Connecticut". National Weather Service Office in Upton, New York. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. July 27, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
Book citations[edit]
Grazulis, Thomas P (July 1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680–1991. St. Johnsbury, VT: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. ISBN 1-879362-03-1.
Ludlum, David McWilliams (1970). Early American Tornadoes 1586–1870. Boston, MA: American Meteorological Society. ISBN 0-933876-32-7.
Cerveny, Randy (2005). Freaks of the Storm. Thunder's Mouth Press. ISBN 1-56025-801-2. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
External links[edit]
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List of Rhode Island tornadoes
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This is a list of all tornadoes reported in the US state of Rhode Island. Although tornadoes are very rare in this state, at least 14 have been recorded in modern history. Additionally, because of high population density and property values, Rhode Island ranks 5th among states in potential losses due to tornadoes.[1]


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1 Tornadoes
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

Tornadoes[edit]
August 15, 1787: A part of the Four-State Tornado Swarm of 1787, a tornado moved into the state from Windham County, Connecticut and tore the roofs from some homes in Glocester before passing into Massachusetts.[2][3]
August 30, 1838: A major tornado, possibly the worst in Rhode Island history, passed south of Providence. It uprooted and stripped trees of their branches, unroofed or destroyed many houses, and sucked water out of ponds. The tornado barely missed a local railroad depot, where many people were waiting for a train. Five people were injured by the tornado.[2][4]
August 25, 1882: A tornado damaged two barns and destroyed many trees in Johnston.[5]
September 14, 1972: A weak F0 tornado hit east of Newport.[6]
August 26, 1985: An F1 tornado passed from Connecticut into rural North Foster, causing no reported damage to structures.[6]
August 7, 1986: The only multiple-tornado day ever recorded in Rhode Island. A weak F1 tornado briefly touched down near Lincoln around 3:30 PM local time. At approximately 430pm a tornado destroyed a home at 43 Hillwood St, Providence owned by Lynn Panchuk Price. It stayed on the ground for 4 miles (6 km), injuring 20 people and causing around $2.5 million in damage.[6][7][2]
August 8, 1986: In an extreme coincidence, another tornado struck the state again on this day. Touching down at the unusual time of 9:30 AM north of Bridgeton, it continued on the ground for more than 6 miles (9 km) before passing into Massachusetts near North Smithfield. Three people were injured by this F1 tornado.[6][8]
September 23, 1989: An F0 tornado caused minor damage in Cranston.[9]
October 18, 1990: An F1 touched down in Warwick, crossed Narragansett Bay as a waterspout, and dissipated in Riverside.[10]
August 13, 1994: A small tornado damaged trees along a one mile path in Coventry.[11]
August 16, 2000: A very minor F0 tornado damaged a few trees along a 50-foot path in Foster.[12]
July 23, 2008: A waterspout moved onshore as a low-end EF1 tornado in Warren, moving east-northeast into Massachusetts.[13]
See also[edit]
Enhanced Fujita Scale
Fujita scale
List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ A.M. Best's Tornado Study: New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Ohio, Rhode Island Top List of Modeled Insured Losses Accessed 2009-01-21.
2.^ Jump up to: a b c The Tornado Project. "Worst" Tornadoes Retrieved on 2007-07-02.
3.Jump up ^ Grazulis, pg. 553
4.Jump up ^ Allen, Zachariah; Hare, Robert (1839). "Account of a Tornado". Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (American Philosophical Society) 6: 297–301. JSTOR 1005326.
5.Jump up ^ "Tornado in Rhode Island" (PDF). New York Times. 1882-08-26. p. 2. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
6.^ Jump up to: a b c d Data from the Storm Prediction Center archives, which are accessible through SeverePlot, free software created and maintained by John Hart, lead forecaster for the SPC.
7.Jump up ^ NCDC: Event Details
8.Jump up ^ NCDC: Event Details
9.Jump up ^ NCDC: Event Details
10.Jump up ^ NCDC: Event Details
11.Jump up ^ NCDC: Event Details
12.Jump up ^ NCDC: Event Details
13.Jump up ^ NCDC: Event Details
External links[edit]
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1
Joplin, Missouri May 22, 2011 2800 2935
2
Tuscaloosa, Alabama April 27, 2011 2450 2569
3
Moore, Oklahoma May 20, 2013 2000 2025
4
Oklahoma City Metro, Oklahoma May 3, 1999 1000 1415
5
Hackleburg, Alabama April 27, 2011 1290 1352
6
Wichita Falls, Texas April 10, 1979 400 1299
7
Omaha, Nebraska May 6, 1975 250 1094
8
Washington, Illinois November 17, 2013 935 947
9
Lubbock, Texas May 11, 1970 250 820
10
Topeka, Kansas June 8, 1966 250 726
Source: Brooks, Harold E.; C. A. Doswell (Feb 2001). "Normalized Damage from Major Tornadoes in the United States: 1890–1999". Weather and Forecasting (American Meteorological Society) 16 (1): 168–76. doi:10.1175/1520-0434(2001)016<0168:NDFMTI>2.0.CO;2. 3
1. These are the unadjusted damage totals in millions of US dollars.
 2. Raw damage totals adjusted for inflation, in millions of 2014 USD.
 3. A search of NCDC Storm Data indicates no tornadoes between 1999 and 2010 have caused more than $400 million in damage.
 


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Tornadoes in New England
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 Paths of tornadoes in New England, 1950–2006
Tornadoes are fairly uncommon in the US region of New England. Fewer tornadoes are recorded here than anywhere else east of the Rocky Mountains.[1] However, these deadly and destructive storms do occur; on average, about eight tornadoes are reported in the region each year. Almost 200 people have been killed by these storms in recorded history, and two of the ten most destructive tornadoes in US history occurred in this region.


Contents  [hide]
1 Climatology
2 Notable tornadoes 2.1 Deadliest
2.2 Costliest
3 See also
4 References 4.1 Book References


Climatology[edit]
See also: Tornado climatology
New England tornadoes per year
 (1950–2010)

State
Per year
By area†
Connecticut 1.5 2.8
Maine 1.9 0.5
Massachusetts 2.5 2.4
New Hampshire 1.5 1.6
Rhode Island 0.2 1.1
Vermont 0.7 0.7
National Climatic Data Center,[2] US Census Bureau
†Avg. number tornadoes per year per
 10,000 square miles (26,000 km2)
Tornadoes are a violent weather phenomenon that occur most often in the United States, to the east of the Rocky Mountains. However, they most often occur in the Southern and Central United States, and are comparatively rare in New England. However, no region is immune to tornadoes if the weather conditions are right.[3]
While tornadoes have been recorded in almost every county in New England, there is a region just east of The Berkshires with a much higher concentration of tornado occurrences. This area is analogous to the Tornado Alley of the Great Plains, but on a much smaller scale.[1][2]
On average (1950–2008), more than two tornadoes per year strike the state of Massachusetts alone, with New England as a whole recording more than 8.[1][2] Most tornadoes reported in the region are "weak", rated EF0 or EF1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale (the Fujita scale prior to 2007). Around 30% are "significant" tornadoes (rated EF2 or greater), and only 1% are violent (rated EF4 or EF5, the highest damage rating). Weak tornadoes occur in all areas of New England, but EF3 or greater tornadoes have been reported only in New England's practical "Tornado Alley" of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and southern New Hampshire.[2]
Peak tornado activity in New England occurs during the summer months of June, July and August. Tornadoes typically strike between 3 and 9 pm local time, and move at a forward speed of around 30 miles per hour (48 km/h).[4]
Notable tornadoes[edit]
Deadliest[edit]
There have been 34 killer tornadoes in New England's recorded history.[2][5] Several of these tornadoes have killed multiple people:
August 15, 1787: The Four-State Tornado Swarm caused damage in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Two people were killed by a tornado in Wethersfield, Connecticut, and many were injured throughout New England.[6]
September 9, 1821: Several tornadoes struck northern and central New England, including the Great New Hampshire Tornado, which killed 6 people in New Hampshire, and another which killed two people in Massachusetts.[7]
August 9, 1878: A violent tornado killed either 29 or 34 people in Wallingford, Connecticut.[8]
July 16, 1879: Two people were killed by a tornado in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.[9]
July 26, 1890: A tornado killed eight people in Lawrence, Massachusetts.[10]
July 4, 1898: A tornado struck Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, a popular resort town. More than 100 people sought refuge in the skating rink, and three people were killed and 120 injured when the roof collapsed. Twenty cottages were also destroyed. A yacht was overturned by the storm, drowning five people, but it is unclear whether this was due to the tornado.[11]
June 9, 1953: The 1953 Worcester tornado killed 94 people as it damaged or destroyed thousands of homes in central Massachusetts, including the city of Worcester.[12]
August 28, 1973: A tornado touched down near Canaan, New York, and moved into western Massachusetts. Three people were killed in West Stockbridge when a truck stop was completely destroyed, and another person died in a destroyed house nearby.[13][14]

 

 The June 1, 2011 tornado which killed three people in and around Springfield, MassachusettsAugust 10, 1979: A tornado struck a boy scout camp in Paxton, Massachusetts, downing trees and killing two scouts.[15]
October 3, 1979: A violent tornado killed three people in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.[16]
May 29, 1995: A violent tornado killed three people in Great Barrington, Massachusetts and the surrounding area.[17]
June 1, 2011: A strong tornado killed three people in western Massachusetts, striking downtown Springfield.[18][19]
Only two tornadoes in the history of New England have killed more than 10 people: the 1953 Worcester Tornado and the 1878 Wallingford tornado. The Worcester Tornado killed as many as 94 people in Worcester, Massachusetts, on June 9, 1953, and the Wallingford Tornado killed as many as 34 in Wallingford, Connecticut, on August 8, 1878. These two tornadoes, both estimated to be of F4 intensity on the Fujita scale, killed more people than the rest of the tornadoes in the region's recorded history combined. Since most New England tornadoes are weak and short-lived, it is understandable why tornadoes causing multiple fatalities are a rare occurrence.
Costliest[edit]
See also: Template:10 costliest US tornadoes
Of the ten costliest tornadoes in US history (adjusted for inflation), two occurred in New England: The 1979 Windsor Locks, Connecticut tornado, which caused $200 million in damage ($650 million in 2014 USD), and the 1953 Worcester tornado, which caused $52 million in damage ($458 million in 2014 USD).[20] The Worcester tornado damaged or destroyed thousands of homes over a wide swath of central Massachusetts; the Windsor Locks tornado by contrast had a relatively small damage path, but it caused significant damage to parts of Bradley International Airport, including the New England Air Museum, where dozens of expensive and historic aircraft were damaged or destroyed, leading to the large damage figure.[21]
See also[edit]
Ten costliest US tornadoes
List of Connecticut tornadoes
List of Rhode Island tornadoes
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b c Zielinski and Keim, p. 200
2.^ Jump up to: a b c d e "NCDC Storm Events". National Climatic Data Center. 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
3.Jump up ^ Pete Spotts (2011-06-02). "Massachusetts tornado: What are deadly tornadoes doing way up in New England?". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
4.Jump up ^ "Severe Weather Awareness - Tornadoes". Gray, Maine: National Weather Service. May 5, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
5.Jump up ^ Grazulis, pgs 379, 552–606
6.Jump up ^ Grazulis, pg. 553
7.Jump up ^ Grazulis, pg. 556
8.Jump up ^ Grazulis, pg. 596
9.Jump up ^ Grazulis, pg. 605
10.Jump up ^ Grazulis, pg. 653
11.Jump up ^ Grazulis, pg. 684
12.Jump up ^ Grazulis, pg. 974
13.Jump up ^ Grazulis, pg. 1144
14.Jump up ^ "Tornado Kills 4, Injures 31 Along Berkshire State Line". Schenectady Gazette (Schenectady, New York). August 29, 1973. p. 1. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
15.Jump up ^ Grazulis, pg. 1215
16.Jump up ^ Grazulis, pg. 1216
17.Jump up ^ Lance F. Bosart, Kenneth LaPenta, Anton Seimon, and Michael Dickinson. "Terrain-Influenced Tornadogenesis in the Northeastern United States: An Examination of the 29 May 1995 Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Tornado". Hyannis, Massachusetts: 22nd Conference on Severe Local Storms. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
18.Jump up ^ "Annual Fatal Tornado Summaries". Storm Prediction Center. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
19.Jump up ^ Vivian Yee (June 18, 2011). "Insurance claims for tornadoes hit $140m". The Boston Globe. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
20.Jump up ^ Brooks, Harold E.; Doswell, Charles A., III (February 2001). "Normalized Damage from Major Tornadoes in the United States: 1890–1999". Weather and Forecasting (Boston, Massachusetts: American Meteorological Society) 16 (1): 168–176. Bibcode:2001WtFor..16..168B. doi:10.1175/1520-0434(2001)016<0168:NDFMTI>2.0.CO;2. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
21.Jump up ^ "Tornado!". Windsor Locks, Connecticut: New England Air Museum. Archived from the original on 1998-07-10. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
Book References[edit]
Grazulis, Thomas P (July 1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680–1991. St. Johnsbury, VT: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. ISBN 1-879362-03-1.
Zielinski, Gregory A.; Keim, Barry D. (2003). New England Weather, New England Climate. Hanover and London: University Press of New England. ISBN 1-58465-312-4.
Historic Storms of New England (Google Books)
 


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List of Washington, D.C. tornadoes
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 The September 24, 2001 tornado, with the Washington Monument visible at lower right.
Although it is a relatively small geographical area and tornadoes are a relatively rare phenomenon in the Mid-Atlantic region, Washington, D.C., has been hit by at least seven of these damaging storms since modern records have been kept. This list may be incomplete, as official tornado records only extend back to 1950 in the United States.[1]
The surrounding states of Virginia and Maryland average 10 and 6 tornadoes per year, respectively, which is 0.23 and 0.48 tornadoes per 1,000 square miles (2,600 km2) per year.[2] In the same time period (1953–2004), Washington experienced only two tornadoes. However, this works out to around 0.56 tornadoes per 1,000 square miles (2,600 km2) per year, which is a, not statistically-significant, higher than average for the surrounding area. The climatological peak for tornado occurrences in the area is in July;[3] however, most Washington tornadoes have struck in May, while some have formed as early as April and as late as November.
One tornado of particular historical significance is the 1814 storm. Although there is some debate as to whether this storm was a true tornado, it likely killed some British soldiers, heavy rains helped extinguish the fires set by the British, and the losses suffered contributed to their withdrawal from the city.[4] More recent tornadoes have damaged several national landmarks, including the National Arboretum, United States Botanic Garden, and the Smithsonian Institution.[5][6] Another tornado occurred just two weeks after the September 11 attacks in 2001, crossing the National Mall and narrowly missing the Pentagon.


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2 References 2.1 Book reference
3 External links

Tornadoes[edit]
August 25, 1814: A "most tremendous hurricane" struck the city during the Burning of Washington during the War of 1812. There are few historical accounts of this event, and many sources disagree on the details. Some sources question whether this event was a tornado or a hurricane. However, most agree that it was a true tornado, and some maintain that it was a tornado followed closely by a hurricane. Whatever its nature, the storm tore the roofs from many buildings. Several cannons were thrown through the air by the violent winds. Thirty British soldiers and some residents were buried in the rubble, and several died. Damage to trees also occurred "higher in the country." The British Army left Washington soon after the storm, and heavy rains which accompanied the storm helped extinguish the fires.[4][5][7][8] At least thirty people died.[9]
September 16, 1888: Around 3:15 pm, an F2 tornado touched down between 9th Street NW and 10th Street NW, and it tracked for 2 miles (3.2 km) along Maryland Avenue.[9] It unroofed two homes, damaged the Botanic Garden, and damaged the roof of the Smithsonian Institution.[5][6] There were no injuries or deaths.[9]
April 5, 1923: At around 3 p.m.,[10] an F3 tornado touched down in the northern Rock Creek Park, moving northeast into Maryland.[9][11] The tornado tracked for 11 miles (18 km).[9] Twenty people were injured,[9] seven homes were destroyed, and twelve other homes were damaged.[9] There were no deaths.[10][12][13]
May 14, 1927: An F0 tornado produced minor damage near North Capitol Street and Rhode Island Avenue at 6:00 p.m.[9] The funnel was a landspout, not associated with a severe thunderstorm, as no wind was reported outside of the damage area. A few trees were uprooted or damaged, with structural damage being limited to roof shingles and awnings, as well as a few tombstones knocked over.[5][14] No one was injured, and there was only minor damage.[9]
November 17, 1927: At 2:25 p.m., an F2 tornado touched down southwest of Alexandria, Virginia.[15] After damaging Alexandria, the tornado crossed the Potomac River and injured several people at the Anacostia Naval Air Station.[15] The tornado crossed the Anacostia River and continued through the Navy Yard.[15] From there, the tornado continued northward up Eighth Street Southeast and then turned a bit to travel north on Fourteenth Street near Lincoln Park.[15] The tornado continued through the neighborhood of Kingman Park, where it demolished several homes.[15] The tornado also damaged several Maryland suburbs, including Hyattsville, Bladensburg, Benning, and Colmar Manor.[15][16][17] The tornado traveled about 15 miles (24 km) in all,[18] including about 3 miles (4.8 km) in the District of Columbia.[9] One person died from being struck by lightning while crossing a bridge; 49 other people were injured and 150 homes were either damaged or destroyed in the District.[19][20] Dozens of families were made homeless from the tornado.[21] The speed of the tornado's winds were estimated to be 125 miles per hour (201 km/h).[15] Saint Cyprian Roman Catholic Church, located near Lincoln Park, sustained serious damage.[15] An airplane hangar at Anacostia Naval Air Station was demolished along with the seven airplanes inside it.[15] The tornado also tore the roof off of barracks at Anacostia Naval Air Station.[22] Property losses were estimated to be $1,000,000.[23]
May 21, 1943: A waterspout formed over the Potomac River, moving on land near the Jefferson Memorial before dissipating without damaging any structures. Another funnel was also sighted, which may have touched down briefly near the National Naval Medical Center in nearby Bethesda, Maryland.[5][9]
May 18, 1995: At 1:22 p.m., an F1 tornado uprooted dozens of trees and inflicted $50,000 in damage at the National Arboretum.[5] There were no injuries.[9]
September 24, 2001: During a series of tornadoes in the Washington region, a weak tornado passed near the Pentagon, crossed the Potomac, and damaged some trees in D.C. before dissipating near the National Mall. Another funnel cloud passed over Union Station, but this one would not touch down as a tornado until it reached the College Park and Beltsville areas of Maryland.[24]Two people died and 57 were injured.[25]
Possible tornadoes[edit]
A tornado, or possibly intense downbursts, struck the city on July 30, 1913 during a heat wave. Substantial damage occurred to some buildings and trees were downed throughout the city, including at The White House.[26]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "NCDC Storm Events". National Climatic Data Center. 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
2.Jump up ^ U.S. Tornado Climatology National Climatic Data Center Accessed 2009-02-14.
3.Jump up ^ Probability (%) of a Tornado in July (1980–1994)
4.^ Jump up to: a b Myatt, Kevin (2006-08-26). "Did tornado wreak havoc on War of 1812?". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
5.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Watson, Barbara M. (1999-12-02). "D.C. Listing of Tornadoes". National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office, Baltimore/Washington. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
6.^ Jump up to: a b Grazulis pg. 645
7.Jump up ^ Ludlam, pg. 46
8.Jump up ^ Grazulis, pg. 555
9.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l "The 8 tornadoes recorded in D.C.". The Washington Post. May 21, 2013.
10.^ Jump up to: a b "Miraculous Escapes As $100,00 Tornado Twists Silver Spring". The Washington Post. April 6, 1923. p. 1.
11.Jump up ^ Grazulis, pg. 783
12.Jump up ^ "Scenes After Tornado Swept Through Silver Spring With $100,000 Property Damage". The Washington Post. April 6, 1923. p. 5.
13.Jump up ^ "4 Injured in Tornado Reported Recovering". The Washington Post. April 7, 1923. p. 2.
14.Jump up ^ Samuels, L. T. (May 1927). "Washington, D. C., Tornado of May 14, 1927" (PDF). Monthly Weather Review. American Meteorological Society. p. 227. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
15.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i "One Dead, Hundreds Hurt and Homeless in Tornado That Strews Ruin in Capital from Alexandria to Maryland Suburbs". The Washington Post. November 18, 1927. p. 1.
16.Jump up ^ "Deputies Patrol in Colmar Manor to Avoid Looting". The Washington Post. November 18, 1927. p. 4.
17.Jump up ^ "Course Taken By Tornado Illustrated By Map". The Washington Post. November 18, 1927. p. 2.
18.Jump up ^ "City Speeds Work of Restoring Area Swept by Storm". The Washington Post. November 19, 1927. p. 1.
19.Jump up ^ "Tornado Dead and Injured". The Washington Post. November 18, 1927. p. 1.
20.Jump up ^ Grazulis, 815
21.Jump up ^ "Prayers of Thanksgiving Offered by Sufferers". The Washington Post. November 18, 1927. p. 5.
22.Jump up ^ "Aircraft Wrecked, Hangars Damaged, In Navy Air Station". The Washington Post. November 18, 1927. p. 2.
23.Jump up ^ "Thursday's Tornado". November 19, 1927. p. 1.
24.Jump up ^ "Event Record Details, 24 Sep 2001, 1606 EST". NCDC Storm Events database. National Climatic Data Center. 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
25.Jump up ^ http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/weather/news/2001/2001-09-24-dc-twister.htm
26.Jump up ^ Possible tornado struck Washington, D.C. and the White House 100 years ago
Book reference[edit]
Grazulis, Thomas P (July 1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680–1991. St. Johnsbury, VT: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. ISBN 1-879362-03-1.
Ludlum, David McWilliams (1970). Early American Tornadoes 1586–1870. Boston, MA: American Meteorological Society. ISBN 0-933876-32-7.
External links[edit]
The Washington DC Tornado of 24 September 2001: Pre-storm environment and radar perspectives
The Tornado and the Burning of Washington, August 25, 1814
 


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September 1821 New England tornado outbreak
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1821 New England tornado outbreak

Date(s)
September 9, 1821
Tornadoes caused
5 known
Damages
Unknown
Casualties
8 known
The 1821 New England tornado outbreak was a tornado outbreak that affected the New England states during September 1821. Five destructive tornadoes can be verified from the event.
The first known storm of the outbreak touched down in Washington County, Vermont, and caused tree damage near the town of Berlin. Shortly thereafter, tornadoes touched down in Grafton County, New Hampshire, and a series of large tornadoes tracked through parts of Rutland County, Vermont, and Sullivan and Merrimack counties in New Hampshire. Other tornadoes struck in Windham County, Vermont, and Franklin County, Massachusetts.



Contents  [hide]
1 Known tornadoes
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

Known tornadoes[edit]

[hide]List of confirmed tornadoes — September 9, 1821

F#

Location

County

Time (UTC)

Path length

Damage

Massachusetts
F? Warwick Franklin 2300 >10 miles (16 km) 2 deaths - Buildings were completely destroyed in the southern part of Warwick, with debris such as clothing, boards, shingles, and part of a barn roof reported up to 30 miles (48 km) away from the storm. 17 additional people were injured.
New Hampshire
F? Haverhill Grafton 0000 7 miles (11 km) This storm touched down just south of Haverhill, passed through part of East Haverhill, and destroyed more than 100 acres (40 ha) of forest. A path was said to have been visible for years after the event. A barn was destroyed as well.
F? Cornish/Croydon areas Sullivan, Merrimack 0045 >23 miles (37 km) 6 deaths - This tornado, with a path up to 0.5 miles (0.8 km) in width, may have begun in Vermont. There was damage early near Cornish and Croydon as several buildings were destroyed to the ground, and the funnel revealed a multiple-vortex structure as it crossed Lake Sunapee and Mt. Kearsarge. Furniture from a destroyed home was carried for two miles across the lake. Many homes and barns were destroyed in New London, and all 7 homes were completely destroyed in the small settlement of Kearsarge Grove near Warner.
Vermont
F? Berlin Washington unknown unknown Tree damage near Berlin.
F? Pittsford Rutland unknown unknown Possibly related to the above New Hampshire tornado. Buildings in Pittsford and Hubbardton were destroyed. A book was carried for six miles.
Sources:,[1] Grazulis (1977)
See also[edit]
List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ American Meteorological Society, Monthly Weather Review. Volume 64, Issue 5, May 1936
External links[edit]http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/064/mwr-064-04-0156.pdf
 


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Great Natchez Tornado
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Great Natchez Tornado

tornado

Date
May 7, 1840
Time
1:45pm
Casualties
317+
Damages
$1.26 million
 ($29.8 million in 2014 dollars[1])
Areas affected
Natchez, Mississippi and Vidalia, Louisiana
The Great Natchez Tornado hit Natchez, Mississippi on May 7, 1840. It is the second deadliest single tornado in United States history, killing 317 people. Since there was no Fujita scale at the time, this tornado remains uncategorized.


Contents  [hide]
1 Event description
2 Aftermath
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

Event description[edit]
The massive tornado formed southwest of Natchez, shortly before 1 p.m., and moved northeast along the Mississippi River. It followed the river directly, stripping forests from both shores. The vortex then struck the riverport of Natchez Landing, located below the bluff from Natchez. This windstorm tossed 60 flatboats into the river, drowning their crews and passengers. Other boats were picked up and thrown onto land. A piece of a steamboat window was reportedly found 30 miles (50 km) from the river. Many doing business onshore were also killed. At Natchez Landing, the destruction of dwellings, stores, steamboats and flatboats was almost complete. It then moved into the town of Natchez, though its full width of devastation also included the river and the Louisiana village of Vidalia, across the river. Witnesses reported that "the air was black with whirling eddies of walls, roofs, chimneys and huge timbers from distant ruins...all shot through the air as if thrown from a mighty catapult." The central and northern portions of Natchez were slammed by the funnel and many buildings were completely destroyed. Forty-eight people were killed on land, and 269 others were killed on the river.[2]
Numerous other deaths may have occurred further along the path as the tornado struck rural portions Concordia Parish, Louisiana as well. The Free Trader stated that "Reports have come in from plantations 20 miles distant in Louisiana, and the rage of the tempest was terrible. Hundreds of (slaves) killed, dwellings swept like chaff from their foundations, the forest uprooted, and the crops beaten down and destroyed. Never, never, never, was there such desolation and ruin."[3]
Aftermath[edit]
The final death toll was 48 on land (with 47 deaths in Natchez and one in Vidalia) and 269 on the river, mostly from the sinking of flatboats. In addition to the 317 deaths, only 109 were injured, a testament to the tornado's intensity. The tornado is to this day ranked as the second deadliest in American history, and caused $1,260,000 in damage. The actual death toll may be higher than what is listed, as slave deaths were often not counted during this time period.[2]
Senate Document No. 199 (27th Congress, 2nd Session) was the report of the Commission to fix the demarcation between the United States and the Republic of Texas. In the Journal of the Joint Commission under date of May 26, 1840 at page 62 of said document, is written the following: "We crossed to-day the path of a recent tornado, which had prostrated trees and cane on the river banks. Its course was observed to be from south 72 degrees west to north 72 degrees east, and the track to be from three to four hundred yards wide. This was supposed to be the same tornado which occasioned such dreadful destruction of human lives and houses in Natchez on the 7th of May." These observations were made on the Sabine River which is the boundary between Louisiana and Texas.
See also[edit]
List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks

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10 deadliest American tornadoes
Rank
Name (location)
Date
Deaths

1
"Tri-State" (Missouri, Illinois and Indiana) March 18, 1925 695
2
Natchez, Mississippi May 7, 1840 317
3
St. Louis, Missouri and East St. Louis, Illinois May 27, 1896 255
4
Tupelo, Mississippi April 5, 1936 216
5
Gainesville, Georgia April 5, 1936 203
6
Woodward, Oklahoma April 9, 1947 181
7
Joplin, Missouri May 22, 2011 158
8
Amite, Louisiana and Purvis, Mississippi April 24, 1908 143
9
New Richmond, Wisconsin June 12, 1899 117
10
Flint, Michigan
 June 8, 1953
 116
Source: Storm Prediction Center
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2014. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
2.^ Jump up to: a b Grazulis, Thomas P (July 1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991. St. Johnsbury, VT: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. ISBN 1-879362-03-1.
3.Jump up ^ http://www.concordiasentinel.com/news.php?id=7647
External links[edit]http://www.islandnet.com/~see/weather/almanac The Great 1840 Natchez Tornadohttp://www.natchezcitycemetery.com The Great Natchez Tornado of 1840
 


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1865 Viroqua, Wisconsin tornado
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Coordinates: 43.556°N 90.887°W
1865 Viroqua, Wisconsin tornado

tornado

Date
June 29, 1865
Time
4:00 pm CST
Casualties
22
Damages
unknown
Areas affected
Wisconsin
The 1865 Viroqua, Wisconsin tornado took place on June 29, 1865. It was one of the first deadly tornadoes recorded in Wisconsin after it became a state 17 years prior.
Synopsis[edit]
Approaching Viroqua, Wisconsin, the funnel was accompanied by a "branch whirl holding on like a parasite." Multiple vortex "branches" and "eddies" were observed as the tornado passed through the town. "Death rode upon that sulphury siroc" as "the angry elements at the beck of an invisible power lay waste the fairest portion of the village." Ten people were killed on one street. A death toll of 17 is usually given for this tornado, but according to the History of Vernon County at least 13 people were killed in Viroqua and as many as 12 others may have died later from injuries. The tornado moved at an estimated 60 mph as it approached a schoolhouse 2 miles east of Viroqua containing a teacher and 24 students. The building was lifted into the air "and dashed to ground", killing the teacher and eight students. Foot-square timbers were carried "long distances; tree tops were filled with feather beds, chairs, and clothing. All kinds of livestock were either dead or writhing on the points of broken branches; 20-ton rocks were rolled, lifted, and broken".[1]
See also[edit]
List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Boyne, Jeff (January 22, 2006). "Vernon County (WI) Tornadoes". Tornadoes in northeast Iowa, southeast Minnesota, and southwest and central Wisconsin. NWS - La Crosse. Retrieved 2008-06-04.



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1871 St. Louis tornado
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The 1871 St. Louis tornado was an F3 tornado that touched down in St. Louis, Missouri on March 8, 1871, at 3:00pm. It traveled east-northeast at 70 miles per hour (113 km/h), cutting a swath up to 250 yards (229 m) wide and 5 miles (8 km) long into East St. Louis, Illinois. Thirty homes were destroyed and 30 severely damaged. Six railroad depots were destroyed with eight deaths in them. One death occurred on a bridge. Overall, 9 people were killed, 60 injured, and $200,000 damage occurred, inflated to $4.8 million. [1]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "St. Clair County, IL". National Weather Service St. Louis, Missouri. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
See also[edit]
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St. Louis tornado history
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The St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area has a history of tornadoes. The third deadliest, and the costliest in United States history, the 1896 St. Louis – East St. Louis tornado, injured more than one thousand people and caused at least 255 fatalities in the City of St. Louis and in East St. Louis. The second costliest tornado also occurred in St. Louis in September 1927.[1] More tornado fatalities occurred in St. Louis than any other city in the United States.[2] Also noteworthy is that destructive tornadoes occurred in winter and autumn, as well as the typical months of spring.[3] Additionally, damaging tornadoes occurred in the morning and late at night, as well as the more common late afternoon to early evening maximum period.
In April 2011, an EF4 tornado on Good Friday caused widespread damage along a 22 mi (35 km) track across the northern part of the St. Louis metropolitan area; including significant damage to Lambert International Airport, causing a complete shutdown for over 24 hours, but no deaths.[4] Prior to that event, a F4 tornado also struck the northern metro, and killed three in January 1967.[5] Another F4 tornado struck the Granite City and Edwardsville, Illinois area in April 1981.[6]


Contents  [hide]
1 City of St. Louis tornadoes
2 Greater St. Louis area tornadoes 2.1 1870–1950
2.2 1950s
2.3 1960–1980
2.4 1980–2000
2.5 2000—
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

City of St. Louis tornadoes[edit]
[7]

Date
Location
Rating
Casualties
Notes
March 8, 1871 St. Louis - East St. Louis - St. Clair County, Illinois F3 9 fatalities, 60 injuries See: 1871 St. Louis tornado
March 29, 1872 7th Street F1 1 possible fatality, 8 injuries 
January 12, 1890 St. Louis - Madison County, Illinois F2 4 fatalities, 15 injuries 
May 27, 1896 St. Louis - East St. Louis - St. Clair County F4 255 fatalities, 1000 injuries Costliest[1]and third deadliest tornado in U.S. history (see: St. Louis-East St. Louis tornado) [8]
August 19, 1904 St. Louis - Madison County F2 3 fatalities, 10 injuries 
September 29, 1927 Webster Groves - St. Louis F3 79 fatalities, 550 injuries 2nd costliest[1] and among top 30 deadliest tornado in U.S. history
September 16, 1958 St. Louis F1 0 fatalities 
February 10, 1959 Ellisville - St. Louis - Madison County F4 21 fatalities, 345 injuries Very similar path to 1871, 1896, 1927 tornadoes.
May 1, 1983 St. Louis - Madison County F2 3 injuries 
March 31, 2007 Midtown St. Louis EF0 5 injuries Late-March 2007 tornado outbreak [9]
December 31, 2010 North St. Louis EF1 0 fatalities 2010 New Year's Eve tornado outbreak [10]
April 22, 2011 Riverview, St. Louis EF4 0 fatalities, some injuries 2011 St. Louis tornado during April 19–24, 2011 tornado outbreak sequence [4]
April 10, 2013 The Hill, St. Louis EF0 0 fatalities [11]
May 31, 2013 Riverview, St. Louis EF3 2 injuries St. Charles County to St. Louis County to extreme northern St. Louis City at 32.5 mi (52.3 km) over 35 min with max width 1 mi (1.6 km)[12] (see: May 26–31, 2013 tornado outbreak)
Greater St. Louis area tornadoes[edit]
These tables describe the tornado history for Greater St. Louis. In Missouri, this includes the counties of St. Louis, St. Charles, Franklin, and Jefferson. In Illinois, this includes the counties of Madison, St. Clair, and Monroe. Data for the independent city of St. Louis is not part of these tables unless part of the path of the tornado striking these counties also struck the city.
1870–1950[edit]

Date
Location
Counties
Rating
Casualties
Notes[13]
July 13, 1870  St. Clair   
March 8, 1871  St. Clair   
June 30, 1877  St. Louis   
May 18, 1878  St. Louis   
January 12, 1890  St. Louis   
March 27, 1890  St. Clair   
May 27, 1896 St. Louis St. Louis City, St. Clair   
May 27, 1896  St. Clair, Clinton   
May 14, 1909  St. Louis   
September 29, 1927  St. Louis   
September 1, 1931  St. Louis   
March 15, 1938  St. Clair   
March 15, 1938  St. Clair   
May 24, 1952  St. Clair   
May 21, 1949  St. Louis   
May 21, 1949  St. Louis   
1950s[edit]

Date
Location
Counties
Rating
Casualties
Notes
January 3, 1950  St. Louis   
March 25, 1954  St. Louis   
October 6, 1955  St. Clair   
October 6, 1955  St. Clair   
February 24, 1956  St. Louis, St. Clair   
February 24, 1956  St. Clair   
September 15, 1956  St. Clair   
August 30, 1956  St. Louis   
April 25, 1957  St. Clair   
May 9, 1957  St. Louis   
May 21, 1957  St. Clair   
May 22, 1957  St. Louis   
April 5, 1958  St. Clair   
April 23, 1958  St. Louis   
May 3, 1958  St. Louis   
May 3, 1958  St. Clair   
May 31, 1958  St. Clair   
June 1, 1958  St. Clair   
February 10, 1959  St. Louis   
February 10, 1959  St. Louis   
May 10, 1959  St. Clair   
1960–1980[edit]

Date
Location
Counties
Rating
Casualties
Notes
March 29, 1960  St. Clair   
September 24, 1961  St. Clair   
January 24, 1967  St. Louis F4 3 deaths, 216 injured Fourth worst tornado in history to hit the St. Louis Metropolitan Area, last F4 tornado to affect St. Louis County or City until April 22, 2011.[5]
August 3, 1967  St. Clair   
October 24, 1967  St. Louis   
April 3, 1968  St. Clair   
May 15, 1968  St. Clair   
August 15, 1968  St. Louis   
June 1, 1970  St. Louis   
May 7, 1973  St. Louis   
May 26, 1973  St. Louis   
June 4, 1973  St. Clair   
March 7, 1975  St. Louis   
March 20, 1976  St. Clair   
February 23, 1977  St. Louis   
May 12, 1978  St. Louis   
1980–2000[edit]

Date
Location
Counties
Rating
Casualties
Notes
April 7, 1980  St. Louis   
May 1, 1983  St. Clair   
April 3, 1984  St. Clair   
May 25, 1984  St. Clair   
November 15, 1988  St. Clair   
November 15. 1988  St. Clair   
November 26, 1990  St. Clair   
May 10, 1991  St. Clair   
May 11, 1991  St. Clair   
July 4, 1992  St. Clair   
May 9, 1995  St. Clair   
May 18, 1995  St. Clair   
May 18, 1995  St. Clair   
April 19, 1996  St. Clair   
June 10, 1996  St. Louis   
April 13, 1998  St. Louis   
April 15, 1998  St. Clair   
April 15, 1998  St. Clair   
2000—[edit]
See also[edit]
List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
List of tornado-related deaths at schools
List of tornadoes striking downtown areas
Tri-State Hailstorm of April 2001 (NWS summary)
July 2006 derechoes (NWS summary)
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b c Brooks, Harold E.; Charles A. Doswell III (February 2001). "Normalized Damage from Major Tornadoes in the United States: 1890–1999". Wea. Forecast. 16 (1): 168–76. doi:10.1175/1520-0434(2001)016<0168:NDFMTI>2.0.CO;2.
2.Jump up ^ Smith, Mike (2010). Warnings: The True Story of How Science Tamed the Weather. Austin, TX: Greenleaf. pp. 134–5. ISBN 978-1608320349.
3.Jump up ^ Tornadoes in St. Louis, Mo. (1950-2011)
4.^ Jump up to: a b c April 22 Tornadic Supercell Greater St. Louis Metropolitan Area, National Weather Service, St. Louis, Missouri. April 23, 2011.
5.^ Jump up to: a b F4 St. Louis County Tornado, 24 January 1967, National Weather Service, St. Louis, Missouri
6.Jump up ^ Violent (F4-F5) Tornadoes in the NWS St. Louis County Warning Area
7.Jump up ^ NWS list of tornadoes in City of St. Louis
8.Jump up ^ May 1896 St. Louis Tornado
9.Jump up ^ Bow Echo Event over the city of St. Louis, Missouri March 31st, 2007
10.Jump up ^ New Years Eve Tornado Outbreak December 31 2010, National Weather Service, St. Louis, Missouri.
11.^ Jump up to: a b c Severe Weather Event - Squall Line St. Louis Metropolitan Tornadoes April 10 2013
12.^ Jump up to: a b c d e Severe Thunderstorms Produce Straight Line Wind Damage and Nine Tornadoes May 31 2013
13.Jump up ^ St. Louis Area Tornado Climatology
14.Jump up ^ The April 10, 2001 Historic Hailstorm and Supercell, National Weather Service, St. Louis, Missouri.
15.Jump up ^ November 27, 2005 Severe Weather Event Downburst Winds and an Isolated Tornado in Maplewood, Missouri, National Weather Service, St. Louis, Missouri.
16.Jump up ^ 11 March 2006 - Tornado Outbreak, National Weather Service, St. Louis, Missouri
17.Jump up ^ 2 April 2006 - Severe Thunderstorm Outbreak, National Weather Service, St. Louis, Missouri
18.Jump up ^ Largest Power Outage in the History of St. Louis, National Weather Service, St. Louis, Missouri.
19.Jump up ^ June 8, 2009 EF2 Tornado St. Clair County, Illinois, National Weather Service, St. Louis, Missouri.
20.Jump up ^ St. Louis tornado: Twister moves 32 miles, was on ground for 35 minutes, KSHB.
21.Jump up ^ Olivette/University City EF1 Tornado April 3rd 2014
22.Jump up ^ http://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/archive/event.php?date=20140607
Grazulis, Thomas P. (1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events. St. Johnsbury, VT: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. ISBN 1-879362-03-1.
Grazulis, Thomas P. (2001). The Tornado: Nature's Ultimate Windstorm. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0806132587.
National Climatic Data Center: Storm Events Database and Storm Data
External links[edit]
National Weather Service St. Louis Tornado Climatology
St. Louis tornado Photographs collections at the University of Missouri–St. Louis
Browning, Wes (2011). "Tornadoes in the St. Louis Area...A Historical Perspective". Gateway Observer (St. Louis, MO: National Weather Service) 2 (2): 5–7. Retrieved 2011-12-27.

Date
Location
Counties
Rating
Casualties
Notes
June 24, 2000  St. Clair  
April 10, 2001  St. Louis   Costliest hailstorm in U.S. history. 4 in (100 mm) dia. hail in Florissant.[14]
April 27, 2002  St. Clair   
June 10, 2003  St. Clair   
June 10, 2003  St. Clair   
June 10, 2003  St. Clair   
June 10, 2003  St. Clair   
November 27, 2005 Webster Groves, Maplewood St. Louis F0 0 Late-November 2005 Tornado Outbreak[15]
January 2, 2006 Creve Coeur St. Louis F1 0 
March 11, 2006 Festus, Missouri Jefferson F3 0 Part of a three day tornado outbreak across Missouri[16]
April 2, 2006 Fairview Heights, O'Fallon, Illinois St. Clair EF2 1 [17]
July 23, 2006 Troy, Illinois Madison F1 0 Part of the July 2006 derechoes event[18]
June 8, 2009  St. Clair EF2  [19]
December 31, 2010 Byrnes Mill Jefferson   
December 31, 2010 Fenton St. Louis   
December 31, 2010 Ballwin St. Louis   
December 31, 2010 Sunset Hills, Missouri St. Louis EF3 1 2010 New Year's Eve tornado outbreak
February 27, 2011 Troy, Illinois Madison EF1 0 
April 22, 2011 Foristell, New Melle, Maryland Heights, Bridgeton, St. Ann, Edmundson, Kinloch, Berkeley, Ferguson, Dellwood, Bellefontaine Neighbors, Moline Acres, Riverview, St. Louis, Pontoon Beach, Granite City St. Charles, St. Louis, St. Louis City, St. Clair, Madison EF4 0 fatalities, some injuries Main article: 2011 St. Louis tornado. Significant damage in North St. Louis County in Maryland Heights, St. Ann, Bridgeton, Berkeley, and Ferguson. Lambert International Airport (EF3) closed due to widespread damage, windows blown out, and the destruction of Concourse C.[4]
April 10, 2013 St. Albans Franklin EF1 0 fatalities [11]
April 10, 2013 Bridgeton, Hazelwood, Florissant St. Louis EF2 0 fatalities [11]
May 31, 2013 Harvester, Earth City, Bridgeton, Ferguson, Bellefontaine Neighbors, St. Louis St. Charles, St. Louis, St. Louis City EF3 2 injuries [20]32.5 mi (52.3 km) path over 35 min and 1 mi (1.6 km) max width[12]
May 31, 2013 South Roxanna Madison EF3 0 [12]
May 31, 2013 Byrnes Mill, Scotsdale Jefferson EF1 0 [12]
May 31, 2013  Franklin EF1 0 [12]
April 3, 2014 Olivette, University City St. Louis EF1 0 At ~5:20 am, about 100 buildings damaged over 0.6 mi (0.97 km) path length and 100 yd (91 m) path width[21]
June 7, 2014 St. Peters St. Charles EF0 0 Roof damage to an Abry's and a Club Fitness[22]
 
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Rank
Name (location)
Date
Deaths

1
"Tri-State" (Missouri, Illinois and Indiana) March 18, 1925 695
2
Natchez, Mississippi May 7, 1840 317
3
St. Louis, Missouri and East St. Louis, Illinois May 27, 1896 255
4
Tupelo, Mississippi April 5, 1936 216
5
Gainesville, Georgia April 5, 1936 203
6
Woodward, Oklahoma April 9, 1947 181
7
Joplin, Missouri May 22, 2011 158
8
Amite, Louisiana and Purvis, Mississippi April 24, 1908 143
9
New Richmond, Wisconsin June 12, 1899 117
10
Flint, Michigan
 June 8, 1953
 116
Source: Storm Prediction Center

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25 deadliest US tornadoes
Rank
Name (location)
Date
Deaths

1
"Tri-State" (Missouri, Illinois and Indiana) March 18, 1925 695
2
Natchez, Mississippi May 6, 1840 317
3
St. Louis, Missouri and East St. Louis, Illinois May 27, 1896 255
4
Tupelo, Mississippi April 5, 1936 216
5
Gainesville, Georgia April 6, 1936 203
6
Woodward, Oklahoma April 9, 1947 181
7
Joplin, Missouri May 22, 2011 162
8
Amite, Louisiana and Purvis, Mississippi April 24, 1908 143
9
New Richmond, Wisconsin June 12, 1899 117
10
Flint, Michigan
 June 8, 1953
 116
11
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Waco, Texas
Goliad, Texas May 11, 1953
 May 18, 1902 114
 114
13
Omaha, Nebraska March 23, 1913 103
14
Mattoon, Illinois May 26, 1917 101
15
Shinnston, West Virginia June 23, 1944 100
16
Marshfield, Missouri April 18, 1880 99
17
 - - -
Gainesville and Holland, Georgia
Poplar Bluff, Missouri June 1, 1903
 May 9, 1927 98
 98
19
Snyder, Oklahoma May 10, 1905 97
20
Worcester, Massachusetts June 9, 1953 94
21
Camanche, Iowa June 3, 1860 92
22
Natchez, Mississippi April 24, 1908 91
23
Starkville, Mississippi and Waco, Alabama April 20, 1920 88
24
Lorain and Sandusky, Ohio June 28, 1924 85
25
Udall, Kansas May 25, 1955 80
Sources: Storm Prediction Center: The 25 Deadliest U.S. Tornadoes, SPC Annual U.S. Killer Tornado Statistics, Tornado Project
 


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