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Between November and December 2009, 51 tornadoes touched down across eight states. Collectively, the tornadoes injured nine people and wrought $20.36 million, much of which resulted from an EF3—the strongest tornado during the two-month period—that struck Lufkin, Texas, on December 23. Compared to annual averages, November was one of the quietest on record while December was one of the most active on record for their respective months. With only three confirmed events in November, the month ranks as the third quietest on record since 1950. The opposite is true for December, during which 45 tornadoes touched down; at the time, this was the second highest since 2000 and the sixth highest since reliable records began.
The month of November featured no tornado outbreaks while December featured two. The first spawned 7 tornadoes on December 2 and the second, more prolific event, resulted in 28 tornadoes from December 23–24. Twelve tornadoes touched down within the warning area of the National Weather Service office in Lake Charles, Louisiana—the largest such event in their jurisdiction since November 23, 2004. Both outbreaks were the result of strong extratropical cyclones that moved across the Southern United States, with tornadoes primarily developing along a cold front that extended south of the system's center or within supercells ahead of the front. (Full article...)Selected image -
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A large, deadly and major tornado outbreak occurred across the Central and Southern United States from May 6–10, 2024, as a result of a slow-moving trough that was moving across the country. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) issued a tornado-driven high risk convective outlook for portions of central Oklahoma and extreme southern Kansas early on May 6. Millions of people were put under a particularly dangerous situation (PDS) tornado watch later that evening, as many tornadoes were reported across the region, particularly in Oklahoma, where a violent EF4 tornado struck the towns of Barnsdall and Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Severe and tornadic weather spread eastward over the Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee Valleys over the next two days, with a nocturnal outbreak occurring in the latter on May 8, as tornadic supercell thunderstorms produced many tornadoes across the states of Tennessee, northern Alabama and western Georgia. The system responsible for the outbreak finally moved offshore by May 10 after producing several more tornadoes across the Southeast, including 2 EF2 tornadoes and hurricane-strength straight-line winds that moved through Tallahassee. This large outbreak came less than two weeks after a similarly large and deadly outbreak occurred across most of the same regions.
Three fatalities directly linked to the tornadoes have been confirmed so far, with the majority in Oklahoma; one tornadic death also occurred in Tennessee on May 8. Three non-tornadic deaths related to straight-line winds also occurred. In addition, during the course of the outbreak, tornado emergencies were issued for three consecutive days between May 6–8 for damaging tornadoes; the last time that this phenomenon had occurred was exactly 21 years prior, where tornado emergencies were issued for four consecutive days between May 6–9, 2003, during a similarly large outbreak.
167 tornadoes have been confirmed from the outbreak overall, most of which were clustered around Oklahoma, Michigan, Tennessee, and Alabama, earning 51 points on the outbreak intensity score. (Full article...)List of 2024 tornado articles
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- 1953 – One of the deadliest single tornadoes in U.S. history, an F5 tornado devastated portions of Flint and Beecher, Michigan, killing 116 people and injuring 844. Homes were obliterated along a mile-long stretch of one road. This was the last single tornado in the United States to kill more than 100 people until the 2011 Joplin tornado.
- 1966 – An F5 tornado tore through Topeka, Kansas, killing 16 people and injuring 450. About 820 homes were destroyed and 3,000 were damaged as entire neighborhoods were leveled. The cost of damage was estimated at $100 to $250 million, $939 to $2,348 million in 2023, making it one of the costliest tornadoes in U.S. history.
- 1984 – Just after midnight, an F5 tornado damaged or destroyed 90% of Barneveld, Wisconsin, including a subdivision of new houses, which was obliterated. More homes were destroyed in and near Black Earth. Nine people were killed and about 200 were injured. Residents were awoken by a loud clap of thunder just a few minutes before the tornado struck.
June 9
- 1953 – One day after the devastating F5 tornado in Flint, Michigan, an F4 tornado (possibly F5) devastated Worcester, Massachusetts and the nearby communities of Shrewsbury, Southborough, and Westborough, killing 94 people and injuring nearly 1,300. This was the third extremely deadly tornado to strike the United States in 1953; the high death tolls led to the development of a nationwide warning system.
- 1984 – A devastating tornado outbreak struck the eastern Soviet Union. A tornado estimated at F5 intensity struck Ivanovo. There is considerable uncertainty about the death toll; with estimates ranging from 69 to over 400. A 320,000-kilogram (710,000 lb), was flipped and a 50,000-kilogram (110,000 lb), water tank was thrown 200 metres (660 ft) A second tornado near Kostroma may also have reached F5 intensity.
June 10
- 1938 – A slow-moving F5 tornado approached Clyde, Texas and made a sudden turn, devastating the west side of town and killing 14 people. A group of nine homes "vanished." A family of six attempting to flee in their car were picked up; four of the occupants died and the two survivors were found half a mile (0.8 km) away.
- 1958 – An F4 (possibly F5) tornado devastated the southwestern part of El Dorado, Kansas, destroying 200 homes and killing 15 people. A car was thrown 100 yards and crashed through the roof of a house.
Did you know…
- ...that the 2013 Moore tornado that struck Moore and Newcastle, Oklahoma, is the most recent EF5 tornado?
- ...that the 2021 South Moravia tornado, an IF4 tornado with winds between 207–260 mph (333–418 km/h), was the strongest tornado to hit the Czech Republic in modern history?
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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. This list of tornadoes in the state is likely incomplete, as official records date back only to 1950 for tornadoes in the United States.
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. (Full article...)List of Featured articles and lists
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