On March 2 and 3,2012,a deadly tornado outbreak occurred over a large section of the Southern United States into the Ohio Valley region. The storms resulted in 41 tornado-related fatalities,22 of which occurred in Kentucky. Tornado-related deaths also occurred in Alabama,Indiana,and Ohio. The outbreak was the second deadliest in early March for the U.S. since official records began in 1950;only the 1966 Candlestick Park tornado had a higher death toll for a tornadic system in early March.
This page documents the tornadoes and tornado outbreaks of 2014. Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States,Bangladesh,Brazil,and Eastern India,but they can occur almost anywhere under the right conditions. Tornadoes also appear regularly in neighboring southern Canada during the Northern Hemisphere's summer season,and somewhat regularly in Europe,Asia,and Australia.
The tornado outbreak of June 16–18,2014, was a tornado outbreak concentrated in the Great Plains and the Midwestern United States. Two tornadoes also occurred in Ontario. The severe weather event most significantly affected the state of Nebraska,where twin EF4 tornadoes killed two and critically injured twenty others in and around the town of Pilger on the evening of June 16. The two Pilger tornadoes were part of a violent tornado family that produced four EF4 tornadoes and was broadcast live on television. The outbreak went on to produce multiple other strong tornadoes across the northern Great Plains states throughout the next two days.
This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2016. Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States,Bangladesh,Brazil and Eastern India,but they can occur almost anywhere under the right conditions. Tornadoes also develop occasionally in southern Canada during the Northern Hemisphere's summer and somewhat regularly at other times of the year across Europe,Asia,and Australia. Tornadic events are often accompanied with other forms of severe weather,including strong thunderstorms,strong winds,and hail. There were 1,059 tornadoes reported in the United States in 2016,of which 974 were confirmed. Worldwide,133 fatalities were reported:100 in China,18 in the United States,five in Uruguay,four in Brazil and two in Italy,Russia and Indonesia each.
This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2017. Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States,Brazil,Bangladesh,and Eastern India,but they can occur almost anywhere under the right conditions. Tornadoes also develop occasionally in southern Canada during the Northern Hemisphere's summer and somewhat regularly at other times of the year across Europe,Asia,Argentina and Australia. Tornadic events are often accompanied with other forms of severe weather,including strong thunderstorms,strong winds,and hail. There were 1,522 reports of tornadoes in the United States in 2017,of which 1,418 were confirmed. Worldwide,43 fatalities were confirmed in 2017:35 in the United States,five in China,two in Paraguay,and one in Brazil.
The tornado outbreak of February 28 –March 1,2017 was a widespread and significant outbreak of tornadoes and severe weather that affected the Midwestern United States at the end of February 2017 and beginning of March. Fueled by the combination of ample instability,strong wind shear,and rich low-level moisture,the event led to 71 confirmed tornadoes and thousands of other non-tornadic severe weather reports. The most notable aspect of the outbreak was a long-tracked EF4 tornado—the first violent tornado of 2017 and the first violent tornado during the month of February since the 2013 Hattiesburg tornado—that tracked from Perryville,Missouri to near Christopher,Illinois,killing one person. Three EF3 tornadoes were recorded during the event,including one that caused two fatalities in Ottawa,Illinois,one that caused a fatality near Crossville,and one that heavily damaged or destroyed homes in and around Washburn. In addition to the deaths,38 people were injured by tornadoes and an additional 30 were injured by non-tornadic impacts,mainly by fallen trees.
The tornado outbreak sequence of May 2019 was a prolonged series of destructive tornadoes and tornado outbreaks affecting the United States over the course of nearly two weeks,producing a total of 400 tornadoes,including 53 significant events (EF2+). Eighteen of these were EF3 tornadoes,spanning over multiple states,including Nebraska,Kansas,Texas,Missouri,Oklahoma,Indiana,Iowa,and Ohio,with additional tornadoes confirmed across a region extending from California to New Jersey. Two EF4 tornadoes occurred,one in Dayton,Ohio,and the other in Linwood,Kansas. Four tornadoes during this outbreak were fatal,causing a total of eight fatalities. The deadliest of these occurred on May 22 near Golden City,Missouri,where an EF3 tornado took three lives,including an elderly couple in their eighties. The damaging series of tornadoes that occurred in Indiana and Ohio on the evening of May 27 during this event is sometimes locally referred to as the Memorial Day tornado outbreak of 2019,which became the fourth costliest weather event in Ohio history. The near continuous stream of systems also produced to widespread flash and river flooding,along with damaging winds and large hail.
A widespread and deadly tornado outbreak affected the Southeastern United States on Easter Sunday and Monday,April 12–13,2020. Several tornadoes were responsible for prompting tornado emergencies,including the first one to be issued by the National Weather Service in Charleston,South Carolina. A large squall line formed and tracked through the mid-Atlantic on April 13,prompting more tornado warnings and watches. A total of 15 watches were produced during the course of the event,two of which were designated Particularly Dangerous Situations.
A significant tornado outbreak sequence took place from March 24–28,2021 in the Southern United States,just one week after another outbreak affected similar regions. There were 43 tornadoes confirmed across 11 states,with the bulk of activity primarily on March 25,which resulted in the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) issuing its second high-risk outlook for the month of March,as well as the second high-risk outlook for 2021. Several intense tornadoes touched down on that day,including ones that prompted the issuance of rare tornado emergencies near Hoover,Alabama,Brent and Centreville,Alabama,and in the Newnan,Georgia area. March 27 also saw widespread tornado activity mainly across East Texas,Southern Arkansas,Louisiana,and Western Tennessee with several strong tornadoes touching down. Scattered to widespread wind and hail damage occurred throughout the outbreak sequence,and repeated rounds of heavy rain caused widespread severe flash and river flooding across much of Tennessee.
This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2022. Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States,Argentina,Brazil,Bangladesh,and Eastern India,but can occur almost anywhere under the right conditions. Tornadoes also develop occasionally in southern Canada during the Northern Hemisphere's summer and somewhat regularly at other times of the year across Europe,Asia,Argentina,Australia and New Zealand. Tornadic events are often accompanied by other forms of severe weather,including strong thunderstorms,strong winds,and hail. Worldwide,32 tornado-related deaths were confirmed:23 in the United States,three in China,two each in Poland and Russia,and one each in the Netherlands and Ukraine.
A significant late-season tornado outbreak took place on November 4,2022,across Northeast Texas,southwestern Arkansas,southeastern Oklahoma,and northwestern Louisiana with multiple large,destructive tornadoes occurring over a span of several hours. Major damage was reported in Sulphur Springs,Powderly,Caviness,Paris,Cason,Daingerfield,Athens,New Boston,Texas,and Idabel,Oklahoma,with the latter two communities being placed under tornado emergencies. Two fatalities occurred in Cason,Texas,and Pickens,Oklahoma respectively. Numerous PDS tornado warnings were issued as well. An additional tornado embedded within a narrow,but intense line of showers with damaging winds was also confirmed in Illinois the following morning as the system progressed eastward. Strong winds affected most of the western Great Lakes throughout the day before moving into Canada that evening. Two fatalities and at least 34 injuries were confirmed from tornadoes,and an additional fatality occurred near Stilwell,Oklahoma from drowning.
On March 24,2023,a severe weather and tornado outbreak began across portions of the lower Mississippi River Valley in the United States. A slow-moving trough moved eastward across the United States and interacted with a moist and unstable airmass originating from the Gulf of Mexico,resulting in widespread heavy rainfall,severe thunderstorms,and significant tornadoes over a four-day period. A violent high-end EF4 tornado moved through the towns of Rolling Fork,Midnight,and Silver City in western Mississippi,causing catastrophic damage and many fatalities. Multiple tornado emergencies were issued for that tornado and two subsequent EF3 tornadoes from the same supercell that struck Winona and Amory.
This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2024. Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States,Argentina,Southern Brazil,the Bengal region and China,but can occur almost anywhere under the right conditions. Tornadoes also develop occasionally in southern Canada during summer in the Northern Hemisphere and somewhat regularly at other times of the year across Europe,South Africa,Japan,Australia and New Zealand. Tornadic events are often accompanied by other forms of severe weather,including thunderstorms,strong winds and hail.
Throughout the afternoon hours of May 21,2024,a large,powerful,and destructive multi-vortex tornado struck the cities and communities of Villisca,Nodaway,Brooks,Corning,and Greenfield in southwestern Iowa,killing five people and injuring 35 others. The tornado was the strongest of the tornado outbreak sequence of May 19–27,2024. The tornado reached peak intensity in the city of Greenfield,leading the National Weather Service in Des Moines,Iowa to assign a rating of mid-range EF4 on the Enhanced Fujita scale,with maximum wind speeds estimated at 185 mph (298 km/h).
Throughout the afternoon hours of April 26,2024,a large,violent,and destructive tornado impacted parts of the communities of Waterloo,Elkhorn,Bennington,and Blair,Nebraska,injuring four people. The tornado was the first of two EF4 tornadoes during the tornado outbreak of April 25–28,2024. The tornado reached peak intensity in the neighborhood of Elkhorn and south of the city of Blair,leading the National Weather Service in Omaha,Nebraska to assign a rating of low-end EF4 on the Enhanced Fujita scale,with maximum wind speeds estimated at 170 mph (270 km/h).
A significant early spring tornado outbreak occurred throughout the Midwestern and Northeastern United States,with the most significant impacts occurring in Indiana and Ohio. More than two dozen tornadoes occurred,eight of them strong to intense. National Weather Service offices issued multiple 'Particularly Dangerous Situation' tornado warnings. Strong tornadoes produced major damage in the communities of Selma and Winchester in Indiana,and Fryburg and Lakeview in Ohio. One person died in Winchester,and three people were killed in Lakeview. Other significant tornadoes caused damage in Kansas,Arkansas,and Kentucky,with scattered weak tornadoes confirmed in several other states.
From April 25 to 28,2024,a very large,deadly and destructive tornado outbreak occurred across the Midwestern,Southern,and High Plains regions of the United States,primarily on April 26 and 27. On April 26,the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) first issued an enhanced risk for the Plains,as a broad upper-trough moved eastwards,with strong tornadic activity erupting in the states of Nebraska,Iowa,and Kansas later that day. A high-end EF3 tornado struck the northeastern outskirts of Lincoln,Nebraska in Lancaster County,injuring three people. A long-tracked low-end EF4 tornado caused widespread severe damage in Elkhorn and near Bennington and Blair,and prompted the issuance of two tornado emergencies. Another EF3 tornado moved through parts of both Omaha and Council Bluffs,Iowa as well as points northeast,injuring four more people. Another long-tracked EF3 tornado moved directly through Minden,Iowa,killing one person and injuring three others,prompting the issuance of two more tornado emergencies. An EF2 tornado also moved through Pleasant Hill just southeast of Des Moines,injuring one person.
A large,major,and deadly 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 two 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.
A multi-day period of significant tornado activity along with significant derechos occurred across the Midwestern United States and the Mississippi Valley as well as an additional tornado in the Canadian province of Quebec. From May 19–27,2024,two derechos occurred and tornadoes were reported across large portions of the Central United States,with multiple Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) watches issued across the sequence. On May 19,strong tornadoes occurred with isolated supercells in Colorado and Oklahoma while a derecho produced widespread wind damage and weak tornadoes across Kansas into the early morning hours of May 20. Limited tornadic activity took place on May 20,but another outbreak along with widespread damage struck mainly Iowa and Wisconsin on May 21. Five fatalities were confirmed with a large,violent,long-tracked EF4 tornado that went through Greenfield,Iowa. Scattered to widespread severe weather and tornadoes occurred over the next two days,including an EF2 tornado that injured 30 people on the west side of Temple,Texas. Another derecho formed in southwestern Nebraska late on May 23 and moved eastward,producing widespread wind damage and weak tornadoes through Nebraska and Iowa and northwestern Illinois before withering away in the northern part of the state during the morning hours of May 24.
The 2013 Washington,Illinois tornado was an unusually violent and powerful tornado that caused catastrophic damage to the city of Washington and several farmsteads in rural central Illinois during the early afternoon of November 17,2013. The tornado resulted in three fatalities and injured 125 people. This tornado was one of the two violent tornadoes in the Tornado outbreak of November 17,2013 and was the strongest,costliest,and longest-tracked tornado. The tornado was the eighth violent tornado of the below-average yet destructive year of 2013.
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EF1 86-110 mph
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EF3 136-165 mph
EF4 166-190 mph
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![Path of the main Pilger tornado going right through the town.
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EF0 65-85 mph
EF1 86-110 mph
EF2 111-135 mph
EF3 136-165 mph
EF4 166-190 mph
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