Tornado outbreak of March 10-12, 1986

Tornado outbreak of March 10-12, 1986
Type Tornado outbreak
Duration March 10-12, 1986
Tornadoes confirmed 41 confirmed
Max rating1 F4 tornado
Duration of tornado outbreak2 3 days
Damage ≥$25 million (1986 USD)
Areas affected Central, Eastern United States and Southern United States

1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale

2Time from first tornado to last tornado

The tornado outbreak of March 10-12, 1986[1] was a significant and widespread tornado outbreak which produced a high-end F2 tornado which struck Lexington, Kentucky and killing a total of 6 people. Other tornadoes struck in Alabama, Indiana, and Ohio.[2][3][4] One tornado rated F4 in Meridian, Mississippi resulted in no fatalities. [5][6]


References

  1. ↑ https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/gibbs/image/GOE-6/IR/1986-03-13-03
  2. ↑ http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1986/3/10/table
  3. ↑ http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1986/3/11/table
  4. ↑ http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1986/3/12/table
  5. ↑ http://www.weather.gov/lmk/march_10_1986_lexington_tornado
  6. ↑ https://www.weather.gov/lmk/tornado_climatology_march121986
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