List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks

These are some notable tornadoes, tornado outbreaks, and tornado outbreak sequences that have occurred in North America.

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.
Exact death and injury counts are not possible, especially for large events and events before 1955.
Prior to 1950 in the United States, only significant tornadoes are listed for the number of tornadoes in outbreaks.
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 significant tornadoes has not. In older events, the number of tornadoes officially counted is likely underestimated.
Historical context: Much of the tornado activity in the American Midwestern area is relatively unknown and significantly under-reported prior to the middle of the 1800s as few people lived there to record the yearly activity outside of Native Americans whom did not keep much, if any written records. The American government did not acquire the Midwestern states area until the 1803 Louisiana Purchase from the French government. The Louisiana Purchase area included major tornado activity areas of north Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, South Dakota, and lower Minnesota. Large groups of settlers and pioneers only began populating there as the American government began organizing this acquired territory during the 1820-1860s. The other areas east of the Mississippi River and west of the original thirteen colonies that have more frequent tornado activity of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama didn't begin having larger groups of settlers populating these areas until the earlier 1800s. As these areas began being more populated, existing tornado activity there became more known and reported through newspaper and telegraph.

United States

1643-1859

List of United States tornado outbreaks – Pre-1900
Outbreak	Dates	Region	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes
Lynn and Hampton, Massachusetts tornado	July 5, 1643	Massachusetts	-	1 fatality	Potential earliest recorded U.S. tornado and fatality. Event was recorded by Massachusetts Bay Colony governor John Winthrop. "There arose a sudden gust at N.W. so violent for half an hour as it blew down multitudes of trees. It lifted up their meeting house at Newbury, the people being in it. It darkened the air with dust, yet through God's great mercy it did no hurt, but only killed one Indian with the fall of a tree. It was straight between Linne [Lynn] and Hampton."[1]
Rehoboth, Massachusetts tornado	August 1671	Massachusetts	-	0 fatalities	Earliest confirmed U.S. tornado.
Cambridge, Massachusetts tornado	July 8, 1680	Massachusetts	-	1 fatality	Earliest confirmed U.S. tornado with a fatality.
1761 Charleston, South Carolina tornado	May 4, 1761	Charleston, South Carolina	>2	8 fatalities	Earliest recorded U.S. tornado with multiple fatalities. A large tornado temporarily emptied the Ashley River and sank five warships lying offshore
Four-State Tornado Swarm	August 15, 1787	New England	-	2 fatalities	First recorded U.S tornado outbreak.
1811 Charleston, South Carolina tornado	September 10, 1811	Charleston, South Carolina	-	20 fatalities	Associated with the 1811 hurricane that hit Charleston, SC.[2]
1814 Washington, D.C. tornado	August 25, 1814	Washington, D.C.	-	c. 30 fatalities	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.
1835 New Brunswick, New Jersey tornado	June 19, 1835	Mid-Atlantic	-	5 fatalities	Deadliest tornado in New Jersey history.
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	September 20, 1845	New York, Vermont	>5	–	Multiple long-track tornadoes crossed upstate New York
August 1851 Waltham, Medford, and West Cambridge tornado	August 22, 1851	Waltham, Medford, West Cambridge Massachusetts	1	-	The center of Arlington, MA was devastated by a strong tornado.[3][4]

1860s

List of United States tornado outbreaks – Pre-1900
Outbreak	Dates	Region	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes
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 family that struck Camanche, Iowa. (7 violent, 6 killer)
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.

1870s

List of United States tornado outbreaks – Pre-1900
Outbreak	Dates	Region	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes
1871 St. Louis tornado	March 8, 1871	Middle Mississippi Valley	≥1	9 fatalities, 60 injuries	Estimated F3 tornado killed nine people in St. Louis.
May 1873 Midwest tornado outbreak	May 22, 1873	Midwestern United States	≥7	18 fatalities, ≥ 93 injuries	At least three tornadoes recorded
March 1875 Southeast tornado outbreak	March 19–20, 1875	Southeastern United States	≥19	≥96 fatalities, ≥367 injuries	Outbreak produced seven estimated F4 tornadoes. The worst of the damage and most of the fatalities took place in Georgia. (15 significant, 7 violent, 12 killer)
May 1875 Southeast tornado outbreak	May 1, 1875	Southeastern United States	–	58 fatalities, 195 injuries	Included several long-tracked, (estimated) 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)

1880s

List of United States tornado outbreaks – Pre-1900
Outbreak	Dates	Region	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes
April 1880 tornado outbreak	April 18, 1880	Mississippi Valley – Great Plains	≥22	≥165 fatalities, ≥511 injuries	99 people killed in and near Springfield and Marshfield, Missouri. Three long-tracked F4s in Missouri. (>22 significant, 5 violent, 14 killer)
1880 West Prairie–Christian County tornado	April 24, 1880	West Prairie–Christian County, IL	1	6 fatalities	Many "well built" homes were leveled and farms vanished. Its victims (both people and cattle) were reportedly carried up to half a mile. This is the earliest estimated F5 that can be verified in the U.S. according to Grazulis. (The 1953 Waco tornado is the earliest officially rated - see below.) The F5 rating is widely accepted.
June 1881 tornado outbreak	June 11–12, 1881	Great Plains – Midwest	≥11	20 fatalities, ≥141 injuries	Produced five violent tornadoes across three states, one of which was an F4 that destroyed the community of Floral, Kansas. Another F4 that hit near Hopkins, Missouri, may have been an F5. (11 significant, 5 violent, 7 killer)
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. (6 significant, 2 violent, 2 killer)
1882 Grinnell tornado	June 17, 1882	Grinnell, Iowa	1	65 fatalities	16 farms were blown away and the town of Grinnell was devastated, as well as the Grinnell College campus. Debris was carried 100 mi (160 km). Estimated F5. Caused 68 fatalities according to Grazulis.
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 killer)
1883 Rochester tornado	August 21, 1883	Rochester, Minnesota	1	37 fatalities, 200+ injured	Estimated F5 tornado led to the formation of the Mayo Clinic.[5]
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 Alabama and Georgia, killing 30 people. Another F4—the deadliest in North Carolina history—hit Rockingham, North Carolina, and killed 23. (≥37 significant, 4 violent, ≥27 killer)
1884 March tornado outbreak	March 24–25, 1884	Southeastern United States – Ohio Valley	>29	32 fatalities	(29 significant, 11 killer)
1884 Oakville tornado	April 1, 1884	Oakville, Indiana	1	8 fatalities	Among contemporary meteorologists, this was considered one of the most intense tornadoes observed up to that time. Parts of Oakville "vanished," with house debris scattered for miles. Estimated F5.
1884 Howard, South Dakota tornado	August 28, 1884	Howard, South Dakota	1	4 fatalities, 2 injuries	One of the oldest known tornado photographs.[1][6]
April 1885 tornado outbreak	April 1885	Texas	-	60 fatalities, 4 injuries	One tornado struck Waco.
1886 Sauk Rapids tornado	April 14, 1886	Central Minnesota	1	72 fatalities, 200+ injuries	Deadliest tornado in Minnesota history. Estimated to have been an F4.
1887 Grand Forks tornado	June 16, 1887	Grand Forks North Dakota	-		At the time, Fargo, North Dakota was believed to be the northern limit of potential tornado activity by the United States Signal Service. Grand Forks is located another 75 miles north of Fargo in North Dakota. The tornado there lead a rethinking of the potential northern boundary of tornado activity in the United States at the time.[7]

1890s

List of United States tornado outbreaks – Pre-1900
Outbreak	Dates	Region	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes
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. (≥24 significant, 6 violent, 16 killer)
1890 Lawrence tornado	July 26, 1890	Lawrence, Massachusetts	–	8 fatalities, 63 injuries	Touched down shortly after 9am, estimated F3 strength. Path 11 mi (18 km) long through the city.
1890 Wilkes-Barre tornado	August 19, 1890	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	1	16 fatalities, 50 injuries	It's believed that the tornado touched down west of Nanticoke as an estimated F0. The storm intensified as it traveled northeast towards the City of Wilkes-Barre. After 5:00 pm, it tore through the heart of Wilkes-Barre as an estimated F3. The tornado killed 16 people, injured 50, damaged or destroyed 260 buildings, and cost at least $240,000 (in 1890 money). The tornado then traveled east and ended in a heavily wooded region just outside the city.[8]
1892 Southern Minnesota tornado	June 15, 1892	Minnesota	–	12 fatalities, 72 injuries	Entire farms were obliterated, and house timbers were embedded into the ground 3 mi (4.8 km) away from the foundations. Estimated to have been F5 intensity.
1893 Willow Springs tornado	May 22, 1893	Willow Springs, Wisconsin	–	3 fatalities	Two farm complexes were completely swept away. Estimated to be an F5.
1893 Pomeroy tornado	July 6, 1893	Pomeroy, Iowa	–	71 fatalities	Grass was scoured from the ground, and a metal bridge was torn from its supports. A well pump and 40 feet (12 m) of pipe were pulled out of the ground. Estimated to be an F5.
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 Wisconsin and Iowa. In Kossuth County Iowa, five farms and a home were swept away, leaving little trace) 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. In Harvey County Kansas on May 1, an estimated F5 hit where farms "entirely vanished," with debris carried for miles. In Sioux County Iowa on May 3, an estimated F5 hit where farms "entirely vanished," with debris carried for miles. (2 F5s, 3 killer)
1895, Queens New York	July 13, 1895	Queens, New York	–	1 fatality	Forty others were injured, seven homes were demolished and at least 25 others damaged, and monuments and tombstones in Cypress Hills and Bayside cemeteries were uprooted by a cyclone that touched down near Cypress Hills and moved through the neighborhoods of Woodhaven, Union Course, and Ozone Park.[9]
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 Texas to 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. Louis area. In Sherman Texas on May 15, one of the most intense tornadoes of the 19th century according to Grazulis struck. "Extraordinary" damage occurred to farms and 20 homes that were completely obliterated and swept away. An iron-beam bridge was torn apart and scattered, with one of the beams deeply embedded into the ground. Trees were reduced to debarked stumps, and grass was scoured from lawns in town as well. Several headstones at a cemetery were shattered or thrown up to 250 yards through the air, and a trunk lid from Sherman was found 35 miles away. Reliable reports said that numerous bodies were carried hundreds of yards, and that multiple deaths occurred in 17 different families; seven deaths were in one family alone. In Seneca Kansas on May 17, an opera house was swept away along with some farms. Entire farms were reportedly swept clean of debris, leaving the areas "bare as the prairie. In Ortonville-Oakwood Michigan on May 25th, houses and farms were leveled and swept away, with debris carried up to 12 mi (19 km) away. Trees were completely debarked, with even small twigs stripped bare in some cases. (>38 significant, 3 F5, 9 violent, ≥22 killer)
1898 Fort Smith, Arkansas tornado	January 11, 1898	Lower Mississippi Valley	–	≥56 fatalities, ≥119 injuries	Devastating F4 tornado struck Fort Smith. In Marathon County, Wisconsin on May 18th, an estimated F5 tornado flattened 12 farms. (1 violent, 2 killer)
May 1898 Mississippi Valley tornado outbreaks	May 17–18, 1898	Middle-Upper Mississippi Valley	–	55 fatalities, ≥380 injuries	In Salix, Iowa on June 11th, an estimated F5 tornado struck and impacted several farms. (5 violent, 10 killer)
1899 New Richmond tornado	June 11–12, 1899	Upper Midwest	–	≥117 fatalities, ≥203 injuries	Devastating (Estimated) F5 destroyed the town of New Richmond, Wisconsin. Deadliest Wisconsin tornado on record, ninth deadliest in US history.

1900s

List of United States tornado outbreaks – 1900-1909
Outbreak	Dates	Region	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 tornado as deadliest in Texas history. Estimated F4.
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.
1904 Upper Midwest tornado outbreak	August 20, 1904	Minnesota – South Dakota — Wisconsin	≥8	14 fatalities, ≥100 injuries	Severe damage throughout the Twin Cities.
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 Outbreak for fourth-deadliest US tornado outbreak. Produced numerous violent tornadoes in the Southern United States and Great Plains, including an F5 in Nebraska. One long-track tornado killed 143 people alone in Louisiana and Mississippi. See, e.g., Wilmer, Louisiana. (≥34 significant, ≥6 violent, ≥13 killer)
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 Mississippi and Alabama killed 29 each. (≥35 significant, ≥4 violent, ≥23 killer)

1910s

List of United States tornado outbreaks – 1910-1919
Outbreak	Dates	Region	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes
Tornado outbreak of November 11, 1911	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 Illinois and Michigan. (9 significant, 1 violent, 3 killer)
Tornado outbreak of April 20–22, 1912	April 20–22, 1912	Southern-Central Great Plains – Middle Mississippi Valley – Southeastern United States	–	≥56 fatalities, injuries	Numerous violent tornadoes in North Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, including what is now the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. (≥30 significant, 9 violent, ≥19 killer)
Tornado outbreak of April 27–29, 1912	April 27–29, 1912	Southern-Central Great Plains – Red River basin – Ark-La-Miss region	–	≥45 fatalities, 167 injuries	Violent tornadoes struck portions of the Great Plains, mainly in Oklahoma. (25 significant, 8 violent, 15 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 Alabama and 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. (≥6 significant, ≥3 killer)
March 1917 tornado outbreak	March 23, 1917	Ohio Valley	>9	47 fatalities, 311 injuries	F4 tornado devastated New Albany, Indiana. Destroyed two schools and a wood shop. At least 300 homes were destroyed, some swept away. (≥9 significant, 1 violent, 2 killer)
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.

1920s

List of United States tornado outbreaks – 1920-1929
Outbreak	Dates	Region	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 Lakes and 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. Mississippi and Alabama were 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 Austin history) (1 violent, 2 killer)
April 1923 tornado outbreak sequence	April 4, 1923	High Plains	-	14 fatalities, 68 injuries	(2 violent, 4 killer)
May 1923 Great Plains tornado outbreak	May 2, 1923	Great Plains	4	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 Carolinas and Georgia. (28 significant, 2 violent, 16 killer)
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. (6 significant, 1 violent, 4 killer)
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. (≥9 significant, 3 violent, 8 killer)
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	22	217 fatalities, 1156 injuries	One of the most prolific 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. Louis and killed 79 people. Estimated to have been an F3, but may have been an F4. (11 significant, 3 killer)
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)

1930s

List of United States tornado outbreaks – 1930-1939
Outbreak	Dates	Region	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	Morning F4 tornado kills 23 people in Bethany, Oklahoma. (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. (≥5 significant, 1 violent, ≥4 killer)
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 Georgia and 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, Illinois destroyed 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. (9 significant, 2 violent, 2 killer)
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)

1940s

List of United States tornado outbreaks – 1940-1949
Outbreak	Dates	Region	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 Mississippi that 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)
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 Pennsylvania and Maryland. First of two violent outbreaks in Pennsylvania, the other occurring on May 31, 1985, with an F5 tornado hitting Wheatland, Pennsylvania. (≥7 significant, 3 violent, ≥6 killer)
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 67 people. (17 significant, 5 violent, 10 killer).
1945 Jamestown Tornado	June 10, 1945	Jamestown, New York,	-	0 deaths, 14 injured	A tornado touched down in Jamestown at 9:30 pm, with many factory buildings losing their roofs and in some cases even their top floors, and causing significant damage to hundreds of homes. $85M in damage (2019 dollars).
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. (≥8 significant, ≥2 violent, ≥1 killer)
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 by Maj. Ernest J. Fawbush and Capt. Robert C. Miller who were on duty at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[1]
Late-March 1948 tornado outbreak	March 25–27, 1948	Central United States	–	37 fatalities, 321 injuries	(19 significant, 3 violent, 5 killer)

1950s

List of United States tornado outbreaks – 1950-1959
Outbreak	Dates	Region	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes
February 1950 tornado outbreak	February 11–13, 1950	Lower-Middle Mississippi Valley	≥19	≥45 fatalities, ≥201 injuries	A tornado outbreak caused several long–tracked, deadly tornadoes that touched down in Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, and Arkansas. (14 significant, 1 violent, 8 killer)
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 Judsonia and Cotton Plant killed a total of 79 people. Other F4s struck Tennessee and northern Mississippi. First time the word "tornado" was used during a public television weather broadcast. Done by Oklahoma City WKY-TV's weatherman Harry Volkman. Tornado had been a banned word by the FCC at the time.[1] (≥30 significant, ≥11 violent, 20 killer).
April–May 1953 tornado outbreak sequence	April 28–May 2, 1953	Southeastern United States	24[10][11][12][13][14]	36 fatalities, 361 injuries	(15 significant, 5 violent, 7 killer)
1953 Waco tornado outbreak	May 9–11, 1953	Southern-Central Great Plains / Upper Mississippi Valley	33	144 fatalities, 895 injuries	Produced an F5 tornado in Waco, Texas, killing 114 people. Tied for deadliest tornado in Texas history and eleventh deadliest in United States. Other deadly tornadoes struck Hebron, Nebraska, and San Angelo, Texas. (18 significant, 6 violent, 7 killer)
Flint–Worcester tornado outbreak sequence	June 7–9, 1953	Central Great Plains – Great Lakes – New England	50	247 fatalities	Numerous tornadoes struck the Great Plains and 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 Ohio as well. (26 significant, 6 violent, 7 killer)
1953 Vicksburg, Mississippi, tornadoes	December 5, 1953	Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas	4	38 fatalities	Small outbreak produced a violent tornado that struck Downtown Vicksburg, Mississippi. Produced one of only two official December F5 tornadoes in US history, though the rating is disputed. (4 significant, 1 violent killer)
April–May 1954 tornado outbreak sequence	April 25–May 3, 1954	Great Plains – Midwest – Mississippi Valley	100	4 fatalities, 167 injuries	One of the largest tornado outbreak sequences at the time. (50 significant, 3 violent, 2 killer)
May–June 1954 tornado outbreak sequence	May 30–June 3, 1954	Great Plains – Eastern United States	39	9 fatalities, 65 injuries	(22 significant, 1 violent, 4 killer)
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. (19 significant, 3 violent, 3 killer)
February 1956 tornado outbreak	February 24–25, 1956	Central United States	23[15][16]	6 fatalities	(14 significant, 2 violent killers)
April 1956 tornado outbreak	April 2-3, 1956	Central United States	47	40 fatalities	An F5 tornado struck the suburbs of Grand Rapids, Michigan on April 3, killing 17 people. Other significant tornadoes struck Oklahoma and Kansas on April 2 and the Great Lakes region on April 3. (33 significant, 6 violent, 8 killer)
1956 McDonald Chapel tornado	April 14-15, 1956	Southern Great Plains – Great Lakes – Southeastern United States	5	25 fatalities	F4 tornado struck the Birmingham suburbs on April 15, killing 25 people. (2 significant, 1 violent killer)
Early-April 1957 tornado outbreak sequence	April 2, 1957	Texas – Oklahoma	28	17 fatalities	A widely photographed and -filmed F3 tornado struck Dallas and killed 10 people. Other violent and deadly tornadoes struck Oklahoma. (≥33 significant, ≥2 violent, ≥8 killer)
April 1957 Southeastern United States tornado outbreak	April 8, 1957	Alabama – Georgia – North Carolina – South Carolina – Tennessee – Virginia	≥18	7 fatalities	Produced several destructive tornadoes across the Southern United States and the Carolinas. The town of Jefferson, South Carolina, was devastated. (≥15 significant, ≥2 violent, 3 killer)
1957 Lubbock tornado outbreak	April 21, 1957	Texas	11	0 fatalities	Violent tornadoes took unusual paths to the north-northwest. (4 significant, 2 violent)
1957 Silverton, Texas tornado outbreak	May 15, 1957	Texas	12	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	57	59 fatalities	Produced numerous tornadoes across the Great Plains states, including an F5 that ripped through several Kansas City suburbs and killed 44 people. Other deadly tornadoes touched down in Missouri. (31 significant, 4 violent, ≥3 killer)
Late-May 1957 tornado outbreak	May 24–25, 1957	New Mexico and southern Great Plains	37	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. (≥11 significant, 1 violent killer)
1957 Fargo tornado	June 20, 1957	Northern Great Plains	–	12 fatalities	May have been one of the most intense tornadoes in US history, an F5 that killed 12 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 States and the most intense Illinois tornado outbreak in any month. Long-track F4 struck several of the towns hit by the Tri-State Tornado and an F5 completely destroyed Sunfield, Illinois. (29 significant, 4 violent, 6 killer)
April 1958 Florida tornado outbreak	April 15, 1958	Florida and 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	10	28 fatalities	Produced a series of strong and destructive tornadoes in Wisconsin, including an F5 that devastated the town of Colfax. (6 significant, 3 violent killer)
Tornado outbreak of November 1958	November 17, 1958	Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas	34	0 fatalities, 36 injuries[17]	(22 significant)
April 1959 tornado outbreak	April 1959	Great Plains –	36	0 fatalities	(14 significant)

1960s

List of United States tornado outbreaks – 1960-1969
Outbreak	Dates	Region	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 tornado killed five people and produced extreme damage near Prague and Iron Post. An F4 tornado struck Wilburton and killed 16. (41 significant, 5 violent, 8 killer)
Hurricane Carla	September 10–13, 1961	Southern U.S.	22	≥14 fatalities	Produced several strong tornadoes, including an F4 killer tornado that hit Galveston, Texas. (15 significant, 1 violent, 3 killer)[18]
1964 Wichita Falls Tornado Outbreak	April 2–8, 1964	Great Plains, South, Midwest	33	7 fatalities, 119 injured	The Wichita Falls, Texas tornado was rated F5. First tornado ever captured on live television. First of two violent tornadoes to hit Wichita Falls, the other—an F4 tornado that killed 42—occurring on April 10, 1979. (13 significant, 1 violent killer)
May 1964 tornado outbreak sequence	May 4–8, 1964	Great Plains, Midwest	73	15 fatalities	On May 4, a long–tracked F5 tornado killed 4 people in Iowa. On May 8, a F4 tornado struck suburban areas of metropolitan Detroit in Macomb County, before continuing into Lambton County in Ontario, killing 11. (45 significant, 3 violent, 2 killer)[19]
February 1965 South Florida tornado outbreak	February 23, 1965	Southern Florida	4	8 injuries	Produced an unusually strong tornado in South Florida, an F3 tornado that hit Fort Lauderdale. (2 significant)
1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak	April 11–12, 1965	Central United States	48	260 fatalities	Among the most intense outbreaks ever recorded. Numerous violent and long-track tornadoes, some possibly reaching F5 intensity, tore across the Great Lakes states, killing hundreds of people. Two violent F4 tornadoes hit Dunlap, Indiana, killing 51 people there. Two F4 tornadoes with parallel paths in Michigan killed 44 people. Deadly tornadoes also impacted the Cleveland and Toledo areas. National Weather Service adopts standard broadcast language of "tornado watch" and "tornado warning" to use for public warnings of tornadoes following the aftermath of this storm.[1] (32 significant, 17 violent, 21 killer).
Early May 1965 tornado outbreak	May 5–8, 1965	Great Plains and Midwestern United States	77	17 fatalities	Included the 1965 Twin Cities tornado outbreak, in which a series of violent tornadoes struck the Twin Cities metro area on May 6, devastating Fridley and Golden Valley. A violent outbreak occurred on May 8 in Nebraska and South Dakota, including a massive F5 tornado in Tripp County and two long-tracked F4 tornadoes, one of which almost obliterated Primrose, killing four people. (37 significant, 9 violent, 5 killer)
Late-May 1965 tornado outbreak	May 25–26, 1965	Great Plains, Mississippi Valley	36	22 injuries	Produced multiple strong tornadoes in the Great Plains, including an F3 tornado near Pratt, Kansas. (9 significant)
1966 Candlestick Park tornado	March 3, 1966	Mississippi – Alabama	1	58 fatalities	Extremely violent F5 tornado or tornado family that killed 58 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 F5 tornadoes to hit Mississippi.
1966 Tampa tornado family	April 4, 1966	Central Florida	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 F4 tornadoes in Florida history, killing 11 people. Affected major urban areas in Tampa and Greater Orlando, but crossed the entire state as well. (2 significant, 1 violent killer)
June 1966 tornado outbreak sequence	June 8–9, 1966	Kansas – Illinois	57	18 fatalities	Outbreak sequence produced a series of tornadoes across the Great Plains states. An F5 tornado devastated downtown Topeka, Kansas, killing 16 people and disproving myths about the city's being protected. A large F3 tornado also hit Manhattan, Kansas. (≥23 significant, ≥3 violent, 3 killer)
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. Louis suburbs, paralleling the paths of earlier tornadoes in 1896 and 1927. Two students were killed at a high school in Orrick, Missouri. (25 significant, 2 violent, 4 killer)
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 tornado 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 Missouri and Michigan. (25 significant, 5 violent, 3 killer)
1967 Iowa–Minnesota tornado outbreak	April 30, 1967	Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota	21	13 fatalities	Only one tornado below F2 strength in Minnesota. The towns of Albert Lea and Waseca were devastated by deadly F4 tornadoes. (17 significant, 4 violent, 3 killer)
Hurricane Beulah	September 19–24, 1967	Texas – Mexico	125	5 fatalities	One of the largest tropical cyclone-related tornado outbreaks recorded. Produced several strong tornadoes, some of which were deadly. Also set the record for most tornadoes in one state within a 24-hour period. (6 significant, 2 killer)
1968 Wheelersburg, Ohio tornado outbreak	April 23, 1968	Ohio Valley	14	14 fatalities	Outbreak produced several violent and killer tornadoes across the Ohio Valley, including two F4 tornadoes—one possibly reaching F5 intentsiy. An F5 tornado struck Wheelersburg and Gallipolis as well. The F5 rating is, however, disputed by some sources. (9 significant, 3 violent killer)
May 1968 tornado outbreak	May 15–16, 1968	Mississippi Valley	46	74 fatalities	Two F5 tornadoes struck Iowa on the same day, killing 18 people. Two deadly F4 tornadoes struck Arkansas, including one that killed 35 people in Jonesboro. (21 significant, 4 violent, 8 killer)
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 F4 tornado hit Hazlehurst and other towns, killing 32 people on a long path across southern Mississippi. (2 significant, 1 violent killer)
Tornado outbreak sequence of June 1969	June 21–26, 1969	Midwestern United States	63	7 fatalities, 169 injuries	Significant tornadoes struck the Midwest for six consecutive days. An F3 tornado caused major damage in Salina, Kansas, injuring 60 people. Two F4 tornadoes struck western Missouri, killing 6 people and injuring 77. (24 significant, 3 violent, 3 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. (11 significant, 1 violent, 3 killer)
August 1969 Cincinnati tornado outbreak	August 9, 1969	Indiana – Ohio	10	4 fatalities	F3 tornado killed 4 in the Cincinnati suburbs. Other strong tornadoes occurred in Indiana and Virginia. (6 significant, 1 killer)

1970s

List of United States tornado outbreaks – 1970-1979
Outbreak	Dates	Region	Tornadoes	Casualties
Tornado outbreak sequence of April 17–19, 1970	April 17–19, 1970	Southern Great Plains	15	23 fatalities	Produced multiple violent, long-tracked tornadoes in the Llano Estacado and 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.
June 10–16, 1970 tornado outbreak sequence	June 10–16, 1970	Central United States	82	3 fatalities	82 tornadoes touched down across the Great Plains and Midwest. The outbreak sequence featured a long–tracked F3 tornado that struck Springdale, Arkansas and an F4 tornado near Bynumville, Missouri. One tornado near Macon, Missouri, featured an oddity where a welcome mat made an imprint on the side of a house. (26 significant, 1 violent, 3 killer)
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 Delta region, 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. (13 significant, 3 violent, 5 killer)
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	Florida and Georgia	30	7 fatalities, ≥ 140 injuries	Third-deadliest tropical cyclone-related outbreak in the U.S. since 1900 and is the largest Florida tornado outbreak with 28 tornadoes in state. (12 significant, 2 killer)
1972 Waukegan - North Chicago Tornado outbreak	September 28, 1972	Midwest	20	1 injury	F4 tornado hit the Chicago suburbs, destroying military barracks. Rating disputed. (≥6 significant, 1 violent)
Tornado outbreak of April 1–2, 1974	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)
1974 Super Outbreak	April 3–4, 1974	Eastern United States – Ontario	170	315 fatalities	The second-largest and most violent tornado outbreak ever documented. At least 50 of them were killers. Violent and deadly tornadoes, several of which were long lived, touched down over a wide area from Alabama to 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 Tanner a 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 Ontario as well. Outbreak produced 30 violent tornadoes, 23 F4s and seven F5s, with at least 66 more of significant strength.
June 1974 Great Plains tornado outbreak	June 8, 1974	Southern Great 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 Drumright in Oklahoma, killing 14 people, while the other killed six in and near Emporia, Kansas. Other strong, F3 tornadoes affected the Oklahoma City and Tulsa metropolitan 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. (16 significant, 1 violent, 4 killer)
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. (19 significant, 2 violent, 1 killer)
1975 Canton, Illinois tornado	July 23, 1975	Illinois	2	2 fatalities	High-end F3 destroyed downtown Canton, Illinois. (2 significant, 1 killer)
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	Florida and South Carolina	13	3 fatalities	F3 struck an elementary school in Clearwater, Florida, killing three students. An F2 struck Gainesville, Florida (2 significant, 1 killer)
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 Plains states, including a famous, devastating, F4 wedge that killed 42 people in Wichita Falls, Texas. Another deadly F4 occurred in Vernon, Texas. (31 significant, 2 violent, 5 killer)
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.

1980s

List of United States tornado outbreaks – 1980-1989
Outbreak	Dates	Region	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. (31 significant, 2 killer)
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	29	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. (16 significant, 3 violent, 4 killer)
Hurricane Allen	August 8-11, 1980	Mexico – Texas	29	0 fatalities	Costliest tropical cyclone-related tornado in history struck the Austin area.
1981 West Bend tornado	April 4, 1981	Wisconsin	1	3 fatalities	One of the strongest anticyclonic tornadoes on record, rated F4.
Tornado outbreak of May 22–23, 1981	May 22–23, 1981	Great Plains	43	0 fatalities	Multiple strong tornadoes touched down across the Great Plains. Spawned the Cordell and Binger, Oklahoma, tornadoes, the latter of which was a violent F4. (14 significant, 1 violent)
Tornado outbreak of April 2–3, 1982	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. (17 significant, 2 killer)
Marion, Illinois tornado outbreak	May 29, 1982	Illinois	7	10 fatalities	Produced an F4 that killed 10 people in Marion, Illinois. (3 significant, 1 violent killer)
Early-December 1982 tornado outbreak	December 2–3, 1982	Lower-Middle Mississippi Valley	43	4 fatalities	(16 significant, 2 killer)
1982 Christmas tornado outbreak	December 23–25, 1982	Central – Southeastern United States	43	3 fatalities	(18 significant, 3 killer)
March 1983 South Florida tornadoes	March 17, 1983	Southern Florida	2	0 fatalities	Produced an unusually long-lived tornado across the Everglades and 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. (27 significant, 5 killer)
Mid-May 1983 tornado outbreak	May 18–20, 1983	Southeastern United States	48	6 fatalities	(10 significant, 6 killer)
December 6, 1983 Selma tornado	December 6, 1983	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. Winnsboro and Bennettsville, South Carolina, along with Red Springs and Greenville, North Carolina, were devastated. (19 significant, 7 violent, 10 killer)
1984 Philipp-Water Valley, Mississippi tornado outbreak	April 21, 1984	Southeastern United States	7	15 fatalities	Produced a multiple-vortex F3 with an unusual V-shaped path that struck Water Valley, Mississippi, killing 15. (3 significant, 1 killer)
1984 Morris, Oklahoma tornado outbreak	April 26–27, 1984	Great Plains – Mississippi Valley	47	16 fatalities	Produced many strong to violent tornadoes, especially in Oklahoma and 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, 1 killer)
1984 Barneveld 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. (29 significant, 2 violent, 3 killer)
1985 United States–Canada tornado outbreak	May 31, 1985	U.S. – Canadian Eastern Great Lakes	44	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. (28 significant, 9 violent, 12 killer)
Hurricane Danny	August 1985	Southeastern United States	39	1 fatalities	Produced an F3 that struck Waco, Texas. (13 significant, 1 killer)
March 10-12, 1986 tornado outbreak	March 10-12, 1986	Central – Southeastern United States	41	17 fatalities	High-end F2 tornado struck Lexington, Kentucky. (24 significant, 1 violent, ≥7 killer)
July 1986 tornado outbreak	July 1986	Minnesota	36	2 fatalities	Produced F4 tornado struck Minnesota. An F2 which hit the Twin Cities suburbs of Brooklyn Park and Fridley on July 18, 1986, was carried live on KARE-TV and became a media sensation. This twister caused limited damage and no deaths.
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	12 fatalities	Produced a series of strong tornadoes across Oklahoma, Texas, and Mississippi. (18 significant, 6 killer)
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 16–17, 1988	Central – North America	41	1 fatalities	Produced several tornadoes in Texas. (2 significant, 1 killer)
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. (3 significant, 1 violent killer)
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. (9 significant, 3 violent killer)
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 England region. Destructive tornadoes touched down in New York and Connecticut, including a violent F4 that devastated Hamden, Connecticut. (6 significant, 2 violent)
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. (10 significant, 1 violent killer)

1990s

List of United States tornado outbreaks – 1990-1999
Outbreak	Dates	Region	Tornadoes	Casualties
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 F5 tornadoes near Hesston and Goessel, Kansas. A long-tracked F4 tornado, 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 tornado devastated Petersburg, Indiana, killing six people. Another very long lived F4 tornado was on the ground for 106 miles across Illinois and Indiana. A late night F4 tornado impacted the northern sections of the Cincinnati metro 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 Ontario and New York. (4 significant, 1 violent killer)
Tornado outbreak of April 26, 1991	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 tornado killed 17 people in the Wichita metropolitan area at Andover, Kansas, destroying an entire mobile-home park. A long-tracked F4 tornado near Red Rock, Oklahoma, produced Doppler-indicated winds into the F5 range. Three other F4 tornadoes 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 14–18, 1992	Central United States	170	1 fatality	Large outbreak produced many strong to violent tornadoes, mainly across the Northern Plains states. A large F5 tornado 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 tornado that impacted Brandon, Mississippi, and killed 12 people. A series of destructive tornadoes (including one rated F4) devastated the Houston metro area as well. (43 significant, 5 violent, 9 killer)
1993 Catoosa, Oklahoma tornado outbreak	April 24, 1993	Oklahoma	13	7 fatalities	A rain-wrapped F4 tornado killed seven people in the suburbs of Tulsa, and a destructive F3 tornado paralleled its path. (4 significant, 1 violent killer)
1993 Virginia tornado outbreak	August 6, 1993	Virginia	24	4 fatalities	Largest tornado outbreak in Virginia history. Produced a violent F4 tornado that struck downtown Petersburg, Virginia and killed four people. (4 significant, 1 violent killer)
Tornado outbreak of August 8–9, 1993	August 8–9, 1993	Northern Plains	7	2 fatalities	Small outbreak that resulted in two fatalities in Minnesota. (1 significant, 1 killer)
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 tornado devastated the Dallas suburb of Lancaster, Texas, killing 3 people there. Another F4 tornado that struck West Lafayette, Indiana killed three as well. (12 significant, 2 violent killer)
June 1994 tornado outbreak	June 26–27, 1994	–	62	2 fatalities	(11 significant, 2 killer)
1994 Thanksgiving Weekend tornado outbreak	November 27, 1994	Southeastern United States	19	6 fatalities	Produced several strong tornadoes across the South. (32 significant, 6 violent, 5 killer)
May 1995 tornado outbreak sequence	May 5–27, 1995	Central United States	351	13 fatalities	Very large outbreak sequence produced many strong to violent tornadoes. An F4 tornado struck Harvest, Alabama, and killed one person, and another F4 tornado struck Ethridge, Tennessee, and killed three. A tornado rated F3 killed three people and caused major damage in the Ardmore, Oklahoma area. The outbreak sequence produced an F0 tornado that downed several trees at the National Arboretum in Washington D.C.. (57 significant, 8 violent, 6 killer)
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. (2 significant, 1 violent killer)
March 6, 1996, Selma, Alabama tornado	March 6	Alabama	1	4 fatalities, 40 injuries	Rated as an 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-rated tornado devastated downtown Fort Smith, Arkansas, killing 2. Two F3 tornadoes also caused severe damage in Ontario. (29 significant, 4 killer)
May 1996 Kentucky tornado outbreak	May 28, 1996	Kentucky	11	0 fatalities	Produced a long-track F4 tornado near Louisville. (3 significant, 1 violent)
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 tornado killed one person in Marytown, Wisconsin. (2 significant, 1 violent, 1 killer)
Late-October 1996 tornado outbreak	October 26, 1996	West North Central States	26	11 injuries	Unusual late-season outbreak in Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska. Homes were destroyed near Lobster Lake, Minnesota and Albany, Minnesota. (5 significant)
January 1997 tornado outbreak	January 23-25, 1997	Deep South	16	1 fatality	Tornadoes touched down across several states in the Southern United States. An F4 destroyed homes in and near Murfreesboro, Tennessee. An F2 tornado killed one person in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (10 significant, 1 violent, 1 killer)
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 tornado that began near Benton and struck Shannon Hills, Arkansas, killing 15 people along the path. An F4 tornado struck Arkadelphia, killing six. (16 significant, 3 violent, 5 killer)
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 tornado caused major damage in Cedar Park. (8 significant, 2 violent killer)
1997 Southeast Michigan tornado outbreak	July 1–3, 1997	Southeast Michigan – 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 tornado in the 1974 Super Outbreak. F3 tornadoes caused major damage near Clio and Thetford Center, with a fatality occurring at the latter of the two locations. Other strong tornadoes touched down in Minnesota and New England. (13 significant, 2 killer)
1998 Kissimmee tornado outbreak	February 22–23, 1998	Florida	11	42 fatalities	Deadliest and most destructive Florida outbreak on record. The outbreak produced three F3 tornadoes, including a long-tracked tornado near Kissimmee that was initially rated F4. Nighttime occurrence made the death toll high. (5 significant, 4 killer)
1998 Gainesville-Stoneville tornado outbreak	March 20, 1998	Georgia to Virginia	12	14 fatalities	An early-morning F3 tornado passed near Gainesville, Georgia, and killed 12 people. Another F3 tornado struck Mayodan and Stoneville, North Carolina, killing two. (4 significant, 2 killer)
1998 Comfrey – St. Peter tornado outbreak	March 29, 1998	Southern Minnesota	16	2 fatalities, 36 injuries	Earliest tornado outbreak in Minnesota history. A long-track F4-rated wedge struck Comfrey, Minnesota, killing one person. An F3 tornado struck St. Peter, Minnesota, causing another fatality. Le Center, Minnesota sustained major damage from a large F2 tornado. (7 significant, 1 violent, 2 killer)
Tornado outbreak of April 6–9, 1998	April 6–9, 1998	Metropolitan area of Birmingham, Alabama; also Georgia, Louisiana, Tennessee	62	41 fatalities	Produced a violent nighttime F5 tornado that moved through several suburbs of Birmingham, Alabama, killing 32 people. Other killer tornadoes touched down in Georgia. (10 significant, 1 violent, 5 killer)
Tornado outbreak of April 15–16, 1998	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 one rated F5 near Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. An F4 tornado devastated the town of Manila, Arkansas, killing two. (21 significant, 4 violent, 7 killer)
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 six. Produced an unusually intense outbreak of tornadoes across Pennsylvania and New York, with multiple F2 and F3-rated tornadoes. (4 significant, 1 violent, 2 killer)
1998 Eastern tornado outbreak	June 2, 1998	NY to 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 tornado that struck Frostburg, Maryland. Caused $42M in damage. (10 significant, 1 violent, 1 killer)
Tornado outbreak of June 13, 1998	June 13, 1998	Central United States, North Carolina, Wyoming	45	26 injuries	Tornadoes affected six different states, with Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma receiving most of the tornadoes. A tornado struck downtown Sabetha, Kansas, and a series of tornadoes struck the North Oklahoma City area. (3 significant)
Upper Great Lakes severe weather outbreak of August 23, 1998	August 23, 1998	Wisconsin, Michigan	3	1 fatality (non-tornadic)	Spawned the F3 Door County tornado, the eighth costliest in Wisconsin history. (1 significant)
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 tornado caused major damage in the Live Oak, Florida area. (1 significant)
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)
Tornado outbreak of January 17–18, 1999	January 17–18, 1999	Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi	24	8 fatalities	Strong and deadly tornadoes touched down in Tennessee, including an F3 and an F4 tornado that struck Jackson, killing six. A similar but even larger outbreak occurred just days later (see next event). (6 significant, 1 violent, 3 killer)
Tornado outbreak of January 21–23, 1999	January 21–23, 1999	Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi	127	9 fatalities	Largest January outbreak on record. An F3 tornado passed near downtown Little Rock, Arkansas, killing three. A tornado rated F3 devastated Beebe, Arkansas, killing two. Other strong tornadoes struck Tennessee and Mississippi. (23 significant, 1 violent, 5 killer)
Easter weekend 1999 tornado outbreak	April 2–3, 1999	Southern Plains	17	7 fatalities	Small but intense outbreak produced several strong tornadoes. An F4 tornado devastated Benton, Louisiana, killing seven. The town of Logansport, Louisiana was severely damaged by an F3 tornado. (4 significant, 1 violent killer)
Tornado outbreak of April 8–9, 1999	April 8–9, 1999	Ohio Valley/Midwest	54	6 fatalities	Produced an F4 tornado that moved through the Cincinnati suburbs, killing 4. Two F4 tornadoes also touched down in Iowa. (15 significant, 3 violent, 3 killer)
1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak	May 2–8, 1999	Southern Great Plains	152	46 fatalities, 665 injuries	Produced one of the strongest documented tornadoes, an F5-rated tornado in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area with 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. (≥20 significant, ≥4 violent, ≥5 killer)
1999 Salt Lake City tornado	August 11, 1999	Utah	1	1 fatality	An F2 tornado hit downtown Salt Lake City, causing the second known fatality in a Utah tornado.

2000s

List of United States tornado outbreaks – 2000-2009
Outbreak	Dates	Region	Tornadoes	Fatalities	Notes
2000 Southwest Georgia tornado outbreak	February 13–14, 2000	Georgia	17	18	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	Small outbreak produced an F3 that hit downtown Fort Worth, Texas, severely damaging skyscrapers and killing two. Another F3 caused major damage in Arlington and Grand Prairie.
2000 Easter Sunday tornado outbreak	April 23, 2000	Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas	33	0
2000 Brady, Nebraska tornado	May 17, 2000	Nebraska	1	0	Highly photographed F3 passed near Brady, Nebraska.
2000 Granite Falls tornado	July 25, 2000	Granite Falls, Minnesota	1	1	F4 struck Granite Falls, causing major damage and killing one person.
Tornado outbreak of December 2000	December 16, 2000	Southern United States	24	12	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.
Tornado outbreak of February 24–25, 2001	February 24–25, 2001	Southern United States	25	7	An F2 killed one person near Union, Arkansas. An F3 caused major damage near Reed, Arkansas, and another long-tracked F3 devastated multiple towns in Mississippi and killed 6 people in Pontotoc.
Tornado outbreak of April 10–11, 2001	April 10–11, 2001	Great Plains Midwest	79	4	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 Missouri and Oklahoma. Outbreak produced one of the worst hailstorms ever documented.
Tornado outbreak of June 13, 2001	June 13, 2001	Central Plains	36	0	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.
Tornado outbreak of June 18, 2001	June 18, 2001	Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin	5	3	An F3 tornado killed three people in Siren, Wisconsin, and caused an estimated US$10 million in damage.
2001 Myrtle Beach tornadoes	July 6, 2001	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	2	0	Two tornadoes of F1 and F2 strength passed through the area, resulting in severe damage.
Tornado outbreak of September 24, 2001	September 24, 2001	Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania	9	2	Multiple-vortex F3 tornado passed through the University of Maryland campus 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.
Tornado outbreak of October 9, 2001	October 9, 2001	Great Plains	30	0	Unusual October outbreak in the Great Plains produced multiple strong tornadoes in Nebraska and Oklahoma. A large F3 devastated the town of Cordell, Oklahoma.
Tornado outbreak of October 24, 2001	October 24, 2001	Central United States	25	2	Most of the tornadoes in this outbreak were embedded in a squall line. An F3 hit Crumstown, Indiana, killing one. An F2 near LaPorte, Indiana caused a fatality as well.
Tornado outbreak of November 23–24, 2001	November 23–24, 2001	Southeast U.S.	67	13	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.
Tornado outbreak of April 27–28, 2002	April 27–28, 2002	Midwest to Mid-Atlantic U.S.	49	6	Produced several strong tornadoes across the Midwest, including an F3 that caused major damage in Dongola, Illinois and killed one person. Also produced a few strong tornadoes in Maryland, including an F4 that devastated the town of La Plata and killed three.
September 2002 Indiana tornado outbreak	September 20, 2002	Indiana, Ohio	8	0	A very long-tracked F3 tornado touched down near Elletsville, Indiana, destroying many homes and businesses in the town of Martinsville, which caused 127 injuries. An F2 injured 2 people when striking Washington, Indiana, along with another F2 that caused one injury near Wadesville, Indiana.
2002 Veterans Day Weekend tornado outbreak	November 9–11, 2002	Southeastern United States – Ohio Valley	83	36	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.
Tornado outbreak of March 17–20, 2003	March 17–20, 2003	Great Plains – Southern United States	28	7	Camilla, Georgia, was 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	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 two. In Missouri, the towns of Pierce City, Stockton, and Carl Junction were devastated by killer tornadoes. An F4 destroyed Franklin, Kansas, killing four, and another F4 struck downtown Jackson, Tennessee, killing eleven. A large F4 also caused major damage in southeastern Oklahoma City with additional damage in nearby areas.
2003 South Dakota tornado outbreak	June 21–24, 2003	South Dakota	125	2	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 Dakota off 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 .
Derecho and tornado outbreak of July 21, 2003	July 21, 2003	Indiana, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont	22	0	$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.
Tornado outbreak of April 20, 2004	April 20, 2004	Illinois – Indiana	31	8	Unexpected outbreak produced an F3 that struck the Illinois towns of Granville and 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	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, Missouri killed 3. See also: List of May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes
2004 Roanoke, Illinois tornado	July 13, 2004	Central Illinois	4	0	High-end F4 tornado destroyed an industrial plant and swept away several homes.
Hurricane Frances tornado outbreak	September 2004	Eastern United States	103	0	Produced a large outbreak of mostly weak tornadoes, though in South Carolina, the towns of Gadsden and Millwood sustained considerable damage from F2s. An F3 touched down near Camden.
Hurricane Ivan tornado outbreak	September 2004	Eastern United States	120	7	Largest hurricane-related tornado outbreak ever recorded. An F2 struck Macedonia, Florida, and killed 4. Many strong tornadoes touched down in Virginia, including an F3 that struck Remington.
Tornado outbreak of November 22–24, 2004	November 22–24, 2004	Southern United States	104	4	Produced multiple strong tornadoes across the South. An F3 struck Olla and Standard, Louisiana, killing 1. An F2 severely damaged the Talladega Superspeedway and struck Bynum, resulting in another fatality.
Tornado outbreak of March 21–22, 2005	March 21–22, 2005	Southern United States	26	1	An F3 near Donalsonville, Georgia, killed one person, and an F2 struck Screven, Georgia, resulting in major damage. Many other weaker tornadoes touched down as well.
Tornado outbreak of April 5–7, 2005	April 5–7, 2005	Southern United States	39	0	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	Produced an F2 that severely damaged the Atlanta Motor Speedway.
August 2005 Wisconsin tornado outbreak	August 18, 2005	Wisconsin – Minnesota	28	1	Largest tornado outbreak in Wisconsin history. An F3 caused major damage in Stoughton and killed 1. An F2 also caused severe damage in Viola.
Hurricane Katrina tornado outbreak	August 26–31, 2005	Southeastern – Eastern United States	54	1	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 Helen and Fort Valley also sustained major damage from F2s.
Hurricane Rita tornado outbreak	September 22–26, 2005	U.S. South	101	1	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	Nighttime F3 struck the Evansville, Indiana area, killing 25 people. Was part of a small outbreak that also produced strong tornadoes that struck Munfordville and Wheatcroft, Kentucky.
November 2005 Iowa tornado outbreak	November 12, 2005	Iowa – Missouri	14	1	Rare November outbreak in the Great Plains. Strong tornadoes struck Ames, Woodward, and Stratford.
Tornado outbreak of November 15, 2005	November 15, 2005	Central – Southeastern United States	49	1	F3 devastated a campground near Benton, Kentucky, and killed one person. A multiple-vortex F4 also hit Madisonville and Earlington, Kentucky, causing major damage. An F2 caused severe damage in Paris, Tennessee.
Tornado outbreak of November 27–28, 2005	November 27–28, 2005	Central – Southeastern United States	55	2	F3 near Plumerville, Arkansas, tossed 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	Strong outbreak caused deadly tornadoes across the Midwestern United States. Two separate F2s struck Springfield, Illinois, resulting in major damage. An F3 near Renick, Missouri killed 4 people, and a double F4 occurred near Monroe City.
Tornado outbreak of April 2, 2006	April 2, 2006	Central United States	66	28	Long-tracked F3 devastated the towns of Marmaduke, Arkansas, and Caruthersville, Missouri, killing 2. A deadly F3 killed 16 people in Newbern, Tennessee, while another F3 killed 6 in Bradford.
Tornado outbreak of April 6–8, 2006	April 6–8, 2006	Central – Southeastern United States	73	10	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 McMinnville area as well. Many other weaker tornadoes also touched down.
Easter Week 2006 tornado outbreak sequence	April 13–19, 2006	Midwestern United States	54	1	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.
Tornado outbreak of May 9–10, 2006	May 9–10, 2006	Midwestern United States, Southern United States	30	3	An F2 caused considerable damage in Childress, Texas. An F3 near Westminster, Texas, killed 3 people. Other strong tornadoes occurred in Louisiana and Mississippi.
Tornado outbreak of August 24, 2006	August 24, 2006	North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota	14	1	Small but intense mid-Summer outbreak produced a long-tracked F3 that struck Nicollet and Kasota, Minnesota, killing one person. Two other F3s caused major damage in rural areas near Eureka and Wolsey, South Dakota.
2006 Westchester County tornado	July 12, 2006	Southern New York and Fairfield, Connecticut	1	0	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	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	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	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.
Tornado outbreak of February 23–24, 2007	February 23–24, 2007	Southern United States	20	0	Produced several strong tornadoes, especially in Arkansas. The town of Dumas was 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	Numerous strong to violent tornadoes across the Midwest and South, including a destructive EF4 in Enterprise, Alabama, that killed 9 people, 8 of which were students at a local high school that was destroyed. Another EF4 struck Millers Ferry killing 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	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	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.
Tornado outbreak sequence of April 20–26, 2007	April 20–27, 2007	United States, Mexico	92	10	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 Tulia and Cactus, Texas, sustained major damage from EF2s.
May 2007 tornado outbreak	May 3–5, 2007	Kansas, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Colorado, Nebraska, Illinois	123	14	Very large outbreak across the Great Plains. Produced a large and deadly nighttime EF5 that destroyed 95% of Greensburg, Kansas, killing 11. Other strong tornadoes occurred in Oklahoma and elsewhere in Kansas.
Tornado outbreak of August 26, 2007	August 26, 2007	North Dakota, Minnesota	11	1	Localized outbreak produced a large EF4 that devastated the town of Northwood, North Dakota, killing 1. An EF3 caused damage near Rugh Lake, and an EF2 occurred near Reynolds.
Mid-October 2007 tornado outbreak	October 17–19, 2007	Midwest, Ohio Valley, Great Lakes, U.S. South	63	5	EF3s caused major damage in Owensboro, Kentucky, and Nappanee, Indiana. Another EF3 affected rural areas near Vesta, Indiana. EF2s caused fatalities in parts of Missouri and Michigan, including one that struck Williamston, Michigan, and killed two people.
January 2008 tornado outbreak	January 7–9, 2008	Southwest Missouri, northwest Arkansas, northeast Oklahoma, Midwest, U.S. South	72	4	Rare January outbreak produced strong tornadoes as far north as Wisconsin, where an EF3 caused major damage in the town of Wheatland. Another EF3 caused severe damage in and around Lawrence, Illinois as well. An EF3 killed three people near Strafford, Missouri, and an EF2 killed one near Appleton, Arkansas. Several EF3s impacted Mississippi and Alabama, including one that caused major damage in the town of Caledonia, Mississippi.
2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak	February 5–6, 2008	Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Indiana, Texas	87	57	One of the deadliest modern outbreaks to hit Dixie Alley struck 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 and devastating the towns of Clinton, Mountain View, and Highland. One long-track EF3 tornado caused 22 deaths alone in Tennessee, mainly in Castalian Springs and Lafayette. A pair of EF3 and EF4 tornadoes also struck areas in and around Jackson, Tennessee, killing three in the area, and an EF2 moved through Memphis, killing 3.
2008 Atlanta tornado outbreak	March 14–15, 2008	Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina	45	3	Strong tornado hit downtown Atlanta for the second time in history, killing one person. An outbreak of tornadoes, some strong, moved across the South the next day, killing two people.
Tornado outbreak of May 1–2, 2008	May 1–3, 2008	Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Arkansas, Mississippi Alabama, Tennessee	62	6	Tornadoes struck the Midwest and South, including an EF3 that hit Damascus, Arkansas, killing five people.
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 7–15, 2008	May 7–15, 2008	Oklahoma, Missouri	147	26	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 tornadoes in the tornado outbreak sequence of May 7–15, 2008
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 22–31, 2008	May 22–31, 2008	Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Texas	239	13	Large outbreak produced strong to violent tornadoes across the Great Plains and Midwest. An EF3 wedge struck Windsor, Colorado, killing one and causing severe damage. An EF5 tornado caused extreme damage in Parkersburg and New Hartford, Iowa, killing 9. A nighttime EF3 killed two people in a vehicle near Cairo, Kansas. Another EF3 also killed one in Hugo, Minnesota, and destroyed many homes. See also: List of tornadoes in the tornado outbreak sequence of May 22–31, 2008
Tornado outbreak sequence of June 3–11, 2008	June 3–12, 2008	Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas	192	7	Third series of widespread tornado outbreaks. Tornadoes hit the Omaha-Council Bluffs area 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 tornadoes in the tornado outbreak sequence of June 3–11, 2008
2008 Tropical Storm Fay tornado outbreak	August 18–27, 2008	Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina	50	0	Produced several tornadoes, including an EF2 near Wellington, Florida.
November 2008 Carolinas tornado outbreak	November 15, 2008	North Carolina South Carolina	8	2	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	8	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 City area.
Mid-February 2009 tornado outbreak	February 18–19, 2009	Georgia, Alabama	13	1	Small outbreak produced a few strong tornadoes and killed one person.
March 2009 tornado outbreak sequence	March 23–29, 2009	Eastern United States	56	0	Produced the destructive Magee, Mississippi, and Corydon, Kentucky, tornadoes.
Tornado outbreak of April 9–11, 2009	April 9–10, 2009	Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina	85	5	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	6	Most of the damage was caused by a derecho.

2010s


List of United States tornado outbreaks – 2010–2019
Outbreak	Dates	Year	Region	Tornadoes	Fatalities	Map	Event Summary
March 2010 Carolinas tornado outbreak	March 28	2010	Southeastern United States, The Bahamas	13	3		Substantial damage to the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina and three deaths in the Bahamas. A damaging EF3 struck High Point, North Carolina.
Tornado outbreak of April 22–25, 2010	April 22–24	2010	Great Plains, Southern United States	88	10		Extremely large, long-tracked tornado moved from Tallulah, Louisiana, to north of West Point, Mississippi. Traveled 149.25 mi (240.19 km), the fourth-longest such path in Mississippi history, killing 10 people, four of them in Yazoo City. Other strong to violent tornadoes occurred as well, causing severe damage.
Tornado outbreak of April 30 – May 2, 2010	April 30–May 2	2010	Midwest, Southern United States	58	5		EF3 killed one person and extensively damaged Scotland, Arkansas. Overnight EF3 killed two people in a mobile home near Ashland, Mississippi, before crossing into Tennessee, killing one more near Pocahontas. The same storm also produced an EF2 with one death near Abbeville, Mississippi.
Tornado outbreak of May 10–13, 2010	May 10–13	2010	Great Plains	91	3		Numerous strong tornadoes touched down, especially in Oklahoma. Violent EF4 near Moore and Choctaw killed two people, destroying many homes, businesses, and automobiles in the area. A separate EF4 also badly damaged areas near Norman and Little Axe, killing one person in a mobile home.
Late-May 2010 tornado outbreak	May 22–25	2010	Central United States	79	0		Fairly large tornado outbreak that affected the Great Plains. Most of the tornadoes remained over open country, but some caused considerable damage to rural farms and other structures. This outbreak produced a violent EF4 wedge tornado that caused severe damage near Bowdle, South Dakota.
Tornado outbreak of June 5–6, 2010	June 5–6	2010	Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan	53	8		An EF4 tornado hit Millbury and Lake Township in Ohio, killing seven people and becoming the second-deadliest US tornado of 2010. Several other destructive tornadoes touched down in Illinois, where one other person died.
June 2010 Northern Plains tornado outbreak	June 16–17	2010	North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa	61	3		Was one of the largest Minnesota outbreaks in history and the largest June outbreak in U.S. history. Four large EF4 tornadoes caused extensive damage throughout the states of Minnesota and North Dakota. Several other Northern Plains states also were impacted by strong tornadoes.
2010 Brooklyn/Queens tornadoes	September 16	2010	New York	14	2		Two tornadoes (EF1 and EF0) embedded in a large area of damaging winds moved through the New York City area and caused significant damage, killing one person. The tornadoes were part of a small outbreak that affected the Eastern United States and killed two people.
October 2010 Arizona tornado outbreak	October 6	2010	Arizona, Utah	9	0		One of the strongest and most prolific tornado events west of the Rocky Mountains. Rare tornado outbreak struck the state of Arizona, producing a few strong and destructive tornadoes, including one rated EF3—one of the most intense ever recorded in the state. One other tornado touched down in Utah as well.
October 2010 North American storm complex	October 23–27	2010	Central United States, Eastern United States	69	0		Massive and powerful storm system produced a widespread derecho with 69 embedded tornadoes. System also produced a blizzard and a windstorm.
2010 New Year's Eve tornado outbreak	December 31–January 1	2010	Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois	36	9		An early morning EF3 tornado struck Cincinnati, Arkansas, killing four people. Another EF3 struck Fort Leonard Wood in southeastern Pulaski County, Missouri, and another killed two elderly women near Rolla. Additionally, an EF1 tornado killed two women near Lecoma and a high-end EF3 tornado caused extensive damage in Sunset Hills, killing another person.
Derecho and tornado outbreak of April 4–5, 2011	April 4–5	2011	Southern United States, Eastern United States	46	1		Many tornadoes, including six EF2s, touched down across the southern and eastern United States. One of the tornadoes killed a person in a mobile home near Eastman, Georgia.
Tornado outbreak of April 9–11, 2011	April 9–11	2011	Iowa, Wisconsin, Texas, Missouri, Alabama	49	0		Produced many strong tornadoes in Iowa and Wisconsin. In Iowa, the towns of Mapleton, Early and Varina sustained major damage. In Wisconsin, Merrill, Cottonville and Kaukauna sustained severe damage as well.
Tornado outbreak of April 14–16, 2011	April 14–16	2011	Midwest, Southern United States	178	38		Very large three-day outbreak produced the largest North Carolina tornado outbreak on record. An EF3 tornado struck downtown Raleigh, killing six people, and another EF3 wedge killed 12 in the small town of Askewville. Deadly EF3s also devastated the towns of Tushka, Oklahoma and Leakesville, Mississippi.
Tornado outbreak sequence of April 19–24, 2011	April 19–24	2011	Midwest	132	0		Large tornado outbreak produced 132 tornadoes, one of which was a destructive EF4 that struck St. Louis. A few other strong tornadoes caused damage in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Ohio, most of which were embedded in a squall line.
April 2011 Super Outbreak	April 25–28	2011	Southern United States	360	324		The largest continuous and fourth-deadliest outbreak in U.S. history caused the most tornado-related deaths since 1936. April 27 was also the deadliest tornado day in the U.S. since March 18, 1925, and the second-deadliest Alabama outbreak on record, with 238 deaths in the state, behind only the 268 people killed on March 21, 1932. The outbreak produced 15 violent (EF4-EF5) tornadoes all on April 27, behind only the 1965 Palm Sunday Outbreak (17) and 1974 Super Outbreak (30). Numerous, violent, long-tracked tornadoes, four of them EF5s, and eleven EF4s struck eastern Mississippi, north and central Alabama, northwestern Georgia, and eastern Tennessee. There were a total of 71 more tornadoes of significant strength, 55 of which on 4/27 alone. There were 31 killer tornadoes during the outbreak, 28 of them on 4/27 including 14 of the 15 violent tornadoes. One of the longest-lived tornadoes on record, an EF5 traveled 132 mi (212 km) across northwest Alabama, devastating Hackleburg and other communities, killing 72 people, making it the deadliest Alabama tornado on record. Another long-tracked tornado produced EF4 damage in the Tuscaloosa–Birmingham area, killing 64. This outbreak is called the 2011 Super Outbreak due to the amount of tornadoes in one day (216 on 4/27 CDT), amount of violent tornadoes, and the severity and degree of the outbreak.
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 21–26, 2011	May 21–26	2011	Great Plains, Midwest	241	178		Was one of the largest and deadliest U.S. outbreaks on record. A catastrophic, multiple-vortex, rain-wrapped EF5 tornado on May 22 killed 158 people in Joplin, Missouri—the deadliest single tornado in the U.S. since the 1947 Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornado which killed 181, and the seventh-deadliest U.S. tornado event on record. A major outbreak on May 24 produced two high-end EF4 tornadoes near the Oklahoma City metropolitan area and an extremely violent EF5 tornado that killed nine people near El Reno–Piedmont. Another EF4 on that day struck Denning, Arkansas, killing four people, and a killer EF3 also struck Reading, Kansas.
2011 New England tornado outbreak	June 1	2011	New England	7	3		Long-track EF3 tornado struck multiple cities and towns, including Springfield, West Springfield, Westfield, Brimfield, Wilbraham and Monson, Massachusetts, the latter of which was the hardest hit. Caused three deaths in Massachusetts, the first tornado-related deaths there in 16 years. A few other weak tornadoes were also documented.
Tornado outbreak of June 18–22, 2011	June 18–22	2011	Midwest	78	0		Produced a series of strong tornadoes in Nebraska and Kansas, most of which remained in rural areas. However, some of the tornadoes caused severe damage to homes and farmsteads. A series of five tornadoes also damaged the Louisville area.
Tornado outbreak of November 14–16, 2011	November 14–16	2011	Southern United States	23	5		Small but deadly tornado outbreak killed five people in the Carolinas. Other tornadoes caused damage across the South, including an EF2 that caused severe damage in Auburn, Alabama.
Tornado outbreak of January 22–23, 2012	January 22–23	2012	Southern United States	25	2		This outbreak produced its worst damage during the late overnight and early morning hours. In Alabama, multiple strong tornadoes touched down, including an EF3 that severely impacted the Birmingham metro and killed one person. Maplesville, Alabama and Fordyce, Arkansas, sustained major damage from EF2 tornadoes as well.
2012 Leap Day tornado outbreak	February 28–29	2012	Great Plains, East South Central States, Ohio Valley	39	15		Several tornadoes formed on February 28 and 29. The strongest tornado, an EF4, hit Harrisburg, Illinois, killing eight people on February 29, just the second F4/EF4 to occur on Leap Day (the other in 1952). An EF2 tornado caused extensive damage in Branson, Missouri. Other deadly tornadoes struck Kansas, Missouri, and Tennessee.
Tornado outbreak of March 2–3, 2012	March 2–3	2012	Southern United States, Ohio Valley	65	41		A major outbreak produced many strong tornadoes from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast. A long-track EF4 devastated multiple towns in southern Indiana, especially Henryville, killing 11 people, and a long-tracked high-end EF3 destroyed downtown West Liberty, Kentucky, killing 10. Another EF4 killed four people near Crittenden, Kentucky, and an EF3 killed three people in Moscow, Ohio, destroying 80% of the town. Other strong tornadoes struck Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee.
Tornado outbreak sequence of March 18–24, 2012	March 18–24	2012	Great Plains, Southern United States, Ohio Valley	63	1		Slow-moving system produced 63 tornadoes across the Central and Eastern US, including an EF2 that killed one person in Illinois. Four strong tornadoes also caused damage in the North Platte, Nebraska area.
Tornado outbreak of April 3, 2012	April 3	2012	Texas, Louisiana	20	0		Tornadoes caused severe damage across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, including an EF3 that destroyed many homes in Forney. Arlington and Lancaster also sustained major damage from EF2s.
Tornado outbreak of April 13–16, 2012	April 13–16	2012	Great Plains, Great Lakes region	113	6		EF3 tornadoes caused significant damage in both Wichita, Kansas, and Woodward, Oklahoma, with six people killed in the latter of the two locations. Also, an EF4 tornado destroyed structures near Kanopolis Lake, Kansas.
2012 Tropical Storm Debby tornado outbreak	June 23–26	2012	Florida	25	1		Was the second-largest Florida tornado outbreak on record, after the outbreak caused by Hurricane Agnes on June 18–19, 1972. Produced 25 tornadoes and one fatality in Venus, Florida. Severe damage occurred in or near Winter Haven, Pass-a-Grille in St. Pete Beach and Lake Placid.
2012 Hurricane Isaac tornado outbreak	August 27–September 4	2012	Midwest, Southern United States, Mid-Atlantic states	34	0		Produced several tornadoes across the eastern U.S., including EF2s in Corning, Arkansas, and Pascagoula, Mississippi.
Late December 2012 North American storm complex	December 25–26	2012	Southern United States	26	0		Produced several significant tornadoes, including two EF3 tornadoes in Texas and Mississippi, one of which was long tracked. A large EF2 wedge tornado also struck downtown Mobile, Alabama.
Tornado outbreak of January 29–30, 2013	January 29–30	2013	Midwest, Southern United States	65	1		One of the largest January outbreaks in U.S. history produced tornadoes from Oklahoma to Georgia, including a large EF3 that devastated the town of Adairsville, killing one person, and EF2s that hit the towns of Galatia, Coble and Mt. Juliet, causing severe damage. First tornado-related death in the U.S. since June 24, 2012.
Tornado outbreak of February 10, 2013	February 10	2013	Midwest, Southern United States	8	0		Was a small, localized outbreak, but one that produced a violent, destructive EF4 tornado in Hattiesburg, the first in the area since 1908, destroying many buildings and injuring 82 people, but fortunately no fatalities. An EF2 caused considerable damage in the Pickwick area as well. Six other weak tornadoes were confirmed.
Tornado outbreak of April 7–11, 2013	April 7–11	2013	Midwest, Southern United States	28	1		A destructive EF2 struck Hazelwood, Missouri, and another EF2 caused major damage near Scotland, Arkansas. A long-tracked EF3 affected rural areas of Mississippi and Alabama, killing one person.
Tornado outbreak of May 15–17, 2013	May 15–17	2013	Texas, Louisiana, Alabama	25	6		Produced several significant tornadoes, one of which was a large EF4 that killed six people and destroyed numerous homes in Granbury, Texas, the first violent tornado to strike Texas since 1999. Additionally, a large EF3 wedge caused significant damage in the town of Cleburne, while an EF1 heavily damaged downtown Ennis.
Tornado outbreak of May 18–21, 2013	May 18–21	2013	Midwest, West South Central States	67	26		Produced several significant tornadoes, especially in Oklahoma, where two violent tornadoes struck on successive days. An EF4 killed two people in the Shawnee area on May 19 and, only one day later, a devastating EF5 wedge tornado devastated Moore, killing 24 people. Other strong tornadoes struck elsewhere in Oklahoma, particularly in Carney on May 19, and in Kansas, Illinois and Ontario.
Tornado outbreak of May 26–31, 2013	May 26–31	2013	Midwest, West South Central States	115	9		Produced the widest tornado on record, a massive, multiple-vortex EF3 on May 31 near El Reno, Oklahoma, killing eight people, including Tim and John Samaras and Carl Young of the TWISTEX team, and producing Doppler-indicated winds greater than 295 mph (475 km/h) over open fields, among the highest winds measured on Earth.[20][21] Additionally, a large, intense EF3 remained nearly stationary for about an hour on May 28 west of Bennington, Kansas, producing Doppler-measured winds into the EF4 range above ground level. Other strong tornadoes struck Nebraska, Michigan, New York, Arkansas (one of which—though rated EF1—killed a person), Illinois and Missouri, as well as across Kansas and Oklahoma.
June 12–13, 2013 derecho series	June 12–13	2013	Midwest, Southern United States	26	0		Widespread severe weather event began with a few strong tornadoes in Iowa and Illinois, including an EF3 that caused major damage in the Belmond area. Storms grew into a large derecho with numerous embedded weak tornadoes. A second derecho the following day produced a few embedded tornadoes as well.
October 2013 North American storm complex	October 3–7	2013	Midwest, Great Plains	22	0		Powerful and dynamic storm system produced a small but intense late-season tornado outbreak, mainly across Nebraska and Iowa. Two of the tornadoes reached EF4 intensity, including one that caused severe damage in Wayne, Nebraska. Other strong tornadoes struck Creighton and Macy.
Tornado outbreak of November 17, 2013	November 17	2013	Midwest	73	8		Many large and strong to violent tornadoes touched down across Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. Two EF4s struck Illinois, one of which devastated the town of Washington and killed three people. The other impacted the New Minden area, killing 2 others. An EF3 struck Brookport, killing three people. The outbreak produced the only known violent (EF4–EF5) tornadoes to strike Illinois in the month of November.
April 2014 North Carolina tornado outbreak	April 25	2014	North Carolina	11	1		Localized but intense outbreak produced an EF3 that caused major damage near the town of Washington. An EF2 in Edenton resulted in a fatality.
Tornado outbreak of April 27–30, 2014	April 27–30	2014	Midwest, Southern United States	84	35		Deadly outbreak that mainly affected the Dixie Alley. A high-end EF4 devastated the towns of Mayflower and Vilonia, Arkansas, killing 16. Another EF4 killed 10 people and caused major damage in Louisville, Mississippi. An EF3 killed 2 when a trailer park was destroyed in Coxey, Alabama. Another EF3 struck Tupelo, Mississippi, killing 1 and causing severe damage. Many other strong tornadoes also occurred.
Tornado outbreak of May 10–12, 2014	May 10–12	2014	Great Plains	44	0		A destructive EF2 damaged 80% of the structures in Orrick, Missouri. An EF3 caused major damage to farms near Sutton, Nebraska, and another very large EF3 damaged every structure in the town of Beaver Crossing, Nebraska.
Tornado outbreak of June 16–18, 2014	June 16–18	2014	Midwest	76	2		Outbreak spawned a cyclic supercell in Nebraska that produced four consecutive EF4s, including two twin tornadoes that devastated the town of Pilger and surrounding areas, killing 2. Three nighttime tornadoes (including an EF3) struck Madison, Wisconsin, and its suburbs. A large and slow-moving EF3 clipped the town of Coleridge, Nebraska. An EF2 caused major damage in Wessington Springs, South Dakota, and a violent EF4 obliterated a farm outside of Alpena.
Tornado outbreak of December 23–24, 2014	December 23–24	2014	Southern United States	10	5		Small but damaging outbreak produced a large EF3 that caused major damage in Columbia, Mississippi, and killed 3 people. An EF2 killed 2 others near Laurel. Another EF2 caused considerable damage near Amite, Louisiana.
2015 Rochelle–Fairdale, Illinois tornado	April 8–9	2015	Midwestern United States	24	2		Long-tracked, very high-end EF4 tornado moved across several counties in northern Illinois, causing major damage near Rochelle and devastating the small town of Fairdale, where two people were killed. Was part of a relatively small outbreak of mostly weak tornadoes, though an EF2 caused considerable damage near Mount Selman, Texas.
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 5–10, 2015	May 5–10	2015	Great Plains	127	5		EF3s caused major damage in Bridge Creek, Oklahoma and Oklahoma City. A large EF3 caused significant damage and killed one person near Cisco, Texas, and a high-end EF2 severely damaged the town of Delmont, South Dakota. A nighttime EF3 killed two people and caused major damage in Van, Texas, while an EF2 killed two more at a mobile home park in Nashville, Arkansas.
2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak	May 23–25	2015	Great Plains	75	16		Produced a destructive early-morning F3 that devastated the Mexican border city of Ciudad Acuña, killing 14 people. An EF2 killed one person near Cameron, Texas, while an EF3 killed another near Blue, Oklahoma. This was the deadliest North American tornado outbreak of 2015, and was accompanied by catastrophic flooding.
Tornado outbreak of June 22–23, 2015	June 22–23	2015	Great Lakes, Midwestern United States	28	0		An EF2 and an EF3 caused significant damage in and around Albia, Iowa. An EF2 caused major damage in Edgington, Illinois, while another EF2 severely damaged a large campground near Sublette. A nighttime EF3 damaged or destroyed numerous homes in Coal City.
Tornado outbreak of November 16–18, 2015	November 16–18	2015	Great Plains	61	0		Unusual nocturnal late-season tornado outbreak spawned multiple strong tornadoes across the lower Great Plains states. Two EF3 tornadoes caused major damage near Pampa, Texas, one of which destroyed a large chemical plant complex. A long-tracked EF3 began near Liberal, Kansas and dissipated near Montezuma, causing significant damage in rural areas.
Tornado outbreak of December 23–25, 2015	December 23–25	2015	Southern United States, Midwestern United States	38	13		Produced multiple strong to violent long-track tornadoes across Mississippi and Tennessee, including an EF4 that tracked through parts of both states, causing major damage in Holly Springs, Mississippi and killing 9 people along its path. A high-end EF3 caused major damage near Clarksdale as well, killing two. Another EF3 destroyed many structures in the small community of Lutts, Tennessee, and an EF2 killed two people near Linden. A high-end EF2 caused considerable damage in the southwestern part of Birmingham, Alabama.
December 2015 North American storm complex	December 26–28	2015	Southern United States	32	13		Outbreak of 32 tornadoes severely impacted the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. A large EF4 devastated parts of Garland and Rowlett, killing 10 people. An EF3 destroyed many homes in Ovilla and Glenn Heights, while an EF2 killed two people in Copeville. An EF1 killed caused a fatality near Blue Ridge as well.
Tornado outbreak of February 23–24, 2016	February 23–24	2016	Southern United States, Eastern United States	61	7		The second largest February tornado outbreak on record produced many significant tornadoes across the Gulf Coast and East Coast states. An EF2 caused major damage in Laplace, Louisiana. An EF3 caused major damage in Paincourtville and Convent, Louisiana, killing two people, while an EF2 killed one person near Purvis, Mississippi. An EF3 caused severe damage in Pensacola, Florida, and an EF1 killed 3 people in Waverly, Virginia. An EF3 also destroyed multiple homes near Tappahannock, Virginia, while another EF3 killed one person in Evergreen.
Tornado outbreak of May 7–10, 2016	May 7–10	2016	Western United States, Great Plains, Ohio Valley	57	2		Four-day outbreak of 57 tornadoes produced a high-end EF2 tornado near Wray, Colorado. A violent EF4 tornado killed one person near Katie, Oklahoma, a damaging EF3 wedge tornado destroyed numerous homes near Sulphur, and an EF3 caused another fatality near Bromide. The town of Mayfield, Kentucky sustained major damage from an EF3 tornado as well.
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 22–26, 2016	May 22–26	2016	Western United States, Great Plains	98	0		Outbreak sequence produced numerous strong tornadoes across the Great Plains. Numerous significant tornadoes spawned by a cyclic supercell thunderstorm caused heavy damage near Dodge City, Kansas. EF3 tornadoes also caused damage near Big Spring, Turkey and Garden City, Texas. An EF4 wedge tornado caused major damage near Abeline and Chapman, Kansas.
Tornado outbreak of August 24, 2016	August 24	2016	Indiana, Ohio, Ontario	23	0		Unexpected and unusual late-season tornado outbreak produced an EF3 that severely damaged or destroyed many homes and businesses in Kokomo, Indiana. Another EF3 caused major damage to farms near Woodburn, Indiana. EF2 tornadoes inflicted heavy damage near Cecil and Defiance, Ohio, while another EF2 severely damaged structures in Windsor, Ontario.
Tornado outbreak of November 27–30, 2016	November 27-30	2016	Central United States, Southern United States	46	6		Four-day outbreak produced several strong nighttime tornadoes in Dixie Alley. An EF3 killed 4 people and caused major damage in Rosalie and near Ider, Alabama. Another EF3 killed two people and severely damaged the town of Ocoee, Tennessee, while a high-end EF2 caused major damage to homes in businesses in Athens. An EF2 caused considerable damage at the eastern fringes of Huntsville, Alabama, and an EF3 destroyed several structures near Neel.
Tornado outbreak of January 21–23, 2017	January 21-23	2017	Southeastern United States	81	20		This was the second-deadliest and second largest January tornado outbreak on since reliable records began in 1950, as well as the largest tornado outbreak on record in the state of Georgia. An early morning EF3 produced major damage in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, killing 4. An EF3 near Adel, Georgia obliterated a mobile home park and killed 11 people along its path, while a large EF3 wedge tornado struck Albany and killed 5. Many other strong tornadoes caused damage across the Southern United States as well.
2017 New Orleans tornado	February 7	2017	Southeastern United States	15	1		An EF3 tornado caused major damage in eastern New Orleans, making it the strongest tornado ever recorded in the city's history. Was part of a localized outbreak of tornadoes that impacted the Southern United States, mainly Louisiana. An EF2 caused damage near Killian, Louisiana, while an EF3 occurred near Watson. An EF1 struck the town of Donaldsonville, killing one person there.
Tornado outbreak of February 28 – March 1, 2017	February 28 – March 1	2017	Midwestern United States	72	4		A major tornado outbreak occurred across portions of the Midwestern United States and Ohio Valley, leading to 72 tornadoes in total. EF3 tornadoes destroyed homes in and around Washburn and Ottawa, Illinois, with two people killed in Ottawa. A long-track EF3 killed one person near Crossville as well. The most significant tornado was a long-track EF4 that caused major damage in the Perryville, Missouri area and killed one person.
Tornado outbreak of March 6–7, 2017	March 6–7	2017	Midwestern United States	63	0		Following a significant outbreak just a week prior, a second tornado outbreak affected many of the same areas. Many homes were damaged or destroyed in the town of Oak Grove, Missouri as a result of an EF3 tornado. An EF1 that struck near Bricelyn, Minnesota was the earliest in state history. EF2 tornadoes caused heavy damage in the Iowa towns of Seymour, Centerville, and Muscatine. A long-track EF2 tornado also struck Parthenon, Arkansas.
Tornado outbreak and floods of April 28 – May 1, 2017	April 28 – May 1	2017	Southeastern United States, Central United States	69	5		This outbreak affected the Southeastern United States and portions of Central United States. Two destructive wedge tornadoes; rated EF3 and EF4 affected areas outside of Canton, Texas, killing two people each. An EF2 struck the town of Durant, Mississippi and killed one person as well. The outbreak was accompanied by deadly flooding.
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 15–20, 2017	May 15 – May 20	2017	Central United States, Great Lakes, Ohio Valley	134	2		Large tornado outbreak sequence produced the longest-tracked tornado in Wisconsin history; an EF3 that caused major damage near Chetek and Conrath. An EF3 caused severe damage in Pawnee Rock and near Great Bend, Kansas. A high-end EF2 destroyed homes and businesses in the southern part of Elk City, Oklahoma, killing one person. Another EF2 struck Muskogee, Oklahoma, and many other weak tornadoes also occurred.
Tulsa tornado of 2017	August 6	2017	Tulsa, Oklahoma	4	0		A high-end EF2 tornado caused significant damage in Tulsa, injuring 26 people. This event also produced three EF1 tornadoes.
Tornado outbreak of April 13–15, 2018	April 13 – April 15	2018	Southern United States, Eastern United States	70	1		This tornado outbreak produced multiple strong tornadoes throughout the Southern and Eastern United States. A large EF2 caused significant damage in Mountainburg, Arkansas, and another EF2 severely impacted Meridian, Mississippi. An EF1 killed one person in Red Chute, Louisiana, and a high-end EF2 caused major damage in Greensboro, North Carolina. An EF3 destroyed many homes in Elon, Virginia as well.
2018 United States–Canada tornado outbreak	September 20 – September 21	2018	Great Lakes, Ontario, Quebec	37	0		This outbreak produced several strong tornadoes in the Great Lakes region of the United States, and in eastern Canada as well. A high-end EF2 destroyed multiple homes in Morristown, Minnesota, and another EF2 impacted Faribault. A high-end EF3 destroyed numerous homes in Dunrobin, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec, injuring numerous people. A high-end EF2 also caused severe damage in Nepean, Ontario.
Tornado outbreak of November 30 – December 2, 2018	November 30 – December 2	2018	Southern United States, Midwestern United States	49	1		Late-season outbreak produced an EF3 that caused major damage an injured 22 people in Taylorville, Illinois. An EF1 killed one person in Aurora, Missouri, and a long-tracked EF2 caused major damage at Tenkiller Ferry Lake in Oklahoma. Another EF2 caused significant damage in Van Buren, Arkansas, while an EF3 injured four people at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. This was the largest December tornado outbreak in Illinois state history.
Tornado outbreak of March 3, 2019	March 3	2019	Southeastern United States	41	23		Over the course of 6 hours, this tornado outbreak produced a total of 41 tornadoes, which touched down across portions of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina. The strongest of these was an EF4 tornado that devastated rural communities from Beauregard, Alabama to Talbotton, Georgia, killing 23 people and injuring 97 others. Its death toll represented more than twice the number of tornado deaths in the United States in 2018, and it was the deadliest single tornado in the country since the 2013 Moore EF5 tornado. Several other significant tornadoes occurred, including EF2 tornadoes caused severe damage near Eufaula, Alabama and in Cairo, Georgia. An EF3 destroyed homes near Tallahassee, Florida as well.
Tornado outbreak of April 13–15, 2019	April 13–15	2019	Southern United States, Northeastern United States	70	3		An expansive tornado outbreak occurred from Texas to the Northeast, lasting 40 hours. The town of Alto, Texas was struck by two separate strong tornadoes, including an EF3 that killed 2 people. Another EF3 destroyed many homes in Franklin, Texas A high-end EF2 tornado struck Hamilton, Mississippi, late on April 13, destroying multiple structures causing another fatality. A high-end EF2 struck Starbrick, Pennsylvania as well.
Tornado outbreak of April 17-19, 2019	April 17–19	2019	Southern United States, Northeastern United States, Carolinas	94	0		Multi-day tornado outbreak produced tornadoes from Texas to Virginia. A high-end EF2 tornado caused severe damage in Morton, Mississippi. An EF3 tornado caused major structural damage to homes near Rocky Mount, Virginia, and injured two people. Several strong tornadoes also occurred in Pennsylvania and the Carolinas as well. The squall line that spawned several of the event's associated tornadoes caused four non-tornadic fatalities.
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2019	May 17–29	2019	Great Plains, Ohio Valley, Northeastern United States	392	8		This long-lasting outbreak sequence produced many significant tornadoes. An early morning EF2 tornado hit near Adair, Iowa, killing 1 and injuring another. A large EF3 passed near Golden City, Missouri killing 3 and injuring 1. A damaging nighttime EF3 stuck Jefferson City, Missouri just before midnight, and resulted in 1 death and 32 injuries. On May 25 A brief but intense EF3 tornado hit a mobile home park and a motel in southern El Reno, Oklahoma, causing 2 fatalities and 19 injuries. Another EF3 destroyed many homes in Celina, Ohio, killing one 1 person and injuring 8 others. Dayton, Ohio and its suburbs were hit by an EF4, an EF3, and an EF2 tornado in quick succession, causing widespread destruction and over 166 injuries. An EF4 wedge tornado also struck the outskirts of Lawrence and Linwood, Kansas, destroying many homes and injuring 18 people.
Tornado outbreak of October 20–22, 2019	October 20–22	2019	Great Plains, Ohio Valley, Northeastern United States	36	0		A fall tornado outbreak caused major damage in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, including a destructive EF3 that destroyed many homes and businesses in Dallas. A high-end EF2 tornado also caused significant damage in Garland, Texas. A large EF2 wedge tornado also struck Siloam Springs, Arkansas.
Tornado outbreak of December 16-17, 2019	December 16–17	2019	Deep South	38	3		A two-day tornado outbreak extending from Louisiana to Georgia produced numerous strong tornadoes. Most of the activity was on December 16, including eight EF2 tornadoes and five EF3s. A long-tracked EF3 tornado killed one person near Rosepine, Louisiana and prompted a tornado emergency for Alexandria, where major damage occurred. An EF2 tornado killed two people near Town Creek, Alabama. Additional EF3 tornadoes caused severe damage in Sumrall and Laurel, Mississippi. December 17 was less intense, producing four weak tornadoes and an EF2 tornado which caused significant damage in and near Mystic, Georgia.

2020s


List of United States tornado outbreaks – 2020
Outbreak	Dates	Year	Region	Tornadoes	Fatalities	Map	Event Summary
Tornado outbreak of January 10–11, 2020	January 10–11	2020	South Central United States, Southeastern United States	80	7		An EF1 tornado killed one person near Nacogdoches, Texas. A high-end EF2 tornado obliterated two trailer homes near Haughton, Louisiana, killing three people. Another high-end EF2 tornado caused significant damage near Carrollton, Alabama, killing three people. Another 11 EF2 tornadoes touched down from Missouri to South Carolina.
Tornado outbreak of February 5–7, 2020	February 5–7	2020	South Central United States, Southeastern United States	37	1		A long-tracked EF2 tornado struck Enterprise, Mississippi, and three other EF2s touched down in other parts of the state. An EF1 destroyed mobile homes and killed one person near Demopolis, Alabama. A high-end EF1 tornado caused considerable damage in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and an EF2 caused significant damage near Kannapolis, North Carolina.
Tornado outbreak of March 2–3, 2020	March 2–3	2020	Southeastern United States	14	25		This small but devastating outbreak resulted in many fatalities in Tennessee. An EF3 tornado struck Nashville, Tennessee, causing five deaths, and an EF4 tornado impacted Putnam County, Tennessee, causing an additional 19 deaths. An EF2 killed one person near Camden, Tennessee as well.
2020 Easter tornado outbreak	April 12–13	2020	Southeastern United States	140	34		This large outbreak produced many strong to violent tornadoes across the Deep South. An EF3 tornado damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes in Monroe, Louisiana on April 12. Two intense supercell thunderstorms developed across southern Mississippi, producing three intense tornadoes, including two EF4 tornadoes near Bassfield, Mississippi, killing 12. One of those EF4's produced high-end EF4 damage and devastated the small towns of Soso and Moss, reaching a maximum width of 2.25 miles wide, the widest tornado in the state's history. Later that night an EF3 killed 4 in the eastern suburbs of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Through the night on April 12 into the morning of April 13, multiple EF3s touched down in South Carolina, including one that severely damaged the town of Seneca, killing one person. An EF2 tornado in Sumac, Georgia killed 8 in a mobile home park, and an EF4 tornado killed 5 in Hampton County, South Carolina as well.
Tornado outbreak of April 22–23, 2020	April 22–23	2020	South Central United States, Southeastern United States	45	6		Several strong tornadoes touched down across the Great Plains and Deep South. A high-end EF2 struck Madill, Oklahoma, killing 2. An EF3 tornado impacted Onalaska, Texas, killing 3. An EF2 killed one person and damaged the Louisiana State University of Alexandria campus as well.

Canada

List of Canada tornadoes and tornado outbreaks – 1879–2020
Dates	Year	Region	Tornadoes	Fatalities	Map	Event Link
August 6	1879	Bouctouche, New Brunswick	1	5	N/A	1879 Bouctouche tornado
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 tornado
April 3–4	1974	Ontario	1	9	N/A	1974 Super Outbreak
August 7	1979	Woodstock, Ontario	1	2	N/A	1979 Woodstock, Ontario tornado
May 31	1985	Ontario	14	14	N/A	1985 United States–Canada tornado outbreak
July 31	1987	Edmonton	8[22]	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
September 21	2018	Ottawa, Ontario Gatineau, Quebec	7	0	N/A	2018 Ottawa–Gatineau tornadoes

Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, and other areas

Event	Date	Area	Tornadoes	Casualties	Notes
Tenochtitlan-Tlatelolco tornado	13 August 1521 (Julian Calendar)	Tenochtitlan and Tlatelolco	–	–	First recorded tornado in Americas[23]
Hondo Coal Mine tornado	10 May 1899	Coahuila, Mexico	–	≥22 fatalities	Deadliest Mexican tornado, also struck the city of Sabinas.[24]
1940 Bejucal tornado	26 December 1940	Cuba	–	12 fatalities	Reportedly spawned during hurricane
Easter tornadoes of 1953	5 April 1953	Bermuda	–	1 fatality, 9 injuries	Four separate tornadoes
1992 Panama City tornado	6 July 1992	Panama City, Panama	–	12 fatalities, >50 injuries	Perhaps deadliest Panamanian tornado
2007 Piedras Negras tornado	24 April 2007	Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico	1	3	Violent rain-wrapped F4 tornado destroyed over 300 homes and multiple businesses in Piedras Negras.
Dominican Republic tornadoes	20 April 2008	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	–	≥2 fatalities	At least 700 people were forced to seek temporary shelter when tornadoes damaged houses
2015 Ciudad Acuña tornado	25 May 2015	Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico	1	14	Early morning tornado damaged or destroyed over 750 homes and businesses in Ciudad Acuña.
2019 Havana tornado	28 January 2019	eastern Havana, Cuba	1	6 fatalities, 193 injuries	Late-night EF4 tornado affected the neighborhoods of Regla and 10 de Octubre as well as the town of San Miguel de Padron
2020 Apodaca tornado	8 May 2020	Apodaca, Nuevo León, México	-	2 fatalities	EF2 Tornado

References

"Not-So-Famous Firsts: Tornado Edition". Mentalfloss.com. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
"Library News". Charleston County Public Library. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
Tornado of 1851, Charles Brooks ©1852
"Arlington, MA Tornado, Aug 1851 - GenDisasters ... Genealogy in Tragedy, Disasters, Fires, Floods". Gendisasters.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
"Rochester Tornado Aug 21 1883". August 21, 1883 Southeast Minnesota Tornadoes. NOAA. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Reshaping the Tornado Belt: The June 16, 1887, Grand Forks/East Grand Forks Tornado, 2011 book G.Godon
https://www.weather.gov/bgm/august191890wilkesbarretornado
"Long Island Felt Its Fury – One Person Killed and Forty Injured in Woodhaven – Buildings Blown Down and Damage Caused in Other Parts of the Island". New York Times. July 14, 1895. p. 2. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
"Tornado History Project: May 2, 1953". Tornadohistoryproject.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
"Tornado History Project: April 28, 1953". Tornadohistoryproject.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
"Tornado History Project: April 29, 1953". Tornadohistoryproject.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
"Tornado History Project: April 30, 1953". Tornadohistoryproject.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
"Tornado History Project: May 1, 1953". Tornadohistoryproject.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
"Tornado History Project: February 24, 1956". Tornadohistoryproject.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
"Tornado History Project: February 25, 1956". Tornadohistoryproject.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
Lietz, Joshua. "Tornadoes on November 17, 1958". Tornado History Project.
"September 1961 Tornado Summary". National Climatic Data Center. Tornado History Project. 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
"Detroit Metro Tornado Summary". National Climatic Data Center. Tornado History Project. 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
Bryan Painter; Silas Allen (June 4, 2014). "El Reno tornado is 'super rare' national record-breaker". NewsOK. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
Jon Erdman; Chris Dolce; Nick Wiltgen (September 20, 2013). "El Reno Tornado Rated EF3, Widest on Record". The Weather Channel. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
"Canadian National Tornado Database: Verified Events (1980-2009) - Public". Open Canada. Environment Canada. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
Velasco Fuentes, Oscar (November 2010). "The Earliest Documented Tornado in the Americas". Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 91 (11): 1515–1523. Bibcode:2010BAMS...91.1515F. doi:10.1175/2010BAMS2874.1.
"Los Angeles Herald, Number 224, 12 May 1899". Retrieved May 7, 2017.

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.

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[mentalfloss.com-1] "Not-So-Famous Firsts: Tornado Edition". Mentalfloss.com. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

[2] "Library News". Charleston County Public Library. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

[3] Tornado of 1851, Charles Brooks ©1852

[4] "Arlington, MA Tornado, Aug 1851 - GenDisasters ... Genealogy in Tragedy, Disasters, Fires, Floods". Gendisasters.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

[5] "Rochester Tornado Aug 21 1883". August 21, 1883 Southeast Minnesota Tornadoes. NOAA. Retrieved 2019-07-21.

[6] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[7] Reshaping the Tornado Belt: The June 16, 1887, Grand Forks/East Grand Forks Tornado, 2011 book G.Godon

[8] ttps://www.weather.gov/bgm/august191890wilkesbarretornado

[9] "Long Island Felt Its Fury – One Person Killed and Forty Injured in Woodhaven – Buildings Blown Down and Damage Caused in Other Parts of the Island". New York Times. July 14, 1895. p. 2. Retrieved January 13, 2020.

[10] "Tornado History Project: May 2, 1953". Tornadohistoryproject.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.

[11] "Tornado History Project: April 28, 1953". Tornadohistoryproject.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.

[12] "Tornado History Project: April 29, 1953". Tornadohistoryproject.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.

[13] "Tornado History Project: April 30, 1953". Tornadohistoryproject.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.

[14] "Tornado History Project: May 1, 1953". Tornadohistoryproject.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.

[15] "Tornado History Project: February 24, 1956". Tornadohistoryproject.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.

[16] "Tornado History Project: February 25, 1956". Tornadohistoryproject.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.

[17] Lietz, Joshua. "Tornadoes on November 17, 1958". Tornado History Project.

[18] "September 1961 Tornado Summary". National Climatic Data Center. Tornado History Project. 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

[19] "Detroit Metro Tornado Summary". National Climatic Data Center. Tornado History Project. 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

[NewsOK_El_Reno_13-20] Bryan Painter; Silas Allen (June 4, 2014). "El Reno tornado is 'super rare' national record-breaker". NewsOK. Retrieved April 26, 2014.

[WC_El_Reno_13_Recap-21] Jon Erdman; Chris Dolce; Nick Wiltgen (September 20, 2013). "El Reno Tornado Rated EF3, Widest on Record". The Weather Channel. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2014.

[CNTD-VT-22] "Canadian National Tornado Database: Verified Events (1980-2009) - Public". Open Canada. Environment Canada. Retrieved 21 August 2016.

[23] Velasco Fuentes, Oscar (November 2010). "The Earliest Documented Tornado in the Americas". Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 91 (11): 1515–1523. Bibcode:2010BAMS...91.1515F. doi:10.1175/2010BAMS2874.1.

[24] "Los Angeles Herald, Number 224, 12 May 1899". Retrieved May 7, 2017.

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