Portal:Tornadoes

EF3 damage in Nappanee, Indiana, on October 18, 2007

The tornado outbreak of October 17–19, 2007 was a widespread tornado outbreak that took place across much of the eastern half of North America starting on October 17, 2007, and continuing into the early hours of October 19. The outbreak was also responsible for five deaths; three in Michigan and two in Missouri, plus many injuries (including some from non-tornadic events). At least 64 tornadoes were confirmed including 16 on October 17 across six states including Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Missouri with wind damage reported in Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois, Iowa, Arkansas and Mississippi. On October 18, at least 48 tornadoes were confirmed across eight states including Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan, plus widespread straight line wind damage. Until 2010, this event held the record for largest tornado outbreak ever recorded in the month of October according to NOAA. (Full article...)

This is a list of all tornadoes that were confirmed by local offices of the National Weather Service in the United States from January to February 1973. (Full article...)

Tracks of all US tornadoes in 1985.

This page documents the tornadoes and tornado outbreaks of 1985, primarily in the United States. Most tornadoes form in the U.S., although some events may take place internationally. Tornado statistics for older years like this often appear significantly lower than modern years due to fewer reports or confirmed tornadoes. (Full article...)

Satellite image of the storm system responsible for the tornado outbreak and derecho that occurred on April 1–3, 2024.

A significant tornado outbreak, along with a derecho, affected much of the Midwestern and Southeastern United States from April 1 to 3, 2024. The National Weather Service issued dozens of severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings across those regions during the event. The outbreak first began over portions of the Great Plains and Midwest on April 1, with widespread large hail and damaging winds and a few tornadoes being reported. The outbreak then spread to the Midwest and Ohio Valley on April 2, where the derecho occurred. This was followed by supercell development later in the afternoon. Severe storms also affected parts of the Mid-Atlantic on April 3 as well. A total of 32 million people were estimated to be under watches or warnings, and over 700,000 people were estimated to be without power. Twenty-five people were injured; and five people were killed, all of them by non-tornadic events; three of which happened when downed trees fell onto vehicles in Pennsylvania and New York. The storm system was also responsible for causing flooding in parts of the Northeast, and heavy snow over parts of the Midwest and Northern New England.

The Storm Prediction Center first outlined on April 1 an enhanced risk in areas from north Texas to eastern Illinois, encompassing much of the central United States. In the afternoon hours of the same day, supercell thunderstorms began to develop across northern Texas, moving northeastward and producing large hail. As the event progressed, many tornadic supercells produced brief and weak tornadoes along with high wind gusts; a gust of 90 mph (140 km/h) was recorded in West Virginia, classifying the squall line as a derecho.

The National Weather Service declared the tornado outbreak "historic", stating that not only did it set a daily record for West Virginia, but also broke the yearly record, in one day. Ten tornadoes occurred in West Virginia; which also set a state record for the most tornadoes confirmed in a single day. The previous record was seven; set on both April 4, 1974 and June 2, 1998. (Full article...)

May 13

• 1908 – An F4 tornado killed 49 people as it devastated of Gilliam, Bolinger, and Belcher. Only two homes remained standing in Gilliam, where 34 people died. Nine were killed on the south side of Bolinger and six died in one family near Belcher.
• 1980 – An F3 tornado moved through downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan, killing 5 people, injuring 79, and leaving 1,200 homeless.
• 1996 – A tornado struck the Jamalpur and Tangail Districts of Bangladesh, killing an estimated 700 people.

May 14

• 1886 – A tornado outbreak impacted the Midwestern United States. An F4 tornado, destroyed farm homes near Portland, Indiana before crossing into Ohio, where it killed six people, most of them on farms near Celina. An F3 tornado, described as "an immense balloon moving at 80 mph," killed 11 people as it struck Dunkirk and Cary, Ohio.
• 1923 – An F5 tornado obliterated farms, including a large ranch house, across Howard and Mitchell Counties, Texas, killing 23 people and injuring 250.

May 15

• 1896 – A tornado, nearing the end of its track, narrowed and intensified to F5 strength, carving a 60-yard-wide path of complete destruction through Sherman, Texas. Even though only a small part of town was affected, 60 people were killed with up to 7 deaths in a single family. Another 13 people were killed on farms outside of Sherman.
• 1968 – A large tornado outbreak affected the central and southern United States, killing 72 people. An F4 tornado destroyed 164 homes in Jonesboro, Arkansas, resulting in 35 deaths and 361 injuries. Two F5 tornadoes touched down in Iowa. One devastated Charles City, killing 13 people, injuring 450, and damaging or destroying nearly 2,000 homes. The other struck Oelwein, where it killed 5 people and damaged or destroyed nearly 1,000 homes.

• ...that the 2013 Moore tornado that struck Moore and Newcastle, Oklahoma, is the most recent EF5 tornado as of May 2025?
• ...that the 2021 South Moravia tornado, an IF4 tornado with winds between 207–260 mph (333–418 km/h), was the strongest tornado to hit the Czech Republic in modern history?
• ...that five of the six people killed in the 2011 Cullman–Arab tornado were members of the same family?
• ...that Picher, Oklahoma, was hit so hard by a tornado in 2008 that it would become a ghost town in 2015?
• ...that the 2022 Andover tornado injured only three people, despite damaging more than 1,000 buildings?