Tornado Events

1840 May 7 Great Natchez Tornado
The Great Natchez Tornado hit Natchez, Mississippi on May 7, 1840. It is the second deadliest single tornado in United States history, killing 317 people (the only tornado in the United S...
1884 Feb 19
to 1884 Feb 20
 Enigma Tornado Outbreak
The 1884 Enigma outbreak is thought to be among the largest and most widespread tornado outbreaks in American history, striking on February 19–20, 1884. As the precise number of tornad...
1917 May 26 Mattoon Tornado of 1917
The funnel of the tornado on May 26, 1917 first appeared at noon just west of a small town southeast of Quincy (Wilson and Changnon, 1971). It moved east along a remarkably straight line ...
1947 Apr 9 Glazier–Higgins–Woodward Tornadoes of 1947
The tornadoes began in Texas. Just after the White Deer tornado dissipated, the first tornado of this event formed five miles (8 km) northwest of Pampa, Texas. The series of tornadoes wou...
1953 Apr 30 Warner Robins Tornadoes
A series of tornadoes in Peach, Houstoun, Marion, Twiggs and Bibb Counties left 310 people injured, 20 people dead (some sources say 19) and more than 15 million dollars in property damag...
1957 May 24 Mid-South Tornado Outbreak
A tornado outbreak occurred on May 24, 1957 from west eastern New Mexico into central Oklahoma. Like typical plains tornadoes, the tornadoes on this date moved from southwest to nor...
1965 Apr 11
to 1965 Apr 12
 Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak of 1965
A wide outbreak of 37 tornadoes killed 256 people, mostly in Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana on Palm Sunday 1965. This was deadliest tornado outbreak in 33 years in the United States and has ...
1971 Feb 21 Mississippi Valley Tornado Outbreak
The February 1971 Mississippi Valley tornado outbreak was a deadly tornado outbreak that struck portions of the Lower Mississippi River Valley and the Southeastern United States on Februa...
1973 Apr 17 Bangladesh Tornado of 1973
In one of the worst tornado tragedies to hit Bangladesh, 681 people were killed in the Manikganj subdivision of Dhaka district on 17 April 1973. The details of this tornado were provided ...
1974 Apr 3
to 1974 Apr 4
 Super Outbreak
This week marks the 25th anniversary of the April 3-4, 1974, super tornado outbreak. It was the worst tornado outbreak in U.S. history with 148 twisters touching down in 13 states. Before...
1990 Jun 2 Lower Ohio Valley Tornado Outbreak of June 1990
The June 1990 Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak is a tornado outbreak that occurred in southern Illinois, central and southern Indiana, southwestern Ohio, and northern Kentucky on Saturd...
1990 Aug 28 Plainfield Tornado of 1990
The 1990 Plainfield tornado was a devastating tornado that occurred on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 28, 1990. The violent tornado killed 29 people and injured 350. It is the only F5 t...
1998 Feb 22 Kissimmee Tornado Outbreak
The 1998 Kissimmee tornado outbreak of February 22 - 23 1998, was the deadliest tornado event in Florida history. Forty-two people were killed and 260 were injured; seven tornadoes were i...
2000 Jul 14 Pine Lake, Alberta Tornado
On July 14, 2000 at approximately 7:00 PM an F3 tornado tore through the Green Acres Campground at Pine Lake in central Alberta killing 12 people and critically injuring more than 100 oth...
2007 Feb 2 Groundhog Day Tornado Outbreak
The 2007 Groundhog Day tornado outbreak was a localized but devastating tornado event that took place in central Florida early on February 2, 2007. Early morning temperatures had risen we...