Draft:List of places hit multiple times by significant tornadoes
Appearance
This is a list of populated places that have been struck on more than one occasion by significant tornadoes. "Significant" refers to tornadoes F2 and above on the Fujita scale or equivalent scales.
Location | F/EF scale rating | Date | Event | Casualties | References |
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Arabi, Louisiana | EF3 | March 22, 2022 | Tornado outbreak of March 21–23, 2022 | 1 fatality (+1 indirect), 2 injuries | [1] |
EF2 | December 14, 2022 | Tornado outbreak of December 12–15, 2022 | 0 fatalities, 6 injuries | [2] | |
Barnsley, Kentucky | EF4 | December 10, 2021 | 2021 Western Kentucky tornado | 57 fatalities (+1 indirect), 519 injuries | [3] |
EF3 | May 26, 2024 | Tornado outbreak sequence of May 19–27, 2024 | 1 fatality, 21 injuries | [4] | |
Codell, Kansas | F2 | May 20, 1916 | ? | ? | [5] |
F3 | May 20, 1917 | ||||
F4 | May 20, 1918 | ||||
Darien, Illinois | F4 | June 13, 1976 | Tornado outbreak sequence of June 11–14, 1976 | 2 fatalities, 26 injuries | [6] |
EF3 | June 20, 2021 | 2021 Naperville–Woodridge tornado | 0 fatalities (+1 indirect), 11 injuries | [7] | |
El Reno, Oklahoma | EF5 | May 24, 2011 | 2011 El Reno–Piedmont tornado | 9 fatalities, 181 injuries | [8] |
EF3 | May 25, 2019 | Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2019 | 2 fatalities, 29 injuries | [9] | |
Fort Smith, Arkansas | F4 | January 11, 1898 | Fort Smith, Arkansas, tornadoes of January 11, 1898 | 55 (113 injuries) | [10] |
F3 | April 21, 1996 | Tornado outbreak sequence of April 1996 | 2 fatalities, 40 injuries | [11] | |
Garland, Texas | F3 | October 12, 1969 | 0 fatalities, 3 injuries | [12] | |
F3 | December 13, 1984 | 0 fatalities (28 injuries) | [13] | ||
F2 | January 19, 1990 | List of United States tornadoes from January to February 1990 | 0 fatalities (1 injury) | [14] | |
EF4 | December 26, 2015 | 2015 Garland tornado | 10 fatalities (468 injuries) | [15] | |
EF2 | October 20, 2019 | Tornado outbreak of October 20–22, 2019 | None | [16] | |
Hackleburg, Alabama | F4 | April 12, 1943 | 4 fatalities, 60 injuries | [17] | |
EF5 | April 27, 2011 | 2011 Hackleburg–Phil Campbell tornado | 72 fatalities, 145 injuries | [18] | |
Idabel, Oklahoma | F3 | October 22, 1972 | 0 fatalities, 1 injury | [19] | |
F2 | 0 fatalities, 1 injury | ||||
EF4 | November 4, 2022 | Tornado outbreak of November 4–5, 2022 | 0 fatalities, 13 injuries | ||
Joplin, Missouri | F4 | 3 April 1956 | Tornado outbreak of April 2–3, 1956 | 0 fatalities, 59 injuries | [20] |
F3 | May 5, 1971 | 1 fatality, 60 injuries | [21] | ||
EF5 | May 22, 2011 | 2011 Joplin tornado | 158 fatalities, 1150 injuries | [22] | |
Kissimmee, Florida | F2 | January 28, 1973 | 0 fatalities, 7 injuries | [23] | |
F3 | February 22, 1998 | 1998 Kissimmee tornado | 25 fatalities, >150 injuries | [24] | |
La Plata, Maryland | F3 | November 9, 1926 | 17 fatalities, 65 injuries | [25] | |
F2 | July 27, 1994 | None | [26] | ||
F4 | April 28, 2002 | 2002 La Plata tornado | 3 fatalities (+2 indirect), 122 injuries | [27] | |
F2 | April 28, 2002 | Tornado outbreak of April 27–28, 2002 | None | [28] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Storm Events Database". National Centers for Environmental Information .
- ^ "Storm Events Database". National Centers for Environmental Information .
- ^ Yaney, Jordan. "Communities starting to rebuild two months after tornadoes". www.14news.com. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ Schreiner, Bruce. "Kentucky family left homeless for second time by a tornado that hit the same location". ABC News. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ Grazulis probably has a better rating than a local newspaper.
- ^ "Storm Data". Storm Data. 18 (6). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. June 1976.
- ^ "June 20-21, 2021: Late Night Tornadoes and Wind Damage, Including an EF-3 Tornado From Naperville to Willow Springs". National Weather Service Chicago, Illinois.
- ^ "The May 24, 2011 Tornado Outbreak in Oklahoma". National Weather Service Norman, Oklahoma.
- ^ Paul, Deanna (26 May 2019). "Two killed, dozens injured and several missing after tornado rips through Oklahoma town". Washington Post. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Photographic Views of the Great Cyclone at Fort Smith". Fort Smith Historical Society. July 2007.
- ^ "Ft. Smith and Van Buren, Arkansas, Tornado of April 21, 1996" (PDF). National Weather Service. December 1996.
- ^ "Storm Events Database". National Centers for Environmental Information .
- ^ "Storm Data". Storm Data. 26 (12). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. December 1984.
- ^ "Storm Events Database". National Centers for Environmental Information.
- ^ "Storm Events Database". National Centers for Environmental Information.
- ^ "Storm Events Database". National Centers for Environmental Information.
- ^ "Alabama Tornadoes 1943". National Weather Service Birmingham, Alabama.
- ^ "Historic Outbreak of April 27, 2011". National Weather Service Birmingham, Alabama.
- ^ "McCurtain County, OK Tornadoes (1875-Present)". National Weather Service Norman, Oklahoma.
- ^ Grazulis, T. P. (1990). Significant Tornadoes: A chronology of events. Tornado Project. ISBN 9781879362024. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ "Storm Events Database". National Centers for Environmental Information.
- ^ "Five Years Since the Devastating Joplin, MO EF-5 Tornado; A Reminder to Prepare". National Weather Service Chicago, Illinois.
- ^ Tomlin, Brooks (26 December 2019). "January Tornado Risk". WOFL. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ Central Florida Tornado Outbreak February 22-23, 1998 (PDF) (Report). Silver Spring, Maryland: National Weather Service. June 1998.
- ^ "The Washington Post, tornadoes in La Plata". The Washington Post.
- ^ "July 27, 1994 Tornado Event". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
- ^ "Storm Events Database". National Centers for Environmental Information.
- ^ "Storm Events Database". National Centers for Environmental Information.