Tornado: Largest Tornado Outbreak
Tornado: Largest Tornado Outbreak
Record Value | 209 tornadoes in a 24-hour period |
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Date of Event | 27/4/2011 |
Length of Record | 1787-present |
Geospatial Location | Southeastern United States |
Reference
US NOAA's Storm Data
Discussion
The official National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Storm Data for 27 April 2011 (CST) list tornado numbers:
F0: 62
F1: 77
F2: 33
F3: 20
F4: 11
F5: 4
Total tornadoes for calendar day: 209
In addition, the month of April 2011 also set an record high for the number of US tornadoes for a given month at 760.