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historically less exhaustive, owing to the lack of monitors in many nations and, in some cases, to internal political controls on public information. Most countries only recorded tornadoes that produced severe damage or loss of life. Significant low biases in U.S. tornado counts likely occurred through the early 1990s, when advanced
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The listed width values are primarily the average/mean width of the tornadoes, with those having known maximum widths denoted by ♯. From 1952 to 1994, reports largely list mean width whereas contemporary years list maximum width. Values provided by
Grazulis are the average width, with estimates being
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Historically, the number of tornadoes globally and in the United States was and is likely underrepresented: research by
Grazulis on annual tornado activity suggests that, as of 2001, only 53% of yearly U.S. tornadoes were officially recorded. Documentation of tornadoes outside the United States was
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and unrecorded or weak tornadoes, so its actual total was likely considerably higher than noted here. Newspaper headlines mentioned an "army" of tornadoes in Kansas on May 20. More than 100 tornadoes in all, mainly weak, may have formed over the Great Plains that day; Grazulis was able to
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assessments. Numerous discrepancies on the details of tornadoes in this outbreak exist between sources. The total count of tornadoes and ratings differs from various agencies accordingly. The list below documents information from the most contemporary official sources alongside assessments from
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1 death – This tornado only hit a few farms, obliterating a farmhouse. A railroad bridge was partly wrecked as well. The tornado killed a motorist whose automobile was lofted 200 yd (600 ft). Businesses and homes in
Solomon received F2 damage. Five injuries occurred.
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Prior to 1990, there is a likely undercount of tornadoes, particularly E/F0–1, with reports of weaker tornadoes becoming more common as population increased. A sharp increase in the annual average E/F0–1 count by approximately 200 tornadoes was noted upon the implementation of
3214:, despite only impacting the fringe of town. It leveled "dozens" of homes on the outskirts of Cape Girardeau, destroying 203 in all and damaging 231 others. 33 businesses were destroyed or damaged as well, and a church was badly damaged. The tornado then crossed the
615:
Forming over Black Wolf Canyon, this event struck four farmsteads in
Colorado, wrecking 12 structures and splintering 150 utility poles. Crossing into Kansas and Nebraska, the tornado family destroyed many barns, hitting at least six farms. One injury occurred.
3006:. Up to 35% of the homes in these areas, 300 in all, were destroyed or damaged, along with "several hundred" other buildings, but F4 impacts were confined to a small section of Wood River, principally 6th Street. Farther on, F1 and F2 damage occurred at
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4 deaths – This violent tornado damaged 20 buildings and destroyed three homes. The tornado obliterated a restaurant, killing four patrons. One of the dead was found in a "distant" tree. Cars were tossed up to 300 yd (900 ft) as well, and a
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A family of at least eight tornadoes, this event produced sporadic damage. 70 homes received damage at Rozel, and rural farmhouses lost their roofs. "Hundreds" of animals died in the path, and four people were injured. The tornado also tracked near
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1 death – This tornado coincided with an hour-long period of "high" wind. A few large garages were damaged, along with many dwellings. A wholesale grocery store and a tobacco warehouse were wrecked as well. This event may have been a
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in the early 1970s. Prior to the advent of the scale in 1971, tornadoes in the United States were officially unrated. Tornado ratings were retroactively applied to events prior to the formal adoption of the F-scale by the
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successively paralleled each other. The first event destroyed many barns and a pair of homes. A truck was hit, forcing its drivers to shelter beneath, and a barn in transit blown away "like paper". One person was injured.
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and
Livingston. A few trailer parks were destroyed as well, along with 500 acres (200 ha) of woodland, and an oil refinery was severely damaged. 50 head of livestock were killed, and 55 people were injured.
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is generally defined as a group of at least six tornadoes (the number sometimes varies slightly according to local climatology) with no more than a six-hour gap between individual tornadoes. An
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Barns were shattered and one or two homes destroyed. About six other homes were shorn of their roofs. The tornado killed 5,000 chickens as well, blew away sheds, and downed power lines.
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This tornado wrecked a few homes. Several others were either shifted on their foundations or shorn of their roofs. An oil refinery was damaged as well. One minor injury occurred.
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in the U.S. since
February 1, 2007, Canada used the old scale until April 1, 2013; nations elsewhere, like the United Kingdom, apply other classifications such as the
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in 1990–1991. 1974 marked the first year where significant tornado (E/F2+) counts became homogenous with contemporary values, attributed to the consistent implementation of
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plant and ripped the topmost floor off a three-story apartment. It also tore utility poles loose, wrecked barns, and destroyed five chicken coops. Five injuries occurred.
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Officially a severe wind at the time, this tornado affected 10 blocks, destroying or unroofing seven homes. 30 other homes received damage, and five people were injured.
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This intense, nocturnal tornado struck 29 farms and caused F3 damage to homes at two locations. Sheds, barns, and utility poles were wrecked. Three people were injured.
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This tornado unroofed three or more farmhouses and destroyed outbuildings or barns on nine farmsteads. 12 homes were badly damaged at Healy, one of which was destroyed.
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1 death – This intense tornado destroyed 14 outbuildings, seven barns, and seven homes. Six other homes and another building received damage. Six injuries occurred.
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publication does not list exact damage totals for every event, instead giving damage categories. As such, damage for individual tornadoes is not comprehensive.
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1 death – This tornado destroyed 14 homes and 31 other buildings. Nine other homes and 26 other buildings received damage. 20 injuries occurred.
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This tornado wrecked many barns and five farmhouses, shifting several of the latter on their foundations. 13 of 14 cattle were carried aloft
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This tornado felled trees and leveled barns. Homes were shorn of their roofs and torn apart as well. Much livestock was injured or killed.
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1 death – This was either a family of tornadoes or two unrelated events. Businesses and homes were destroyed at Nash. The tornado felled a
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This tornado unroofed a few homes. Aircraft and approximately 16 other homes received damage, along with trees. A few injuries occurred.
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This tornado, part of a 55-mile-long (89 km) family, destroyed or damaged structures on 20 farmsteads, leveling an incomplete home.
2856:, causing an additional death, and killed "hundreds" of animals as well. 251 people were injured. The path may have continued as far as
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This tornado family first unroofed a store and other structures in Texas. Entering
Oklahoma, it damaged a hangar and aircraft at
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1 death – This tornado destroyed or damaged 13 or more farmhouses, only one of which it obliterated. Seven people were injured.
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This event, related to the
Mooreland F2, may have been two or three tornadoes. Barns were destroyed on two or more farmsteads.
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1 death – This tornado leveled a farmstead. The dead, a woman, was carried 300 yd (900 ft) and her husband injured.
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Edwards, Roger; LaDue, James G.; Ferree, John T.; Scharfenberg, Kevin; Maier, Chris; Coulbourne, William L. (May 1, 2013).
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This tornado destroyed 21 outbuildings and four barns. It also damaged 11 other buildings, a barn, and a trio of homes.
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1 death – This was a family of at least three tornadoes. A farmhouse was wrecked, and other homes were unroofed.
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4367:"Adjustments in Tornado Counts, F-Scale Intensity, and Path Width for Assessing Significant Tornado Destruction"
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This tornado struck eight homes, unroofing a few of them. Other structures were destroyed or damaged as well.
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This tornado struck nine farms, obliterating three of them. One farm lost 40 head of cattle. Two vehicles—a
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Most of the damage was to trees. A chicken coop, a home, a garage, and a few barns were damaged as well.
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5 deaths – This intense tornado, related to the
Washington–Lambert Field family, produced F3 damage at
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This tornado wrecked windmills, small outbuildings, and a home. Trees were downed and snapped as well.
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14 deaths – This extremely violent tornado wrecked farmhouses at six locations, particularly south of
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1518:
888:
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1936:
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This tornado destroyed three barns and five homes along Barren Creek. Three people were injured.
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This tornado severely damaged five farmsteads, tearing apart and scattering a small farmhouse.
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This tornado damaged eight homes, unroofed one, and destroyed another. Four injuries occurred.
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550:
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119:
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Daily statistics of tornadoes during the tornado outbreak sequence of May 20–22, 1949
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2788:, now Terre Haute Regional Airport, this tornado hit 10 homes. 10 injuries occurred.
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This tornado, part of the
Lipscomb–Gage family, unroofed four homes and wrecked a
4434:"The Relation of El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) to Winter Tornado Outbreaks"
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Tornado Outbreak Day Sequences: Historic Events and Climatology (1875–2003)
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4654:(5). Washington, D.C.: United States Weather Bureau: 156–64. May 1949.
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A "small" tornado felled trees, damaged homes, and tore the roof off a
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This tornado struck eight farms, unroofing homes and destroying barns.
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4613:. St. Johnsbury, Vermont: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films.
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Significant Tornadoes 1680–1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events
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23 deaths – This was the most destructive tornado in Missouri since
4397:"On the Relationship of Tornado Path Length and Width to Intensity"
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Storm Prediction Center: Frequently Asked Questions about Tornadoes
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This tornado destroyed or damaged three barns and a pair of homes.
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This tornado damaged several barns and tore the roof off a home.
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Details are unavailable. This tornado paralleled the next event.
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This tornado destroyed a barn. A fallen tree injured a person.
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This and the preceding tornado were related to the Waynoka F3.
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This and the following tornado were related to the Waynoka F3.
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This was one of four narrow, weak tornadoes to hit the county.
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This was one of four narrow, weak tornadoes to hit the county.
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This was one of four narrow, weak tornadoes to hit the county.
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1998-1999 tornadoes and a long-term U.S. tornado climatology
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10.1175/1520-0493(1949)077<0156:SSFM>2.0.CO;2
4471:"Tornado Intensity Estimation: Past, Present, and Future"
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A large tornado damaged "the entire town" of Wilmore.
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130:—tornadoes, half a dozen of which were retroactively
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began comprehensively verifying tornado occurrences.
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143:find 40 just in Kansas "with little effort".
4377:(6). American Meteorological Society: 1494–1505.
4365:Agee, Ernest M.; Childs, Samuel (June 1, 2014).
3942:"The Online Tornado FAQ (by Roger Edwards, SPC)"
1682:This tornado unroofed and destroyed four homes.
4481:(5). American Meteorological Society: 641–653.
4475:Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
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4563:: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films.
4540:: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films.
4371:Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
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3819:The Online Tornado FAQ (by Roger Edwards, SPC)
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3517:This tornado wrecked barns and outbuildings.
2136:Confirmed tornadoes – Saturday, May 21, 1949
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4664:– via American Meteorological Society.
4432:Cook, A. R.; Schaefer, J. T. (August 2008).
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4744:1949 natural disasters in the United States
3875:"The International Tornado Intensity Scale"
3271:Confirmed tornadoes – Sunday, May 22, 1949
457:Confirmed tornadoes – Friday, May 20, 1949
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1914:Rural barns and farmhouses were damaged.
110:From May 20–22, 1949, a large-scale
4582:The Tornado: Nature's Ultimate Windstorm
4501:Violent Tornado Climatography, 1880–1982
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79:$ 9,330,500 ($ 119,480,000 in 2024 USD)
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3849:Environment and Climate Change Canada
3845:Environment and Climate Change Canada
3815:"Enhanced F Scale for Tornado Damage"
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4634:. pp. 10–17. 99-02 – via
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17:Tornado outbreak of May 20–22, 1949
4644:"Severe Local Storms for May 1949"
3841:"Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF-Scale)"
1222:area, and barns were wrecked near
14:
3611:All dates are based on the local
3940:Edwards, Roger (March 5, 2015).
3813:Edwards, Roger (March 5, 2015).
3619:and dates are split at midnight
51:
4534:Significant Tornadoes 1880–1989
3753:American Meteorological Society
2084:Farmhouses were badly damaged.
122:event produced 51 or more
3851:. June 6, 2013. Archived from
3749:22nd Conf. Severe Local Storms
3738:; Schaefer, Joseph T. (2004).
1:
4632:National Climatic Data Center
4515:Nuclear Regulatory Commission
3071:National Climatic Data Center
4592:University of Oklahoma Press
4315:Lott, McCown & Ross 2000
3683:was first installed and the
1226:. Most of the damage was to
4509:(Technical report). NUREG.
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2988:880 yd (800 m)♯
4628:Asheville, North Carolina
4532:— (November 1990).
4488:10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00006.1
3821:. Storm Prediction Center
3602:(F2 or stronger) tornado.
3557:
3516:
3509:400 yd (370 m)
3475:
3468:200 yd (180 m)
3425:
3385:
3341:
3332:440 yd (400 m)
3302:
3299:
3296:
3289:
3286:
3275:
3254:
3247:400 yd (370 m)
3209:
3200:200 yd (180 m)
3160:
3153:250 yd (230 m)
3114:
3063:
2997:
2936:
2927:200 yd (180 m)
2896:
2843:
2834:150 yd (140 m)
2783:
2774:200 yd (180 m)
2739:
2701:
2692:400 yd (370 m)
2662:
2653:200 yd (180 m)
2618:
2611:150 yd (140 m)
2581:
2574:880 yd (800 m)
2543:
2503:
2466:Details are unavailable.
2465:
2428:
2391:
2382:150 yd (140 m)
2339:
2330:200 yd (180 m)
2299:
2255:
2246:400 yd (370 m)
2211:
2167:
2164:
2161:
2154:
2151:
2140:
2124:Details are unavailable.
2123:
2114:440 yd (400 m)
2083:
2043:
2004:
1965:
1956:300 yd (270 m)
1913:
1875:
1826: mi (0.80 km).
1811:
1763:
1726:
1681:
1629:
1581:
1541:
1534:400 yd (370 m)
1494:
1485:400 yd (370 m)
1446:
1404:
1395:400 yd (370 m)
1357:
1317:
1277:
1209:
1153:
1107:were observed, four near
1093:
1081:85 mi (137 km)
1037:
997:
990:200 yd (180 m)
955:
917:
908:200 yd (180 m)
869:
831:
796:
761:
726:
691:
653:
614:
605:400 yd (370 m)
548:
539:400 yd (370 m)
488:
485:
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475:
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461:
398:
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116:continental United States
114:affected portions of the
97:
4384:10.1175/JAMC-D-13-0235.1
3970:Cook & Schaefer 2008
3685:National Weather Service
3646:National Weather Service
3476:This tornado unroofed a
3416:100 yd (91 m)
3413:1 mi (1.6 km)
3197:10 mi (16 km)
3150:15 mi (24 km)
3104:4 mi (6.4 km)
2985:30 mi (48 km)
2924:12 mi (19 km)
2831:40 mi (64 km)
2784:3 deaths – Forming near
2729:5 mi (8.0 km)
2650:20 mi (32 km)
2608:6 mi (9.7 km)
2534:100 yd (91 m)
2455:3 mi (4.8 km)
2379:18 mi (29 km)
2287:5 mi (8.0 km)
2243:15 mi (24 km)
2199:12 mi (19 km)
2111:3 mi (4.8 km)
2071:18 mi (29 km)
1953:30 mi (48 km)
1865:27 mi (43 km)
1802:100 yd (91 m)
1799:30 mi (48 km)
1753:1 mi (1.6 km)
1716:20 mi (32 km)
1620:100 yd (91 m)
1617:35 mi (56 km)
1531:30 mi (48 km)
1482:25 mi (40 km)
1436:2 mi (3.2 km)
1392:25 mi (40 km)
1345:4 mi (6.4 km)
1308:100 yd (91 m)
1268:100 yd (91 m)
1265:19 mi (31 km)
1200:100 yd (91 m)
1197:55 mi (89 km)
1141:15 mi (24 km)
1084:100 yd (91 m)
1025:5 mi (8.0 km)
987:10 mi (16 km)
948:100 yd (91 m)
945:4 mi (6.4 km)
905:25 mi (40 km)
859:4 mi (6.4 km)
681:4 mi (6.4 km)
643:10 mi (16 km)
602:40 mi (64 km)
536:30 mi (48 km)
370:Confirmed tornadoes by
4402:Weather and Forecasting
3950:Storm Prediction Center
3734:Schneider, Russell S.;
3581:unless otherwise noted.
3577:All losses are in 1949
3547:8 mi (13 km)
3465:7 mi (11 km)
3054:50 yd (46 m)
3051:8 mi (13 km)
2771:8 mi (13 km)
1816:and a car—were carried
1572:70 yd (64 m)
1569:8 mi (13 km)
1439:75 yd (69 m)
1348:50 yd (46 m)
1228:Woodward Army Air Field
862:50 yd (46 m)
549:This and the following
4648:Monthly Weather Review
4561:St. Johnsbury, Vermont
4538:St. Johnsbury, Vermont
4439:Monthly Weather Review
3984:, pp. 1497, 1503.
3885:. 2016. Archived from
3000:Spanish Lake, Missouri
4704:Tornadoes in Oklahoma
4699:Tornadoes in Missouri
4684:Tornadoes in Illinois
4555:— (July 1993).
4461:10.1175/2007MWR2171.1
3650:Enhanced Fujita scale
1232:West Woodward Airport
437:Doppler weather radar
92:Eastern United States
4689:Tornadoes in Indiana
4636:NOAA Central Library
3994:Agee and Childs 2014
3982:Agee and Childs 2014
3908:Agee and Childs 2014
692:Barns were wrecked.
4694:Tornadoes in Kansas
4497:Grazulis, Thomas P.
4452:2008MWRv..136.3121C
4415:2004WtFor..19..310B
3801:Edwards et al. 2013
3724:, pp. 38, 946.
3356:Red Boiling Springs
3272:
2137:
498:Beecher Island (CO)
458:
374:
365:Confirmed tornadoes
153:
147:Outbreak statistics
18:
4709:Tornadoes in Texas
3803:, p. 641–642.
3641:T. Theodore Fujita
3270:
3212:September 29, 1927
2135:
456:
446:Thomas P. Grazulis
444:tornado historian
369:
151:
136:Thomas P. Grazulis
134:by tornado expert
4609:— (2001b).
4601:978-0-8061-3538-0
4578:— (2001a).
4393:Brooks, Harold E.
3736:Brooks, Harold E.
3596:outbreak sequence
3562:
3561:
3266:May 22 event
3263:
3262:
3216:Mississippi River
2131:May 21 event
2128:
2127:
452:May 20 event
429:
428:
362:
361:
108:
107:
4756:
4734:1949 in Oklahoma
4729:1949 in Missouri
4714:1949 in Illinois
4665:
4663:
4639:
4614:
4605:
4585:
4574:
4551:
4528:
4526:
4511:Washington, D.C.
4492:
4490:
4465:
4463:
4446:(8): 3121–3137.
4428:
4426:
4388:
4386:
4353:
4347:
4341:
4335:
4318:
4312:
4306:
4300:
4294:
4288:
4241:
4235:
4182:
4176:
4159:
4153:
4120:
4114:
4059:
4053:
4036:
4030:
4021:
4015:
4009:
4003:
3997:
3991:
3985:
3979:
3973:
3967:
3961:
3960:
3958:
3956:
3937:
3931:
3917:
3911:
3905:
3899:
3898:
3896:
3894:
3889:on March 5, 2016
3871:
3865:
3864:
3862:
3860:
3855:on March 3, 2016
3837:
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3782:
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3731:
3725:
3719:
3703:
3699:
3688:
3676:
3670:
3663:
3657:
3633:
3624:
3623:for consistency.
3609:
3603:
3588:
3582:
3575:
3421:
3381:
3337:
3284:County / Parish
3273:
3205:
3059:
3004:Roxana, Illinois
2993:
2932:
2839:
2800:to northwestern
2779:
2697:
2658:
2539:
2387:
2335:
2295:
2251:
2207:
2149:County / Parish
2138:
2119:
2079:
1961:
1825:
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1807:
1639:
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1634:
1625:
1577:
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913:
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544:
470:County / Parish
459:
375:
358:
318:
278:
238:
154:
140:tornado families
112:tornado outbreak
22:Tornado outbreak
19:
4764:
4763:
4759:
4758:
4757:
4755:
4754:
4753:
4719:1949 in Indiana
4669:
4668:
4642:
4619:
4611:F5-F6 Tornadoes
4608:
4602:
4577:
4571:
4554:
4548:
4536:. Vol. 2.
4531:
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4468:
4431:
4391:
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4336:
4321:
4313:
4309:
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4185:
4181:, p. A-59.
4177:
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4154:
4123:
4115:
4062:
4054:
4039:
4031:
4024:
4016:
4012:
4004:
4000:
3996:, p. 1494.
3992:
3988:
3980:
3976:
3972:, p. 3135.
3968:
3964:
3954:
3952:
3939:
3938:
3934:
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3914:
3910:, p. 1496.
3906:
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3203:
3067:pumping station
3057:
2991:
2955:Livingston (IL)
2951:Wood River (IL)
2947:Florissant (MO)
2930:
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2133:
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1584:filling station
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198: F5
195: F4
192: F3
189: F2
186: F1
183: F0
180: FU
149:
98:
55:Overall effects
48:May 20–22, 1949
12:
11:
5:
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4751:
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4724:1949 in Kansas
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4395:(April 2004).
4389:
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4357:
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4354:
4352:, p. 110.
4342:
4340:, p. 948.
4319:
4307:
4303:Grazulis 2001b
4295:
4293:, p. 161.
4242:
4240:, p. 947.
4183:
4160:
4158:, p. 160.
4121:
4119:, p. 946.
4060:
4058:, p. 159.
4037:
4035:, p. 945.
4022:
4010:
4008:, p. 310.
3998:
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3920:Grazulis 2001a
3912:
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3785:Grazulis 2001a
3777:
3775:, p. 141.
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806:
803:
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790:
787:
784:
781:
776:
771:
768:
764:
763:
759:
758:
755:
752:
749:
746:
741:
736:
733:
729:
728:
724:
723:
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711:
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689:
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644:
641:
638:
633:
628:
622:
618:
617:
612:
611:
606:
603:
600:
597:
584:
570:
568:Benkelman (NE)
560:
556:
555:
551:tornado family
546:
545:
540:
537:
534:
531:
518:
504:
495:
491:
490:
487:
484:
481:
474:
471:
468:
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453:
450:
427:
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388:
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379:
366:
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128:F2 or stronger
120:severe weather
106:
105:
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85:
84:Areas affected
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73:
72:
69:
65:
64:
61:
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50:
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36:
35:Maximum rating
32:
31:
28:
24:
23:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
4761:
4750:
4747:
4745:
4742:
4740:
4739:1949 in Texas
4737:
4735:
4732:
4730:
4727:
4725:
4722:
4720:
4717:
4715:
4712:
4710:
4707:
4705:
4702:
4700:
4697:
4695:
4692:
4690:
4687:
4685:
4682:
4680:
4677:
4676:
4674:
4662:
4657:
4653:
4649:
4645:
4641:
4637:
4633:
4629:
4625:
4624:
4618:
4612:
4607:
4603:
4597:
4593:
4589:
4584:
4583:
4576:
4572:
4570:1-879362-03-1
4566:
4562:
4558:
4553:
4549:
4547:1-879362-02-3
4543:
4539:
4535:
4530:
4529:
4525:
4520:
4516:
4512:
4508:
4507:
4502:
4498:
4494:
4489:
4484:
4480:
4476:
4472:
4467:
4462:
4457:
4453:
4449:
4445:
4441:
4440:
4435:
4430:
4425:
4420:
4416:
4412:
4409:(2): 310–19.
4408:
4404:
4403:
4398:
4394:
4390:
4385:
4380:
4376:
4372:
4368:
4363:
4362:
4358:
4351:
4350:Grazulis 1993
4346:
4343:
4339:
4338:Grazulis 1993
4334:
4332:
4330:
4328:
4326:
4324:
4320:
4317:, p. 12.
4316:
4311:
4308:
4305:, p. 20.
4304:
4299:
4296:
4292:
4287:
4285:
4283:
4281:
4279:
4277:
4275:
4273:
4271:
4269:
4267:
4265:
4263:
4261:
4259:
4257:
4255:
4253:
4251:
4249:
4247:
4243:
4239:
4238:Grazulis 1993
4234:
4232:
4230:
4228:
4226:
4224:
4222:
4220:
4218:
4216:
4214:
4212:
4210:
4208:
4206:
4204:
4202:
4200:
4198:
4196:
4194:
4192:
4190:
4188:
4184:
4180:
4179:Grazulis 1984
4175:
4173:
4171:
4169:
4167:
4165:
4161:
4157:
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4150:
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4134:
4132:
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4122:
4118:
4117:Grazulis 1993
4113:
4111:
4109:
4107:
4105:
4103:
4101:
4099:
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4095:
4093:
4091:
4089:
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4085:
4083:
4081:
4079:
4077:
4075:
4073:
4071:
4069:
4067:
4065:
4061:
4057:
4052:
4050:
4048:
4046:
4044:
4042:
4038:
4034:
4033:Grazulis 1993
4029:
4027:
4023:
4020:, p. ix.
4019:
4018:Grazulis 1990
4014:
4011:
4007:
4002:
3999:
3995:
3990:
3987:
3983:
3978:
3975:
3971:
3966:
3963:
3951:
3947:
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3933:
3929:
3925:
3921:
3916:
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3888:
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3880:
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3854:
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3846:
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3820:
3816:
3809:
3806:
3802:
3797:
3794:
3790:
3786:
3781:
3778:
3774:
3773:Grazulis 1993
3769:
3766:
3758:September 17,
3754:
3750:
3743:
3742:
3737:
3730:
3727:
3723:
3722:Grazulis 1993
3718:
3715:
3709:
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3690:
3686:
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3668:
3662:
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3564:
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3533:
3531:
3527:
3524:
3520:
3511:
3508:
3505:
3502:
3500:
3497:
3495:
3492:
3490:
3489:Cauthornville
3487:
3483:
3479:
3470:
3467:
3464:
3461:
3459:
3456:
3454:
3450:
3446:
3443:
3441:
3437:
3433:
3429:
3418:
3415:
3412:
3409:
3407:
3404:
3402:
3399:
3397:
3393:
3389:
3378:
3375:
3372:
3369:
3367:
3364:
3362:
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3354:
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3346:
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3328:
3325:
3323:
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3310:
3306:
3293:
3278:
3274:
3265:
3258:
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3233:
3230:
3228:
3225:
3221:
3217:
3213:
3202:
3199:
3196:
3193:
3191:
3187:
3184:
3181:
3177:
3174:
3172:
3169:Northwestern
3168:
3164:
3155:
3152:
3149:
3146:
3144:
3141:
3139:
3135:
3132:
3130:
3126:
3122:
3118:
3109:
3106:
3103:
3100:
3098:
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3088:
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3076:
3072:
3068:
3056:
3053:
3050:
3047:
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3041:
3038:
3035:
3031:
3028:
3026:
3025:Sullivan (IN)
3022:
3018:
3014:
3009:
3005:
3001:
2990:
2987:
2984:
2981:
2979:
2975:
2972:
2969:
2965:
2961:
2958:
2956:
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2948:
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2940:
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2926:
2923:
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2915:
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2910:
2908:
2904:
2900:
2891:
2888:
2885:
2882:
2880:
2877:
2875:
2872:
2870:
2869:Lambert Field
2867:
2863:
2859:
2855:
2851:
2847:
2846:Bowling Green
2836:
2833:
2830:
2827:
2825:
2822:
2820:
2816:
2812:
2809:
2807:
2803:
2799:
2795:
2791:
2787:
2776:
2773:
2770:
2767:
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2760:
2757:
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2725:
2723:
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2718:
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2709:
2705:
2694:
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2685:
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2673:
2670:
2666:
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2646:
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2639:
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2527:
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2498:
2495:
2492:
2490:~07:07–07:10
2489:
2487:
2484:
2482:
2479:
2477:
2473:
2469:
2460:
2457:
2454:
2452:~07:07–07:10
2451:
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2432:
2423:
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2188:
2185:
2183:
2179:
2175:
2171:
2158:
2143:
2139:
2130:
2116:
2113:
2110:
2107:
2105:
2102:
2100:
2097:
2095:
2091:
2087:
2076:
2073:
2070:
2067:
2065:
2062:
2060:
2057:
2055:
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2038:
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2032:
2029:
2027:
2024:
2022:
2019:
2016:
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1958:
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1522:
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1516:
1513:
1511:
1510:Junction City
1507:
1503:
1499:
1487:
1484:
1481:
1478:
1476:
1473:
1471:
1467:
1464:
1462:
1458:
1454:
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1427:
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1241:
1237:
1233:
1229:
1225:
1221:
1217:
1213:
1202:
1199:
1196:
1193:
1191:
1187:
1184:
1181:
1177:
1173:
1170:
1168:
1167:Woodward (OK)
1164:
1163:Lipscomb (TX)
1161:
1157:
1146:
1143:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1132:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1121:
1118:
1114:
1110:
1106:
1105:funnel clouds
1102:
1098:
1086:
1083:
1080:
1077:
1075:
1072:
1070:
1066:
1062:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1049:
1045:
1041:
1030:
1027:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1005:
1001:
992:
989:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
967:
963:
959:
950:
947:
944:
941:
939:
936:
934:
931:
929:
925:
921:
910:
907:
904:
901:
899:
896:
894:
890:
887:
885:
881:
877:
873:
864:
861:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
839:
835:
826:
823:
820:
817:
815:
812:
810:
807:
804:
800:
791:
788:
785:
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
769:
765:
756:
753:
750:
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
734:
730:
721:
718:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
702:
699:
695:
686:
683:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
661:
657:
648:
645:
642:
639:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
623:
619:
607:
604:
601:
598:
596:
592:
588:
585:
582:
578:
574:
571:
569:
565:
561:
557:
552:
541:
538:
535:
532:
530:
526:
522:
519:
516:
512:
508:
505:
503:
499:
496:
492:
479:
464:
460:
451:
449:
447:
442:
438:
435:
424:
421:
418:
415:
412:
409:
406:
403:
402:
376:
373:
372:Fujita rating
364:
281:
241:
201:
178:
165:
155:
146:
144:
141:
137:
133:
129:
125:
121:
117:
113:
104:
103:
96:
93:
89:
86:
82:
78:
74:
70:
66:
62:
58:
53:
47:
43:
40:
37:
33:
29:
25:
20:
4679:F4 tornadoes
4651:
4647:
4622:
4610:
4581:
4556:
4533:
4504:
4500:
4499:(May 1984).
4478:
4474:
4443:
4437:
4406:
4400:
4374:
4370:
4345:
4310:
4298:
4013:
4001:
3989:
3977:
3965:
3955:February 25,
3953:. Retrieved
3945:
3935:
3915:
3903:
3893:February 25,
3891:. Retrieved
3887:the original
3878:
3869:
3859:February 25,
3857:. Retrieved
3853:the original
3844:
3835:
3825:February 25,
3823:. Retrieved
3818:
3808:
3796:
3780:
3768:
3756:. Retrieved
3740:
3729:
3717:
3674:
3666:
3661:
3637:Fujita scale
3607:
3586:
3573:
3540:Pennsylvania
3458:Pennsylvania
3326:07:00–07:05
3297:Path length
2629:New Hartford
2591:Witt Springs
2162:Path length
1814:pickup truck
1550:SW to NE of
1479:02:00–02:30
1212:Gage Airport
1122:to southern
926:SW to SE of
818:21:30–22:30
783:21:30–22:30
748:21:30–22:30
713:21:30–22:30
502:Haigler (NE)
483:Path length
441:Fujita scale
430:
283:May 22
243:May 21
203:May 20
109:
100:
99:Part of the
4006:Brooks 2004
3922:, pp.
3654:TORRO scale
3600:significant
3530:Hummelstown
3227:Marked Tree
3204:$ 3,500,000
3125:Marble Hill
2992:$ 1,500,000
2964:St. Charles
2838:$ 1,000,000
2750:Terre Haute
2633:Clarksville
1050:to western
357:$ 9,330,500
317:$ 1,085,000
277:$ 6,854,000
237:$ 1,391,500
124:significant
4673:Categories
4527:. CR-3670.
3787:, p.
3710:References
3667:Storm Data
3526:Harrisburg
3449:Montgomery
3257:cotton gin
3087:West Point
2858:Cloverdale
2798:Graysville
2712:Washington
2222:Greenfield
2054:Stillwater
2052:S to E of
1886:Wellington
1853:Kingfisher
1642:Downbursts
1369:to ENE of
1109:Dodge City
880:Scott City
60:Fatalities
39:F4 tornado
4291:USWB 1949
4156:USWB 1949
4056:USWB 1949
3613:time zone
3553:Unknown
3550:Unknown
3512:Unknown
3471:Unknown
3440:Hosensack
3394:Northern
3380:$ 300,000
3376:Unknown
3373:Unknown
3366:Tennessee
3345:downburst
3336:$ 750,000
3329:Unknown
3281:Location
3250:Unknown
3244:Unknown
3180:Alexander
3156:Unknown
3134:Bollinger
3129:Oak Ridge
3110:Unknown
3107:Unknown
3023:to NW of
2960:St. Louis
2892:Unknown
2889:Unknown
2886:Unknown
2874:St. Louis
2854:Eel River
2786:Cox Field
2778:$ 250,000
2752:to SW of
2735:Unknown
2732:Unknown
2677:Van Buren
2672:Pittsburg
2657:$ 200,000
2631:to SE of
2614:Unknown
2577:Unknown
2571:Unknown
2531:Unknown
2512:Southern
2499:Unknown
2496:Unknown
2493:Unknown
2461:Unknown
2458:Unknown
2438:White Oak
2424:Unknown
2421:Unknown
2418:Unknown
2401:Big Cabin
2350:Claremore
2327:Unknown
2294:$ 100,000
2290:Unknown
2266:Cleveland
2202:Unknown
2182:Hitchcock
2180:to NW of
2146:Location
2108:Unknown
2094:Salamonia
2074:Unknown
2068:Unknown
2039:Unknown
2036:Unknown
2033:Unknown
2030:Unknown
2000:Unknown
1997:Unknown
1994:Unknown
1991:Unknown
1941:Wabaunsee
1909:Unknown
1906:Unknown
1903:Unknown
1871:Unknown
1868:Unknown
1759:Unknown
1756:Unknown
1722:Unknown
1719:Unknown
1677:Unknown
1674:Unknown
1671:Unknown
1624:$ 120,000
1552:Mooreland
1537:Unknown
1515:Dickinson
1470:Dickinson
1459:to NE of
1442:Unknown
1399:$ 150,000
1305:Unknown
1272:$ 200,000
1244:Coldwater
1204:$ 250,000
1144:Unknown
1088:$ 175,000
1028:Unknown
1018:Tennessee
1013:Claiborne
993:Unknown
968:to NW of
951:Unknown
912:$ 100,000
865:Unknown
827:Unknown
824:Unknown
821:Unknown
805:Unknown
792:Unknown
789:Unknown
786:Unknown
770:Unknown
757:Unknown
754:Unknown
751:Unknown
735:Unknown
722:Unknown
719:Unknown
716:Unknown
700:Unknown
687:Unknown
684:Unknown
649:Unknown
646:Unknown
626:Bird City
609:$ 100,000
564:Wray (CO)
467:Location
172:Injuries
27:Tornadoes
3592:outbreak
3544:01:30–?
3528:to near
3503:01:00–?
3499:Virginia
3462:00:30–?
3438:to N of
3420:$ 35,000
3410:00:15–?
3370:08:00–?
3322:Kentucky
3312:Somerset
3241:03:30–?
3237:Arkansas
3232:Poinsett
3194:00:55–?
3190:Illinois
3186:Missouri
3147:23:45–?
3143:Missouri
3127:to E of
3101:23:30–?
3058:$ 70,000
3048:23:00–?
3040:Illinois
3034:Sullivan
3030:Crawford
2982:22:50–?
2978:Illinois
2974:Missouri
2931:$ 40,000
2921:22:30–?
2917:Illinois
2883:22:30–?
2879:Missouri
2828:22:15–?
2811:Sullivan
2804:to N of
2802:Shelburn
2768:22:05–?
2748:Eastern
2726:22:00–?
2722:Missouri
2717:Franklin
2696:$ 30,000
2686:22:00–?
2647:21:30–?
2643:Missouri
2605:17:30–?
2601:Kentucky
2568:10:30–?
2564:Missouri
2538:$ 30,000
2528:07:10–?
2524:Oklahoma
2486:Oklahoma
2448:Oklahoma
2415:07:07–?
2411:Oklahoma
2386:$ 50,000
2376:06:45–?
2372:Oklahoma
2324:06:30–?
2320:Oklahoma
2284:06:15–?
2280:Oklahoma
2250:$ 70,000
2240:05:30–?
2236:Oklahoma
2206:$ 10,000
2196:05:30–?
2192:Oklahoma
2118:$ 10,000
2078:$ 15,000
2064:Oklahoma
2026:Oklahoma
1987:Oklahoma
1960:$ 75,000
1950:03:45–?
1932:Eskridge
1930:to E of
1900:03:00–?
1862:03:00–?
1858:Oklahoma
1842:to near
1838:to S of
1806:$ 56,000
1796:03:00–?
1792:Oklahoma
1783:Woodward
1776:to near
1750:02:45–?
1713:02:45–?
1709:Oklahoma
1700:Woodward
1693:to E of
1668:02:30–?
1664:Oklahoma
1614:02:30–?
1610:Oklahoma
1598:to N of
1576:$ 14,000
1566:02:30–?
1562:Oklahoma
1557:Woodward
1528:02:15–?
1508:to N of
1489:$ 35,000
1433:02:00–?
1429:Oklahoma
1424:Woodward
1419:Woodward
1389:01:45–?
1385:Oklahoma
1352:$ 10,000
1342:01:45–?
1302:01:30–?
1298:Oklahoma
1262:01:30–?
1253:Comanche
1220:Shattuck
1194:00:15–?
1190:Oklahoma
1180:Woodward
1172:Lipscomb
1165:to N of
1138:23:30–?
1134:Oklahoma
1078:23:30–?
1065:Hodgeman
1048:Copeland
1032:$ 37,000
1022:23:00–?
984:23:00–?
942:22:54–?
933:Lipscomb
928:Lipscomb
902:22:15–?
856:22:15–?
678:21:30–?
664:McDonald
640:21:30–?
631:Cheyenne
599:21:30–?
595:Nebraska
587:Colorado
577:Cheyenne
566:to W of
543:$ 35,000
533:19:15–?
529:Nebraska
521:Colorado
511:Cheyenne
500:to near
132:rated F4
68:Injuries
45:Duration
4524:7099491
4448:Bibcode
4411:Bibcode
4359:Sources
3621:CST/CDT
3535:Dauphin
3478:hosiery
3436:Clayton
3396:Abilene
3317:Pulaski
3303:Damage
3044:Indiana
2968:Madison
2905:SSW of
2824:Indiana
2764:Indiana
2754:Burnett
2358:Estella
2354:Chelsea
2334:$ 4,000
2310:Oologah
2178:Watonga
2168:Damage
2104:Indiana
2015:Hopeton
1976:Hopeton
1924:Emporia
1836:Watonga
1821:⁄
1778:Hopeton
1774:Waynoka
1695:Waynoka
1635:⁄
1461:Solomon
1376:Alfalfa
1333:Lincoln
1328:Lincoln
1312:$ 8,000
1288:Catesby
1248:Wilmore
1216:Tangier
1148:$ 1,500
1103:. Many
1097:Hanston
970:Shields
964:SSE of
847:Decatur
842:Oberlin
809:Rawlins
774:Rawlins
739:Rawlins
704:Rawlins
669:Rawlins
489:Damage
175:Damage
169:Deaths
166:rating
164:F-scale
88:Central
4598:
4588:Norman
4567:
4544:
4521:
3681:NEXRAD
3453:Lehigh
3434:SW of
3401:Taylor
3300:Width
3290:Time (
3287:State
3178:(MO),
3032:(IL),
3019:SW of
3008:Worden
2966:(MO),
2962:(MO),
2806:Jordan
2796:NE of
2596:Estill
2559:Wright
2514:Vinita
2476:Vinita
2363:Rogers
2315:Rogers
2271:Pawnee
2264:SW of
2231:Blaine
2220:SW of
2187:Blaine
2176:NW of
2165:Width
2155:Time (
2152:State
1946:Kansas
1922:NW of
1896:Kansas
1891:Sumner
1884:SW of
1849:Blaine
1834:SE of
1746:Kansas
1605:Custer
1600:Thomas
1596:Hammon
1594:SE of
1524:Kansas
1475:Kansas
1466:Saline
1457:Gypsum
1455:SW of
1338:Kansas
1326:SE of
1258:Kansas
1242:SW of
1230:, now
1178:(OK),
1174:(TX),
1129:Beaver
1124:Beaver
1101:Howell
1074:Kansas
1069:Pawnee
980:Kansas
898:Kansas
852:Kansas
814:Kansas
779:Kansas
744:Kansas
709:Kansas
674:Kansas
636:Kansas
591:Kansas
579:(KS),
575:(CO),
525:Kansas
513:(KS),
509:(CO),
486:Width
476:Time (
473:State
434:NEXRAD
399:Total
323:Total
160:Total
76:Damage
3745:(PDF)
3565:Notes
3445:Berks
3406:Texas
3361:Macon
3182:(IL)
3123:N of
3085:N of
3075:an F5
3036:(IN)
2970:(IL)
2945:E of
2912:Brown
2850:Lewis
2710:S of
2627:Near
2552:N of
2519:Craig
2481:Craig
2474:S of
2443:Craig
2406:Craig
2367:Craig
2348:N of
2308:Near
2275:Osage
2092:E of
2059:Payne
2021:Woods
2013:E of
1982:Woods
1974:E of
1928:Allen
1844:Dover
1840:Loyal
1787:Woods
1772:W of
1736:Chase
1704:Woods
1691:Belva
1659:Ellis
1652:W of
1519:Geary
1504:Near
1417:E of
1380:Grant
1367:Yewed
1293:Ellis
1286:Near
1224:Fargo
1186:Texas
1182:(OK)
1176:Ellis
1120:Balko
1052:Rozel
1046:N of
1006:Near
966:Healy
938:Texas
889:Scott
884:Healy
878:S of
840:W of
662:N of
624:E of
583:(NE)
581:Dundy
562:S of
517:(NE)
515:Dundy
425:≥ 66
157:Date
4596:ISBN
4565:ISBN
4542:ISBN
4519:OSTI
4506:OSTI
3957:2016
3895:2016
3861:2016
3827:2016
3760:2019
3635:The
3097:Iowa
2848:and
2819:Owen
2815:Clay
2759:Vigo
2682:Iowa
2638:Pike
2226:Etna
1937:Lyon
1741:Rice
1654:Vici
1506:Hope
1371:Nash
1099:and
1061:Ford
1057:Gray
1008:Goin
975:Lane
893:Lane
573:Yuma
507:Yuma
353:558
273:491
90:and
30:≥ 66
4656:doi
4483:doi
4456:doi
4444:136
4419:doi
4379:doi
3924:251
3789:131
3590:An
3579:USD
3522:F2
3485:F2
3431:F2
3391:F2
3352:FU
3308:FU
3292:UTC
3223:FU
3166:F4
3120:F3
3092:Lee
3082:F2
3016:F4
2953:to
2949:to
2942:F4
2902:F2
2865:F2
2793:F4
2745:F3
2707:F2
2668:F2
2624:F3
2587:F2
2549:FU
2509:F2
2471:FU
2434:FU
2397:F2
2356:to
2352:to
2345:F2
2305:F2
2261:F3
2224:to
2217:F4
2173:F2
2157:UTC
2099:Jay
2089:FU
2049:FU
2010:FU
1971:FU
1926:to
1919:F3
1881:FU
1831:F2
1769:F3
1732:F2
1687:F2
1649:F2
1591:F2
1547:F2
1501:F3
1452:F4
1414:F2
1363:F2
1323:F2
1283:F3
1246:to
1239:F2
1159:F2
1116:F2
1043:F2
1003:F2
961:F3
923:F2
882:to
875:F3
837:F2
802:FU
767:FU
732:FU
697:FU
659:F2
621:F3
559:F3
494:F3
478:UTC
416:13
413:32
404:15
396:F5
393:F4
390:F3
387:F2
384:F1
381:F0
378:FU
350:57
341:13
338:32
329:15
326:66
313:10
270:52
258:11
246:24
233:57
218:17
206:36
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