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Tornadoes of 2003

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destroyed several homes and injured seven people. One woman was injured in a mobile home as it was lifted into the air and then smashed into the ground. Additional weak tornadoes and wind damage occurred in Vermont. The most powerful tornado of the day was an F3 tornado that struck near the town of
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on June 22 along with another storm to the East that produced a tornado. One person died and seven people were injured from a F2 tornado and another died the next night due to a F4 tornado. One of the largest hailstones ever measured fell, 7.0 in (17.8 cm) in diameter with a 18.75 in
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broke out this week alone than any other week in U.S. history, though comparable events occurred in May 1896, 1917, 1930, and 1949 before the modern era of tornado detection. There was a severe weather outbreak every day during the week. There were 48 people killed by the tornadoes, and damages
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occurred from May 3 to May 11. Tornadoes began occurring over the affected area on April 30, but the most prolific continuous period was the seven-day period of May 4โ€“10. There were 401 tornadoes confirmed in 19 states and one Canadian province, 1,587 reports of large
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During the late evening hours of November 26 (the night before Thanksgiving), severe weather broke out across portions of West-Central Louisiana. The worst storm spawned an F2 tornado, which formed in Beauregard Parish and traveled northeast into Vernon Parish.
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killed one person when a trailer was thrown 100 yards. The tornado damaged houses, barns, trailers, garages, sheds, and at least one church. Many trees were downed as well. Another F1 tornado damaged three mobile homes, 11 homes and four businesses from the
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January had no tornadoes confirmed in the United States. It was only the fifth time since 1950 that an entire calendar month went tornado-free. The other months were; October 1952, December 1963, November 1976, and January 1986.
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There were 1,395 tornadoes reported in the United States in 2003, of which 1,374 were confirmed. 2003 is currently the seventh-most active year for tornadoes in the United States since reliable record-keeping began in 1950.
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produced considerable damage. A barn was completely destroyed and its contents thrown into Kinderhook Lake. A car was flipped, one person was injured, and trees were snapped as well. Another F2 tornado near
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Both Mitchell and Worth Counties declared a state of emergency as a result of the tornadoes. Numerous trees and power lines were downed as well. Overall, the outbreak caused seven fatalities.
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A tornado outbreak produced 27 tornadoes from Texas to Georgia. During a three-day period from the 17th to the 19th, 22 F1 and F0 tornadoes touched down across a widespread area, mostly in
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flow from southwest to northeast. The cyclones induced a strong south to southeasterly flow in the low levels of the atmosphere (1000 mb, 850 mb) off the
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as an upper-level low ran into very unstable air. During the evening hours, numerous tornadoes broke out across portions of Southeast
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A rare winter storm caused eight tornadoes. At 3:13 PM, an F1 tornado touched down in the rugged rural hills of extreme western
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The final day of the outbreak was the most devastating. On the evening of the 20th, a supercell thunderstorm developed in the
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There were 550 tornadoes confirmed in the US in May. That set a former all-time record high for a single month until
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neighborhood of Miami and caused one death and 14 injuries. The fatality was the first tornado-related death in
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event affected the northeastern United States. The event began with four weak F0 tornadoes in
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An F3 or F2 tornado caused destruction in the small town of Atalaya, in the province of
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forecast a moderate risk of severe thunderstorms for much of the Deep South from the
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An F4 tornado near Franklin, Kansas during the May 2003 tornado outbreak sequence
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At least 20 people were killed by a tornado in several remote villages in the
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with 773 tornadoes, as well as the current record high for the month of May.
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A large tornado outbreak struck the Northern Plains, mainly in the state of
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and caused damage to trees and roofs, but no injuries were reported.
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List of 21st-century Canadian tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
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On the 17th, a tornado killed five people and injured 35 in
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Hail between the size of softballs and volleyballs fell in
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totaled nearly $ 1 billion. Six F4 tornadoes touched down.
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There were 32 tornadoes confirmed in the US in September.
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Approximate touchdown location of killer tornadoes in 2003
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There were 53 tornadoes confirmed in the US in November.
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There were 18 tornadoes confirmed in the US in February.
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There were 26 tornadoes confirmed in the US in October.
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There was one tornado confirmed in the US in December.
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There were 44 tornadoes confirmed in the US in August.
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Tornado damages homes and power lines in Lawrence Twp.
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List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
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There were 292 tornadoes confirmed in the US in June.
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There were 156 tornadoes reported in the US in April.
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There were 43 tornadoes confirmed in the US in March.
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and the Nassau Park retail center were also damaged.
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List of tornadoes with confirmed satellite tornadoes
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On the 19th, an F1 tornado near 468:March 20 โ€“ Georgia (6 deaths) 14: 471:March 27 โ€“ Florida (1 death) 3088: 1722: 1628: 1034:A small tornado outbreak struck 658:Democratic Republic of the Congo 439: 430: 421: 412: 403: 394: 385: 376: 367: 358: 349: 340: 331: 322: 313: 304: 297: 22: 2110:"Tornado History Project: 2003" 153:February 14 โ€“ December 23, 2003 33:needs additional citations for 3098: 2481:Tornado Project tornadoes 2003 1427:, destroying the 103-year-old 1: 3160:Tornado-related lists by year 3103: 3093: 1788:, the second largest city in 1839:List of F4 and EF4 tornadoes 1834:List of F5 and EF5 tornadoes 244:This page documents notable 1455:mesoscale convective vortex 3181: 1896:International Fujita scale 1407:A significant tornado and 1318: 1210: 1119: 697:Breathitt County, Kentucky 664:February 17โ€“18 (Pakistan) 158:Maximum rated tornado 3123: 3084: 3078:Tornado outbreaks of 2003 2477:โ€“ Tornado History Project 1829:List of tornado outbreaks 1706:A minor tornado hit near 1549: 1546: 1543: 1540: 1537: 1534: 1531: 1441:Kinderhook Lake, New York 1345: 1342: 1339: 1336: 1333: 1330: 1327: 1272: 1269: 1266: 1263: 1260: 1257: 1254: 1116:North Kansas City tornado 1082: 1079: 1076: 1073: 1070: 1067: 1064: 1004: 1001: 998: 995: 992: 989: 986: 938: 935: 932: 929: 926: 923: 920: 852: 849: 846: 843: 840: 837: 834: 735: 732: 729: 726: 723: 720: 717: 591: 588: 585: 582: 579: 576: 573: 570: 293: 209: 189:โ‰ฅ$ 1.2 billion (2006 USD) 137: 125: 2407:Retrieved 06 April 2007. 1425:Kinzua Bridge State Park 1419:tornado touched down in 794:communities in Alabama. 563:Confirmed tornadoes by 2489:"2003 Annual Summaries" 2383:Tornado hits Bangladesh 2332:"Storm Events Database" 2306:"Storm Events Database" 2280:"Storm Events Database" 2254:"Storm Events Database" 2228:"Storm Events Database" 2050:Storm Prediction Center 2023:Storm Prediction Center 1997:Storm Prediction Center 1971:Storm Prediction Center 1948:Storm Events All States 1927:Storm Prediction Center 1714:December 23 (Argentina) 1702:December 21 (Australia) 1620:December 15 (Argentina) 1581:Storm Prediction Center 882:Eight tornadoes struck 2475:U.S. tornadoes in 2003 2447:The Daily Princetonian 1451:Elysburg, Pennsylvania 1249: 1248:Supercell 22 June 2003 1117: 202:Fatalities (worldwide) 194:Fatalities (U.S.) 178:Tornadoes in U.S. 2019:"Annual Tornado Maps" 1891:Enhanced Fujita scale 1415:. Around 3:20 pm, an 1247: 1217:An F2 tornado struck 1197:Brahmanbaria District 1175:, which followed the 1169:eastern United States 1161:western United States 1139:, and 740 reports of 1115: 783:Cookeville, Tennessee 2450:, September 24, 2003 2385:Accessed 2009-01-25. 1746:improve this section 1708:Inverleigh, Victoria 1652:improve this section 1579:On November 17, the 1213:2003 Bendigo tornado 652:in the northwestern 555:Total fatalities: 54 458:Summary of tornadoes 450:class=notpageimage| 272:, strong winds, and 42:improve this article 2460:NCDC: Event Details 1817:Tornado climatology 644:February 2 (Africa) 567: 290: 268:, including strong 170:on 4 different days 122: 57:"Tornadoes of 2003" 3165:2003-related lists 2440:2007-09-30 at the 2403:2007-07-13 at the 1953:2006-04-17 at the 1485:An F1 tornado hit 1446:Catskill, New York 1250: 1207:May 18 (Australia) 1191:May 4 (Bangladesh) 1173:low pressure areas 1118: 562: 186:Damage (U.S.) 3150:Tornadoes of 2003 3137: 3136: 3044: 3043: 2553: 2526:Tornadoes by year 2422:www.ncdc.noaa.gov 1881:Tornado intensity 1807:Tornadoes by year 1782: 1781: 1774: 1688: 1687: 1680: 1577: 1576: 1373: 1372: 1300: 1299: 1245: 1219:Bendigo, Victoria 1185:maritime tropical 1153:tornado outbreaks 1132:tornado outbreaks 1110: 1109: 1032: 1031: 966: 965: 900:North Miami Beach 892:Miami-Dade County 880: 879: 799:Florida Panhandle 763: 762: 654:Bandundu Province 622: 621: 560: 559: 250:tornado outbreaks 242: 241: 121:Tornadoes of 2003 118: 117: 110: 92: 3172: 3155:2003 meteorology 3071: 3064: 3057: 3048: 2545: 2519: 2512: 2505: 2496: 2462: 2457: 2451: 2432: 2426: 2425: 2414: 2408: 2395: 2386: 2380: 2374: 2373: 2371: 2369: 2354: 2348: 2347: 2345: 2343: 2328: 2322: 2321: 2319: 2317: 2302: 2296: 2295: 2293: 2291: 2276: 2270: 2269: 2267: 2265: 2250: 2244: 2243: 2241: 2239: 2224: 2215: 2214: 2212: 2211: 2192: 2183: 2182: 2180: 2179: 2160: 2154: 2153: 2151: 2150: 2131: 2125: 2124: 2122: 2121: 2112:. 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