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===Super outbreaks===
===Super outbreaks===
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There have been two tornado outbreaks which scored more than 250 points on the OIS, reaching the status of "super outbreak".<ref name="GrazulisBook"/>
There have been two tornado outbreaks which scored more than 250 points on the OIS, reaching the status of "super outbreak".<ref name="GrazulisBook"/>


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|[[1974 Super Outbreak]]
|data-sort-value="1974-04-03" | [[1974 Super Outbreak]]
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|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref name="GrazulisOld">{{cite book|last1=Grazulis|first1=Thomas P.|author-link=Thomas P. Grazulis|title=Significant Tornadoes, 1680–1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events|date=July 1993|publisher=The Tornado Project of Environmental Films|location=[[St. Johnsbury, Vermont]]|isbn=1-879362-03-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=[[National Weather Service]] |title=The Super Outbreak of April 3-4, 1974 |url=https://www.weather.gov/iln/19740403 |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329023001/https://www.weather.gov/iln/19740403 |archive-date=29 March 2024 |location=[[Wilmington, Ohio]] |format=[[Historiography]] |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Locatelli |first1=John D. |last2=Stoelinga |first2=Mark T. |last3=Hobbs |first3=Peter V. |title=A New Look at the Super Outbreak of Tornadoes on 3–4 April 1974 |journal=[[Monthly Weather Review]] |date=June 2002 |volume=130 |issue=6 |pages=1633–1651 |doi=10.1175/1520-0493(2002)130<1633:ANLATS>2.0.CO;2 |url=https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/mwre/130/6/1520-0493_2002_130_1633_anlats_2.0.co_2.xml |access-date=29 March 2024 |publisher=[[University of Washington]] via the [[American Meteorological Society]] |bibcode=2002MWRv..130.1633L |issn=1520-0493|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref name="2004NOAAPaper"/><ref name="Media 1974 Super Outbreak">Additional references for the 1974 Super Outbreak:
|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref name="GrazulisOld">{{cite book|last1=Grazulis|first1=Thomas P.|author-link=Thomas P. Grazulis|title=Significant Tornadoes, 1680–1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events|date=July 1993|publisher=The Tornado Project of Environmental Films|location=[[St. Johnsbury, Vermont]]|isbn=1-879362-03-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=[[National Weather Service]] |title=The Super Outbreak of April 3-4, 1974 |url=https://www.weather.gov/iln/19740403 |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329023001/https://www.weather.gov/iln/19740403 |archive-date=29 March 2024 |location=[[Wilmington, Ohio]] |format=[[Historiography]] |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Locatelli |first1=John D. |last2=Stoelinga |first2=Mark T. |last3=Hobbs |first3=Peter V. |title=A New Look at the Super Outbreak of Tornadoes on 3–4 April 1974 |journal=[[Monthly Weather Review]] |date=June 2002 |volume=130 |issue=6 |pages=1633–1651 |doi=10.1175/1520-0493(2002)130<1633:ANLATS>2.0.CO;2 |url=https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/mwre/130/6/1520-0493_2002_130_1633_anlats_2.0.co_2.xml |access-date=29 March 2024 |publisher=[[University of Washington]] via the [[American Meteorological Society]] |bibcode=2002MWRv..130.1633L |issn=1520-0493|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref name="2004NOAAPaper"/><ref name="Media 1974 Super Outbreak">Additional references for the 1974 Super Outbreak:
*{{cite web |title=What The 1974 Super Outbreak Taught Us About Tornadoes And Forecasting |url=https://weather.com/safety/tornado/news/2024-03-28-1974-super-outbreak-tornadoes-lessons-learned |publisher=[[The Weather Channel]] |access-date=28 March 2024 |date=28 March 2024}}
*{{cite web |title=What The 1974 Super Outbreak Taught Us About Tornadoes And Forecasting |url=https://weather.com/safety/tornado/news/2024-03-28-1974-super-outbreak-tornadoes-lessons-learned |publisher=[[The Weather Channel]] |access-date=28 March 2024 |date=28 March 2024}}
*{{cite web |title=1974 Super Outbreak: The 50th Anniversary of Roanoke's strongest tornado |date=8 March 2024 |url=https://www.wdbj7.com/2024/03/08/1974-super-outbreak-50th-anniversary-roanokes-strongest-tornado/ |publisher=WDBJ 7 |access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref>
*{{cite web |title=1974 Super Outbreak: The 50th Anniversary of Roanoke's strongest tornado |date=8 March 2024 |url=https://www.wdbj7.com/2024/03/08/1974-super-outbreak-50th-anniversary-roanokes-strongest-tornado/ |publisher=WDBJ 7 |access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref>
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|[[2011 Super Outbreak]]
|data-sort-value="2011-04-25" | [[2011 Super Outbreak]]
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|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite web |author1=[[National Centers for Environmental Information]] |title=On This Day: 2011 Tornado Super Outbreak |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/2011-tornado-super-outbreak |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329023334/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/2011-tornado-super-outbreak |archive-date=29 March 2024 |location=[[Asheville, North Carolina]] |date=25 April 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Knox |first1=John A. |last2=Rackley |first2=Jared A. |last3=Black |first3=Alan W. |last4=Gensini |first4=Vittorio A. |last5=Butler |first5=Michael |last6=Dunn |first6=Corey |last7=Gallo |first7=Taylor |last8=Hunter |first8=Melyssa R. |last9=Lindsey |first9=Lauren |last10=Phan |first10=Minh |last11=Scroggs |first11=Robert |last12=Brustad |first12=Synne |title=Tornado Debris Characteristics And Trajectories During The 27 April 2011 Super Outbreak As Determined Using Social Media Data |journal=[[Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society]] |date=September 2013 |volume=94 |issue=9 |pages=1371–1380 |doi=10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00036.1 |url=https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/bams/94/9/bams-d-12-00036.1.xml |access-date=29 March 2024 |publisher=[[American Meteorological Society]] |bibcode=2013BAMS...94.1371K |issn=1520-0477|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref name="Media 2011 Super Outbreak">Additional references for the 2011 Super Outbreak:
|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite web |author1=[[National Centers for Environmental Information]] |title=On This Day: 2011 Tornado Super Outbreak |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/2011-tornado-super-outbreak |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329023334/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/2011-tornado-super-outbreak |archive-date=29 March 2024 |location=[[Asheville, North Carolina]] |date=25 April 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Knox |first1=John A. |last2=Rackley |first2=Jared A. |last3=Black |first3=Alan W. |last4=Gensini |first4=Vittorio A. |last5=Butler |first5=Michael |last6=Dunn |first6=Corey |last7=Gallo |first7=Taylor |last8=Hunter |first8=Melyssa R. |last9=Lindsey |first9=Lauren |last10=Phan |first10=Minh |last11=Scroggs |first11=Robert |last12=Brustad |first12=Synne |title=Tornado Debris Characteristics And Trajectories During The 27 April 2011 Super Outbreak As Determined Using Social Media Data |journal=[[Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society]] |date=September 2013 |volume=94 |issue=9 |pages=1371–1380 |doi=10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00036.1 |url=https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/bams/94/9/bams-d-12-00036.1.xml |access-date=29 March 2024 |publisher=[[American Meteorological Society]] |bibcode=2013BAMS...94.1371K |issn=1520-0477|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref name="Media 2011 Super Outbreak">Additional references for the 2011 Super Outbreak:
*{{cite web |title=Super Outbreak of 2011: 350 tornadoes killed 321 people |date=26 April 2022 |url=https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/april-2011-tornado-outbreak |publisher=[[Fox Weather]] |access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref>
*{{cite web |title=Super Outbreak of 2011: 350 tornadoes killed 321 people |date=26 April 2022 |url=https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/april-2011-tornado-outbreak |publisher=[[Fox Weather]] |access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref>
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There have been 24 tornado outbreaks which scored at least 120 points, but less than 249 on the OIS, reaching the status of "historic outbreak".<ref name="GrazulisBook"/>
There have been 24 tornado outbreaks which scored at least 120 points, but less than 249 on the OIS, reaching the status of "historic outbreak".<ref name="GrazulisBook"/>


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|[[1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak]]
|data-sort-value="1965-04-11" | [[1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak]]
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|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Fujita |first1=Tetsuya T. |last2=Bradbury |first2=Dorothy L. |last3=Thullenar |first3=C. F. Van |author1-link=Ted Fujita |title=Palm Sunday Tornadoes of April 11, 1965 |journal=Monthly Weather Review |date=January 1970 |volume=98 |issue=1 |pages=29–69 |doi=10.1175/1520-0493(1970)098<0029:PSTOA>2.3.CO;2 |url=https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/mwre/98/1/1520-0493_1970_098_0029_pstoa_2_3_co_2.xml |publisher=[[United States Department of Commerce]] |bibcode=1970MWRv...98...29F |issn=1520-0493}}</ref>
|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Fujita |first1=Tetsuya T. |last2=Bradbury |first2=Dorothy L. |last3=Thullenar |first3=C. F. Van |author1-link=Ted Fujita |title=Palm Sunday Tornadoes of April 11, 1965 |journal=Monthly Weather Review |date=January 1970 |volume=98 |issue=1 |pages=29–69 |doi=10.1175/1520-0493(1970)098<0029:PSTOA>2.3.CO;2 |url=https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/mwre/98/1/1520-0493_1970_098_0029_pstoa_2_3_co_2.xml |publisher=[[United States Department of Commerce]] |bibcode=1970MWRv...98...29F |issn=1520-0493}}</ref>
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|[[Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2003]]
|data-sort-value="2003-05-03" | [[Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2003]]
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|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hamill |first1=Thomas M. |last2=Schneider |first2=Russell S. |last3=Brooks |first3=Harold E. |last4=Forbes |first4=Gregory S. |last5=Bluestein |first5=Howard B. |last6=Steinberg |first6=Michael |last7=Meléndez |first7=Daniel |last8=Dole |first8=Randall M. |title=The May 2003 Extended Tornado Outbreak |journal=[[Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society]] |date=April 2005 |volume=86 |issue=4 |pages=531–542 |doi=10.1175/BAMS-86-4-531 |url=https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/bams/86/4/bams-86-4-531.xml |access-date=29 March 2024 |publisher=[[American Meteorological Society]]|bibcode=2005BAMS...86..531H }}</ref><ref name="TWCBelles"/>
|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hamill |first1=Thomas M. |last2=Schneider |first2=Russell S. |last3=Brooks |first3=Harold E. |last4=Forbes |first4=Gregory S. |last5=Bluestein |first5=Howard B. |last6=Steinberg |first6=Michael |last7=Meléndez |first7=Daniel |last8=Dole |first8=Randall M. |title=The May 2003 Extended Tornado Outbreak |journal=[[Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society]] |date=April 2005 |volume=86 |issue=4 |pages=531–542 |doi=10.1175/BAMS-86-4-531 |url=https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/bams/86/4/bams-86-4-531.xml |access-date=29 March 2024 |publisher=[[American Meteorological Society]]|bibcode=2005BAMS...86..531H }}</ref><ref name="TWCBelles"/>
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|[[Tornado outbreak sequence of May 6–27, 1995]]
|data-sort-value="1995-05-06" | [[Tornado outbreak sequence of May 6–27, 1995]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of November 21–23, 1992]]
|data-sort-value="1992-11-21" | [[Tornado outbreak of November 21–23, 1992]]
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|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref name="2004NOAAPaper">{{cite journal |last1=Schneider |first1=Russell S. |last2=Schaefer |first2=Joseph T. |last3=Brooks |first3=Harold E. |title=Tornado outbreak days: An updated and expanded climatology (1875-2003) |journal=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Publications |date=2004 |volume=1 |issue=1 |url=https://api22.meetcarrot.com/publications/schneider/otbrkday.pdf |access-date=29 March 2024 |publisher=The [[Storm Prediction Center]] and the [[National Severe Storms Laboratory]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=[[National Weather Service]] |title=NWS Jackson, MS--November 21-22, 1992 Tornado Outbreak |url=https://www.weather.gov/jan/1992_11_21_22_tor |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329031643/https://www.weather.gov/jan/1992_11_21_22_tor |archive-date=29 March 2024 |location=[[Jackson, Mississippi]] |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Tungesvick |first1=Kevin |last2=Pytlak |first2=Erik |title=A case study of the 22 November 1992 Ohio Valley tornado outbreak |journal=Eastern Region Technical Attachment (National Weather Service (U.S.)) |date=December 1993 |volume=93 |issue=12B |url=https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/6836 |access-date=29 March 2024 |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]}}</ref>
|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref name="2004NOAAPaper">{{cite journal |last1=Schneider |first1=Russell S. |last2=Schaefer |first2=Joseph T. |last3=Brooks |first3=Harold E. |title=Tornado outbreak days: An updated and expanded climatology (1875-2003) |journal=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Publications |date=2004 |volume=1 |issue=1 |url=https://api22.meetcarrot.com/publications/schneider/otbrkday.pdf |access-date=29 March 2024 |publisher=The [[Storm Prediction Center]] and the [[National Severe Storms Laboratory]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=[[National Weather Service]] |title=NWS Jackson, MS--November 21-22, 1992 Tornado Outbreak |url=https://www.weather.gov/jan/1992_11_21_22_tor |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329031643/https://www.weather.gov/jan/1992_11_21_22_tor |archive-date=29 March 2024 |location=[[Jackson, Mississippi]] |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Tungesvick |first1=Kevin |last2=Pytlak |first2=Erik |title=A case study of the 22 November 1992 Ohio Valley tornado outbreak |journal=Eastern Region Technical Attachment (National Weather Service (U.S.)) |date=December 1993 |volume=93 |issue=12B |url=https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/6836 |access-date=29 March 2024 |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]}}</ref>
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|[[Tornado outbreak of June 14–18, 1992]]
|data-sort-value="1992-06-14" | [[Tornado outbreak of June 14–18, 1992]]
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|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Frosig |first1=Greg |title=16 June 1992 Chandler Tornado and Subsequent Derecho Development |journal=St. Cloud State University Publications |date=1994}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=[[National Weather Service]] |title=Chandler-Lake Wilson Minnesota F5 Tornado of June 16, 1992 |url=https://www.weather.gov/fsd/19920616-tornado-chandlerlakewilson |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=30 March 2024 |location=[[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]]}}</ref>
|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Frosig |first1=Greg |title=16 June 1992 Chandler Tornado and Subsequent Derecho Development |journal=St. Cloud State University Publications |date=1994}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=[[National Weather Service]] |title=Chandler-Lake Wilson Minnesota F5 Tornado of June 16, 1992 |url=https://www.weather.gov/fsd/19920616-tornado-chandlerlakewilson |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=30 March 2024 |location=[[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]]}}</ref>
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|[[1932 Deep South tornado outbreak]]
|data-sort-value="1932-03-21" | [[1932 Deep South tornado outbreak]]
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|<ref>{{cite web |title=Super Outbreak - March 21, 1932 |url=https://www.weather.gov/bmx/event_03211932 |website=1932 Super Outbreak |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Southeast U.S. Severe Thunderstorm Climatology and 1932 Tornado Outbreak - ProQuest |journal=The University of Memphis ProQuest Dissertations Publishing |date=December 2019 |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2377258693 |access-date=29 March 2024 |via=ProQuest |id={{ProQuest|2377258693}} |language=en}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Super Outbreak - March 21, 1932 |url=https://www.weather.gov/bmx/event_03211932 |website=1932 Super Outbreak |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Southeast U.S. Severe Thunderstorm Climatology and 1932 Tornado Outbreak - ProQuest |journal=The University of Memphis ProQuest Dissertations Publishing |date=December 2019 |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2377258693 |access-date=29 March 2024 |via=ProQuest |id={{ProQuest|2377258693}} |language=en}}</ref>
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|[[Tornadoes of 1982#May 9-June 2|Tornado outbreak sequence of May 1982]]
|data-sort-value="1982-05-09" | [[Tornadoes of 1982#May 9-June 2|Tornado outbreak sequence of May 1982]]
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|[[Tornadoes of 1973#May 22–31|Tornado outbreak of May 22–31, 1973]]
|data-sort-value="1973-05-22" | [[Tornadoes of 1973#May 22–31|Tornado outbreak of May 22–31, 1973]]
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|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref name="TWCBelles">{{cite web |last1=Belles |first1=Jonathan |last2=Wiltgen |first2=Nick |title=5 May Tornado Outbreaks That Had The Biggest Impacts |url=https://weather.com/storms/severe/news/2018-04-28-severe-weather-tornado-outbreaks-may-impact |publisher=[[The Weather Channel]] |access-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329033224/https://weather.com/storms/severe/news/2018-04-28-severe-weather-tornado-outbreaks-may-impact |archive-date=29 March 2024 |location=[[Atlanta]], [[United States]] |format=[[News]] [[Article (publishing)|article]] |date=28 April 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ostby |first1=Frederick P. |last2=Pearson |first2=Allen D. |title=The Tornado Season of 1973 |journal=[[Weatherwise]] |date=February 1974 |volume=27 |issue=1 |pages=4–9 |doi=10.1080/00431672.1974.9931674 |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00431672.1974.9931674 |access-date=30 March 2024 |publisher=[[Storm Prediction Center|National Severe Storms Forecast Center]] via [[Taylor & Francis]] |bibcode=1974Weawi..27a...4O |issn=0043-1672}}</ref>
|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref name="TWCBelles">{{cite web |last1=Belles |first1=Jonathan |last2=Wiltgen |first2=Nick |title=5 May Tornado Outbreaks That Had The Biggest Impacts |url=https://weather.com/storms/severe/news/2018-04-28-severe-weather-tornado-outbreaks-may-impact |publisher=[[The Weather Channel]] |access-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329033224/https://weather.com/storms/severe/news/2018-04-28-severe-weather-tornado-outbreaks-may-impact |archive-date=29 March 2024 |location=[[Atlanta]], [[United States]] |format=[[News]] [[Article (publishing)|article]] |date=28 April 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ostby |first1=Frederick P. |last2=Pearson |first2=Allen D. |title=The Tornado Season of 1973 |journal=[[Weatherwise]] |date=February 1974 |volume=27 |issue=1 |pages=4–9 |doi=10.1080/00431672.1974.9931674 |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00431672.1974.9931674 |access-date=30 March 2024 |publisher=[[Storm Prediction Center|National Severe Storms Forecast Center]] via [[Taylor & Francis]] |bibcode=1974Weawi..27a...4O |issn=0043-1672}}</ref>
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|[[Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2019]]
|data-sort-value="2019-05-17" | [[Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2019]]
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|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite web |author1=National Weather Service |title=Tornado Outbreak - May 27-28, 2019 |url=https://www.weather.gov/iln/20190527 |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329034206/https://www.weather.gov/iln/20190527 |archive-date=29 March 2024 |location=Wilmington, Ohio |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gensini |first1=Vittorio A. |last2=Gold |first2=David |last3=Allen |first3=John T. |last4=Barrett |first4=Bradford S. |title=Extended U.S. Tornado Outbreak During Late May 2019: A Forecast of Opportunity |journal=[[Geophysical Research Letters]] |date=28 August 2019 |volume=46 |issue=16 |pages=10150–10158 |doi=10.1029/2019GL084470 |url=https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2019GL084470 |access-date=30 March 2024 |publisher=[[Northern Illinois University]], [[IBM|International Business Machines Corporation]], [[Central Michigan University]], and the [[United States Naval Academy]] via the [[American Geophysical Union]]|bibcode=2019GeoRL..4610150G |doi-access=free }}</ref>
|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite web |author1=National Weather Service |title=Tornado Outbreak - May 27-28, 2019 |url=https://www.weather.gov/iln/20190527 |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329034206/https://www.weather.gov/iln/20190527 |archive-date=29 March 2024 |location=Wilmington, Ohio |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gensini |first1=Vittorio A. |last2=Gold |first2=David |last3=Allen |first3=John T. |last4=Barrett |first4=Bradford S. |title=Extended U.S. Tornado Outbreak During Late May 2019: A Forecast of Opportunity |journal=[[Geophysical Research Letters]] |date=28 August 2019 |volume=46 |issue=16 |pages=10150–10158 |doi=10.1029/2019GL084470 |url=https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2019GL084470 |access-date=30 March 2024 |publisher=[[Northern Illinois University]], [[IBM|International Business Machines Corporation]], [[Central Michigan University]], and the [[United States Naval Academy]] via the [[American Geophysical Union]]|bibcode=2019GeoRL..4610150G |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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|[[Tornado outbreak of March 21–22, 1952]]
|data-sort-value="1952-03-21" | [[Tornado outbreak of March 21–22, 1952]]
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|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Carr |first1=J. A. |title=A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE TORNADOES OF MARCH 21–22, 1952 |journal=[[Monthly Weather Review]] |date=March 1952 |volume=80 |issue=3 |pages=50–58 |doi=10.1175/1520-0493(1952)080<0050:APROTT>2.0.CO;2 |url=https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/mwre/80/3/1520-0493_1952_080_0050_aprott_2_0_co_2.xml |access-date=30 March 2024 |publisher=WBAN AnalysIs Center & [[National Weather Service|United States Weather Bureau]]|bibcode=1952MWRv...80...50C }}</ref>
|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Carr |first1=J. A. |title=A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE TORNADOES OF MARCH 21–22, 1952 |journal=[[Monthly Weather Review]] |date=March 1952 |volume=80 |issue=3 |pages=50–58 |doi=10.1175/1520-0493(1952)080<0050:APROTT>2.0.CO;2 |url=https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/mwre/80/3/1520-0493_1952_080_0050_aprott_2_0_co_2.xml |access-date=30 March 2024 |publisher=WBAN AnalysIs Center & [[National Weather Service|United States Weather Bureau]]|bibcode=1952MWRv...80...50C }}</ref>
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|[[1985 United States–Canada tornado outbreak]]
|data-sort-value="1985-05-31" | [[1985 United States–Canada tornado outbreak]]
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|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite web |author1=[[National Weather Service]] |title=May 31, 1985 Tornado Outbreak: 35th Anniversary |url=https://www.weather.gov/ctp/TornadoOutbreak_May311985 |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=30 March 2024 |location=State College, Pennsylvania |format=[[Historiography]] |date=2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=[[National Weather Service]] |title=The Tornado Outbreak of May 31, 1985 |url=https://www.weather.gov/cle/event_19850531_85outbreak |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=30 March 2024 |location=Cleveland, Ohio}}</ref>
|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite web |author1=[[National Weather Service]] |title=May 31, 1985 Tornado Outbreak: 35th Anniversary |url=https://www.weather.gov/ctp/TornadoOutbreak_May311985 |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=30 March 2024 |location=State College, Pennsylvania |format=[[Historiography]] |date=2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=[[National Weather Service]] |title=The Tornado Outbreak of May 31, 1985 |url=https://www.weather.gov/cle/event_19850531_85outbreak |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=30 March 2024 |location=Cleveland, Ohio}}</ref>
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|[[Tornado outbreak sequence of May 21–26, 2011]]
|data-sort-value="2011-05-21" | [[Tornado outbreak sequence of May 21–26, 2011]]
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|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Simmons |first1=Kevin M. |last2=Sutter |first2=Daniel |title=Deadly season: analysis of the 2011 tornado outbreaks |date=2012 |publisher=[[American Meteorological Society]] |location=Boston, Mass |isbn=978-1-878220-25-7}}</ref>
|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Simmons |first1=Kevin M. |last2=Sutter |first2=Daniel |title=Deadly season: analysis of the 2011 tornado outbreaks |date=2012 |publisher=[[American Meteorological Society]] |location=Boston, Mass |isbn=978-1-878220-25-7}}</ref>
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|[[May 1960 tornado outbreak sequence]]
|data-sort-value="1960-05-04" | [[May 1960 tornado outbreak sequence]]
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|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Beebe |first1=Robert |title=Tornadoes During 1960 |journal=[[Weatherwise]] |date=1 February 1961 |volume=14 |issue=1 |pages=16–29 |doi=10.1080/00431672.1961.9933184 |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00431672.1961.9933184 |access-date=30 March 2024 |publisher=Midwest Weather Service via [[Taylor & Francis]]|bibcode=1961Weawi..14a..16B }}</ref>
|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Beebe |first1=Robert |title=Tornadoes During 1960 |journal=[[Weatherwise]] |date=1 February 1961 |volume=14 |issue=1 |pages=16–29 |doi=10.1080/00431672.1961.9933184 |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00431672.1961.9933184 |access-date=30 March 2024 |publisher=Midwest Weather Service via [[Taylor & Francis]]|bibcode=1961Weawi..14a..16B }}</ref>
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|[[Tornadoes of 1983#May 12–23|Tornado outbreak sequence of May 1983]]
|data-sort-value="1983-05-12" | [[Tornadoes of 1983#May 12–23|Tornado outbreak sequence of May 1983]]
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|[[1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak]]
|data-sort-value="1999-05-02" | [[1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak]]
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|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Quoetone |first1=Elizabeth M. |last2=Andra |first2=David L. |last3=Bunting |first3=William F. |last4=Jones |first4=Debra G. |title=Impacts of Technology and Situation Awareness on Decision Making: Operational Observations from National Weather Service Warning Forecasters During the Historic May 3 1999 Tornado Outbreak |journal=[[Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting]] |date=October 2001 |volume=45 |issue=4 |pages=419–424 |doi=10.1177/154193120104500433 |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/154193120104500433 |access-date=29 March 2024 |publisher=[[Warning Decision Training Division]], [[National Weather Service]], and SA Technologies, Inc via [[Sage Publishing]]}}</ref><ref name="TWCBelles"/>
|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Quoetone |first1=Elizabeth M. |last2=Andra |first2=David L. |last3=Bunting |first3=William F. |last4=Jones |first4=Debra G. |title=Impacts of Technology and Situation Awareness on Decision Making: Operational Observations from National Weather Service Warning Forecasters During the Historic May 3 1999 Tornado Outbreak |journal=[[Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting]] |date=October 2001 |volume=45 |issue=4 |pages=419–424 |doi=10.1177/154193120104500433 |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/154193120104500433 |access-date=29 March 2024 |publisher=[[Warning Decision Training Division]], [[National Weather Service]], and SA Technologies, Inc via [[Sage Publishing]]}}</ref><ref name="TWCBelles"/>
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|[[Enigma tornado outbreak]]
|data-sort-value="1884-02-19" | [[Enigma tornado outbreak]]
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|<ref>{{cite web |author1=[[National Weather Service]] |title=Enigma Tornado Outbreak of February 19, 1884 |url=https://www.weather.gov/bmx/event_02191884 |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=30 March 2024 |location=[[Birmingham, Alabama]]}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |author1=[[National Weather Service]] |title=Enigma Tornado Outbreak of February 19, 1884 |url=https://www.weather.gov/bmx/event_02191884 |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=30 March 2024 |location=[[Birmingham, Alabama]]}}</ref>
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|[[2020 Easter tornado outbreak]]
|data-sort-value="2020-04-12" | [[2020 Easter tornado outbreak]]
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|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite web |author1=National Weather Service |title=Tornado Outbreak of April 12, 2020 |url=https://www.weather.gov/bmx/event_04122020 |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=29 March 2024 |location=Birmingham, Alabama}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=South Carolina State Climatology Office |title=South Carolina Tornado Outbreak 4/13/2020 |url=https://www.dnr.sc.gov/climate/sco/Publications/tornadooutbreak.pdf |publisher=Government of [[South Carolina]] |access-date=29 March 2024 |location=[[Columbia, South Carolina]] |date=20 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hill |first1=Nick |title=Remembering the 2020 Easter Tornado Outbreak |url=https://www.wdef.com/remembering-the-2020-easter-tornado-outbreak/ |publisher=WDEF |access-date=29 March 2024 |date=11 April 2022}}</ref>
|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite web |author1=National Weather Service |title=Tornado Outbreak of April 12, 2020 |url=https://www.weather.gov/bmx/event_04122020 |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=29 March 2024 |location=Birmingham, Alabama}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=South Carolina State Climatology Office |title=South Carolina Tornado Outbreak 4/13/2020 |url=https://www.dnr.sc.gov/climate/sco/Publications/tornadooutbreak.pdf |publisher=Government of [[South Carolina]] |access-date=29 March 2024 |location=[[Columbia, South Carolina]] |date=20 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hill |first1=Nick |title=Remembering the 2020 Easter Tornado Outbreak |url=https://www.wdef.com/remembering-the-2020-easter-tornado-outbreak/ |publisher=WDEF |access-date=29 March 2024 |date=11 April 2022}}</ref>
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|[[Tornado outbreak of March 31 – April 1, 2023]]
|data-sort-value="2023-03-31" | [[Tornado outbreak of March 31 – April 1, 2023]]
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|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite web |author1=[[National Centers for Environmental Information]] |title=U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters (1980-2023) |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/billions/events.pdf |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=17 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817061729/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/billions/events.pdf |archive-date=17 August 2023 |page=2 |date=July 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite web |author1=[[National Centers for Environmental Information]] |title=U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters (1980-2023) |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/billions/events.pdf |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=17 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817061729/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/billions/events.pdf |archive-date=17 August 2023 |page=2 |date=July 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Tornado outbreak of April 14–16, 2011]]
|data-sort-value="2011-04-16" | [[Tornado outbreak of April 14–16, 2011]]
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|[[June 1990 Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak]]
|data-sort-value="1990-06-02" | [[June 1990 Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of April 2–3, 1982]]
|data-sort-value="1982-04-02" | [[Tornado outbreak of April 2–3, 1982]]
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|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite journal |editor1-last=Fujita |editor1-first=Ted |editor1-link=Ted Fujita |title=Red River Region of the April 2, 1982 Tornado Outbreak |journal=[[Storm Data]] |date=April 1982 |volume=24 |issue=4 |department=Outstanding Storms of the Month |publisher=[[National Climatic Data Center]] |location=Asheville, North Carolina}}</ref>
|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite journal |editor1-last=Fujita |editor1-first=Ted |editor1-link=Ted Fujita |title=Red River Region of the April 2, 1982 Tornado Outbreak |journal=[[Storm Data]] |date=April 1982 |volume=24 |issue=4 |department=Outstanding Storms of the Month |publisher=[[National Climatic Data Center]] |location=Asheville, North Carolina}}</ref>
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|[[Tornado outbreak sequence of April 19–21, 1973]]
|data-sort-value="1973-04-19" | [[Tornado outbreak sequence of April 19–21, 1973]]
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|[[1991 Andover tornado outbreak]]
|data-sort-value="1991-04-26" | [[1991 Andover tornado outbreak]]
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|[[March 1990 Central United States tornado outbreak]]
|data-sort-value="1990-03-11" | [[March 1990 Central United States tornado outbreak]]
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|[[1984 Carolinas tornado outbreak]]
|data-sort-value="1984-03-28" | [[1984 Carolinas tornado outbreak]]
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|[[2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak]]
|data-sort-value="2008-02-05" | [[2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2004]]
|data-sort-value="2004-05-21" | [[Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2004]]
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|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.gov/gid/May22Tornadoes2004 |title=The May 22nd, 2004 Tornado Outbreak |website=National Weather Service Hastings, Nebraska |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Dept of Commerce |access-date=December 7, 2016}}</ref>
|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.gov/gid/May22Tornadoes2004 |title=The May 22nd, 2004 Tornado Outbreak |website=National Weather Service Hastings, Nebraska |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Dept of Commerce |access-date=December 7, 2016}}</ref>
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|[[Tornadoes of 1976#March 20–21|Tornado outbreak of March 20–21, 1976]]
|data-sort-value="1976-03-20" | [[Tornadoes of 1976#March 20–21|Tornado outbreak of March 20–21, 1976]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of November 17, 2013]]
|data-sort-value="2013-11-17" | [[Tornado outbreak of November 17, 2013]]
! scope="row" | 101
! scope="row" | 101
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 23
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|[[Tornado outbreak of April 15–16, 1998]]
|data-sort-value="1998-04-15" | [[Tornado outbreak of April 15–16, 1998]]
! scope="row" | 100
! scope="row" | 100
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 10
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 10
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|[[Tornado outbreak of May 22–27, 2008]]
|data-sort-value="2008-05-22" | [[Tornado outbreak of May 22–27, 2008]]
! scope="row" | 98
! scope="row" | 98
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 14
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 14
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|[[Tornado outbreak sequence of March 9–13, 2006]]
|data-sort-value="2006-03-09" | [[Tornado outbreak sequence of March 9–13, 2006]]
! scope="row" | 97
! scope="row" | 97
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 16
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 16
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|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite web |author1=National Weather Service |title=Tornado Outbreak March 12, 2006 |url=https://www.weather.gov/eax/mar122006 |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328221703/https://www.weather.gov/eax/mar122006 |archive-date=28 March 2024 |location=[[Pleasant Hill, Missouri]] |format=Historiography |url-status=live}}</ref>
|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite web |author1=National Weather Service |title=Tornado Outbreak March 12, 2006 |url=https://www.weather.gov/eax/mar122006 |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328221703/https://www.weather.gov/eax/mar122006 |archive-date=28 March 2024 |location=[[Pleasant Hill, Missouri]] |format=Historiography |url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Tornado outbreak of April 27–30, 2014]]
|data-sort-value="2014-04-27" | [[Tornado outbreak of April 27–30, 2014]]
! scope="row" | 97
! scope="row" | 97
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 16
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 16
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|[[Tornadoes of 1971#May 4–13|Tornado outbreak sequence of May 1971]]
|data-sort-value="1971-05-04" | [[Tornadoes of 1971#May 4–13|Tornado outbreak sequence of May 1971]]
! scope="row" | 94
! scope="row" | 94
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 22
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 22
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|[[Tornado outbreak of April 12, 1945]]
|data-sort-value="1945-04-12" | [[Tornado outbreak of April 12, 1945]]
! scope="row" | 94
! scope="row" | 94
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 7
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 7
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|17
|17
|128
|128
|1,001
|{{nts|1,001}}
|<ref name="GrazulisOld"/><ref name="Top 10 Deadliest NWS">{{cite web |title=Top Ten Deadliest Oklahoma Tornadoes (1882-Present) |url=https://www.weather.gov/oun/tornadodata-ok-deadliest |publisher=National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma |access-date=14 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814191757/https://www.weather.gov/oun/tornadodata-ok-deadliest |archive-date=14 August 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NWS Tulsa ArcGIS">{{cite web |author1=National Weather Service office in Tulsa, Oklahoma |title=The April 12, 1945 Tornado Outbreak |url=https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/ce31f44c04ec40739c6ddc97921ef573 |website=ArcGIS |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=2 September 2023 |date=26 April 2021 }}</ref>
|<ref name="GrazulisOld"/><ref name="Top 10 Deadliest NWS">{{cite web |title=Top Ten Deadliest Oklahoma Tornadoes (1882-Present) |url=https://www.weather.gov/oun/tornadodata-ok-deadliest |publisher=National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma |access-date=14 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814191757/https://www.weather.gov/oun/tornadodata-ok-deadliest |archive-date=14 August 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NWS Tulsa ArcGIS">{{cite web |author1=National Weather Service office in Tulsa, Oklahoma |title=The April 12, 1945 Tornado Outbreak |url=https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/ce31f44c04ec40739c6ddc97921ef573 |website=ArcGIS |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=2 September 2023 |date=26 April 2021 }}</ref>
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|[[Tornado outbreak sequence of April 1996]]
|data-sort-value="1996-04-19" | [[Tornado outbreak sequence of April 1996]]
! scope="row" | 93
! scope="row" | 93
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 19
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 19
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|[[Tornado outbreak of March 2–3, 2012]]
|data-sort-value="2012-03-02" | [[Tornado outbreak of March 2–3, 2012]]
! scope="row" | 93
! scope="row" | 93
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 14
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 14
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|[[Tornado outbreak of June 7–8, 1984]]
|data-sort-value="1984-06-07" | [[Tornado outbreak of June 7–8, 1984]]
! scope="row" |91
! scope="row" |91
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"|23
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"|23
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|[[Tornado outbreak sequence of May 7–11, 2008]]
|data-sort-value="2008-05-07" | [[Tornado outbreak sequence of May 7–11, 2008]]
! scope="row" | 91
! scope="row" | 91
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 23
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 23
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|[[1979 Red River Valley tornado outbreak]]
|data-sort-value="1979-04-10" | [[1979 Red River Valley tornado outbreak]]
! scope="row" | 90
! scope="row" | 90
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 25
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 25
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|61
|61
|58
|58
|1,927
|{{nts|1,927}}
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|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/>
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|[[2002 Veterans Day weekend tornado outbreak]]
|data-sort-value="2002-11-09" | [[2002 Veterans Day weekend tornado outbreak]]
! scope="row" | 90
! scope="row" | 90
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 20
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 20
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|[[Tornado outbreak of June 16–18, 2014]]
|data-sort-value="2014-06-16" | [[Tornado outbreak of June 16–18, 2014]]
! scope="row" | 89
! scope="row" | 89
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 12
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 12
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|[[Tornado outbreak of November 23–24, 2001]]
| data-sort-value="2024-04-25" | [[Tornado outbreak sequence of April 25–28, 2024]]
! scope="row" |87
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black" |16
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat3}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black" |9
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat4}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black" |1
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat5}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black" |0
|129+
|5+
|157+
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grazulis |first1=Thomas P. |author1-link=Thomas P. Grazulis |title=OIS lists two MAJOR outbreaks in April. |url=https://twitter.com/sigtor2019/status/1786054706252378286 |website=[[Twitter|𝕏]] (Formerly Twitter) |publisher=@sigtor2019 |access-date=2 May 2024 |location=[[Danville, Vermont]] |format=Post on [[Twitter|𝕏]] |date=2 May 2024 |quote=4/26/2024 (NE and IA) had score of 54 (with 12 EF2 and 6 EF3). The next day, 4/27/2024 (mostly OK), had a score of 33 (with 4 EF2, 3 EF3, and 1 EF4.}}</ref>
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|data-sort-value="2001-11-23" | [[Tornado outbreak of November 23–24, 2001]]
! scope="row" | 83
! scope="row" | 83
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 19
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 19
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|[[Tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021]]
|data-sort-value="2021-12-10" | [[Tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021]]
! scope="row" | 82
! scope="row" | 82
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 16
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 16
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|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite web |author1=National Weather Service |title=The Violent Tornado Outbreak of December 10-11, 2021 |url=https://www.weather.gov/pah/December-10th-11th-2021-Tornado |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329034433/https://www.weather.gov/pah/December-10th-11th-2021-Tornado |archive-date=29 March 2024 |location=[[Paducah, Kentucky]] |date=2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite web |author1=National Weather Service |title=The Violent Tornado Outbreak of December 10-11, 2021 |url=https://www.weather.gov/pah/December-10th-11th-2021-Tornado |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329034433/https://www.weather.gov/pah/December-10th-11th-2021-Tornado |archive-date=29 March 2024 |location=[[Paducah, Kentucky]] |date=2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Tornado outbreak sequence of June 10–16, 1970]]
|data-sort-value="1970-06-10" | [[Tornado outbreak sequence of June 10–16, 1970]]
! scope="row" | 81
! scope="row" | 81
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 18
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 18
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|[[Tornado outbreak of June 8, 1974]]
|data-sort-value="1974-06-08" | [[Tornado outbreak of June 8, 1974]]
! scope="row" | 81
! scope="row" | 81
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 8
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 8
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|[[Tornado outbreak of January 21–23, 1999]]
|data-sort-value="1999-01-21" | [[Tornado outbreak of January 21–23, 1999]]
! scope="row" | 81
! scope="row" | 81
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 13
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 13
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|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite web |author1=[[National Weather Service]] |title=NWS Little Rock, AR - The Tornado Outbreak of January 21-22, 1999 |url=https://www.weather.gov/lzk/outbreak012199.htm |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=30 March 2024 |location=[[Little Rock, Arkansas]]}}</ref>
|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite web |author1=[[National Weather Service]] |title=NWS Little Rock, AR - The Tornado Outbreak of January 21-22, 1999 |url=https://www.weather.gov/lzk/outbreak012199.htm |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=30 March 2024 |location=[[Little Rock, Arkansas]]}}</ref>
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|[[Tornado outbreak sequence of April 17–19, 1970]]
|data-sort-value="1970-04-17" | [[Tornado outbreak sequence of April 17–19, 1970]]
! scope="row" | 80
! scope="row" | 80
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 10
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 10
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|[[1886 St. Cloud–Sauk Rapids tornado outbreak]]
|data-sort-value="1886-04-14" | [[1886 St. Cloud–Sauk Rapids tornado outbreak]]
! scope="row" | 80
! scope="row" | 80
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 10
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"| 10
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|[[Tornado outbreak of April 9–11, 2009]]
|data-sort-value="2009-04-09" | [[Tornado outbreak of April 9–11, 2009]]
! scope="row" |79
! scope="row" |79
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"|12
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"|12
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|[[June 2010 Northern Plains tornado outbreak]]
|data-sort-value="2010-06-16" | [[June 2010 Northern Plains tornado outbreak]]
! scope="row" |78
! scope="row" |78
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"|9
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"|9
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|[[Tornadoes of 1974#April 18–21|Tornado outbreak of April 18–21, 1974]]
|data-sort-value="1974-04-18" | [[Tornadoes of 1974#April 18–21|Tornado outbreak of April 18–21, 1974]]
! scope="row" |76
! scope="row" |76
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"|18
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"|18
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|[[Tornadoes of 1976#March 28–31|Tornado outbreak of March 28–31, 1976]]
|data-sort-value="1976-03-28" | [[Tornadoes of 1976#March 28–31|Tornado outbreak of March 28–31, 1976]]
! scope="row" |73
! scope="row" |73
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"|14
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"|14
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|[[March 1997 tornado outbreak]]
|data-sort-value="1997-03-01" | [[March 1997 tornado outbreak]]
! scope="row" |71
! scope="row" |71
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"|8
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"|8
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|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/assessments/pdfs/ark61.pdf|title= March 1, 1997, Arkansas tornado outbreak|last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |website= [[National Weather Service]]|publisher= [[United States Department of Commerce]]|location= [[Silver Spring, Maryland]]|accessdate=13 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=[[National Weather Service]] |title=NWS Little Rock, AR - Tornado Outbreak (March 1, 1997) |url=https://www.weather.gov/lzk/tor030197.htm |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=30 March 2024 |location=Little Rock, Arkansas}}</ref>
|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/assessments/pdfs/ark61.pdf|title= March 1, 1997, Arkansas tornado outbreak|last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |website= [[National Weather Service]]|publisher= [[United States Department of Commerce]]|location= [[Silver Spring, Maryland]]|accessdate=13 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=[[National Weather Service]] |title=NWS Little Rock, AR - Tornado Outbreak (March 1, 1997) |url=https://www.weather.gov/lzk/tor030197.htm |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=30 March 2024 |location=Little Rock, Arkansas}}</ref>
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|[[Tornado outbreak of May 4–6, 2007]]
|data-sort-value="2007-05-04" | [[Tornado outbreak of May 4–6, 2007]]
! scope="row" |70
! scope="row" |70
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"|15
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"|15
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|[[1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak]]
|data-sort-value="1980-06-03" | [[1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak]]
! scope="row" |68
! scope="row" |68
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"|9
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"|9
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|[[Tornado outbreak sequence of May 22–26, 2016]]
|data-sort-value="2016-05-22" | [[Tornado outbreak sequence of May 22–26, 2016]]
! scope="row" |68
! scope="row" |68
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"|9
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"|9
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|[[Tornadoes of 1973#May 6–8|Tornado outbreak of May 6–8, 1973]]
|data-sort-value="1973-05-06" | [[Tornadoes of 1973#May 6–8|Tornado outbreak of May 6–8, 1973]]
! scope="row" |66
! scope="row" |66
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"|23
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"|23
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|<ref name="GrazulisOld"/>
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|[[Tornado outbreak of April 8–9, 1999]]
|data-sort-value="1999-04-08" | [[Tornado outbreak of April 8–9, 1999]]
! scope="row" |66
! scope="row" |66
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"|8
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"|8
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|[[Tornado outbreak of May 10–13, 2010]]
|data-sort-value="2010-05-10" | [[Tornado outbreak of May 10–13, 2010]]
! scope="row" |66
! scope="row" |66
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"|13
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"|13
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|[[December 2021 Midwest derecho and tornado outbreak]]
|data-sort-value="2021-12-15" | [[December 2021 Midwest derecho and tornado outbreak]]
! scope="row" |66
! scope="row" |66
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"|33
! scope="row" style="background-color:#{{#invoke:Storm categories|color|cat2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid black"|33
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|[[Tornadoes of 1993#June 7–9|Tornado outbreak of June 7–9, 1993]]
|data-sort-value="1993-06-07" | [[Tornadoes of 1993#June 7–9|Tornado outbreak of June 7–9, 1993]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of February 21–22, 1971]]
|data-sort-value="1971-02-21" | [[Tornado outbreak of February 21–22, 1971]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of April 27–28, 2002]]
|data-sort-value="2002-04-27" | [[Tornado outbreak of April 27–28, 2002]]
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|[[1975 Omaha tornado outbreak]]
|data-sort-value="1975-05-06" | [[1975 Omaha tornado outbreak]]
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|[[1994 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak]]
|data-sort-value="1994-03-27" | [[1994 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of February 28 – March 2, 2007]]
|data-sort-value="2007-02-28" | [[Tornado outbreak of February 28 – March 2, 2007]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak sequence of June 3–11, 2008]]
|data-sort-value="2008-06-03" | [[Tornado outbreak sequence of June 3–11, 2008]]
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|[[Tornadoes of 1970#April 23–27|Tornado outbreak of April 23–27, 1970]]
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|[[Tornadoes of 1982#December 23–25|Tornado outbreak of December 23–25, 1982]]
|data-sort-value="1982-12-23" | [[Tornadoes of 1982#December 23–25|Tornado outbreak of December 23–25, 1982]]
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|[[Tornadoes of 1972#April 19–22|Tornado outbreak of April 19–22, 1972]]
|data-sort-value="1972-04-19" | [[Tornadoes of 1972#April 19–22|Tornado outbreak of April 19–22, 1972]]
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|[[Tri-State tornado outbreak]]
|data-sort-value="1925-03-17" | [[Tri-State tornado outbreak]]
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|[[Tornadoes of 1971#April 26–30|Tornado outbreak sequence of April 26–30, 1971]]
|data-sort-value="1971-04-26" | [[Tornadoes of 1971#April 26–30|Tornado outbreak sequence of April 26–30, 1971]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of April 22–25, 2010]]
|data-sort-value="2010-04-22" | [[Tornado outbreak of April 22–25, 2010]]
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|[[Tornadoes of 1982#March 13–17|Tornado outbreak of March 13–17, 1982]]
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|[[Tornadoes of 1976#March 26|Tornado outbreak of March 26, 1976]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak sequence of January 7–11, 2008]]
|data-sort-value="2008-01-07" | [[Tornado outbreak sequence of January 7–11, 2008]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of May 26–31, 2013]]
|data-sort-value="2013-05-26" | [[Tornado outbreak of May 26–31, 2013]]
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|[[Tornadoes of 1972#April 29 – May 2|Tornado outbreak sequence of April 29 – May 2, 1972]]
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|[[Tornadoes of 2009#September 7 (South America)|2009 South American tornado outbreak]]
|data-sort-value="2009-09-07" | [[Tornadoes of 2009#September 7 (South America)|2009 South American tornado outbreak]]
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|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.diaadia.com.ar/content/ya-son-11-los-muertos-por-el-tornado-en-misiones|title = Noticias de Córdoba hoy &#124; Noticias Córdoba}}{{dead link|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://misionesonline.net/2020/09/05/tornado-san-pedro-misiones-4/ |title=Una pesadilla que se vive en el recuerdo: El tornado que azotó San Pedro y que cambió la historia de la tierra colorada y la tiñó de sangre - MisionesOnline |access-date=December 11, 2020 |archive-date=September 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909232248/https://misionesonline.net/2020/09/05/tornado-san-pedro-misiones-4/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lapoliticaonline.com/nota/nota-60010/|title = Cristina en Misiones}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=At least 7 people killed in Brazil storms - CNN.com |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/09/brazil.mudslide/index.html |access-date=26 August 2022 |work=CNN |date=9 September 2009}}</ref>
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|[[Tornado outbreak of May 18–21, 2013]]
|data-sort-value="2013-05-18" | [[Tornado outbreak of May 18–21, 2013]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak sequence of March 24–28, 2021]]
|data-sort-value="2021-03-24" | [[Tornado outbreak sequence of March 24–28, 2021]]
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|[[2012 Leap Day tornado outbreak]]
|data-sort-value="2012-02-28" | [[2012 Leap Day tornado outbreak]]
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|[[2003 South Dakota tornado outbreak]]
|data-sort-value="2003-06-21" | [[2003 South Dakota tornado outbreak]]
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|[[Tornadoes of 1982#December 1–3|Tornado outbreak of December 1–3, 1982]]
|data-sort-value="1982-12-01" | [[Tornadoes of 1982#December 1–3|Tornado outbreak of December 1–3, 1982]]
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|[[2008 Atlanta tornado outbreak]]
|data-sort-value="2008-03-14" | [[2008 Atlanta tornado outbreak]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of June 5–6, 2010]]
|data-sort-value="2010-06-05" | [[Tornado outbreak of June 5–6, 2010]]
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|[[1997 Central Texas tornado outbreak]]
|data-sort-value="1997-05-27" | [[1997 Central Texas tornado outbreak]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of April 2, 2006]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of April 9–11, 2011]]
|data-sort-value="2011-04-09" | [[Tornado outbreak of April 9–11, 2011]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak sequence of May 5–10, 2015]]
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|[[Tornadoes of 1976#June 13|Tornado outbreak of June 13, 1976]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of April 1977]]
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|[[May 1989 tornado outbreak]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of November 22–24, 2004]]
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|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite web |author1=National Weather Service |title=NOVEMBER 23 2004 TORNADO OUTBREAK |url=https://www.weather.gov/lch/e112304 |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=29 March 2024 |location=Lake Charles, Louisiana}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=National Weather Service |title=Severe Weather Outbreak - November 23-24, 2004 |url=https://www.weather.gov/bmx/event_1123242004 |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=29 March 2024 |location=Birmingham, Alabama}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|author=Daniel McCarthy|author2=Joseph Schaefer|title=2004 year in tornadoes: What a year it was!|url=https://www.spc.noaa.gov/publications/mccarthy/tors2004.pdf|publisher=Storm Prediction Center|accessdate=January 25, 2023}}</ref>
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|[[Tornado outbreak of October 17–19, 2007]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of March 28–31, 2007]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak sequence of April 19–24, 2011]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of November 4–5, 2022]]
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|[[Great Storm of 1975]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of April 23, 2000]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of June 18–22, 2011]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of December 16–17, 2019]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of May 22–23, 1981]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of May 7–10, 2016]]
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|[[Tornadoes of 1976#April 19|Tornado outbreak of April 19, 1976]]
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|[[Hurricane Ivan tornado outbreak]]
|data-sort-value="2004-09-15" | [[Hurricane Ivan tornado outbreak]]
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|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref name="NWSTallahassee">{{cite web|author1=Andrew I. Watson |author2=Michael A. Jamski |author3=T.J. Turnage |author4=Joshua R. Bowen |author5=Jason C. Kelley |work=National Weather Service office in Tallahassee, Florida|publisher=American Meteorological Society|year=2005|access-date=November 6, 2011|title=The Tornado Outbreak across the North Florida Panhandle in association with Hurricane Ivan|url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/images/tae/pdf/research/AMS_RadarConf.pdf}}</ref>
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|[[Tornado outbreak of April 13–16, 2012]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of March 21–23, 2022]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of April 25–27, 1994]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of April 13–15, 2019]]
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|[[Tornadoes of 1973#September 24-25|Tornado outbreak of September 24–25, 1973]]
|data-sort-value="1973-09-24" | [[Tornadoes of 1973#September 24-25|Tornado outbreak of September 24–25, 1973]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of April 6–9, 1998]]
|data-sort-value="1998-04-06" | [[Tornado outbreak of April 6–9, 1998]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of November 15, 2005]]
|data-sort-value="2005-11-15" | [[Tornado outbreak of November 15, 2005]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of November 27–28, 2005]]
|data-sort-value="2005-11-27" | [[Tornado outbreak of November 27–28, 2005]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of April 30 – May 2, 2010]]
|data-sort-value="2010-04-30" | [[Tornado outbreak of April 30 – May 2, 2010]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of July 1–3, 1997]]
|data-sort-value="1997-07-01" | [[Tornado outbreak of July 1–3, 1997]]
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|[[Tornadoes of 1999#May 30 – June 1|Tornado outbreak of May 30 – June 1, 1999]]
|data-sort-value="1999-05-30" | [[Tornadoes of 1999#May 30 – June 1|Tornado outbreak of May 30 – June 1, 1999]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of April 10–11, 2001]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of January 21–23, 2017]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of March 24–27, 2023]]
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|<ref name="GrazulisBook"/><ref>{{cite web |author1=[[National Weather Service]] |title=The Intense Mississippi Tornadoes of March 24, 2023 |url=https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/498732c9fda04e6c85118c8e96e47de7 |website=[[ArcGIS]] StoryMaps |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329212451/https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/498732c9fda04e6c85118c8e96e47de7 |archive-date=29 March 2024 |location=[[Jackson, Mississippi]] & [[Memphis, Tennessee]] |format=[[Graphic organizer|ArcGIS StoryMap]] |date=2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=[[National Weather Service]] |title=Extended Severe Event of March 24-27, 2023 |url=https://www.weather.gov/bmx/event_03242023 |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329212304/https://www.weather.gov/bmx/event_03242023 |archive-date=29 March 2024 |location=[[Birmingham, Alabama]] |format=[[Historiography]] |url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Tornado outbreak of February 12, 1945]]
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|<ref name="GrazulisOld"/><ref>{{cite journal |author1=F. C. Pate (United States Weather Bureau) |title=The Tornado at Montgomery, Alabama, February 12, 1945 |journal=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society |date=October 1946 |volume=27 |issue=8 |pages=462–464 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/26257954 |access-date=27 May 2023 |publisher=American Meteorological Society|jstor=26257954 }}</ref>
|<ref name="GrazulisOld"/><ref>{{cite journal |author1=F. C. Pate (United States Weather Bureau) |title=The Tornado at Montgomery, Alabama, February 12, 1945 |journal=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society |date=October 1946 |volume=27 |issue=8 |pages=462–464 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/26257954 |access-date=27 May 2023 |publisher=American Meteorological Society|jstor=26257954 }}</ref>
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|[[Tornado outbreak of April 1–2, 1974]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of May 1–3, 2008]]
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|[[Tornadoes of 1973#March 9–11|Tornado outbreak of March 9–11, 1973]]
|data-sort-value="1973-03-09" | [[Tornadoes of 1973#March 9–11|Tornado outbreak of March 9–11, 1973]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of June 2, 1998]]
|data-sort-value="1998-06-02" | [[Tornado outbreak of June 2, 1998]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak sequence of June 14–19, 2023]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of December 16, 2000]]
|data-sort-value="2000-12-16" | [[Tornado outbreak of December 16, 2000]]
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|[[2010 New Year's Eve tornado outbreak]]
|data-sort-value="2010-12-30" | [[2010 New Year's Eve tornado outbreak]]
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|[[Tornado outbreak of March 29–31, 2022]]
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In late 2023, American meteorologist and tornado expert Thomas P. Grazulis created the outbreak intensity score (OIS) as a way to rank tornado outbreaks.[1][2] For the score, only significant tornadoes are counted: F2/EF2 tornadoes receive 2 points each, F3/EF3 tornadoes receive 5 points each, F4/EF4 tornadoes receive 10 points each, and F5/EF5 tornadoes receive 15 points each.[1] The number of total points determine the rating for the outbreak, which is broken up into seven categories.[1]

Type of outbreak Weak Minor Significant Major Devastating Historic Super
Number of
points
2–6 7–10 11–29 30–79 80–119 120–249 250+

List

Super outbreaks

There have been two tornado outbreaks which scored more than 250 points on the OIS, reaching the status of "super outbreak".[1]

Super outbreaks[1]
Outbreak OIS score # of (E)F2s # of (E)F3s # of (E)F4s # of (E)F5s Total tornadoes Deaths Injuries References
1974 Super Outbreak 578 34 35 23 7 148 319 5,454 [1][3][4][5][6][7]
2011 Super Outbreak 378 49 22 11 4 360 324 2,892 [1][8][9][10]

Historic outbreaks

There have been 24 tornado outbreaks which scored at least 120 points, but less than 249 on the OIS, reaching the status of "historic outbreak".[1]

Historic outbreaks[1]
Outbreak OIS score # of (E)F2s # of (E)F3s # of (E)F4s # of (E)F5s Total tornadoes Deaths Injuries References
1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak 238 14 6 18 0 55 266 3,662 [1][11]
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2003 232 36 20 6 0 363 42 652 [1][12][13]
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 6–27, 1995 188 39 14 4 0 279 13 500+ [1]
Tornado outbreak of November 21–23, 1992 187 26 15 6 0 95 26 641 [1][6][14][15]
Tornado outbreak of June 14–18, 1992 186 33 15 3 1 170 1 110 [1][16][17]
1932 Deep South tornado outbreak 182 16 10 10 0 38 330 2,141 [18][19]
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 1982 174 42 16 1 0 329 14 18+ [1]
Tornado outbreak of May 22–31, 1973 172 41 10 4 0 145 24 820 [1][13][20]
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2019 172 31 18 2 0 402 8 288 [1][21][22]
Tornado outbreak of March 21–22, 1952 169 7 11 10 0 30 204 1,155 [1][23]
1985 United States–Canada tornado outbreak 169 7 12 8 1 44 90 875 [1][24][25]
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 21–26, 2011 162 31 8 3 2 239 178 1,630 [1][26]
May 1960 tornado outbreak sequence 157 26 10 4 1 71 33 302 [1][27]
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 1983 146 33 16 0 0 157 6 2+ [1]
1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak 145 20 10 4 1 152 50 895 [1][28][13]
Enigma tornado outbreak 135 25 9 4 0 51+ 180+ 1,056+ [29]
2020 Easter tornado outbreak 133 19 13 3 0 141 32 257 [1][30][31][32]
Tornado outbreak of March 31 – April 1, 2023 129 32 11 1 0 147 26 218+ [1][33]
Tornado outbreak of April 14–16, 2011 129 32 13 0 0 178 38 588 [1]
June 1990 Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak 129 17 5 7 0 66 9 253 [1]
Tornado outbreak of April 2–3, 1982 128 14 11 3 1 63 30 433 [1][34]
Tornado outbreak sequence of April 19–21, 1973 127 26 9 3 0 68 2 106 [1]
1991 Andover tornado outbreak 126 18 7 4 1 55 21 313 [1]
March 1990 Central United States tornado outbreak 126 13 10 2 2 64 2 89 [1][35]

Devastating outbreaks

There have been several tornado outbreaks which scored at least 80 points, but 119 or less on the OIS, reaching the status of "devastating outbreak".[1]

Devastating Outbreaks[1]
Outbreak OIS score # of (E)F2s # of (E)F3s # of (E)F4s # of (E)F5s Total tornadoes Deaths Injuries References
1984 Carolinas tornado outbreak 109 7 5 7 0 24 57 1,249 [1]
2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak 107 16 5 5 0 87 57 425 [1]
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2004 106 23 8 2 0 389 7 123 [1][36]
Tornado outbreak of March 20–21, 1976 104 17 8 3 0 66 3 189 [1]
Tornado outbreak of November 17, 2013 101 23 7 2 0 77 8 190+ [1]
Tornado outbreak of April 15–16, 1998 100 10 7 3 1 63 12 120 [1]
Tornado outbreak of May 22–27, 2008 98 14 9 1 1 173 13 215 [1]
Tornado outbreak sequence of March 9–13, 2006 97 16 11 1 0 99 10 183 [1][37]
Tornado outbreak of April 27–30, 2014 97 16 9 2 0 82 35 447 [1]
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 1971 94 22 8 1 0 76 6 242 [3]
Tornado outbreak of April 12, 1945 94 7 5 4 1 17 128 1,001 [3][38][39]
Tornado outbreak sequence of April 1996 93 19 11 0 0 118 6 200+ [1]
Tornado outbreak of March 2–3, 2012 93 14 9 2 0 70 41 300+ [1]
Tornado outbreak of June 7–8, 1984 91 23 4 1 1 46 13 322 [1]
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 7–11, 2008 91 23 5 2 0 120 25 419 [1]
1979 Red River Valley tornado outbreak 90 25 4 2 0 61 58 1,927 [1]
2002 Veterans Day weekend tornado outbreak 90 20 8 1 0 76 36 303 [1]
Tornado outbreak of June 16–18, 2014 89 12 3 5 0 76 2 28 [1]
Tornado outbreak sequence of April 25–28, 2024 87 16 9 1 0 129+ 5+ 157+ [40]
Tornado outbreak of November 23–24, 2001 83 19 3 3 0 69 13 219 [1]
Tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021 82 16 6 2 0 71 89 676 [1][41]
Tornado outbreak sequence of June 10–16, 1970 81 18 7 1 0 82 3 73 [3]
Tornado outbreak of June 8, 1974 81 8 9 2 0 36 22 1+ [1]
Tornado outbreak of January 21–23, 1999 81 13 9 1 0 128 9 162 [1][42]
Tornado outbreak sequence of April 17–19, 1970 80 10 2 5 0 33 26 68 [3]
1886 St. Cloud–Sauk Rapids tornado outbreak 80 10 4 4 0 18+ 87+ 324+

Major outbreaks

There have been several tornado outbreaks which scored at least 30 points, but 79 or less on the OIS, reaching the status of "major outbreak".[1]

Major outbreaks[1]
Outbreak OIS score # of (E)F2s # of (E)F3s # of (E)F4s # of (E)F5s Total tornadoes Deaths Injuries References
Tornado outbreak of April 9–11, 2009 79 12 9 1 0 85 5 112 [1]
June 2010 Northern Plains tornado outbreak 78 9 4 4 0 93 3 43 [1]
Tornado outbreak of April 18–21, 1974 76 18 6 1 0 36 2 1+ [1]
Tornado outbreak of March 28–31, 1976 73 14 5 2 0 35 10 1+ [1]
March 1997 tornado outbreak 71 8 5 3 0 39 27 464 [1][43][44]
Tornado outbreak of May 4–6, 2007 70 15 5 0 1 132 14 89 [1]
1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak 68 9 4 3 0 29 6 413 [1]
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 22–26, 2016 68 9 8 1 0 98 0 11+ [1]
Tornado outbreak of May 6–8, 1973 66 23 1 0 1 47 2 41 [3]
Tornado outbreak of April 8–9, 1999 66 8 4 3 0 54 6 100 [1]
Tornado outbreak of May 10–13, 2010 66 13 4 2 0 91 3 127 [1]
December 2021 Midwest derecho and tornado outbreak 66 33 0 0 0 120 5 3 [1]
Tornado outbreak of June 7–9, 1993 65 10 5 2 0 107 1 1+ [1]
Tornado outbreak of February 21–22, 1971 64 7 3 2 1 19+ 123 1,592 [3]
Tornado outbreak of April 27–28, 2002 64 12 6 1 0 48 6 256 [1]
1975 Omaha tornado outbreak 63 14 3 2 0 36 3 137+ [1]
1994 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak 63 4 7 2 0 29 40 491 [1]
Tornado outbreak of February 28 – March 2, 2007 63 9 3 3 0 57 20 98 [1]
Tornado outbreak sequence of June 3–11, 2008 63 14 5 1 0 192 7 84 [1]
Tornado outbreak of April 23–27, 1970 62 11 6 1 0 34 3 26+ [3]
Tornado outbreak of December 23–25, 1982 62 16 4 1 0 44 1 11+ [1]
Tornado outbreak of April 19–22, 1972 60 10 6 1 0 28 8 42 [3]
Tri-State tornado outbreak 59 2 4 2 1 12+ 751 2,298
Tornado outbreak sequence of April 26–30, 1971 58 9 4 2 0 30 10 187 [3]
Tornado outbreak of April 22–25, 2010 58 9 4 2 0 88 10 184 [1]
Tornado outbreak of March 13–17, 1982 57 11 7 0 0 23 4 1+ [1]
Tornado outbreak of March 26, 1976 56 3 3 2 1 17 4 89 [1]
Tornado outbreak sequence of January 7–11, 2008 54 7 8 0 0 73 4 62 [1]
Tornado outbreak of May 26–31, 2013 54 12 6 0 0 134 9 172 [1]
Tornado outbreak sequence of April 29 – May 2, 1972 53 4 7 1 0 21 0 12 [3]
2009 South American tornado outbreak 52 6 4 2 0 28 15 1+ [45][46][47][48]
Tornado outbreak of May 18–21, 2013 50 5 1 2 1 78 26 229 [1]
Tornado outbreak sequence of March 24–28, 2021 50 10 4 1 0 43 7 37+ [1]
2012 Leap Day tornado outbreak 49 17 1 1 0 42 15 193 [1]
2003 South Dakota tornado outbreak 48 9 2 2 0 125 2 19 [1]
Tornado outbreak of December 1–3, 1982 47 6 7 0 0 38 2 0+ [1]
2008 Atlanta tornado outbreak 47 16 3 0 0 46 3 53 [1]
Tornado outbreak of June 5–6, 2010 47 11 3 1 0 53 8 68 [1]
1997 Central Texas tornado outbreak 46 3 3 1 1 20 28 30 [1]
Tornado outbreak of April 2, 2006 46 8 6 0 0 66 27 348 [1][49]
Tornado outbreak of April 9–11, 2011 46 8 4 1 0 49 0 21 [1]
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 5–10, 2015 46 8 6 0 0 127 5 67 [1]
Tornado outbreak of June 13, 1976 45 5 2 1 1 16 2 1+ [1]
Tornado outbreak of April 1977 45 10 2 0 1 22 24 158 [1]
May 1989 tornado outbreak 45 5 1 3 0 16 7 168 [1]
Tornado outbreak of November 22–24, 2004 45 15 3 0 0 104 4 39 [1][50][51][52]
Tornado outbreak of October 17–19, 2007 45 15 3 0 0 63 5 28 [1]
Tornado outbreak of March 28–31, 2007 45 10 5 0 0 81 5 26 [1]
Tornado outbreak sequence of April 19–24, 2011 45 15 1 1 0 134 0 14 [1]
Tornado outbreak of April 4–7, 2022 45 10 3 1 0 89 1 17+ [1]
Tornado outbreak of December 12–15, 2022 45 20 1 0 0 77 3 64 [1]
Tornado outbreak of December 14–15, 1971 44 17 2 0 0 40 2 119 [3]
Tornado outbreak of April 25–27, 1982 44 7 6 0 0 13+ 0 0+ [1]
Tornado outbreak of November 4–5, 2022 44 7 2 2 0 31 2 34+ [1]
Great Storm of 1975 43 14 1 1 0 45 12 377 [1]
Tornado outbreak of April 23, 2000 43 14 3 0 0 33 0 12 [1]
Tornado outbreak of June 18–22, 2011 43 9 5 0 0 78 0 4 [1]
Tornado outbreak of December 16–17, 2019 43 9 5 0 0 41 3 14+ [1]
Tornado outbreak of February 22–24, 1975 42 11 2 1 0 23 3 1+ [1]
Tornado outbreak of May 22–23, 1981 42 11 2 1 0 43 0 12 [1]
Tornado outbreak of May 7–10, 2016 42 6 4 1 0 57 2 19 [1]
Tornado outbreak of April 19, 1976 41 8 2 0 1 16 0 11 [1]
Hurricane Ivan tornado outbreak 41 18 1 0 0 120 7 24+ [1][53]
Tornado outbreak of April 13–16, 2012 41 3 5 1 0 113 6 101 [1]
Tornado outbreak of February 28 – March 1, 2017 41 8 3 1 0 71 4 38 [1]
Tornado outbreak of March 21–23, 2022 41 13 3 0 0 85 3 68 [1]
Tornado outbreak of April 25–27, 1994 40 10 0 2 0 101 6 1+ [1]
Tornado outbreak of April 13–15, 2019 40 15 2 0 0 75 3 65 [1]
Tornado outbreak of September 24–25, 1973 39 2 5 1 0 8 3 66 [3]
Tornado outbreak of April 6–9, 1998 39 7 2 0 1 62 41 250+ [1]
Tornado outbreak of November 15, 2005 39 7 3 1 0 49 1 108 [1]
Tornado outbreak of November 27–28, 2005 39 12 3 0 0 73 2 15 [1]
Tornado outbreak of April 30 – May 2, 2010 39 12 3 0 0 60 5 31 [1]
Tornado outbreak of July 1–3, 1997 38 9 4 0 0 52 2 100 [1]
Tornado outbreak of May 30 – June 1, 1999 37 6 5 0 0 59 3 1+ [1]
Tornado outbreak of April 10–11, 2001 37 16 1 0 0 79 4 18 [1]
Tornado outbreak of January 21–23, 2017 37 11 3 0 0 81 20 204 [1]
Tornado outbreak of March 24–27, 2023 37 6 3 1 0 35 23 236 [1][54][55]
Tornado outbreak of February 12, 1945 36 3 4 1 0 8 45 427 [3][56]
Tornado outbreak of April 1–2, 1974 35 10 3 0 0 23 4 72 [1]
Tornado outbreak of May 1–3, 2008 35 10 3 0 0 60 6 45 [1]
Tornado outbreak of March 9–11, 1973 34 7 2 1 0 16 7 132 [3]
Tornado outbreak of June 2, 1998 34 7 2 1 0 33 22 77 [1]
Tornado outbreak sequence of June 14–19, 2023 34 12 2 0 0 93 4 120
Tornado outbreak of December 16, 2000 33 9 1 1 0 24 12 186 [1]
2010 New Year's Eve tornado outbreak 33 4 5 0 0 37 9 32 [1]
Tornado outbreak of March 29–31, 2022 33 9 3 0 0 90 2 17 [1]
Tornado outbreak of January 12, 2023 32 11 2 0 0 44 8 53
1984 Soviet Union tornado outbreak 31 3 1 2 0 11 403 804 [57]
November 1989 tornado outbreak 31 8 1 1 0 40 30 523 [1]
Tornado outbreak of September 21–23, 2006 31 8 1 1 0 48 0 14+ [1][58][59]
October 2013 North American storm complex 31 3 1 2 0 22 3 17+ [1]
Tornado outbreak and floods of April 28 – May 1, 2017 31 8 1 1 0 75 5 70 [1]
Tornado outbreak of March 12, 1971 30 0 4 1 0 10 1 5 [3]
1978 Bossier City tornado outbreak 30 5 2 1 0 11 5 277 [1]
May 2009 Southern Midwest derecho 30 10 2 0 0 39 4 5+ [1]
Late-May 2010 tornado outbreak 30 10 0 1 0 80 0 0 [1]
Tornado outbreak of December 23–25, 2015 30 5 2 1 0 38 13 77 [1]
Tornado outbreak of February 23–24, 2016 30 5 4 0 0 61 7 136 [1]
August 2017 Chinese tornado family 30 0 0 3 0 3 5 58+ [60]
Tornado outbreak sequence of June 20–26, 2023 30 10 2 0 0 114 5 126

See also

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