Tornadoes

2006

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Tornado death total averages by month 2003-2005
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Yr-Avg 12 12  52 138 392 292 143 115 165  53 102  14  1488 Source:

F5 Tornado Strikes: 1950 to 1999
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 1  5   16  15  9   1   1       1       2   51

Alabama     5 Iowa        5 Illinois    2 Indiana     1 Kansas      5 Kentucky    1 Louisiana   1 Michigan    2 Minnesota   2 Missouri    1 Mississippi 2 North Dakota 2 Nebraska    1 Ohio        4 Oklahoma    4 South Dakota 1 Tennessee   2 Texas       6 Wisconsin   3

AL 1974 Apr 03       Guin AL (#101) AL 1974 Apr 03       Mt. Hope AL (#96) AL 1974 Apr 03       Tanner AL (#98) AL 1977 Apr 04       Birmingham AL AL  1998 Apr 08       Pleasant Grove AL IA  1953 Jun 27       Adair IA IA  1966 Oct 14       Belmond IA IA  1968 May 15       Charles City IA IA  1968 May 15       Maynard IA IA  1976 Jun 13       Jordan IA IL  1957 Dec 18       Murphysboro IL IL  1990 Aug 28       Plainfield IL IN  1974 Apr 03       Daisy Hill IN  (# 40) KS 1955 May 25       Udall KS KS  1966 Jun 08       Topeka KS KS  1990 Mar 13       Goessel KS KS  1990 Mar 13       Hesston KS KS  1991 Apr 26       Andover KS KY  1974 Apr 03       Brandenburg KY (# 47) LA 1971 Feb 21       Delhi LA MI  1953 Jun 08       Flint MI MI  1956 Apr 03       Grand Rapids MI MN  1968 Jun 13       Tracy MN MN  1992 Jun 16       Chandler MN MO  1957 May 20       Ruskin Heights MO MS  1953 Dec 05       Vicksburg MS MS  1966 Mar 03       Jackson MS ND  1953 May 29       Ft. Rice ND ND  1957 Jun 20       Fargo ND NE  1964 May 05       Bradshaw NE OH  1968 Apr 23       Gallipolis OH OH  1974 Apr 03       Saylor Park OH (#43) OH 1974 Apr 03       Xenia OH  (# 37) OH 1985 May 31       Niles OH OK  1955 May 25       Blackwell OK OK  1960 May 05       Prague OK OK  1976 Mar 26       Spiro OK OK  1982 Apr 02       Broken Bow OK OK  1999 May 03       Bridge Creek/Moore OK SD  1965 May 08       Gregory SD TN  1952 Mar 21       Moscow TN TN  1998 Apr 16       Waynesboro TN TX  1953 May 11       Waco TX TX  1964 Apr 03       Wichita Falls TX TX  1970 May 11       Lubbock TX TX  1973 May 06       Valley Mills TX TX  1976 Apr 19       Brownwood TX TX  1997 May 27       Jarrell TX WI  1958 Jun 04       Menomonie WI WI  1984 Jun 07       Barneveld WI WI  1996 Jul 18       Oakfield WI


 * Source: NOAA

Major Tornado Strikes: 1882 to 1999
F5 and some deadly F4 Tornadoes {fatalities} AL 1974 Apr 03       Guin, Alabama  {30}  Super Outbreak AL 1974 Apr 03       Mt. Hope, Alabama   {?}  Super Outbreak AL 1974 Apr 03       Tanner, Alabama  {28}  Super Outbreak AL 1977 Apr 04       Birmingham, Alabama  {22}  Birmingham Tornado of Apr 1977 AL 1998 Apr 08       Birmingham, Alabama  {32}  Birmingham Tornado of Apr 1998 AR 1929 Apr 10       Sneed, Arkansas  {23} CN 1920 Jul 22       Frobisher - Alameda, Saskatchewan  {4} GA 1936 Apr 06       Gainesville, Georgia {203} F4 IA 1882 Jun 17       Boone - Story - Marshall - Jasper - Poweshiek County, Iowa  {68} IA 1893 Jul 06       Cherokee - Buena Vista - Pocahontas - Calhoun County, Iowa  {71} IA 1895 May 03       Sioux County, Iowa  {9-15} IA 1918 May 21       Denison, Iowa  {4} IA 1953 Jun 27       Adair, Iowa  {1} IA 1966 Oct 14       Belmond IA IA  1968 May 15       Charles City, Iowa  {13} IA 1968 May 15       Manyard, Iowa  {5} IA 1976 Jun 13       Jordan, Iowa  {0} IL 1880 Apr 24       West Prairie, Christian County, Illinois {6-11} IL 1896 May 27       ST. LOUIS, MO / MADISON, IL- {255/2} F4 IL 1925 Mar 18       Missouri - Illinois - Indiana  {695/3}  Tri-State Tornado IL 1942 Mar 16       Lacon, Illinois  {7} IL 1957 Dec 18       Murphysboro, Illinois  {1} IL 1990 Aug 28       Plainfield, Illinois  {29}  Plainfield Tornado IN 1884 Apr 01       Oakville, Indiana  {8} IN 1925 Mar 18       Missouri - Illinois - Indiana  {695/3}  Tri-State Tornado IN 1974 Apr 03       Hanover - Depauw, Indiana  {6}  Super Outbreak KS 1895 May 01       Sedgwick County, Kansas  {8-11} KS 1896 May 17       Nemaha - Brown County, Kansas - Nebraska  {25/2} KS 1915 Jun 11       Mullinville, Kansas  {0} KS 1917 May 25       Sedgwick, Kansas  {23} KS 1927 May 07       McPherson, Kansas  {10} KS 1939 Apr 14       Vici, Oklahoma - Kiowa, Kansas  {7/2} KS 1942 Apr 29       Oberlin, Kansas  {15} KS 1955 May 25       Udall, Kansas  {82}  Plains Outbreak of May 1955 KS 1957 May 20       Ottawa - Rantoul, Kansas - Martin City - Ruskin Heights - Hickman Hills, Missouri  {44}  Central Plains Outbreak of May 1957 KS 1966 Jun 08       Topeka, Kansas  {16}  Topeka Tornado of 1966 KS 1990 Mar 13       Goessel, Kansas  {1}  Central US Tornado Outbreak of 1990 KS 1990 Mar 13       Hesston, Kansas  {1}  Central US Tornado Outbreak of 1990 KS 1991 Apr 26       Andover, Kansas  {17}  Andover, Kansas Tornado Outbreak KY 1974 Apr 03       Brandenburg, Kentucky  {31}  Super Outbreak LA 1908 Apr 24       Loisiana/Mississippi {143/2} F4 LA 1971 Feb 21       Delhi, Louisiana  {46}  Delta Outbreak of Feb 1971 MI 1896 May 25       Oakland County, Michigan  {47} MI 1905 Jun 05       Colling, Michigan  {5} MI 1912 Jun 15       Creighton, Missouri  {5} MI 1953 Jun 08       Flint, Michigan  {115}  Flint-Worcester Tornadoes MI 1956 Apr 03       Grand Rapids, Michigan  {18}  Hudsonville-Standale Tornado of Apr 1956 MN 1883 Aug 21       Rochester, Dodge County, Minnesota  {37} MN 1892 Jun 15       Faribault - Freeborn - Steele County, Minnesota {9} MN 1894 Sep 21       Iowa - Minnesota  {14} MN 1919 Jun 22       Fergus Falls, Minnesota  {57}  Fergus Falls Tornado of Jun 1919 MN 1968 Jun 13       Tracy, Minnesota  {9} MN 1992 Jun 16       Chandler, Minnesota  {1} MO 1896 May 27       ST. LOUIS, MO / MADISON, IL- {255/2} F4 MO 1925 Mar 18       Missouri - Illinois - Indiana  {695/3}  Tri-State Tornado MO 1957 May 20       Ruskin Heights MO MS  1908 Apr 24       Loisiana/Mississippi {143/2} F4 MS 1936 Apr 05       Tupelo, Mississippi  {216}  Tupelo-Gainesville Outbreak MS 1953 Dec 05       Vicksburg, MS   {?} MS 1966 Mar 03       Jackson, Mississippi  {57}  Candlestick Park Tornado ND 1953 May 29       Ft. Rice, North Dakota  {2} ND 1957 Jun 20       Fargo, North Dakota  {10} NE 1896 May 17       Nemaha - Brown County, Kansas - Nebraska  {25/2} NE 1908 Apr 23       Pender, Nebraska  {3} NE 1908 Jun 05       Carleton, Nebraska  {11} NE 1933 May 22       Tryon, Nebraska  {8} NE 1938 Apr 26       Oshkosh, Nebraska  {3} NE 1964 May 05       Bradshaw, Nebraska  {2} OH 1968 Apr 23       Gallipolis OH OH  1974 Apr 03       Sayler Park (Cincinnati, Ohio)  {3}  Super Outbreak OH 1974 Apr 03       Xenia, Ohio  {34}  Super Outbreak OH 1985 May 31       Niles, Ohio - Weatland, Pennsylvania  {18/2}  US-Canadian Outbreak OK 1905 May 10       Snyder, Oklahoma  {97} OK 1939 Apr 14       Vici, Oklahoma - Kiowa, Kansas  {7/2} OK 1945 Apr 12       Antlers, Oklahoma  {69}  Antlers Tornado of Apr 1945 OK 1947 Apr 09       Woodward, Oklahoma  {181}  Glazier-Higgins-Woodward Tornadoes OK 1947 May 31       Leedey, Oklahoma  {6} OK 1955 May 25       Blackwell, Oklahoma    {20}  Plains Outbreak of May 1955 OK 1960 May 05       Prague, Oklahoma  {5} OK 1976 Mar 26       Spiro, Oklahoma  {2} OK 1982 Apr 02       Broken Bow, Oklahoma  {0} OK 1999 May 03       Bridge Creek/Moore, Oklahoma  {36}  Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak PA 1985 May 31       Niles, Ohio - Weatland, Pennsylvania  {18/2}  US-Canadian Outbreak SD 1944 Jun 17       Summit, South Dakota  {8} SD 1965 May 08       Gregory, South Dakota  {0} TN 1923 Mar 11       Pinson, Tennessee  {20} TN 1952 Mar 21       Moscow, Tennessee   {?} TN 1998 Apr 16       Lawrence County, Tennessee  {3}  Nashville Tornado of 1998 TX 1896 May 15       Sherman, Grayson County, Texas  {73} TX 1923 May 14       Big Spring, Texas  {23} TX 1927 Apr 12       Rock Springs, Texas  {74}  Rock Springs Tornado of Apr 1927 TX 1938 Jun 10       Clyde, Texas  {14} TX 1953 May 11       Waco, Texas  {114} TX 1964 Apr 03       Wichita Falls, Texas  {7} TX 1970 May 11       Lubbock, Texas  {28}  Lubbock Tornado TX 1973 May 06       Valley Mills, Texas  {0} TX 1976 Apr 19       Brownwood, Texas  {0} TX 1997 May 27       Jarrell, Texas  {27}  Jarrell Tornado WI 1893 May 22       Darlington, Wisconsin  {3} WI 1898 May 18       Marathon County, Wisconsin  {12} WI 1899 Jun 12       St. Croix County, Wisconsin  {117} WI 1958 Jun 04       Menomonie, Wisconsin  {20} WI 1984 Jun 07       Barneveld, Wisconsin  {9} WI 1996 Jul 18       Oakfield, Wisconsin  {0}

Sources:
 * http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/f5torns.html
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_F5_tornadoes
 * http://tornadoproject.com/toptens/toptens.htm

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