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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+

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Super outbreaks

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There have been three 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]
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 25 – June 1, 1917 296 28 17 14 1 66+ 383+ 746+

Historic outbreaks

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There have been 43 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 14–31, 1962 209 47 15 4 0 188 3 168
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 1896 199 17 12 6 3 38+ 501+ 1,914+
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]
Tornado outbreak of April 2–3, 1956 185 25 8 8 1 55 39 790
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 May 1927 169 17 8 8 1 34+ 217+ 1,156+
Tornado outbreak of March 21–22, 1952 169 7 11 10 0 30 204 1,155 [1][23]
Early May 1965 tornado outbreak 169 22 6 8 1 72 17 770
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]
Tornado outbreak of April 20–22, 1912 159 12 9 9 0 32+ 56+ 410+
May 1960 tornado outbreak sequence 157 26 10 4 1 71 33 302 [1][27]
Tornado outbreak of March 16–17, 1942 156 8 13 6 1 30+ 149 1,312+
Tornado outbreak sequence of April 25 – May 3, 1954 154 37 10 3 0 100 4 167
Tornado outbreak sequence of March 18–27, 1948 153 19 11 6 0 36 80 896
1920 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak 150 15 8 8 0 37+ 153+ 1,215+
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]
Tornado outbreak of April 29 – May 1, 1909 140 30 8 4 0 43+ 181+ 770+
Tornado outbreak sequence of April 18–27, 1957 140 30 8 4 0 117 2 33
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 4–8, 1964 140 35 7 2 1 73 15 383
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 April 27–29, 1912 130 10 6 8 0 26 47+ 175+
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]
Flint–Worcester tornado outbreak sequence 126 13 7 5 1 50 251 2,619
March 1990 Central United States tornado outbreak 126 13 10 2 2 64 2 89 [1][35]
1991 Andover tornado outbreak 126 18 7 4 1 55 21 313 [1]
1908 Dixie tornado outbreak 124 22 3 5 1 31+ 324+ 1,720+
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 3–9, 1961 123 29 9 2 0 73 23 126
Tornado outbreak sequence of December 18–20, 1957 122 16 9 3 1 37 19 291
May 1957 Central Plains tornado outbreak sequence 120 20 7 3 1 57 59 341

Devastating outbreaks

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There have been several tornado outbreaks which scored at least 80 points, but less than 120 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
Tornado outbreak of June 5–6, 1916 115 20 13 1 0 35+ 112+ 741
Tornado outbreak of March 27, 1890 114 12 6 6 0 24+ 187+ 846+
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 19–27, 2024 112 21 12 1 0 247 21 243
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 May 1968 105 10 7 2 2 46 72 1,203
Tornado outbreak of March 20–21, 1976 104 17 8 3 0 66 3 189 [1]
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 4–10, 1933 102 16 8 3 0 33+ 128 644+
Tornado outbreak sequence of April 2–5, 1957 102 26 6 2 0 73 21 341
March 1875 Southeast tornado outbreak 101 3 5 7 0 19+ 96+ 377+
April 1924 tornado outbreak 101 13 11 2 0 28+ 114 1,166+
Tornado outbreak of April 30 – May 2, 1967 101 21 4 4 0 38 13 90
Tornado outbreak of November 17, 2013 101 23 7 2 0 77 8 190+ [1]
Tornado outbreak sequence of March 1913 100 10 2 7 0 19+ 241+ 800+
Tornado outbreak of April 15–16, 1998 100 10 7 3 1 63 12 120 [1]
1967 Oak Lawn tornado outbreak 99 17 3 5 0 45 58 1,418
Tornado outbreak of May 22–27, 2008 98 14 9 1 1 173 13 215 [1]
Tornado outbreak of April 1880 97 16 3 5 0 25+ 166+ 516+
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 8–12, 1959 95 20 7 2 0 60 7 34
Tornado outbreak of April 12, 1945 94 7 5 4 1 17 128 1,001 [3][38][39]
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 1971 94 22 8 1 0 76 6 242 [3]
Tornado outbreak sequence of June 21–26, 1969 93 14 7 3 0 63 7 65+
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]
1953 Waco tornado outbreak 91 8 4 4 1 33 144 895
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 June 9–14, 1967 87 26 3 2 0 103 5 15+
Tornado outbreak of April 25–28, 2024 87 16 7 2 0 162 6 156+ [40]
Tornado outbreak sequence of March 26–31, 1961 86 18 10 0 0 47 3 80
1936 Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak 84 2 7 3 1 14+ 454+ 2,498+
Tornado outbreak of November 23–24, 2001 83 19 3 3 0 69 13 219 [1]
April 1920 tornado outbreak 82 6 2 6 0 17+ 243+ 1,374+
Tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021 82 16 6 2 0 71 89 676 [1][41]
1955 Great Plains tornado outbreak 81 13 3 1 2 48 102 554
Tornado outbreak sequence of June 1966 81 18 2 2 1 57 18 543
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]
1886 St. Cloud–Sauk Rapids tornado outbreak 80 10 4 4 0 18+ 87+ 324+
1967 St. Louis tornado outbreak 80 15 6 2 0 30 7 268
Tornado outbreak sequence of April 17–19, 1970 80 10 2 5 0 33 26 68 [3]

Major outbreaks

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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 sequence of April 28 – May 2, 1953 79 7 3 5 0 24 36 361
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 28–30, 1963 77 16 7 1 0 37 13 72
Tornado outbreak of April 18–21, 1974 76 18 6 1 0 36 2 1+ [1]
Tornado outbreak of June 1881 74 2 4 5 0 11+ 20+ 141+
Tornado outbreak of March 28–31, 1976 73 14 5 2 0 35 10 1+ [1]
Tornado outbreak of April 30 – May 1, 1949 71 8 9 1 0 24+ 10 103
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]
Tornado outbreak of May 23–24, 1946 69 7 5 3 0 17+ 4 42
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 20–21, 1949 67 6 3 4 0 46+ 56 0+
Tornado outbreak of May 6–8, 1973 66 23 1 0 1 47 2 41 [3]
Late-May 1998 tornado outbreak and derecho 66 13 6 1 0 60 7 233+
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 April 9, 1919 65 5 3 4 0 12 92+ 412
Tornado outbreak sequence of November 13–17, 1958 65 20 5 0 0 43 0 37
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]
Tornado outbreak of February 11–13, 1950 63 14 5 1 0 24 41+ 228
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 March 12–15, 1953 62 11 6 1 0 23 21 72
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 sequence of May 30 – June 3, 1954 61 18 3 1 0 39 9 65
Tornado outbreak of April 8, 1957 61 8 5 2 0 18 7 203
Tornado outbreak of December 17–21, 1967 61 13 5 1 0 30 6 110
Tornado outbreak of April 21–24, 1968 61 8 2 2 1 26 14 525
Tornado outbreak sequence of December 1–6, 1953 60 10 3 1 1 19 49 404
Tornado outbreak of April 2–4, 1968 60 15 2 2 0 31 12 0+
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 23–30, 1961 59 12 5 1 0 30 3 38
Tornado outbreak sequence of June 17–23, 1964 59 12 5 1 0 52 0 37
Tornado outbreak of March 25–26, 1949 58 9 4 2 0 15+ 25+ 180+
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 sequence of April 5–8, 1954 57 11 5 1 0 25 1 22
Hurricane Carla tornado outbreak 57 6 7 1 0 21 14 337
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 April 12–18, 1960 55 10 7 0 0 37 4 60
Tornado outbreak of April 28–30, 1947 54 7 4 2 0 13+ 24+ 0+
Tornado outbreak sequence of July 1–10, 1955 54 7 2 3 0 28 4 48
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 of November 7–8, 1957 53 9 5 1 0 28 12 213
Tornado outbreak sequence of March 4–8, 1961 53 14 5 0 0 44 2 152
Tornado outbreak sequence of April 29 – May 2, 1972 53 4 7 1 0 21 0 12 [3]
Tornado outbreak of November 16–19, 1957 52 11 2 2 0 32 10 84
1967 Hurricane Beulah tornado outbreak 52 6 8 0 0 120 5 41
2009 South American tornado outbreak 52 6 4 2 0 28 15 1+ [45][46][47][48]
Tornado outbreak of January 4–6, 1946 51 3 3 3 0 10+ 47 412+
Tornado outbreak of October 14–15, 1966 51 13 2 0 1 23 6 225
Tornado outbreak of May 6–10, 2024 51 13 3 1 0 162 3 87-91+ [49]
Tornado outbreak of January 29–30, 1947 50 10 4 1 0 15+ 13+ 24+
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 12–17, 1957 50 10 4 1 0 50 23 105
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]
Tornado outbreak sequence of September 26–29, 1959 49 12 1 2 0 36 2 47
2012 Leap Day tornado outbreak 49 17 1 1 0 42 15 193 [1]
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 17–20, 1960 48 9 2 2 0 63 1 108
2003 South Dakota tornado outbreak 48 9 2 2 0 125 2 19 [1]
Tornado outbreak of January 3, 1949 47 6 5 1 0 14+ 60+ 504
Tornado outbreak of March 24–25, 1954 47 16 1 1 0 28 2 11
1944 Appalachians tornado outbreak 47 1 3 3 0 7+ 154+ 1,044
Tornado outbreak of March 10–12, 1963 47 11 1 2 0 18 6 38
Tornado outbreak of April 12–14, 1964 47 6 3 2 0 23 7 75
1967 European tornado outbreak 47 1 4 1 1 8+ 17 80+
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]
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 15–20, 1946 46 3 2 3 0 8+ 8+ 53+
Tornado outbreak of June 3–4, 1958 46 3 1 2 1 13 28 175
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][50]
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 March 16–18, 1965 45 5 5 1 0 24 2 129
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][51][52][53]
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 sequence of April 21–24, 1955 44 12 2 1 0 27 6 29
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]
1929 Rye Cove tornado outbreak 43 9 5 0 0 17 42+ 323+
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 sequence of April 2–8, 1964 42 11 1 0 1 33 7 119
Tornado outbreak of November 25–27, 1965 42 6 6 0 0 18 1 26
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]
1947 Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornado outbreak 41 8 0 1 1 12+ 185+ 990+
Tornado outbreak of May 24–25, 1957 41 8 3 1 0 45 4 10
Tornado outbreak of April 28–30, 1960 41 8 5 0 0 19 3 79
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][54]
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]
1936 Cordele–Greensboro tornado outbreak 40 5 0 3 0 13+ 49+ 149+
Tornado outbreak of April 18, 1969 40 5 4 1 0 15 2 0+
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 March 12–13, 1961 39 12 3 0 0 25 2 84
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 June 4–5, 1955 38 4 2 2 0 46 0 0
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 12–14, 1956 38 9 0 2 0 19 4 162
Tornado outbreak of March 31 – April 2, 1959 38 4 4 1 0 17 7 83
Tornado outbreak of July 1–3, 1997 38 9 4 0 0 52 2 100 [1]
Tornado outbreak of March 6–8, 1956 37 11 1 1 0 17 1 42
Tornado outbreak of February 13, 1952 37 6 3 1 0 15 5 102
Tornado outbreak sequence of April 1–6, 1958 37 6 5 0 0 32 3 40
Tornado outbreak of May 10, 1985 37 1 3 2 0 10 0+ 0+
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][55][56]
1944 South Dakota–Minnesota tornado outbreak 36 3 1 1 1 6+ 13+ 560+
Tornado outbreak of February 12, 1945 36 3 4 1 0 8 45 427 [3][57]
Tornado outbreak of October 29–30, 1956 36 3 4 1 0 16 0 7
Tornado outbreak of August 6, 1969 36 8 2 1 0 14 15+ 109
March 1917 tornado outbreak 35 5 3 1 0 9+ 47+ 300+
Tornado outbreak of November 15–16, 1955 35 5 5 0 0 18 1 35
Tornado outbreak of April 1–2, 1974 35 10 3 0 0 23 4 72 [1]
1985 Hurricane Danny tornado outbreak 35 10 3 0 0 46 1 7+
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 March 10–12, 1986 34 12 2 0 0 41 6 122
Tornado outbreak of June 2, 1998 34 7 2 1 0 33 22 77 [1]
2008 Poland tornado outbreak 34 2 4 1 0 12 2 55+
Tornado outbreak sequence of June 14–19, 2023 34 12 2 0 0 93 4 120
Tornado outbreak of May 17, 1949 33 4 3 1 0 8+ 1+ 0+
Tornado outbreak sequence of January 21–22, 1957 33 9 1 1 0 16 13 31
Tornado outbreak sequence of August 24–31, 1964 33 9 1 1 0 26 2 12
Tornado outbreak of February 11, 1965 33 9 3 0 0 15 0 28
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]
Great Blue Norther of November 11, 1911 32 6 2 1 0 13+ 16 101+
Tornado outbreak of May 11, 1947 32 1 4 1 0 6 1 22
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 27 – June 2, 1958 32 11 2 0 0 23 0 3
Tornado outbreak of April 14–15, 1965 32 6 4 0 0 16 1 58
Tornado outbreak sequence of September 20–23, 1965 32 6 4 0 0 26 0 4
Tornado outbreak of April 12–13, 1967 32 16 0 0 0 30 0 9
Tornado outbreak of January 12, 2023 32 11 2 0 0 44 8 53
1881 Minnesota tornado outbreak 31 3 1 2 0 6+ 24 123+
Tornado outbreak of September 29, 1927 31 8 3 0 0 15 82+ 620+
St. Louis tornado outbreak of February 1959 31 3 3 1 0 17 21 358
Tornado outbreak of June 22–24, 1960 31 8 3 0 0 18 0 10
Tornado outbreak of March 4, 1964 31 3 3 1 0 8 4 44
1984 Soviet Union tornado outbreak 31 3 1 2 0 11 403 804 [58]
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][59][60]
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 February 24–25, 1956 30 10 0 1 0 23 6 47
Tornado outbreak of February 26–27, 1958 30 5 4 0 0 16 13 92
Tornado outbreak of March 26–27, 1950 30 10 2 0 0 16 1 52
Tornado outbreak sequence of June 20–23, 1957 30 5 1 0 1 23 11 105
Tornado outbreak of May 4–6, 1959 30 15 0 0 0 50 0 2
Tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 1967 30 10 2 0 0 22 2 103
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+ [61]
Tornado outbreak sequence of June 20–26, 2023 30 10 2 0 0 114 5 126

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