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Significant Tornado Events

AJS said:
Correct my man! One of the strongest winter time tornadoes in my personal opinion and one of the costliest tornadoes of all time.
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Another outbreak as well that occured in the early morning hours. Would love a case study on that outbreak, mostly just searching for the reason why it occured before noon, and not at the normal (3-6 PM) window that most outbreaks begin.
 
If y’all had to say what the most intense supercells of all time were, which ones would you say?

The first two that come to mind for me are the Quad State Supercell from 2021 and the Greensburg, KS supercell from 2007.
 
Hi all, I haven't posted here in a while but I just finished a project of reconstructing the 1884 Enigma Outbreak. I found 48 significant tornadoes: 31 F2s, 9 F3s, and 7 F4s. The total significant tornado path miles is 897.25 miles which is the 3rd highest on record behind the two Super Outbreaks. I also found a death toll of ~179 which one higher than what Grazulis had. This project convinced me that the Enigma Outbreak was very likely super outbreak.
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SGFmoTwister said:
I'd love to see high-quality photos from both Coldwater Lake twisters. They seem very underrated to me.

I'm not sure if this has been posted before, but I like this recent documentary on the Joplin tornado.
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I'm about eight minutes into the documentary. Very well done. It is still unreal everytime I watch it, how unbelievably fast it grew in strength.
 
AJS said:
If y’all had to say what the most intense supercells of all time were, which ones would you say?

The first two that come to mind for me are the Quad State Supercell from 2021 and the Greensburg, KS supercell from 2007.
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Storms A&B from May 3, 1999.

The two on April 27, 2011 that produced something like 4-5 long-track EF3+ apiece (including Tuscaloosa/Ohatchee for one and Cordova/Rainsville/Ringgold for the other) from Mississippi to North Carolina.
 
CheeselandSkies said:
Storms A&B from May 3, 1999.

The two on April 27, 2011 that produced something like 4-5 long-track EF3+ apiece (including Tuscaloosa/Ohatchee for one and Cordova/Rainsville/Ringgold for the other) from Mississippi to North Carolina.
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I think storms A and B from May 3, 1999.
Greensburg supercell.
Quad State Supercell.
The two LT April 27, 2011 Supercells
And 2013 El Reno.
 
AJS said:
I think storms A and B from May 3, 1999.
Greensburg supercell.
Quad State Supercell.
The two LT April 27, 2011 Supercells
And 2013 El Reno.
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There was also one notable for its longevity during the March 12, 2006 high risk event. It initiated in far eastern Oklahoma and tracked northeastward all the way to Michigan, producing numerous tornadoes mostly in Missouri and Illinois. Ironically I don't believe it was responsible for the sole violent tornado confirmed that day (although this was during the couple of years at the end of its life when the F-scale was being applied very conservatively, even moreso than the EF-scale is now although it's getting close), but it did produce a couple of F2s that impacted Springfield, IL during the evening.
 
AJS said:
I think storms A and B from May 3, 1999.
Greensburg supercell.
Quad State Supercell.
The two LT April 27, 2011 Supercells
And 2013 El Reno.
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Good shouts, but I'd replace 2013 El Reno with 2014 Pilger, which produced FOUR consecutive (and simultaneous!) violent tornadoes, every single one of which likely reached EF5 intensity. I'd also add 4/11/65's Storm L, which produced 6 violent tornadoes including (IIRC) 2 F5-intensity tornadoes along its 270 mile path. Also there was a cell in KY/IN/OH on 4/3/74 that produced like 5 violent tornadoes (including an F5 or 2). Maybe New Richmond (produced an F3, two consecutive F5s and another F3 along with a fifth significant tornado according to Loco's reanalysis IIRC) counts, too.

EDIT: Also adding Grand Island 1980 (AAAAAAAAA), Bowdle 2010 (remember those chasers getting stuck in the mud? That was because they were fleeing like 3 separate tornadoes at once), Atlantic-Tionesta-Tidioute 1985 and Yazoo City 2010. And the Minneapolis tornadoes of 1965 if those were the same cell as well.
 
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CheeselandSkies said:
The two on April 27, 2011 that produced something like 4-5 long-track EF3+ apiece (including Tuscaloosa/Ohatchee for one and Cordova/Rainsville/Ringgold for the other) from Mississippi to North Carolina.
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IIRC, the Tuscaloosa cell produced that, Ohatchee, then an EF3 or two in Georgia. The second cell produced the Philadelphia EF5, Cordova EF4 that probably reached EF5, Rainsville EF5, Ringgold shoulda-been EF5 and then an EF3 in Tennessee.

The Cullman cell produced that tornado, the Flat Rock shoulda-been EF5, and the Chilhowee Lake EF4. Smithville produced the New Wren shoulda-been EF5, and then the Top 10 of all time strongest candidate Smithville EF5.

Even some of the lesser cells produced humdingers. Hackleburg > Huntland, Haleyville > New Harmony.
 
Lake Martin EF4 said:
Good shouts, but I'd replace 2013 El Reno with 2014 Pilger, which produced FOUR consecutive (and simultaneous!) violent tornadoes, every single one of which likely reached EF5 intensity. I'd also add 4/11/65's Storm L, which produced 6 violent tornadoes including (IIRC) 2 F5-intensity tornadoes along its 270 mile path. Also there was a cell in KY/IN/OH on 4/3/74 that produced like 5 violent tornadoes (including an F5 or 2). Maybe New Richmond (produced an F3, two consecutive F5s and another F3 along with a fifth significant tornado according to Loco's reanalysis IIRC) counts, too.
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Crap how could I forget Pilger! That supercell was an absolute freak show. I still can’t believe that happened. Stanton in my opinion was still the strongest of the day, but I do remember one of the Pilger tornadoes produced damage that wasn’t terribly far off.

If we happened to talk about the most wicked/epic looking supercell, it would undoubtedly have to go to the Keota, IA supercell.


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Lake Martin EF4 said:
Good shouts, but I'd replace 2013 El Reno with 2014 Pilger, which produced FOUR consecutive (and simultaneous!) violent tornadoes, every single one of which likely reached EF5 intensity. I'd also add 4/11/65's Storm L, which produced 6 violent tornadoes including (IIRC) 2 F5-intensity tornadoes along its 270 mile path. Also there was a cell in KY/IN/OH on 4/3/74 that produced like 5 violent tornadoes (including an F5 or 2). Maybe New Richmond (produced an F3, two consecutive F5s and another F3 along with a fifth significant tornado according to Loco's reanalysis IIRC) counts, too.

EDIT: Also adding Grand Island 1980 (AAAAAAAAA), Bowdle 2010 (remember those chasers getting stuck in the mud? That was because they were fleeing like 3 separate tornadoes at once), Atlantic-Tionesta-Tidioute 1985 and Yazoo City 2010. And the Minneapolis tornadoes of 1965 if those were the same cell as well.
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I'd love to see some analysis of early June 1980 because the very next day after Grand Island saw significant tornadoes in, of all places, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
 
AJS said:
I remember seeing a paper from a site somewhere showing that he did initially grant the Xenia, OH tornado an F6 rating, but changed it to an F5. I’m not making that up. I did see it somewhere. I’ll have to try and find it.

From what I know, Fujita also considered rating the Smithfield, AL 1977 F5 an F6, as well as Lubbock.
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SouthFLwx said:
I strongly believe this tornado should have been rated an EF5.
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Honestly, I think it’s a case that could go either way. But I do believe that the high end EF4 rating was more appropriate for this tornado. The wind rowing, debris granulation, and tree debarking were pretty high end though, and trees in Illinois are notoriously known for being strong hardwoods.
 
AJS said:
If y’all had to say what the most intense supercells of all time were, which ones would you say?

The first two that come to mind for me are the Quad State Supercell from 2021 and the Greensburg, KS supercell from 2007.
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-2014 Pilger NE Event
-Enterprise MS 2011 cell (tornado was on the ground for around three hours!!)
-1980 Grand Island NE
-1925 Tri State (self explanatory)
-5/25/24 Claredon-Decatur AR cell
-2004 Hallam NE
-12/10/21 is a possibility (specifically the N-AR to W-KY cell)
-3/12/2006 SUPER-SUPERCELL; lasted for upwards of 15 hours
-Hondo Texas 2021
-There's an argument for El Reno 2013

Nebraska what are you on..?
Probably a lot I cant remember at the moment...
 
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