Offically, the largest tornado on record struck near El Reno, Oklahoma on May 31, 2013. Radar and later damage surveys showed the tornado to be 2.6 miles wide.
The most recent large tornadoes in the United States, as of October 28, 2013, occurred on October 4. Several large tornadoes touched down across parts of Nebraska and Iowa.
The most destructive tornado in U.S. history was the Joplin, Missouri tornado of May 22, 2011. The cost of damage was $2.8 billion.
The first recorded tornado in the US was in Rehoboth, Massachusetts in August of 1671.
1925. There were 794 tornado deaths in the U.S. that year, 695 from a single tornado.
Offically, the largest tornado on record struck near El Reno, Oklahoma on May 31, 2013. Radar and later damage surveys showed the tornado to be 2.6 miles wide.
The most recent large tornadoes in the United States, as of October 28, 2013, occurred on October 4. Several large tornadoes touched down across parts of Nebraska and Iowa.
The most destructive tornado in U.S. history was the Joplin, Missouri tornado of May 22, 2011. The cost of damage was $2.8 billion.
The largest tornado on record in the U.S. varied in speed. For the early part of its time on the ground it traveled at about 30 mph before suddenly accelerating to 55 mph.
The widest track was that of the El Reno, Oklahoma tornado of 2013. It was 2.6 miles wide. The longest damage track was that of the Tri-State tornado of 1925. It was 219 miles long.
The largest tornado on record actually occurred in 2004, hitting the town of Hallam, Nebraska. A major tornado outbreak occurred in the southern U.S. in 1932, primarily affecting Alabama and Georgia, but none of the tornadoes were noted for record or near record size.
Tornado Alley
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The place with the most tornado sirens would have to be tornado alley
The first recorded tornado in the US was in Rehoboth, Massachusetts in August of 1671.
That can have several answers. The strongest (though not necessarily the largest) tornadoes are EF5 tornadoes with estimated winds over 200 mph. The strongest tornado recorded (or at least to have its wind speed measure) had winds of 318 (some say 302) mph. The widest tornado ever recorded struck Hallam, Nebraska tornado in 2004. It was 2.5 miles wide.
Yes. Tornado Alley is in the south of the U.S.A.