If by yesterday you mean Mar 24, 2011, then yes. There were several tornadoes in fact.
There were 4 in Tennessee and 1 in Pennsylvania.
Since official tornado records began in 1950 three tornadoes have moved through Leavenworth, Kansas, though only one has actually touched down in the city. Data from prior to 1950 is either not readily available or nonexistent.
Texas experiences tornadoes regularly throughout the year, but peak tornado season typically occurs in the spring months. The most recent significant tornado outbreak in Texas happened in May 2021, when numerous tornadoes touched down in different parts of the state causing damage and some injuries.
When a tornado has not touched the ground yet, it is called a funnel cloud. A funnel cloud is a rotating cone-shaped cloud descending from the base of a thunderstorm but not reaching the ground. Once it touches the ground, it is classified as a tornado.
The most recent confirmed tornado was an EF3 nears Sun, Louisiana on May 26, 2011 that injured 4 people. Other tornadoes may have touched down on that have not been confirmed yet.
Yes, an EF1 tornado touched down on N-15th street near the football stadium on October 14, 2012. Not a lot of damage and no one was seriously hurt.
When a tornado first reaches the ground and becomes a tornado it is said to have touched down.
Yes. An EF0 tornado touched down in Philadelphia, injuring two people.
It first touched down near Protection, Kansas.
The most recent tornado in Texas was an EF1 that touched down near Clarksville, Texas in Red River County on March 8, 2011.
In a sense, yes. But the term funnel cloud usually means a "tornado" that has not touched down.
Yes, in fact a brief F0 tornado touched down in Utica on June 29, 2006.
That would be the El Reno, Oklahoma tornado of May 31, 2013. At peak size the tornado was 2.6 miles wide.
No. A tornado on the ocean or some other body of water is called a waterspout. A funnel cloud is a tornado that has not yet touched down.
The worst tornado ever recorded was the Daulatpur-Salturia tornado that touched down in Bangladesh on April 26, 1989. The death toll is estimated at 1300.
The last tornado to hit Biloxi, Mississippi touched down on July 22, 2000. It was rated F0.
The last tornado in December 2010 was an EF1 near Loyd Star, Mississippi that touched down at 809 PM.
The last F5 tornado to hit Texas struck the town of Jarrell on May 27, 1997.