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What is a tornado outbreak?

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A tornado outbreak is an event in which a series of tornadoes forms from a single storm system within a given period of time and in a given geographic region. A typical tornado outbreak lasts a day or two and depending on the definition must have a minimum of 6 to 20 tornadoes.

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