The strongest tornado to hit Louisiana on record occurred on February 21, 1971, in Orleans Parish. This F4 tornado had wind speeds estimated between 207-260 mph, causing significant damage and sadly resulting in 5 fatalities.
There have been many tornadoes in Arkansas. However, given the timing, you presumeably mean the tornado that struck the towns of Mayflower and Vilonia on April 27, 2014. That tornado killed 16 people.
As of February 8, 2012 the last tornado to hit Georgia was on December 22, 2011.
The strongest category of tornado is F5 (EF5 as of 2007). The strongest winds ever recorded in a tornado were 301 mph +/- 20mph in the F5 tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City on May 3, 1999. However, other tornadoes, which never had their wind speed measured, may have been stronger.
Yes. The worst tornado to have hit the UK in modern times was a T5 (equivalent to a strong F2) which hit Birmingham in July of 2005, costing £40 million (about $70 million US). This is a rather significant tornado, even by US standards. The strongest known British tornado struck Portsmouth in 1810. It was estimated to have been a T8, equivalent to an F4.
Yes. Newport, Arkansas was hit by an F0 tornado in 1992 and an F1 tornado in 1999.
No, Colorado has never recorded an F5 or EF5 tornado, the strongest was an F4. The largest tornado (by path width) on record in Colorado was rated EF3.
Yes. Arkansas is very near Tornado Alley and gets tornadoes fairly frequently.
It is impossible to predict when a specific location will be hit by a tornado.
The strongest tornado to hit Louisiana on record occurred on February 21, 1971, in Orleans Parish. This F4 tornado had wind speeds estimated between 207-260 mph, causing significant damage and sadly resulting in 5 fatalities.
There have been many tornadoes in Arkansas. However, given the timing, you presumeably mean the tornado that struck the towns of Mayflower and Vilonia on April 27, 2014. That tornado killed 16 people.
The Cleburne County, Arkansas tornado of May2, 2008 was an EF3.
The largest tornado to hit Mississippi was the Yazoo City, Mississippi tornado of April 24, 2010. It was 1.75 miles wide.
No. The largest tornado ever recorded hit Hallam, Nebraska in the United States.
The strongest tornado officially listed to have hit Pinellas county was an F4 on April 4, 1966. However, more recent analysis that this event consisted of at least 3 tornadoes forming in succession. The actual F4 damage was in Polk County and so may have been from a later tornado in this family.
Since official records began in 1950 there has been 1 tornado did come very near Eureka Springs and there is nothing really that would prevent one from striking. Arkansas as a whole is a tornado prone state.
Since record keeping began in 1950 the strongest tornado to hit Louisiana, an F5 in the Delhi area on February 21, 1971 killed 47 and injured 510. However, only 11 of the deaths and 18 of the injuries were in Louisiana. The rest were in Mississippi, as the tornado crossed the state line. Other tornadoes prior to 1950 may have been stronger in Louisiana, but accurate records do not exist for that time.