Tornadoes of 1994

Tornadoes of 1994

Piedmont, Alabama F4 tornado
Timespan	January–December 1994
Maximum rated tornado	F4 tornado 5 locations on 4 different days
Tornadoes in U.S.	1,082[1]
Damage (U.S.)	unknown
Fatalities (U.S.)	69[2]
Fatalities (worldwide)	>69

The Tornados of 1994 came mostly from April to August, when each month had more than 100 outbreaks.

The March 27, 1994 F4 tornado that struck Piedmont, Alabama on Palm Sunday was the third notable Palm Sunday tornado outbreak and the second to take place in the southeastern United States. It was the most notable tornado event of the year, resulting in 40 fatalities, the most since the 1990 Plain Field, Ill., tornado.

Two March tornadoes were rated F4, including the Piedmont tornado.

Events

Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating

F0	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	Total
694	272	81	30	5	0	1082

Tornadoes

Month	Events	Breakdown
January	13
February	9
March	58	Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total 10 6 4 7 2 0 29
April	205	The April 1994 tornado outbreak was a widespread tornado outbreak that affected much of the Central and Southern Plains of the United States, as well as the Midwest and the Deep South, from April 25 to April 27, 1994. The outbreak killed at least six people in two states from two different F4 tornadoes near Dallas, Texas and Lafayette, Indiana. Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total 65 24 10 0 2 0 101
May	161
June	234	On June 13, four tornadoes (none fatal) included F2s in Michigan and New York. On June 18, 1+ were confirmed in St. Francis/Portage Lake, Maine that caused two injuries. Tornadoes on June 25 and June 27 resulted in three fatalities in Missouri and Georgia.
July	155	On July 5, an F4 hit Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. On July 27, an F3 killed three in Limerick, Pennsylvania.
August	120	An F3 struck the Aylmer, Quebec area, injuring 15 while destroying and damaging hundreds of homes with damage estimated at $15 million. It was the first F3 tornado in Quebec since the Maskinonge/Pierreville area tornado of August 27, 1991. On August 27, two F3s killed four in Wisconsin.
September	30
October	51
November	42	At least six tornadoes cut through western Tennessee, killing at least two people and injuring 13.
December	4

See also

• List of tornado events by year

References

1. "U.S. Annual Tornado Maps (1952 - 2011): 1994 Tornadoes". Storm Prediction Center. Norman, Oklahoma: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
2. "Annual U.S. Killer Tornado Statistics". Storm Prediction Center. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 18, 2016.

External links

• U.S. tornadoes in 1994 - Tornado History Project
• Tornado deaths monthly