History of tropical cyclone-spawned tornadoes
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Intense tropical cyclones usually produce tornadoes, the majority of them weak, especially upon landfall.
List of Atlantic tropical cyclones which spawned tornadoes
These are the Atlantic tropical cyclones that are known to have spawned tornadoes in the U.S.
Pre 1900
Tropical cyclone |
Date of first tornado |
Tornadoes |
Area affected |
Notes |
unnamed |
September 10, 1811 |
1 |
SC |
|
unnamed |
June 30, 1814 |
1 |
SC |
Killer waterspout never reached land |
unnamed |
September 10, 1882 |
*3 |
FL |
|
unnamed |
October 4, 1885 |
*1 |
NJ |
|
unnamed |
October 11, 1885 |
*1 |
FL |
|
unnamed |
July 6, 1891 |
*4 |
LA, MS |
|
unnamed |
September 13, 1892 |
*4 |
NC, SC |
|
1893 Sea Islands Hurricane |
August 28, 1893 |
*1 |
NC |
|
unnamed |
September 7, 1893 |
*1 |
LA |
|
unnamed |
October 4, 1898 |
*1 |
GA |
|
1900 - 1919
Tropical cyclone |
Date of first tornado |
Tornadoes |
Area affected |
Notes |
unnamed |
September 7, 1900 |
*2 |
GA |
|
unnamed |
September 4, 1915 |
*2 |
GA, VA |
|
unnamed |
July 6, 1916 |
*11 |
GA, AL, MS |
|
unnamed |
July 15, 1916 |
*1 |
SC |
|
unnamed |
October 18, 1916 |
*4 |
AL |
|
unnamed |
October 29, 1917 |
*4 |
SC. VA |
|
1919 Florida Keys Hurricane |
September 10, 1919 |
*1 |
FL |
|
1919 Florida Keys Hurricane |
September 15, 1919 |
2 |
TX, NM |
|
1920 - 1939
Tropical cyclone |
Date of first tornado |
Tornadoes |
Area affected |
Notes |
unnamed |
September 9, 1921 |
*6 |
TX |
|
unnamed |
August 10, 1928 |
*5 |
SC |
|
unnamed |
August 15, 1928 |
*4 |
SC, NC |
|
unnamed |
September 28, 1929 |
*6 |
FL, SC |
|
unnamed |
September 6, 1933 |
1 |
SC |
|
unnamed |
October 4, 1933 |
*2 |
FL |
|
unnamed |
July 24, 1934 |
*8 |
TX |
|
Labor Day Hurricane |
September 4, 1935 |
*13 |
SC, NC, VA, MD |
|
unnamed |
August 15, 1938 |
*1 |
LA |
|
1940 - 1959
Tropical cyclone |
Date of first tornado |
Tornadoes |
Area affected |
Notes |
unnamed |
August 10, 1940 |
2 |
SC |
|
unnamed |
October 20, 1941 |
*2 |
FL |
|
unnamed |
October 18, 1944 |
3 |
FL |
|
unnamed |
August 27, 1945 |
*2 |
TX |
|
unnamed |
September 17, 1945 |
*1 |
SC |
|
unnamed |
September 19, 1947 |
*1 |
FL |
|
unnamed |
October 11, 1947 |
*4 |
FL |
|
unnamed |
September 4, 1948 |
1 |
GA, FL |
|
unnamed |
September 21, 1948 |
*1 |
FL |
|
unnamed |
October 5, 1948 |
*3 |
FL |
|
unnamed |
August 28, 1949 |
*4 |
NC |
|
unnamed |
October 3, 1949 |
1 |
TX |
|
Hurricane Baker |
August 13, 1950 |
2 |
FL |
|
Hurricane Able |
August 31, 1952 |
*3 |
VA, NC, MD |
|
Hurricane Connie |
August 10, 1955 |
*4 |
SC, NC, DE |
|
Hurricane Diane |
August 19, 1955 |
*1 |
PA |
|
Hurricane Flossy |
September 24, 1956 |
*5 |
FL, GA, SC |
|
Hurricane Audrey |
June 27, 1957 |
*21 |
MS, AL, LA, TN |
|
Hurricane Cindy |
July 10, 1959 |
11 |
NC, VA, MD, GA |
|
Hurricane Debra |
July 24, 1959 |
5 |
OK, TX |
|
Hurricane Gracie |
September 29, 1959 |
*7 |
SC, NC, VA, PA |
|
Hurricane Judith |
October 17, 1959 |
1 |
FL |
|
1960 - 1979
Tropical cyclone |
Date of first tornado |
Tornadoes |
Area affected |
Notes |
Hurricane Donna |
September 10, 1960 |
*5 |
VA, NC, SC |
|
Hurricane Ethel |
September 15, 1960 |
*6 |
FL, AL |
|
Hurricane Carla |
September 10, 1961 |
*20 |
TX, LA, OK, AR |
F4 killed 8 in Galveston, TX vicinity |
Hurricane Cleo |
August 27, 1964 |
*17 |
FL, SC, VA, NC |
|
Hurricane Dora |
September 12, 1964 |
3 |
SC, NC |
|
Hurricane Hilda |
October 3, 1964 |
*10 |
LA, MS, AL, NC |
Deadliest tropical cyclone spawned tornado killed 22 at Larose, LA |
Hurricane Isbell |
October 14, 1964 |
*9 |
FL |
|
Hurricane Betsy |
September 8, 1965 |
*6 |
FL, AL, MS |
|
Hurricane Alma |
June 8, 1966 |
5 |
FL, MS |
|
Hurricane Inez |
October 4, 1966 |
2 |
FL |
|
Hurricane Beulah |
September 20, 1967 |
*115+ |
TX, Mexico |
|
Hurricane Abby |
June 7, 1968 |
4 |
NC |
|
Hurricane Gladys |
October 17, 1968 |
2 |
FL |
|
Hurricane Camille |
August 17, 1969 |
2 |
FL |
|
Hurricane Celia |
August 31, 1970 |
9 |
TX |
|
Hurricane Edith |
September 16, 1971 |
*16 |
LA, AL, MS |
|
Hurricane Fern |
September 10, 1971 |
5 |
TX |
|
Hurricane Agnes |
June 18, 1972 |
*17 |
FL, GA |
1972 Hurricane Agnes tornado outbreak |
Hurricane Carmen |
September 8, 1974 |
4 |
LA |
|
Hurricane Eloise |
September 23, 1975 |
5 |
GA, FL |
|
Hurricane Babe |
September 5, 1977 |
*14 |
LA, SC, MS, AL |
|
Hurricane David |
September 3, 1979 |
*34 |
FL, MD, VA, PA, DE |
|
Hurricane Frederic |
September 12, 1979 |
10 |
AL, GA, FL |
|
1980 - 1999
Tropical cyclone |
Date of first tornado |
Tornadoes |
Area affected |
Notes |
Hurricane Allen |
August 9, 1980 |
*29 |
TX |
Costliest tropical cyclone related tornado in history struck Austin, TX vicinity inflicting $100 million in damages |
T. D. #2 |
June 5, 1981 |
9[1] |
LA, TX |
|
Hurricane Dennis |
August 17, 1981 |
2 |
FL |
|
T. D. #8 |
August 31, 1981 |
14[2] |
TX |
|
Hurricane Alicia |
August 17, 1983 |
*22 |
TX |
|
Hurricane Diana |
September 5, 1984 |
1 |
FL |
|
Hurricane Danny |
August 15, 1985 |
*39 |
LA, MS, TN, AL, SC, GA |
|
Hurricane Elena |
August 31, 1985 |
10 |
FL |
|
Hurricane Gloria |
September 27, 1985 |
2 |
NJ, MA |
|
Hurricane Juan |
October 28, 1985 |
11 |
FL, AL, MS |
|
Hurricane Bonnie |
June 27, 1986 |
5 |
LA |
|
Hurricane Gilbert |
September 16, 1988 |
*29+ |
TX, Mexico |
|
Hurricane Chantal |
August 1, 1989 |
4 |
TX |
|
Hurricane Hugo |
September 22, 1989 |
3 |
SC, NC |
|
Hurricane Jerry |
October 15, 1989 |
5 |
TX |
|
Hurricane Bob |
August 18, 1991 |
5 |
NC, NY |
|
Hurricane Georges |
September 1998 |
- |
AL, GA, FL |
Hurricane Georges tornado outbreak |
Hurricane Floyd |
September 16, 1999 |
14+[3] |
NC |
|
2000 - present
Tropical cyclone |
Date of first tornado |
Tornadoes |
Area affected |
Notes |
Hurricane Charley |
August 13–14, 2004 |
16 |
FL, NC, VA |
|
Hurricane Frances |
September 5–9, 2004 |
*103 |
|
see Hurricane Frances tornado outbreak |
Hurricane Gaston |
August 2004 |
33 |
|
|
Hurricane Ivan |
September 16–21, 2004 |
*117 |
VA, GA, FL, PA, AL, SC, MD, NC, WV |
See Hurricane Ivan tornado outbreak |
Hurricane Cindy |
July 5–7, 2005 |
*33 |
NC, AL, VA, GA, MS, SC, LA, MD |
2005 Hurricane Cindy tornado outbreak. Did a large part of the damage |
Hurricane Dennis |
July 10–12, 2005 |
10 |
FL, GA |
|
Hurricane Katrina |
August 25–31, 2005 |
*44 |
FL, GA, AL, MS, VA, PA |
See Hurricane Katrina tornado outbreak article |
Hurricane Rita |
September 24–26, 2005 |
22 |
TX, LA, MS, AL, AR |
|
Tropical Storm Tammy |
October 6, 2005 |
1 |
GA |
|
Hurricane Wilma |
October 24, 2005 |
10 |
FL |
|
Tropical Storm Alberto |
June 12–14, 2006 |
17 |
FL, GA, SC, NC |
|
Hurricane Ernesto |
August 24, 2006 |
5 |
FL, NC |
|
Tropical Storm Barry |
June 1, 2007 |
2 |
FL |
|
Tropical Storm Erin |
August 16, 2007 |
7 |
TX, OK |
|
Hurricane Humberto |
September 12, 2007 |
1 |
LA |
|
Hurricane Dolly |
July 23, 2008 |
5 |
TX |
|
Tropical Storm Fay |
August 18, 2008 |
49 |
FL, AL, NC, SC, GA |
|
Hurricane Gustav |
August 21, 2008 |
28 |
FL, AL, LA, MS, AR, MO, IN |
|
Hurricane Ike |
September 9, 2008 |
*33 |
FL, LA, MS, AR, TX |
|
Hurricane Hanna |
September 16, 2008 |
1 |
PA |
|
* one or more listed as significant (F2-F5 or killer) tornadoes
See also
References
External links
- Edwards, Roger (2010). "Tropical cyclone tornado records for the modernized National Weather Service era". 25th Conference on Severe Local Storms. Denver, CO: American Meteorological Society. http://ams.confex.com/ams/25SLS/techprogram/paper_175269.htm.
- Verbout, Stephanie M.; L. M. Leslie, H. E. Brooks, D. M. Schultz, and D. J. Karoly (2005). "Tornado outbreaks associated with land-falling tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Basin". 6th Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes. San Diego, CA: American Meteorological Society. http://ams.confex.com/ams/Annual2005/techprogram/paper_84926.htm.
- Schultz, Lori A.; D.J. Cecil (Oct 2009). "Tropical Cyclone Tornadoes, 1950–2007". Monthly Weather Review (American Meteorological Society) 137 (10): 3471–84. Bibcode 2009MWRv..137.3471S. doi:10.1175/2009MWR2896.1. http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/2009MWR2896.1.
- Edwards, Roger (1999). "Tornado production by exiting tropical cyclones". 23rd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. Dallas, TX: American Meteorological Society. http://www.spc.noaa.gov/publications/edwards/exittors.htm.
- List of Known Tropical Cyclones Which Have Spawned Tornadoes (The Tornado Project)
- Tropical Cyclones Spawning 20 or More Known Tornadoes (The Tornado Project)
- The Tornado Project
- National Hurricane Center (NHC)
- Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)
- Storm Prediction Center (SPC)
- Tropical Cyclone Tornado Research Group at Saint Louis University