History of tropical cyclone-spawned tornadoes

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Intense tropical cyclones usually produce tornadoes, the majority of them weak, especially upon landfall.

1 List of Atlantic tropical cyclones which spawned tornadoes
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

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
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
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
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

References

^ United Press International. Thunderstorms Pound Gulf Coast. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
^ David M. Roth. Tropical Depression Eight - August 27-September 1, 1981. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
^ Richard J. Pasch, Todd B. Kimberlain and Stacy R. Stewart. Preliminary Report: Hurricane Floyd 7 - 17 September, 1999. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.

Grazulis, Thomas P. (1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events. St. Johnsbury, VT: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. ISBN 1879362031.
SPC Tropical Cyclone Tornado Database (Excel file), readme
NOAA: National Weather Service, National Hurricane Center, Storm Prediction Center, National Climatic Data Center

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