Some amazing numbers from the recent devastation caused by the tornado outbreaks in the South-Eastern USA – as it turns out, there has not been a tornado outbreak in history over three days with this many tornadoes spawned by a single storm system. Some stats as shared by Accuweather:
- Dates – April 14, 2011 to Saturday, April, 16, 2011
- 267 tornado reports
- Touchdowns in 15 States
- Storms spanned a 3 day period
- The death toll has risen to 45 people (as of time of writing this post)
- two dozen people were killed N. Carolina on Saturday
- the most deadly outbreak since the 2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak
- Jackson, Miss., and Raleigh, N.C., are among the large cities that were struck
- 3 contributors caused this outbreak – a powerful jet stream, abundant moisture and a strong cold front
See more details HERE including an explanation for the perfect storm scenario that resulted in these horrific events.
