Day 93: Super Outbreak Anniversary
Today marks the 34th anniversary of the largest tornado outbreak on record. There were 148 tornadoes occurring in a 24-hour period, the first near Chicago and the last in North Carolina. Some statistics:
- 6 F5 tornadoes
- 23 F4 tornadoes
- 35 F3 tornadoes
- 30 F2 tornadoes
- 31 F1 tornadoes
- 23 F0 tornadoes
- 315 fatalities / 5,000+ injuries
- total length of all tornadoes combined: ~2600 miles
I could go on and on about this outbreak, but will instead refer you to a website devoted entirely to the outbreak: April 3, 1974 – The Tornado Super Outbreak
About Patrick
Patrick Marsh is a Ph.D. student at the University of Oklahoma's School of Meteorology. He earned a Bachelors of Science in Mathematics and Physics (cum laude) from the University of Arkansas in 2005 and a Masters of Science in Meteorology in 2007. In addition to working on his doctorate, Patrick serves as the National Severe Storms Laboratory Liaison to the Hazardous Weather Testbed where his research interests lie in working with operational forecasters, data mining, data visualization, and all things high-impact weather. For more about Patrick's work, check out his complete CV!
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