YearFinal SPC data

1994

1,082 tornadoes in 1994, with 6,088 hail and 7,953 wind reports, from the NOAA SPC severe weather database.

Tornado recordHail + windDaily reportsStorm Events narrativesEF ScaleMax path width

Tornado deaths

F0 694 F1 272 F2 81 F3 30 F4 5

Hail and wind show significant reports only (2 in or larger, 65 kt or stronger). Click a legend item to show or hide it, or "only" to see just that. Select anything on the map to open its record.

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Storm days

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Running count

1994 against the years around it and the 1991 to 2020 average

19941991 to 2020 average1989 to 1999 (other years)

1,082 tornadoes in 1994, 12% below the 1991 to 2020 average of 1,231.

Counts by storm day (12Z to 12Z). Reporting changed a great deal over the decades, so years far from 1991 to 2020 are not a like-for-like comparison with the average.

Busiest tornado days

#	Day	Tornadoes	F/EF4+	Deaths	Strongest	States
1	04/26/94	67	1	3	F4	AZ, FL, IL, IN, MN, MO, MS, OK, TX, WI
2	06/26/94	48	0	2	F3	AL, GA, IA, IL, KY, MS, MT, SC, TN
3	08/16/94	32	0	0	F3	FL, GA, NC, SC, VA
4	04/25/94	29	1	3	F4	CA, CO, IA, MN, NE, OK, SD, TX
5	05/13/94	29	0	0	F3	TX
6	03/27/94	28	2	40	F4	AL, GA, NC, SC
7	07/27/94	25	0	3	F3	DE, MD, PA, VA
8	04/15/94	24	0	3	F3	AL, IN, KY, MO, MS, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX
9	05/29/94	23	0	0	F3	FL, ID, LA, TX
10	06/07/94	19	0	0	F2	AR, CO, KS, MT, NE, SC, SD
11	11/27/94	19	0	6	F3	AL, AR, LA, MS, TN
12	06/06/94	16	0	0	F1	IA, MT, OK, PA, SC, SD, TX
13	06/09/94	15	0	0	F1	CO, FL, MS, OK, TN, TX
14	05/05/94	14	0	0	F1	KS, NE, NV
15	06/12/94	14	0	0	F2	IA, MN, ND, NE, PA, WI

Busiest severe weather days

tornado, hail and wind reports together

#	Day	All reports	Tornadoes	Hail	Wind	Largest hail	Top gust
1	04/26/94	512	67	281	164	5.25 in	84 kt (97 mph)
2	04/15/94	366	24	133	209	1.75 in	87 kt (100 mph)
3	06/29/94	361	6	88	267	1.75 in	78 kt (90 mph)
4	04/25/94	332	29	203	100	4.5 in	75 kt (86 mph)
5	07/01/94	304	8	60	236	2.75 in	99 kt (114 mph)
6	04/27/94	294	9	196	89	1.75 in	74 kt (85 mph)
7	06/09/94	278	15	124	139	4 in	87 kt (100 mph)
8	06/07/94	250	19	89	142	4.5 in	87 kt (100 mph)
9	07/07/94	231	10	60	161	2.75 in	78 kt (90 mph)
10	06/25/94	227	11	94	122	2.75 in	87 kt (100 mph)
11	06/26/94	221	48	36	137	1.75 in	70 kt (81 mph)
12	05/25/94	211	11	120	80	3 in	87 kt (100 mph)
13	04/14/94	206	12	86	108	3 in	85 kt (98 mph)
14	05/29/94	195	23	48	124	2.75 in	104 kt (120 mph)
15	07/06/94	192	13	57	122	3 in	80 kt (92 mph)

Largest hail

top 15

#	Date	Size	Place
1	04/26/94	5.25 in	Lawrence County, MO
2	06/06/94	5 in	Greeley County, KS
3	03/27/94	4.5 in	Floyd County, GA
4	03/27/94	4.5 in	Floyd County, GA
5	04/02/94	4.5 in	McClain County, OK
6	04/25/94	4.5 in	Tarrant County, TX
7	04/25/94	4.5 in	Rockwall County, TX
8	04/25/94	4.5 in	Hunt County, TX
9	04/26/94	4.5 in	Johnston County, OK
10	04/26/94	4.5 in	Mayes County, OK
11	04/26/94	4.5 in	Erath County, TX
12	04/26/94	4.5 in	Erath County, TX
13	04/26/94	4.5 in	Erath County, TX
14	04/27/94	4.5 in	Jefferson County, MO
15	04/29/94	4.5 in	Val Verde County, TX

Strongest wind gusts

top 15, measured first on ties

#	Date	Gust	mph	Type	Place
1	05/29/94	104 kt	120	Not given	Callahan County, TX
2	06/05/94	102 kt	117	Not given	Marion County, KS
3	05/26/94	100 kt	115	Not given	Lampasas County, TX
4	08/27/94	100 kt	115	Not given	Carroll County, OH
5	07/01/94	99 kt	114	Not given	Cowley County, KS
6	08/17/94	98 kt	113	Not given	Major County, OK
7	08/17/94	98 kt	113	Not given	Major County, OK
8	04/09/94	95 kt	109	Not given	Allen County, KS
9	08/17/94	95 kt	109	Not given	Garfield County, OK
10	07/01/94	92 kt	106	Not given	Mitchell County, KS
11	05/31/94	91 kt	105	Not given	Utah County, UT
12	04/12/94	90 kt	104	Not given	Escambia County, FL
13	05/12/94	90 kt	104	Not given	Butler County, KS
14	07/01/94	90 kt	104	Not given	Jewell County, KS
15	07/01/94	90 kt	104	Not given	Jewell County, KS

F4/EF4 and stronger

Date	Rating	Tornado	State	Length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
03/27/94	F4	Ragland to Cave Spring, Alabama	AL	50.0 mi	880 yd	22	150
03/27/94	F4	Euharlee to Nelson, Georgia	GA	49.0 mi	1,760 yd	3	20
04/25/94	F4	Lancaster to Hutchins, Texas	TX	6.0 mi	800 yd	3	48
04/26/94	F4	West Lafayette to Delphi, Indiana	IN	14.0 mi	100 yd	3	70
07/05/94	F4	Denmark, Wisconsin	WI	3.5 mi	150 yd	0	2

Deadliest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Tornado	State	Length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
03/27/94	F4	Ragland to Cave Spring, Alabama	AL	50.0 mi	880 yd	22	150
03/27/94	F3	Kingston to Jasper, Georgia	GA	40.0 mi	2,613 yd	9	70
03/27/94	F4	Euharlee to Nelson, Georgia	GA	49.0 mi	1,760 yd	3	20
03/27/94	F3	Dawsonville to Clarkesville, Georgia	GA	44.0 mi	2,613 yd	3	45
03/27/94	F3	Dahlonega to Clarkesville, Georgia	GA	23.0 mi	1,320 yd	3	15
04/25/94	F4	Lancaster to Hutchins, Texas	TX	6.0 mi	800 yd	3	48
04/26/94	F4	West Lafayette to Delphi, Indiana	IN	14.0 mi	100 yd	3	70
07/27/94	F3	Royersford, Pennsylvania	PA	2.0 mi	100 yd	3	25
11/27/94	F3	Germantown to Gallaway, Tennessee	TN	16.0 mi	200 yd	3	25
04/12/94	F2	Gulfport, Mississippi	MS	2.0 mi	100 yd	2	16
08/27/94	F3	Eleva to Fall Creek, Wisconsin	WI	10.0 mi	700 yd	2	25
08/27/94	F3	Lake Arrowhead to Lake Camelot, Wisconsin	WI	10.5 mi	850 yd	2	22
11/27/94	F3	Magee to Newton, Mississippi	MS	40.0 mi	200 yd	2	0
04/11/94	F1	Seligman, Missouri	MO	2.8 mi	50 yd	1	0
04/15/94	F3	Graysville to Englewood, Tennessee	TN	15.0 mi	880 yd	1	9

Storm days. A day here runs from 12Z to 12Z (6 a.m. CST to 6 a.m. CST the next morning), the way SPC counts storm days, so an overnight tornado counts with the afternoon and evening before it.
Reporting changed over time. Tornado counts rose from the 1990s on as Doppler radar, spotter networks and cameras caught more weak tornadoes. Counts from different decades are not directly comparable, especially for the weakest ratings.
F and EF ratings. The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale replaced the Fujita (F) Scale on 02/01/07. Both estimate wind speed from damage, but they use different damage indicators, so each rating is shown with its own scale.

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