Records
The record books
Record lists from 1950 on: violent tornadoes, widest and longest tracks, deadliest tornadoes, biggest tornado days, largest hail and strongest measured gusts. Every list says what changed in how the data was kept, so eras can be compared fairly.
Tornadoes
Every F4, EF4, F5 and EF5 tornado
Every tornado rated F4, EF4, F5 or EF5 since 1950, newest first.
656 entries
Tornadoes
Every F5 and EF5 tornado
The strongest rating on either scale.
60 entries
Tornadoes
Widest tornadoes since 1995 (maximum width)
Ranked by maximum path width, recorded from 1995 on.
100 entries
Tornadoes
Widest tornadoes 1950 to 1994 (mean width)
Ranked by mean path width, the measure used before 1995.
100 entries
Tornadoes
Longest tornado tracks
Ranked by path length on the ground.
100 entries
Tornadoes
Deadliest tornadoes
Ranked by direct deaths.
100 entries
Storm days
Most tornadoes in one day
Storm days ranked by tornado count, 12Z to 12Z.
100 entries
Hail
Largest hail reports
Ranked by reported hail size.
100 entries
Wind
Strongest measured thunderstorm gusts
Instrument-measured thunderstorm gusts only.
100 entries
Titan Archive · a Tornado Titans project
Data: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database · updated 10/03/26