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Most tornadoes in one day
- 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.
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| # | Day | Tornadoes | F/EF4+ | Deaths | Strongest | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04/27/11 | 176 | 15 | 316 | EF5 | AL, AR, FL, GA, IN, KY, MD, MO, MS, NC +7 |
| 2 | 04/03/74 | 143 | 30 | 310 | F5 | AL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MS, NC, NY, OH +3 |
| 3 | 03/31/23 | 138 | 1 | 25 | EF4 | AL, AR, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MS, OH, TN +1 |
| 4 | 12/15/21 | 125 | 0 | 0 | EF2 | IA, MN, NE, WI |
| 5 | 04/26/11 | 113 | 0 | 3 | EF3 | AL, AR, FL, KY, LA, MI, MS, NC, NY, OK +2 |
| 6 | 04/12/20 | 112 | 3 | 30 | EF4 | AL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX |
| 7 | 01/21/99 | 99 | 1 | 9 | F4 | AR, IL, KY, LA, MO, MS, TN |
| 8 | 12/28/24 | 97 | 0 | 1 | EF3 | AL, GA, LA, MS, TX |
| 9 | 05/05/07 | 97 | 0 | 1 | EF3 | CO, IA, KS, NE, OK, SD, TX |
| 10 | 06/24/03 | 95 | 1 | 0 | F4 | IA, MN, NE, SD, WY |
| 11 | 05/25/11 | 94 | 0 | 0 | EF3 | AL, AR, CA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MO +3 |
| 12 | 04/02/25 | 90 | 0 | 7 | EF3 | AR, AZ, IL, IN, KY, MI, MO, MS, OH, TN |
| 13 | 05/30/04 | 88 | 0 | 2 | F3 | AL, AR, IA, IL, IN, KY, MN, MO, MS, OH +1 |
| 14 | 05/04/03 | 86 | 4 | 38 | F4 | AR, IL, KS, KY, MO, MS, NE, OK, SD, TN |
| 15 | 04/14/12 | 85 | 1 | 6 | EF4 | IA, KS, NE, OK |
| 16 | 02/05/08 | 85 | 5 | 57 | EF4 | AL, AR, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, MS, TN, TX |
| 17 | 05/29/04 | 81 | 1 | 3 | F4 | KS, KY, MO, MS, ND, NE, OK, SD, TN |
| 18 | 04/19/11 | 80 | 0 | 0 | EF3 | AL, IL, IN, KY, MO, OH, OK |
| 19 | 05/23/08 | 79 | 1 | 2 | EF4 | CO, KS, NE, OK, WY |
| 20 | 03/30/22 | 78 | 0 | 2 | EF3 | AL, AR, FL, IL, IN, LA, MS, TN, TX |
| 21 | 05/18/95 | 77 | 2 | 4 | F4 | AL, DC, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, TN +1 |
| 22 | 11/17/13 | 76 | 2 | 8 | EF4 | IL, IN, KY, MI, MO, OH, TN |
| 23 | 11/23/04 | 76 | 0 | 3 | F3 | AL, AR, LA, MS, TX |
| 24 | 05/06/03 | 75 | 1 | 2 | F4 | AL, AR, AZ, GA, IL, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS +5 |
| 25 | 05/03/99 | 75 | 4 | 46 | F5 | KS, NE, OK, SD, TX |
| 26 | 06/17/10 | 74 | 4 | 3 | EF4 | IA, MN, ND, WI |
| 27 | 04/19/96 | 74 | 0 | 1 | F3 | IA, IL, IN, KY, MO, TN, TX |
| 28 | 03/02/12 | 72 | 2 | 41 | EF4 | AL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MS, NC, OH, SC, TN +2 |
| 29 | 04/26/24 | 71 | 1 | 1 | EF4 | IA, KS, MO, NE, OK, TX |
| 30 | 05/10/10 | 71 | 2 | 3 | EF4 | KS, OK |
| 31 | 04/15/11 | 69 | 0 | 8 | EF3 | AL, GA, IL, KY, MO, MS |
| 32 | 12/10/21 | 68 | 2 | 89 | EF4 | AL, AR, IL, IN, KY, MO, MS, OH, TN |
| 33 | 11/10/02 | 68 | 1 | 32 | F4 | AL, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MS, OH, PA +2 |
| 34 | 06/02/90 | 68 | 7 | 9 | F4 | AR, FL, IA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, OH, WI |
| 35 | 04/02/06 | 67 | 0 | 27 | F3 | AR, IA, IL, IN, KY, MO, TN |
| 36 | 11/27/05 | 67 | 0 | 2 | F3 | AR, KS, LA, MO, MS |
| 37 | 04/26/94 | 67 | 1 | 3 | F4 | AZ, FL, IL, IN, MN, MO, MS, OK, TX, WI |
| 38 | 03/28/07 | 66 | 0 | 5 | EF3 | CO, IL, KS, NE, OK, TX |
| 39 | 05/22/04 | 66 | 1 | 1 | F4 | CO, IA, KS, MI, NE, WI, WY |
| 40 | 03/14/25 | 65 | 2 | 13 | EF4 | AR, IA, IL, IN, MO, MS |
| 41 | 04/05/22 | 65 | 1 | 1 | EF4 | AL, GA, MS, SC |
| 42 | 06/16/92 | 65 | 2 | 1 | F5 | IA, MN, ND, NE, SD |
| 43 | 04/27/24 | 64 | 1 | 4 | EF4 | KS, MO, OK, TX |
| 44 | 05/08/24 | 63 | 0 | 1 | EF3 | AL, GA, IL, KS, KY, MO, NC, OK, SC, TN +1 |
| 45 | 04/10/09 | 63 | 1 | 2 | EF4 | AL, GA, KY, NC, SC, TN |
| 46 | 07/15/24 | 62 | 0 | 0 | EF2 | IA, IL, IN, MN, NY, WI |
| 47 | 05/27/19 | 62 | 1 | 1 | EF4 | CO, IA, ID, IL, IN, MN, NE, OH |
| 48 | 03/06/17 | 62 | 0 | 0 | EF3 | AR, IA, IL, KS, MN, MO, OK, WI |
| 49 | 01/21/17 | 61 | 0 | 11 | EF3 | AL, AR, GA, LA, MS, SC, TX |
| 50 | 01/29/13 | 61 | 0 | 0 | EF2 | AL, AR, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, MS, OK, TN +1 |
| 51 | 10/26/10 | 61 | 0 | 0 | EF2 | AL, IL, IN, KY, NC, OH, SC, TN, VA, WI |
| 52 | 04/02/82 | 61 | 4 | 30 | F5 | AR, IA, IL, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, OH, OK +2 |
| 53 | 09/24/05 | 60 | 0 | 1 | F3 | AL, AR, LA, MS |
| 54 | 05/10/03 | 60 | 0 | 1 | F3 | AR, IA, IL, IN, KY, MO, NC, TN, WI |
| 55 | 05/16/15 | 59 | 0 | 0 | EF3 | IA, KS, LA, MN, MO, OK, TX, WY |
| 56 | 05/10/08 | 59 | 1 | 24 | EF4 | AL, AR, GA, KS, MO, MS, OK, SC |
| 57 | 09/17/04 | 59 | 0 | 0 | F3 | MD, NC, PA, VA, WV |
| 58 | 03/13/90 | 59 | 4 | 2 | F5 | IA, IL, KS, MO, NE, OK, TX |
| 59 | 09/20/67 | 59 | 0 | 1 | F3 | FL, KS, NE, TX |
| 60 | 05/06/24 | 58 | 1 | 2 | EF4 | AR, IA, KS, MO, NE, OK, SD, TN |
| 61 | 05/18/17 | 58 | 0 | 0 | EF2 | AR, CO, KS, MO, OK, TX |
| 62 | 04/28/14 | 58 | 1 | 15 | EF4 | AL, GA, KY, MS, TN |
| 63 | 06/15/92 | 58 | 2 | 0 | F4 | KS, NE, SD |
| 64 | 04/30/19 | 57 | 0 | 2 | EF3 | AR, IL, KS, KY, MO, OK, TX |
| 65 | 03/12/06 | 57 | 1 | 8 | F4 | AR, IL, KS, MO, OK |
| 66 | 06/08/93 | 57 | 0 | 0 | F3 | IA, IL, IN, MN, OH, OK, PA, TX, WI |
| 67 | 05/08/88 | 57 | 0 | 0 | F3 | AR, IA, IL, WI |
| 68 | 04/14/11 | 56 | 0 | 4 | EF3 | AR, KS, MS, OK, OR, TX |
| 69 | 04/07/06 | 56 | 0 | 10 | F3 | AL, GA, IN, KY, LA, MS, TN |
| 70 | 05/23/24 | 55 | 0 | 0 | EF2 | AR, IA, ND, NE, OK, TX |
| 71 | 02/28/17 | 55 | 1 | 4 | EF4 | AR, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MO, OH, TN |
| 72 | 04/16/11 | 55 | 0 | 26 | EF3 | MD, NC, PA, SC, VA |
| 73 | 04/08/99 | 55 | 3 | 6 | F4 | IA, IL, IN, MO, NE, OH, SC |
| 74 | 04/26/91 | 55 | 5 | 21 | F5 | IA, KS, LA, MO, NE, OK, TX |
| 75 | 10/31/18 | 54 | 0 | 0 | EF2 | AL, KY, LA, MS, TX |
| 76 | 05/24/04 | 53 | 0 | 1 | F2 | IA, IL, KS, MO, NE, NY, OK |
| 77 | 05/25/97 | 53 | 0 | 0 | F2 | AL, CO, IL, KS, MD, MO, OK, TX, VA |
| 78 | 07/08/24 | 52 | 0 | 2 | EF2 | AR, LA, MO, MS, TX |
| 79 | 05/26/24 | 52 | 0 | 1 | EF3 | AL, AR, IL, IN, KY, MO, OH, TN, VA, WI +1 |
| 80 | 04/02/24 | 52 | 0 | 0 | EF2 | AL, GA, IL, IN, KY, OH, TN, WV |
| 81 | 05/03/21 | 52 | 0 | 0 | EF2 | AR, GA, IL, KY, MD, MO, NC, OK, PA, SC +4 |
| 82 | 11/22/92 | 52 | 3 | 10 | F4 | AL, GA, IN, KY, MD, NC, OH, SC, VA |
| 83 | 05/20/19 | 51 | 0 | 0 | EF3 | AZ, FL, KS, MO, OK, TX |
| 84 | 03/20/76 | 51 | 3 | 3 | F4 | AL, AR, FL, IL, IN, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS +2 |
| 85 | 01/10/20 | 50 | 0 | 4 | EF2 | AR, IL, KY, LA, MO, MS, OK, TN, TX |
| 86 | 04/25/11 | 50 | 0 | 5 | EF3 | AR, IN, KY, MO, MS, OK, TN, TX |
| 87 | 06/05/10 | 50 | 1 | 8 | EF4 | IA, IL, IN, ME, MI, NH, OH, PA, VT |
| 88 | 03/30/25 | 49 | 0 | 0 | EF2 | AR, IL, IN, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, OH, TN |
| 89 | 05/24/11 | 49 | 4 | 18 | EF5 | AR, CO, KS, MO, OK, TX, VA |
| 90 | 11/15/05 | 49 | 1 | 1 | F4 | AL, AR, IL, IN, KY, MO, TN |
| 91 | 05/15/03 | 49 | 0 | 0 | F2 | CO, KS, NC, OK, TN, TX |
| 92 | 05/19/25 | 48 | 0 | 0 | EF3 | AR, IL, KS, MO, NE, OK, TX |
| 93 | 05/22/11 | 48 | 1 | 159 | EF5 | AR, IA, IL, IN, KS, MN, MO, ND, OK, TX +1 |
| 94 | 01/07/08 | 48 | 0 | 3 | EF3 | AR, IL, MO, OK, WI |
| 95 | 06/26/94 | 48 | 0 | 2 | F3 | AL, GA, IA, IL, KY, MS, MT, SC, TN |
| 96 | 05/16/91 | 48 | 0 | 0 | F3 | CO, FL, IL, KS, MT, NE, OK |
| 97 | 04/13/19 | 47 | 0 | 3 | EF3 | AL, LA, MS, TX |
| 98 | 05/06/15 | 47 | 0 | 0 | EF3 | KS, NE, OK, TX |
| 99 | 03/15/08 | 47 | 0 | 2 | EF3 | AL, GA, NC, SC |
| 100 | 03/01/97 | 47 | 7 | 26 | F4 | AR, KY, TN, TX |
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Data: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database · updated 10/03/26