The April Tornadoes: Part II

Last week I posted some thoughts on the April 2011 tornadoes. I wanted to follow-up with a few more things this week.

All of the damage surveys have been completed. A total of 30 tornadoes were confirmed across central Mississippi and northeast Louisiana. The massive severe weather outbreak in late April, which spanned from April 25th-April 28th, breaks the U.S. record for the most number of tornadoes in an outbreak. Well over 200 tornadoes have been confirmed, and some surveys are still be done.

Also alarming is the number of violent tornadoes that took place during the outbreak. 10 tornadoes have been rated EF-4, with 3 being rated EF-5. Mississippians need to pay attention to those numbers, as 2 of the 3 EF-5s were in our own state! Both of these EF-5s took place on April 27th. There have never been two EF-5 tornadoes in Mississippi on the same day.

Follow this link to view the tornadoes in our area during the super outbreak.

Thankfully as the calendar changed to May, the weather pattern across the country changed to almost summer-like. This will change later this week as a cold front out west will bring some storms, possibly severe, to our area heading into Friday.

Sorry for the lack of posts lately. More tomorrow!

Eric - elaw@wlbt.com