Tornadoes of 1994
Encyclopedia
This page documents the tornado
es and tornado outbreak
s of 1994, primarily in the United States
. Most tornadoes form in the U.S., although some events may take place internationally. Tornado statistics for older years like this often appear significantly lower than modern years due to fewer reports or confirmed tornadoes, however by the 1990s tornado statistics were coming closer to the numbers we see today.
area just outside Ottawa just after 3:00 PM. Several homes were destroyed and hundreds others were damaged, some heavily. 15 people were injured and damage was estimated at $15 million. It was the first F3 in the Canadian province of Quebec since the Maskinonge
/Pierreville area tornado of August 27, 1991.
Tornado
A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as a twister or a cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology in a wider...
es and tornado outbreak
Tornado outbreak
While there is no single agreed upon definition, generally at least 6-10 tornadoes produced by the same synoptic scale weather system is considered a tornado outbreak. The tornadoes usually occur within the same day, or continue into the early morning hours of the succeeding day, and within the...
s of 1994, primarily in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Most tornadoes form in the U.S., although some events may take place internationally. Tornado statistics for older years like this often appear significantly lower than modern years due to fewer reports or confirmed tornadoes, however by the 1990s tornado statistics were coming closer to the numbers we see today.
Synopsis
1994 started very slow, with few tornadoes in January and February. After a moderate March, April through August were consistent, with each month having well over 100 tornadoes. The fall was quite slow with the exception of a moderate outbreak in November. The killer F4 tornado that struck Piedmont, Alabama on Palm Sunday (a date with infamous tornado outbreaks in 1965 and 1920) killed 22 people, the most since the 1990 Plainfield, Illinois tornado.Events
Confirmed tornado total for the entire year 1994 in the United States.March 27
The 1994 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak was the third notable tornado outbreak that occurred on Palm Sunday, and the second to take place in the southeastern United States. This one was on March 27, 1994. It was the most notable tornado event of the year, resulting in 27 tornadoes and 40 fatalities. Two of the tornadoes were rated F4, including the Piedmont, Alabama tornado that killed 22 people.April
There were 205 tornadoes confirmed in the US in April. April 11–15 saw a number of tornadoes across several states resulting in six fatalitiesApril 25–27
The April 1994 tornado outbreak was a widespread tornado outbreak that affected much of the Central and Southern Plains of the United States as well as the Midwest and the Deep South from Colorado to New York from April 25 to April 27, 1994. The entire outbreak killed at least six people across two states from two different F4 tornadoes near Dallas, Texas and Lafayette, Indiana.June
There were 234 tornadoes confirmed in the US in June. Tornadoes on June 25 and June 27 resulted in three fatalities in Missouri and Georgia.July
There were 155 tornadoes confirmed in the US in July. On July 5, an F4 tornado in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin resulted in no fatalities. On July 27, an F3 tornado killed three people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.August
There were 120 tornadoes confirmed in the US in August. On August 27, two F3 tornadoes resulted in four deaths in Wisconsin.August 4
An F3 tornado struck the Aylmer, QuebecAylmer, Quebec
Aylmer is a former city in Quebec, Canada. It became a sector of the City of Gatineau on January 1, 2002. Located on the Ottawa River and Route 148 it is a part of the National Capital Region. The population in 2006 was 41 882 — approx. 16% of Gatineau...
area just outside Ottawa just after 3:00 PM. Several homes were destroyed and hundreds others were damaged, some heavily. 15 people were injured and damage was estimated at $15 million. It was the first F3 in the Canadian province of Quebec since the Maskinonge
Maskinongé, Quebec
Maskinongé is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.- References :...
/Pierreville area tornado of August 27, 1991.
November
There were 42 tornadoes confirmed in the US in November. A moderate outbreak produced 18 tornadoes (four rated up to F3) and killed six people in Tennessee and Mississippi.External links
- U.S. tornadoes in 1994 - Tornado History Project
- Tornado deaths monthly