This page documents the tornado

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 1995, 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

1995 was a very interesting and generally routine tornado year. The season peaked in May with a near month record of 392 tornadoes. June brought over two hundred tornadoes, including several which became famous for their videos. The death total for the year was relatively low at 30 (fewest since 1986).

Events

Confirmed tornado total for the entire year 1995 in the United States.

January

There were 36 tornadoes confirmed in the US in January. Despite the low number of tornadoes three people were killed in the southeast from separate tornadoes during the month.

February

There were 7 tornadoes confirmed in the US in February. On February 16, an F3 tornado killed six people in Alabama, and injured 130, making it the tornado responsible for the most deaths in 1995.

May

There were 392 tornadoes confirmed in the US in May. Beyond the three week long outbreak sequence, three people were killed by an F4 tornado in Berkshire County, Massachusetts on May 29.

May 6–27

The May 1995 Tornado Outbreak Sequence is a series of tornado outbreaks that occurred from May 6 through May 27, 1995. Eleven deaths occurred due to the outbreak. Nearly 300 tornadoes (six ranked up to F4) occurred during this period from the Central US through the Southeast and into the Mid-Atlantic.

June

There were 216 tornadoes confirmed in the US in June. On June 2, a tornado near Dimmitt, Texas (F3 strength) was covered closely by the Probe1 Vortex team, making it "the most comprehensively observed tornado in history." On June 8, several more tornadoes in Texas caused destruction and made for amazing video. The Pampa F4 tornado which struck the industrial section of the town is one of the most amazing and frequently played tornado videos in existence. Two other F4 tornadoes near Allison and Kellerville were captured on video. Amazingly, none of these tornadoes caused any fatalities. The Kellerville tornado has been debated to be of F5 strength, but the current and final rating was F4.

November

There were 79 tornadoes confirmed in the US in November. On November 10, an F2 tornado killed two in Arkansas.

External links

• U.S. tornadoes in 1995 - Tornado History Project
• Tornado deaths monthly