The tornado, which spawned in Oklahoma and crossed into west Fort Smith near the confluence of the Arkansas and Poteau Rivers, killed 2, injured 89 and cost $ 300 million in damage.

The tornado exited Camp Atterbury and crossed US 31, entering the town of Edinburgh.

The tornado would lift as it crossed Edgewood Drive, but snapped the tops of some nearby trees as it lifted and moved on.

The tornado crossed over New York Route 32 and went past the Friar Tuck Inn, causing two mobile homes to flip over.

An F-3 tornado crossed the property at approximately 4: 00 p. m. CDT on April 16, 1998, missing the house and gravesite, but toppling many trees that had reportedly been planted by Jackson himself nearly 200 years earlier.

The continuous ≥ 219 mile (≥ 352 km ) track left by the tornado was the longest ever recorded in the world: the tornado crossed from southeastern Missouri, through Southern Illinois, then into southwestern Indiana.

The tornado crossed the Mississippi River into southern Illinois, hitting the town of Gorham, at 2: 30 p. m., essentially obliterating the entire town, killing 34.

The tornado lifted as it crossed the E. C.

The tornado then crossed the Canadian River, passing into far southern Oklahoma City.

The tornado crossed Route 59 ( Division Street ) and ripped into St. Mary Immaculate Church and school, claiming an additional 3 lives, including the principal of the school, a music teacher, and the son of the cook at the rectory.

This tornado crossed the southern end of the runways, moving North-East, missing a line of B-1B bombers and maintenance hangars.

DOW measurements suggest that the tornado may have a multiple vortex structure as it crossed Spencer.

The first tornado to strike Grand Island crossed its own path several times.

A tornado hit the drive-in theater and nearly crossed to Quincy but receded once it hit the bluffs, the drive in is no longer in use today.

The tornado crossed into Madison County around 5: 50 p. m. on Love Branch Road, just north of the Yarborough Road intersection.

At 5: 54 p. m., the Madison County Sheriff's Department confirmed the tornado had crossed Old Railroad Bed Road and Alabama Highway 53.

Shortly after 6: 00 p. m., the tornado crossed U. S. Highway 231 / 431 at Steger Curve-around Brier Fork bridge.

When the tornado crossed the river and hit East Saint Louis, Illinois, it was smaller but more intense.

It was rated as an EF2 tornado and was also responsible for knocking down two transmission towers on Interstate 57 near Monee.

The tornado lifted near Interstate 65.

The tornado struck early evening, starting near the western city limits, near exit 84 on Interstate 44.

On September 17, 2004, remnants of Hurricane Ivan spawned an F1 tornado that touched down just south of the town along Interstate 81.

On May 22, 2011, an EF-5 tornado first touched down near the western edge of the city among large, newer homes, at about 5: 34 pm CDT ( 22: 34 UTC ) and tracked eastward across the city and across Interstate 44 into rural portions of Newton and Lawrence counties.

The storm produced the most significant tornado of the outbreak touched down just southwest of the Grady County community of Amber, Oklahoma at 6: 23 p. m. CDT and headed northeast, parallel to Interstate 44, just after another tornado had passed over the airport in Chickasha.

Numerous vehicles sought shelter underneath various overpasses as the tornado formed and strengthened, turning Interstate 35 into a virtual parking lot.

However, the tornado moved parallel to Interstate 35 for nearly its entire lifespan in a south-southwestward direction, a very rare occurrence.

* 2008 – The Late-May 2008 tornado outbreak sequence unleashes 235 tornadoes, including an EF4 and an EF5 tornado, between May 22 and May 31, 2008.

In a typical year, Ontario averages 15 confirmed tornado touchdowns, where more are reported in the Windsor-Essex-Chatham Kent area, though many are seldom destructive ( the majority between F0 to F2 on the Fujita scale ) and only few are stronger and very destructive.

* April 11 – The Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1965: An estimated 51 tornadoes ( 47 confirmed ) hit in 6 Midwestern states, killing between 256 to 271 people and injuring some 1, 500 more.

Most tornadoes produce strong winds at the surface while the visible funnel is still above the ground, so it is difficult to discern the difference between a funnel cloud and a tornado from a distance.

Even experienced storm observers may not be able to tell the difference between a low-hanging cloud and a wedge tornado from a distance.

On the night of March 28, 2010 between 11: 55pm and 12: 05am EDT, an EF1 tornado packing winds of 70-85 mph struck the Timberlake and Rougemont community.

In 1984 a bad tornado struck Gates County, killing two people and causing between $ 500 thousand and $ 5 million USD worth of damage.

From 1950 to 2004, only 2 injuries have been caused by tornadoes in the county ; this occurred on March 29, 1974 when a category 1 tornado hit the county, causing between $ 5, 000 and $ 50, 000 in damages.

On April 27, 2011, during the April 25 – 28, 2011 tornado outbreak, Harvest suffered significant damage from the EF5 tornado that destroyed Hackleburg and Phil Campbell, primarily north of Nick Davis Road, situated between Old Railroad Bed and Wall Triana.

) With wind speeds between 180 and 200 miles per hour, the tornado destroyed nearly forty homes, many businesses, and one church, and damaged many other structures.

wind speeds 207-260 mph ) tornado away from the Towanda village center that injured 2 people and caused between $ 500, 000 and $ 5, 000, 000 in damages.

On March 2, 2012, a tornado between Henryville, IN and Memphis damaged 15 homes on Broadway.

wind speeds 261-318 mph ) tornado 13. 5 miles away from the Maple Hill city center killed 16 people and injured 450 people and caused between $ 50, 000, 000 and $ 500, 000, 000 in damages.

wind speeds 207-260 mph ) tornado 8. 5 miles away from the city center injured 12 people and caused between $ 5, 000, 000 and $ 50, 000, 000 in damages.

On April 15, 1952, an F3 tornado hit 15. 5 miles away from the city center, injuring four people and causing between $ 500, 000 and $ 5, 000, 000 in damages.

It was an unusual occurrence for a tornado to touch down in the town itself, given its being situated between two chains of steep hills.

wind speeds 207-260 mph ) tornado 11. 7 miles away from the White Deer town center injured 7 people and caused between $ 5, 000, 000 and $ 50, 000, 000 in damages.

On 6 / 27 / 1992, a category 4 tornado 22. 0 miles away from the town center injured 7 people and caused between $ 5, 000, 000 and $ 50, 000, 000 in damages.

It is named for the gap between two pecan trees, but unfortunately one of the two pecan trees was destroyed by a tornado in 1963.

On July 31, 2009, a line of heavy thunderstorms with weak rotation spawned an EF1 tornado, which touched down with wind speeds between 95 and 105 miles per hour.

With a total of between 66 and 74 tornadoes, it was the most prolific tornado outbreak in Oklahoma history, although not the deadliest.

According to a study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, seeking shelter in an overpass " is to become a stationary target for flying debris "; the wind channeling effect that occurs within these structures along with an increase in wind speeds above ground level, changing of wind direction when the tornado vortex passes, and the fact most overpasses do not have girders for people to take shelter between also provide little to no protection.