Sentences with phrase «worst tornado outbreak»
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However, the total number of tornadoes in those outbreaks jumped dramatically: In 1965, the worst outbreak included about 40 tornadoes, but in 2015 that number had statistically grown to include nearly 80 ground - scouring twisters, the researchers report online today in Science.
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The worst recorded outbreak, according to Ted Fujita, had taken place in April 1974, when 148 tornadoes touched down in a day, producing 2,400 miles of damage path.