04/25/11 - 04/28/11: Super tornado outbreak
27 videos • 847 views • by CountdownToDoomsday An extremely large and violent tornado outbreak, the largest in United States history and popularly known as the 2011 Super Outbreak, occurred from April 25 to 28, 2011. The outbreak affected the Southern, Midwestern, and Northeastern United States, leaving catastrophic destruction in its wake. It produced destructive tornadoes in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, and affected several other areas throughout the Southern and Eastern United States. A total of 334 tornadoes were confirmed in 21 states from Texas to New York and even isolated tornadoes in Canada. Four tornadoes on the 27th caused damage that was rated EF5 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, which is the highest ranking possible; typically there is only about one of these tornadoes in a given year. Widespread and destructive tornadoes occurred on each day of the outbreak, with April 27 being among the most prolific and destructive tornado days in United States history.