| Super Outbreak | |
|---|---|
 | |
Duration | 4/3/1974 -
4/4/1974 |
Amount | 148 confirmed
|
Casualties | 319
|
Highest Category | F5
|
Damage Costs | $600 mil. (1974)
$2.79 bil. (2013) |
Areas Affected | East Coast, US
Ontario, Canada |
The Super Outbreak of 1974 is the worst outbreak of tornadoes ever recorded in history. It affected 13 US states and the Canadian providence of Ontario. It was the second-largest outbreak within a day's worth of time. Before the Super Outbreak, no one had ever seen so many destructive and highly rated tornadoes in a weather event.
Tornado Count
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| Confirmed F0 | Confirmed F1 | Confirmed F2 | Confirmed F3 | Confirmed F4 | Confirmed F5 | Confirmed Total |
| 15 | 37 | 30 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 148 |
StatisticsEdit
| List of confirmed tornadoes - April 3, 1974 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | |||
| Georgia | ||||||
| F2 | Ellijay | 1800 | 16 miles | Some houses unroofed and destroyed | ||
| F4 | W of Calhoun | 2240 | 30 miles | 9 deaths - Killed tens of thousands of farm animals and destroyed dozens of homes | ||
| F4 | NW of Dawsonville | 0030 | 18 miles | 6 deaths - Nine homes were damaged and tons of crops | ||
| F4 | W of Pleasant Hill | 0120 | 24 miles | 4 deaths - Destroyed utilities and caused lots of tree damage with 40 homes destroyed | ||
| Illinois | ||||||
| F0 | Morris Area | 1810 | 0.1 miles | |||
| F0 | E of Carlock | 1907 | 0.1 miles | |||
| F1 | SE of Lincoln | 1908 | 17 miles | |||
| F4 | N of Blue Mound | 1930 | 21 miles | 1 death - Destroyed 35 houses and damaged 120 | ||
| F3 | S of Anchor | 1930 | 7 miles | Eight separate farms destroyed with a 10 mile debris shot | ||
| F1 | E of Taylorville | 1945 | 9 miles | |||
| F1 | E of Farmer City | 2010 | 11 miles | |||
| F0 | NW of Pierson | 2025 | 3 miles | |||
| F3 | E of Tolono | 2048 | 6 miles | 1 death - Many buildings destroyed along with a few trailers | ||
| F3 | NE of Bongard | 2055 | 3 miles | Several houses destroyed, some park places destroyed | ||
| F2 | N of Bismarck | 2125 | 8 miles | Destroyed a high school and many homes | ||
| F1 | S of Mattoon | 2130 | 15 miles | Destroyed a high school and many homes | ||
| Tennessee | ||||||
| F3 | Cleveland Area | 1905 | 18 miles | 1 death - Destroyed a trailer park | ||
| F2 | NE of Maryville | 2000 | 1 mile | |||
| F1 | Etowah Area | 2030 | 4 miles | 1 death - Minor property damage to a few homes | ||
| F1 | NW of Hopewell | 2050 | 6 miles | |||
| F1 | NW of Springfield | 2100 | 4 miles | |||
| F2 | N of Greenback | 2200 | 0.1 mile | Damaged half a dozen homes | ||
| F2 | E of Madisonville | 2200 | 1 mile | |||
| F3 | Cleveland | 2215 | 22 miles | 3 deaths - Damaged several dozen homes | ||
| F3 | Nashville Area | 2218 | 5 miles | Caused lots of damage to buildings, homes, and trailers | ||
