Timespan January–December 1994 Damage (U.S.) unknown Fatalities (worldwide) >69 | Tornadoes in U.S. 1,082 Fatalities (U.S.) 69 | |
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Maximum rated tornado F4 tornado
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This page documents the tornadoes and tornado outbreaks of 1994, primarily in the United States.
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Synopsis
In the first three months of the year, the number of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks were low to moderate. Then from April to August each month had over a hundred outbreaks. The fall season saw fewer tornadoes with the exception of a moderate outbreak in November. The killer F4 tornado that struck Piedmont, Alabama on Palm Sunday (a date of infamous tornado outbreaks in 1965 and 1920) killed 22 people, the most since the 1990 Plainfield, Illinois tornado.
January
There were a total of 13 tornadoes confirmed and in January.
January 26-27
Four tornadoes touched down in Mississippi, including one F2 tornado that caused seven injuries in the city of Brookhaven, Mississippi.
February
There were 9 tornadoes confirmed and in February.
March
There were 58 tornadoes confirmed and in March.
March 27
The 1994 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak was the third notable tornado outbreak. It occurred on Palm Sunday, and was the second in the southeastern US. The outbreak began on March 27, 1994. It was the most notable tornado event of the year, resulting in 27 tornadoes and 40 fatalities. Two of the tornadoes were rated F4, including the Piedmont, Alabama tornado that killed 22 people.
April
205 tornadoes were confirmed and in April. April 11–15 saw tornadoes across several states, resulting in six fatalities
April 25–27
The April 1994 tornado outbreak was widespread. It affected much of the Central and Southern Plains of the United States as well as the Midwest and the Deep South from Colorado to New York from April 25 to April 27, 1994. The outbreak killed at least six people across two states from two F4 tornadoes near Dallas, Texas and Lafayette, Indiana.
May
161 tornadoes were confirmed and in May.
June
234 tornadoes were confirmed and in June. On June 13, four tornadoes (no fatalities) included an F2 in Michigan and another F2 in New York. On June 18, one or more tornadoes were confirmed in St. Francis/Portage Lake, Maine and caused two injuries. Tornadoes on June 25 and June 27 resulted in three fatalities in Missouri and Georgia.
July
155 tornadoes were confirmed in July. On July 5, an F4 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin resulted in no fatalities. On July 27, an F3 killed three people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
August
120 tornadoes were confirmed in August. On August 27, two F3s resulted in four fatalities in Wisconsin.
August 4 (Canada)
An F3 struck the Aylmer, Quebec area just outside Ottawa. Several homes were destroyed and hundreds others were damaged, extensively. A total of 15 people were injured and damage was estimated at $15 million. It was the first F3 in the Canadian province of Quebec since the Maskinonge/Pierreville area tornado of August 27, 1991.
September
30 tornadoes were confirmed in September.
October
51 tornadoes were confirmed in October.
November
42 tornadoes were confirmed in November.
November 26-28
A small but destructive outbreak produced 19 tornadoes across the Southern United States, resulting in six fatalities and 45 injuries. An F3 tore through Shelby County and Fayette County in Tennessee, killing three after destroying 28 homes, damaging 300 other homes and badly damaging a high school. A woman was killed when an F3 struck her house. Two more people were killed in an F3 in Mississippi.
December
4 tornadoes were confirmed in December.