Tornado Outbreak: November 21-23, 1992
Sunday, November 22, 1992 Filed in: Severe Wx
F4 Tornado strikes Cobb and Cherokee counties...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_1992_tornado_outbreak
The November 1992 tornado outbreak was a three-day tornado outbreak that struck large parts of the eastern and Midwestern U.S. on November 21-23. Also sometimes referred to as the Widespread Outbreak (as was the Super Outbreak initially), this exceptionally long lasting and geographically large outbreak produced over $300 million in damage, along with 26 deaths and 641 injuries in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
The outbreak began on November 21 with a cluster of 6 tornadoes (ranging from F1 to F4 intensities - see Fujita scale) that struck parts of the Houston, TX, area. Later on the 21st, the deadliest tornado of the outbreak (also F4 intensity) struck Brandon, MS, causing 10 deaths, 98 injuries and over $25 million in damage. Other F4 tornadoes struck Cobb County, GA, in the Atlanta suburbs, and Switzerland County, IN, just southwest of Cincinnati. Of the 5 tornadoes reported in North Carolina (on the 22nd and 23rd), the last left a damage path over 160 miles in length (at consistent F2-F3 intensity), the longest tornado damage track to have ever been recorded in the state, producing damage in Wilson, NC, and Elizabeth City, NC. The last tornado of the outbreak, a short-lived F1, touched down in Prince George's County, Maryland.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_1992_tornado_outbreak
The November 1992 tornado outbreak was a three-day tornado outbreak that struck large parts of the eastern and Midwestern U.S. on November 21-23. Also sometimes referred to as the Widespread Outbreak (as was the Super Outbreak initially), this exceptionally long lasting and geographically large outbreak produced over $300 million in damage, along with 26 deaths and 641 injuries in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
The outbreak began on November 21 with a cluster of 6 tornadoes (ranging from F1 to F4 intensities - see Fujita scale) that struck parts of the Houston, TX, area. Later on the 21st, the deadliest tornado of the outbreak (also F4 intensity) struck Brandon, MS, causing 10 deaths, 98 injuries and over $25 million in damage. Other F4 tornadoes struck Cobb County, GA, in the Atlanta suburbs, and Switzerland County, IN, just southwest of Cincinnati. Of the 5 tornadoes reported in North Carolina (on the 22nd and 23rd), the last left a damage path over 160 miles in length (at consistent F2-F3 intensity), the longest tornado damage track to have ever been recorded in the state, producing damage in Wilson, NC, and Elizabeth City, NC. The last tornado of the outbreak, a short-lived F1, touched down in Prince George's County, Maryland.
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Location Date Time Event Mag Deaths Injuries PropDmg CropDmg 1 DADE 11/22/1992 0850 Tornado F2 0 0 250K 0 2 WALKER 11/22/1992 0930 Tornado F1 0 0 3K 0 3 CATOOSA 11/22/1992 0933 Tornado F1 0 0 3K 0 4 COBB 11/22/1992 1044 Tornado F4 0 34 25.0M 0 5 CHEROKEE 11/22/1992 1117 Tornado F4 0 12 2.5M 0 6 LUMPKIN 11/22/1992 1210 Tornado F3 1 7 2.5M 0 7 SPALDING 11/22/1992 1304 Tornado F2 0 3 2.5M 0 8 HENRY 11/22/1992 1315 Tornado F2 0 0 250K 0 9 MUSCOGEE 11/22/1992 1335 Tornado F1 0 0 250K 0 10 TALBOT 11/22/1992 1338 Tornado F1 0 0 250K 0 11 MONROE 11/22/1992 1440 Tornado F0 0 0 250K 0 12 MONROE 11/22/1992 1500 Tornado F2 0 0 250K 0 13 JONES 11/22/1992 1503 Tornado F2 0 1 2.5M 0 14 PUTNAM 11/22/1992 1545 Tornado F4 4 55 25.0M 0 15 GREENE 11/22/1992 1607 Tornado F4 1 31 2.5M 0 16 WILKES 11/22/1992 1640 Tornado F1 0 1 250K 0 17 LINCOLN 11/22/1992 1700 Tornado F3 0 0 250K 0 TOTALS: 6 144 64.505M 0