Hurricane Katrina tornado outbreak
- Hurricane Katrina tornado outbreak
The Hurricane Katrina tornado outbreak was a tornado outbreak across the eastern United States from August 29 to 31, 2005, spawned mostly by the outer bands of Hurricane Katrina (or the remnants thereof).
One person was killed and numerous communities suffered damage of varying degrees from central Mississippi to Pennsylvania, with Georgia the hardest hit. It was the worst tornado outbreak ever in the month of August in that state, and the first to result in a fatality.
Confirmed tornadoes
There were a total of 44 confirmed tornadoes - 18 in Georgia, 11 in Mississippi, five each in Virginia and Pennsylvania, four in Alabama, and one isolated tornado in Florida three days before the main outbreak.
ee also
* Hurricane Katrina effects by region
* List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
* Meteorological history of Hurricane Katrina
External links
* [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL122005_Katrina.pdf Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Katrina]
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