Hurricane Frances tornado outbreak

Hurricane Frances tornado outbreak

The Hurricane Frances tornado outbreak was a widespread tornado outbreak associated with Hurricane Frances that came ashore on eastern Florida on September 4–5, 2004. Outer bands from the hurricane and its remnants, when it moved across the Appalachian Mountains, produced one of the largest tornado outbreaks ever spawned by a tropical cyclone in the United States in terms of number of tornadoes confirmed since records were kept in 1950.

At least 103 tornadoes were confirmed from September 4 to September 8 across the Southeast and Middle Atlantic States. However, Hurricane Beulah in 1967 and Hurricane Ivan, which affected western Florida less then two weeks after Frances, produced more tornadoes. Other tornadoes from a separate system were spawned in Iowa and Minnesota on September 5. [ [http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado.php?yr=2004&mo=9&day=5&st=%25&fu=%25&co=Any&l=auto&submit=Map&ddat=on&dsta=on&dfuj=on&dfat=on&dinj=on&dcou=on&format=basic&p=1&s=1 Tornado History Project - Tornado Map ] ] Most of the tornadoes were weak F0's and F1's but a few strong tornadoes were produced across the Carolinas. In particular, an F3 affected areas near Camden, South Carolina producing extensive damage. [ [http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~553608 NCDC: Event Details ] ]

While the hurricane itself killed 49 including seven attributed directly to the storm, the tornadoes associated with Frances did not produced any direct fatalities [ [http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwEvent~Storms NCDC Storm Events-Select State ] ] . However, 13 people were injured in South Carolina by the storm including five from an F2 in Chesterfield County [ [http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~553635 NCDC: Event Details ] ] three others in Sumter County, [ [http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~553594 NCDC: Event Details ] ] three in the Gadsden area in Richland County, [ [http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~553587 NCDC: Event Details ] ] one near Camden in Kershaw County [ [http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~553608 NCDC: Event Details ] ] and one in Jasper County. [ [http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~553577 NCDC: Event Details ] ]

Tornado table

Confirmed tornadoes

eptember 4 event

eptember 7 event

eptember 8 event

ee also

* Tornadoes of 2004
* List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks

References

External links

* [http://www.erh.noaa.gov/ilm/archive/09-07-04/ NWS Wilmington page of the Hurricane Frances Tornado Outbreak in southern South Carolina


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