Draft:Tornado outbreak of April 2-3, 1956
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From April 30–May 1, 1949, a tornado outbreak swept eastward across the United States, beginning over the Great Plains. The severe weather event claimed 10 lives and inflicted over 100 injuries. It produced several deadly tornadoes, mostly in Oklahoma, including a pair that killed three each on April 30. The most intense tornado of the outbreak, retroactively rated a violent F4, tracked across parts of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area that day. A deadly F3 the following day claimed a life in Louisiana as well. This outbreak alone set an official monthly record of tornadoes to date in Oklahoma.[1][note 2]
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Tornado outbreak | |
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Tornadoes | ≥ 24 |
Maximum rating | F4 tornado |
Duration | April 30 – May 1, 1949 |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 10 |
Injuries | 103 |
Damage | $1,338,500 ($17,140,000 in 2024 USD)[note 1] |
Areas affected | Central and Southern United States |
Part of the tornadoes and tornado outbreaks of 1949 |
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