super-outbreak

40 Years After '74 Super Outbreak, A Model Simulates & Nails Forecast

Dennis Mersereau ยท 04/02/14 01:00PM

Tomorrow marks the 40th anniversary of the historic "Super Outbreak" of tornadoes that tore a path of destruction from Alabama to Michigan. The outbreak was the the most violent ever recorded โ€” producing 7 F5s, 11 F4s, and 35 F3s, and killing over 300 people โ€” and to this day remains the ultimate analog by which all tornado outbreaks are measured.