Tornado damage in Huntsville, Alabama caused by an F4 tornado.
Type
Tornado outbreak
Formed
November 15, 1989
Duration
26 hours
Dissipated
November 16, 1989
Tornadoes confirmed
40
Max. rating1
F4 tornado
Fatalities
30 fatalities, 523 injuries
Damage
$160 million (2005 USD)
Areas affected
Southern and Eastern United States
Part of the tornado outbreaks of 1989
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale
A destructive tornado outbreak struck a wide swath of the Southern and Eastern United States as well as Canada on November 15 and 16, 1989. It produced at least 40 tornadoes and caused 30 deaths as a result of two deadly tornadoes. The most devastating event was the Huntsville, Alabama F4 tornado, which killed 21 on the afternoon of November 15. Nine more fatalities occurred at a single elementary school by an F1 tornado on November 16 in Newburgh, New York, although further survey revealed that this might have been a downburst instead. This outbreak also produced the most tornadoes in a single day in New Jersey,[1] later tied on April 1, 2023.[2] Several other significant tornadoes were reported across 15 states.
^"NJ'S 5 TORNADOES LAST WEEK THE 2ND BIGGEST OUTBREAK IN 71 YEARS IN STATE". ABC7NY. August 2, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
^"N.J. tornado total rises to 7, tying record for most twisters in one day". NJ.com. April 4, 2023. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
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