Since its initial usage in May 1999, the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States has used the tornado emergency bulletin — a high-end classification of tornado warning — sent through either the issuance of a warning or via a "severe weather statement" that provides updated information on an ongoing warning—that is issued when a violent tornado (confirmed by radar or ground observation) is expected to impact a heavily populated area, and pose a significant threat to life and property. The tornado emergency wording is issued when reliable sources confirm an ongoing tornado with a catastrophic risk to life and property.

To date, a total of 201 (316 unofficially) known tornado emergencies have been issued by the NWS through its local Weather Forecast Offices; all but 16 of these have resulted in a confirmed tornado, with the resulting tornadoes being responsible for a total of 554 fatalities. Currently, the 2011 Super Outbreak holds the all-time record for the most tornado emergencies issued during a 24-hour period, with a cumulative total of 16 issued (between four local NWS Weather Forecast Offices (WFO) serving the southeastern United States) during the outbreak event.

Below is a listing of each individual emergency that has been issued since the terminology was introduced. The individual tornado emergencies are listed based on the specific cities or areas involved, the counties these areas are in, and the states the counties are in. Individual tornado events that had multiple emergencies issued for them are grouped together by the tornadoes' injuries, fatalities and references. Tornado emergencies issued for multiple recorded tornadoes will be displayed with all tornadoes within the emergency section, often grouped by the date of occurrence. All the tornadoes listed occurred between the time the tornado emergency was issued to the time the tornado warning expired.

List 1999–2009 +YearDateCitiesCounties or ParishesStatesF/EF#DeathsInjuriesEvent linkRefsSouth Oklahoma City, MooreOklahoma, ClevelandOklahoma F51999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornadoFort WorthTarrantTexas F32000 Fort Worth tornado outbreakPerrytonOchiltreeTexas F0Tornadoes of 2000#JunePrattPrattKansas F2Tornadoes of 2002#May 7Bargersville, Greenwood, Homecroft, Beech Grove, IndianapolisNorthern Johnson, MarionIndiana F3Tornadoes of 2002#September 20Cumberland, Spring Lake, MccordsvilleHancockIndianaBazemore, Glen AllenFayetteAlabama F32002 Veterans Day weekend tornado outbreakEldridge, Carbon Hill, NauvooNorthwest Walker, Southeast MarionAlabamaArley, Double Springs, Lynn, Natural Bridge, Poplar Springs, AddisonWinstonAlabamaBaileyton, Bremen, Cullman, Fairview, Good Hope, Holly Pond, LoganCullmanAlabama F3Northern Kansas City Metro, Platte CityNorthern Platte, LeavenworthMissouri, Kansas F2Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2003Gurley, Hazel Green, Meridianville, Moores Mill, Huntsville, New MarketMadisonAlabama F1Meridianville, Skyline, StevensonMadison, JacksonAlabamaSkyline, Estillfork, StevensonJacksonAlabama F0Gattman, Greenwood Springs, QuincyMonroeMississippi F2Gattman, Greenwood Springs, QuincyMonroeMississippiAshlandClayAlabama F0Lincoln, Pell CitySt. Clair, Northern TalladegaAlabama F0WedoweeRandolphAlabama F0AshlandClayAlabama F0Lincoln, Anniston, Blue Mountain, Oxford, West End-Cobb TownNorthern Talladega, CalhounAlabamaWedoweeRandolphAlabama F1Corinth, WedoweeRandolphAlabamaRoanokeRandolphAlabamaFive Points, Lanett, MilltownChambersAlabamaMoore, Southeast Oklahoma City, Tinker Air Force Base, Midwest City, Choctaw, Harrah, General Motors PlantCleveland, McClain, OklahomaOklahoma F4Western Oklahoma City, Bethany, Warr Acres, Mustang, Wiley Post Airport, Lake Hefner, The Village, Nichols Hills, Baptist Medical Center, Along Northwest Expressway, Along Lake Hefner Parkway, EdmondSoutheast Canadian, OklahomaOklahoma F1 F1North Oklahoma City, Edmond, Along Broadway Extension, Spencer, Arcadia Lake, Along Turner Turnpike east of Interstate 35, Jones, LutherOklahomaOklahoma F3Paris, SpringvilleHenryTennessee F1Tornadoes of 2004#October 18–19Friendship, Eaton, Alamo, Trenton, Gadsden, HumboldtCrockett, GibsonTennessee F1Brandon, Pelahatchie, Leesburg, ForkvilleRankinMississippi F3Tornadoes of 2005#April 5–7Leesburg, Mississippi, ForkvilleNortheastern Rankin, Northwestern Scott F1Great BendSouthwestern BartonKansas F0Tornadoes of 2005#August F1Southern Sedalia, SmithsonEastern PettisMissouri F1Tornado outbreak sequence of March 9–13, 2006 F2StocktonCedarMissouri F0South SpringfieldSouthern GreeneMissouri F3Table Rock LakeSouthern StoneMissouri F1Rogersville, DuncanSouthern & East Central Webster, West Central WrightMissouri F2 F3DuncanWrightMissouriSedaliaNorthern PettisMissouri F1Tornadoes of 2006#March 30–31Beech Grove, LafeGreeneArkansas F3Tornado outbreak of April 2, 2006Rector, Kennett, Dunklin County AirportDunklinMissouriCaruthersvillePemiscotMissouriHuntsville International Airport, Huntsville, Mooresville, Trianna, Madison, Redstone Arsenal, Haden, Hampton Cove, Big CoveSouthern Madison, Southeast LimestoneAlabama F0Tornado outbreak of April 6–8, 2006McLeanCentral GrayTexas EF2Tornado outbreak of March 28–31, 2007May 4GreensburgCentral KiowaKansas EF5Greensburg tornado EF1 EF1 EF1 EF0 EF0 EF0 EF0 EF0May 5Great BendSouthern BartonKansas EF1Tornado outbreak of May 4–6, 2007 EF1October 18Nappanee, Foraker, Goshen, New Paris, Millersburg, Waterford Mills, GraveltonSouthern ElkhartIndiana EF308Tornado outbreak of October 17–19, 20072008January 7Springfield, BassvilleEastern GreeneMissouri EF3318Tornado outbreak sequence of January 7–11, 2008February 5Lynchburg, Horn Lake, Southaven, Whitehaven, Southwest Memphis, Downtown Memphis, Olive Branch, Midtown Memphis, Southeast Memphis, Frayser, Germantown, Collierville, Bartlett, Ellendale, Millington, Lakeland, Eads, Arlington, Somerville, Oakland, GallawayShelby, Northern Fayette, DeSotoMississippi, Tennessee EF23132008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreakJackson, Cedar Grove, Bargerton, Atwood, Middle Fork, Trezevant, Parker's Cross Roads McLemoresville, Wildersville, Clarksburg, Huntingdon, Buena Vista, Hollow Rock, Vale, Bruceton, SpringvilleNortheastern Madison, Northern Henderson, Southeastern Gibson, Carroll, South Central HenryTennessee EF3314 EF4051February 6Decatur, Priceville, Mooresville, Belle Mina, Southeastern Limestone, Northwestern MorganAlabama EF4423February 17Elmore, Bob Woodruff Lake, Speigner, Wetumpka, Wallsboro, Ten Cedar Estates, DexterElmore, Eastern Autagua, Northwestern MontgomeryAlabama EF3050Tornadoes of 2008#February 16–18March 15Six Flags, Atlanta, Hapeville, Turner Field, Piedmont Park, Grant ParkCentral Fulton, South Central Cobb, Northern DouglasGeorgia00Tornado outbreak of March 14–15, 2008April 4Ridgeland, Fannin, Goshen Springs, Pisgah, Leesburg, Branch, Morton, Forkville, PelahatchieSouth Central Madison, Western Scott, Northern Rankin, Extreme Northeastern HindsMississippi EF2020 (+1 indirect)Tornadoes of 2008#April 3–5April 9BreckenridgeStephensTexas EF106Tornadoes of 2008#April 8–11July 11Mahkonce, Pine BendSouthern MahnomenMinnesota EF200Tornadoes of 2008#July 7–11 (North America)December 9Yazoo City, Benton, Midway, Eden, Coxburg, Tolarville, Brozville, Ebenezer, FranklinNorthern Yazoo, Southwestern HolmesMississippi EF200Tornadoes of 2008#December 9–11Saks, Oxford, Fort McClellan, Cobb Town, Anniston, HeflinSt. Clair, Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, TalladegaAlabamaTornadoes of 2009#February 18Jacksonville, Fort McClellan, Edwardsville, Fruithurst, MuscadineCalhoun, CleburneAlabamaMurfreesboroWilson, Rutherford, CannonTennessee EF4Tornado outbreak of April 9–11, 2009AuroraHamiltonNebraska EF2Tornadoes of 2009#June 17

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