Intense tropical cyclones usually produce tornadoes, the majority of those weak, especially upon landfall.
List of tornadoes These are the tropical cyclones that are known to have spawned tornadoes. The list is most complete for the U.S., but does include other areas. Within the United States 1,163 tornadoes were associated with tropical cyclones, accounting for slightly under 6% of all tornadoes. The most tornadoes spawned by a single tropical cyclone were associated with Hurricane Ivan, which spawned 120 tornadoes.
Pre–1900 Tropical cyclone Outbreak dates Tornadoes Location of tornado(es) Notes Refs Unnamed September 10, 1811 1 South Carolina Unnamed June 30, 1814 1 South Carolina Unnamed September 10, 1882 *3 Florida Unnamed October 4, 1885 *1 New Jersey Unnamed October 11, 1885 *1 Florida Unnamed July 6, 1891 *4 Louisiana, Mississippi Unnamed September 13, 1892 *4 North Carolina, South Carolina 1893 Sea Islands hurricane August 28, 1893 *1 North Carolina Unnamed September 7, 1893 *1 Louisiana Unnamed October 4, 1899 *1 Georgia
1900–1949 Tropical cyclone Outbreak dates Tornadoes Location of tornado(es) Notes Refs 1900 Galveston hurricane September 7, 1900 *2 Georgia Hurricane Four (1915) September 4, 1915 *2 Georgia, Virginia 1916 Gulf Coast hurricane July 6, 1916 *11 Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi 1916 Charleston hurricane July 15, 1916 *1 South Carolina 1916 Pensacola hurricane October 18, 1916 *4 Alabama Unnamed October 29, 1917 *4 South Carolina, Virginia 1919 Florida Keys hurricane September 10, 1919 *1 Florida 1919 Florida Keys hurricane September 15, 1919 2 Texas, New Mexico Hurricane Two (1921) September 9, 1921 *6 Texas 1928 Haiti hurricane August 10, 1928 *5 South Carolina 1928 Haiti hurricane August 15, 1928 *4 South Carolina, North Carolina 1929 Bahamas hurricane September 28, 1929 *6 Florida, South Carolina 1933 Treasure Coast hurricane September 6, 1933 1 South Carolina 1933 Cuba–Bahamas hurricane October 4, 1933 *2 Florida Hurricane Three (1934) July 24, 1934 *8 Texas 1935 Labor Day hurricane September 4, 1935 *13 South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland Hurricane Three (1938) August 15, 1938 *1 Louisiana 1940 South Carolina hurricane August 10, 1940 2 South Carolina Tropical Storm Six (1941) October 20, 1941 *2 Florida 1944 Cuba–Florida hurricane October 18, 1944 3 Florida 1945 Texas hurricane August 27, 1945 *2 Texas F3 killed one and injured 15 in Houston 1945 Homestead hurricane September 17, 1945 *1 South Carolina 1947 Fort Lauderdale hurricane September 19, 1947 *1 Florida F3 killed two and injured 100 in Apalachicola 1947 Florida–Georgia hurricane October 11, 1947 *4 Florida Hurricane Five (1948) September 4, 1948 1 Georgia, Florida September 1948 Florida hurricane September 21, 1948 *1 Florida 1948 Miami hurricane October 5, 1948 *3 Florida 1949 Florida hurricane August 28, 1949 *4 North Carolina 1949 Texas hurricane October 3, 1949 1 Texas -
1950–1979 Tropical cyclone Outbreak dates Tornadoes Location of tornado(es) Notes Refs Hurricane Baker August 30–31, 1950 2 Texas Hurricane Able August 31, 1952 3 Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland Hurricane Connie August 10, 1955 4 South Carolina, North Carolina, Delaware Hurricane Diane August 19, 1955 *1 Pennsylvania Hurricane Flossy September 24, 1956 *5 Florida, Georgia, South Carolina Hurricane Audrey June 27, 1957 *21 Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee Hurricane Cindy July 10, 1959 11 North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Georgia Hurricane Debra July 24, 1959 5 Oklahoma, Texas Hurricane Gracie September 29, 1959 7 South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania Hurricane Judith October 17, 1959 1 Florida Hurricane Donna September 10, 1960 5 Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina Hurricane Ethel September 15, 1960 6 Florida, Alabama Hurricane Carla September 10, 1961 21 Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, Michigan, Arkansas F4 killed 8 in Galveston, Texas vicinity; one of only two hurricane-spawned violent tornado Hurricane Cleo August 27, 1964 12 Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina Hurricane Dora September 12, 1964 3 South Carolina, North Carolina Hurricane Hilda October 3, 1964 12 Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina F4 killed 22 in Larose, Louisiana vicinity; one of only two hurricane-spawned violent tornado Hurricane Isbell October 14, 1964 9 Florida Hurricane Betsy September 8, 1965 7 Florida, Alabama, Mississippi Hurricane Alma June 8, 1966 5 Florida, Mississippi Hurricane Inez October 4, 1966 2 Florida Hurricane Beulah September 20, 1967 115 Texas, Mexico Second most tornadoes spawned by a tropical cyclone Hurricane Abby June 7, 1968 4 North Carolina Hurricane Gladys October 17, 1968 2 Florida Hurricane Camille August 17, 1969 2 Florida Hurricane Celia August 31, 1970 9 Texas Hurricane Edith September 16, 1971 16 Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi Hurricane Fern September 10, 1971 5 Texas Hurricane Agnes June 18, 1972 17 Florida, Georgia Hurricane Carmen September 8, 1974 4 Louisiana Hurricane Eloise September 23, 1975 5 Georgia, Florida Hurricane Babe September 5, 1977 14 Louisiana, South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama Hurricane David September 3, 1979 34 Florida, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware Hurricane Frederic September 12, 1979 10 Alabama, Georgia, Florida
1980–1999 Tropical cyclone Date of (first) tornado Tornadoes Area affected Notes Refs Hurricane Allen August 9, 1980 *29 Texas Costliest tropical cyclone–related tornado in history struck Austin, Texas vicinity inflicting $100 million in damages T. D. #2 June 5, 1981 9 Louisiana, Texas United Press International. Thunderstorms Pound Gulf Coast. Retrieved on 2008-05-13. Hurricane Dennis August 17, 1981 2 Florida T. D. #8 August 31, 1981 14 Texas David M. Roth. Tropical Depression Eight – August 27 – September 1, 1981. Retrieved on 2008-05-12. Hurricane Alicia August 17, 1983 *22 Texas Hurricane Diana September 5, 1984 1 Florida Hurricane Danny August 15, 1985 *39 Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina, Georgia Hurricane Elena August 31, 1985 10 Florida Typhoon Tess (Miling) September 3, 1985 1 Lemery, Batangas, Philippines Hurricane Gloria September 27, 1985 2 New Jersey, Massachusetts Hurricane Juan October 28, 1985 11 Florida, Alabama, Mississippi Hurricane Bonnie June 27, 1986 5 Louisiana Hurricane Gilbert September 16, 1988 *29+ Texas, Mexico Typhoon Ruby (Unsang) October 23, 1988 1 Misamis Oriental, Philippines Hurricane Chantal August 1, 1989 4 Texas Typhoon Sarah (Openg) September 9–10, 1989 2 Luzon, Philippines Hurricane Hugo September 22, 1989 3 South Carolina, North Carolina Hurricane Jerry October 15, 1989 5 Texas Hurricane Bob August 18, 1991 5 North Carolina, New York Tropical Storm Beryl (1994) August 16–17, 1994 37 Carolinas, Georgia, Mid Atlantic Hurricane Georges September 1998 47 Alabama, Georgia, Florida Hurricane Floyd September 16, 1999 14+ North Carolina Richard J. Pasch, Todd B. Kimberlain and Stacy R. Stewart. Preliminary Report: Hurricane Floyd 7 – 17 September, 1999. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
2000–2009 Tropical cyclone Date of (first) tornado Tornadoes Area affected Notes Refs Hurricane Gordon September 16, 2000 11 Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina Tropical Storm Helene September 22, 2000 13 Florida, Georgia, South Carolina Hurricane Keith October 6, 2000 1 Texas Tropical Storm Allison June 11, 2001 28 Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Virginia, Massachusetts, Maine, Texas Tropical Storm Barry August 2, 2001 5 Florida, Mississippi, Missouri Tropical Storm Gabrielle September 13, 2001 18 Florida Hurricane Michelle November 5, 2001 5 Florida Typhoon Lingling (Nanang)November 6, 20011Camiguin, Philippines Tropical Storm Fay September 6, 2002 11 Texas Hurricane Gustav September 10, 2002 1 North Carolina Tropical Storm Hanna September 14, 2002 2 Alabama, Georgia Hurricane Isidore September 25, 2002 10 Alabama, Florida, Louisiana Hurricane Lili October 3, 2002 26 Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Kentucky Hurricane Kyle October 8, 2002 8 South Carolina, North Carolina Hurricane Charley August 13, 2004 16 Florida, North Carolina, Virginia Hurricane Gaston August 29, 2004 33 Hurricane Frances September 4–8, 2004 103* Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia Third most tornadoes spawned by a tropical cyclone Hurricane Ivan September 16, 2004 120 United States Gulf Coast and Mid-Atlantic Coast Most tornadoes spawned by a tropical cyclone worldwide, a record for a tornado outbreak in the month of September. Tropical Storm Arlene June 11, 2005 3 Florida, Indiana Hurricane Cindy July 5, 2005 44 Southeastern United States Hurricane Dennis July 10, 2005 10 Florida and Georgia Hurricane Emily July 20, 2005 11 Texas Hurricane Katrina August 25, 2005 59 United States Gulf Coast Record tornado outbreak in the month of August. Hurricane Rita September 24, 2005 98 United States Gulf Coast Tropical Storm Tammy October 6, 2005 1 Georgia, United States Hurricane Wilma October 24, 2005 8 Florida Tropical Storm Alberto June 12, 2006 17 Southeastern United States Hurricane Ernesto August 24, 2006 5 Florida and North Carolina, United States Tropical Storm Barry June 1–2, 2007 4 Cuba, Florida, United States Alt URL Tropical Storm Erin August 16, 2007 7 Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana United States Hurricane Humberto September 12, 2007 1 Louisiana, United States Typhoon Wipha (Goring)September 17, 20071Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines Tropical Depression Ten September 20, 2007 2 Florida, United States Tropical Storm Olga December 16, 2007 2 Florida, United States Typhoon Fengshen (Frank)June 21, 20081Sagay, Negros Occidental, Philippines Hurricane Dolly July 23–24, 2008 6 Texas, United States Tropical Storm Fay August 18–27, 2008 50 South-eastern United States Hurricane Gustav August 31, 2008 49 United States Gulf Coast Hurricane Hanna September 6, 2008 1 Pennsylvania and Virginia Hurricane Ike September 9, 2008 33 United States Gulf Coast Tropical Storm Nangka (Feria) June 23, 2009 2 Perez, Quezon and Can-avid, Eastern Samar, Philippines
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