May 16th, 2016 Southern US States Tornado Outbreak

May 16th, 2016 Southern US States Tornado Outbreak

A shot of an EF3 outside Macon, GA
Date of tornado outbreak:	May 16th, 2016
Duration1:	15 hours, 30 minutes
Maximum rated tornado2:	EF5 tornado
Tornadoes caused:	74
Damages:	$7.1 billion (2015 USD)
Fatalities:	365
Areas affected:
1Time from first tornado to last tornado 2Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale

• An EF5 near Biloxi, MS
• The Formative Stage of an EF2 outside Baton Rouge, LA
• The Strongest EF5 of the Outbreak outside Altus, OK
• An EF3 forming South of Amarillo, TX

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Tornado count

Confirmed Total

Confirmed F0

Confirmed F1

Confirmed F2

Confirmed F3

Confirmed F4

Confirmed F5

74

14

19

15

11

9

6