Southeastern Christmas Tornado Outbreak

Southeastern Christmas Tornado Outbreak

One of the three EF5 tornadoes that touched down near Tuscaloosa, Alabama on December 26, 2016.
Date of tornado outbreak:	December 21-28, 2016
Duration1:	7 Days, 18 hours, 47 minutes
Maximum rated tornado2:	EF5 tornado
Tornadoes caused:	210
Damages:	$9.6 billion USD
Fatalities:	690
Areas affected:	Southeastern United States
1Time from first tornado to last tornado 2Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale

The Southeastern Christmas Tornado Outbreak was a significant tornado outbreak that lasted during the Christmas vacation. It is also considered as one of the worst Tornado Outbreaks during the Christmas holiday.

Confirmed Tornadoes

Confirmed Total

Confirmed F0

Confirmed F1

Confirmed F2

Confirmed F3

Confirmed F4

Confirmed F5

210

78

41

38

32

15

6

• An EF4 tornado in El Reno
• Another EF5 Near Tuscaloosa
• An EF4 near Brownsville, TX
• Another EF5 tornado in Oklahoma
• The Tuscaloosa EF5 tornado touching down
• Another shot of the Tuscaloosa EF5
• The last of the three tornadoes near Tuscaloosa
• A weak but deadly EF2 tornado near Savannah, Georgia
• The twin tornado near Texas. (Right) An EF3 touching down, and (left) an EF4

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