Tornado Outbreak sequence of May 21-26, 2018

The Tornado Outbreak sequence of May 21-26, 2018 was catastrophic, deadly outbreak that caused a secondary record of a confirmed tornadoes. In total, the outbreak caused fatalities, injuries and in damages. The deadliest tornado was the. The costliest tornado was the.

After the dissipation of Hurricane Isaac, the cyclone from Isaac produced the deadly outbreak dropped an almost record tornadoes in a 5 day span. The 21-26 of May saw an almost record outbreak, only beat by the 2018 Super Outbreak from 3 weeks earlier.

The strongest tornado was the. The weakest tornado was an EF0 near Davie, Florida with 30 mph winds. The first 3 days of the outbreak occurred in Dixie Alley, then, on May 24, the storm shifted out west into the Great Plains and the Rockies. The first confirmed tornado of the outbreak was an EF2 near Macon, Georgia and the last tornado was an EF1 near Barstow, California.

Besides tornadic deaths, 12 indirect tornadic deaths occurred because of lighting strikes, trees falling onto houses, and car accidents. 26 states recorded at least 1 tornado, with 16 states recording EF3+ tornadoes. 2 states recorded an EF5 tornado, where a majority of the deaths from the outbreak occurred. The most active day of the outbreak was May 24, while the least active was May 26.