Tornadoes of 2015 *CD6850*

After a massive lull in tornadic activity from 2012 to 2014, a new and violent year in tornadic activity made 2012 through 2014 look like a small dot on a sheet of paper compared to a bigger hollow square on that same sheet of paper. Most of the fatalities were from just one outbreak, along with most of the damage and injuries. By the end of 2015, nearly 600 people would be dead--the deadliest year ever since 1925 [1925 in real-life anyway], and almost $12 billion in damages, the most damaging year yet for tornados in just the US alone. This is because the fact that record-low temperatures in locations like Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan were present during January, it was predicted that the amount of tornados confirmed would be extremely low, but this was the complete opposite.

January
Only 13 tornados were reported, as 10 were confirmed. Seven of the 10 reported twisters were on 13th January 2015 during a small outbreak in Arkansas.

11 January
A mini-outbreak featured two tornados, an EF0 and an EF2. The EF0 tornado hit the town of Jetmore, Kansas, population 171, as even though the EF0 tracked 6.1 miles, it caused minimal damage to eight homes, and deroofed three trailer homes. Two cars were totaled when a mobile home's roof crushed them. Nobody got killed in Jetmore as 4 people were injured, one severely, as the EF0 caused $40,000 in damages. The EF2 struck Jetmore at least 40 minutes later, as the tornado was around 900 metres wide, so it caused a lot of damage for its rating and for how sparsely-populated the town is. The tornado hit peak strength at 129mph [208km/h], as at least 30 homes had their roof gone, with five trailer homes completely leveled, and two fatalities claimed in the twister.

11 January [Brazil]
A small 30-metre but violent F4 drillbit tornado slammed into 57 homes in Brazil, as 208 homes were damaged. Five people got killed in the twister's 3-mile path, as 181 were injured.

13 January
A smaller tornado outbreak but containing the vast majority of January 2015 tornados hit the three states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida [5 in Florida, 1 each in Alabama and Georgia].