2011 Carolinas Outbreak


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This outbreak was by far one of the worst tornado outbreaks in the Carolinas history yet. It included several of the deadliest tornadoes to have ever scoured through either of those states. This storm system also brought large numbers of floods, with at least 101 tornadoes confirmed, including 9 EF4s and two EF5 tornadoes overall. Around 225 direct fatalities and well over 5,900 injuries occurred within over 65 counties across both states, about 40-45% of all 146 counties combined from both states [North Carolina has 100 counties and South Carolina has 46]. Numerous wedge tornadoes took shape during afternoon and nighttime hours, and 2 of the three deadliest tornadoes in the entire outbreak happened after 8:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time. With over $4 billion in damages from the twisters alone, one tornado also caused a major nuclear disaster that killed an additional 511 people on May 26th.

Notable Tornadoes [May 25th]
At least 21 twisters, 2 violent and 5 killer, slammed across several densely-populated areas. Sixteen people were killed this day, four indirectly and 12 directly.

Taylortown-Aberdeen

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