Confirmed Total |
Confirmed EF0 |
Confirmed EF1 |
Confirmed EF2 |
Confirmed EF3 |
Confirmed EF4 |
Confirmed EF5 |
Confirmed EF6 |
Confirmed EF7 |
23 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
This deadly outbreak of 23 tornadoes happened on Christmas Day, 2018. The maximum rated tornado was a
The EF7 tornado | |
Type: | Unknown |
Active: | Dec 25 |
Duration of tornado outbreak1: | 2 Hours, 43 Minutes |
Maximum rated tornado2: | EF7 tornado |
Highest winds | Unknown |
Tornadoes confirmed: | 23 |
Damage: | $300billion (2018 USD) |
Injuries: | Unknown |
Fatalities: | 200,000 |
Areas affected: | Florida |
1Time from first tornado to last tornado |
EF7 tornado that tore through Orlando, FL at 2:38P.M. It touched down near Lake City FL as an EF3. It struck Gainsville, Eustis, and Apopka FL as an 300MPH EF5. The 3 mile wide twister struck Orlando at 2:59 as an EF7 with winds up to 450MPH. Entire skyscrapers are leveled and massive buildings wiped off the face of the earth. It finally dissipates near Miami at at 3:12. In all, 200,000 people had been killed and over 500,000 injured. It caused a staggering 300billion dollars in damage. It leaves Florida, the sunny state, in ruins. Other tornadoes happened too. 3 of which where triplet EF5s that struck Tampa Bay. In total, 600,000 people where killed and over a million injured. The outbreak caused 900billion dollars in damaged and was one of the worst tornado outbreaks in history. It left many people across the U.S.A. in shock. People struggle to rebuild what was bustling cities.