Tornado Record!

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From here:

It looks like last week's tornado outbreak was the biggest on record for a single 24-hour period, federal experts said Monday. Preliminary estimates counted 312 tornadoes from 8 a.m. ET on April 27 to 8 a.m. on April 28, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said. That's far above the previous record of 148 twisters in 1974.

Over a 48-hour window, the total appears to be 362, NOAA stated.
An earlier statement had put the estimate at 226 tornadoes during the 24-hour window, and 312 over 48 hours. April also set a record for most tornadoes in a single month — more than 600, NOAA said, compared with the previous record of 542 in May 2003.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Somehow I don't feel a need to see that record beaten.

 

[colddiesel]

There was a tornado in Auckland New Zealand this afternoon, several people killed... NZ doesn't have tornadoes? World's going mad.

 

[trysail]

There was a tornado in Auckland New Zealand this afternoon, several people killed... NZ doesn't have tornadoes? World's going mad.

NZ not immune from tornados
PAUL GORMAN
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/4956728/NZ-not-immune-from-tornados

Tornadoes are not as unusual in New Zealand as some might believe...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/4956728/NZ-not-immune-from-tornados