Tornadoes of 2014

Tornadoes of 2014

Graph of the 2014 United States tornado count
Timespan	January 11 – December 29, 2014
Maximum rated tornado	EF4 tornado 7 locations on 4 different days
Tornadoes in U.S.	928
Damage (U.S.)	$635.475 million
Fatalities (U.S.)	47
Fatalities (worldwide)	54
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Fatal tornadoes in 2014

April 25 April 27 April 27 April 27 April 28 April 28 April 28 April 28 April 28 June 16 June 16 July 8 Oct. 13 Dec. 23 Dec. 23 Approximate touchdown location of killer tornadoes in 2014 Summary of tornadoes April 25 – North Carolina (1 death) April 27 – Iowa (2 deaths) April 28 – Mississippi (1 death) April 28 – Alabama (2 deaths) April 28 – Tennessee (2 deaths) June 16 – Nebraska (1 death) July 8 – New York (4 deaths) December 23 – Mississippi (2 deaths) April 27 – Oklahoma (1 death) April 27 – Arkansas (16 deaths) April 28 – Mississippi (10 deaths) April 28 – Mississippi (1 death) June 16 – Nebraska (1 death) October 13 – Arkansas (1 death) December 23 – Mississippi (3 deaths) Total Fatalities: 47

This page documents the tornadoes and tornado outbreaks of 2014. Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States, Bangladesh, and Eastern India, but they can occur almost anywhere under the right conditions. Tornadoes also appear regularly in neighboring southern Canada during the Northern Hemisphere's summer season, and somewhat regularly in Europe, Asia, and Australia.

There were at least 928 tornadoes confirmed in the United States in 2014. 54 fatalities have been confirmed worldwide in 2014: 47 in the United States, three in Brazil and two each in Australia and Russia.

Early 2014 featured several strong cold waves that settled across the United States and kept severe weather suppressed. However, severe weather did develop on January 11 after temperatures moderated, and four EF0 tornadoes were confirmed–three in Virginia and one in Georgia. The rest of the month, along with the first half of February, were very quiet in terms of severe weather. Another intrusion of warm air allowed instability to develop in mid-February, and 41 tornadoes touched down across the lower Midwest and the Southeast U.S. on February 21 and 22. Four of these were strong enough to be rated EF2 on the Enhanced Fujita scale. The rest of February and most of March was quiet, with only weak tornadoes touching down in Arizona, Florida, and California. However, activity picked up on March 27, with several tornadoes touching down across Missouri and Iowa in association with a cold front. The general trend of low activity continued through most of April with only a few small outbreaks occurring. This trend ended with a major outbreak that started on April 27 producing multiple strong tornadoes across the Great Plains and the South, and killing 35 people.