History of tropical cyclone-spawned tornadoes

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Intense tropical cyclones usually produce tornadoes, the majority of them weak, upon landfall.

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These are the Atlantic hurricanes that are known to have spawned tornadoes in the U.S.

Hurricane Date of first tornado Tornadoes Area affected Notes
unnamed September 10, 1811 1 SC
unnamed June 30, 1814 1 SC Killer waterspout never reached land
unnamed September 10, 1882 *3 FL
unnamed October 4, 1885 *1 NJ
unnamed October 11, 1885 *1 FL
unnamed July 6, 1891 *4 LA, MS
unnamed September 13, 1892 *4 NC, SC
1893 Sea Islands Hurricane August 28, 1893 *1 NC
unnamed September 7, 1893 *1 LA
unnamed October 4, 1898 *1 GA
unnamed September 7, 1900 *2 GA
unnamed September 4, 1915 *2 GA, VA
unnamed July 6, 1916 *11 GA, AL, MS
unnamed July 15, 1916 *1 SC
unnamed October 18, 1916 *4 AL
unnamed October 29, 1917 *4 SC. VA
1919 Florida Keys Hurricane September 10, 1919 *1 FL
1919 Florida Keys Hurricane September 15, 1919 2 TX, NM
unnamed September 9, 1921 *6 TX
unnamed August 10, 1928 *5 SC
unnamed August 15, 1928 *4 SC, NC
unnamed September 28, 1929 *6 FL, SC
unnamed September 6, 1933 1 SC
unnamed October 4, 1933 *2 FL
unnamed July 24, 1934 *8 TX
Labor Day Hurricane September 4, 1935 *13 SC, NC, VA, MD
unnamed August 15, 1938 *1 LA
unnamed August 10, 1940 2 SC
unnamed October 20, 1941 *2 FL
unnamed October 18, 1944 3 FL
unnamed August 27, 1945 *2 TX
unnamed September 17, 1945 *1 SC
unnamed September 19, 1947 *1 FL
unnamed October 11, 1947 *4 FL
unnamed September 4, 1948 1 GA, FL
unnamed September 21, 1948 *1 FL
unnamed October 5, 1948 *3 FL
unnamed August 28, 1949 *4 NC
unnamed October 3, 1949 1 TX
Hurricane Baker August 13, 1950 2 FL
Hurricane Able August 31, 1952 *3 VA, NC, MD
Hurricane Connie August 10, 1955 *4 SC, NC, DE
Hurricane Diane August 19, 1955 *1 PA
Hurricane Flossy September 24, 1956 *5 FL, GA, SC
Hurricane Audrey June 27, 1957 *21 MS, AL, LA, TN
Hurricane Cindy July 10, 1959 *8 NC, VA, GA
Hurricane Debra July 24, 1959 1 TX
Hurricane Gracie September 29, 1959 *7 SC, NC, VA, PA
Hurricane Judith October 17, 1959 1 FL
Hurricane Donna September 10, 1960 *5 VA, NC, SC
Hurricane Ethel September 15, 1960 *6 FL, AL
Hurricane Carla September 10, 1961 *20 TX, LA, OK, AR F4 killed 8 in Galveston, TX vicinity
Hurricane Cleo August 27, 1964 *17 FL, SC, VA, NC
Hurricane Dora September 12, 1964 3 SC, NC
Hurricane Hilda October 3, 1964 *10 LA, MS, AL, NC Deadliest tropical cyclone spawned tornado killed 22 at Larose, LA
Hurricane Isbell October 14, 1964 *9 FL
Hurricane Betsy September 8, 1965 *6 FL, AL, MS
Hurricane Alma June 8, 1966 5 FL, MS
Hurricane Inez October 4, 1966 2 FL
Hurricane Beulah September 20, 1967 *115+ TX, Mexico
Hurricane Abby June 7, 1968 4 NC
Hurricane Gladys October 17, 1968 2 FL
Hurricane Camille August 17, 1969 2 FL
Hurricane Celia August 31, 1970 9 TX
Hurricane Edith September 16, 1971 *16 LA, AL, MS
Hurricane Fern September 10, 1971 5 TX
Hurricane Agnes June 18, 1972 *17 FL, GA
Hurricane Carmen September 8, 1974 4 LA
Hurricane Eloise September 23, 1975 5 GA, FL
Hurricane Babe September 5, 1977 *14 LA, SC, MS, AL
Hurricane David September 3, 1979 *34 FL, MD, VA, PA, DE
Hurricane Frederic September 12, 1979 10 AL, GA, FL
Hurricane Allen August 9, 1980 *29 TX Costliest tropical cyclone related tornado in history struck Austin, TX vicinity inflicting $100 million in damages
Hurricane Dennis August 17, 1981 2 FL
Hurricane Alicia August 17, 1983 *22 TX
Hurricane Diana September 5, 1984 1 FL
Hurricane Danny August 15, 1985 *39 LA, MS, TN, AL, SC, GA
Hurricane Elena August 31, 1985 10 FL
Hurricane Gloria September 27, 1985 2 NJ, MA
Hurricane Juan October 28, 1985 11 FL, AL, MS
Hurricane Bonnie June 27, 1986 5 LA
Hurricane Gilbert September 16, 1988 *29+ TX, Mexico
Hurricane Chantal August 1, 1989 4 TX
Hurricane Hugo September 22, 1989 3 SC, NC
Hurricane Jerry October 15, 1989 5 TX
Hurricane Bob August 18, 1991 5 NC, NY
Hurricane Floyd September 16, 1999 14+ NC (as per NHC Preliminary Report)
Hurricane Charley August 13 - 14, 2004 16 FL, NC, VA
Hurricane Frances September 5 - 9, 2004 *123 Record
Hurricane Gaston August 2004 33
Hurricane Ivan September 16 - 21, 2004 *117 VA, GA, FL, PA, AL, SC, MD, NC, WV
Hurricane Cindy July 5 - 7, 2005 *33 NC, AL, VA, GA, MS, SC, LA, MD Did a large part of the damage
Hurricane Dennis July 10 - 12, 2005 10 FL, GA
Hurricane Katrina August 25 - 31, 2005 *44 FL, GA, AL, MS, VA, PA See Hurricane Katrina tornado outbreak article
Hurricane Rita September 24 - 26, 2005 22 TX, LA, MS, AL, AR
Tropical Storm Tammy October 6, 2005 1 GA
Hurricane Wilma October 24, 2005 10 FL
Tropical Storm Alberto (2006) June 13- 14, 2006 17 FL, GA, SC and NC

* one or more listed as significant (F2-F5 or killer) tornadoes


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