From November 15 to 16, 2006, a major
tornado outbreak occurred across the
Southern United States and into the
Mid-Atlantic States. Ten people were killed by the many tornadoes that damaged many communities. The bulk of the tornadoes took place on November 15, but the deadliest tornado took place on the morning of November 16 in southern
North Carolina. In total, 32 tornadoes were confirmed. Additionally, this was the last outbreak that used the original Fujita scale for measuring tornado intensity, as it was being superseded by the Enhanced (EF) scale in January 2007.
Meteorological synopsis
A moderate risk of severe weather was issued by the
Storm Prediction Center for a large section of the Southeast for the night of the November 14 into November 15. The outbreak took place along a sharp cold front that tracked across the entire region from west to east. The activity started in the overnight hours in
Louisiana and
Arkansas and tracked eastward, producing scattered tornadoes across the entire Gulf Coast and into the
Carolinas
The Carolinas are the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina, considered collectively. They are bordered by Virginia to the north, Tennessee to the west, and Georgia to the southwest. The Atlantic Ocean is to the east.
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over the next 36 hours. The most severe tornadoes took place in
St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
St. Helena Parish (french: Paroisse de Sainte-Hélène) is a parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2010 United States census, the population was 11,203, and 10,920 at the 2020 census. Its seat is Greensburg. The parish was created in 1 ...
where one person was killed in a trailer, near
Sumrall, Mississippi where an F3 tornado led to severe damage and numerous injuries, and in
Montgomery, Alabama where an indoor
roller skating park was destroyed with 30 children inside (but no serious injuries occurred there). When the line crossed into
Georgia and northern
Florida, it formed into a
squall line. However, breaks in the squall line allowed supercells to form in the overnight hours, and early on the 16th, the deadly tornado in southern North Carolina formed at the end of the outbreak.
Confirmed tornadoes
November 15 event
November 16 event
Non-tornadic events
Three other deaths occurred that were not related to tornadoes; one was a utility worker that was
electrocuted checking downed power lines in
South Carolina and two were in car crashes in
North Carolina related to severe thunderstorms.
See also
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List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
References
Tornado kills at least 8 in N.C. - Yahoo! News- retrieved on 18 November 2006
Tornado Victims Pick Up The Pieces
External links
Storm Prediction Center
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tornado outbreak of November 14-16, 2006
F3 tornadoes
Tornadoes of 2006
Tornadoes in Alabama
Tornadoes in Georgia (U.S. state)
Tornadoes in Louisiana
Tornadoes in Mississippi
Tornadoes in North Carolina
2006 natural disasters in the United States
History of Montgomery, Alabama
November 2006 events in the United States