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On October 5–6, 2010, a destructive series of thunderstorms struck Arizona, resulting in the state's largest tornado outbreak and its costliest weather disaster on record. Spawned by a nearby cold-core low, successive hailstorms in Phoenix and surrounding locations on October 5 caused damage to thousands of homes, businesses, and vehicles.
Website. www .bullheadcity .com. Bullhead City is a city located on the Colorado River in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, 97 miles (156 km) south of Las Vegas, Nevada, and directly across the Colorado River from Laughlin, Nevada, whose casinos and ancillary services supply much of the employment for Bullhead City.
In addition, several power lines were down at the Bullhead City Airport. [82] Golf ball-sized hail (1.75 inches (44 mm) in diameter) fell northwest of Golden Valley; a weather spotter's house received $5,000 in damage, with all of its windows broken and with damage to his weather station and radio equipment. [83]
North Carolina: 7: 4 fatalities: Produced a long-track F4 that struck Raleigh, North Carolina, killing four people. A few other less significant tornadoes occurred as well. (3 significant, 1 violent killer) May 1989 tornado outbreak: May 5, 1989: Mid-Atlantic – Southeast U.S. 16: 7 fatalities: Produced three killer F4s in the Carolinas.
October 26–30, 2012 – Hurricane Sandy passed by the state, dropping heavy rains and making storm surge. July 3–4, 2014 – Hurricane Arthur hits eastern North Carolina, in particular the Outer Banks, with 100 mph (160 km/h). May 7, 2015 – Tropical Storm Ana produced heavy rainfall and indirectly caused a fatality.
2Time from first tornado to last tornado. The November 2008 Carolinas tornado outbreak was a brief but deadly tornado outbreak which began shortly after midnight (local time), while many people were sleeping. Most of the eight tornadoes that touched down were produced by two supercell thunderstorms over North Carolina.
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale. 2Time from first tornado to last tornado. The Carolinas tornado outbreak of March 28, 1984, was the most destructive tornado outbreak to sweep through the two states since another tornado outbreak struck 100 years and 1 month earlier, according to NOAA and NCDC public records.
Tornadoes are more common in the United States than in any other country or state. [ 1][ 2] The United States receives more than 1,200 tornadoes annually—four times the amount seen in Europe. [ 3][ 4] Violent tornadoes—those rated EF4 or EF5 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale —occur more often in the United States than in any other country.