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April 4

24 entries from the federal record fall on April 4, across every year it covers.

Tornadoes

Tornadoes rated F3/EF3 or stronger, or that killed, on this date.

  1. 1977F5, 14.7 mile path, 22 killed Jefferson, AL
  2. 1966F4, 135.8 mile path, 11 killed Okeechobee, FL; Pinellas, FL; Hillsborough, FL
  3. 1981F4, 1.8 mile path, 3 killed Washington, WI
  4. 1957F3, 40.2 mile path, 1 killed Simpson, MS; Smith, MS; Jasper, MS
  5. 1974F3, 32.2 mile path, 1 killed Raleigh, WV; Fayette, WV; Greenbrier, WV
  6. 1974F3, 8.4 mile path, 1 killed Washington, VA; Smyth, VA
  7. 1977F3, 7.3 mile path, 1 killed St. Clair, AL
  8. 1977F3, 8.8 mile path, 1 killed Floyd, GA
  9. 1952F3, 36.7 mile path Jefferson Davis, LA; Acadia, LA
  10. 1957F3, 7.3 mile path McNairy, TN
  11. 1974F3, 9.2 mile path Raleigh, WV
  12. 1977F3, 11.7 mile path Neshoba, MS; Kemper, MS
  13. 1977F3, 9.1 mile path Calhoun, MS
  14. 2023EF3, 19.9 mile path Fulton, IL
  15. 1952F2, 20.4 mile path, 4 killed St. Landry, LA; St. Martin, LA

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2010Avalanche, 8 deaths Beaver; Box Elder; Cache; Carbon
  2. 2011Thunderstorm Wind, 4 deaths, $13.6 million Banks; Barrow; Bartow; Bibb

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, on this date (local time).

  1. 1904M5.3, Island of Hawai`i, Hawaii Hawaii County, HI
  2. 2010M7.2, Sierra El Mayor, B.C., Mexico Yuma County, AZ
  3. 2010M5.3, near Progreso, B.C., MX San Diego County, CA
  4. 2010M5.7, near Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX Yuma County, AZ
  5. 2010M5.4, near Delta, B.C., MX Yuma County, AZ
  6. 2010M5.4, near Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX Yuma County, AZ
  7. 2010M5.2, near Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX Yuma County, AZ