The tornado outbreak of November 22, 1992

61 tornadoesIndiana, Alabama, Georgia and 7 more states

61 tornadoes touched down across 10 states between 12:14 AM and 11:10 PM CST, 12 of them rated F3 or stronger, and 12 people were killed.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · November 22, 1992

How the day unfolded

Every tornado recorded that day, at its logged touchdown time and along its path, with the counties it crossed.

About this replay
Central time—Historical replay — logged touchdown times
Tornadoes—of 61 that day
Strongest so far—
Killed—in tornadoes so far

The day in numbers

Tornadoes
61
47th of 12,998 tornado days since 1950
F3 or stronger
12
4 rated F4 or F5
Killed
12
94th-deadliest tornado day since 1950
Injured
296
Along all the paths
Path miles
638
All the paths end to end
First and last
12:14 AM to 11:10 PM
Touchdowns, Central Standard Time

Hour by hour

Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Standard Time.

Tornadoes per hour, November 22, 1992 Midnight: 1 1 AM: 1 2 AM: 6 3 AM: 4 4 AM: 0 5 AM: 1 6 AM: 2 7 AM: 0 8 AM: 7 9 AM: 2 10 AM: 0 11 AM: 1 Noon: 2 1 PM: 5 2 PM: 8 8 3 PM: 8 4 PM: 3 5 PM: 3 6 PM: 1 7 PM: 1 8 PM: 2 9 PM: 1 10 PM: 0 11 PM: 2 Midnight3 AM6 AM9 AMNoon3 PM6 PM9 PM

Every tornado

In order of touchdown. 4 have a record page, linked from the rating.

Tornadoes of November 22, 1992
12:14 AMF4Smith County, Jasper County and 1 more MS40.01,760020
1:22 AMF1Newton County, Neshoba County MS9.020000
2:14 AMF1Webster County, Chickasaw County MS9.020020
2:15 AMF2Kemper County, Noxubee County MS27.088011
2:31 AMF0Chickasaw County MS4.010000
2:45 AMF1Chickasaw County MS7.010002
2:45 AMF2Noxubee County MS15.0440015
2:45 AMF2Kemper County MS23.088000
3:20 AMF0Lauderdale County MS2.010000
3:30 AMF2Sumter County AL6.010000
3:30 AMF2Pickens County AL2.012707
3:50 AMF1Hardeman County TN16.07313
5:18 AMF1Walker County AL10.04300
6:20 AMF0Morgan County AL6.01700
6:55 AMF2Madison County AL6.010005
8:00 AMF1DeKalb County AL6.05008
8:15 AMF2DeKalb County AL5.07306
8:15 AMF2Etowah County, DeKalb County AL12.073012
8:20 AMF0DeKalb County AL3.02301
8:30 AMF1Walker County, Catoosa County GA2.015000
8:40 AMF2DeKalb County, Dade County AL, GA10.550004
8:50 AMF1Tallapoosa County, Randolph County AL17.050010
9:30 AMF1Cleburne County AL10.05000
9:44 AMF4Cobb County, Cherokee County GA20.0867046
11:10 AMF3Lumpkin County GA10.086717
12:04 PMF2Spalding County, Henry County GA10.010003
12:35 PMF1Muscogee County, Talbot County GA4.05000
1:06 PMF1Vigo County IN0.14300
1:35 PMF3Monroe County IN5.386703
1:40 PMF0Monroe County GA0.55000
1:50 PMF3Putnam County, Montgomery County IN12.086701
1:55 PMF3Morgan County IN15.086700
2:00 PMF2Monroe County, Jones County GA10.010001
2:07 PMF1Montgomery County IN2.520001
2:10 PMF0Geneva County AL2.22000
2:20 PMF0Henry County KY0.52000
2:40 PMF0Henry County KY3.04000
2:45 PMF3Marion County IN9.043300
2:45 PMF4Putnam County, Greene County GA32.0867586
2:52 PMF4Carroll County, Boone County and 1 more KY, IN26.760110
3:05 PMF3Shelby County IN10.05000
3:17 PMF1Owen County KY2.02000
3:20 PMF2Hamilton County, Madison County IN2.010000
3:23 PMF1Hamilton County IN1.010000
3:34 PMF2Bartholomew County, Decatur County IN5.05000
3:40 PMF1Wilkes County GA1.05001
3:45 PMF2Shelby County, Hancock County and 1 more IN7.55000
3:54 PMF1Madison County IN0.26700
4:00 PMF3Preble County, Darke County OH20.0500021
4:15 PMF1Brown County OH1.06000
4:35 PMF2Union County, Wayne County IN12.020000
5:00 PMF3Lincoln County, McCormick County and 3 more GA, SC67.040019
5:00 PMF1Jay County IN0.21000
5:00 PMF2Saluda County, Newberry County SC30.055000
6:45 PMF0Fairfield County SC0.61000
7:12 PMF0Fairfield County SC2.71000
8:15 PMF1Cleveland County NC5.050000
8:40 PMF1Catawba County, Iredell County NC26.080000
9:20 PMF1Yadkin County, Forsyth County and 1 more NC31.0800013
11:05 PMF1Greene County VA3.03300
11:10 PMF0Madison County VA0.51700

By state

Tornadoes by state, November 22, 1992
Indiana1450
Alabama1300
Georgia1047
Mississippi913
Kentucky411
North Carolina300
South Carolina300
Ohio210
Virginia200
Tennessee101

Tornadoes in 1992 · On this date in other years · The biggest outbreak days

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. A day is SPC’s calendar date in Central Standard Time; an outbreak day here has 40 or more tornadoes, or 6 or more rated F3/EF3 or stronger.