April was Record-setting Month for Tornadoes

By: Associated Press

Posted: Wed 10:36 AM, Aug 03, 2011

The U.S. set a record for the most tornadoes in one month in April.

The final report for the month shows 753 twisters across the country, including a super outbreak on April 25-28 that killed more than 300 people in the South and Midwest.

The tornado total is down from the preliminary count of 875 that generated widespread publicity. But the federal Storm Prediction Center says it still tops the former monthly record of 543 tornadoes in May 2003.

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April was Record-setting Month for Tornadoes

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