1974 and 2011 Super Outbreaks, and Tornado History
On April 3, 1974, the area was struck by the Super Outbreak; two violent stovepipe tornadoes that were both one-third of a mile in width hit the community within 30 minutes during the early nighttime hours. Both tornadoes were confirmed to have been F5's on the Fujita Scale. After the first tornado passed through the area, a second tornado surprised the rescue effort. In total, 50 were killed by those tornadoes.
On April 27, 2011, during what some meteorologists call the "2011 Super Outbreak", Tanner and other surrounding communities were hit by a large violent tornado that was rated an EF5. 11 people perished in the county from the wedge tornado which was over 1 mile wide and killed 72 people overall. The tornado marks the third F5 or EF5 to strike Tanner and the surrounding communities in Limestone County.
On March 2, 2012 around 8:30 AM to 2 PM, five tornadoes struck just outside of town but hit the towns of Meridianville and Harvest. The first tornado was rated EF3, the second tornado struck 30 minutes later and was rated EF2, the third one hit within 20 minutes but was weak and rated EF1. Finally the fourth and fifth tornadoes were weak and both were rated EF0. All 5 were caused by 4 individual supercell thunderstorms.
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