page_title: Tornado outbreak and floods of April 28 – May 1, 2017
hierarchical_section_title: Tornado outbreak and floods of April 28 – May 1, 2017
caption_attribution_description: English: Satellite image of supercell thunderstorms associated with a major storm complex that affected the central United States over the state of Texas late on April 29, 2017 at 23:30&#160;UTC. One of these storms produced a massive wedge tornado which devastated the town of Canton, Texas, killing 4.
context_page_description: The tornado outbreak and floods of April 28 – May 1, 2017 were a series of severe weather events that affected the central United States, producing life-threatening flooding and a major tornado outbreak. It formed out of a disturbance in the Southwestern United States on April 28, and caused significant impacts, including a heavy snowstorm in the Rockies, and other types of severe weather. Up to 3 feet of snow fell on the cold side of the system, and up to a foot of rain fell in and around the central parts of the nation.
  The most significant and damaging events of the storm unfolded late on April 29, when two large, long-tracked, and powerful wedge tornadoes struck areas near Canton, Texas, the strongest being an EF4. Together, the two tornadoes caused four deaths and many injuries.
context_section_description: The tornado outbreak and floods of April 28 – May 1, 2017 were a series of severe weather events that affected the central United States, producing life-threatening flooding and a major tornado outbreak. It formed out of a disturbance in the Southwestern United States on April 28, and caused significant impacts, including a heavy snowstorm in the Rockies, and other types of severe weather. Up to 3 feet (36 in) of snow fell on the cold side of the system, and up to a foot of rain fell in and around the central parts of the nation.
  The most significant and damaging events of the storm unfolded late on April 29, when two large, long-tracked, and powerful wedge tornadoes struck areas near Canton, Texas, the strongest being an EF4. Together, the two tornadoes caused four deaths and many injuries.
caption: Satellite image of storm system and associated supercells over the state of Texas at 23:30 UTC on April 29
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