The Super Outbreak of April 27, 2011: A Case Study

Indepth case study of the historic super outbreak of tornadoes that occurred on April 27, 2011. This video features a deep dive into the meteorology behind this infamous day, rounded out by a comparison between the April 27 event and the previous standard for tornado outbreaks, the April 34, 1974 event. Thumbnail images via ABC 33, 40 and the National Weather Service. April 27, 2011 journal article (Knupp et al. 2014): April 34, 1974 journal article (Corfidi et al. 2010): Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 3:58 Meteorology behind the April 27 outbreak 44:13 Comparison between April 27, 2011 and April 34, 1974