Since its first use in 1999, the National Weather Service (NWS) has used the Tornado Emergency bulletin, which is an enhanced form of a Tornado Warning used when a confirmed tornado poses a significant threat to life and property in a populated area. There have been 195 known tornado emergencies issued in the United States to date, and all but 16 have resulted in a confirmed tornado, with the resulting tornadoes being responsible for a total of 554 fatalities. Below is a listing of each individual emergency. Tornadoes that had multiple emergencies issued for them are displayed with the tornadoes' injuries, deaths, and references grouped together. Tornadoes emergencies with multiple tornadoes within them will be displayed with all tornadoes within the emergency section.
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List of United States tornado emergencies
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