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

In-depth 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 3-4, 1974 event. Thumbnail images via ABC 33/40 and the National Weather Service. April 27, 2011 journal article (Knupp et al. 2014): April 3-4, 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 3-4, 1974