Surviving Largest Tornado Outbreak Ever Recorded (Full Episode) | Witness to Disaster | Nat Geo

Editor's Take

National Geographic reconstructs the April 2011 super-outbreak, the largest tornado event ever recorded, when hundreds of twisters killed hundreds of people across the American South. Sobering and well-told, it pairs the human toll with the meteorology behind it.

The US tornado super-outbreak in April 2011, the largest and costliest tornado outbreak ever recorded, sees 360 tornadoes ravage the Southern states, killing 348 people and leaving thousands homeless. But what was it like for those living through this catastrophic natural disaster? This National Geographic documentary tells their stories. Witness to Disaster | S1, E1 National Geographic is the world's premium destination for critically acclaimed storytelling around science and exploration.

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