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32 On April 27, 2011, East Tennessee experienced a tornado outbreak. McMinn County had five tornadoes in one day with the worst reaching an EF2. The NWS in Morristown reported this date being the largest outbreak of tornadoes ever recorded in the East Tennessee region with at least 55 tornadoes in a 24‐hour period. 35 people lost their lives and approximately 300 people were injured. Below provides the tracks of each tornado during this outbreak. Based on NOAA NCDC data, the following chart provides a list of tornado events occurring in McMinn County from 1950 to 2021 and a description of impacts. The following information was obtained by accessing the NOAA database. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/. This information represents all the events and extent of the Tornado hazard experienced by McMinn County, including the jurisdictions locate d within, and is the only source of data accessible. The information provided for McMinn County also applies to the school district due to the geographic distribution of the schools throughout the County. 113