Atlantic Hurricanes – Most Tornadoes Spawned

A hurricane or tropical storm’s intensity, rotation, and interaction with land can produce tornadoes. Most of them are EF0 or EF1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. However, there are instances where, strong hurricanes can produce EF3 twisters. Below is the list of Atlantic Hurricanes that have produced the most tornadoes.

Watch the footage of Tropical Storm Isiaias at Greg’s Weather Center in South Plainfield, NJ on August 4, 2020. Isaias produced 39 tornadoes throughout the Mid-Atlantic.
StormYearLocationNumber of Tornadoes
Hurricane Ivan2004Alabama and Florida120
Hurricane Beulah1967Texas115
Hurricane Frances2004Florida to Maryland103
Hurricane Rita2005Louisiana89
Hurricane Beryl2024Southeast Texas68
Hurricane Andrew1992South Florida61
Hurricane Katrina2005United States Gulf Coast59
Hurricane Harvey2017Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee52
Hurricane Gustav2008United States Gulf Coast49
Hurricane Georges1998Alabama, Georgia, and Florida48
Hurricane Gilbert1988Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Yucatan Peninsula, Northern Mexico and South Texas47
Hurricane Milton2024Florida46
Table 1: Atlantic Hurricanes – Most Tornadoes Spawned

Data courtesy of NOAA, National Weather Service, the National Hurricane Center, the Tornado Project, The Weather Channel, and Wikipedia