Geoff Cornish's most memorable moment from 2023

Take a look back at some of the most memorable weather moments from the year with AccuWeather's team of meteorologists.

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00:00 Every year has some major weather events that stick out to us as meteorologists,

00:04 but the one by far that sticks out the most to me was the tornado outbreak

00:08 at the very end of March as we turn the page to April.

00:11 March 31st into April 1st.

00:14 We had a tornado outbreak that led to big problems in both the Midwest parts of Iowa and Illinois,

00:21 but also into Arkansas and western Tennessee.

00:24 So there was kind of a two-pronged threat zone with this,

00:27 and we knew it was a major event.

00:30 Here's a live look from Tony Laubach's cameras.

00:32 He is chasing a confirmed tornado.

00:34 Tony, can you hear us?

00:36 Well, Jeff, this is a very large tornado.

00:39 Violent tornado!

00:40 We knew that there would be dozens of tornadoes,

00:42 but it was amazing in the days that followed how many tornadoes were verified,

00:46 how many actual tornadoes were confirmed from that event.

00:49 As we hit 100, 110, 115, over 120 tornadoes confirmed from just a 24-hour window,

00:56 and that puts this storm system into very rare territory

01:00 among the likes of the April 3rd and 4th, 1974 tornado outbreak

01:05 and the April 27th and 2011 outbreak,

01:08 with a tremendous number, over 120 tornadoes in just a 24-hour window.

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