Now 5 days later, the worst severe weather event in Alabama’s history, new statistics from the National Severe Storms Lab and the Storm Prediction Center shows it was the biggest day in the Nation’s history.

There were a total of 312 tornadoes that touched down across the country from 8 am April 27th until 8 am April 28th . NOAA's preliminary estimate is that there were 362 tornadoes during the entire outbreak from 8:00 a.m. EDT April 25 to 8:00 a.m. April 28, 2011. That more than doubles the total amount of the 1974 Super Outbreak that was the benchmark for tornado outbreaks for the nation. In 1974, there were 148 tornadoes that struck the nation killing more than 700 people across 7 states.

The warnings issued by the National Weather Service offices set new milestones as well. There was an average 24 minute lead time on each tornado warnings issued across the state. At times longer. The National Weather Service had a 90 percent accuracy rate on all of those warnings issued around the country. That’s a far cry from what was available in 1974. Those were times where multi-media, internet and wall to wall coverage were not heard of.

More statistics that show the 2011 outbreak will be recognized as the worst in the nations history.

April 27, 2011, is the deadliest single day for tornadoes since the March 18, 1925, tornado outbreak that had 747 fatalities across 7 states (including the Tri-State Tornado).

The Tuscaloosa-Birmingham tornado during the April 2011 event caused at least 65 fatalities. This tornado had a maximum width of 1.5 miles and a track 80 miles long.

These are the most fatalities from a single tornado in the United States since May 25, 1955, when 80 people were killed in a tornado in southern Kansas with 75 of those deaths in Udall, Kansas.

While there are still a number of people missing from the city of Tuscaloosa, more tan 360 according to the City of Tuscaloosa, that death toll numbers could far exceed those others in our nations history when all is said and done.