Tornado Reports
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| 13:43Z | EF1 | KDGX | MS | Smith | Raleigh | This EF1 tornado had a path length of 10 miles and a width of 50 yards. Many small trees were snapped with a couple large hardwood trees uprooted. Maximum winds were around 95 mph. |
| 14:22Z | EF2 | KDGX | MS | Jasper | Moss Hill | This tornado touched down just to the northeast of Montrose near County Road 2414, in Jasper County. This tornado tracked across 3 counties before it dissipated just before it reached Meridian. Along the path, it produced major structural roof damage to a church. Shingles and siding were blown off of a house. An outbuilding was destroyed along with damage to a grain silo. Thousands of large softwood and hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted. In addition, numerous power lines were blown down. This EF2 tornado had a total path length of 23 miles and a width of 0.6 miles. Maximum winds were around 125 mph. |
| 14:34Z | EF2 | KDGX | MS | Newton | Chunky | This tornado touched down just to the northeast of Montrose near county road 2414, in Jasper County. This tornado tracked across 3 counties before it dissipated just before it reached Meridian. Along the path, it produced major structural roof damage to a church. Shingles and siding were blown off of a house. An outbuilding was destroyed along with damage to a grain silo. Thousands of large softwood and hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted. In addition, numerous power lines were blown. This EF2 tornado had a total path length of 23 miles and a width of 0.6 miles. Maximum winds were around 125 mph. |
| 14:40Z | EF2 | KDGX | MS | Lauderdale | Point | This tornado touched down just to the northeast of Montrose near County Road 2414, in Jasper County. This tornado tracked across 3 counties before it dissipated just before it reached Meridian. Along the path, it produced major structural roof damage to a church. Shingles and siding were blown off of a house. An outbuilding was destroyed along with damage to a grain silo. Thousands of large softwood and hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted. In addition, numerous power lines were blown down. This EF2 tornado had a total path length of 23 miles and a width of 0.6 miles. Maximum winds were around 125 mph. |
| 15:44Z | EF0 | KGWX | AL | Sumter | Siloam | A brief tornado touchdown, producing no observable damage, was reported by Fire Department personnel in the Ward community. |
| 16:09Z | EF3 | KDGX | LA | Madison | Quebec | The start of the long-track violent tornado began around 6 miles west of Tallulah, just to the south of I-20. This tornado did not waste any time becoming strong and quite wide as it downed a few high tension truss towers on the south end of I-20. As the tornado crossed the interstate, a tractor-trailer was flipped over and thrown opposite of the initial traveling direction. The driver of the truck was injured as this occurred. The tornado then traveled quickly northeast and crossed Highway 80 and Willow Bayou Road, just to the northwest of Tallulah. Here, several homes were heavily damaged along with several vehicles and tractors damaged.||The tornado continued to the northeast and crossed Highway 65 and then tracked across the Mississippi River and into far northwest Warren County at Eagle Lake. This tornado destroyed a chemical plant near Highway 65 and the Mississippi River levee, in the community of Omega. A few rail cars were rolled off the track at this location and a large crane was flipped over and destroyed. Several storage tanks were severely damaged as well at this location.||The tornado produced mainly EF3 and EF2 damage across Madison Parish with maximum winds around 155 mph. Timber and power line damage along the path was substantial with dozens of power lines taken down along with thousands of trees snapped and uprooted. |
| 16:19Z | EF1 | KBMX | AL | Marengo | Demopolis | The tornado touched down at the City Landing area of Demopolis, and from there moved on a north-northeast path. At City Landing, at least 20 people witnessed the tornado and ran for shelter. At least 20 vehicles were damaged, many with windows blown out. Tool boxes were ripped off the back of a few trucks and were thrown into other vehicles, and many trees were snapped off in the area. The tornado then crossed US-43 and moved into a rural part of the county, before crossing the Black Warrior River and moving into Greene County. |
| 16:20Z | EF0 | KGWX | MS | Union | Union Hill | A tornado briefly touched down near the intersection of County Road 127 and County Road 128, approximately 3 miles east of New Albany. Several large trees were uprooted and one fell onto a house and caused major damage. One additional home received major damage with 24 homes receiving minor damage. A mobile home sustained partial roof loss while 10 mobile homes received minor damage. |
| 16:22Z | EF1 | KBMX | AL | Greene | Forkland | The tornado that had touched down in Marengo County, near the city of Demopolis, moved into Greene County. On its northeast path, it produced sporadic tree damage, and stayed mostly in forested areas. Just before crossing the Black Warrior River for the second time, it struck the Greene County Steam Plant, where 2 men were injured when they were blown down by the wind. A few small buildings were damaged in the same area, and a tractor trailer rig was blown over and moved at least 40 feet. The tornado then moved into Hale County. |
| 16:25Z | EF2 | KDGX | MS | Warren | Brunswick | The tornado crossed the Mississippi River and entered northwest Warren County at Eagle Lake. Roughly, thirty homes were damaged or destroyed in this area along with 13 mobile homes. In addition to the damaged structures, hundreds of trees were snapped and uprooted along with many power lines taken down. The damage across this part of Warren County was in the EF2 range with maximum winds around 130 mph. |
| 16:32Z | EF2 | KDGX | MS | Issaquena | Hardee | The tornado moved into Issaquena County from Warren County and mainly tracked across forested portions of the county. The tornado did track across US Highway 61 just a couple miles south of Valley Park. Thousands of trees were snapped and uprooted along the path with one abandoned agricultural building destroyed. The tornado had EF2 intensity with 130 mph winds across Issaquena County. |
| 16:32Z | EF1 | KBMX | AL | Hale | Arcola | After touching down in Marengo County, and moving across a portion of Greene County, the Demopolis Tornado crossed the Black Warrior River for a second time and moved into Hale County. Within Hale County, the tornado stayed over primarily wooded terrain, and caused sporadic tree damage. |
| 16:48Z | EF2 | KDGX | MS | Sharkey | Lucre | The path of the tornado clipped the far southeast corner of Sharkey County in the Delta National Forest. Considerable damage occurred to the timber along the path as it moved into western Yazoo County. The tornado reached EF2 intensity before moving into western Yazoo County with peak winds around 130 mph. |
| 16:50Z | EF0 | KBMX | AL | Hale | Greensboro | The tornado first touched down about 5 miles northeast of Greensboro, near the intersection of AL-25 and Crawford Road. It then tracked northeastward, roughly parallel to AL-25, for nearly 6 miles, and lifted just north of Starling Road. Three homes sustained minor damage, one barn was destroyed, and metal sheeting was torn off an outbuilding. At least 40 trees were uprooted along the path, some of them blocking portions of AL-25. |
| 16:53Z | EF4 | KDGX | MS | Yazoo | Enola | The tornado moved out of extreme southeast Sharkey County and into west central Yazoo County and gained intensity as it tracked northeast. The tornado caused significant home damage northwest of Satartia, and again as it crossed Highway 3 near the Crupp Community. The tornado then moved through a rural area southwest of Yazoo City, causing major damage or destruction of a number of homes, as well as intense tree damage. As the tornado approached the intersection of US Highway 49 and Highway 16, on the south side of Yazoo City, it reached its widest point and maximum intensity. Here the rating peaked at EF4 with maximum winds around 170 mph. The tornado had a maximum width of 1.75 miles. Several buildings, including a church and several businesses, were totally destroyed. The tornado continued moving through residential areas on the southeast side of Yazoo City, heavily damaging or destroying numerous homes. The tornado continued northeast through rural northeastern Yazoo County before it tracked into Holmes County.||A total of four fatalities occurred in Yazoo County. All of the fatalities were individuals who were in mobile homes. |
| 17:33Z | EF4 | KDGX | MS | Holmes | Zeiglerville | The tornado continued northeast into rural southern Holmes County, causing intense tree damage and damaging or destroying a number of rural residences. The damage across this area was in the EF3 range. As the tornado moved by the Franklin Community, in rural Holmes county, it again reached EF4 intensity. It completely destroyed two brick homes and heavily damaged or destroyed a number of other homes. The tornado then crossed Interstate 55, causing significant tree damage and blowing a number of vehicles off the road. As the tornado approached the area just south of Durant and crossed US Highway 51, it narrowed and reached one of its weakest points. One fatality occurred in Holmes County. |
| 17:37Z | EF0 | KEAX | MO | Nodaway | Maryville Mem Arpt | A brief EFO tornado touchdown was observed, from 1137 to 1138 am CST, in rural land. The only damage reported was to tree limbs. |
| 17:40Z | EF0 | KDMX | MO | Nodaway | Pickering | A brief EF0 tornado touchdown, from 1140 to 1141 am CST, was observed in open rural land. |
| 17:57Z | EF2 | KDGX | MS | Attala | Boyette | The tornado then moved into western Attala County from just east of Durant in Holmes County. The tornado re-intensified somewhat and began causing significant tree damage in rural western Attala County. The tornado continued across Attala County, causing tree and power line damage,and heavily damaging a number of rural residences, including in the community of Hesterville. The tornado continued to the northeast and crossed the Natchez Trace Parkway. Here numerous trees were damaged and thrown across the Parkway. The maximum intensity in Attala County was EF2 with maximum winds around 130 mph. |
| 18:28Z | EF3 | KDGX | MS | Choctaw | French Camp | The tornado moved into Choctaw County and crossed Black Road around 128 pm. Here, minor damage occurred to a brick home. Tree damage in this area was more substantial and was in the upper EF2 range. Thousands of trees were uprooted and snapped. Many trees were also splintered in this area. The tornado then crossed Highway 413, just east of French Camp. The tornado reached high end EF3 intensity at this point and produced significant structural damage to a number of structures. Wind speeds ranged from 155 to 165 mph at this location. Three well built brick homes were nearly flattened with only 1 outer wall left standing. Other well built structures sustained major damage to the roof. The Crossroads Grocery was destroyed as the cinder-block structure collapsed on itself. Several vehicles were thrown in this area including at semi-truck. A cell tower was snapped in half. The intense damage continued along the track across Stuart-Weir Road and White Road. Several more structures were severely damaged or destroyed in this area along with significant devastation to timber. Along Pisgah and Dotson Roads, some of the most severe damage occurred and this was the location of the 5 fatalities. Here, dozens of mobile homes and conventional foundation homes were destroyed. Multiple vehicles were thrown with a few landing in trees. The widest part of the tornado was in this general area where it was 1.07 miles wide. The EF3 intensity damage occurred for about 4 miles. The tornado weakened as it tracked toward the Chester Community and crossed Weir-Salem Road and Chester-Mills Road. Here the damage was mostly tree damage with a dozen of homes or so receiving minor to major damage. Some homes had a small portion of roof torn off or shingles peeled away. One well built home was shifted off the foundation with a portion of the back of the home collapsed. Again, timber damage was significant with a large area of pine forest heavily damaged. EF2 damaged was noted there. The tornado continued through Chester and toward Highway 9 and Highway 15. Here mainly EF1 tree damage occurred. The only exception was at and just to the east of the intersection with Highway 9 and Highway 790. Here some low end EF2 tree damage was noted. The tornado then crossed Highway 15 and continued just along and to the south of Macedonia Road. EF1 tree damage occurred in this area as well. The tornado continued into Oktibbeha County just east of of the Reform-Sturgis Road. |
| 18:40Z | EF0 | KSGF | MO | Taney | Branson Mem Arpt | A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-0 tornado with 80 mph winds touched down at the Table Rock State Park Marina and Camp Grounds. The tornado damaged a few docks while twisting trees within Camp Site number 2. The damage path extended for one half of a mile...while the width was approximately 70 yards. |
| 18:50Z | EF1 | KGWX | MS | Oktibbeha | Sturgis | The tornado moved into west-central Oktibbeha County and tracked along Big Creek Road and Simmons Road before dissipating at Sturgis-Maben Road about 5 miles north of Sturgis. Many trees were snapped and uprooted as the long-track tornado came to an end. |
| 19:05Z | EF0 | KNQA | AR | Mississippi | Roseland | A tornado briefly touched down west of County Road 305, approximately 3 miles southeast of Manila. The tornado tracked north-northeast for about 2 miles and moved across Mallard Lake. The tornado track was within Big Lake Wildlife Management Area. A few trees were snapped as a result of the tornado. |
| 19:09Z | EF2 | KGWX | MS | Oktibbeha | Starkville | One mobile home was destroyed and 20 homes were damaged along Sun Creek and Mitchell roads. Three power poles were snapped along with numerous trees snapped and uprooted. A barn was also damaged along the path. Maximum winds were around 115 mph. |
| 19:28Z | EF2 | KGWX | MS | Clay | Whites | This tornado touched down near Barton Ferry Road and tracked northeast for a short distance. Three sets of metal power poles were blown down in a field off Barton Ferry Road. Several trees and power lines were also blown down along with an outbuilding destroyed. Maximum winds were around 115 mph. |
| 19:40Z | EF1 | KGWX | MS | Monroe | Hamilton | A tornado touched down just south of Hamilton Road along Highway 45 in New Hamilton. The tornado tracked northeast for seven miles and lifted near Bartahatchie Road, approximately one mile east of the intersection of Bartahatchie Road and Grubb Springs Road. Numerous trees were uprooted along the track. Traffic lights were severely damaged at the intersection of Highway 45 and Hamilton Road. One house near the beginning of the track suffered structural damage losing a garage and utility room. Several homes also sustained roof damage. A few vehicles also received damage from falling trees or other debris. One person was injured when a tree fell onto a vehicle. A small steel outbuilding was also destroyed with debris from the outbuilding being wrapped in amongst surrounding trees. A support on a built in carport was destroyed allowing a portion of the home roof to collapse. Several power lines were also knocked down along Hamilton and Grubbs Springs Road. In total, 9 homes sustained major damage from the tornado with 35 homes receiving minor damage. In addition, 3 mobile homes sustained major damage and 7 received minor damage. One business was destroyed, one business sustained major damage and 3 received minor damage. Several vehicles were damaged as well. Timber damage alone from the tornado was reported to be around 92 thousand dollars. |
| 21:23Z | EF0 | KOHX | KY | Christian | Pembroke | Several trees or tree limbs were blown down. Minor damage occurred to a home, consisting mainly of gutter damage. The tornado track was mostly across fields. The tornado was photographed near the initial touchdown and was also observed less than one mile from Pembroke. Peak winds were estimated near 75 mph. |
| 21:25Z | EF0 | KLSX | MO | St. Louis | Kirkwood | The tornado touched down approximately 0.3 of a mile north of Dougherty Ferry Road near Lynkirk Rd. and moved north northwest through part of a subdivision. The tornado lifted briefly, then touched down again near the intersection of Ballas Rd. and Kirk Place Dr. before lifting and disspating just east of West County Mall. The path was approximately six tenths of a mile long and a maximum width around 300 yards across part of the subdivision and an average width of less than 200 yards elsewhere. Widespread tree damage and minor roof damage was observed across the subdivision but the overall lack of structural damage suggests winds did not exceed 70 to 80 mph. In the subdivision, several large healthy trees were uprooted and some roofs had missing or damaged shingles. At least one healthy tree was snapped several feet above its base. More extensive tree damage was observed with the second touchdown near Ballas Rd. and Kirk Place Dr. where several healthy pine trees were snapped at the midpoint and the debris pattern indicated a convergent circulation. Tree damage in this area also downed several powerlines along Ballas Road. |
| 21:26Z | EF1 | KPAH | TN | Decatur | Bible Hill | A tornado touched down on Bible Hill Road, approximately 2 miles north-northwest of Parsons. The tornado traveled east-northeast for about 11 miles crossing the Tennessee River and continuing into Perry County, Tennessee. Significant tree damage occurred along the track, especially on Brodie's Landing Road. Although minor damage occurred to most structures hit directly from the tornado, significant property damage occurred from falling trees. In total, 15 homes sustained damage. Three of these homes were completely destroyed. Seven homes received major damage while five had minor damage. One business had a roof blown off while one barn was completely destroyed. |
| 21:27Z | EF0 | KGWX | AL | Marion | Winfield | The tornado touched down on US-43 just south of the Gu-Win community. From there it produced a sporadic damage path to the northeast for a little over 7 miles, crossing AL-253, CR-61, US-78, and AL-129, before lifting on the southwest side of Brilliant. Three homes took the brunt of the damage, all located southwest of Brilliant along County Road 47. One home had minor damage due to fallen trees. One of these trees uprooted and flipped a minivan upside down. The second home had minor roof damage and two outbuildings on the property that were destroyed. The third home incurred major structural damage when the windward side of the garage was blown in. There was also an outbuilding that flipped over at the third home location. In total, 40 to 60 hardwood trees were uprooted along the path. |
| 21:30Z | EF0 | KLSX | MO | St. Louis | University City | The tornado initially touched down near the intersection of Duke Drive and Blackberry Avenue in University City. The tornado traveled northwest producing intermittent damage for approximately 0.6 of a mile. The damage became more continuous for the next 2.4 miles from just southeast of Olive Boulevard to near Dawes Place just southeast of Lackland Road. Intermittent damage continued beyond Lackland Road to the northwest for an additional 1.4 miles. The last discernible damage was located near St. Ann Lane. The vast majority of the damage along the path consisted of varying degrees of tree damage which included numerous tree branches broken, trees uprooted, and tree trunks snapped well above their base. The most significant structural damage occurred on Wallis Avenue just north of Trescott Avenue where a three foot diameter tree caved in the corner of a home. The tornado reached a maximum width of 325 yards as it crossed Trescott Avenue. This is also where the damage was most intense with wind speeds estimated at 85 mph. Other notable damage was located near the intersection of Woodson Road and Harney Road where there was roof damage to a storage facility. Minor structural damage was noted at other locations along the path caused by tree limbs or trees falling on homes. Any direct tornadic damage to homes and businesses was minor superficial damage which consisted of siding, soffit and shingles. No injuries were reported. |
| 21:40Z | EF1 | KOHX | TN | Perry | Pine View | A tornado with maximum winds of 100 mph entered Perry county near Simms|Road along the eastern side of the Tennessee river. Damage|continued northeastward...for a length of 13.8 miles and a maximum|width of 300 yards. Hundreds of soft and hard wood trees were|snapped or uprooted. There was some roof damage noted. |
| 21:47Z | EF1 | KOHX | TN | Humphreys | Pruette Spg | The tornado entered Humphreys County just north of the intersection of Blue Creek and Crooked Creek Roads. Damage consisting of snapped and uprooted trees continued almost nine miles northeast crossing Interstate 40 just east of the Highway 13 exit. The last evidence of damage was along Barren Hollow Road just north of I-40. |
| 22:40Z | EF1 | KLVX | KY | Edmonson | Sunfish | A storm damage survey team concluded that an EF-1 tornado with wind speeds of 100 miles per hour touched down in northwest Edmonson county at 540 pm CDT Saturday April 24 2010. The 50 yard wide damage path started near Sunfish and traveled east southeast for 1.1 miles. A well built home suffered significant damage along with a shed that was destroyed. Also, several outbuildings were damaged and numerous hardwood and softwood trees were wither uprooted or snapped. |
| 23:15Z | EF1 | KOHX | TN | Hickman | Aetna | A tornado with max winds of 90 mph touched down southwest of the|Aetna community along state highway 48. Damaged continued to the|northeast along state highway 48 for a length of 2 miles and a|maximum width of 100 yards. Hundreds of trees were uprooted and|snapped with a couple of small sheds and trailer destroyed. Some|minor roof damage was noted on a dozen homes. |
| 23:57Z | EF2 | KBMX | AL | Cullman | Midway | An EF-2 tornado touched down on Highway 31 just south of the County Road 601 intersection. The tornado damaged roofs to two businesses in the Phelan community. The tornado then moved northeast and downed several power lines and snapped and uprooted over 100 pine and oak trees. Minor roof damage was observed on a house along County Road 601 and a carport was destroyed on County Road 747 in the Welti community. Tin roof debris from the chicken houses was thrown over one mile along the tornado's path. The tornado finally lifted on County Road 643 but no before causing roof damage to a barn and knocking down several trees. |
| 00:25Z | EF1 | KLVX | KY | Mercer | Mc Afee | An EF-1 tornado was confirmed in Mercer County with maximum winds estimated at 90 mph. The tornado touched down at 2025EDT near McAfee along Route 127. It traveled 1.75 miles northeast before dissipating near Ebenezer. This tornado was EF-0 for most of its length, but EF-1 damage was observed neat Patterson Lane. |
| 00:32Z | EF1 | KDGX | MS | Lauderdale | Martin | This tornado touched down along Brown Road and tracked across Townsend Byrd Road before moving into Kemper County. Several homes were damaged along Frasier Grove Road as the tornado tracked to the northeast. The tornado also damaged or destroyed 4 barns, a shed, and uprooted numerous medium to large trees. Maximum winds were around 105 mph. |
| 00:35Z | EF1 | KDGX | MS | Kemper | Rio | This tornado touched down along Brown Road and tracked across Townsend Byrd Road before moving into Kemper County. Several homes were damaged along Frasier Grove Road as the tornado tracked to the northeast. The tornado also damaged or destroyed 4 barns, a shed, and uprooted numerous medium to large trees. Maximum winds were around 105 mph. |
| 00:42Z | EF0 | KOHX | TN | Macon | Eulia | A tornado with max winds of 85 mph touched down at the intersection|of state highway 52 and rocky mound road. Damaged continued to the|north northeast for an approximately length of 1.5 miles and a|maximum width of 50 yards. Multiple shallow rooted trees were uprooted|with one small barn destroyed. |
| 01:06Z | EF1 | KGWX | AL | Fayette | Bankston | The tornado touched down near the intersection of CR-15 and Fulmer Road, just west of US-43. It then tracked northeastward for about 6.5 miles, crossing US-43 and CR-63 on the southern city limits of Berry. Four homes on CR-56 southwest of Berry received minor damage, ranging from shingle damage to garage door blown in. One metal outbuilding was destroyed. Around 50 trees were snapped or uprooted along the path. |
| 01:21Z | EF1 | KGWX | AL | Fayette | Alta | The tornado touched down in southeastern Fayette County about 4 miles northeast of Berry. It then tracked northeastward through mostly a wooded rural area, before crossing into Walker County. In Fayette County, damage was mainly confined to about 2 dozen trees that were snapped and uprooted. |
| 01:27Z | EF1 | KGWX | AL | Walker | Carona | The tornado that first touched down near Berry, in Fayette County, moved into Walker County near where AL-18 crosses Frost Creek. From there it continued its northeast path, and eventually lifted about 5 miles west of Oakman. In Walker County, the tornado blew down a 100 foot radio tower and damaged an adjoining shed. Numerous trees were also snapped or uprooted. |
| 02:59Z | EF1 | KHTX | AL | Blount | Mc Larty | The tornado first touched down about 4 miles northeast of Brooksville, and then tracked northeastward. It was on the ground for less than a mile before moving across the county line into Marshall County, just west of the intersection of Panky Lane and Nixon Chapel Road. Within Blount County, two structures were damaged and hundreds of trees were snapped and uprooted. One mobile home was moved off its foundation and also damaged by fallen trees. |
| 03:01Z | EF3 | KBMX | AL | Walker | Bradleytown | This long tracked, strong, tornado first touched down in the Walker County city of Parrish. It then remained on the ground for 54 minutes, traversing nearly 30 miles in three counties. The vast majority of the damage was done in Walker County. In addition to Parrish, heavy damaged occurred in the cities of Cordova, Sumiton, and Empire. Between 70 and 80 homes and other buildings along the path received varying degrees of damage, and at least one home in Parrish was completely destroyed. Somewhere between 800 and 1000 trees were snapped, with a similar number uprooted. While there were no known deaths or injuries directly caused by the tornado, one 50 year old woman died (indirect) after she slipped and fell while going to a storm shelter. The tornado moved into Jefferson County near the intersection of Bankston Road and County Line Road. |
| 03:05Z | EF3 | KHTX | AL | Marshall | Nixon Chapel | A long track EF-3 tornado produced severe damage in the towns of Albertville and Geraldine. The city of Albertville was especially hard hit with severe damage to numerous residences, Albertville High School and several large retail buildings. Extensive tree damage was also observed throughout the damage path. The tornado crossed into DeKalb County just east of County Road 372. |
| 03:35Z | EF3 | KHTX | AL | Dekalb | Rodgers | A long track EF-3 tornado crossed into DeKalb County about 6.5 miles west-southwest of Geraldine, about one mile north of Highway 75. The tornado continued into the town of Geraldine, snapping or uprooting numerous large trees which also led to some structural damage to residences. This was also noted along County Roads 227 and 52, just southeast of State Highway 75. |
| 03:37Z | EF1 | KBMX | AL | Jefferson | Corner | After crossing into Jefferson County from Walker County, the Parrish Tornado continued its northeastward path. Damage in Jefferson County primarily consisted of trees that were blown down and snapped. A tree fell into and broke a living room window of a home on Arkadelphia Road, and a large storage shed had its roof torn off. |
| 03:49Z | EF1 | KBMX | AL | Blount | Hayden | After crossing into Blount County from Jefferson County, the Parrish Tornado crossed Interstate 65 near exit 284, and finally lifted southwest of the Hayden community, between the Interstate and McCay Lake. As in Jefferson County, the damage in Blount County primarily consisted of trees that were blown down and snapped. |
| 04:25Z | EF3 | KHTX | AL | Dekalb | Bankhead | The same supercell which produced the tornado in from Blount into Marshall and DeKalb Counties produced a second tornado around 11:25 PM CDT. This tornado touched down 4 miles south southwest of Mentone, near Desoto State Park. The tornado reached EF-3 intensity with speeds up to 140 mph destroying several single wide manufactured homes. The tornado also snapped and uprooted numerous large trees. Significant damage was seen along it's path to the Alabama/Georgia state line. The hardest hit areas were between CR 117 and CR 106, just to the south southeast of Mentone. The most significant damage occurred to a trailer park (Morning Glory Court) where several single wide manufactured homes were completely destroyed. Numerous large trees were also snapped or uprooted. The tornado continued moving northeast and crossed into Chattooga county (Northwest Georgia) around 11:34 PM CDT. Additional damage occurred as it traveled another 8 miles into northern Chattooga county. |
| 04:33Z | EF1 | KHTX | GA | Chattooga | Cloudland | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Offices in both Huntsville, Alabama and Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that an EF1 tornado, which initially touched down in eastern DeKalb county Alabama approximately three miles southeast of Valley Head, Alabama, continued into Chattooga county Georgia, crossing into Georgia approximately two miles northwest of Cloudland in northwest Chattooga county. The tornado continued on a nearly 10 mile long path within Chattooga county ending approximately 2.5 miles northwest of Trion in north central Chattooga county. The tornado was rated an EF1 with a maximum path width of 300 yards and maximum wind gusts estimated to be 105 mph. Considerable damage was noted along the tornado path across far northwest and north central Chattooga county. At the touchdown point, at least 15 large trees were down across a one-half mile wide area. As the tornado continued eastward, it crossed Georgia Highway 157 at Gilreath Mill Road. Hunderds of large mature trees were down near the intersection. Just east of this location, the tornado strengthened to its maximum width and intensity. This was determined to be the mid-point of the tornado path, between Georgia Highway 337 and Harrisburg Road. Within this area, eight homes sustained significant damage. Two garages, one carport, and several private storage buildings were destroyed. At a small grass airport strip, one hanger was destroyed, another suffered extensive damage, and two airplanes were flipped over. One of the airplanes was an 800 lb ultralight and the other was a 1500 lb Cessna. Nearby, a home lost its roof, another suffered extensive shingle damage, and another storage building was destroyed. At the location of this destroyed outbuilding, two lawn mowers were moved 90 feet. From this point to the end of the tornado path, hundreds of large, mature oak, pecan, and pine trees were blown down or uprooted. Center Post Road, near the end point of the tornado path, was blocked because of numerous downed trees. Damage to homes, businesses, the airport, and timber land, along with cleanup, was estimated to be $1.2 million. |
| 05:01Z | EF4 | KHTX | AL | Dekalb | Rodentown | A long track tornado began it's 16.6 mile path about a half mile west of Hendrixville. The tornado intensified and knocked several trees down and damaged a chicken farm about 2 miles east northeast of Hendrixville just west of Interstate 59. The tornado continued sporadically into the town of Collinsville where it knocked three trees down and lifted several canopies at a campground. The tornado intensified and became violent just northeast of Collinsville reaching EF-4 intensity with winds of 170 mph with a path width of 1/4 to 1/2 miles. This path impacted areas from Mount Vernon to Dog Town in extreme southeastern DeKalb County. The tornado destroyed several single wide manufactured homes along County Road 60, between County Roads 822 and 892. Numerous large trees were snapped or uprooted. The McNutt Memorial United Methodist Church and a two-story residence across the street were destroyed near the intersection of County Roads 80 and 55. Oak trees nearby were debarked as well. The tornado produced structural damage to residences along County Road 79 just west of Highway 176. The tornado lifted about 1.4 miles east southeast of Dog Town. |
| 05:50Z | EF0 | KMRX | TN | Monroe | Vonore | The NWS storm survey determined a tornado developed near the Hugh Storage Facility 2 miles west southwest Vonore, It was classified as an EF0 tornado with winds estimated at 80 mph and a path width of 50 yards. The tornado produced damage near the Pro-Tex plant. |
| 05:55Z | EF1 | KMRX | TN | Loudon | Greenback | The NWS storm survey determined the tornado entered from Monroe County tracked across extreme southern Loudon County then continued east into Blount County. It was classified as an EF1 tornado with winds estimated at 100 mph and a path width of 100 yards. The tornado snapped around 20 trees in extreme southern Loudon County near Greenback. |
| 06:04Z | EF2 | KMRX | TN | Blount | Lanier | The NWS storm survey determined a tornado tracked from Loudon County for one-half of a mile along Thompson Bridge road. It was classified as an EF2 tornado with winds estimated at 110 mph with a path width of 100 yards. |
| 06:05Z | EF0 | KMRX | TN | Polk | Postelle | A tornado briefly touched down just southwest of highway 64 just west of Ducktown and continued northeast before quickly dissipating. The tornado snapped and twisted 10 trees in its path with 70 mph winds before dissipating. |
| 07:00Z | EF1 | KMRX | NC | Clay | Hayesville | The tornado began north of Hayesville as an EF0 rating with a maximum wind speed of 65 mph and a damage path of 20 yards. It strengthened to an EF1 rating with a maximum wind speed of 90 mph and a damage path of 60 yards. The tornado weakened to an EF0 rating with a maximum wind speed of 65 mph and a damage path of 10 yards before dissipating. The path length was 1.5 miles. |
Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).