Tornado outbreak of January 10–11, 2020
The tornado outbreak of January 10–11, 2020 was a two-day severe weather event stretching from the South-Central Plains eastward into the Southeast United States. An eastward-moving shortwave trough tracked across the continental United States through that two-day period, combining with abundant moisture, instability, and wind shear to promote the formation of a long-lived squall line. Hundreds of damaging wind reports were received, and 80 tornadoes occurred within this line, making it the third largest January tornado outbreak on record. Three tornadoes—an EF1 in eastern Texas, an EF2 in northern Louisiana, and an EF2 in western Alabama—led to a total of seven deaths, all in mobile homes. Extensive damage and several other injuries occurred as well. The severe weather event was notable in that it was forecast well in advance, with the Storm Prediction Center first highlighting the risk area a full week beforehand. Total damage from the event reached $1.1 billion according to the National Centers for Environmental Information.[3]
Confirmed tornadoes and thunderstorm wind events received by the Storm Prediction Center | |
Type | Tornado outbreak, squall line |
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Duration | January 10–11, 2020 |
Tornadoes confirmed | 80 |
Max. rating1 | EF2 tornado |
Highest winds |
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Highest gust | 79 mph (127 km/h) near Tunica, Mississippi, and Wears Valley, Tennessee |
Damage | $1.1 billion (2020 USD) |
Power outages | 318,000[1] |
Casualties | 7 (+5 non-tornadic)[2] |
Areas affected | South Central United States, Southeastern United States |
Part of the tornado outbreaks of 2020 1Most severe tornado damage; see Enhanced Fujita scale |
Meteorological synopsis
Beginning on January 5, the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) highlighted the potential for organized severe weather across central Texas eastward into far western Georgia valid for January 10–11.[4] The day 7 outlook issued that day constituted only the fourth time a severe weather risk had been delineated a week in advance in January, alongside January 23, 2013, January 18, 2010, and January 1, 2008.[5] Despite the unusually high confidence at a long lead time, the threat region aligned well with climatologically favored areas for severe weather during the month.[6] On January 6, the day 6 outlook for January 10 raised portions of northeastern Texas, northwestern Louisiana, southeastern Oklahoma, and southern Arkansas to a 30% probability of severe weather, equivalent to an Enhanced risk.[7] Much of Alabama and Mississippi, in addition to a small section of both Louisiana and Florida, were upgraded to an Enhanced risk in the following day's outlook as well.[8] On January 9, after days of refining the risk area, the SPC elevated northeastern Texas, northern Louisiana, and far southern Arkansas to a Moderate risk.[9] Although the Moderate risk was initially issued given high confidence in a widespread damaging wind event, including the potential for a derecho, the morning outlook on January 10 raised the potential for strong, long-tracked tornadoes across eastern Texas, northern Louisiana, southern Arkansas, and extreme western Mississippi.[10]
At the start of the day, a cold front was analyzed from south-central Kansas southwestward into an area of low pressure across the Texas Panhandle. In advance of this front, persistent warm-air advection led to quickly-rising dewpoints across western Oklahoma and far south-central Kansas. Aloft, a deep shortwave trough across the Southwestern United States pushed eastward, resulting in cold mid-level temperatures and the development of a modestly unstable environment. In the presence of strong wind shear, and given the impetus for convective development, thunderstorms mainly capable of a severe hail threat began to form throughout the morning hours.[11][12] Intensifying thunderstorms farther east across central and eastern Oklahoma led to the day's first tornado watch at 16:40 UTC.[13] Numerous other tornado and severe thunderstorm watches were issued as the day progressed.[14] As the cold front shifted eastward, a line of thunderstorms developed along this boundary from southern Missouri down into central Texas.[15] Despite the expectation that supercells capable of strong tornadoes would precede this line, convection instead failed to organize in an unstable but slightly capped environment.[15][16] The SPC ultimately decided to downgrade tornado probabilities and remove the hatched area denoting the potential for strong tornadoes in their 01:00 UTC outlook.[17]
Throughout the overnight hours, the southern edge of the convective line surged eastward at an increasing rate, leading to interaction with pre-frontal thunderstorms that increased rotation in an already volatile environment. Numerous embedded rotations and semi-discrete supercell structures formed within the line, producing many tornadoes.[18] An EF1 tornado west-southwest of Nacogdoches, Texas, led to the death of one person, while a long-tracked EF2 tornado that tracked from southeast of Bossier City to north of Arcadia, Louisiana, led to three more fatalities. All four deaths from these two tornadoes were in mobile homes.[19] By the afternoon hours of January 11, the already intense line of convection consolidated further as instability increased and an upper-level trough approached from the west.[20] A high-end EF2 tornado caused severe damage near Carrollton, Alabama, causing three deaths between two manufactured homes that were demolished.[21] Numerous other tornadoes and hundreds of damaging wind reports were recorded throughout the afternoon, but the squall line began to weaken late on January 11 as the forcing mechanism lifted northeast into the Ohio River Valley and as daytime heating waned.[22]
Confirmed tornadoes
EFU | EF0 | EF1 | EF2 | EF3 | EF4 | EF5 | Total |
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1 | 25 | 41 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
January 10 event
EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width | Summary | Refs |
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EF0 | Prague | Lincoln | OK | 35.4864°N 96.6952°W | 16:34–16:37 | 1.3 mi (2.1 km) | 10 yd (9.1 m) | A weak tornado damaged a few homes and destroyed a few sheds or outbuildings in Prague. | [23] |
EFU | SE of Murphy | Mayes | OK | 36.0991°N 95.1771°W | 17:55–17:56 | 1 mi (1.6 km) | 50 yd (46 m) | Multiple storm chasers observed a tornado, but the area where it occurred was inaccessible by road, so no damage is known to have occurred. | [24] |
EF1 | WNW of Fair Play | Cedar, Polk | MO | 37.6057°N 93.6194°W | 20:27–20:41 | 8.7 mi (14.0 km) | 50 yd (46 m) | A manufactured home and several outbuildings were destroyed by this high-end EF1 tornado. Several homes sustained damage, and several trees were snapped or uprooted. | [25][26] |
EF0 | WNW of Boyd | Wise | TX | 33.0971°N 97.6375°W | 20:46–20:47 | 0.4 mi (0.64 km) | 75 yd (69 m) | A barn was destroyed, with debris scattered 0.25 mi (0.40 km) downstream. A nearby gas station was damaged, along with some tree limbs. | [27] |
EF1 | WNW of Keys | Cherokee | OK | 35.7796°N 95.0229°W | 20:49–20:57 | 5.8 mi (9.3 km) | 250 yd (230 m) | The roofs of a house and two mobile homes were damaged. A number of trees were uprooted, and some outbuildings were damaged as well. | [28] |
EF1 | E of Cross Timbers | Hickory | MO | 38.0057°N 93.1863°W | 21:20–21:23 | 1.57 mi (2.53 km) | 100 yd (91 m) | An outbuilding was destroyed, numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, and two homes sustained minor roof damage. | [29] |
EF1 | NE of Godley | Johnson | TX | 32.4886°N 97.4673°W | 23:41–23:47 | 1.05 mi (1.69 km) | 250 yd (230 m) | The roofs and awnings of several homes and buildings were damaged. A barn was flipped and blown into the side of a house. A large horse trailer was moved, an 18-wheeler trailer was overturned, and a small storage shed was damaged. Four power poles were leaned over as well. | [30] |
EF1 | E of Springfield to Strafford | Greene | MO | 37.2091°N 93.2016°W | 23:42–23:53 | 6.98 mi (11.23 km) | 75 yd (69 m) | An automobile service buildings lost overhead doors and sustained roof damage. Several homes suffered significant roof damage and damage to gutters and garage doors. Two box trucks were overturned, and numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. A large metal building sustained damage to its overhead doors. | [31] |
EF0 | Cooper | Delta | TX | 33.3727°N 95.7016°W | 00:15–00:17 | 0.45 mi (0.72 km) | 150 yd (140 m) | A brief tornado destroyed a small outbuilding and tore the roof and part of a cinder block wall from a small commercial building. A large sheet metal building was seriously damaged and an apartment complex in town suffered siding damage. Other structures suffered minor damage. Minor tree damage occurred. | [32] |
EF0 | SE of Enloe | Delta | TX | 33.4254°N 95.6532°W | 00:22–00:23 | 0.14 mi (0.23 km) | 100 yd (91 m) | Another brief tornado was spawned by the same supercell as the Cooper tornado. A couple of small outbuildings were destroyed with debris scattered a few hundred yards downwind in a subtle cyclonic pattern. | [33] |
EF0 | Northern Irving | Dallas | TX | 32.9067°N 96.9645°W | 00:42–00:44 | 1.11 mi (1.79 km) | 175 yd (160 m) | A grocery store and other structures sustained roof damage. The exterior wall of a hotel, the roofs and windows of two restaurants, trees, light poles, and commercial signs were damaged. | [34] |
EF2 | NE of Cove Lake to ENE of Tokalon | Logan | AR | 35.2151°N 93.5999°W | 01:44–02:02 | 13.6 mi (21.9 km) | 250 yd (230 m) | One mobile home and a barn were destroyed, and another mobile home was damaged. Homes lost large sections of their roofs but most of their walls remained. Other outbuildings and chicken houses were damaged or destroyed. Trees and power lines were knocked down along the path. | [35] |
EF1 | E of Cecil | Franklin | AR | 35.4262°N 93.8928°W | 01:45–01:49 | 3.9 mi (6.3 km) | 400 yd (370 m) | Several outbuildings were destroyed, the roof of a home was damaged, numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, and power poles were toppled. | [36] |
EF1 | WSW of Caldwell | Burleson | TX | 30.4847°N 96.8042°W | 03:34–03:35 | 0.11 mi (0.18 km) | 100 yd (91 m) | A shed was destroyed and a trailer was thrown 40 yards (37 m) to the south while debris was blown to the northeast. Numerous trees were snapped. | [37] |
EF1 | NW of Rusk | Cherokee | TX | 31.8177°N 95.1751°W | 05:21–05:22 | 0.8 mi (1.3 km) | 75 yd (69 m) | A shed was destroyed and the roofs of five homes were damaged. Trees were uprooted. | [38] |
EF1 | WSW of Nacogdoches | Nacogdoches | TX | 31.5832°N 94.7558°W | 05:33–05:36 | 2.13 mi (3.43 km) | 160 yd (150 m) | 1 death – Trees were knocked down and large tree branches were broken. One tree fell into a mobile home, killing one person and injuring another. Several other homes suffered minor damage. | [39] |
EF1 | N of Cushing | Rusk | TX | 31.8968°N 94.8427°W | 05:43–05:50 | 4.24 mi (6.82 km) | 500 yd (460 m) | Several farm outbuildings were tossed and demolished, and two houses sustained roof damage. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. | [40] |
EF1 | NE of Pollok | Angelina | TX | 31.4619°N 94.8401°W | 05:53–05:54 | 0.31 mi (0.50 km) | 150 yd (140 m) | A double wide mobile home was lifted up and shifted off its foundation, and a trailer was flipped. Trees and tree limbs were snapped in a convergent pattern. | [41] |
January 11 event
EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width | Summary | Refs |
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EF1 | ENE of Tatum | Panola | TX | 32.3289°N 94.4356°W | 06:18–06:19 | 0.52 mi (0.84 km) | 150 yd (140 m) | A high-end EF1 tornado snapped or uprooted a few hundred pine trees on a hillside. It then caused sporadic tree damage before crossing FM 959, causing mainly roof damage to several residences and outbuildings before dissipating. | [42] |
EF0 | S of Karnack | Harrison | TX | 32.6402°N 94.2112°W | 06:30–06:33 | 3 mi (4.8 km) | 100 yd (91 m) | This high-end EF0 tornado snapped small and large tree branches. The tornado also tore the wooden front porch and gutters off of a home as it crossed SH 43. It then crossed County Road 2600 before lifting near FM 134 before entering the Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant. | [43] |
EF1 | Southern Center | Shelby | TX | 31.773°N 94.2021°W | 06:39–06:49 | 6.07 mi (9.77 km) | 400 yd (370 m) | Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted in town, many of which inflicted damage to homes upon falling. One fallen pine tree resulted in a minor injury when it significantly damaged the roof of a home. East of town, a number of chicken houses had some roof paneling removed, including a few where most paneling was ripped off. | [44] |
EF1 | NE of Patton | Bollinger | MO | 37.52°N 89.99°W | 06:52–06:53 | 0.2 mi (0.32 km) | 45 yd (41 m) | A brief tornado touched down along Route 72, destroying the workshop area of a house and ripping the roof off of a nearby barn. Debris was thrown as much 100 yards (91 m) away. A few trees were also uprooted. | [45] |
EF1 | E of Seaton | Lonoke | AR | 34.6013°N 91.8024°W | 06:58–06:59 | 0.43 mi (0.69 km) | 130 yd (120 m) | The roof of a house was damaged, a storage shed was lifted about 100 feet (30 m) into the air, thrown into trees, and completely destroyed, part of a grain bin was blown in, and part of a barn roof was peeled back by this damaging tornado. Several power poles were snapped as well. | [46] |
EF2 | Sligo to Sibley to SE of Athens | Bossier, Webster, Claiborne | LA | 32.4571°N 93.5875°W | 07:24–08:05 | 42.06 mi (67.69 km) | 300 yd (270 m) | 3 deaths – See section on this tornado | [47][48][49] [50] |
EF2 | E of Jackson | Cape Girardeau | MO | 37.35°N 89.62°W | 07:42–07:55 | 9.7 mi (15.6 km) | 300 yd (270 m) | One business was destroyed and several others suffered broken windows or roof damage. A tire store had its back wall blown out and much of its roof destroyed and tossed several hundred yards. Several barns or outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. | [51] |
EF1 | Ware | Union | IL | 37.44°N 89.4°W | 08:02–08:03 | 0.9 mi (1.4 km) | 50 yd (46 m) | A large open storage building was overturned and destroyed. Metal roofing was ripped from a farm outbuilding. Shingles were removed from the roof of a hunting club, the roof was lifted slightly off a house, and the roof of a metal storage building was tossed and overturned. Hundreds of decoy ducks were tossed and broken, and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted in town. | [52] |
EF1 | SE of Spearsville | Union | LA | 32.8654°N 92.5633°W | 08:19–08:23 | 3.05 mi (4.91 km) | 250 yd (230 m) | Metal roofs were ripped from several chicken coops, numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. | [19] |
EF1 | NW of West Crossett | Ashley | AR | 33.1768°N 92.0576°W | 08:45–08:52 | 4.47 mi (7.19 km) | 650 yd (590 m) | Several outbuildings were damaged, several homes lost their shingles while two others suffered more extensive roof damage, and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. Several homes were impacted by fallen trees, a church sustained moderate roof damage, and several power lines and poles were downed. | [53] |
EF1 | NNE of North Crossett | Ashley | AR | 33.2576°N 91.9609°W | 08:54–09:04 | 9.38 mi (15.10 km) | 800 yd (730 m) | Dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted, and several were downed onto two mobile homes. A church sustained roof damage, and its covered walkway was blown away. A large front covering to another church was destroyed, with its roof suffering damage as well. Several homes sustained roof damage; tin and insulation was thrown. One person was injured. | [53] |
EF1 | N of North Crossett | Ashley | AR | 33.1761°N 91.9441°W | 08:55–09:08 | 10.38 mi (16.70 km) | 800 yd (730 m) | A large shed was destroyed, with fragments of its roof tossed across the road. A couple of homes sustained roof damage. A large hangar at an airport suffered roof damage and had panels blown out of its back wall. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. Power poles and lines were toppled. | [53] |
EF2 | NE of Hamburg to E of Montrose | Ashley, Chicot | AR | 33.2638°N 91.7598°W | 09:07–09:28 | 20.7 mi (33.3 km) | 1,000 yd (910 m) | A large, strong tornado snapped and uprooted thousands of trees and downed numerous power lines and power poles. One metal high tension pole segment was toppled. Two mobile homes were destroyed, including one that was thrown 15–20 yd (14–18 m). A tractor shed was heavily damaged, and some houses sustained roof damage either from the tornado or from downed trees. | [53] |
EF1 | SE of Jerome | Drew | AR | 33.3949°N 91.4714°W | 09:24–09:26 | 0.81 mi (1.30 km) | 150 yd (140 m) | One silo, bolted into concrete in several places, was ripped out of the ground. The roof of another large silo was tossed 0.5 mi (0.80 km) and fell apart into pieces. Electrical poles were snapped, and trees were snapped or uprooted. | [54] |
EF2 | Lake Village to W of Metcalfe | Chicot (AR), Washington (MS) | AR, MS | 33.3349°N 91.3129°W | 09:33–09:53 | 17.8 mi (28.6 km) | 850 yd (780 m) | A strong tornado began at an airport, rolling and largely destroying a manufactured home, and downing electrical power poles. A golf country club suffered damage, a trailer was blown across a street, and the second floor was blown off a lake house. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, and one fallen tree on a house caused an injury. | [53] |
EF1 | S of Lake Village | Chicot | AR | 33.3027°N 91.2845°W | 09:36 | 0.17 mi (0.27 km) | 15 yd (14 m) | The center of a metal building was collapsed, and a shed was completely destroyed. Some windows were blown out and portions of tin roofing were peeled off a metal warehouse building. A wooden power pole was snapped as well. | [53] |
EF2 | NE of Renova to WNW Benoit | Bolivar (MS), Desha (AR) | MS, AR | 33.8076°N 90.6907°W | 09:48–10:11 | 23.43 mi (37.71 km) | 2,600 yd (2,400 m) | Homes, some well-built, were damaged and several mobile homes were destroyed, with four people injured in the mobile homes. Dozens of wooden power poles and several concrete power poles were snapped, and steel power trusses were damaged. Heavy farm equipment was damaged, and a farm equipment shelter was destroyed with its anchors thrown 100 yards (91 m). A business was damaged, and trees were knocked down. | [53] |
EF1 | W of Duncan | Bolivar | MS | 34.0818°N 90.8124°W | 10:02–10:05 | 4.19 mi (6.74 km) | 880 yd (800 m) | Several homes sustained roof damaged. Three power poles were downed and a pivot was knocked over. Trees and were snapped and uprooted along the path. | [53] |
EF1 | S of Winstonville | Bolivar | MS | 33.8988°N 90.7434°W | 10:07–10:10 | 2.55 mi (4.10 km) | 270 yd (250 m) | Trees and power lines were downed. | [53] |
EF2 | Rome | Sunflower | MS | 33.9183°N 90.5201°W | 10:18–10:25 | 5.53 mi (8.90 km) | 2,000 yd (1,800 m) | Several homes and businesses in Rome, including a post office were destroyed. Minor damage occurred on the grounds of a state penitentiary, and several wooden power poles were snapped. | [53] |
EF2 | N of Drew | Sunflower | MS | 33.8224°N 90.5682°W | 10:19–10:26 | 5.52 mi (8.88 km) | 850 yd (780 m) | A mobile home was completely destroyed, with its undercarriage and contents thrown downwind. Trees and power lines were knocked down as well. | [53] |
EF0 | NW of Sumner | Tallahatchie | MS | 33.9798°N 90.4099°W | 10:26–10:28 | 2.2 mi (3.5 km) | 100 yd (91 m) | A grain bin, a barn, and trees were damaged. A train was also derailed. | [55] |
EF1 | N of Troy | Obion | TN | 36.3671°N 89.1916°W | 10:38–10:40 | 1.85 mi (2.98 km) | 150 yd (140 m) | Several barns and outbuildings were severely damaged or destroyed. Trees and the roofs of homes were damaged. | [56] |
EF1 | SE of Hernando | Tate, DeSoto | MS | 34.6979°N 90.1309°W | 10:42–10:52 | 11.3 mi (18.2 km) | 200 yd (180 m) | A tornado caused damage to trees, sheds, roofs, residences, and storage buildings. | [57] |
EF1 | S of Curtis Station | Quitman, Panola | MS | 34.2600°N 90.1750°W | 10:45–10:51 | 5.7 mi (9.2 km) | 150 yd (140 m) | Two mobile homes suffered significant roof damage. Several houses were damaged as well. | [55] |
EF2 | NE of Hernando | DeSoto | MS | 34.8576°N 89.9206°W | 10:53–11:01 | 8.25 mi (13.28 km) | 300 yd (270 m) | A strong tornado damaged trees and signs. A stable and a large metal building were heavily damaged. Numerous homes were damaged, some severely. | [57] |
EF0 | E of Como | Panola, Tate | MS | 34.5045°N 89.8584°W | 11:04–11:12 | 7.3 mi (11.7 km) | 150 yd (140 m) | A few barns suffered significant damage. Numerous trees were damaged. | [55] |
EF1 | SE of Wingo | Graves | KY | 36.61°N 88.7°W | 11:17–11:19 | 2 mi (3.2 km) | 235 yd (215 m) | Three buildings at a chicken farm were substantially damaged, while a fourth suffered moderate damage, and the remaining two sustained minor impacts. Metal roofing was tossed into the tops of trees at least 50–60 ft (15–18 m) in height. A house and some trees were damaged as well. | [58] |
EF0 | S of Marianna | Marshall | MS | 34.6550°N 89.6108°W | 11:21–11:28 | 5.9 mi (9.5 km) | 70 yd (64 m) | Trees and a couple of manufactured homes were damaged. | [55] |
EF0 | SE of Williston | Fayette | TN | 35.1294°N 89.3431°W | 11:36–11:38 | 2 mi (3.2 km) | 90 yd (82 m) | Trees were uprooted and a mobile home sustained minor damage. | [59] |
EF1 | W of Benton | Marshall | KY | 36.85°N 88.38°W | 11:42–11:45 | 2.3 mi (3.7 km) | 25 yd (23 m) | The roof was blown off of one barn and numerous trees were uprooted and snapped. | [60] |
EF0 | NE of Sharon | Weakley | TN | 36.2574°N 88.8041°W | 11:58 | 0.1 mi (0.16 km) | 75 yd (69 m) | Outbuildings and sheds were destroyed, and trees were downed. | [61] |
EF2 | N of Krotz Springs | St. Landry | LA | 30.5922°N 91.7641°W | 12:04–12:06 | 1.2 mi (1.9 km) | 125 yd (114 m) | The roofs, awnings, and patios of several homes were damaged. A mobile home was flipped over and destroyed, with debris displaced over 0.5 mi (0.80 km). Another mobile home was rolled over, resulting in four injuries, while two more were knocked off their pilings and had their windows broken. Farm equipment was damaged by flying debris, and trees were snapped or downed. | [62] |
EF0 | Baldwyn | Lee, Prentiss | MS | 34.4938°N 88.7007°W | 12:45–12:52 | 7.2 mi (11.6 km) | 100 yd (91 m) | Several commercial buildings and trees were damaged, and a few trees fell on homes in town. The roof of a high school and an industrial building were damaged. | [63] |
EF1 | SE of Aurora | Trigg | KY | 36.72°N 88.07°W | 12:50–12:56 | 4.4 mi (7.1 km) | 75 yd (69 m) | Dozens of trees were snapped and uprooted. | [64] |
EF1 | E of Booneville | Prentiss | MS | 34.5963°N 88.5353°W | 12:56–13:03 | 8.3 mi (13.4 km) | 150 yd (140 m) | More than two mobile homes, several buildings at a lumber processing facility, a large barn, and a residence were damaged. | [63] |
EF0 | NE of Canton | Trigg | KY | 36.83°N 87.93°W | 13:00–13:06 | 4.4 mi (7.1 km) | 50 yd (46 m) | Several homes suffered minor roof damage while one sustained moderate damage. A metal building had its garage door blown in, and a large tree branch fell on a vehicle. A carport was shifted off its supports, and several trees were snapped or uprooted along the path. | [65] |
EF1 | N of Cerulean | Caldwell | KY | 36.98°N 87.84°W | 13:05–13:19 | 10 mi (16 km) | 250 yd (230 m) | At least a half dozen barns or outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. Four wooden high tension power poles were toppled, and dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted. | [66] |
EF1 | ENE of Booneville | Prentiss, Tishomingo | MS | 34.7276°N 88.3934°W | 13:08–13:14 | 5.7 mi (9.2 km) | 120 yd (110 m) | Several homes and storage buildings, in addition to trees, were damaged. | [63] |
EF1 | SE of Princeton | Caldwell | KY | 37.05°N 87.78°W | 13:12–13:20 | 7.66 mi (12.33 km) | 175 yd (160 m) | Hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted. | [66] |
EF0 | SE of Burnsville | Tishomingo | MS | 34.8160°N 88.2900°W | 13:17–13:18 | 0.7 mi (1.1 km) | 80 yd (73 m) | Residences, trees, and power poles suffered minor damage. | [63] |
EF1 | N of Hawkins | Christian | KY | 37.06°N 87.65°W | 13:19–13:23 | 3.27 mi (5.26 km) | 200 yd (180 m) | A few barns were damaged or downed. A couple of houses suffered shingle and fascia loss. Dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted as well. | [66] |
EF1 | NW of Pembroke | Christian | KY | 36.69°N 87.46°W | 13:34–13:44 | 11 mi (18 km) | 100 yd (91 m) | Several barns were damaged or destroyed, including one that had its roof tossed several hundred yards into trees. Power lines were downed, 13 empty rail cars were tipped over, and a couple of homes suffered minor damage. | [67] |
EF1 | SE of Hopkinsville | Christian | KY | 36.8°N 87.44°W | 13:40–13:43 | 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | 50 yd (46 m) | Several trees were snapped and a barn suffered partial damage to its roof. | [68] |
EF0 | N of Forest | Scott | MS | 32.3707°N 89.4785°W | 15:33–15:37 | 2.59 mi (4.17 km) | 250 yd (230 m) | A weak tornado caused minor roof damage to a small barn, and snapped numerous hardwood and softwood tree limbs. | [53] |
EF2 | E of Pickensville to SW of Reform | Pickens | AL | 33.2379°N 88.1545°W | 17:10–17:20 | 6.33 mi (10.19 km) | 1,056 yd (966 m) | 3 deaths – This high-end EF2 tornado caused varying degrees of roof and structural damage to at least 22 homes to the west of Carrollton. Six site-built homes and four manufactured homes were destroyed. The four manufactured homes were thrown considerable distances away. Two barns were heavily damaged, and many trees were downed along the path. Seven people were injured. | [21] |
EF0 | Holly Pond | Cullman | AL | 34.1749°N 86.6197°W | 19:03–19:08 | 0.21 mi (0.34 km) | 80 yd (73 m) | A restaurant in Holly Pond sustained roof damage and had its siding wrapped around a cell phone tower. A high school sustained minimal roof and awning damage as well. Trees were damaged. | [69] |
EF1 | SW of Arab | Cullman, Marshall | AL | 34.3°N 86.5571°W | 19:13–19:15 | 1.85 mi (2.98 km) | 60 yd (55 m) | Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted, many of which fell on houses and caused minor structural damage. Tin was also ripped from a barn. | [70] |
EF2 | Union Grove | Marshall | AL | 34.3974°N 86.4466°W | 19:19–19:24 | 0.22 mi (0.35 km) | 150 yd (140 m) | A strong tornado destroyed ten classrooms, the cafeteria, and the gymnasium at Brindlee Mountain Primary School. Numerous beams in the roof of the gym were twisted and bent, and large bolts used to attach the gym to the foundation were ripped from the structure. A set of bleachers were hurled over 150 yd (140 m) from one side of the school to the other. Several dumpsters were displaced and three or four power poles were snapped, the latter of which led to additional damage to the school's roof and awning. Several trees were snapped or uprooted. The school was closed permanently and donated to the city of Union Grove. | [71][72] |
EF0 | N of Hiram | Paulding, Cobb | GA | 33.9108°N 84.7582°W | 21:52–21:56 | 3.9 mi (6.3 km) | 400 yd (370 m) | Dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted, and one tree fell on a home. | [73] |
EF1 | NW of Suches | Fannin | GA | 34.7415°N 84.1414°W | 22:24–22:27 | 3.4 mi (5.5 km) | 450 yd (410 m) | Hundreds of trees were downed, damaging at least four homes. A 40 ft (12 m) steel radio tower was toppled. | [73] |
EF1 | SSE of Woodbury | Upson | GA | 32.9134°N 84.5255°W | 22:48–22:49 | 0.3 mi (0.48 km) | 100 yd (91 m) | A river home was knocked of its stilts and destroyed, and another home was damaged, both by falling trees. A camper was blown over and a boat was blown into a tree. About 100 trees and several power poles were snapped or blown over. | [73] |
EF1 | SE of Bakerhill | Barbour | AL | 31.7633°N 85.3100°W | 22:33–22:41 | 5.8 mi (9.3 km) | 275 yd (251 m) | An outbuilding was damaged, a basketball goal was flipped over, and numerous trees were downed. | [21] |
EF0 | N of Tazewell | Claiborne | TN | 36.4452°N 83.6048°W | 22:55–22:58 | 3.3 mi (5.3 km) | 30 yd (27 m) | Half the roof of a barn was blown off, a house had many shingles and two window shutters blown off, and a second house sustained front porch damage. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, one of while fell onto and damaged a third home. | [74] |
EF0 | SW of Townville | Anderson | SC | 34.55°N 82.914°W | 01:02 | 0.44 mi (0.71 km) | 30 yd (27 m) | An anticyclonic tornado downed trees, tossed wrought-iron porch furniture, and destroyed a carport-like barn. Metal sheeting from the barn's roof was tossed over 0.25 mi (0.40 km), and 2x4s were impaled into a tractor and the ground. | [75] |
EF0 | NE of Townville | Anderson | SC | 34.5833°N 82.8697°W | 01:10 | 0.22 mi (0.35 km) | 50 yd (46 m) | Another anticyclonic tornado downed trees. | [75] |
EF0 | S of Piedmont | Anderson | SC | 34.6809°N 82.4716°W | 01:39 | 0.56 mi (0.90 km) | 160 yd (150 m) | A carport was dislodged and destroyed. Trees were uprooted. | [76] |
EF0 | W of Greenwood | Abbeville, Greenwood | SC | 34.1817°N 82.2587°W | 01:41 | 2.51 mi (4.04 km) | 50 yd (46 m) | Part of the roof of a barn was torn off and its metal door was blown inward. Several large pine trees were uprooted or snapped. | [77] |
EF0 | S of Cokesbury | Greenwood | SC | 34.2391°N 82.2079°W | 01:45 | 0.56 mi (0.90 km) | 30 yd (27 m) | Large tree limbs were broken off several trees. At least two other trees were uprooted. One home suffered minor roof damage. | [77] |
EF2 | SSE of Kershaw | Kershaw | SC | 34.4293°N 80.5303°W | 03:03 | 0.56 mi (0.90 km) | 150 yd (140 m) | A strong tornado impacted a high school, partially collapsing concrete stadium bleachers, a press box, and the exterior wall of the western side of the structure. All of the HVAC units were tossed off the roof, and most of the roof was ripped off the main office and an older auditorium. A total of 4 school buses were moved while 25–30 more suffered broken windows and other damage. A small building beyond the school's parking lot was destroyed. Numerous trees were snapped. Strong inflow into the tornado collapsed two large light stands and displaced a conex shipping container about 50 yd (46 m). | [78] |
EF0 | Troy | Miami | OH | 40.0305°N 84.2271°W | 03:11–03:13 | 3.2 mi (5.1 km) | 350 yd (320 m) | A number of structures suffered minor and intermittent roof damage, although a couple of older businesses in the downtown area did lose most or all of their roofs. Falling bricks severely damaged several vehicles in downtown Troy, and trees were also damaged. | [79] |
EF0 | Southern Fletcher | Miami | OH | 40.1060°N 84.1758°W | 03:15–03:21 | 6.3 mi (10.1 km) | 175 yd (160 m) | Trees were broken, the roofs of barns and outbuildings were damaged, and electrical poles were snapped. Residences in the southern part of town sustained shingle and soffit damage, and some homes were damaged by fallen trees. | [79] |
Sligo–Haughton–Sibley–Hurricane, Louisiana
EF2 tornado | |
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High-end EF2 damage to a mobile home near Haugthon, Louisiana. Two people were killed in this home. | |
Max. rating1 | EF2 tornado |
Highest winds |
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Damage | $1.325 million (2020 USD) |
Casualties | 3 fatalities |
1Most severe tornado damage; see Enhanced Fujita scale |
This deadly, high-end EF2 tornado first touched down in Sligo north of LA 612 and quickly intensified as it moved northeastward, snapping and uprooting hundreds of trees and damaging several carports and outbuildings. More trees were downed as the tornado clipped the southeast side of the Barksdale Air Force Base, before it reached its peak intensity south of Haughton north of Oakland. Two mobile homes, one double-wide and one single wide, were completely destroyed at high-end EF2 strength as the tornado crossed Davis Road. Two people were killed in the double wide mobile home and one was killed in the single-wide. The tornado continued to cause EF2 damage as it crossed LA 158 in Eastern Bossier Parish, snapping and uprooting hundreds of trees, some of which fell on homes, while other homes suffered roof damage. The tornado then dropped to high-end EF1 strength as it crossed Oliver Road and Camp Zion Road, where numerous trees were snapped and uprooted, siding was ripped off of a single-wide manufactured home. A portion of the metal exterior and doors on the Bossier Parish Fire District 1 Station 6 building was ripped off along with some vinyl siding to a mobile home living quarters located next door.[47][48]
The tornado, still at high-end EF1 strength, then moved into Webster Parish, crossing Pilgrim Rest Road, and tracking northeast into the south side of Doyline, downing hundreds of trees as it crossed LA 163 and 164. After clipping the southeast corner of Camp Minden, the tornado ripped through the north side of Sibley along US 371/LA 7 and the northern fringes of Dubberly, where it downed trees and power lines, damaged a metal barn, the roof of a home, and destroyed a shed on Wallraven Road near LA 531. At the South Webster Industrial Park in Sibly, an 18-wheeler trailer was overturned, and a building, fencing, and equipment were damaged at an oil field service company. Significant damage was also done to the major power distribution lines that feed the town of Sibley and the South Webster Industrial District. Just before the tornado crossed I-20 between exits 49 and 52, the rear flank downdraft near and just south of the tornado track grew and intensified, blowing down a large sign onto another 18-wheeler at Love's Truckstop at I-20 Exit 49 (LA 531). After crossing the interstate southeast of Minden, the tornado moved through Nine Forks at the intersection of US 80 and LA 532, rolling a single-wide mobile home on Fuller Cemetery Road and damaging the roofs of two structures. At least 120 broken power poles and over 250 spans of downed wire were the result of this tornado and associated widespread damaging winds near Doyline, Sibley, Dubberly, and Minden.[47][49]
The tornado then moved into Southwestern Claiborne Parish, causing intermittent damage. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted as it crossed Harris Road, Old Arcadia Road, Faulk Road, Sherrill Road, and LA 154 in Darley south of Old Athens and Athens. The tornado then turned due east and crossed LA 9, producing partial roof damage to approximately a half dozen chicken houses and shingle and partial roof damage to several other structures, especially off of Buckner Road, Cook Road, and LA 519 in Hurricane before finally dissipating.[47][50]
The tornado was on the ground for 41 minutes, traveled 42.06 miles (67.69 km), and was 300 yards (270 m) wide. Three people were killed, and damage was estimated at $1.325 million.[47][48][49][50]
Notes
- All dates are based on the local time zone where the tornado touched down; however, all times are in Coordinated Universal Time for consistency.
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