List of tornadoes in the April 2010 tornado outbreak
Below is the list of tornadoes that were confirmed by National Weather Service officials during the April 2010 tornado outbreak.
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April 22 event
List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, April 22, 2010 | ||||||
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Colorado | ||||||
EF0 | SE of Las Animas (1st tornado) | Bent | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1905 | 5 miles (8.0 km) | Tornado remained in open country with no damage. |
EF0 | SE of Las Animas (2nd tornado) | Bent | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1908 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Tornado remained in open country with no damage. |
EF0 | N of Hasty (1st tornado) | Bent | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1935 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Tornado remained in open country with no damage. |
EF0 | N of Hasty (2nd tornado) | Bent | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1948 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Tornado observed by storm chasers. No damage reported. |
EF0 | NNW of McClave | Bent | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1957 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Tornado remained in open country with no damage. |
EF0 | SSW of Eads (1st tornado) | Kiowa | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2022 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | Tornado reported on the ground. Remained over open fields with no damage. |
EF1 | W of Eads | Kiowa | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2032 | 7 miles (11 km) | A barn and empty livestock tank were destroyed. |
EF0 | SSW of Eads (2nd tornado) | Kiowa | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2036 | unknown | Brief tornado over open country with no damage. |
EF0 | SSW of Eads (3rd tornado) | Kiowa | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2045 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | Tornado reported on the ground. Remained over open fields with no damage. |
EF0 | SSW of Eads (4th tornado) | Kiowa | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2055 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Tornado reported on the ground. Remained over open fields with no damage. |
EF0 | S of Eads | Kiowa | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2056 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Tornado reported on the ground. Remained over open fields with no damage. |
EF0 | ENE of Eads | Kiowa | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2100 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Tornado reported on the ground. Remained over open fields with no damage. |
EF0 | NNW of Eads | Kiowa | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2112 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Tornado reported on the ground. Remained over open fields with no damage. |
EF0 | SW of Deer Trail | Elbert | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2128 | unknown | Spotter reported tornado on the ground. No damage reported. |
EF0 | W of Leader | Adams | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2138 | unknown | Spotters reported tornado on the ground. No damage reported. |
EF0 | NE of Kit Carson | Cheyenne | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2224 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Public report of a tornado on the ground. Tornado remained over open country with no damage. |
EF0 | SW of Kit Carson | Cheyenne | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2240 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Spotters reported tornado on the ground for 5 minutes. Remained over open country with no damage. |
EF0 | NW of Firstview | Cheyenne | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2312 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | Tornado was rain-wrapped. No damage reported. |
EF0 | N of Firstview (1st tornado) | Cheyenne | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2352 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Tornado reported on North side of intersection of County Road DD and County Road 34 moving Northeast. No damage reported. |
EF0 | N of Firstview (2nd tornado) | Cheyenne | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 0005 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Tornado seen on the ground for about 5 minutes before roping out. No damage reported. |
Kansas | ||||||
EF2 | SE of Kendall | Kearny | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2140 | unknown | Large wedge tornado reported to be 1 mile (1.6 km) wide. Damage limited to trees which were debarked. |
EF1 | W of Friend | Finney, Scott | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2311 | unknown | Large wedge tornado tracked across open country with damage to power poles. |
EF0 | S of Scott City | Scott | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 0010 | unknown | Two grain bins were destroyed and several others were damaged. A barn was also heavily damaged. Trees and powerlines were knocked down. |
EF0 | SE of Gove | Gove | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 0221 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Brief tornado reported by a local sheriff. No damage reported. |
Texas | ||||||
EF0 | NE of Goodnight | Armstrong | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2159 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Tornado remained in open country with no damage. |
EF0 | SE of Groom | Donley | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2210 | 8 miles (13 km) | Tornado remained in open country with no damage. |
EF1 | Goodnight area | Armstrong | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2220 | 11 miles (18 km) | Damage limited to two broken power poles and shrubs ripped from ground as the tornado remained primarily in open country. |
EF0 | E of Lake McClellan | Gray | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2238 | 0.5 miles (800 m) | Brief tornado remained in open country with no damage. |
EF0 | ESE of Groom | Donley | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2307 | 0.5 miles (800 m) | Brief tornado remained in open country with no damage. |
EF0 | NE of Lake McClellan | Gray | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2330 | 9 miles (14 km) | Intermittent large tornado remained in open country. |
EF0 | NE of Lefors | Gray | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2340 | 5 miles (8.0 km) | Tornado remained in open country with no damage. |
EF2 | SW of Cee Vee | Motley, Cottle | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 0020 | 9 miles (14 km) | Large rain-wrapped wedge tornado destroyed a storage shed, a windmill and electrical transformers. Trees were also uprooted. Upgraded from EF1 to EF2 in post-analysis. |
EF3 | S of Cee Vee | Cottle | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 0046 | 12 miles (19 km) | Large wedge tornado destroyed an unoccupied house and many farm buildings. Trees and shrubs were also uprooted, farming equipment was overturned, and a heavy steel tank was knocked over. Upgraded from EF1 to EF3 in post-analysis. |
EF0 | NW of Swearingen | Cottle | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 0205 | 5 miles (8.0 km) | Tornado remained in open country with no damage. |
Oklahoma | ||||||
EF0 | S of Bryans Corner | Beaver | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2251 | 0.25 miles (400 m) | Brief tornado remained in open country with no damage. |
Sources:
SPC Storm Reports of 04/22/10, NWS Amarillo, NWS Dodge City, NWS Pueblo, NCDC Storm Data |
April 23 event
List of reported tornadoes - Friday, April 23, 2010 | ||||||
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Colorado | ||||||
EF0 | NE of Genoa | Lincoln | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1717 | unknown | Report of brief tornado on the ground. |
Mississippi | ||||||
EF1 | NE of Swiftown | Leflore | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2048 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Several powerlines were knocked down and a power pole was snapped. |
Missouri | ||||||
EF0 | NNE of Pendleton | Warren | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2340 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown in an open field. |
EF0 | SSE of New Truxton | Warren | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 0011 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown in an open field. |
EF0 | W of Hawk Point | Lincoln | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 0015 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown in an open field. |
EF0 | SW of Silex | Lincoln | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 0048 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown in an open field. |
EF0 | NNE of Silex | Lincoln | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 0114 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown in an open field. |
Texas | ||||||
EF0 | SW of Atlanta | Cass | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 0034 | 5 miles (8.0 km) | Damage limited to a few trees. |
EF0 | Queen City area | Cass, Miller (AR) | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 0041 | 18 miles (29 km) | Long-track tornado primarily damaged trees, a few of which landed on vehicles or houses with minor damage. |
Sources:
SPC Storm Reports of 04/23/10, NWS Shreveport, NWS St. Louis, NWS Jackson, NCDC Storm Data |
April 24 event
Note: A few of these tornadoes occurred in the early hours of April 25, but were part of the same continuous outbreak period.
List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, April 24, 2010 | ||||||
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EF1 | Mabank | Kaufman | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 0644 | 0.25 miles (400 m) | Brief tornado damaged one house. |
EF0 | NNW of Mineola | Wood | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 0731 | 4 miles (6.4 km) | Several large trees were uprooted damaging a few houses. Three people were injured. |
EF0 | E of Winnsboro | Wood | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 0745 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Tornado touched down along Highway 11 destroying a metal hay barn. |
Louisiana | ||||||
EF0 | NE of Farmerville | Union | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1157 | 0.5 miles (800 m) | Several small trees and branches were snapped. |
EF4 | Tallulah to N of Sturgis, MS | Madison, Warren (MS), Issaquena (MS), Sharkey (MS), Yazoo (MS), Holmes (MS), Attala (MS), Choctaw (MS), Oktibbeha (MS) | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1609 | 149 miles (240 km) | 10 deaths - See section on this tornado |
Mississippi | ||||||
EF1 | S of Raleigh | Smith | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1343 | 10 miles (16 km) | Damage limited to numerous trees snapped or uprooted. |
EF2 | Meridian area | Jasper, Newton, Lauderdale | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1422 | 23 miles (37 km) | Tornado reported according to ABC 33/40 coverage with major structural damage to numerous houses and a church. Extensive tree damage to thousands of trees reported in the area from the long-track tornado. |
EF0 | Thaxton area | Pontotoc | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1602 | unknown | Tornado confirmed by law enforcement. |
EF0 | New Albany | Union | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1620 | 100 yards (90 m) | Minor roof damage to one house and numerous trees damaged. |
EF0 | Baldwyn | Lee | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1750 | unknown | Tornado reported by the public near U.S. Route 45. |
EF2 | N of Starkville | Oktibbeha | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1909 | 6 miles (9.7 km) | A mobile home was destroyed, 20 houses were damaged and trees and power lines were knocked down. Tornado triggered by the same supercell that produced the very long track tornado. |
EF2 | NE of West Point | Clay | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1928 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Power lines, power poles and trees were knocked down. Tornado triggered by the same supercell that produced the very long track tornado. |
EF1 | SE of Damascus | Lauderdale, Kemper | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 0032 | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) | Four barns, a metal building and a shed were heavily damaged or destroyed. |
EF1 | New Hamilton | Monroe | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | unknown | 7 miles (11 km) | Numerous trees and power poles snapped along the path, Several homes sustained significant roof damage. A storage shed was destroyed with sheet metal wrapped around trees. |
Alabama | ||||||
EF0 | Ward | Sumter | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1544 | unknown | Brief tornado reported by the local fire department was embedded in a larger field of straight-line wind damage. |
EF1 | SW of Demopolis | Marengo, Greene, Hale | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1619 | 8 miles (13 km) | Many trees and at least 20 vehicles were damaged, some severely. A few buildings were also damaged. Two people were injured. |
EF0 | SW of Hogglesville | Hale | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1650 | 5.84 miles (9.40 km) | Three houses sustained minor damage and a barn was destroyed. |
EF0 | S of Guin | Marion | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2127 | 7.22 miles (11.62 km) | Tornado made intermittent contact with the ground. Three houses sustained minor damage and two outbuildings were destroyed, along with many trees. |
EF2 | NW of Walter | Cullman | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 0013 | 6 miles (9.7 km) | Two chicken houses, a barn and a carport were destroyed and several houses and businesses sustained minor damage. Extensive tree damage along the path. |
EF1 | S of Berry | Fayette | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 0106 | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) | Four houses sustained minor damage. Several hundred trees were snapped or uprooted. |
EF1 | NE of Berry | Fayette, Walker | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 0121 | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) | A large radio tower was blown down, and there was extensive tree damage. |
EF3 | Albertville/Geraldine areas | Blount, Marshall, DeKalb | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 0259 | 41 miles (66 km) | Large wedge tornado resulted in major damage in both communities with at least 30 people injured. Albertville High School was heavily damaged, along with dozens of houses, mobile homes and several retail buildings. Thousands of trees were also damaged. Initially estimated to be two separate tornadoes but confirmed as a single long-track tornado. |
EF3 | Parrish, Cordova, Sumiton | Walker, Jefferson, Blount | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 0301 | 29.5 miles (47.5 km) | Long track tornado with extensive damage. Over 70 houses and businesses were damaged, of which one was destroyed. Hundreds of trees were also uprooted or snapped. One indirect fatality was reported from an incident after the tornado hit. |
EF3 | S of Mentone | DeKalb, Chattooga (GA) | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 0428 | 14.2 miles (22.9 km) | A trailer park was hard hit where several manufactured homes were flattened. Several injuries occurred there. |
EF4 | NE of Collinsville | DeKalb | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 0515 | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) | A two-story house and a church were flattened. Numerous other houses and manufactured homes were damaged or destroyed and trees were debarked. Initially rated EF3 but upgraded in later analysis. Several people were injured. |
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EF0 | NW of Maryville | Nodaway | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1737 | unknown | A few tree limbs were knocked down. |
EF0 | SW of Pickering | Nodaway | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1740 | unknown | Brief tornado remained in open country. |
EF0 | S of Table Rock | Taney | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1840 | 0.5 miles (800 m) | Several trees were twisted at Table Rock State Park and a marina was damaged. |
EF0 | Des Peres | St. Louis | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2125 | 0.6 miles (970 m) | Tornado resulted in widespread tree damage and minor roof damage. |
EF0 | University City | St. Louis | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2130 | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) | Several houses and businesses sustained minor structural damage. Many trees were damaged along the path. |
Arkansas | ||||||
EF0 | SE of Manila | Mississippi | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1905 | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) | Tornado sighted on Big Lake with minor damage to trees. |
Kentucky | ||||||
EF0 | Pembroke | Christian | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2123 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Minor damage to a house and some tree limbs were damaged. |
EF1 | E of Sunfish | Edmonson | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2140 | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) | One house sustained significant damage and a shed was destroyed. Several outbuildings were also damaged. |
EF1 | W of Ebenezer | Mercer | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 0025 | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) | Three barns were heavily damaged or destroyed, and many trees were damaged. |
Tennessee | ||||||
EF1 | N of Parsons | Decatur, Perry, Humphreys | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2126 | 26 miles (42 km) | At least 15 houses were damaged, a few of which were destroyed. Thousands of trees were uprooted which caused most of the damage. |
EF1 | SW of Aetna | Hickman | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2315 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | A trailer and two small sheds were destroyed and about 12 houses sustained minor damage. Hundreds of trees were uprooted or snapped. |
EF0 | E of Westmoreland | Macon | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 0042 | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | A small barn was destroyed and numerous trees were damaged. |
EF2 | Vonore area | Monroe, Loudon, Blount | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 0550 | 9 miles (14 km) | Several houses were damaged, along with an industrial plant. |
EF0 | E of Postelle | Polk | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 0605 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A few trees were snapped and twisted. |
North Carolina | ||||||
EF1 | N of Hayesville | Clay | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 0700 | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | Minor damage in the area |
Sources:
SPC Storm Reports of 04/24/10, NWS Jackson 1 2, NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, NWS Springfield, NWS Huntsville 1 2, NWS Memphis 1 2, NWS Birmingham, NWS Morristown, NWS Nashville, NWS Louisville, NWS Paducah, NWS Peachtree City NWS St. Louis 1 2, NWS Shreveport, NCDC Storm Data |
April 25 event
List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, April 25, 2010 | ||||||
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EF2 | Darlington area (1st tornado) | Darlington | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2340 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | One house, a large steel building, a barn, a workshop and three mobile homes were destroyed. Numerous other houses were damaged, along with a church, a bank and a school. Three people were injured. |
EF2 | Darlington area (2nd tornado) | Darlington | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2345 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | A school was heavily damaged along with numerous houses and businesses. |
EF1 | SSW of Mechanicsville | Darlington | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 0008 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | Several large hardwood trees were snapped. |
North Carolina | ||||||
EF0 | Zebulon area | Wake, Franklin | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2359 | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) | Minor damage in a commercial area to a shopping center and a fast-food restaurant. |
Sources:
SPC Storm Reports of 04/25/10, NWS Raleigh, NWS Wilmington, NC, NCDC Storm Data |
External links
- Satellite images from the 24 April 2010 tornado outbreak (CIMSS Satellite Blog)
- Photo gallery of storm damage from the Sun Herald
- Discovery Channel's Stormchasers: Devastating Yazoo City, MS tornado - Video of the Mississippi tornado, uploaded to YouTube by Discovery Channel