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.
EF0 | EF1 | EF2 | EF3 | EF4 | EF5 | Total |
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56 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 88 |
April 22 event
List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, April 22, 2010 | ||||||
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Colorado | ||||||
EF0 | SE of Las Animas (1st tornado) | Bent | 37°59′N 103°09′W / 37.99°N 103.15°W | 1905 | 5 miles (8.0 km) | Tornado remained in open country with no damage. |
EF0 | SE of Las Animas (2nd tornado) | Bent | 38°03′N 103°12′W / 38.05°N 103.20°W | 1908 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Tornado remained in open country with no damage. |
EF0 | N of Hasty (1st tornado) | Bent | 38°10′N 102°58′W / 38.16°N 102.97°W | 1935 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Tornado remained in open country with no damage. |
EF0 | N of Hasty (2nd tornado) | Bent | 38°13′N 102°59′W / 38.21°N 102.99°W | 1948 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Tornado observed by storm chasers. No damage reported. |
EF0 | NNW of McClave | Bent | 38°15′N 102°56′W / 38.25°N 102.93°W | 1957 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Tornado remained in open country with no damage. |
EF0 | SSW of Eads (1st tornado) | Kiowa | 38°17′N 102°54′W / 38.29°N 102.90°W | 2022 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | Tornado reported on the ground. Remained over open fields with no damage. |
EF1 | W of Eads | Kiowa | 38°22′N 102°53′W / 38.36°N 102.88°W | 2032 | 7 miles (11 km) | A barn and empty livestock tank were destroyed. |
EF0 | SSW of Eads (2nd tornado) | Kiowa | 38°22′N 102°51′W / 38.37°N 102.85°W | 2036 | unknown | Brief tornado over open country with no damage. |
EF0 | SSW of Eads (3rd tornado) | Kiowa | 38°26′N 102°51′W / 38.44°N 102.85°W | 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 | 38°27′N 102°47′W / 38.45°N 102.79°W | 2055 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Tornado reported on the ground. Remained over open fields with no damage. |
EF0 | S of Eads | Kiowa | 38°26′N 102°46′W / 38.43°N 102.76°W | 2056 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Tornado reported on the ground. Remained over open fields with no damage. |
EF0 | ENE of Eads | Kiowa | 38°29′N 102°45′W / 38.48°N 102.75°W | 2100 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Tornado reported on the ground. Remained over open fields with no damage. |
EF0 | NNW of Eads | Kiowa | 38°34′N 102°51′W / 38.56°N 102.85°W | 2112 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Tornado reported on the ground. Remained over open fields with no damage. |
EF0 | SW of Deer Trail | Elbert | 39°31′N 104°10′W / 39.52°N 104.16°W | 2128 | unknown | Spotter reported tornado on the ground. No damage reported. |
EF0 | W of Leader | Adams | 39°54′N 104°05′W / 39.90°N 104.08°W | 2138 | unknown | Spotters reported tornado on the ground. No damage reported. |
EF0 | NE of Kit Carson | Cheyenne | 38°49′N 102°44′W / 38.81°N 102.73°W | 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 | 38°44′N 102°49′W / 38.74°N 102.82°W | 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 | 38°52′N 102°41′W / 38.86°N 102.68°W | 2312 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | Tornado was rain-wrapped. No damage reported. |
EF0 | N of Firstview (1st tornado) | Cheyenne | 39°00′N 102°32′W / 39.00°N 102.54°W | 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 | 39°01′N 102°28′W / 39.02°N 102.46°W | 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 | 37°55′N 101°25′W / 37.91°N 101.42°W | 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 | 38°13′N 101°05′W / 38.22°N 101.09°W | 2311 | unknown | Large wedge tornado tracked across open country with damage to power poles. |
EF0 | S of Scott City | Scott | 38°25′N 100°55′W / 38.42°N 100.91°W | 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 | 38°49′N 100°20′W / 38.82°N 100.33°W | 0221 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Brief tornado reported by a local sheriff. No damage reported. |
Texas | ||||||
EF0 | NE of Goodnight | Armstrong | 35°05′N 101°07′W / 35.09°N 101.12°W | 2159 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Tornado remained in open country with no damage. |
EF0 | SE of Groom | Donley | 35°10′N 100°59′W / 35.16°N 100.98°W | 2210 | 8 miles (13 km) | Tornado remained in open country with no damage. |
EF1 | Goodnight area | Armstrong | 35°04′N 101°09′W / 35.07°N 101.15°W | 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 | 35°13′N 100°51′W / 35.22°N 100.85°W | 2238 | 0.5 miles (800 m) | Brief tornado remained in open country with no damage. |
EF0 | ESE of Groom | Donley | 35°10′N 100°59′W / 35.16°N 100.98°W | 2307 | 0.5 miles (800 m) | Brief tornado remained in open country with no damage. |
EF0 | NE of Lake McClellan | Gray | 35°16′N 100°48′W / 35.26°N 100.80°W | 2330 | 9 miles (14 km) | Intermittent large tornado remained in open country. |
EF0 | NE of Lefors | Gray | 35°31′N 100°35′W / 35.51°N 100.59°W | 2340 | 5 miles (8.0 km) | Tornado remained in open country with no damage. |
EF2 | SW of Cee Vee | Motley, Cottle | 34°09′N 100°32′W / 34.15°N 100.54°W | 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 | 34°11′N 100°25′W / 34.18°N 100.41°W | 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 | 34°09′N 100°15′W / 34.15°N 100.25°W | 0205 | 5 miles (8.0 km) | Tornado remained in open country with no damage. |
Oklahoma | ||||||
EF0 | S of Bryans Corner | Beaver | 35°05′N 101°07′W / 35.09°N 101.12°W | 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 | 39°20′N 103°25′W / 39.34°N 103.42°W | 1717 | unknown | Report of brief tornado on the ground. |
Mississippi | ||||||
EF1 | NE of Swiftown | Leflore | 33°19′N 90°26′W / 33.31°N 90.43°W | 2048 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Several powerlines were knocked down and a power pole was snapped. |
Missouri | ||||||
EF0 | NNE of Pendleton | Warren | 38°51′N 91°12′W / 38.85°N 91.20°W | 2340 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown in an open field. |
EF0 | SSE of New Truxton | Warren | 38°54′N 91°10′W / 38.90°N 91.16°W | 0011 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown in an open field. |
EF0 | W of Hawk Point | Lincoln | 38°58′N 91°09′W / 38.97°N 91.15°W | 0015 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown in an open field. |
EF0 | SW of Silex | Lincoln | 39°06′N 91°06′W / 39.10°N 91.10°W | 0048 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown in an open field. |
EF0 | NNE of Silex | Lincoln | 39°09′N 91°03′W / 39.15°N 91.05°W | 0114 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown in an open field. |
Texas | ||||||
EF0 | SW of Atlanta | Cass | 33°05′N 94°15′W / 33.08°N 94.25°W | 0034 | 5 miles (8.0 km) | Damage limited to a few trees. |
EF0 | Queen City area | Cass, Miller (AR) | 33°09′N 94°10′W / 33.15°N 94.17°W | 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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Texas | ||||||
EF1 | Mabank | Kaufman | 32°22′N 96°06′W / 32.37°N 96.10°W | 0644 | 0.25 miles (400 m) | Brief tornado damaged one house. |
EF0 | NNW of Mineola | Wood | 32°51′N 95°24′W / 32.85°N 95.40°W | 0731 | 4 miles (6.4 km) | Several large trees were uprooted damaging a few houses. Three people were injured. |
EF0 | E of Winnsboro | Wood | 32°58′N 95°14′W / 32.96°N 95.23°W | 0745 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Tornado touched down along Highway 11 destroying a metal hay barn. |
Louisiana | ||||||
EF0 | NE of Farmerville | Union | 32°53′N 92°17′W / 32.88°N 92.28°W | 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) | 32°43′N 90°32′W / 32.71°N 90.54°W | 1609 | 149 miles (240 km) | 10 deaths - See section on this tornado |
Mississippi | ||||||
EF1 | S of Raleigh | Smith | 32°02′N 89°31′W / 32.03°N 89.52°W | 1343 | 10 miles (16 km) | Damage limited to numerous trees snapped or uprooted. |
EF2 | Meridian area | Jasper, Newton, Lauderdale | 32°20′N 88°44′W / 32.34°N 88.73°W | 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 | 34°19′N 89°10′W / 34.31°N 89.17°W | 1602 | unknown | Tornado confirmed by law enforcement. |
EF0 | New Albany | Union | 34°29′N 89°01′W / 34.49°N 89.02°W | 1620 | 100 yards (90 m) | Minor roof damage to one house and numerous trees damaged. |
EF0 | Baldwyn | Lee | 34°30′N 88°38′W / 34.50°N 88.63°W | 1750 | unknown | Tornado reported by the public near U.S. Route 45. |
EF2 | N of Starkville | Oktibbeha | 33°32′N 88°49′W / 33.53°N 88.82°W | 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 | 33°38′N 88°33′W / 33.64°N 88.55°W | 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 | 32°35′N 88°48′W / 32.59°N 88.80°W | 0032 | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) | Four barns, a metal building and a shed were heavily damaged or destroyed. |
EF1 | New Hamilton | Monroe | 33°45′N 88°27′W / 33.75°N 88.45°W | 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 | 32°22′N 88°17′W / 32.36°N 88.28°W | 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 | 32°31′N 87°52′W / 32.52°N 87.86°W | 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 | 32°46′N 87°32′W / 32.77°N 87.54°W | 1650 | 5.84 miles (9.40 km) | Three houses sustained minor damage and a barn was destroyed. |
EF0 | S of Guin | Marion | 33°57′N 87°51′W / 33.95°N 87.85°W | 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 | 34°09′N 86°43′W / 34.15°N 86.71°W | 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 | 33°36′N 87°40′W / 33.60°N 87.67°W | 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 | 33°41′N 87°32′W / 33.68°N 87.53°W | 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 | 34°16′N 86°13′W / 34.26°N 86.21°W | 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 | 33°45′N 87°03′W / 33.75°N 87.05°W | 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) | 34°32′N 85°35′W / 34.54°N 85.58°W | 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 | 34°17′N 85°47′W / 34.29°N 85.79°W | 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. |
Missouri | ||||||
EF0 | NW of Maryville | Nodaway | 40°22′N 94°54′W / 40.36°N 94.90°W | 1737 | unknown | A few tree limbs were knocked down. |
EF0 | SW of Pickering | Nodaway | 40°26′N 94°50′W / 40.43°N 94.84°W | 1740 | unknown | Brief tornado remained in open country. |
EF0 | S of Table Rock | Taney | 36°35′N 93°18′W / 36.59°N 93.30°W | 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 | 38°36′N 90°27′W / 38.60°N 90.45°W | 2125 | 0.6 miles (970 m) | Tornado resulted in widespread tree damage and minor roof damage. |
EF0 | University City | St. Louis | 38°41′N 90°25′W / 38.69°N 90.41°W | 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 | 35°51′N 90°13′W / 35.85°N 90.22°W | 1905 | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) | Tornado sighted on Big Lake with minor damage to trees. |
Kentucky | ||||||
EF0 | Pembroke | Christian | 36°46′N 87°22′W / 36.77°N 87.36°W | 2123 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Minor damage to a house and some tree limbs were damaged. |
EF1 | E of Sunfish | Edmonson | 37°18′N 86°22′W / 37.30°N 86.37°W | 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 | 37°51′N 84°49′W / 37.85°N 84.82°W | 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 | 35°42′N 88°07′W / 35.70°N 88.12°W | 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 | 35°39′N 87°30′W / 35.65°N 87.50°W | 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 | 36°32′N 86°11′W / 36.54°N 86.19°W | 0042 | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | A small barn was destroyed and numerous trees were damaged. |
EF2 | Vonore area | Monroe, Loudon, Blount | 35°35′N 84°17′W / 35.58°N 84.28°W | 0550 | 9 miles (14 km) | Several houses were damaged, along with an industrial plant. |
EF0 | E of Postelle | Polk | 35°04′N 84°28′W / 35.06°N 84.46°W | 0605 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A few trees were snapped and twisted. |
North Carolina | ||||||
EF1 | N of Hayesville | Clay | 35°05′N 83°49′W / 35.08°N 83.82°W | 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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South Carolina | ||||||
EF2 | Darlington area (1st tornado) | Darlington | 34°15′N 79°59′W / 34.25°N 79.99°W | 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 | 34°16′N 79°53′W / 34.27°N 79.88°W | 2345 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | A school was heavily damaged along with numerous houses and businesses. |
EF1 | SSW of Mechanicsville | Darlington | 34°18′N 79°46′W / 34.30°N 79.76°W | 0008 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | Several large hardwood trees were snapped. |
North Carolina | ||||||
EF0 | Zebulon area | Wake, Franklin | 35°50′N 78°19′W / 35.83°N 78.32°W | 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