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Revision as of 03:03, 26 April 2010
Tornadoes confirmed | 33+ confirmed, 115 reported |
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Max. rating1 | EF4 tornado |
Fatalities | 10 |
Areas affected | Midwest, U.S. South |
1Most severe tornado damage; see Enhanced Fujita scale |
The April 2010 tornado outbreak was a tornado outbreak across a large portion of the Southern United States, originally starting in the High Plains on April 22, 2010. The outbreak was responsible for ten fatalities on April 24, all in Mississippi. [1]
Meteorological synopsis
A complex weather system began to track across the central and southern United States beginning on April 22. Scattered thunderstorms initially developed across the central and eastern Great Plains region late during the afternoon and then moved into the southeast Texas Panhandle and the Osage Plains during the evening and overnight hours. Large hail occurred with the stronger storms, but the most severe storms produced damaging winds and tornadoes. By late evening, new activity developed into a line of storms which swept through the Osage Plains.[2] There were 40 tornadoes that were reported that day, however, virtually all of them were in open country and damage was minimal with no injuries.[3]
On April 23, an upper level storm system increased in strength as it moved from the southern Rockies to the southern Great Plains region. A cold front moved across east-central Texas, eastern Oklahoma, and the Missouri River Valley through the night. Moist air ahead of the cold front in the south central states allowed for strong to severe thunderstorms to develop across the Mississippi Valley.[4] A moderate risk of severe weather was issued across much of the southern United States. Despite the likelihood mentioned for a significant tornado outbreak that day, only 8 tornadoes were reported; most of them north of St. Louis, Missouri outside the moderate risk area.
On April 24, an energetic upper level storm system strengthened as it moved from Texas to the southern Great Lakes Region. A cold front moved eastward across the middle and lower Mississippi River Valley before heading into the Ohio River Valley and stretched into the Mid-South portion of the United States. In front of the cold front, a warm proliferating moist and unsteady air mass spreaded northward from the lower Mississippi River Valley and northern Gulf Coast States into the middle Mississippi and Ohio River Valleys. There were already thunderstorms that had formed during the morning hours and the conditions would only become more numerous throughout the day. This set the stage for a significant severe weather outbreak with the potential for strong and violent tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds.[5] As a result, the Storm Prediction Center issued a rare high risk of severe weather for portions of Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, and Kentucky.[6] Four "particularly dangerous situation" tornado watches were issued that day for areas of Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Alabama.[7][8][9][10] Numerous tornado warnings citing "large and extremely dangerous" tornadoes were issued. There have been 54 tornadoes reported. The outbreak of severe weather caused NASCAR to call off the Aaron's 312 race in Talladega, Alabama. [11]
In the late evening, more tornadoes developed in central Alabama, and a tornado emergency was again declared for areas northwest of Birmingham, Alabama.
Dr. Greg Forbes of the Weather Channel has said that radar was picking up debris on a thunderstorm near Yazoo City, indicating severe damage. He said he has not seen anything like that since a tornado hit Greensburg, Kansas.[12]
Tallulah-Yazoo City-Durant tornado
By far the longest-lived and the most intense tornado of the outbreak developed from a supercell near Tallulah, Louisiana at about 11:15 am CDT (1615 UTC) April 24. It tracked across the Mississippi River and crossed into Mississippi, producing a long swath of damage through Issaquena, Warren, Yazoo, Holmes, Attala and Choctaw Counties, and possibly even farther northeast.
A tornado emergency was issued for central Mississippi for a tornado that reportedly flattened many homes near Eagle Bend in Warren County, leveled numerous buildings, injured numerous people and destroyed a church with Yazoo City taking a direct hit from the tornado, which was at times up to 1.75 miles (2.8 km) in width. Storm chasers from the Weather Channel state that "the east side (of Yazoo City) is completely gone."[13] Significant damage to an industrial plant with injuries, trapped persons and destroyed homes have been reported in Madison Parish, Louisiana near the Louisiana-Mississippi state line. It remains uncertain if it was multiple tornadoes or a single tornado that touched down, but it is possible it was a single tornado that tracked at least 97 miles (156 km) if not farther, although further determination is to be done. The tornado was rated as an EF4.[14]
10 people were killed by this tornado - four in Yazoo County, one in Holmes County and five in Choctaw County.
Tornadoes
EFU | EF0 | EF1 | EF2 | EF3 | EF4 | EF5 | Total |
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0 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 |
April 22 event
List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, April 22, 2010 | ||||||
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Colorado | ||||||
EF0 | SE of Las Animas | Bent | 38°03′N 103°12′W / 38.05°N 103.20°W | 1908 | unknown | Tornado remained in open country with no damage. Possibly one or multiple tornadoes. |
EF0 | NNW of Hasty | Bent | 38°13′N 102°59′W / 38.21°N 102.99°W | 1948 | unknown | |
EF1 | W of Sweetwater Reservoir | Kiowa | 38°22′N 102°53′W / 38.36°N 102.88°W | 2032 | unknown | A barn and empty livestock tank were destroyed. |
EF0 | W of Eads | Kiowa | 38°26′N 102°51′W / 38.44°N 102.85°W | 2047 | unknown | |
EF? | SW of Deer Trail | Elbert | 39°31′N 104°10′W / 39.52°N 104.16°W | 2128 | ||
EF? | W of Leader | Adams | 39°54′N 104°05′W / 39.90°N 104.08°W | 2138 | ||
EF? | NE of Kit Carson | Cheyenne | 38°49′N 102°44′W / 38.81°N 102.73°W | 2224 | Public report of a tornado on the ground. | |
EF? | SW of Kit Carson | Cheyenne | 38°44′N 102°49′W / 38.74°N 102.82°W | 2240 | ||
EF? | W of Kit Carson | Cheyenne | 38°46′N 102°50′W / 38.76°N 102.83°W | 2253 | ||
EF? | WNW of Firstview | Cheyenne | 38°52′N 102°41′W / 38.86°N 102.68°W | 2309 | Tornado was rain-wrapped. | |
EF? | N of Firstview | Cheyenne | 39°00′N 102°32′W / 39.00°N 102.54°W | 2352 | ||
EF? | NNE of Firstview | Cheyenne | 39°01′N 102°28′W / 39.02°N 102.46°W | 0005 | ||
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. |
EF? | SW of Lakin | Kearny | 37°55′N 101°17′W / 37.92°N 101.28°W | 2210 | ||
EF? | NW of Deerfield (1st tornado) | Kearny | 38°02′N 101°13′W / 38.04°N 101.21°W | 2239 | ||
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. |
EF? | NW of Deerfield (2nd tornado) | Kearny | 38°08′N 101°17′W / 38.14°N 101.28°W | 2344 | Stovepipe-shaped tornado. | |
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. |
EF? | SE of Gove | Gove | 38°49′N 100°20′W / 38.82°N 100.33°W | 0221 | Brief tornado reported by a local sheriff. | |
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 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 | 8 miles (13 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. |
EF? | SW of Cee Vee | Motley | 34°09′N 100°32′W / 34.15°N 100.54°W | 0038 | Many reports of a large rain wrapped tornado. | |
EF? | SE of Cee Vee | Cottle | 34°11′N 100°25′W / 34.18°N 100.41°W | 0133 | Large wedge tornado on the ground. | |
EF? | NW of Swearingen | Cottle | 34°09′N 100°15′W / 34.15°N 100.25°W | 0205 | Possibly one or multiple tornadoes. | |
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 |
April 23 event
List of reported tornadoes - Friday, April 23, 2010 | ||||||
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Colorado | ||||||
EF? | NE of Genoa | Lincoln | 39°20′N 103°25′W / 39.34°N 103.42°W | 1717 | ||
Mississippi | ||||||
EF? | Swiftown | Leflore | 33°19′N 90°26′W / 33.31°N 90.43°W | 2055 | Brief tornado touchdown with no damage. | |
Arkansas | ||||||
EF? | W of Cash | Craighead | 35°48′N 90°57′W / 35.80°N 90.95°W | 2322 | ||
Missouri | ||||||
EF? | NW of Warrenton | Warren | 38°52′N 91°11′W / 38.86°N 91.19°W | 2340 | Brief tornado touchdown. | |
EF? | NNW of Warrenton | Warren, Lincoln | 38°55′N 91°11′W / 38.91°N 91.19°W | 0025 | Tornado spotted by law enforcement. | |
EF? | SW of Silex | Lincoln | 39°06′N 91°06′W / 39.10°N 91.10°W | 0048 | Tornado reported by a trained spotter and relayed by WGEM. | |
EF? | NE of Silex | Lincoln | 39°11′N 90°59′W / 39.18°N 90.99°W | 0114 | Rope tornado reported along U.S. Route 61. | |
Texas | ||||||
EF0 | Queen City area | Cass, Miller (AR) | 0041 | 18 miles (29 km) | Long-track tornado primarily damaged trees, a few of which landed on vehicles or houses with minor damage. | |
Sources: |
April 24 event
List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, April 24, 2010 | ||||||
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Parish |
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Texas | ||||||
EF1 | Mabank | Kaufman | 32°22′N 96°06′W / 32.37°N 96.10°W | 0645 | 0.25 miles (400 m) | Brief tornado damaged one house. |
EF0 | NNW of Mineola | Wood | 0733 | 0.75 miles (1.21 km) | Several large trees were uprooted. | |
EF0 | E of Winnsboro | Wood | 0746 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Tornado touched down along Highway 11 destroying a metal hay barn. | |
Mississippi | ||||||
EF? | NE of Rose Hill | Jasper | 32°13′N 88°58′W / 32.22°N 88.97°W | 1434 | Many trees down with crews having to cut their way through. | |
EF2 | Meridian area | Lauderdale | 32°20′N 88°44′W / 32.34°N 88.73°W | 1450 | 5 miles (8.0 km) | Tornado reported according to ABC 33/40 coverage with major structural damage to numerous houses and a church. Extensive tree damage reported in the area. |
EF? | Thaxton area | Pontotoc | 34°19′N 89°10′W / 34.31°N 89.17°W | 1602 | 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. |
EF? | Baldwyn | Lee | 34°30′N 88°38′W / 34.50°N 88.63°W | 1750 | Tornado reported by the public near U.S. Route 45. | |
EF? | N of Starkville | Oktibbeha | 33°32′N 88°49′W / 33.53°N 88.82°W | 1906 | A trailer home was overturned and trees and power lines were knocked down. | |
EF? | NE of West Point | Clay | 33°38′N 88°33′W / 33.64°N 88.55°W | 1928 | Power lines were knocked down. | |
EF? | SE of Damascus | Kemper | 32°35′N 88°48′W / 32.59°N 88.80°W | 0032 | Tornado confirmed by a storm spotter. | |
EF1 | New Hamilton | Monroe | 33°45′N 88°27′W / 33.75°N 88.45°W | unknown | 7 miles (11 km) | |
Alabama | ||||||
EF? | Ward | Sumter | 32°22′N 88°17′W / 32.36°N 88.28°W | 1544 | Tree damage from a tornado confirmed by the local fire department. | |
EF0 | S of Gu-win | 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 | NE of Brooksville | Blount, Marshall | 34°11′N 86°11′W / 34.19°N 86.19°W | 0259 | 2.18 miles (3.51 km) | A house lost part of its roof, a barn was destroyed and a mobile home rolled off its foundation. Several hundred trees were damaged. |
EF3 | Parrish area | Walker, Jefferson, Blount | 33°45′N 87°03′W / 33.75°N 87.05°W | 0304 | 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. |
EF? | Albertville area | Marshall | 34°16′N 86°13′W / 34.26°N 86.21°W | 0325 | The downtown area was hard hit, and many buildings sustained structural damage. | |
EF? | Geraldine | DeKalb | 34°22′N 86°00′W / 34.36°N 86.00°W | 0345 | Large and extremely dangerous tornado with major damage. | |
Louisiana | ||||||
EF4 | Tallulah to E of Durant, MS | Madison, Issaquena (MS), Warren (MS), Yazoo (MS), Holmes (MS), Attala (MS), Choctaw (MS) | 32°43′N 90°32′W / 32.71°N 90.54°W | 1614 | unknown | 10 deaths - See section on this tornado |
Missouri | ||||||
EF? | NW of Marysville | Nodaway | 40°22′N 94°54′W / 40.36°N 94.90°W | 1737 | A few tree limbs were knocked down. | |
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. |
EF? | Des Peres | St. Louis | 38°36′N 90°27′W / 38.60°N 90.45°W | 2120 | Trees and 14 inch limbs downed by tornado. | |
Arkansas | ||||||
EF? | S of Manila | Mississippi | 35°51′N 90°13′W / 35.85°N 90.22°W | 1905 | Tornado sighted on Big Lake with minor damage. | |
Kentucky | ||||||
EF? | Pembroke | Christian | 36°46′N 87°22′W / 36.77°N 87.36°W | 2126 | Unconfirmed tornado report. | |
EF1 | E of Sunfish | Edmonson | 2133 | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) | One house sustained significant damage and a shed was destroyed. Several outbuildings were also damaged. | |
Tennessee | ||||||
EF1 | N of Parsons | Decatur | 35°42′N 88°07′W / 35.70°N 88.12°W | 2133 | 11 miles (18 km) | Several houses were damaged by the tornado and many trees were knocked down. |
EF1 | SW of Waverly | Humphreys | 35°56′N 87°59′W / 35.94°N 87.98°W | 2202 | 13.8 miles (22.2 km) | Several houses sustained roof damage, and hundreds of trees were damaged. |
EF0 | E of Westmoreland | Macon | 36°32′N 86°11′W / 36.54°N 86.19°W | 0059 | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | A small barn was destroyed and numerous trees were damaged. |
EF2 | SE of Greenback | Blount | 35°37′N 84°08′W / 35.62°N 84.14°W | 0604 | 0.5 miles (800 m) | Several homes damaged. May have affected Monroe and Loudon Counties. |
Sources:
SPC Storm Reports of 04/24/10, NWS Jackson, NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, NWS Springfield, NWS Huntsville, NWS Memphis, NWS Birmingham, NWS Jackson (PNS), NWS Morristown, NWS Nashville, NWS Louisville |
April 25 event
List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, April 25, 2010 | ||||||
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South Carolina | ||||||
EF? | Darlington area | Darlington | 34°15′N 79°59′W / 34.25°N 79.99°W | 2340 | Damage to a bank, a school, several houses and numerous mobile homes. Reports of possible injuries in the area. | |
North Carolina | ||||||
EF? | SW of Pilot | Wake | 35°50′N 78°19′W / 35.83°N 78.32°W | 0005 | Trees reported to be down. | |
EF? | SE of Bunn (Bunn is in Franklin County, not Nash) | Nash | 35°55′N 78°11′W / 35.91°N 78.19°W | 0015 | A storage shed was blown over. | |
Sources: |
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