Summary of April 24,
2010 Tornado Outbreak
29 tornadoes
1224Z first tornado (24th)
0604Z last tornado (25th)
(2) EF4
(3) EF3
(4) EF2
(11) EF1
(7) EF0
(2) EF?
Alabama - 10
Mississippi
8
Tennessee
- 5
Missouri
3
Kentucky
- 2
Arkansas
1
Louisiana 1 (crossed into
Mississippi)
Georgia
1 (crossed from Alabama)
1. 1224z-1239z LAUDERDALE/KEMPER
COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI
EF1
3.6 miles long
100 yards wide
0 fatal
0 injured
2 southwest to 2 northwest of Prismatic.
2. 1340z-1355z SMITH COUNTY MISSISSIPPI
EF1
10 miles long
50 yards wide
0 fatal
0 injured
9 southwest to 2 east of Raleigh
3. 1410z-1445z
JASPER/NEWTON/LAUDERDALE COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI
EF2
28 miles long
.6 mile wide
0 fatal
0 injured
Tracked from 2 NE of Montrose to 2 N of Savoy based on survey. Major structural damage occurred to a church
including major roof damage. Shingles
and siding were blown off of a house and an outbuilding was destroyed along with
damage to a grain silo. Numerous large
and very large softwood and hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted.
4. 1533z-1639z SUMTER/GREENE/HALE COUNTIES ALABAMA EF?
~30 miles long
? wide
? fatal
? injured
Radar supported. Fire
officials have confirmed a tornado near Ward.
Tornado was observed and there was a path of tree damage.
5. 1602z-1635z PONTOTOC/UNION COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI EF?
~20 miles long
? wide
? fatal
? injured
Radar supported. Law
enforcement reported tornado near Thaxton.
6. 1614z-1750z - MADISON
PARISH LOUISIANA/WARREN/ISSAQUENA/SHARKEY/YAZOO/HOLMES/ATTALA/CHOCTAW/OKTIBBEHA
COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI
EF4
149 miles long
1.75 miles wide
10 fatal
(dozens at least 61) injured
From 5 w of Tallulah,
Louisiana to 5.5 n of Sturgis, Mississippi. Worst damage in Yazoo City.
7. 1650z-1703z HALE COUNTY ALABAMA
EF0
5.84 miles long
100 yards wide
0 fatal
0 injured
Formed 5 miles northeast of Greensboro
and moved northeast before weakening near the town of Hogglesville. There was minor damage to three homes. One barn was destroyed. 30 to 40 trees uprooted.
8. 1737z-1740z NODAWAY COUNTY MISSOURI
EF0
Short
Narrow
0 fatal
0 injured
Brief tornado captured on video just west of Maryville.
9. 1905z-1910z MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY ARKANSAS EF0
~2 miles long
? wide
0 fatal
0 injured
Radar supported.
Tornado reported at Big
Lake. Minor damage reported on County Road
305.
10. 1909z-1916z OKTIBBEHA COUNTY MISSISSIPPI
EF2
6 miles long
800 yards wide
0 fatal
0 injured.
The second tornado from long-lived supercell
formed 4 NW of Starkville and tracked to 7 NNE
of Starkville.
11. 1928z-1929z CLAY COUNTY MISSISSIPPI
EF2
1 mile long
600 yards wide
0 fatal
0 injured
Third tornado from prolific thunderstorm occurred
about 5 ENE of West Point.
12. 1937z-1946z MONROE
COUNTY MISSISSIPPI EF1
7 miles long
150 yards wide
0 fatal
0 injured
Formed just south of Hamilton Road along Highway 45. Ended near Bartahatchie Road
one mile east of the intersection of Bartahatchie and
Grubb Springs Road. Numerous trees were uprooted along the
track. One house near the beginning of
the track suffered structural damage losing a garage and utility room. Several homes incurred roof damage. A few vehicles also received damage from
falling trees or other debris. A small
steel outbuilding was also destroyed with debris 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 reported down
along Hamilton
and Grubb Springs Road.
13. 2120z-2123z ST LOUIS COUNTY
MISSOURI EF0
0.6 mile long
300 yards wide
0 fatal
0 injured
The tornado formed approximately 0.3 miles north of Dougherty
Ferry Road near Lynkirk Road and moved northwest
through part of a subdivision. Weakening
briefly, it reformed again near the intersection of Ballas Road and
Kirk Place Drive before dissipating east of a shopping mall. Widespread tree damage occurred in the
subdivision but overall lack of structural damage suggests winds did not exceed
70 to 80 mph.
14. 2126z-2138z DECATUR
COUNTY TENNESSEE EF1
7.6 miles long
400 yards wide
0 fatal
0 injured
The tornado formed on Bible Hill Road 2 miles north northwest
of Parsons and traveled east northeast across the Tennessee River. Significant tree damage occurred
especially
on Broadys
Landing Road.
Although light damage was noted to most structures hit directly from the
tornado
significant property damage resulted from falling trees. One bar was completely destroyed
however.
15. 2127z-2138z MARION COUNTY ALABAMA
EF0
7.22 miles long
200 yards wide
0 fatal
0 injured
The tornado formed just south of the city of Gu-Win
and moved northeast. Three homes took
the brunt of the damage along County Road 47 southwest of the city of Brilliant. One home had minor damage due to trees
falling on top of it and one of the trees that was
uprooted flipped over a minivan. The
second home had minor roof damage but 2 outbuildings were destroyed. The third home incurred major structural
damage to the garage when the windward side of the garage was blown in. There was also an outbuilding flipped over at
this location. 40 to
60 hardwood trees uprooted along the path.
16. 2128z-2136z ST LOUIS COUNTY
MISSOURI EF0
4.4 miles long
325 yards wide
0 fatal
0 injured
The tornado formed near the intersection of Duke Drive and Blackberry Avenue
in University City. It traveled northwest with the last damage
noted 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. Most structural damage was the result of falling
trees and limbs.
17. 2200z-2220z PERRY/HUMPHREYS
COUNTY TENNESSEE
EF1
13.8 miles long
300 yards wide
0 fatal
0 injured
The tornado formed near Simms Road along the eastern side of the Tennessee River.
Damage continued northeastward.
Hundreds of soft and hard wood trees were snapped or uprooted. There was some roof damage noted.
18. 2242z-2246z EDMONSON COUNTY KENTUCKY
EF1
1.1 miles long
50 yards wide
0 fatal
0 injured
Formed in the northwest part of the county and weakened 1.1
miles east of Sunfish. A well-built home
suffered significant damage and a shed was destroyed. Several outbuildings were damaged and
numerous trees were uprooted or snapped.
19. 2315z-2319z HICKMAN COUNTY TENNESSEE
EF1
2 miles long
100 yards wide
0 fatal
0 injured
Formed southwest of Aetna
along State Highway 48. Damage
continued to the northeast along SH 48 for 2
miles. 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.
20. 0025z-0027z MERCER COUNTY KENTUCKY
EF1
1.4 miles long
50 yards wide
0 fatal
0 injured
Near Patterson
Lane and McAffee Lane a well-built barn
had two walls blown out and its roof blown one-half mile downstream. Two other barns were also damaged or
destroyed, and many trees were uprooted or damaged.
21. 0040z-0044z MACON COUNTY TENNESSEE
EF0
1.5 miles long
50 yards wide
0 fatal
0 injured
Formed at the intersection of State
Highway 52 and Rocky Mound Road. Damage continued to the north northeast. Multiple shallow rooted trees were uprooted
with one small barn destroyed.
22. 0106z-0117z FAYETTE COUNTY ALABAMA
EF1
6.6 miles long
200 yards wide
0 fatal
0 injured
Formed about two miles southwest of the
intersection of Highway 43 and County Road 26. The tornado moved northeast and dissipated
one mile southeast of the town of Berry. Several hundred trees snapped or
uprooted. Four homes received minor
damage.
23. 0121z-0135z FAYETTE/WALKER
COUNTIES ALABAMA EF1
4.6 miles long
400 yards wide
0 fatal
0 injured
The tornado formed in southeast Walker
County four miles northeast of Berry. It moved northeast and dissipated about five
mile west of Oakman.
Several hundred trees were snapped or uprooted. A 100 foot radio tower was blown down.
24. 0259z-0309z BLOUNT/MARSHALL
COUNTIES ALABAMA
EF1
2.18 miles long
200 yards wide
0 fatal
0 injured
Tornado formed four miles northeast of Brooksville and
traveled northeast into Marshall
County, ending near
County Road 12. Three structures were
damaged. One mobile home was moved off
its foundation. One barn was destroyed
and one single family home lost part of its roof. Several hundred trees were uprooted or
snapped.
25. 0304z-0355z
WALKER/JEFFERSON/BLOUNT COUNTIES ALABAMA EF3
29.5 miles long
400 yards wide
0 fatal
0 injured
This long track tornado caused extensive damage in Parrish,
and continued across northern Jefferson and southwest Blount Counties. A total of 70 to 80 homes and businesses were
damaged, with one home destroyed. 800 to
1000 hardwood and softwood trees were either uprooted or snapped along the
path.
26. 0314z-0356z
MARSHALL/DEKALB COUNTIES ALABAMA EF3
18.5 miles long
Ύ mile wide
0 fatal
several injured
Tornado formed southwest of the city of Albertville
and moved northeast into southern DeKalb
County. The most significant damage occurred in Albertville.
27. 0423z-0438z DEKALB COUNTY
ALABAMA/CHATTOOGA COUNTY GEORGIA EF3
9.8 miles long
Ύ mile wide
0 fatal
~50 injured
Tornado formed about 3 to 4 miles southeast of Mentone
between County Roads 106 and 117. The
most significant damage occurred to a trailer park where several single wide
manufactured homes were completely destroyed.
Tornado path in Georgia
was 7.8 miles.
28. ~0500z-0515z DEKALB COUNTY ALABAMA
EF4
7.3 miles long
Up to ½ mile wide
0 fatal
several injured
The tornado impacted the areas from Mount Vernon to Dog town.
29. 0549z-0604z
MONROE/LOUDON/BLOUNT COUNTIES, TENNESSEE
EF2
~10 miles long
100 yards wide
0 fatal
0 injured
Tornado formed about 2 miles west southwest of Venore and tracked to about 3 miles southeast of
Greenback. The strongest damage occurred
along Thompson Bridge Road
in Blount County.