A brief tornado embedded within a larger area of damaging straight-line winds produced spotty tree damage. Light to moderate damage was also observed to the roofs of three buildings and several outbuildings, although it may have been from the damaging winds and not the tornado itself.[2]
January 7 event
List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, January 7, 2009
This was the first of five tornadoes produced by a supercell in northwestern areas of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.[9] This brief tornado touched down in a large shopping center along SH-3 and caused extensive roof damage to several structures. It then moved into a residential neighborhood where several buildings in an apartment complex saw primarily minor damage; one apartment had its roof torn off.[10]
The second tornado touched down on the west side of Edmond and traveled northeast into Logan County. Extensive damage occurred in residential areas, with the most severe damage occurring in the Oak Tree development along the Oklahoma–Logan county line. There, several homes had large portions of their roof torn off and garages destroyed. An auto body repair shop and mobile home were totally destroyed.[11] Throughout Edmond, six homes were destroyed, eight structures received major damage, 51received minor damage and another 166structures were affected.[12] Approximately 28,500 people lost power, primarily in the Edmond area.[11][13] Hundreds of trees were uprooted or significantly damaged along the tornado's path.[14] In Oklahoma County, the tornado left an estimated 28,500 people without power. Four people suffered minor injuries.[11] The combined damage of the two Oklahoma County tornadoes was estimated at $10.2million.[15]
This tornado destroyed a barn and an oilfield communications tower and snapped trees. Numerous power lines and transmission poles were brought down near an Oklahoma Gas & Electricsubstation, leaving 1,586 customers without power in Payne County. Most of the outages were around SH-33.[17][18]
Two barns were completely destroyed and several homes were damaged. Power poles were also damaged but service was restored within a day.[19][20] Four cows presumed to have been "blown away" from a pasture.[19] This was the last of five tornadoes produced by the Oklahoma metro supercell.[9]
This relatively minor tornado damaged a house roof, blew down a back door, toppled two trees and destroyed a shed in Montague County, Texas. Damages from the tornado were estimated at $20,000.[21]
8 deaths — The strongest tornado of the outbreak touched down as a multiple vortex tornado just south of Spanish Fort in Montague County, Texas initially snapping pecan trees. As it crossed the Red River of the South along the Texas-Oklahoma border, the tornado consolidated into a large funnel and tracked through the predominantly rural farmland of Jefferson, Love, and southwestern Carter counties, producing tree damage in all three;[9][22] two homes were damaged in Love County.[23] In central Carter County, the tornado reached low-end EF4 intensity as it struck the community of Lone Grove.[22][24][25] 35–40 structures at the Bar K mobile home park were obliterated and homes were completely destroyed.[22] Six deaths occurred in the mobile home park; three people were found outside their homes, two inside, and one in a field.[25] The residents did not evacuate the mobile home park despite warnings being issued 35 minutes in advance of the tornado striking.[24] A seventh person died in Lone Grove when their well-built home was destroyed.[25] After departing Lone Grove, the tornado struck the Majestic Hills neighborhood of Ardmore, destroying eight homes, and collapsing the roofs and walls of several buildings at the Ardmore Adventist Academy.[22][26] The tornado then crossed I-35, killing a motorist before moving into rural areas and dissipating.[9][22] The tornado was the deadliest to strike Oklahoma since May3, 1999,[27] and the strongest tornado in the state during the month of February since modern records began in 1950. The previous record was two F3 tornadoes that touched down on February17, 1961.[9] An additional 46 people were injured. A total of 114 homes were damaged or destroyed by the tornado and total monetary losses were estimated at $3million.[22]
This brief tornado touched down in the northwestern suburbs of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Damage was confined to the Caldwell Creek neighborhood where 5 homes had extensive roof or structural damage and 15 others suffered minor damage. Monetary losses were estimated at $750,000.[28] The American Red Cross provided supplies and snacks to residents.[29]
This tornado moved along an intermittent path across southwestern and central Springfield, damaging one to two dozen houses and businesses, and toppling several trees and power lines.[30][31] At least 250 residences were left without power,[32] and damage was estimated at $350,000.[30] The tornado occurred without being detected on radar until it had already touched down.[32]
A barn was destroyed and several metal buildings were damaged or destroyed northwest of Lindale and several homes near Mineola were damaged by fallen trees. Damage from the tornado was estimated at $400,000.[33]
One person was injured when the tornado pinned him under his car. Up to 50trees were brought down.[36][37] Damages from the tornado were estimated at $50,000.[38]
Tornado touched down at a golf course near H-1. Several buildings were damaged. One person sustained minor injuries while trying to help another person escape from the strong winds.[43]
February 18 event
List of confirmed tornadoes – Wednesday, February 18, 2009[note 1]
Minor damage to several homes and one mobile home was shifted off its foundation. Hundreds of trees were knocked down at the Georgia Nature Center.[46]
One cinder block house was flattened with debris carried over 0.5 miles (0.80km) away. 15 other houses and a church suffered moderate to severe damage and 19 outbuildings were destroyed.[49][50]
Large wedge tornado caused structural damage to about 50 houses along its path, four of which were destroyed. A roof was also blown off a school and flying debris killed a horse.[54][55][56]
1 death - A church, two site-built homes, and four mobile homes were destroyed and hundreds of trees were downed. The fatality took place in one of the mobile homes while three others were injured as well.[57][58][59]
This strong tornado struck the southern side of Thomasville, destroying nine mobile homes and 29 homes, damaging 141 other homes, and heavily damaging a hospital building. Many trees were uprooted as well.[60]
February 19 event
List of confirmed tornadoes – Thursday, February 19, 2009[note 1]
This tornado touched down after the Thomasville tornado dissipated. Numerous trees were snapped or twisted and many power lines were down. Several trees were stripped of their bark which warranted an EF3 rating.[61]
February 27 event
List of reported tornadoes - Friday, February 27, 2009
At least six mobile homes and four site-built homes were either heavily damaged or destroyed. Damage was also reported to at least 17 houses, two churches, and a school. Three people sustained minor injuries.[67]
†– Maximum width of the tornado; not representative of the entire track.
Two cabins along the east side of the Illinois River sustained minor roof and siding damage, while a third cabin sustained severe damage. A fourth cabin was completely destroyed. A farmstead further northeast suffered varying degrees of damage on the property. One large machine shed sustained roof and side damage, while a small garage was destroyed. The residence home sustained minor roof damage.
The roof of one machine shed was lifted and destroyed on a farmstead while tree and branches snapped along Hollow Creek Road. A water pump house was nearly destroyed.
A lumber shed was destroyed, two grain bins sustained damage, one was blown off its foundation and the other had its anchor bolts sheared off. A small shed and outbuilding was also destroyed.
Three homes were destroyed with one removed from its foundation, and 19 others were damaged. A 4.5 ton bus was shown on WTHR-TV in Indianapolis on the roof of an industrial building after the tornado picked it up and dropped it on the building. One person was injured.
Farm outbuildings were destroyed, houses were damaged, trees were snapped and power poles and transmission lines were knocked down. A power line fell on a car trapping an occupant.
Severe damage to 60 houses, many of which were destroyed. A large well-built church was also destroyed. A warehouse and a radio tower also sustained major damage and extensive tree damage was reported. 25 people were injured.
Numerous houses were damaged, with a well-built house heavily damaged. Several warehouses were destroyed. Several mobile homes were damaged, one of which was destroyed. One person were injured.
Tornado embedded in an evening line of activity. One structure was destroyed and 30 others were damaged, 10 of them heavily including a large commercial building.
Several houses and businesses - including a large research building - sustained mostly roof damage. A tractor-trailer was overturned on Interstate 95 as well.
Six homes were destroyed with 70 others damaged - 10 of them heavily. One vehicle was thrown 1/4 mile (400 m) from its location. Two people were injured.
Several businesses were damaged, including the local Boys and Girls Club and a shopping plaza which were heavily damaged. Numerous houses were also damaged. Damages from the tornado were estimated to be over $4.4million.[68]
One home was significantly damaged with a cinder block storage being destroyed and part of the back of the home being lifted from the foundation. Three other homes were damaged. Damage to farm and other storage/cinder block buildings.
A satellite tornado is a tornado that revolves around a larger, primary tornado and interacts with the same mesocyclone. Satellite tornadoes occur apart from the primary tornado and are not considered subvortices; the primary tornado and satellite tornadoes are considered to be separate tornadoes. The cause of satellite tornadoes is not known. Such tornadoes are more often anticyclonic than are typical tornadoes and these pairs may be referred to as tornado couplets. Satellite tornadoes commonly occur in association with very powerful, large, and destructive tornadoes, indicative also of the strength and severity of the parent supercell thunderstorm.
A destructive and deadly tornado outbreak that took place across the Southern and Central United States from May 1 to May 3, 2008. The outbreak was responsible for at least seven fatalities and 23 injuries in Arkansas. There were at least 29 tornado reports from Iowa to Oklahoma on May 1 and 67 more in Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana and Texas on May 2. A total of 60 tornadoes were confirmed by weather authorities.
An extended period of significant tornado activity affected the Midwest and Southern United States from April 19 to April 24, 2011, with 134 tornadoes being spawned across six days. The outbreak sequence produced an EF4 tornado that tore through the St. Louis metropolitan area on April 22, while other tornadoes caused damage in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Texas, Oklahoma, and other parts of Missouri during the period. No fatalities were reported in this outbreak sequence. This event was directly followed by the largest tornado outbreak in the history of the United States.
A significant early season tornadic event affected portions of the Midwestern and Southern United States at the end of January 2013. The first signs of the outbreak came on January 23 as the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) detailed the eastward progression of a shortwave trough into an increasingly unstable air mass across portions of the lower Mississippi Valley; however, considerable uncertainty in the placement of severe thunderstorms caused the SPC to remove their threat outline. Succeeding many changes in the forecast, a Day 1 Moderate risk was issued for January 29, warning of the potential for widespread/significant damaging winds and a few strong tornadoes. The threat shifted eastward on January 30, encompassing a large section of the Southeastern United States. By late that day, the shortwave trough tracked northeastward into New England, ending the severe weather threat.
The tornado outbreak sequence of May 5–10, 2015 was a six-day outbreak of tornado activity that affected the Great Plains of the United States in early May 2015. On May 6, strong tornadoes impacted the Oklahoma City area, along with rural parts of Kansas, Texas, Arkansas, South Dakota, and Nebraska. The outbreak coincided with major flooding, with large amounts of rain falling in parts of Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. The National Weather Service forecast office in Norman, Oklahoma issued a "flash flood emergency" for Oklahoma City following record-breaking rainfall that occurred in the area that evening. The outbreak sequence resulted in five tornado-related deaths, along with two flood-related deaths. A total of 127 tornadoes were confirmed and rated as a result of this outbreak sequence. Damage from the outbreak was estimated at $1.5 billion.
Preceded by more than a week of heavy rain, a slow-moving storm system dropped tremendous precipitation across much of Texas and Oklahoma during the nights of May 24–26, 2015, triggering record-breaking floods. Additionally, many areas reported tornado activity and lightning. Particularly hard hit were areas along the Blanco River in Hays County, Texas, where entire blocks of homes were leveled. On the morning of May 26, the National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency for southwest Harris County and northeast Fort Bend County. The system also produced deadly tornadoes in parts of Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma. This flood significantly contributed to the wettest month ever for Texas and Oklahoma.
The Tornado outbreak of November 16–18, 2015 was a highly unusual nocturnal late-season tornado outbreak that significantly impacted the lower Great Plains on November 16 before producing additional weaker tornadoes across parts of the Southern United States the following two days. The first day of the outbreak spawned multiple strong, long-track tornadoes, including two consecutive EF3s that caused major damage near Pampa, Texas. Overall, the outbreak produced 61 tornadoes in all, and was described as by the National Weather Service office in Dodge City, Kansas as being "unprecedented in recorded history for southwest Kansas" given the magnitude and the late season. In addition, the tornado outbreak brought the first November tornadoes into northwest Kansas, and the first strong tornadoes in the Texas Panhandle in November, as well as the further west any F3/EF3 tornadoes touched down this late in the calendar year. Despite spawning multiple strong tornadoes after dark, no fatalities and only one minor injury occurred as a result of the outbreak.
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Numbers in parentheses indicate tornado count for the month. Totals are only for the United States.(Source: Tornado Totals and Related Deaths)
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