Note: January tornadoes were rated using the old Fujita scale, but are included in the chart above by matching the F rating to the related EF scale rating.[1]
An intermittent tornado destroyed a machine shed, scattering debris up to 300 yards (270 m) away. Flying debris damaged another machine shed and the roof of a farmhouse. Farther along the tornado's track, a house sustained slight roof damage, and several tree limbs and pine trees were downed.[2]
The same supercell that produced the previous tornado produced another intermittent tornado that destroyed a machine shed and damaged a pole barn. Debris from the machine shed was scattered up to 0.5 miles (0.80 km) away. Several trees were downed, and four cows were killed by flying debris.[3]
This was the third tornado produced by the Monroe County supercell. A metal shed, a pole barn, and a house were damaged before the tornado moved northeast where it downed several trees and damaged numerous structures and automobiles. A house lost parts of its roof and walls, and a mobile home was flipped over. The tornado continued to the northeast where it partially destroyed a shed and completely destroyed a pole barn. Many cedar trees were downed, and another pole barn sustained minor roof and siding damage. The tornado downed more trees and power poles before moving into Shelby County, where it destroyed another pole barn before dissipating.[4]
1 death – Trees and power lines were downed at EF1 intensity in Ozark County; then, the tornado quickly moved into Howell County where it rapidly intensified. As it directly struck the town of Caulfield, it destroyed numerous structures and some farms in the area as well as severely damaging a gas station. A person was killed when their mobile home was destroyed. Four other people reportedly suffered injuries during the same incident, but this was not officially counted.[6]
About 15 to 20 houses suffered minor damage. Many trees were either uprooted or toppled, including one tree that landed on a house and trapped its resident.[8]
1 death – In Wilcox County, this violent wedge tornado touched down near the William "Bill" Dannelly Reservoir. It heavily damaged or destroyed 40 houses in a recreational and residential area, scattering the debris as far as 2 miles (3.2 km) away. Most of these residences were mobile homes, but four houses were also destroyed, two of which were leveled. One man was killed when he was thrown from his mobile home and two others were injured in similar fashion. In addition, several vehicles were tossed around and damaged. The tornado quickly weakened to EF0-EF1 intensity and caused damage to some houses and hunting camps. In Dallas County, the tornado regained EF2 intensity near the Five Points community and damaged 27 houses, two of which were completely destroyed. At least six outbuildings were also damaged, and numerous trees and power lines were either snapped off or uprooted along the path. Winds from this tornado were estimated at 185 mph (298 km/h), making it the strongest tornado of the outbreak.[12]
A front porch and church's chimney were damaged. Many trees were downed, one of which fell across three vehicles. One person suffered minor injuries when they were blown to the ground.[13]
This long-tracked tornado touched down in Dale County where 24 mobile homes were damaged and five more were destroyed. Four people were injured in one of the mobile homes. The tornado also destroyed 18 chicken houses, killing around 140,000 chickens. Numerous trees and utility poles were downed as well. The tornado's path missed the Ft Rucker, Alabama WSR-88D RDA site by less than 0.25 miles (0.40 km) The tornado moved into Henry County, where it caused sporadic tree damage. In the town of Bethlehem, 51 mobile homes were damaged, an additional 28 were destroyed, and two more people were injured in one of these mobile homes. A "semi-truck" was overturned before the tornado entered Otho where the it destroyed 14 houses and damaged 27 others. The tornado weakened as it crossed the state line into Clay County, Georgia near Lake Eufaula where it damaged several more houses and downed more trees with EF0 intensity. It downed a few more trees in Quitman County before lifting.[15]
This tornado struck a neighborhood in the northwest side of Elkton where it blew the roofs off a house, mobile home, and storage facility. A chain-link fence and several trees were downed as well.[16]
A tornado touched down in Lowndes County and quickly intensified to EF2 strength, damaging several structures, downing trees, and injuring four people. As it moved into Montgomery County, it grew wider and started a path of damage and destruction through the rural communities of Davenport, Fleta, Ada, and Sprague. Ten automobiles were significantly damaged, with two people injured when one of those cars was thrown 100 yards (91 m) from the road. Five large chicken houses were obliterated near Davenport, and at least 23 barns and outbuildings sustained damage. One high-voltage power transmission line was totally destroyed, and 39 houses were damaged, three of which were destroyed. Fourteen grain silos were also destroyed, with four of them thrown up to 0.5 miles (0.80 km) away from where they were anchored. Hundreds of trees were snapped and uprooted along the path.[17]
Numerous trees were uprooted, and a brick house lost its roof. The storm was initially confirmed as two different tornado tracks but revised as a single tornado following an aerial survey.[19]
A weak but damaging tornado moved directly through downtown Richland. At least 50 houses and businesses suffered varying degrees of damage. A frail wooden commercial building and a church were destroyed. One mobile home was shifted off its foundation, a tractor-trailer was lifted and dropped, and trees and power lines were downed.[20]
Several houses and barns were damaged along the path. One chicken house was destroyed, and two others sustained major damage. Numerous trees were either uprooted or snapped.[22]
Dozens of trees were either uprooted or snapped. Many trees fell on houses and caused significant structural damage. One house had a large portion of its roof lifted off.[23]
1 death – Near the town of Potterville, this large tornado destroyed two mobile homes, damaged others, and caused extensive damage to trees and power lines. One person was killed and four others injured in this area. The tornado weakened as it moved northeastward but still downed trees and caused minor roof damage to several houses in Reynolds.[24]
Several houses and outbuildings were damaged or destroyed along Sandy Point Road, and many trees were downed in Crawford County; in Bibb County, one house was damaged, and several trees and power lines were downed. Nine people reported injuries.[25]
Trees were damaged with EF0 intensity in Russell County before the tornado strengthened to EF1 intensity as it crossed into Lee County; there, at least 25 houses suffered minor shingle, window, or structural damage. Many trees were downed, several of which fell onto houses in multiple neighborhoods. The tornado crossed the Chattahoochee River into Georgia, where it first struck the northwestern section of Columbus; from there, it caused EF2 damage while moving through Green Island Hills, Brookstone, Autumn Ridge, Hamilton Station, and along Old Moon Road. Multiple houses and commercial buildings suffered major damage, windows were blown out of buildings, large air conditioning units were tossed around, and many signs and power poles were downed. A Hawthorn Suites was destroyed from roof and water damage, a Ramada Inn under construction sustained major damage, and a Holiday Inn Express only received minor damage. A bowling alley had its roof torn off, and several churches sustained heavy damage. Hundreds of trees were downed along the track, with a number of them falling onto cars. One person was injured.[28][29]
Many trees were downed, some of which fell onto houses. Several commercial and residential structures suffered varying degrees of damage, and a railroad crossing arm and its support pole were knocked over.[30]
A very brief tornado, that came from the same cell that produced the first Jones County tornado, downed about two dozen trees in less than one minute.[31]
Several houses suffered minor roof damage, and five outbuildings and one mobile home were destroyed. A porch was destroyed at a house, and a feed store and barn were damaged. Numerous trees were downed as well.[33]
In Warren County, a school and several mobile homes were damaged, and another mobile home was destroyed. Eight houses received major damage, 13 were moderately damaged, and 17 others sustained minor damage before the tornado crossed into McDuffie County. After crossing the county line, the tornado moved directly through Thomson, downing numerous trees and power lines; in addition, several vehicles, houses, and a private school sustained moderate or major damage. Three people were injured in Warren County.[34]
A short-lived tornado destroyed several outbuildings and the back porch of a business. It also damaged the porches of several other structures and the roofs of three houses. In addition, numerous trees were downed.[36]
One barn was destroyed, and a mobile home was shifted off its foundation. The roofs of a house and barn were both damaged. Numerous trees and fences were downed.[38]
6 deaths – This long-tracked tornado touched down in Baker County and destroyed a mobile home park just north of Newton; there, six people were killed and three others were injured. A church and 18 houses were destroyed; in addition, ten other houses had minor damage, and nine more had major damage. The tornado crossed into Mitchell County where it destroyed two houses and caused major damage to 25 others as well as minor damage to 26 more. Thirteen businesses sustained minor damage, about 200 acres of pecan trees were uprooted, and a "semi truck" was flipped. The tornado moved into Dougherty County and ripped carports and shingles away from several houses. Two houses sustained major damage, and ten others had minor damage. Hundreds of trees were downed before the tornado crossed into Worth County and moved north of Bridgeboro; there, it uprooted trees and damaged several mobile homes before dissipating.[39]
This tornado came from the same supercell that produced the long-tracked Newton EF2 tornado. A brick house lost its roof and some exterior walls collapsed. Two vehicles outside that house were thrown into a nearby field. Many trees were uprooted, one of which fell on another house. The tornado moved northeastward and destroyed another house, injuring two people. Finally, it downed hundreds more trees before dissipating.[40]
A tornado touched down in Tift County and moved northeastward, striking Sunsweet. Seven houses were heavily damaged, and 13 others sustained minor damage. Numerous trees were downed before the tornado entered Turner County where it destroyed a barn and two houses then caused roof damage to several others. In addition, 13 other houses sustained varying degrees of damage. Trees, fences, and an irrigation system were downed before the tornado dissipated.[42]
A house sustained roof and porch damage, and 130 acres of planted pine trees were knocked down, with some of those trees landing on and damaging a vehicle.[45]
A brief, non-mesocyclonic tornado embedded inside a downburst completely collapsed two old brick buildings, blew in doors and windows, and destroyed a mobile home.[50]
March 13 event
List of confirmed tornadoes – Tuesday, March 13, 2007[note 1]
A weak, intermittent tornado tore the roof of off a greenhouse, destroyed a garage (damaging a vehicle inside), removed siding from a store, and picked up a shopping cart and slammed it through a window. Many trees and power lines were downed as well.[53]
March 16 event
List of confirmed tornadoes – Friday, March 16, 2007[note 1]
About 50 manufactured homes and recreational vehicles were tossed and/or rolled and site-built structures suffered window and roof damage. 12 people suffered minor injuries.[56]
A brief tornado touched down over open country. It was initially reported that the tornado destroyed a house, but an aerial survey did not confirm this and no other areas of possible damage was found.[65]
2 deaths – This strong tornado touched down in Roosevelt County and destroyed a dairy, killing or badly injuring 190 dairy cows, before moving into Curry County. There it damaged power lines and irrigation equipment. It continued generally northward and damaged several structures and downed more power lines. As it moved near Clovis about 500 homes and other structures suffered different degrees of damage. This damage ranged from the destruction of mobile homes and wall collapses in some structures to damage to roofs and rooftop air conditioning units. 35 people were injured with two elderly citizens eventually succumbing to their injuries, making this the first tornado to result in fatalities since October 1974. The two fatalities also tied this tornado with another tornado in Wagon Mound on May 31, 1930, for the deadliest tornado in state history.[66]
Trees and tree limbs were downed, storage sheds were destroyed, several homes sustained roof and window damage, and a carport was wrapped around a tree. Windows were blown out of a mobile home and a horse stable at a farm was destroyed.[71]
This tornado formed shortly after the tornado above. The Star Route Gin was partially destroyed with concrete anchors being pulled out of the ground and portions of the steel roof beams being heavily damaged. At least three irrigation systems were destroyed and over a dozen power poles were snapped.[73]
March 24 event
List of confirmed tornadoes – Wednesday, March 21, 2007[note 1]
A chicken house was damaged and trees were downed in Lafayette County. In Hempstead County, a porch was torn from a home and another home suffered shingle damage. An 18-wheeler and a cattle trailer were overturned and several trees were uprooted as well.[87]
This tornado struck a ranch, where several utility trailers were tossed considerable distances, and a horse trailer was tossed over 150 yd (140 m). Several power poles and trees were snapped at the base, and a grain bin was destroyed, with part of it carried over 100 yd (91 m) away.[102]
2 deaths – A long-lived, multiple-vortex tornado caused no damage in Texas before crossing into Oklahoma, destroying grain bins and outbuildings. Large trees and power poles were snapped, and a house was destroyed, killing the couple inside who took refuge in their small bathroom. A nearby barn was destroyed, and two vehicles were moved 20 yd (18 m). A horse trailer was also thrown 50 yd (46 m). The tornado downed additional trees, power lines, and fences before dissipating.[105]
In Donley County, a horse barn was heavily damaged, a steel fence was bent, and a boxcar and nearby feeding trough were thrown 100 yards (91 m). A mobile home sustained minor damage, and a large house lost a substantial portion of its roof. A property owner in this area also reported that irrigation pivot tires weighing 300 pounds were relocated, and a 1,500 pound fertilizer tank that was one quarter full was missing. As the tornado crossed I-40, three semi-trucks were tossed around, with the driver and his wife sucked out of one of them. Both were seriously injured, and the contents of the truck were scattered up to a mile away. In Gray County, two additional injuries occurred, and metal roofing was torn from barns and outbuildings before the tornado dissipated.[110]
Initially, the tornado only damaged a tin roof, fences, and tree limbs. The tornado then intensified and caused significant damage to a house and an attached garage, and snapped multiple tree trunks at the base. A large barn was completely swept away, with debris scattered 500 yd (460 m) downwind, and a hitch trailer stored inside was carried away and deposited in a tree. Several power poles were snapped and carried up to 20 yd (18 m) away. A van was displaced into a grove of trees near the end of the path.[112]
A strong tornado initially caused tree and fence damage before striking a home, tearing the roof off and scattering debris up to a mile away. The walls of the house were made of reinforced concrete, preventing any further damage at that location. Numerous large trees were snapped and defoliated, and several power poles were snapped as well. 200 yd (180 m) of barbed-wire fence was reportedly rolled into a ball at one location.[122]
In Sherman County, numerous trees and 15 power poles were snapped by this large, long-tracked tornado. In Cheyenne County, four homes had their roofs torn off, with some damage to exterior walls noted. Garages, outbuildings, and grain bins were destroyed as well. Additionally, 22 mule deer, 50 ducks, 4 pheasants, 4 rabbits and 2 song birds were killed according to wildlife officials.[124]
A large wedge tornado damaged three farms. Outbuildings, barns, and grain bins were destroyed, and one farmhouse had its roof torn off, while another had a hole torn in its roof. Trees and power poles were snapped, and irrigation pivots were overturned as well.[126]
A second tornado formed to the west of the EF2 tornado above and tracked northeast before dissipating as the other one became dominant. Power poles were broken.[127]
A mesonet weather station recorded a wind gust of around 127 mph (204 km/h), and a Texas Department of Transportation meteorological tower was bent at a ninety degree angle to the ground. A nearby veterinary clinic had a highway sign impaled through one of its exterior walls and lost part of its tin roof. A barn was destroyed, outbuildings were damaged, a house sustained major roof damage, and a satellite dish was damaged as well.[128] The approach of the tornado prompted the issuance of a tornado emergency for McLean.[129]
This tornado was spawned by the same storm that produced the Jericho tornado. A semi-truck was pushed into a guardrail along SH 273 and tree limbs were snapped.[130]
Several garages were damaged and one was completely destroyed. A travel trailer near the destroyed garage was thrown 40 yd (37 m) and destroyed. Large tree branches and power poles were snapped, and fences were damaged as well. A large antique car was moved approximately 15 yd (14 m) and was rotated cyclonically from its original position. Two large tanks weighing 2,000 pounds each were moved 75 yd (69 m).[132]
This large wedge tornado, which was 1 mi (1.6 km) wide at times and moved at up to 45 mph (72 km/h), formed after the previous tornado near McLean dissipated. Wooden high-tension power poles were snapped off at the base, and trees were completely debarked, with only the stubs of the largest branches remaining. A residence at the outer edge of the circulation had metal roofing peeled back, a porch blown off, and a brick chimney collapsed. A nearby bunkhouse lost its roof. Elsewhere, an anchored large steel feed bunk was pulled out of the ground.[134]
2 deaths – A large tornado began in Prowers County and rapidly intensified to EF3 strength, devastating the town of Holly where up to 200 structures were damaged or destroyed, and some block-foundation homes were swept away. Extensive tree damage occurred, and vehicles were thrown as well. One of the fatalities occurred in a mobile home while the other occurred in a permanent home. In the northeast part of the county, the tornado inflicted high-end EF3 damage to a ranch. Damage in Kiowa County was limited to EF2 damage to power poles. Nine people were injured.[137]
A large, long-tracked wedge tornado formed after the EF1 tornado near Jetmore dissipated. It damaged or destroyed nine homes, snapped hundreds of trees and power poles, and destroyed irrigation pivots and barns. A wedding book registry from one of the destroyed residences in Hodgeman County was found 34 mi (55 km) away, while debris from a shed in the same county was found 40 mi (64 km) to the north. A large oil tank was tossed onto a road, and 90 head of cattle were killed.[139]
A tornado touched down in Kansas and moved into Nebraska as the large EF2 Bird City tornado was dissipating to its west. A house lost its roof, and a barn and several other outbuildings were destroyed. A golf course suffered significant tree damage, and several houses were damaged at that location as well. Grain bins were also destroyed.[140]
1 death – A large tornado moved through an oil drilling location, tossing a mobile home 100 yd (91 m) and destroying it. A nearby semi-trailer was blown over and a railroad boxcar was rolled 150 yd (140 m). A structure used to lift the oil-well casing onto the oil derrick was also blown down and severely damaged, and numerous power poles were snapped nearby. At another drilling site further along the path, a mobile home was rolled over and two fifth-wheel trailers were blown 30–40 yd (27–37 m) away, fatally injuring a person inside one of the trailers. Numerous large trees were snapped, including some that landed on a home at the edge of the circulation. Another well-built house lost much of its roof, and a nearby 6,000 pound feed storage bunk was blown over. The tornado then derailed 50 cars on a BNSF freight train before dissipating. In addition to the fatality, one person was injured.[144]
This tornado touched down in Colorado and moved into Kansas after the Holly EF3 tornado dissipated. Damage was limited to the destruction of four power poles in Colorado with little to no damage occurring in Kansas.[145]
Barns and garages were heavily damaged, tree limbs were snapped, and grain bins were thrown. Debris from the damaged structures was scattered up to 2,000 feet away.[149]
Numerous homes were damaged, some heavily. Several travel trailers and a boat were rolled, outbuildings were destroyed, and hardwood trees and power poles were snapped. Three large electrical transmission towers were damaged, and a large metal building was severely damaged. Two people were injured in one of the destroyed travel trailers while three others were also injured when their vehicles were flipped on the Kilpatrick Turnpike.[150]
A tornado crossed a runway at the Robert Gray Army Airfield without causing any damage. ASOS on the runway measured a 71 mph (114 km/h) wind gust.[157]
This tornado developed on the leading edge of a bow echo.Approximately 25 to 30 homes in and south of the Riverchase subdivision suffered substantial damage to roofs and garage doors. Several other homes suffered minor roof damage, broken windows, and fence damage. In addition, several trees along the track were downed.[note 2][161]
Two trees fell onto a house, which sustained major wind damage to its roof and garage door. Additional tree damage occurred further along the path.[163]
This low-end EF2 tornado obliterated a mobile home, with only the twisted metal frame remaining. Four people inside were thrown 150 feet (46 m) but survived with minor injuries. A truck parked nearby was rolled and crushed.[165]
A tornado touched down briefly on a farm, destroying a 100-year-old barn, damaged a garage, a machine shed, a windmill, and a few trees and blew out the windows of the farmhouse.[167]
Considerable tree damage occurred, and outbuildings were damaged. On one farm, a dairy barn collapsed, killing 24 cows and temporarily trapping two people. A two car garage was blown off of its foundation with minor damage to the home right next to it. On another farm, a machine shed was destroyed and boards were impaled into the ground.[168]
A weak tornado developed inside a squall line, touching down four times on an intermittent path. After damaging the roofs of three homes, it struck the Saint Louis University Medical Center. Tree limbs were downed and a building sustained roof damage. Windows were blown out at two parking garage nearby. Towards the end of the path, a billboard and traffic lights were damaged. Two people driving on I-64 suffered minor injures and were hospitalized after they were hit by flying debris. Tree damage occurred along the entire path of the tornado.[169]
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