The tornado outbreak of October 18, 2007

45 tornadoesKentucky, Michigan, Indiana and 5 more states

45 tornadoes touched down across 8 states between 5:45 AM and 12:45 AM the next day CDT, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger, and 3 people were killed.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · October 18, 2007

How the day unfolded

Every tornado recorded that day, at its logged touchdown time and along its path, with the counties it crossed.

About this replay

Central time—Historical replay — logged touchdown times

Tornadoes—of 45 that day

Strongest so far—

Killed—in tornadoes so far

The day’s milestones

Tornado pathsWider and brighter with the rating; EF3 and stronger glow

On the groundEach grows from its logged touchdown time

Counties crossedLit as a tornado reaches them, brighter for EF3 or stronger

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database (touchdown times, ratings, start and end points) and Storm Events Database (segment paths and times for the notable tornadoes that have record pages). SPC logs the touchdown time only; other paths are drawn at a typical forward speed of 35 mph. Times are Central Daylight Time.

The day in numbers

Tornadoes: 45; on Thursday, October 18, 2007
EF3 or stronger: 3; None rated EF4 or EF5
Killed: 3; Along all the paths
Injured: 26; Along all the paths
Path miles: 208; All the paths end to end
First and last: 5:45 AM to 12:45 AM the next day; Touchdowns, Central Daylight Time

Hour by hour

Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

Every tornado

In order of touchdown.

Tornadoes of October 18, 2007

5:45 AM	EF1	Jackson County MS	2.3	90	0	0
10:10 AM	EF1	Escambia County FL	5.6	150	0	4
12:41 PM	EF0	Oktibbeha County MS	0.3	50	0	0
1:02 PM	EF0	Oktibbeha County MS	0.4	25	0	0
1:15 PM	EF0	Lamar County AL	0.0	25	0	0
2:13 PM	EF1	Kemper County, Noxubee County MS	2.4	100	0	0
2:42 PM	EF0	Marion County AL	0.1	50	0	0
3:05 PM	EF1	Lawrence County AL	0.2	100	0	0
4:25 PM	EF1	Cheboygan County MI	10.2	215	0	0
5:25 PM	EF2	Alpena County MI	4.1	430	0	0
6:07 PM	EF1	Daviess County KY	2.0	90	0	0
6:10 PM	EF0	Jefferson County KY	0.0	10	0	0
6:10 PM	EF2	Daviess County, Hancock County KY	13.9	200	0	0
6:15 PM	EF0	Daviess County KY	0.2	20	0	0
6:34 PM	EF1	Perry County IN	8.2	200	0	0
6:35 PM	EF2	Kalkaska County MI	4.5	430	1	1
7:09 PM	EF2	Webster County KY	10.2	300	0	5
7:12 PM	EF2	Oscoda County MI	11.6	865	0	0
7:15 PM	EF0	Edwards County IL	0.1	20	0	0
7:16 PM	EF1	Caldwell County KY	5.2	100	0	0
7:25 PM	EF2	Caldwell County KY	8.8	300	0	0
7:32 PM	EF2	McLean County, Daviess County KY	17.3	360	0	4
7:35 PM	EF0	Benton County IN	0.4	20	0	0
7:40 PM	EF2	Christian County KY	1.4	300	0	1
7:42 PM	EF1	Oscoda County, Alcona County MI	3.2	150	0	0
7:48 PM	EF2	Hopkins County KY	1.9	300	0	1
7:56 PM	EF1	Trigg County KY	3.0	75	0	0
7:58 PM	EF1	Hopkins County KY	2.0	100	0	0
8:00 PM	EF2	Alpena County MI	0.2	230	0	0
8:07 PM	EF1	Calloway County KY	7.2	180	0	0
8:09 PM	EF3	Daviess County KY	7.0	360	0	8
8:18 PM	EF1	Stewart County TN	0.7	500	0	0
8:23 PM	EF0	Trigg County KY	1.0	50	0	0
8:27 PM	EF1	Dubois County IN	1.9	125	0	0
8:32 PM	EF2	Trigg County KY	9.3	200	0	0
9:03 PM	EF3	Clark County IN	4.8	440	0	0
9:05 PM	EF3	Marshall County, Kosciusko County and 1 more IN	20.3	880	0	0
9:26 PM	EF2	Breckinridge County KY	3.0	300	0	0
9:28 PM	EF2	Ingham County, Shiawassee County MI	19.0	300	2	1
9:50 PM	EF1	Meade County KY	4.1	300	0	0
10:20 PM	EF1	Bullitt County KY	1.6	200	0	0
12:06 AM	EF0	Genesee County MI	2.5	50	0	0
12:16 AM	EF1	Tuscola County MI	2.0	30	0	1
12:36 AM	EF0	Marion County KY	0.8	20	0	0
12:45 AM	EF1	Tuscola County MI	3.0	100	0	0

By state

Tornadoes by state, October 18, 2007

Kentucky	20	1	0
Michigan	10	0	3
Indiana	5	2	0
Mississippi	4	0	0
Alabama	3	0	0
Florida	1	0	0
Illinois	1	0	0
Tennessee	1	0	0

Tornadoes in 2007 · On this date in other years · The biggest outbreak days · The day’s damaging winds

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. A day is SPC’s calendar date in Central Standard Time; an outbreak day here has 40 or more tornadoes, or 6 or more rated F3/EF3 or stronger.