The tornado outbreak of April 22, 2010

42 tornadoesColorado, Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma

42 tornadoes touched down across 4 states between 2:05 PM and 9:21 PM CDT, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · April 22, 2010

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 42 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: 42; on Thursday, April 22, 2010
EF3 or stronger: 1; None rated EF4 or EF5
Killed: 0; Along all the paths
Injured: 0; Along all the paths
Path miles: 130; All the paths end to end
First and last: 2:05 PM to 9:21 PM; Touchdowns, Central Daylight Time

Hour by hour

Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

Every tornado

In order of touchdown.

Tornadoes of April 22, 2010

2:05 PM	EF0	Bent County CO	4.7	100
2:08 PM	EF0	Bent County CO	2.5	50
2:35 PM	EF0	Bent County CO	0.6	50
2:48 PM	EF0	Bent County CO	1.9	150
2:57 PM	EF0	Bent County CO	0.6	50
3:22 PM	EF0	Kiowa County CO	3.4	50
3:29 PM	EF1	Kiowa County CO	7.2	200
3:36 PM	EF0	Kiowa County CO	0.4	50
3:45 PM	EF0	Kiowa County CO	2.6	50
3:55 PM	EF0	Kiowa County CO	0.7	25
3:56 PM	EF0	Kiowa County CO	1.4	50
4:00 PM	EF0	Kiowa County CO	1.2	75
4:12 PM	EF0	Kiowa County CO	1.2	50
4:28 PM	EF0	Elbert County CO	0.1	50
4:38 PM	EF0	Adams County CO	0.1	50
4:48 PM	EF1	Kearny County KS	9.4	1,760
4:59 PM	EF0	Armstrong County TX	1.8	50
5:04 PM	EF0	Kearny County KS	4.9	440
5:10 PM	EF0	Donley County TX	5.2	100
5:20 PM	EF1	Armstrong County TX	10.3	100
5:24 PM	EF0	Cheyenne County CO	2.3	75
5:32 PM	EF0	Kearny County KS	2.6	150
5:38 PM	EF0	Gray County TX	0.5	25
5:40 PM	EF0	Cheyenne County CO	1.4	50
5:51 PM	EF0	Beaver County OK	0.2	25
6:07 PM	EF0	Donley County TX	0.6	25
6:10 PM	EF1	Finney County KS	2.7	880
6:12 PM	EF0	Cheyenne County CO	2.6	75
6:17 PM	EF0	Finney County KS	0.9	75
6:27 PM	EF0	Scott County KS	3.3	440
6:30 PM	EF0	Gray County TX	4.0	440
6:39 PM	EF0	Kearny County KS	2.7	200
6:40 PM	EF0	Gray County TX	4.5	100
6:52 PM	EF0	Cheyenne County CO	1.1	25
7:05 PM	EF0	Cheyenne County CO	1.4	25
7:06 PM	EF1	Scott County KS	7.2	440
7:20 PM	EF2	Motley County, Cottle County TX	9.0	1,300
7:40 PM	EF0	Scott County KS	1.4	150
7:46 PM	EF3	Cottle County TX	12.2	975
7:57 PM	EF0	Lane County KS	3.7	150
9:05 PM	EF0	Cottle County TX	5.0	150
9:21 PM	EF0	Gove County KS	0.5	10

By state

Tornadoes by state, April 22, 2010

Colorado	20	0
Kansas	11	0
Texas	10	1
Oklahoma	1	0

Tornadoes in 2010 · On this date in other years · The biggest outbreak days

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.