The tornado outbreak of April 4, 2011

43 tornadoesKentucky, Arkansas, Louisiana and 5 more states

43 tornadoes touched down across 8 states between 8:10 AM and 12:30 AM the next day CDT, none rated EF3 or stronger.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · April 4, 2011

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 43 that day

Strongest so far—

Killed—in tornadoes so far

The day in numbers

Tornadoes: 43; on Monday, April 4, 2011
EF3 or stronger: 0; None rated EF4 or EF5
Killed: 0; Along all the paths
Injured: 11; Along all the paths
Path miles: 178; All the paths end to end
First and last: 8:10 AM to 12:30 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 April 4, 2011

8:10 AM	EF1	Little River County AR	4.8	150	0
8:38 AM	EF1	Hempstead County AR	3.9	100	0
8:40 AM	EF2	Hempstead County AR	1.8	200	2
8:50 AM	EF1	Miller County AR	2.6	150	0
9:08 AM	EF1	Clark County AR	4.0	200	0
9:28 AM	EF1	Columbia County AR	0.9	75	0
10:12 AM	EF1	Union County AR	1.3	100	0
10:18 AM	EF1	Ballard County KY	3.7	200	0
10:20 AM	EF2	Ballard County KY	6.4	300	1
10:30 AM	EF0	McCracken County KY	0.5	50	0
11:55 AM	EF1	Muhlenberg County KY	7.1	150	0
12:04 PM	EF2	Christian County KY	5.3	200	7
12:26 PM	EF1	Butler County KY	3.4	50	0
12:38 PM	EF1	Grayson County KY	3.4	125	0
12:41 PM	EF1	Grayson County KY	1.0	200	0
1:19 PM	EF1	Humphreys County TN	2.9	75	0
1:33 PM	EF1	Dickson County TN	7.2	150	0
1:52 PM	EF0	Cheatham County TN	0.8	50	0
2:20 PM	EF1	Davidson County, Rutherford County TN	4.9	100	0
2:42 PM	EF1	Grant Parish, LaSalle Parish LA	9.3	275	0
2:46 PM	EF0	Licking County OH	0.9	50	0
2:55 PM	EF1	Monroe County KY	0.2	75	0
2:58 PM	EF2	LaSalle Parish, Catahoula Parish LA	12.6	440	0
3:14 PM	EF1	Clinton County KY	0.2	150	0
3:16 PM	EF0	Clinton County KY	0.2	60	0
3:43 PM	EF2	Tensas Parish, Claiborne County LA, MS	28.0	880	1
4:03 PM	EF1	Whitley County KY	1.7	880	0
4:42 PM	EF1	Hinds County MS	4.0	440	0
5:21 PM	EF1	Floyd County KY	0.4	100	0
5:36 PM	EF0	McMinn County TN	0.1	25	0
5:36 PM	EF1	Simpson County MS	7.4	1,320	0
5:48 PM	EF1	Lincoln County, Lawrence County MS	17.3	600	0
6:40 PM	EF1	Washington Parish LA	0.2	75	0
6:42 PM	EF1	Livingston Parish LA	0.5	50	0
6:50 PM	EF0	St. James Parish LA	0.9	50	0
7:01 PM	EF1	Washington Parish LA	0.2	75	0
7:43 PM	EF1	Pearl River County MS	0.2	50	0
7:43 PM	EF1	Greene County MS	19.4	100	0
8:33 PM	EF1	Gilmer County GA	2.6	880	0
8:34 PM	EF0	Gilmer County GA	1.8	880	0
8:45 PM	EF1	Jackson County MS	0.1	75	0
12:25 AM	EF1	Surry County NC	2.7	250	0
12:30 AM	EF1	Bibb County GA	1.1	50	0

By state

Tornadoes by state, April 4, 2011

Kentucky	13	0	0
Arkansas	7	0	0
Louisiana	7	0	0
Mississippi	6	0	0
Tennessee	5	0	0
Georgia	3	0	0
North Carolina	1	0	0
Ohio	1	0	0

Tornadoes in 2011 · 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.