The tornado outbreak of April 14, 2011

48 tornadoesOklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and 2 more states

48 tornadoes touched down across 5 states between 4:12 PM and 12:10 AM the next day CDT, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger, and 2 people were killed.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · April 14, 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 48 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: 48; 79th of 12,998 tornado days since 1950
EF3 or stronger: 1; None rated EF4 or EF5
Killed: 2; Along all the paths
Injured: 48; Along all the paths
Path miles: 144; All the paths end to end
First and last: 4:12 PM to 12:10 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 14, 2011

4:12 PM	EF0	Osage County OK	0.4	40	0	0
4:42 PM	EF0	Lincoln County OK	0.3	40	0	0
4:45 PM	EF0	Saline County KS	1.6	60	0	0
5:00 PM	EF2	Osage County OK	1.0	275	0	0
5:02 PM	EF0	Cowley County KS	2.2	125	0	0
5:16 PM	EF0	Chautauqua County KS	0.5	60	0	0
5:23 PM	EF0	Saline County KS	0.4	60	0	0
5:24 PM	EF1	Pontotoc County OK	1.0	50	0	0
5:38 PM	EF0	Okfuskee County OK	0.2	50	0	0
5:39 PM	EF0	Washington County OK	0.1	50	0	0
5:44 PM	EF0	Washington County OK	0.1	50	0	0
6:03 PM	EF1	Marshall County, Johnston County OK	14.0	300	0	0
6:05 PM	EF1	Okfuskee County, Okmulgee County OK	11.4	100	0	0
6:11 PM	EF1	Washington County, Nowata County OK	1.6	200	0	0
6:11 PM	EF0	Cowley County KS	0.2	50	0	0
6:12 PM	EF0	Clay County KS	0.1	25	0	0
6:15 PM	EF0	Morrow County OR	0.2	10	0	0
6:25 PM	EF0	Johnston County OK	0.2	100	0	0
6:33 PM	EF0	Okfuskee County OK	0.1	50	0	0
7:14 PM	EF1	Pittsburg County OK	5.5	300	0	0
7:20 PM	EF3	Atoka County OK	17.0	1,320	2	40
7:21 PM	EF1	Atoka County OK	4.0	100	0	0
7:47 PM	EF2	Delaware County OK	0.5	100	0	3
8:04 PM	EF0	Atoka County, Pushmataha County OK	7.0	125	0	0
8:12 PM	EF0	Pushmataha County OK	0.1	50	0	0
8:12 PM	EF1	Pushmataha County OK	3.0	400	0	0
8:18 PM	EF1	Wagoner County OK	1.8	290	0	0
8:28 PM	EF1	Latimer County, Le Flore County OK	4.6	600	0	0
8:35 PM	EF2	Pushmataha County OK	7.0	1,000	0	0
8:36 PM	EF1	Atoka County OK	2.0	400	0	0
8:46 PM	EF1	Atoka County OK	4.0	500	0	0
8:50 PM	EF1	Pushmataha County OK	1.0	75	0	0
8:58 PM	EF1	Atoka County, Pushmataha County and 1 more OK	14.3	1,100	0	0
8:59 PM	EF1	Atoka County OK	0.5	125	0	0
9:08 PM	EF0	Latimer County OK	6.0	500	0	0
9:23 PM	EF1	Le Flore County OK	7.0	440	0	3
9:35 PM	EF1	Le Flore County OK	1.5	300	0	0
10:10 PM	EF1	Sebastian County AR	0.5	150	0	0
10:33 PM	EF0	McCurtain County OK	1.7	75	0	0
10:35 PM	EF1	Crawford County AR	3.0	250	0	0
10:46 PM	EF0	Fannin County TX	1.5	100	0	0
11:02 PM	EF0	McCurtain County OK	4.6	75	0	0
11:07 PM	EF1	Polk County AR	0.5	75	0	0
11:08 PM	EF1	Franklin County AR	4.8	350	0	2
11:12 PM	EF1	Yell County AR	0.8	25	0	0
11:35 PM	EF1	Yell County AR	2.1	75	0	0
11:37 PM	EF0	McCurtain County OK	1.2	75	0	0
12:10 AM	EF1	Madison County AR	0.5	100	0	0

By state

Tornadoes by state, April 14, 2011

Oklahoma	33	1	2
Arkansas	7	0	0
Kansas	6	0	0
Oregon	1	0	0
Texas	1	0	0

Tornadoes in 2011 · 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.