The tornado outbreak of April 27, 2011

210 tornadoesTennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and 13 more states

210 tornadoes touched down across 16 states between 1:12 AM and 12:41 AM the next day CDT, 35 of them rated EF3 or stronger, and 319 people were killed. The most tornadoes recorded on any day since 1950.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · April 27, 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 210 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: 210; 1st of 12,998 tornado days since 1950
EF3 or stronger: 35; 15 rated EF4 or EF5
Killed: 319; 1st-deadliest tornado day since 1950
Injured: 2,839; Along all the paths
Path miles: 2,456; All the paths end to end
First and last: 1:12 AM to 12:41 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. 17 have a record page, linked from the rating.

Tornadoes of April 27, 2011

1:12 AM	EF1	Yazoo County, Holmes County MS	9.7	250	0	0
1:15 AM	EF1	Tallahatchie County, Leflore County MS	27.7	50	0	0
1:24 AM	EF1	Leflore County MS	3.2	100	0	0
1:36 AM	EF0	LaSalle Parish LA	8.0	100	0	0
1:40 AM	EF2	Holmes County MS	12.3	1,760	0	0
1:40 AM	EF3	Holmes County, Carroll County MS	23.0	1,760	0	0
1:51 AM	EF2	Attala County, Montgomery County MS	23.0	860	0	0
1:51 AM	EF0	Holmes County MS	1.7	50	0	0
1:59 AM	EF2	Holmes County, Carroll County MS	8.8	880	0	0
2:06 AM	EF1	Grenada County MS	1.9	150	0	0
2:17 AM	EF2	Montgomery County, Choctaw County MS	11.7	1,760	0	0
2:20 AM	EF1	Attala County MS	0.5	50	0	0
2:25 AM	EF2	Choctaw County MS	6.8	1,750	0	2
2:29 AM	EF1	Winston County, Monroe County MS	4.2	150	0	0
2:29 AM	EF3	Choctaw County, Webster County and 2 more MS	58.7	1,800	0	25
2:37 AM	EF2	Choctaw County, Webster County MS	13.3	1,320	1	5
2:47 AM	EF1	Winston County MS	7.3	200	0	0
3:20 AM	EF1	Noxubee County, Lowndes County MS	6.2	150	0	0
3:43 AM	EF2	Tishomingo County MS	9.3	150	0	1
4:01 AM	EF1	Lauderdale County, Wayne County AL, TN	9.2	200	0	0
4:03 AM	EF2	Kemper County, Noxubee County and 1 more MS, AL	35.2	1,410	0	0
4:19 AM	EF1	Lauderdale County AL	1.8	100	0	1
4:27 AM	EF2	Pickens County AL	14.4	1,232	0	0
4:41 AM	EF3	Pickens County, Tuscaloosa County AL	22.5	704	0	0
5:03 AM	EF1	Fayette County AL	7.3	176	0	4
5:17 AM	EF3	Tuscaloosa County, Jefferson County AL	20.3	200	0	0
5:18 AM	EF3	Walker County AL	18.9	375	0	20
5:38 AM	EF2	Lincoln County, Moore County TN	25.9	400	0	0
5:40 AM	EF1	Marshall County TN	2.9	100	0	0
5:47 AM	EF0	Rutherford County TN	2.1	50	0	0
5:48 AM	EF2	Cullman County AL	30.3	880	1	0
5:50 AM	EF1	Shelby County, Jefferson County AL	3.4	100	0	0
5:50 AM	EF1	Lawrence County TN	2.7	150	0	1
5:52 AM	EF0	Rutherford County TN	1.6	75	0	0
5:53 AM	EF2	Jefferson County, Blount County AL	3.2	200	0	3
5:54 AM	EF2	Jefferson County AL	7.8	200	0	20
6:12 AM	EF1	Blount County, Marshall County AL	14.8	200	0	0
6:13 AM	EF2	Moore County, Bedford County TN	2.0	75	0	0
6:16 AM	EF2	St. Clair County AL	3.8	200	0	5
6:20 AM	EF1	Cullman County, Marshall County AL	11.0	75	0	0
6:24 AM	EF0	Smith County TN	3.4	50	0	0
6:24 AM	EF1	Marshall County AL	6.4	100	0	0
6:30 AM	EF2	Marshall County, DeKalb County AL	20.0	880	0	0
6:30 AM	EF1	Marshall County AL	4.6	50	0	0
6:30 AM	EF1	Marshall County AL	3.4	100	0	0
6:30 AM	EF1	Marshall County AL	5.7	50	0	0
6:32 AM	EF1	Green County KY	3.1	150	0	0
6:35 AM	EF1	Marshall County AL	4.9	100	0	0
6:35 AM	EF1	Marshall County AL	0.3	50	0	0
6:43 AM	EF0	Marshall County AL	2.8	75	0	0
6:45 AM	EF0	Coffee County TN	1.7	50	0	0
6:45 AM	EF1	Marshall County AL	4.8	200	0	0
6:45 AM	EF1	Marshall County AL	6.9	300	0	0
6:47 AM	EF1	Jackson County TN	3.3	100	0	0
6:49 AM	EF0	Jackson County TN	2.0	50	0	0
6:49 AM	EF1	Marshall County AL	1.6	100	0	0
6:50 AM	EF1	Warren County TN	13.2	100	0	0
6:58 AM	EF1	Jackson County, DeKalb County AL	27.9	300	1	0
7:02 AM	EF1	Monroe County, Cumberland County KY	5.9	550	0	0
7:10 AM	EF2	DeKalb County, Jackson County AL	5.8	200	0	0
7:18 AM	EF1	DeKalb County AL	4.0	50	0	0
7:40 AM	EF1	Dade County GA	9.9	100	0	0
7:45 AM	EF2	Bradley County TN	2.0	150	0	1
7:47 AM	EF0	Cumberland County TN	5.6	100	0	0
7:55 AM	EF1	Hamilton County TN	0.7	80	0	0
7:55 AM	EF2	Hamilton County TN	2.3	500	0	0
7:56 AM	EF1	Hamilton County TN	2.5	250	0	0
8:03 AM	EF0	Hamilton County TN	0.5	100	0	0
8:04 AM	EF1	Hamilton County TN	2.2	200	0	0
8:37 AM	EF1	Hamilton County TN	0.6	100	0	0
8:53 AM	EF0	Clark County OH	1.3	200	0	0
11:15 AM	EF0	Limestone County AL	7.2	150	0	0
11:20 AM	EF1	Morgan County, Limestone County AL	8.9	75	0	0
11:23 AM	EF0	Limestone County AL	4.1	50	0	0
11:30 AM	EF1	Limestone County AL	4.7	200	0	0
11:35 AM	EF1	Limestone County, Madison County AL	3.1	100	0	0
11:39 AM	EF1	Madison County AL	20.6	200	0	0
11:50 AM	EF1	Madison County AL	7.6	500	0	0
11:55 AM	EF0	Madison County AL	3.5	100	0	0
1:36 PM	EF3	Lafayette County MS	13.6	440	0	8
2:02 PM	EF1	Hamilton County, Bradley County TN	17.0	120	1	0
2:15 PM	EF0	Bradley County TN	1.8	50	0	0
2:26 PM	EF1	Marion County TN	2.2	80	0	0
2:26 PM	EF1	Sequatchie County, Bledsoe County TN	4.9	80	0	0
2:28 PM	EF0	Union County MS	0.4	25	0	0
2:30 PM	EF5	Neshoba County, Kemper County and 2 more MS	28.3	900	3	6
2:36 PM	EF0	Bradley County TN	2.0	150	0	0
2:40 PM	EF4	Cullman County, Morgan County and 1 more AL	46.9	880	6	48
2:48 PM	EF3	Webster County, Calhoun County and 2 more MS	51.5	1,320	4	25
2:50 PM	EF0	Alcorn County MS	2.3	50	0	0
2:55 PM	EF0	Craighead County AR	0.3	50	0	0
2:59 PM	EF0	Pontotoc County MS	1.0	75	0	0
3:01 PM	EF2	Craighead County AR	1.2	200	0	0
3:04 PM	EF0	Monroe County TN	2.3	100	0	0
3:05 PM	EF5	Marion County, Franklin County and 6 more AL, TN	132.0	2,200	72	145
3:08 PM	EF1	Craighead County AR	1.6	250	0	0
3:11 PM	EF2	Copiah County, Hinds County MS	10.5	440	0	2
3:15 PM	EF0	Butler County MO	2.2	40	0	0
3:17 PM	EF0	Craighead County AR	0.6	75	0	0
3:17 PM	EF0	Panola County MS	1.6	25	0	0
3:18 PM	EF1	Noxubee County MS	8.3	500	0	0
3:40 PM	EF4	Pickens County, Tuscaloosa County and 5 more AL	127.8	1,408	13	54
3:42 PM	EF5	Monroe County, Itawamba County and 2 more MS, AL	37.3	1,320	23	137
3:47 PM	EF3	Kemper County, Sumter County and 1 more MS, AL	23.7	1,056	0	2
3:49 PM	EF1	Monroe County TN	3.4	100	0	0
4:01 PM	EF4	Jackson County, DeKalb County and 2 more AL, GA	47.0	1,260	14	50
4:10 PM	EF0	Scott County MO	0.2	40	0	0
4:27 PM	EF3	Smith County MS	8.9	440	0	0
4:40 PM	EF1	Tippah County MS	2.1	100	0	0
4:40 PM	EF1	Madison County AL	1.4	75	0	0
4:43 PM	EF4	Greene County, Tuscaloosa County and 1 more AL	80.7	2,600	64	1,500
4:44 PM	EF0	Sullivan County IN	0.1	20	0	0
4:53 PM	EF1	Limestone County, Madison County AL	14.6	75	0	0
5:03 PM	EF1	Hamilton County TN	3.8	125	0	0
5:05 PM	EF4	Jackson County AL	20.2	1,320	1	0
5:08 PM	EF3	Newton County MS	10.3	440	0	0
5:10 PM	EF3	Marion County, Winston County AL	31.8	1,320	0	25
5:11 PM	EF2	Hardin County TN	3.8	200	0	2
5:12 PM	EF0	Hamilton County TN	0.1	70	0	0
5:13 PM	EF1	Hamilton County TN	4.0	90	0	0
5:14 PM	EF1	Hamilton County TN	3.6	200	0	0
5:15 PM	EF0	Stafford County, Prince William County VA	3.3	50	0	0
5:21 PM	EF2	Marion County TN	10.0	800	0	0
5:26 PM	EF0	Potter County PA	1.9	25	0	0
5:28 PM	EF2	Bradley County, Polk County and 1 more TN	27.9	250	4	0
5:30 PM	EF3	Greene County, Hale County and 1 more AL	72.1	1,760	7	50
5:42 PM	EF4	Smith County, Jasper County and 5 more MS, AL	122.0	1,050	7	17
5:45 PM	EF0	Lauderdale County MS	11.5	100	0	0
5:55 PM	EF1	Prince Edward County, Cumberland County VA	5.5	100	0	0
6:00 PM	EF0	Grundy County TN	1.2	50	0	0
6:00 PM	EF0	McMinn County TN	2.3	50	0	0
6:06 PM	EF0	Prince George's County MD	0.4	75	0	0
6:06 PM	EF3	Fayette County AL	8.0	880	0	0
6:07 PM	EF0	Meigs County TN	0.8	110	0	0
6:08 PM	EF2	Monroe County TN	10.5	200	0	1
6:10 PM	EF1	Monroe County TN	11.4	200	0	0
6:12 PM	EF0	Prince George's County MD	0.7	50	0	0
6:16 PM	EF0	Prince George's County MD	0.4	100	0	0
6:19 PM	EF5	DeKalb County AL	33.7	1,320	25	0
6:25 PM	EF1	Goochland County, Louisa County VA	2.1	100	0	0
6:28 PM	EF4	Jefferson County, St. Clair County and 6 more AL, GA	97.3	1,760	22	85
6:31 PM	EF4	Monroe County, Blount County TN	14.4	1,320	0	0
6:35 PM	EF0	McMinn County TN	0.7	20	0	0
6:35 PM	EF0	Bradley County TN	1.0	50	0	0
6:50 PM	EF1	Dade County GA	3.0	100	0	0
6:50 PM	EF1	Hale County, Bibb County AL	8.6	300	0	0
7:00 PM	EF0	Loudon County TN	1.0	50	0	0
7:04 PM	EF1	Steuben County NY	4.6	150	0	0
7:09 PM	EF0	Cullman County AL	1.2	100	0	0
7:09 PM	EF0	Blount County TN	6.5	200	0	0
7:15 PM	EF4	Catoosa County, Hamilton County and 3 more GA, TN	48.0	800	20	335
7:32 PM	EF1	Bibb County, Shelby County AL	5.4	50	0	0
7:38 PM	EF2	Halifax County VA	18.1	350	1	7
7:46 PM	EF0	Jefferson County TN	3.3	50	0	0
7:55 PM	EF1	Caroline County VA	0.2	100	0	0
7:57 PM	EF1	Knox County TN	1.0	50	0	0
8:06 PM	EF0	Sevier County TN	0.5	50	0	0
8:06 PM	EF4	Sequatchie County, Bledsoe County and 1 more TN	40.2	880	4	12
8:07 PM	EF0	Greene County TN	0.5	70	0	0
8:11 PM	EF0	Jefferson County TN	0.3	50	0	0
8:12 PM	EF4	Elmore County, Tallapoosa County and 1 more AL	44.2	880	7	30
8:15 PM	EF1	Shelby County, Talladega County AL	8.6	200	0	0
8:18 PM	EF0	Monroe County TN	0.9	50	0	0
8:20 PM	EF3	Bartow County, Cherokee County and 1 more GA	23.1	880	0	25
8:20 PM	EF1	Monroe County TN	11.0	200	0	0
8:22 PM	EF0	Monroe County TN	1.8	50	0	0
8:24 PM	EF0	Jefferson County TN	0.8	50	0	0
8:25 PM	EF1	McMinn County, Monroe County TN	12.5	200	0	1
8:28 PM	EF1	Rhea County TN	1.5	75	0	0
8:29 PM	EF2	Greene County, Washington County TN	8.8	150	0	0
8:31 PM	EF0	Sevier County, Jefferson County TN	1.1	200	0	0
8:33 PM	EF1	Cocke County TN	7.1	150	0	0
8:35 PM	EF2	Monroe County, Blount County TN	16.9	440	0	0
8:43 PM	EF0	Blount County TN	3.8	100	0	0
8:50 PM	EF1	Perry County AL	4.2	100	0	0
9:04 PM	EF0	Washington County VA	0.5	50	0	0
9:05 PM	EF2	DeKalb County AL	6.5	250	0	0
9:13 PM	EF1	Washington County VA	3.9	100	0	0
9:19 PM	EF1	Chambers County AL	5.2	150	0	0
9:28 PM	EF0	Knox County TN	1.0	50	0	0
9:28 PM	EF2	Sequatchie County TN	4.5	250	0	0
9:29 PM	EF1	Chambers County AL	5.0	100	0	0
9:30 PM	EF3	Lumpkin County, White County and 2 more GA	37.0	900	1	1
9:32 PM	EF0	Cocke County TN	2.4	40	0	0
9:37 PM	EF1	Cocke County TN	1.2	150	0	0
9:45 PM	EF0	Madison County NC	0.1	50	0	0
9:45 PM	EF1	Troup County, Heard County and 1 more GA	17.0	100	0	1
9:46 PM	EF1	Prince William County VA	5.8	125	0	0
9:47 PM	EF0	Greene County TN	2.3	300	0	0
9:48 PM	EF0	Chilton County AL	1.9	50	0	1
9:51 PM	EF3	Greene County, Washington County TN	15.8	1,500	6	33
9:58 PM	EF1	Nicholas County WV	1.0	100	0	0
10:18 PM	EF0	Hamblen County TN	0.3	50	0	0
10:20 PM	EF2	Troup County GA	6.7	440	0	6
10:25 PM	EF0	Fairfax County VA	1.1	75	0	0
10:45 PM	EF2	Johnson County TN	12.0	250	2	0
10:55 PM	EF2	Harris County, Meriwether County and 1 more GA	24.5	1,320	0	0
10:59 PM	EF3	Meriwether County, Spalding County and 1 more GA	21.7	880	2	0
11:05 PM	EF1	Washington County VA	0.5	200	0	0
11:13 PM	EF1	Smyth County VA	0.4	300	0	0
11:31 PM	EF0	Macon County NC	0.2	30	0	0
11:38 PM	EF3	Pike County, Lamar County and 2 more GA	30.8	1,056	2	22
11:40 PM	EF3	Greene County, Washington County TN	13.6	1,000	2	70
12:01 AM	EF3	Washington County, Smyth County VA	19.6	1,320	3	50
12:11 AM	EF1	Newton County, Morgan County and 1 more GA	25.2	880	0	0
12:23 AM	EF2	Chemung County NY	0.9	300	0	0
12:27 AM	EF0	Allegany County MD	0.6	75	0	0
12:35 AM	EF0	Allegany County MD	0.6	75	0	0
12:39 AM	EF0	Botetourt County VA	1.6	125	0	0
12:41 AM	EF1	Tompkins County NY	2.1	150	0	0

By state

Tornadoes by state, April 27, 2011

Tennessee	69	4	19
Alabama	59	15	233
Mississippi	35	10	38
Virginia	13	1	4
Georgia	11	5	25
Maryland	5	0	0
Arkansas	4	0	0
New York	3	0	0
Kentucky	2	0	0
Missouri	2	0	0
North Carolina	2	0	0
Indiana	1	0	0
Louisiana	1	0	0
Ohio	1	0	0
Pennsylvania	1	0	0
West Virginia	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.