The tornado outbreak of January 21, 2017

60 tornadoesGeorgia, Alabama, Louisiana and 4 more states

60 tornadoes touched down across 7 states between 3:13 AM and 10:44 PM CST, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger, and 4 people were killed.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · January 21, 2017

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 60 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 Standard Time.

The day in numbers

Tornadoes: 60; 49th of 12,998 tornado days since 1950
EF3 or stronger: 1; None rated EF4 or EF5
Killed: 4; Along all the paths
Injured: 67; Along all the paths
Path miles: 326; All the paths end to end
First and last: 3:13 AM to 10:44 PM; Touchdowns, Central Standard Time

Hour by hour

Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Standard Time.

Every tornado

In order of touchdown.

Tornadoes of January 21, 2017

3:13 AM	EF1	Pike County MS	7.5	150	0	0
3:35 AM	EF3	Lamar County, Forrest County and 1 more MS	31.1	900	4	57
5:14 AM	EF2	Choctaw County, Marengo County AL	20.4	800	0	4
5:55 AM	EF1	Marengo County AL	4.2	900	0	0
7:49 AM	EF1	Troup County GA	5.4	200	0	0
7:55 AM	EF1	Elmore County AL	0.7	200	0	0
7:55 AM	EF1	Elmore County AL	1.5	450	0	0
7:57 AM	EF0	Elmore County AL	0.2	90	0	0
8:48 AM	EF1	Macon County, Lee County AL	2.8	100	0	0
8:49 AM	EF0	Lee County AL	2.4	150	0	0
8:55 AM	EF1	Pike County, Barbour County AL	37.3	400	0	0
8:56 AM	EF0	Lee County AL	1.1	150	0	0
9:00 AM	EF0	Lee County AL	0.8	150	0	0
9:08 AM	EF0	Lee County AL	0.1	50	0	0
9:19 AM	EF1	Lee County AL	0.9	300	0	0
9:33 AM	EF1	Harris County GA	10.8	400	0	0
10:06 AM	EF0	Talbot County GA	1.9	100	0	0
10:14 AM	EF1	Talbot County, Upson County GA	9.5	300	0	0
10:18 AM	EF1	Taylor County GA	12.2	400	0	0
10:22 AM	EF2	Talbot County, Upson County GA	5.7	300	0	0
10:25 AM	EF1	Upson County GA	5.3	200	0	0
10:32 AM	EF0	Upson County GA	0.8	100	0	0
10:39 AM	EF1	Upson County GA	1.9	175	0	0
10:59 AM	EF1	Macon County GA	8.9	100	0	0
11:08 AM	EF0	Monroe County GA	8.8	250	0	0
11:11 AM	EF2	Peach County, Houston County GA	12.8	350	0	0
11:46 AM	EF0	Twiggs County GA	4.2	100	0	0
11:50 AM	EF1	Bleckley County GA	4.3	100	0	0
11:54 AM	EF1	Wilkinson County GA	5.8	100	0	0
12:10 PM	EF0	Putnam County GA	0.6	50	0	0
12:20 PM	EF0	Laurens County GA	2.2	85	0	0
12:28 PM	EF1	Hancock County, Baldwin County GA	0.5	70	0	0
12:39 PM	EF0	Johnson County GA	6.4	100	0	0
12:40 PM	EF1	Washington County GA	2.6	300	0	0
12:45 PM	EF1	Washington County GA	1.3	300	0	0
12:46 PM	EF1	Washington County GA	8.4	300	0	0
1:09 PM	EF0	Burke County GA	1.3	250	0	0
1:11 PM	EF0	Emanuel County GA	4.8	200	0	0
1:23 PM	EF0	Burke County GA	1.5	100	0	0
1:40 PM	EF1	Burke County GA	1.0	75	0	0
1:42 PM	EF0	Screven County GA	0.7	50	0	0
1:50 PM	EF0	Tattnall County GA	0.9	250	0	0
1:52 PM	EF1	Screven County GA	2.7	525	0	0
2:47 PM	EF2	Barnwell County, Bamberg County SC	13.8	1,600	0	1
3:09 PM	EF1	Orangeburg County SC	5.5	400	0	0
4:18 PM	EF2	Harrison County TX	6.9	230	0	0
4:19 PM	EF1	Marion County TX	0.8	100	0	0
4:50 PM	EF2	Marion County, Cass County and 1 more TX, LA	13.4	800	0	1
5:12 PM	EF2	Bossier Parish, Webster Parish LA	10.8	990	0	1
5:55 PM	EF1	Webster Parish LA	3.5	350	0	0
5:56 PM	EF2	Natchitoches Parish LA	2.0	300	0	1
7:00 PM	EF1	Grant Parish LA	2.2	150	0	1
7:04 PM	EF1	Union County AR	2.9	75	0	0
7:38 PM	EF0	Union County AR	0.6	50	0	0
7:51 PM	EF0	Grant Parish LA	1.2	150	0	0
8:29 PM	EF0	LaSalle Parish LA	0.2	100	0	0
8:45 PM	EF0	Ashley County AR	0.7	50	0	0
8:48 PM	EF0	Union Parish LA	0.6	50	0	0
9:04 PM	EF1	Morehouse Parish LA	8.9	300	0	0
10:44 PM	EF2	Lauderdale County MS	7.3	550	0	1

By state

Tornadoes by state, January 21, 2017

Georgia	29	0	0
Alabama	12	0	0
Louisiana	8	0	0
Mississippi	3	1	4
Arkansas	3	0	0
Texas	3	0	0
South Carolina	2	0	0

Tornadoes in 2017 · 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.