The tornado outbreak of April 30, 2017

43 tornadoesMississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and 3 more states

43 tornadoes touched down across 6 states between 1:25 AM and 2:12 PM CDT, none rated EF3 or stronger, and 1 people were killed.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · April 30, 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 43 that day

Strongest so far—

Killed—in tornadoes so far

The day in numbers

Tornadoes: 43; on Sunday, April 30, 2017
EF3 or stronger: 0; None rated EF4 or EF5
Killed: 1; Along all the paths
Injured: 0; Along all the paths
Path miles: 275; All the paths end to end
First and last: 1:25 AM to 2:12 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 30, 2017

1:25 AM	EF1	Clay County AR	2.8	100	0
1:56 AM	EF1	Mississippi County, Dunklin County AR, MO	2.0	50	0
2:07 AM	EF1	Mississippi County AR	5.6	150	0
2:08 AM	EF1	Dunklin County MO	1.2	100	0
2:15 AM	EF1	Lonoke County AR	5.1	400	0
2:52 AM	EF2	New Madrid County MO	4.0	150	0
3:07 AM	EF1	Winn Parish LA	6.9	1,760	0
4:20 AM	EF1	Avoyelles Parish LA	0.6	95	0
4:44 AM	EF1	Morehouse Parish LA	5.7	50	0
5:50 AM	EF0	Drew County AR	1.1	75	0
6:14 AM	EF2	Adams County MS	3.4	440	0
7:13 AM	EF1	Madison Parish, Warren County LA, MS	9.2	440	0
7:24 AM	EF1	Jefferson County, Claiborne County MS	14.4	440	0
7:30 AM	EF2	Claiborne County, Warren County MS	19.9	880	0
8:01 AM	EF0	Copiah County MS	5.2	100	0
8:10 AM	EF1	Hinds County MS	6.1	300	0
8:14 AM	EF1	Hinds County, Warren County MS	2.7	900	0
8:22 AM	EF1	Hinds County, Madison County MS	20.3	880	0
8:23 AM	EF1	Hinds County MS	7.1	1,800	0
8:23 AM	EF1	Hinds County MS	1.1	150	0
8:28 AM	EF1	Hinds County MS	2.0	500	0
8:46 AM	EF0	Tipton County TN	2.1	100	0
8:50 AM	EF1	Madison County MS	6.0	400	0
8:51 AM	EF1	Yazoo County, Madison County MS	5.0	1,500	0
8:54 AM	EF2	Yazoo County MS	21.7	1,700	0
9:06 AM	EF1	Yazoo County MS	6.9	1,003	0
9:16 AM	EF2	Yazoo County, Holmes County MS	23.4	1,900	1
9:38 AM	EF1	Holmes County, Carroll County MS	9.1	400	0
9:41 AM	EF0	Scott County MS	4.3	100	0
9:42 AM	EF1	Attala County MS	3.9	600	0
9:42 AM	EF1	Holmes County MS	3.0	600	0
9:51 AM	EF0	Carroll County MS	2.6	250	0
9:58 AM	EF2	Carroll County, Montgomery County MS	15.5	1,936	0
10:11 AM	EF1	Montgomery County MS	6.6	970	0
10:13 AM	EF1	Montgomery County MS	5.6	800	0
10:14 AM	EF1	Montgomery County, Webster County MS	6.8	650	0
10:17 AM	EF0	Neshoba County MS	0.3	50	0
10:18 AM	EF1	Webster County MS	7.4	600	0
10:26 AM	EF1	Calhoun County MS	2.7	50	0
11:37 AM	EF1	Lowndes County MS	3.8	440	0
1:15 PM	EF1	Pointe Coupee Parish LA	0.9	50	0
1:50 PM	EF0	East Baton Rouge Parish LA	0.3	40	0
2:12 PM	EF0	Cullman County AL	10.1	215	0

By state

Tornadoes by state, April 30, 2017

Mississippi	28	1
Louisiana	6	0
Arkansas	5	0
Missouri	2	0
Alabama	1	0
Tennessee	1	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.