The tornado outbreak of December 1, 2018

40 tornadoesIllinois, Missouri, Alabama and 2 more states

40 tornadoes touched down across 5 states between 12:15 AM and 7:42 PM CST, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger, and 1 people were killed.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · December 1, 2018

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 40 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: 40; on Saturday, December 1, 2018
EF3 or stronger: 1; None rated EF4 or EF5
Killed: 1; Along all the paths
Injured: 22; Along all the paths
Path miles: 123; All the paths end to end
First and last: 12:15 AM to 7:42 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 December 1, 2018

12:15 AM	EF0	Barry County MO	0.1	50	0	0
12:30 AM	EF1	Lawrence County MO	0.5	50	1	0
12:40 AM	EF0	Christian County MO	2.1	40	0	0
12:41 AM	EF1	Christian County MO	1.2	75	0	0
12:47 AM	EF1	Greene County MO	2.5	60	0	0
1:22 AM	EF1	Webster County MO	4.2	75	0	0
1:25 AM	EF1	Hempstead County AR	8.5	75	0	0
1:37 AM	EF0	Wright County MO	0.3	50	0	0
1:47 PM	EF0	Bay County FL	2.4	50	0	0
1:54 PM	EF1	Pike County IL	1.6	25	0	0
2:29 PM	EF0	Pike County IL	0.1	25	0	0
2:34 PM	EF0	Perry County AL	0.3	75	0	0
2:40 PM	EF1	Pike County IL	0.6	110	0	0
3:00 PM	EF1	Schuyler County IL	1.4	100	0	0
3:01 PM	EF0	Morgan County IL	1.7	50	0	0
3:09 PM	EF0	Cass County IL	0.6	50	0	0
3:18 PM	EF0	McDonough County IL	0.1	15	0	0
3:25 PM	EF1	Cass County IL	4.2	200	0	0
3:41 PM	EF0	McDonough County IL	0.1	15	0	0
3:44 PM	EF0	Mason County IL	1.7	25	0	0
3:49 PM	EF0	Autauga County AL	0.3	100	0	0
3:51 PM	EF1	Schuyler County, Fulton County IL	15.6	450	0	0
3:59 PM	EF1	Macoupin County IL	1.4	50	0	0
4:09 PM	EF1	Montgomery County IL	8.0	75	0	0
4:16 PM	EF2	Montgomery County IL	6.8	100	0	0
4:32 PM	EF1	Montgomery County IL	2.0	50	0	0
4:45 PM	EF0	Fulton County IL	5.5	25	0	0
4:47 PM	EF0	Montgomery County, Christian County IL	3.1	200	0	0
4:53 PM	EF1	Mason County IL	11.7	250	0	0
5:01 PM	EF3	Christian County IL	12.5	900	0	22
5:34 PM	EF0	Tazewell County IL	0.1	50	0	0
5:34 PM	EF2	Christian County IL	8.4	400	0	0
5:53 PM	EF1	Macon County IL	4.3	250	0	0
6:03 PM	EF0	Macon County IL	0.4	50	0	0
6:16 PM	EF1	Sangamon County IL	4.6	100	0	0
6:31 PM	EF1	Macon County IL	1.1	320	0	0
7:06 PM	EF1	McLean County IL	0.2	50	0	0
7:18 PM	EF2	McLean County IL	2.4	100	0	0
7:21 PM	EF0	McLean County IL	0.1	25	0	0
7:42 PM	EF1	McLean County IL	0.5	75	0	0

By state

Tornadoes by state, December 1, 2018

Illinois	29	1	0
Missouri	7	0	1
Alabama	2	0	0
Arkansas	1	0	0
Florida	1	0	0

Tornadoes in 2018 · 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.