The tornado outbreak of April 19, 2019

45 tornadoesVirginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and 3 more states

45 tornadoes touched down across 6 states between 4:07 AM and 7:55 PM CDT, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · April 19, 2019

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 45 that day
Strongest so far—
Killed—in tornadoes so far

The day in numbers

Tornadoes
45
on Friday, April 19, 2019
EF3 or stronger
1
None rated EF4 or EF5
Killed
0
Along all the paths
Injured
1
Along all the paths
Path miles
223
All the paths end to end
First and last
4:07 AM to 7:55 PM
Touchdowns, Central Daylight Time

Hour by hour

Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

Tornadoes per hour, April 19, 2019 4 AM: 2 5 AM: 0 6 AM: 0 7 AM: 1 8 AM: 0 9 AM: 2 10 AM: 2 11 AM: 1 Noon: 1 1 PM: 4 2 PM: 5 3 PM: 2 4 PM: 2 5 PM: 9 9 6 PM: 9 7 PM: 5 4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM

Every tornado

In order of touchdown.

Tornadoes of April 19, 2019
4:07 AMEF0Fulton County GA0.615000
4:50 AMEF1Hall County GA2.430000
7:26 AMEF0Liberty County, Wakulla County and 1 more FL18.115000
9:25 AMEF3Franklin County VA8.125000
9:27 AMEF0McDowell County NC0.45000
10:22 AMEF1Bedford County VA2.26000
10:25 AMEF1Laurens County GA4.520000
11:05 AMEF0Camden County GA0.41000
12:48 PMEF2Orangeburg County SC10.630000
1:01 PMEF1Orangeburg County, Calhoun County SC7.840000
1:07 PMEF1Newberry County SC1.920000
1:08 PMEF0Newberry County SC0.32500
1:29 PMEF2Clarendon County SC2.925000
2:00 PMEF0Williamsburg County SC0.21500
2:00 PMEF0Florence County SC0.63000
2:11 PMEF1Moore County NC1.630000
2:29 PMEF0Gaston County, Lincoln County NC7.110001
2:35 PMEF1Chatham County NC1.915000
3:00 PMEF2Orange County NC10.160000
3:10 PMEF0Alexander County NC0.57500
4:01 PMEF1Sampson County, Johnston County NC10.212500
4:31 PMEF1Nelson County VA1.512500
5:08 PMEF1Nash County, Halifax County NC11.735000
5:16 PMEF1Edgecombe County NC10.67500
5:34 PMEF1Halifax County, Northampton County and 1 more NC, VA16.010000
5:39 PMEF0Northampton County NC1.55000
5:44 PMEF0Northampton County NC9.810000
5:48 PMEF0Greensville County VA6.35000
5:50 PMEF0Brunswick County VA0.620000
5:51 PMEF1Greensville County, Southampton County VA8.610000
5:56 PMEF0Emporia VA4.410000
6:06 PMEF1Fulton County PA1.57500
6:10 PMEF2Franklin County PA2.97500
6:18 PMEF0Sussex County VA17.710000
6:28 PMEF1Huntingdon County PA5.435000
6:31 PMEF1Prince George County VA8.320000
6:39 PMEF1Juniata County PA1.235000
6:46 PMEF2Charles City VA3.120000
6:56 PMEF0Isle of Wight County VA2.910000
6:57 PMEF2Mifflin County PA4.920000
7:05 PMEF0York County VA1.815000
7:06 PMEF2Louisa County VA2.030000
7:07 PMEF0Newport News VA1.810000
7:20 PMEF0Gloucester County VA1.410000
7:55 PMEF0Fairfax County VA4.110000

By state

Tornadoes by state, April 19, 2019
Virginia1610
North Carolina1200
South Carolina700
Pennsylvania500
Georgia400
Florida100

Tornadoes in 2019 · 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.