The tornado outbreak of January 11, 2020

63 tornadoesMississippi, Kentucky, Arkansas and 9 more states

63 tornadoes touched down across 12 states between 12:18 AM and 9:33 PM CST, none rated EF3 or stronger, and 6 people were killed.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · January 11, 2020

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 63 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: 63; 42nd of 12,998 tornado days since 1950
EF3 or stronger: 0; None rated EF4 or EF5
Killed: 6; Along all the paths
Injured: 19; Along all the paths
Path miles: 319; All the paths end to end
First and last: 12:18 AM to 9:33 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 11, 2020

12:18 AM	EF1	Panola County TX	0.5	150	0	0
12:30 AM	EF0	Harrison County TX	3.0	100	0	0
12:39 AM	EF1	Shelby County TX	6.1	400	0	1
12:52 AM	EF1	Bollinger County MO	0.2	45	0	0
12:58 AM	EF1	Lonoke County AR	0.4	130	0	0
1:24 AM	EF2	Bossier Parish, Webster Parish and 1 more LA	31.8	300	3	0
1:46 AM	EF2	Cape Girardeau County MO	9.1	300	0	0
2:02 AM	EF1	Union County IL	0.9	50	0	0
2:19 AM	EF1	Union Parish LA	3.0	250	0	0
2:45 AM	EF1	Ashley County AR	4.5	650	0	0
2:54 AM	EF1	Ashley County AR	9.1	800	0	0
2:55 AM	EF1	Ashley County AR	10.3	800	0	0
3:07 AM	EF2	Ashley County, Chicot County AR	20.5	1,000	0	0
3:24 AM	EF0	Drew County AR	0.8	150	0	0
3:33 AM	EF2	Chicot County, Washington County AR, MS	17.7	850	0	1
3:36 AM	EF1	Chicot County AR	0.2	15	0	0
3:48 AM	EF2	Bolivar County MS	23.4	1,800	0	4
4:02 AM	EF1	Bolivar County MS	4.2	880	0	0
4:07 AM	EF1	Bolivar County MS	2.5	270	0	0
4:18 AM	EF2	Sunflower County MS	5.5	1,700	0	0
4:19 AM	EF2	Sunflower County MS	5.4	850	0	0
4:26 AM	EF0	Tallahatchie County MS	2.2	100	0	0
4:38 AM	EF1	Obion County TN	1.9	150	0	0
4:42 AM	EF1	Tate County, DeSoto County MS	11.3	200	0	0
4:45 AM	EF1	Quitman County, Panola County MS	5.7	150	0	1
4:53 AM	EF2	DeSoto County MS	8.2	300	0	0
5:04 AM	EF0	Panola County, Tate County MS	7.2	150	0	0
5:17 AM	EF1	Graves County KY	2.0	230	0	0
5:21 AM	EF0	Marshall County MS	5.8	70	0	1
5:36 AM	EF0	Fayette County TN	2.0	90	0	0
5:42 AM	EF1	Marshall County KY	2.3	25	0	0
5:58 AM	EF0	Weakley County TN	0.1	75	0	0
6:11 AM	EF2	St. Landry Parish, Pointe Coupee Parish LA	1.9	125	0	4
6:45 AM	EF1	Lee County, Prentiss County MS	7.2	100	0	0
6:50 AM	EF1	Trigg County KY	4.5	75	0	0
6:56 AM	EF1	Prentiss County MS	8.2	150	0	0
7:00 AM	EF0	Trigg County KY	4.2	50	0	0
7:05 AM	EF1	Caldwell County, Christian County KY	10.0	250	0	0
7:08 AM	EF1	Prentiss County, Tishomingo County MS	5.7	120	0	0
7:12 AM	EF1	Caldwell County, Christian County KY	7.5	175	0	0
7:17 AM	EF0	Tishomingo County MS	0.7	80	0	0
7:19 AM	EF1	Christian County KY	3.0	200	0	0
7:34 AM	EF1	Christian County KY	10.9	100	0	0
7:40 AM	EF1	Christian County KY	2.6	50	0	0
9:33 AM	EF0	Scott County MS	3.0	250	0	0
10:33 AM	EFU	Hancock County MS	2.2	30	0	0
11:11 AM	EF2	Pickens County AL	6.3	1,056	3	7
1:03 PM	EF0	Cullman County AL	0.2	80	0	0
1:13 PM	EF1	Cullman County, Marshall County AL	1.8	60	0	0
1:19 PM	EF2	Marshall County AL	0.2	150	0	0
3:52 PM	EF0	Paulding County, Cobb County GA	3.9	400	0	0
4:24 PM	EF0	Fannin County GA	3.0	450	0	0
4:33 PM	EF1	Barbour County AL	5.8	275	0	0
4:48 PM	EF1	Upson County GA	0.3	100	0	0
4:55 PM	EF0	Claiborne County TN	3.3	30	0	0
7:04 PM	EF0	Anderson County SC	0.4	30	0	0
7:06 PM	EF0	Anderson County SC	0.3	50	0	0
7:40 PM	EF0	Anderson County SC	0.7	160	0	0
7:40 PM	EF0	Abbeville County, Greenwood County SC	2.4	50	0	0
7:45 PM	EF0	Greenwood County SC	0.5	30	0	0
9:11 PM	EF0	Miami County OH	3.1	350	0	0
9:15 PM	EF0	Miami County OH	6.3	175	0	0
9:33 PM	EF2	Kershaw County SC	0.6	150	0	0

By state

Tornadoes by state, January 11, 2020

Mississippi	17	0
Kentucky	9	0
Arkansas	8	0
South Carolina	6	0
Alabama	5	3
Tennessee	4	0
Louisiana	3	3
Georgia	3	0
Texas	3	0
Missouri	2	0
Ohio	2	0
Illinois	1	0

Tornadoes in 2020 · 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.