The tornado outbreak of April 13, 2022

40 tornadoesMississippi, Kentucky, Alabama and 4 more states

40 tornadoes touched down across 7 states between 8:50 AM and 10:30 PM CDT, none rated EF3 or stronger.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · April 13, 2022

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 Daylight Time.

The day in numbers

Tornadoes: 40; on Wednesday, April 13, 2022
EF3 or stronger: 0; None rated EF4 or EF5
Killed: 0; Along all the paths
Injured: 1; Along all the paths
Path miles: 246; All the paths end to end
First and last: 8:50 AM to 10:30 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 13, 2022

8:50 AM	EF1	Adair County OK	6.5	700	1
2:36 PM	EF1	Craighead County AR	5.4	200	0
2:50 PM	EF0	Mississippi County, Dunklin County AR, MO	7.8	100	0
3:00 PM	EF0	Mississippi County AR	1.9	75	0
4:06 PM	EF0	Hickman County KY	2.7	50	0
4:23 PM	EF1	Graves County KY	3.1	100	0
4:38 PM	EF1	Warren County MS	1.2	200	0
4:50 PM	EF0	Marshall County KY	0.9	25	0
4:51 PM	EF1	Trigg County, Lyon County KY	4.8	150	0
4:53 PM	EF0	Marshall County KY	0.7	25	0
5:01 PM	EFU	Yazoo County MS	1.6	50	0
5:11 PM	EF2	Winn Parish, Caldwell Parish LA	18.7	625	0
5:22 PM	EF0	Christian County KY	0.1	30	0
5:34 PM	EF0	Hopkins County KY	0.9	25	0
6:19 PM	EF0	Rankin County MS	2.8	25	0
6:45 PM	EF0	Alcorn County MS	0.2	25	0
7:13 PM	EF1	Larue County KY	2.6	200	0
7:23 PM	EF0	Larue County KY	3.8	200	0
7:23 PM	EF1	Jefferson County KY	7.2	175	0
7:27 PM	EF0	Decatur County IN	0.1	25	0
7:30 PM	EF0	Spencer County KY	0.1	30	0
7:35 PM	EF1	Rankin County MS	4.9	250	0
7:35 PM	EF0	Spencer County KY	0.1	60	0
7:44 PM	EF0	Shelby County KY	0.1	50	0
7:45 PM	EF1	Shelby County KY	0.2	100	0
7:48 PM	EF1	Shelby County KY	3.5	125	0
7:57 PM	EF1	Rankin County, Scott County MS	9.7	670	0
8:05 PM	EF1	Leake County, Neshoba County MS	10.5	400	0
8:17 PM	EF1	Scott County MS	2.3	200	0
8:21 PM	EF1	Neshoba County, Winston County and 1 more MS	24.7	1,500	0
8:29 PM	EF1	Newton County MS	2.6	250	0
8:36 PM	EF2	Jasper County, Clarke County and 1 more MS	43.1	1,800	0
8:44 PM	EF1	Jones County MS	14.6	500	0
8:51 PM	EF1	Winston County, Noxubee County and 1 more MS	5.8	700	0
8:51 PM	EF1	Winston County, Noxubee County and 1 more MS	10.7	150	0
9:03 PM	EF1	Oktibbeha County, Lowndes County MS	9.3	450	0
9:11 PM	EF1	Noxubee County, Lowndes County MS	7.5	1,000	0
9:35 PM	EF1	Greene County, Hale County AL	17.6	400	0
10:11 PM	EF0	Hale County AL	0.7	50	0
10:30 PM	EF0	Tuscaloosa County AL	5.2	300	0

By state

Tornadoes by state, April 13, 2022

Mississippi	16	0	0
Kentucky	15	0	0
Alabama	3	0	0
Arkansas	3	0	0
Indiana	1	0	0
Louisiana	1	0	0
Oklahoma	1	0	0

Tornadoes in 2022 · 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.