The tornado outbreak of April 2, 2024
69 tornadoesKentucky, Indiana, Illinois and 6 more states
69 tornadoes touched down across 9 states between 4:15 AM and 11:40 PM CDT, none rated EF3 or stronger. The 29th-most tornadoes of any day since 1950.
Watch the day unfoldTornado outbreak · April 2, 2024
How the day unfolded
Every tornado recorded that day, at its logged touchdown time and along its path, with the counties it crossed.
The day in numbers
- Tornadoes
- 69
- 29th of 12,998 tornado days since 1950
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
- None rated EF4 or EF5
- Killed
- 0
- Along all the paths
- Injured
- 38
- Along all the paths
- Path miles
- 310
- All the paths end to end
- First and last
- 4:15 AM to 11:40 PM
- Touchdowns, Central Daylight Time
Hour by hour
Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Daylight Time.
Every tornado
In order of touchdown.
By state
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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.