The tornado outbreak of July 8, 2024

52 tornadoesLouisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Missouri

52 tornadoes touched down across 4 states between 1:57 AM and 10:42 PM CDT, none rated EF3 or stronger, and 2 people were killed.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · July 8, 2024

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 52 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: 52; 72nd of 12,998 tornado days since 1950
EF3 or stronger: 0; None rated EF4 or EF5
Killed: 2; Along all the paths
Injured: 4; Along all the paths
Path miles: 302; All the paths end to end
First and last: 1:57 AM to 10:42 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 July 8, 2024

1:57 AM	EF1	Galveston County TX	1.1	100	0	0
11:01 AM	EF2	Jasper County TX	8.6	400	0	1
12:04 PM	EF1	Cherokee County TX	1.1	105	0	0
12:39 PM	EF1	Sabine County TX	2.8	440	0	0
12:40 PM	EF1	Nacogdoches County TX	8.1	800	0	0
1:06 PM	EF0	Rusk County TX	3.7	390	0	0
1:10 PM	EF1	Shelby County TX	6.7	375	0	0
1:15 PM	EF1	Shelby County TX	2.6	495	0	0
1:15 PM	EF2	Sabine Parish, De Soto Parish LA	16.3	950	0	0
1:33 PM	EF2	Sabine Parish, De Soto Parish LA	25.0	900	0	0
1:39 PM	EF1	De Soto Parish LA	3.6	100	0	0
1:47 PM	EF1	De Soto Parish, Caddo Parish and 2 more LA, TX	27.5	850	0	1
1:53 PM	EFU	Mississippi County MO	0.7	25	0	0
2:08 PM	EF0	Rusk County, Gregg County TX	3.1	270	0	0
2:15 PM	EF2	Red River Parish, Bossier Parish LA	52.9	800	2	1
2:19 PM	EF1	Panola County, Rusk County and 1 more TX	9.8	215	0	0
2:41 PM	EFU	Cameron County TX	0.5	20	0	0
2:46 PM	EF1	Harrison County TX	9.7	270	0	0
2:51 PM	EFU	Natchitoches Parish LA	2.3	75	0	0
3:18 PM	EF1	Shelby County TX	11.3	650	0	0
3:27 PM	EF1	Sabine County, Shelby County TX	5.0	650	0	0
3:30 PM	EF1	Bienville Parish LA	3.3	300	0	0
3:41 PM	EF1	Shelby County, Panola County TX	5.1	600	0	0
3:42 PM	EF1	Sabine Parish LA	1.3	400	0	0
3:46 PM	EF1	Bossier Parish LA	2.7	600	0	0
3:59 PM	EF2	Sabine Parish LA	1.4	164	0	1
4:00 PM	EF0	Bossier Parish LA	2.0	50	0	0
4:01 PM	EF1	Webster Parish LA	1.1	479	0	0
4:03 PM	EF1	Bossier Parish, Lafayette County LA, AR	7.1	300	0	0
4:08 PM	EF1	Cass County TX	4.2	325	0	0
4:10 PM	EF1	Sabine Parish, De Soto Parish LA	9.7	500	0	0
4:11 PM	EF1	Webster Parish LA	1.5	345	0	0
4:11 PM	EF0	Lafayette County AR	1.0	25	0	0
4:19 PM	EF1	Miller County AR	5.4	95	0	0
4:25 PM	EF1	De Soto Parish LA	2.5	67	0	0
4:37 PM	EF1	Claiborne Parish, Webster Parish LA	4.8	400	0	0
4:42 PM	EF1	Webster Parish LA	3.9	375	0	0
4:44 PM	EF0	De Soto Parish LA	3.4	250	0	0
4:45 PM	EF1	Miller County AR	2.1	50	0	0
4:48 PM	EF1	Webster Parish, Columbia County LA, AR	6.5	300	0	0
4:57 PM	EF0	De Soto Parish LA	0.4	200	0	0
5:17 PM	EF1	Bowie County TX	0.2	240	0	0
5:21 PM	EF1	Caddo Parish LA	1.9	150	0	0
6:02 PM	EF1	Natchitoches Parish LA	5.7	100	0	0
6:46 PM	EF1	Dallas County AR	3.2	75	0	0
6:51 PM	EF1	Dallas County AR	2.4	75	0	0
6:59 PM	EF2	Union Parish LA	3.2	750	0	0
7:42 PM	EF2	Union Parish LA	1.5	175	0	0
7:53 PM	EF1	Ouachita County AR	2.3	50	0	0
8:03 PM	EF1	Nevada County AR	0.5	50	0	0
10:28 PM	EF1	Jefferson County AR	3.2	75	0	0
10:42 PM	EF0	Jefferson County AR	5.8	75	0	0

By state

Tornadoes by state, July 8, 2024

Louisiana	25	2
Texas	17	0
Arkansas	9	0
Missouri	1	0

Tornadoes in 2024 · 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.