Significant Tornadoes of 2008
Updated 5/3/2008
Significant Tornadoes of 2008
Updated
5/3/2008
|
Date/Time |
County/State |
Intensity | PL | PW | Inj. | Fat. |
| January
8 3:30pm CST |
Boone/McHenry
IL 1 N Poplar Grove - 3 N-NE Harvard |
EF3 | 13 | 100y | 5 | 0 |
| January
8 4:02pm CST |
Kenosha
WI 2 NE Pell Lake - 2 NW Paddock Lake |
EF3 | 11 | 200y | 15 | 0 |
| January
8 6:25pm CST |
Greene/Webster/Laclede
MO 3 W Stafford - 13 E Lebanon |
EF3 | 35 | 400y | 6 | 3 |
| January
8 8:06pm CST |
Pulaski/Phelps
MO 4 N Devils Elbow - 3 NE Jerome |
EF3 | 9 | 400y | 3 | 0 |
| January
10 11:51am CST |
Holmes/Attala
MS 2 W-NW Pickens - 2 E-NE Goodman |
EF3 | 10 | 600y | 3 | 0 |
| January
10 12:28pm CST |
Attala/Choctaw
MS 3 W Ethel - 2 S-SE Ackerman |
EF3 | 24 | 600y | 3 | 0 |
| January
10 2:16pm CST |
Lowndes
MS & Lamar AL 5 SW Caledonia AL - 1 NE Molloy AL |
EF3 | 14 | 400y | 15 | 0 |
| January
10 4:11pm CST |
Tuscaloosa
AL 2 SW Windham Springs - 1 NE Wiley |
EF3 | 5 | 300y | 0 | 0 |
| February
5 5:00pm CST |
Yell/Pope/Conway/VanBuren/ Stone/Izard/Sharp AR 5 E-SE Centerville - 3 NE Highland Longest tornado damage track in Arkansas recorded history |
EF4 | 123 | 800y | ?? | 12 |
| February
5 5:59pm CST |
Lafayette
MS 4 N Oxford - 7 SW Cornersville |
EF3 | 8 | 600y | 2 | 0 |
| February
5 6:25pm CST |
Fayette/Haywood/Madison
TN 9 N Somerville - 4 W Jackson |
EF3 | 30 | 1200y | 0 | 1 |
| February
5 659pm CST |
Madison
TN NW Jackson City Limits - 5 E-SE Fairview |
EF4 | 11 | 100y | 51 | 0 |
| February
5 7:40pm CST |
Hardin
TN 4 NW Savannah - 3 W-SW Clifton |
EF4 | 16 | 800y | 5 | 3 |
| February
5 7:44pm CST |
Muhlenberg
KY 4 SW Greenville - 3 NW Rockport |
EF3 | 16 | 300y | ?? | 3 |
| February
5 9:54pm CST |
Sumner/Trousdale/Macon
TN & Monroe/Cumberland KY 3 S Gallatin TN - 3 SW Marrowbone KY |
EF3 | 63 | 400y | ?? | 24 |
| February
6 1:40am CST |
Allen/Monroe
KY 1 NW Hayesville - Near Fountain Run |
EF3 | 9 | 600y | 4 | 4 |
| February
6 3:00am CST |
Lawrence/Morgan
AL 2 SE Wren - 2 S-SE Trinity |
EF4 | 17 | 800y | 25 | 4 |
| February
6 5:17am CST |
Jackson
AL 1 S Pisgah - 1 S-SE Flat Rock |
EF4 | 11 | 600y | ?? | 2 |
| February
17 2:58pm CST |
Autauga/Elmore
AL 3 S-SW Prattville - 2 W Speigner |
EF3 | 15 | 400y | 50 | 0 |
| March
15 12:25pm EDT |
Polk/Floyd/Bartow
GA 5 NW Aragon - 4 SW Cartersville |
EF3 | 16 | 600y | 3 | 2 |
| March
15 |
Newberry/Kershaw/Lee
SC Damage path details n/a |
EF3 | ?? | 600y | ?? | ? |
| March
15 |
McDuffie/Columbia/ Aiken/Orangeburg SC Damage path details n/a |
EF3 | ?? | 400y | ?? | ? |
| April
11 12:05pm CDT |
Lawrence/Giles
TN 4 N-NW Lawrenceburg - 4 NE Liberty Hill |
EF3 | 15 | 100y | 1 | 0 |
| April
28 4:05pm EDT |
Suffolk
VA 2 NE Lummis - 1 N Driver |
EF3 | 22 | 400y | 220 | 0 |
| May
2 2:03am CDT |
Clay
MO 3 NW Liberty - 4 NW Liberty |
EF3 | 2 | 200y | 0 | 0 |
| May
2 8:25am CDT |
Van
Buren/Conway/Cleburne AR 1 E Birdtown - 5 E-SE Prim |
EF3 | ?? | 500y | 11 | 5 |
| May
2 3:25pm CDT |
Cross/Crittenden
AR 2 S Parkin - 5 NE Turrell |
EF3 | ?? | 400y | ?? | 0 |
Top
5 Most Violent Tornadoes - 2008
| Date | Tornado "Name" | Intensity | PL | PW | |
| Feb. 5 | Atkins-Clinton AR | EF4 | 123 | 800y | ?? injuries 12 fatalities |
| Feb. 6 | Fairfield AL | EF4 | 17 | 800y | 25 injuries 3 fatalities |
| Feb. 5 | Clifton TN | EF4 | 15 | 600y | 5 injuries 3 fatalities |
| Feb. 5 | Jackson TN | EF4 | 3 | 100y | 51 injuries 0 fatalities |
| Feb. 6 | Pisgah AL | EF4 | 11 | 600y | ?? injuries 2 fatalities |
Towns/Cities Directly Impacted By
F3 - F5
Tornadoes - 2008 (ytd)
| Date | City/Town | County/State |
Intensity |
Fatalities |
| Jan. 8 | Wheatland | Kenosha WI | EF3 | 0 |
| Jan. 8 | Sampson | Webster MO | EF3 | 0 |
| Jan. 10 | Caledonia | Lowndes MS | EF3 | 0 |
| Feb. 5 | Atkins | Pope AR | EF4 | 4 | Feb. 5 | Clinton | Van Buren AR | EF4 | 3 |
| Feb. 5 | Mountain View | Stone AR | EF4 | 1 |
| Feb. 5 | Zion | Izard AR | EF4 | 1 |
| Feb. 5 | Highland | Sharp AR | EF4 | 0 |
| Feb. 5 | Huntersville | Madison TN | EF3 | 2 |
| Feb. 5 | Jackson | Madison TN | EF4 | 0 |
| Feb. 5 | Cerro Gordo | Hardin TN | EF4 | 1 |
| Feb. 5 | Greenville | Muhlenberg KY | EF3 | ? |
| Feb. 5 | Powderly | Muhlenberg KY | EF3 | ? |
| Feb. 5 | Central City | Muhlenberg KY | EF3 | ? |
| Feb. 5 | Castalian Springs | Sumner TN | EF3 | 7 |
| Feb. 5 | Lafayette | Macon TN | EF3 | ? |
| Feb. 5 | Tompkinsville | Monroe KY | EF3 | 0 |
| Feb. 6 | Fairfield | Lawrence AL | EF4 | ? |
| Feb. 17 | Prattville | Autauga AL | EF3 | 0 |
| March 15 | Prosperity | Newberry SC | EF3 | ? |
| March 15 | Branchville | Orangeburg SC | EF3 | ? |
| April 11 | Liberty Hill | Giles TN | EF3 | 0 |
| April 28 | Suffolk | Suffolk VA | EF3 | 0 |
| April 28 | Driver | Suffolk VA | EF3 | 0 |
| May 2 | North Kansas City | Clay MO | EF3 | 0 |
| May 2 | Earle | Crittenden AR | EF3 | 0 |
| May 2 | Heafer | Crittenden AR | EF3 | 0 |
Strong/Violent
Tornadoes By State - 2008
| State | EF3 | EF4 | EF5 | Total |
| Alabama | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Mississippi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Missouri | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 Total (ytd) | 23 | 5 | 0 | 28 |
State Border
Crossing Tornadoes: (2)
Jan. 10 Mississippi/Alabama EF3
Feb. 5 Tennessee/Kentucky EF3
2008 SPC Killer Tornado Map and Statistics
Past Tornado
Information Links:
NCDC Storm Data Information
Tornado Project (Tom Grazulis)
Storm News (Sam Barricklow)