In late April 2014, a
tornado outbreak in the
central and
southern United States produced multiple long-track
tornadoes – at least seven were deadly, causing over 35 fatalities.[1] One additional death occurred in
Florida, due to severe flooding associated with this system.[2]
Confirmed tornadoes
Daily statistics
Date
Total
EF0
EF1
EF2
EF3
EF4
EF5
Deaths
Injuries
April 27
16
8
4
3
0
1
0
19
231
April 28
48
5
25
10
7
1
0
16
201
April 29
16
5
6
3
2
0
0
0
15
April 30
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
82
18
37
16
9
2
0
35
447
April 27 event
List of confirmed tornadoes – Sunday, April 27, 2014[nb 1]
A short-lived tornado touched down in Odessa and caused minor damage to homes and businesses, especially in western parts of the town. A tractor trailer was overturned by the storm along
I-70 before it dissipated.[3]
2 deaths – The tornado touched down in northern Wapello County, where a chicken barn was destroyed and utility poles were either snapped or found leaning. Through Keokuk, Iowa, and Johnson counties, numerous outbuildings were either damaged or destroyed, with the two fatalities (one west of
Martinsburg and one north of
Kinross) being associated with destroyed outbuildings. Also, a mobile home was pushed off of its foundation in Martinsburg and numerous trees and power poles were downed along the path. Thereafter it moved into Iowa County and later Johnson County where it traversed mainly rural areas. Damage in these areas was limited predominantly to trees and outbuildings.[5]
A brief tornado was observed by storm chasers; power to traffic lights was knocked out by the storm. The tornado was generated by the same storm that produced the 2020–2106 UTC EF1 tornado.[7]
Many trees were downed along
US 259. Surveyors were unable to access areas where the tornado likely touched down and dissipated and these portions of the track were estimated by
NEXRADDoppler weather radar.[10]
The tornado touched down near
Hammond, tossing grain bins and destroying several outbuildings before moving north-northeastward into Linn County. There, the tornado strengthened and destroyed an outdoor garage containing heavy equipment, nearly removing it from its foundation. An empty semi trailer was tossed over 200 yd (180 m) into a grove of trees and other vehicles were tossed around as well. It then destroyed a church that was built in the 1880s before dissipating in an open field. Numerous trees were downed along the path.[11]
A brief tornado touched down in a forested area and caused some damage to trees; inaccessibility prevented surveyors from directly assessing the event.[12]
Two manufactured homes, two barns, and a tractor shed were destroyed, a site-built home had its exterior walls collapsed, and a metal barn was leaned over. A site-built home and a few mobile homes sustained roof damage, and hundreds of trees were downed as well. One person was injured.[14]
A strong tornado caused minor damage to a house in Hosston before moving east. Another home sustained major roof damage, while a third was shifted off of its foundation. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted along the path.[19][20]
Dozens of trees were snapped, and an occupied vehicle was thrown from a road. Several homes suffered minor damage and a grain silo was completely destroyed.[22]
1 death – A large, multiple vortex wedge tornado moved through Tupelo, heavily damaging or destroying numerous homes and businesses. A four-story hotel sustained major damage, along with Joyner Elementary School and a maintenance shop. Extensive tree and power line damage occurred, and vehicles were flipped as well. 84 homes were destroyed in the Tupelo area, while 169 homes suffered major damage, and 351 other homes had minor damage. Six mobile homes were destroyed, nine mobile homes had major damage, while 6 others had minor damage. 17 businesses were destroyed, and 9 others suffered major damage. Major damage also occurred in rural areas outside of town, including at
Elvis Presley Lake, where a 400-foot communication tower was toppled. Major damage continued in rural portions of Itawamba County, where 10 homes were destroyed, 29 homes suffered major damage, and 107 other homes had minor damage. 14 mobile homes were destroyed and 17 had major damage, while 30 other mobile homes suffered minor damage. Damage in Prentiss County was minor. 32 people were injured.[24][25][26]
A school complex sustained damage to its athletic fields. An elementary school awning was damaged, and a house sustained minor roof damage. Many trees were downed, some of which landed on homes and caused major structural damage.[32]
2 deaths – A two-story condo was collapsed. A large, metal boat-storing building sustained EF2 damage, with a boat tossed 100 yd (91 m). Additional residences and condos had roof and exterior wall and siding damage, and several docks with metal protective coverings were destroyed. Several homes sustained damage, including an unanchored one that was pushed off its foundation, and a metal building was heavily damaged. A trailer park sustained EF2 damage, where two fatalities occurred. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, and several power poles were snapped. Thirty people were injured.[33]
A total of eighteen structures were damaged by the tornado, mostly in Tennessee. Roofs were torn off and barns were destroyed. A machine shed sustained major damage, and a 700-pound weight was thrown 15 feet, a 40-pound jack was thrown 50 yards, and a steel trailer was bent. Significant tree damage occurred in Kentucky, and a church lost part of its roof. A barn was destroyed and a home sustained minor damage before the tornado dissipated. One person was injured.[35][36]
Several trees were snapped and uprooted and a fence was destroyed. A tin carport was destroyed and a significant amount of roofing material was torn off of a house.[37]
A building had shingles blown off, a shed was damaged, and numerous trees were downed; a
tornado emergency was issued prior to the tornado at 2227 UTC.[40][41]
Numerous trees and power lines were downed, with some damage to homes. A metal pole was blown through the side of a house and a small shed was also blown over. Another home suffered roof damage nearby. Tornado caused roof, siding, and skirting damage to some manufactured homes near the end of the path.[44]
Multiple homes in town sustained minor roof damage, a carport was collapsed, and hundreds of trees were downed, including an oak tree at a church that was believed to be around 150 years old.[45]
A strong wedge tornado destroyed a church along Highway 45 and caused significant damage to a well-constructed barn and several homes. Several power poles and hundreds of trees were snapped along the path of the storm. Irrigation pivots were flipped as well. Tornado dissipated at the south edge of Columbus.[46]
Many trees were snapped and uprooted. The roof of an office building was blown off, two metal sheds were destroyed, and a metal silo was vaulted 150 yd (140 m). A mobile home was pushed off its foundation, and several single-family homes sustained minor roof damage.[51]
In Mississippi, the tornado caused damage to a speedway, and several homes sustained roof and exterior damage. Dozens of trees were snapped and uprooted. In Alabama, numerous additional trees were snapped and uprooted, and several well-built homes sustained minor roof and exterior damage.[53][54]
1 death – Several commercial and industrial buildings in Richland and
Pearl were heavily damaged by this rain-wrapped tornado, a mobile home park in Pearl was severely damaged, and an auto dealership sustained significant roof damage. One metal frame industrial building was severely mangled. Numerous homes and several businesses all along the path sustained less severe EF1-strength damage, and Brandon Middle School's campus suffered minor damage; however, a gas station along Interstate 20 near Pelahatchie sustained significant damage shortly before the tornado dissipated. Many trees were downed along the path. The fatality occurred when a car was thrown 200 yards from Highway 49 in Richland. At least ten other people were injured. Tornado passed very close to the NWS Jackson radar site.[55][56][57]
Near the Mississippi–Alabama state line, two mobile homes were destroyed. Numerous trees were also downed, some of which landed on homes and outbuildings. In Alabama, several homes were damaged. One home was shifted off of its foundation, trapping ten people in the basement, five of whom suffered minor injuries. Several mobile homes were completely destroyed and one small concrete building had its roof torn off and one wall destroyed. Several roofs were damaged and trees uprooted near the end of the path.[58][59]
A chicken house was destroyed and three others were damaged. Two sheds were destroyed and the roof of a mobile home was damaged. Numerous trees were downed as well.[60]
A significant tornado destroyed a wood-frame home, leaving only interior walls standing and scattering the debris away from the foundation. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted, and a chicken house was completely destroyed, with much debris carried away from the site. Three people were injured, one seriously.[63]
Several homes sustained significant roof damage, a cart shack at a country club was destroyed, and the golf course at the country club sustained extensive tree damage. Many other trees were downed elsewhere along the path.[67]
A tornado caused mostly minor roof, carport, underpinning, and siding damage to multiple homes and mobile homes. Some outbuildings and a church were damaged as well. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted along the path.[68][69][70]
Damage from this tornado was primarily limited to snapped and uprooted trees, downed power lines, and some relatively minor damage to several structures.[71][72]
Two well-built homes sustained significant roof damage and other structural damage. Several more homes sustained roof damage and several outbuildings were destroyed. A convenience store and local fire station were heavily damaged. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted.[74]
In Welti, the tornado snapped and uprooted numerous hardwood trees, heavily damaged a home, and completely destroyed a building that was under construction. A large travel trailer was also rolled, and damage in Welti was rated EF2. The tornado intensified to EF3 strength past Welti, snapping numerous trees and striking a chicken farm, where a well-built brick house had its top floor wiped away and blown several hundred feet into a ravine. Debris was embedded into nearby fields, and some trees on the property were mangled and partially debarked. A house lost its roof and numerous trees and power poles were downed further along the path. The tornado the re-intensified to high EF2/low EF3 strength as it significantly damaged a power substation. The tornado then struck another chicken farm at EF3 strength, obliterating several large metal chicken houses, with severe mangling of steel trusses noted. 25,000 chickens were killed in this one location. A mobile home was completely destroyed before the tornado abruptly dissipated.[75]
Hundreds of trees were snapped and uprooted, with some denuded and partially debarked. A mobile home was destroyed, and a number of houses and additional mobile homes sustained heavy damage. A wood frame home was destroyed, with only some interior walls remaining. Fifteen people were injured.[76][77]
Numerous homes sustained minor shingle damage, and one home had part of its roof torn off. A small porch was ripped away from a double-wide mobile home, and hundreds of trees were downed, with several falling on and causing major damage to about 25 mobile homes. Thirteen people were injured.[78]
This tornado began near
Interstate 65 and tracked northeast, snapping or uprooting hundreds of trees. The tornado moved directly through Kimberly, where several structures sustained varying degrees of damage, with the local fire department experiencing major damage. The most extensive damage occurred to the Kimberly Church of God where uplift of most of the roof structure resulted in exterior wall collapse. A large metal industrial building had one of its walls blown out as well. Four people were injured.[79][80]
A tornado caused a chicken coop to collapse, killing 16,000 chickens. A nearby farm building was also destroyed. The storm continued northeast into Tennessee where it shifted a home off its foundation before dissipating.[81][82]
A strong wedge tornado snapped or uprooted numerous trees along its path. It caused significant damage to homes and businesses in Graysville, including one manufactured home that was destroyed and three others that sustained major damage. Near the Adamsville Parkway, two brick homes had exterior walls collapse while a manufactured home was damaged. Three people were injured.[84]
Hundreds of trees were uprooted or snapped, many of which fell on homes. The worst damage occurred at the municipal golf course, where the clubhouse was destroyed. Several homes and an apartment complex suffered roof damage.[88]
A few homes and buildings sustained largely minor damage, although one chicken barn and one older home were heavily impacted. Hay barns and outbuildings sustained significant damage, and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted.[89]
April 29 event
List of reported tornadoes – Tuesday, April 29, 2014[nb 1]
A home under construction was swept off its foundation thrown 50 yd (46 m) into a lake. A small utility trailer was thrown similar distances, a manufactured home was destroyed, and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. Numerous additional homes sustained damage, including one that had its roof ripped off and walls collapsed. Two people were injured.[91][92]
A home was lifted off its block foundation and moved 60–80 ft (18–24 m), but its walls remained mostly intact. Several manufactured homes were destroyed and two others suffered significant damage to their roofs and exterior walls. A two-story home was destroyed with just a few interior walls left standing and the debris scattered hundreds of yards. A chicken house was completely destroyed. In DeKalb County near the
Aroney community, a trailer home was completely destroyed with its undercarriage so mangled that it was nearly unrecognizable. Several other homes suffered significant roof damage further along the path, with one roof almost completely removed. A barn and an outbuilding were destroyed as well. Many trees were snapped and uprooted along the path, including a few that were debarked.[93][94]
A strong tornado struck the north side of the small community of Dawson, where several homes and mobile homes sustained roof damage, and one home was severely damaged and lost most of its roof. Several large farm buildings were significantly damaged, and numerous trees were snapped and uprooted.[95]
A mobile home was separated from its undercarriage and completely destroyed, and other homes and mobile homes sustained roof and window damage. Numerous trees and power poles were snapped and along the path. [96]
A tornado touched down, snapping and uprooting trees. One house was shifted off its foundation but suffered only minor roof damage. A wooden barn was heavily damaged as well. Several trailers were damaged with one losing its roof and a portion of its exterior walls, and another losing most of its roof and carport. A two-story house lost part of its roof covering.[97]
South of Mentone, numerous trees were downed and outbuildings sustained minor damage. The tornado then struck Mentone, where only minor tree damage occurred. More severe tree damage occurred north of town before the tornado dissipated.[99]
A tornado touched down northwest of Crawford and tracked northeast. Damage was initially confined to trees before it intensified. After crossing
SR 169, it reached EF3 intensity and lifted six manufactured homes off their foundations and rolled them, completely destroying them. A two-story home nearby had its second floor destroyed. Three nearby wood frame homes were also lifted off their foundations and completely destroyed, with others sustaining roof damage. Hundreds of trees in the area were snapped or uprooted and some experienced debarking. Continuing northeast, dozens more homes sustained varying degrees of damage. The tornado later dissipated after crossing
US 280 and causing minor tree damage in Smith's Station. Thirteen people were injured.[102][103]
Nearly a dozen homes sustained roof damage, ranging from loss of shingles to a single-wide mobile home that lost its entire roof. Dozens of trees were downed as well.[105]
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