Note: January tornadoes were rated using the old Fujita scale, but are included in the chart above by matching the F rating to the related EF scale rating.[1]
2 deaths – Four mobile homes were destroyed, with three of them being flipped. Several brick houses sustained major damage and many trees were downed. 15 additional people were injured.[2]
Brief tornado downed several trees and power lines. A storage building was damaged, a mobile homes was shifted of its support blocks, and another mobile home suffered roof damage.[4]
Four chicken houses were destroyed and one house sustained minor damage. Several trees were downed and three additional homes were damaged, with one losing its roof.[6]
This tornado quickly developed after the previous one dissipated. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted, two houses suffered roof and wall damage, and several outbuildings were destroyed.[7]
A brick house had its entire roof removed and a large outbuilding was destroyed by this brief, but strong tornado. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted as well.[8]
Five mobile homes and one modular home were destroyed. A vehicle was flipped and trees and power lines were downed as well. Nine people were injured.[9]
Many large trees were downed, some of which fell on homes, and numerous structures were damaged. The damage to the structures included: damage to the roof of a barn, a destroyed greenhouse, minor roof, gutter, and siding damage to at least 30 houses, and several damaged or destroyed outbuildings.[11]
A brief tornado touched down in the parking lot of Liberty Elementary School. Nine vehicles were severely damaged, with four being lifted off of the ground and flipped. A shed was blown over as well. 15 people were injured, most of whom were parents in cars inside the parking lot who were waiting for the school dismissal.[13]
Two sheds were destroyed and the roof was partially blown off of another shed. Part of the deck was torn away from a house and several pine trees were snapped.[14]
One home was destroyed, with several others suffering minor to moderate damage. Several trees and power lines were downed, the awning of a convenience store was damaged, and several storage sheds were destroyed. Several residents were trapped in their damaged homes, but they were all rescued safely with no injuries being reported.[18]
One structure lost its roof, brick was removed from another building, and several trailers/mobile homes were slammed into each other and severely damaged. A large dumpster was spun around, power lines were downed, and 35 vehicles were damaged. This was the last tornado to be rated on the Fujita Scale[22] in the United States.
8 deaths – The first tornado from the main supercell began near Wildwood and moved across the south side of The Villages, where numerous frame homes were damaged or destroyed. The tornado then struck the neighboring town of Lady Lake, where numerous mobile homes were obliterated and Lady Lake Church was completely destroyed. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted, and several greenhouses were destroyed further along the path before the tornado dissipated. 1,246 homes and mobile homes were damaged, and 301 others were destroyed. In addition to the fatalities, an additional 25 people were injured. This was the first tornado to occur after implementation of the Enhanced Fujita Scale. The tornado caused $114 million in damage.[23]
13 deaths – After the previous EF3 tornado had dissipated, the supercell produced a second EF3 tornado, the deadliest of the outbreak, at 3:37 a.m. EST (08:37 UTC). The high-end EF3 tornado first touched down southwest of Paisley, snapping numerous trees and toppling a radio tower before moving east and striking Lake Mack. Numerous mobile homes and RVs were obliterated, and numerous trees were snapped and debarked, some of which had mobile home frames wrapped around them. The tornado continued east and tore through the south side of DeLand before dissipating. Numerous mobile homes, frame homes, and apartment buildings were damaged or destroyed in DeLand. In all, 421 homes and mobile homes were damaged, and 192 others were destroyed. A total of 51 people injured. Damage totaled $52 million.[24][25][26]
Two brick homes received significant roof damage. One home had its garage destroyed which caused part of the roof to be ripped off. The neighbors roof was damaged by flying debris. 31 other homes sustained lesser damage, trees were downed, and other debris was blown across fields and into trees along the path as well.[28]
The same storm that spawned the previous tornado later spawned this low-end EF2 tornado to the northeast. 80 homes and mobile homes were impacted, 44 of which sustained significant damage or were destroyed. Trees in the area were damaged and uprooted, and 3 people were injured in a small brick home where the roof blew off, causing a brick wall and other debris to land on them. This was the strongest tornado in southwest Louisiana since the November 23, 2004 tornado outbreak.[29]
This strong tornado first touched down in Westwego before crossing the Mississippi River into the northwestern side of New Orleans. Significant damage occurred in the Uptown and Carrollton of the city. Several structures in Westwego were significantly damaged, including a two-story motel building which had its roof removed and a portion of the second floor walls caved in. In New Orleans, the tornado heavily damaged several warehouses, homes, and commercial buildings. The roofs and portions of roofs were removed from a number of houses. The collapse of some exterior walls was also noted. 24 people were injured and damage was estimated at $2 million.[32]
1 death – A second strong tornado touched down after the previous one dissipated and struck the Pontchartrain Park neighborhood in Gentilly northeast of New Orleans. Several homes sustained considerable structural damage in that area. Extensive damage to trees and power lines occurred before it lifted near the Industrial Canal. Damage was also reported to many FEMA trailers in this area that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. An 86-year-old woman died from her injuries after her FEMA trailer was destroyed. Roofs were blown off of several homes and the upper portions of two story houses were partially collapsed. 10 other people were injured. In total, the two New Orleans tornadoes destroyed 55 houses and damaged 526 others. Damage was $1 million.[33]
One home had some roofing blown off, power poles were blown down and multiple trees were snapped. Another home sustained damage to its porch, and a chicken house also sustained minor roof damage.[34]
In McCormick County, two homes sustained minor damage and several trees were downed. In Edgefield County, numerous other trees were downed, three outbuildings were destroyed, and one other was severely damaged. The tornado was down only intermittently.[39]
A pump house was destroyed, a large tree branch fell onto a car, a mobile home and an outbuilding was damaged, and uprooted and snapped several trees. Nearly a dozen large pecan trees were uprooted. Other pecan trees had large limbs broken off, and one person was injured.[42]
Several trees were snapped off and uprooted. The roof of a carport was lifted off and thrown into the front yard of another residence, and a tractor shed in the same area had sheet metal blown off its roof.[45]
Five pivot irrigation sprinklers and several outbuildings were damaged. Trees were downed and a 3000-gallon tank was moved about 0.5 miles (0.80 km).[49]
February 24 event
List of confirmed tornadoes – Saturday, February 24, 2007[note 1]
Six structures sustained heavy damage, including two mobile homes. Several other structures suffered minor damage and many trees were downed. Five people were injured.[52]
This tornado touched down after the previous one dissipated. The most severe damage occurred near Mount Olive. A house suffered major damage and a mobile home was destroyed. Three more houses sustained minor damage and several sheds and outbuildings were destroyed. Thousands of trees were downed, as were many power poles and lines. Six people were injured.[53]
This long-tracked, intense tornado began near Montongo and moved northeastward through mostly forested area, knocking down and damaging a large number of trees. It then moved through the southeastern part of Dumas, destroying 25 businesses and 19 homes while also damaging an additional 65 homes. Six mobile homes and an athletic park were also destroyed along with an electrical substation, leaving the community without power for days. A community building and an assisted living center were also damaged. The tornado than crossed over more forested areas, knocked down additional trees before passing near the community of Back Gate. A home and 11 mobile homes were destroyed while three other homes were damaged and 12 more mobile homes sustained minor damage. The tornado dissipated shortly thereafter. Many trees and power lines were downed along the path. 28 people were injured.[54]
Several homes suffered roof damage in Louisiana. In Arkansas, five structures received heavy damage, four of which were chicken houses. Many trees were downed along the path.[55]
In Drew County, many trees were downed, some of which landed on a vehicle and a mobile home, windows were blown out of a house, a metal barn was heavily damaged, and a large metal shop building was destroyed. In Lincoln County, part of a house was destroyed, several other shop buildings sustained damage, and more trees were downed.[56]
A grain storage facility, a few homes, several metal shop buildings, and several trailers/mobile homes were damaged. Several sheds and outbuildings were destroyed and many trees were downed.[57]
A fast-moving tornado struck the southern side of Indianola as it moved northeastward. Numerous trees, power poles, and metal signs were downed. Several sheds and a carport were destroyed, a church lost part of its roof, a fence was damaged, and an irrigation pivot was flipped.[61]
A tornado touched down in Catahoula Parish, where it heavily damaged or destroyed 6 mobile homes and caused minor damage to 3 others at EF1 intensity. It also downed dozens of trees before crossing the Tensas River into Concordia Parish, where it strengthened to EF2 intensity. It downed many trees in a heavily wooded area before crossing the river back into Catahoula Parish, downing more trees. It finally crossed the river back into Concordia Parish once more where it mangled hundreds of trees, downed power lines, and destroyed two mobile homes before lifting.[63]
Greater than 40 structures were damaged, mostly minor. Many trees and power lines were downed, and numerous outbuildings were destroyed. A barn was also destroyed, and a few houses suffered major structural damage. Windows were blown out of numerous homes and vehicles, and a large metal horse arena with steel girders and concrete footings was lifted out of the ground and destroyed. A horse and rider were thrown about 100 feet (30 m) but were uninjured. Another horse was injured when it had a steel pipe driven through its head. An old railroad car - being used as a shed at that time - was rolled three times and smashed multiple fences.[71]
A large wedge tornado touched down in Anderson County, downing trees and flattening grasses with weak EF0 intensity. It moved into Linn County where a farmhouse was swept away, with only the basement remaining. Several other houses and farm buildings were damaged or destroyed as it passed well north of Blue Mound and Mound City. The occupants of the house that sustained EF4 damage were in a storm cellar at the time and were not injured. Extensive tree and power line damage was reported in Linn County before the tornado lifted north-northeast of Pleasanton. This was the first tornado to be rated EF4 on the newly implemented Enhanced Fujita Scale.[73]
The same storm that produced the EF4 tornado in Linn County, Kansas later produced this tornado. Major damage was reported to one house and minor damage to several other structures. Trees and power lines were downed.[74]
^"The Groundhog Day Tornado Outbreak"(PDF). National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Melbourne, Florida. National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. February 17, 2007. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
