List of US tornadoes of 2008

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This page documents all the tornadoes that touched down in the U.S. during 2008 to date. All tornado intensities and totals are preliminary.

[edit] Confirmed tornadoes

Confirmed Total	Confirmed EF0	Confirmed EF1	Confirmed EF2	Confirmed EF3	Confirmed EF4	Confirmed EF5
465	182	183	69	26	6	0

[edit] January

There were 136 tornadoes reported in the US in January, of which 85 were confirmed.

[edit] January 7 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, January 7, 2008
EF#	Location	County	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Illinois
EF3	Lawrence area	Boone, McHenry	2130	13.2 miles (21 km)	Seventeen homes, and several barns were destroyed and many other buildings were damaged. live stock were killed and several injured, The tornado also derailed a train carrying hazardous materials, forcing a local evacuation. Five people were injured. It was the first tornado in northeastern Illinois in the month of January since 1950.[1]
EF0	SE of Pleasant Hill	Pike	0240	2.75 miles (4.4 km)	Intermittent tornado touchdown with some tree damage.
Missouri
EF0	NE of Auxvasse	Audrain	2155	0.5 mile (800 m)
EF2	N of Purdy	Barry	2318	unknown	Damage reported by Monett Police at the corner of Route BB and Route 37. Tornado destroyed a barn and part of a mobile home park.
EF0	E of Pineville	McDonald	2350	0.1 mile (160 m)	Minimal damage, primarily to trees.
EF1	SW of Republic	Greene	0000	0.65 mile (1.1 km)	Brief tornado touchdown destroyed a pole barn.
EF2	NE of Republic	Greene	0005	2.5 miles (4 km)	Numerous homes, as well as an elementary school, were badly damaged.
EF0	W of Purdy (1st tornado)	Barry	0020	0.1 mile (160 m)	Brief tornado destroyed a mobile home.
EF0	W of Purdy (2nd tornado)	Barry	0020	0.1 mile (160 m)	Another brief tornado touchdown destroyed a pole barn.
EF0	W of Purdy (3rd tornado)	Barry	0020	0.5 mile (800 m)	Third tornado in the same area destroyed a barn.
EF3	Strafford area (1st tornado)	Greene, Webster, Laclede	0025	26 miles (42 km)	2 deaths - Over 50 houses were damaged or destroyed, along with many barns and outbuildings. Fatalities occurred near Strafford and Sampson. Six others were injured.
EF2	Strafford area (2nd tornado)	Greene, Webster	0135	17 miles (29 km)	Power flashes reported. Several houses and outbuildings were damaged or destroyed.
EF0	S of Mount Sterling	Gasconade	0150	0.25 mile (400 m)	Brief tornado touchdown with some tree damage.
EF3	Jerome area	Pulaski, Phelps	0206	7 miles (11 km)	Significant damage reported in the area with numerous buildings destroyed, including several houses. Extensive tree damage in the area. Three people were injured.
EF0	W of Clarksville	Pike	0230	5 miles (8 km)	Intermittent tornado touchdown with some tree damage.
EF1	NE of Marshfield	Webster, Dallas	0239	6 miles (9.6 km)	One house was damaged along with a few outbuildings.
EF2	NW of Phillipsburg	Laclede	0259	5 miles (8 km)	Several outbuildings were destroyed and one house was heavily damaged. Numerous trees were uprooted.
EF0	W of Seligman	Barry	0311	20 yds (18 m)	Very short-lived tornado knocked a few trees down.
EF1	NW of Highlandville	Christian	0330	1.5 miles (2.4 km)	Two mobile homes were destroyed and several houses were damaged. One person was injured.
EF1	Vichy area	Phelps, Maries	0342	13 miles (21 km)	10 houses were damaged, along with an unoccupied school building. Over 20 outbuildings were damaged or destroyed, and a mobile home was also destroyed. The Vichy recording station reported wind gusts of 97 mph (155 km/h). One person was injured.
EF0	E of Marshfield (1st tornado)	Webster	0409	5 miles (8 km)	A mobile home lost its roof and a barn was destroyed.
EF2	E of Marshfield (2nd tornado)	Webster	0409	5 miles (8 km)	1 death - Several houses were damaged or destroyed and numerous outbuildings were destroyed.
EF1	W of Washburn	McDonald, Barry	0421	9 miles (15 km)	Damage limited to trees.
Wisconsin
EF3	New Munster area	Walworth, Kenosha	2210	10.8 miles (17 km)	The northernmost January tornado in the US since 1967 damaged over 150 houses, including 27 houses completely destroyed, with a few weaker structures flattened, and 32 others heavily damaged. 15 people were injured but no injuries were serious.
EF1	Kenosha	Kenosha	2230	2.4 miles (3.9 km)	Tornado damaged an apartment building in the northern fringes of the city, in which the second story suffered damage. Several houses suffered minor to moderate damage and some trees damaged.[2]
Arkansas
EF0	S of Hiwasse	Benton	0205	unknown
EF0	E of Centerton	Benton	0250	unknown
EF1	SW of Decatur	Benton	0509	2.6 miles (4.2 km)	Several trees heavily damaged, but no buildings impacted.
Oklahoma
EF0	SW of Watts	Adair	0208	unknown
EF0	N of Moodys	Cherokee	0428	unknown	Brief touchdown resulted in minor damage to one house and two barns.
EF0	NE of Wagoner	Wagoner	0554	2.7 miles (4.4 km)	Damage limited to a few trees.
Sources: Storm reports of January 7, 2008, NWS Milwaukee, NWS Springfield, KY3 News, NWS Chicago, NWS St. Louis, NWS Tulsa

[edit] January 8 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, January 8, 2008
EF#	Location	County	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Missouri
EF0	N of Aurora	Lawrence	0800	4 miles (6.4 km)	Heavy damage to a barn where a cow was killed.
EF1	NE of Washburn	Barry	0820	7 miles (11 km)	Several structures and trees damaged.
EF1	E of Cassville	Barry, Stone	0830	14 miles (22 km)	Several poultry barns were damaged, along with numerous sheds and outbuildings.
EF1	Highlandville	Christian	0850	unknown	Tornado tracked through town damaging several roofs and destroying numerous outbuildings.
EF1	Springfield	Greene	0854	unknown	Spotter reported tornado on the ground in central Springfield that moved into the downtown area near Chestnut Expressway and Sherman Avenue. A warehouse owned by the Harry S. Cooper Supply Company collapsed.
EF0	E of Rogersville	Webster	0900	unknown	Damage to structures and trees reported.
EF0	S of Branson	Taney	0905	100 yds (90 m)	Brief tornado touchdown in the Thousand Hills Resort. Three condominums were damaged.
EF1	N of Mountain Grove	Wright, Texas	0940	12 miles (20 km)	One house was damaged and several outbuildings were destroyed.
EF1	SW of Mountain Grove	Douglas	0943	1.5 miles (2.4 km)	One mobile home was torn from its foundation. Significant tree damage.
EF0	N of Ava	Douglas	0945	8 miles (13 km)	A barn and some outbuildings were damaged. Widespread tree damage.
EF0	W of West Plains	Howell	1020	unknown	Brief tornado touchdown reported.
EF1	SW of Eminence	Shannon	1030	1.5 miles (2.4 km)	Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, but no structures impacted.
EF1	NE of Eminence (1st tornado)	Shannon	1038	4 miles (6.4 km)	Two barns and a garage were destroyed, and another barn was damaged.
EF1	NE of Eminence (2nd tornado)	Shannon	1043	4 miles (6.4 km)	Widespread tree damage but no other damage reported.
EF1	SW of Alton	Oregon	1100	1 mile (1.6 km)	Significant damage reported to three industrial buildings along Route 19.
EF1	NE of Essex	Stoddard	1840	4.2 miles (6.8 km)	A shed and three outbuildings destroyed and a house was damaged. About 10 power poles snapped.
Arkansas
EF2	Appleton area	Pope, Conway, Van Buren	1440	20.5 miles (33 km)	1 death - Major structural damage reported in the area, with 10 houses destroyed and about 40 others damaged. Many other buildings were damaged or destroyed, including a church. Significant tree damage also reported. Two others were injured by the tornado.[3][4]
EF1	S of Deckerville	Poinsett	1952	250 yds (225 m)	Brief touchdown damaged two houses and destroyed a shed.
EF1	S of Osceola	Mississippi	2020	3.5 miles (5.6 km)	Several houses sustained roof damaged. Several people were trapped but rescued.
Tennessee
EF1	Poplar Grove area	Lauderdale, Dyer	2050	7 miles (11 km)	Several houses were severely damaged and one mobile home was destroyed. Extensive tree damage.
Mississippi
EF0	S of Church Hill	Jefferson	2130	4 miles (6.4 km)	Tornado remained in a rural area but tree damage reported along the Natchez Trace Parkway.
EF1	Harrisville area	Simpson	2337	20 miles (32 km)	Long-track tornado damaged several houses, including roofs blown off at least two houses. Widespread tree damage along the track.
EF0	SE of Puckett	Rankin, Scott	0016	unknown	One house suffered shingle damage and some tree damage reported.
Sources: Storm reports of January 8, 2008, NWS Little Rock, NWS Paducah, NWS Jackson (MS), NWS Memphis

[edit] January 10 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, January 10, 2008
EF#	Location	County/ Parish	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Mississippi
EF1	SE of Rocky Springs	Claiborne	1725	4 miles (6.4 km)	Tornado remained in a rural area with heavy tree damage but no buildings impacted.
EF3	Goodman area	Attala, Holmes	1751	10 miles (16 km)	Damage reported to some homes in Goodman according to ABC 33/40 coverage. Numerous houses damaged or destroyed, and hundreds of trees and powerlines down including high-tension towers by a 3/4 mile (1.2 km) wide wedge tornado. One person was injured.
EF3	S of Ackerman	Attala, Choctaw	1828	24 miles (38 km)	Large wedge tornado destroyed one house, a cinder block structure, a dairy barn and several other structures. A trailer was lifted and flipped onto the roof of a farm building. Three people were injured.
EF0	N of Fannin	Rankin	1845	1.5 miles (2.4 km)	Tornado damaged some pine trees.
EF0	SW of Pearl River Resort	Neshoba	1942	2 miles (3.2 km)	Two homes were damaged, one with porch damage and one with roof damage.
EF1	S of Iuka	Tishomingo	1954	3.5 miles (5.6 km)	Tornado touched down at a landfill site, then damaged two houses and two outbuildings and knocked down many trees.
EF3	Caledonia area	Lowndes, Lamar (AL)	2013	9 miles (14.4 km)	Major damage reported in Caledonia according to ABC 33/40 coverage. An elementary school gymnasium was destroyed, as well as several school buses and nearby houses. 10 people were injured.
EF1	NW of Prairie Point	Noxubee	2058	1.5 mile (2.4 km)	Damage limited to downed power poles
EF0	N of Prairie Point	Noxubee	2102	1 mile (1.6 km)	Damage to a few trees
Alabama
EF0	SE of Sweet Water	Marengo	1908	800 yds (750 m)	Minor damage reported to four houses, and some trees knocked down.
EF2	Vernon area	Lamar	2030	3.81 miles (6.1 km)	Large wedge tornado in the area destroyed a barn and a mobile home and damaged several other houses and mobile homes. Numerous trees were knocked down in the area. One person was injured.
EF0	Pickensville	Pickens	2140	unknown	Brief tornado damaged the roof of a barn.
EF1	E of Gordo	Pickens, Tuscaloosa	2145	1.76 miles (2.8 km)	One barn was destroyed and numerous chicken houses were damaged.
EF3	Windham Springs area	Tuscaloosa	2220	4.9 miles (7.8 km)	Tornado reported on the ground according to ABC 33/40 coverage. Significant damage to trees, homes, a grocery store and a church.
EF1	S of Blue Springs	Barbour	0700	3.5 miles (5.6 km)	Late report found in surveys on February 19 while repairs were underway. Four houses and a mobile home were damaged, and trees were damaged in the area.
Louisiana
EF1	W of New Roads	Pointe Coupee	1910	0.25 mile (400 m)	Brief tornado with minor to moderate damage at several industrial buildings at the intersection of Highways 1 and 3131.
Kentucky
EF1	SW of Park City	Barren	2002	1.8 miles (3 km)	Tornado sighted just outside the town.
Washington
EF1	Vancouver	Clark	2030	2 miles (3.2 km)	Rare Pacific Northwest tornado touched down in Vancouver, Washington. One home destroyed and many others damaged as well as many power lines down.
Tennessee
EF2	E of Waynesboro	Wayne	2055	1.29 miles (2.1 km)	A metal barn was completely destroyed and several others suffered heavy damage. Minor damage to a few houses.
Sources: Storm reports of January 10, 2008 NWS Birmingham, NWS New Orleans, NWS Jackson (MS), NWS Jackson (MS) Preliminary Storm Report, NWS Nashville, NWS Louisvlle

[edit] January 29 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, January 29, 2008
EF#	Location	County/ Parish	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Indiana
EF2	Barrett	Posey	2307	2.5 miles (4.0 km)	2 Deaths Initial thunderstorm wind damage report upgraded to tornado.
EF1	Speedway	Marion	0020	unknown	Tornado damaged apartment buildings and vehicles.

[edit] February

There were 232 tornadoes reported in the US in the month of February, of which at least 130 were confirmed.

[edit] February 5 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, February 5, 2008
EF#	Location	County/Parish	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Arkansas
EF1	E of Hamburg	Ashley	33°13′39″N 91°47′54″W / 33.2275, -91.79833 (Hamburg, AR)	2132	0.25 miles (400 m)	A school lost part of its roof. Several trees were uprooted.
EF4	SE of Centerville to Highland	Yell, Pope, Conway, Van Buren, Stone, Izard, Sharp	35°14′37″N 92°56′18″W / 35.243485, -92.938212 (Atkins, AR)	2302	123 miles (198 km)	12 deaths 140 Injuries - An extremely long tracked tornado, longest in Arkansas history, leaving a path of devastation in its wake. In Pope County, the town of Atkins was almost completely destroyed and two people were killed. In Conway County, two more people were killed and many houses were destroyed. In Can Buren County, three people were killed and numerous buildings were destroyed. In Stone County, one person was killed and many buildings were damaged including a hospital which lost its roof and the local fire station was destroyed. Two more people were killed in Izard County before the tornado finally lifted in Sharp County. In all, 200 buildings were destroyed and thousands were damaged during the tornadoes 2 hour life span.
EF2	Gassville area	Marion, Baxter	36°16′59″N 92°29′24″W / 36.283160, -92.490124 (Gassville, AR)	2316	14 miles (23 km)	1 death - Severe damage in the community, including several houses destroyed and many others damaged. A gas leak was reported in the town and many trees and power lines were knocked over.[5]
EF0	W of Colt	St. Francis	35°07′51″N 90°48′41″W / 35.130750, -90.811261 (Colt, AR)	0119	unknown	Brief tornado in the area with no significant damage.
EF1	W of Maynard	Randolph	36°25′N 91°10′W / 36.42, -91.17 (Maynard, AR)	0120	9 miles (14 km)	Intermittent tornado tornado with a house and a mobile home destroyed and several other houses damaged. Four people sustained minor injuries.
EF0	W of Junction City	Union		0130	7 miles (11 km)	Damage reported to mobile homes and trees. Some porches also destroyed.
EF0	S of Moro	Lee	34°44′N 91°03′W / 34.74, -91.05 (Moro, AR)	0159	unknown	Tornado touched down in an open field with the only damage to a single tree.
EF0	NE of Birta	Yell		unknown	0.6 miles (1.0 km)	Damage limited to trees
EF0	E of Clarendon	Monroe		unknown	7.6 miles (12.2 km)	Some roof shingles were removed and trees and power lines were damaged
Mississippi
EF0	E of Rosedale	Bolivar	33°51′14″N 91°01′37″W / 33.853747, -91.026829 (Rosedale, MS)	2248	3 miles (4.8 km)	Gas tank blown over and a mobile home damaged.
EF0	N of Cormorant	Desoto	34°56′N 90°13′W / 34.94, -90.22 (Cormorant, MS)	2318	2 miles (3.2 km)	Damage to several farm structures, including an irrigation system.
EF2	Southaven to Memphis, TN	Desoto, Shelby (TN)	35°7′3″N 89°58′16″W / 35.1175, -89.97111 (Memphis, TN)	2332	11 miles (18 km)	3 deaths - See section on this tornado
EF0	Courtland	Panola	34°14′N 89°56′W / 34.24, -89.94 (Courtland, MS)	2332	unknown	Brief tornado with damage limited to a few trees in town.
EF0	NE of Endville	Panola	34°20′N 89°49′W / 34.33, -89.82 (Endville, MS)	2342	unknown	A mobile home was damaged and moved off its foundation.
EF0	NW of Burgess	Panola	34°24′N 89°44′W / 34.40, -89.73 (Burgess, MS)	2353	unknown	Brief tornado touchdown flipped a trailer and destroyed a shed.
EF1	NW of Oxford	Lafayette	34°21′35″N 89°31′35″W / 34.359837, -89.526242 (Oxford, MS)	2359	7 miles (11 km)	Intermittent tornado track with damage to a house and numerous outbuildings.
EF3	N of Oxford	Lafayette	34°30′16″N 89°30′03″W / 34.504525, -89.500713 (Abbeville, MS)	0002	8 miles (13 km)	Several houses, a church and two industrial buildings including a Caterpillar factory destroyed. Two people were injured.
EF0	S of Chalybeate	Tippah	34°54′N 88°52′W / 34.90, -88.87 (Chalybeate, MS)	0050	unknown	Trees damaged one house and two mobile homes.
EF1	W of Theo	Alcorn	34°53′N 88°35′W / 34.88, -88.58 (Alcorn County, MS) (county)	0106	unknown	One mobile home was destroyed and several others were damaged.
EF0	SE of Benton	Yazoo	32°43′N 90°12′W / 32.71, -90.20 (Benton, MS)	0647	4.7 miles (7.6 km)	Two grain bins were destroyed, a semi-trailer was blown over and a house sustained minor damage.
EF1	Singleton	Leake	32°53′N 89°32′W / 32.89, -89.54 (Singleton, MS)	0725	1 mile (1.6 km)	Several pine trees uprooted or snapped.
EF0	WNW of Paulette	Noxubee	33°51′14″N 91°01′37″W / 33.853747, -91.026829 (Preston, MS)	0755	1 mile (1.6 km)	Trees and limbs knocked over. 50-yard (46 m) path.
Texas
EF1	NE of Arp	Smith	32°14′N 95°04′W / 32.23, -95.06 (Arp, AR)	2250	1 mile (1.6 km)	A large barn was destroyed and several trees were damaged.
Tennessee
EF2	Arlington	Shelby, Tipton	35°16′40″N 89°40′24″W / 35.277689, -89.673273 (Arlington, TN)	2303	25 miles (40 km)	Long-track tornado with severe damage in several areas. About 15 houses were damaged.
EF3	Somerville to SW of Jackson	Fayette, Haywood, Madison		0025	30 miles (48 km)	3 deaths - Many houses and a church were destroyed and numerous mobile homes were flattened by the large wedge tornado. One of the fatalities was in a vehicle in a destroyed shed, the others in destroyed houses. Hardest hit was Huntersville.
EF4	Jackson area	Madison	35°37′59″N 88°49′15″W / 35.633132, -88.820805 (Jackson, TN)	0100	11 miles (18 km)	See section on this tornado
EF2	Spring Creek	Madison	35°46′N 88°41′W / 35.76, -88.68 (Spring Creek, TN)	0121	unknown	One house was severely damaged and three others sustained lesser damage. Large trees were knocked over.
EF1	Eastview	McNairy	35°04′52″N 88°33′03″W / 35.081209, -88.550886 (Eastview, TN)	0123	unknown	Two businesses destroyed and a mobile home was also destroyed. Several houses damaged by trees.
EF0	W of Cedar Grove	Carroll		0145	unknown	Brief tornado touchdown with damage to a few trees.
EF1	NE of Big Sandy	Benton, Houston	36°14′03″N 88°05′09″W / 36.234203, -88.085869 (Big Sandy, TN)	0207	7.2 miles (12 km)	Significant damage reported along the track with numerous houses damaged.
EF0	E of Clifton	Hardin, Wayne	35°22′58″N 87°59′31″W / 35.382777, -87.992060 (Clifton, TN)	0210	unknown	Several houses were reported to be damaged. Rating is preliminary, may have been EF1.
EF1	E of Linden	Perry, Lewis, Hickman	35°36′44″N 87°50′30″W / 35.612168, -87.841601 (Linden, TN)	0210	unknown	Numerous trees knocked down in the county. Several houses were also damaged and trailers destroyed.
EF4	Cerro Gordo area	Hardin	35°19′26″N 88°21′08″W / 35.32389, -88.35222 (Hardin County, TN)	0240	15 miles (24 km)	3 deaths - 35 to 50 houses were damaged or destroyed along its path. Many trees were destroyed alongside the Tennessee River. All three deaths were in mobile homes. Five others injured according to an NWS station report.[6]
EF2	SE of Centerville	Hickman, Williamson		0245	unknown	Several houses were destroyed and others damaged.
EF3	Gallatin to Tompkinsville (KY)	Sumner, Trousdale, Macon, Monroe (KY), Cumberland (KY)	36°33′41″N 86°14′50″W / 36.561306, -86.247123 (Westmoreland, TN)	0407	51 miles (82 km)	23 deaths - See section on this tornado
EF0	N of Lobelville	Perry		unknown	unknown
EF0	NW of Coble	Hickman		unknown	unknown
EF0	S of Spencers Mill	Dickson		unknown	unknown
EF0	N of Scottsboro	Davidson		unknown	unknown
EF0	N of Lohman	Sumner		unknown	unknown
EF1	NW of Gallatin	Sumner		unknown	10 miles (16 km)	Several houses sustained roof damage. Major tree damage reported in the area.
EF1	Leipers Fork	Williamson		unknown	1 mile (1.6 km)	Extensive tree damage reported, and several houses sustained minor damage.
EF0	W of Germantown	Shelby		unknown	75 yards (70 m)	Brief tornado possibly a satellite of the main south Memphis tornado.
EF0	NW of Arlington	Shelby		unknown	1 mile (1.6 km)	Brief tornado
Illinois
EF0	SE of Farina (1st tornado)	Marion		0010	0.25 miles (400 m)	Brief touchdown with damage to machine sheds.
EF0	SE of Farina (2nd tornado)	Marion		0015	200 yards (180 m)	Brief touchdown with damage to machine sheds.
Kentucky
EF1	W of Boatwright	Calloway	36°37′N 88°16′W / 36.62, -88.27 (Calloway County, KY) (county)	0025	1.2 miles (1.9 km)	Several houses damaged including one blown roof.
EF1	S of Canton	Trigg		0040	0.1 miles (160 m)	Brief tornado uprooted and snapped some trees.
EF1	S of Cadiz	Trigg		0050	5.1 miles (8.2 km)	One house lost its roof and several others had minor shingle damage. A barn was also knocked off its foundation.
EF2	SW of Crofton	Christian	37°02′52″N 87°29′07″W / 37.047752, -87.485260 (Crofton, KY)	0109	13.8 miles (22 km)	27 houses were damaged, of which 17 were destroyed. 19 other sheds, barns and outbuildings were also destroyed. Two people were injured.
EF3	W of Greenville	Muhlenberg	37°12′26″N 87°10′35″W / 37.207158, -87.176499 (Greenville, KY)	0144	12 miles (19 km)	3 deaths - 113 houses were damaged with 48 destroyed in Greenville and Powderly, including many mobile homes flattened. Damage also reported in Central City. All fatalities occurred in a mobile home park.
EF1	Brandenburg	Meade	37°59′34″N 86°10′29″W / 37.992664, -86.174657 (Brandenburg, KY)	0454	7 miles (11 km)	Several buildings suffered significant damage along the path, including a church, an office building, a bank and two retail businesses.
EF2	Cecilia area	Hardin	37°40′N 85°57′W / 37.67, -85.95 (Cecilia, KY)	0521	6.75 miles (10.9 km)	Tornado embedded in a larger squall line. Numerous houses were damaged along with several boats and outbuildings. Heavy damage to the football stadium at Central Hardin High School.
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EF1	N of Bonnieville	Hart		0532	11 miles (18 km)	Intermittent tornado track. Many barns and mobile homes were destroyed, and several houses were damaged.
EF0	SW of Taylorsville	Spencer	38°02′05″N 85°20′38″W / 38.034837, -85.343797 (Taylorsville, KY)	0538	0.5 miles (800 m)	Two mobile homes were destroyed and other roof damage was reported.
EF1	E of Nelsonville	Nelson		0538	1 mile (1.6 km)	One house lost its roof, and numerous trees and poles were knocked down.
EF0	S of Taylorsville	Spencer	38°02′05″N 85°20′38″W / 38.034837, -85.343797 (Taylorsville, KY)	0543	0.5 miles (800 m)	Significant damage to several barns and houses.
EF2	N of Christianburg	Shelby		0546	6 miles (9.7 km)	Two barns, a grain silo and a nitrogen tank were destroyed, and several houses sustained roof damage. Widespread tree damage.
EF2	S of Bardstown	Nelson		0550	1 mile (1.6 km)	One building at construction shop was destroyed (two others were damaged), along with a mobile home where two people were injured.
EF0	SE of Waddy	Shelby		0552	0.33 miles (500 m)	A large barn was destroyed, and several trees were snapped.
EF1	SE of Springfield	Washington	37°41′11″N 85°13′19″W / 37.686328, -85.221955 (Springfield, KY)	0601	0.67 miles (1.1 km)	Tornado embedded in wind damage blew a roof off a house. Several outbuildings destroyed.
EF2	NE of Springfield	Washington	37°41′11″N 85°13′19″W / 37.686328, -85.221955 (Springfield, KY)	0606	1 mile (1.6 km)	A large, well-constructed building was destroyed and concrete joints were displaced.
EF2	SW of Cynthiana	Harrison	38°23′N 84°18′W / 38.39, -84.30 (Cynthiana, KY)	0629	2.5 miles (4.0 km)	One house and several barns were destroyed and numerous other houses were damaged.
EF1	N of Frankfort	Franklin	38°11′N 84°52′W / 38.19, -84.87 (Frankfort, KY)	0642	1.5 miles (2.4 km)	Seven barns were destroyed and numerous houses were damaged.
EF0	NE of Winchester	Clark		0651	0.75 miles (1.2 km)	Tornado embedded in straight-line damage. Two barns were destroyed, and several other barns and a house were damaged.
EF1	S of Owingsville	Bath	38°05′N 83°46′W / 38.08, -83.76 (Owingsville, KY)	0706	8.7 miles (14 km)	At least 8 barns and outbuildings were destroyed, along with two mobile homes. Extensive tree damage.
EF1	E of Harrodsburg	Mercer	37°45′51″N 84°50′46″W / 37.764019, -84.845974 (Harrodsburg, KY)	0720	1 mile (1.6 km)	Two industrial buildings were damaged and extensive tree damage was reported.
EF0	N of Deniston	Menifee	37°56′N 83°32′W / 37.94, -83.54 (Deniston, KY)	0723	4.1 miles (6.6 km)	Two older barns were destroyed.
EF3	SE of Scottsville	Allen, Monroe, Metcalfe	36°40′N 86°09′W / 36.66, -86.15 (Scottsville, KY)	0740	9 miles (14 km)	4 deaths - Four others were injured. Several outbuildings, three homes and five mobile homes were destroyed. The fatalities came from three separate mobile homes. Many animals, including horses, were also killed.
Missouri
EF1	Burr area	Ripley	County, MO 36°40′N 90°52′W / 36.66, -90.87 (county)	0135	19 miles (31 km)	Intermittent tornado path with four mobile homes destroyed along with several outbuildings. Extensive tree damage.
EF1	S of Harviell	Butler		0203	3.2 miles (5.1 km)	A barn was destroyed and another one was damaged, along with several grain bins. Minor damage to a few houses.
EF2	NW of Bernie	Butler, Stoddard		0215	13.6 miles (22 km)	A mobile home, a concrete silo and several grain bins were destroyed. Roof and shingle damage also reported to numerous houses.
Indiana
EF1	Bloomfield	Greene	39°01′29″N 86°56′25″W / 39.024634, -86.940307 (Bloomfield, IN)	0315	4 miles (6.4 km)	Several structures received significant wall and roof damage. Some damage to school playground. Multiple trees down or damaged.
Louisiana
EF0	S of Archie	Catahoula	31°34′N 91°58′W / 31.57, -91.97 (Archie, LA)	0525	50 yards (46 m)	Brief narrow touchdown tore a roof off a barn.
Sources: Storm reports of February 5, 2008, NWS Jackson KY, NWS Louisville, NWS Indianapolis, NWS Jackson MS, NWS Paducah NWS Nashville NWS Memphis, NWS Memphis (Track Map), NWS Little Rock, NWS Shreveport NWS St. Louis, Missouri WEHT, Evansville, IN

[edit] February 6 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, February 6, 2008
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Alabama
EF1	N of Beaverton	Lamar, Marion	33°56′N 88°01′W / 33.93, -88.02 (Beaverton, AL)	0804	6 miles (10 km)	Numerous trees uprooted or snapped off. Roof damage and trees on houses in Beaverton.
EF2	NE of Samantha	Fayette, Tuscaloosa, Walker	33°31′N 87°32′W / 33.51, -87.53 (Samantha, AL)	0903	28 miles (45 km)	Significant damage reported in the area with 15 structures damaged or destroyed by a large wedge tornado. At least 500 trees uprooted.
EF4	Moulton area	Lawrence, Morgan	34°29′N 87°17′W / 34.48, -87.28 (Moulton, AL)	0915	16.7 miles (27 km)	4 deaths - See section on this tornado
EF0	E of Dodge City	Cullman		1000	200 yards (180 m)	Brief tornado with damage limited to some trees.
EF1	NE of Guntersville	Marshall	34°22′N 86°16′W / 34.36, -86.27 (Guntersville, AL)	1045	0.1 miles (160 m)	Brief tornado damaged a house and destroyed a carport and two outbuildings.
EF4	Rosalie area	Jackson	34°42′N 85°46′W / 34.70, -85.77 (Rosalie, AL)	1117	10.9 miles (18 km)	1 death - Several houses were flattened and blown off their foundations. Numerous trees were also shredded and a chicken house was destroyed.[7]
EF2	S of Stewartville	Coosa, Talladega	33°02′N 86°14′W / 33.04, -86.24 (Stewartville, AL)	1235	14 miles (23 km)	200 to 300 large trees snapped off or sheared by a 1/2 mile (800 m) wide wedge tornado.
Sources: Storm reports of February 6, 2008, NWS Birmingham, NWS Huntsville

[edit] February 12 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, February 12, 2008
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Mississippi
EF0	NW of Gulfport	Harrison	30°16′N 89°05′W / 30.26, -89.09	1737	0 miles (0.0 km)	Tornado briefly touched down near Interstate 10 without causing any damage.
EF0	E of McComb	Pike	31°09′N 90°11′W / 31.15, -90.19	1921	0 miles (0.0 km)	Tornado briefly touched down without causing any damage.
Louisiana
EF0	Myrtle Grove area	Plaquemines	29°22′N 89°34′W / 29.37, -89.57	1841	0 miles (0.0 km)	Tornado briefly touched down without causing any damage.
EF0	S of St. Martinville	St. Martin	30°02′N 91°29′W / 30.04, -91.49	1902	0 miles (0.0 km)	Tornado briefly touched down and knocked over two 75 ft tall ham radio towers. Caused $15,000 in damages.
EF0	New Iberia	Iberia	30°01′N 91°31′W / 30.01, -91.52	1916	0 miles (0.0 km)	Tornado briefly touched down and destroyed a carport, damaging four cars. Caused $20,000 in damages.
EF0	N of Pine Grove	St. Helena	30°25′N 90°27′W / 30.42, -90.45	1923	0 miles (0.0 km)	Tornado briefly touched down without causing any damage.
EF1	S of Independence	Tangipahoa	30°22′N 90°02′W / 30.37, -90.03	1945	1 mile (1.6 km)	1 Death Tornado touchdown in front of a hospital moving cars and breaking the windows. One women was thrown into a car and killed in the parking lot of the hospital. A mobile home was also knocked down on its side. Caused $25,000 in damages.
EF0	Montz area	St. Charles	30°00′N 90°17′W / 30.0, -90.28	2020	0 miles (0.0 km)	Tornado briefly touched down without causing any damage.
Florida
EF0	NNW of Cocoa Beach	Brevard	28°13′N 80°22′W / 28.21, -80.36	1945	0 miles (0.0 km)	Tornado briefly touched down causing damage to at least 16 apartments. Caused $200,000 in damages.
EF0	WSW of Everglades City	Collier	25°31′N 81°14′W / 25.51, -81.23	0245	1 mile (1.6 km)	Tornado moved across Everglades City producing damage to aircrafts, the school, and to other structures. Caused $444,600 in damages.
EF0	NE of Plantation	Broward	26°03′N 80°07′W / 26.05, -80.11	0403	3 miles (4.8 km)	Tornado caused minor damage to roofs, fences, awnings, power lines, and trees blown down. Caused $350,000 in damages.

[edit] February 13 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, February 13, 2008
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Florida
EF0	Marathon area	Monroe	24°25′N 81°03′W / 24.42, -81.05	1737	1 mile (1.6 km)	Waterspout moved onshore and caused damage to trees and power lines. Caused $2,000 in damages.

[edit] February 16 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, February 16, 2008
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Louisiana
EF1	W of Morganza	Pointe Coupee	30°26′N 91°22′W / 30.43, -91.37	1230	2.5 miles (4.0 km)	One mobile home suffered severe damage and many other homes had minor damage. Caused $150,000 in damages.
Texas
EF0	W of La Marque	Galveston	29°13′N 94°35′W / 29.22, -94.59	0335	0 miles (0.0 km)	Brief touchdown in Galveston, no damage reported.
EF1	S of Yellowpine	Sabine	31°09′N 93°29′W / 31.15, -93.49	0340	>100 feet (30.5 m)	Brief touchdown, a large hay barn was destroyed and a mobile home was damaged. Caused $50,000 in damages.

[edit] February 17 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, February 17, 2008
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Alabama
EF1	S of Blue Springs	Barbour	31°23′N 85°19′W / 31.39, -85.31	0600	2 miles (3.2 km)	Four houses and a mobile home were damaged. Caused $75,000 in damages.
EF2	N of Potter	Dallas	32°17′N 87°04′W / 32.29, -87.06	1826	8 miles (12.9 km)	Five structures were destroyed and hundreds of trees were either downed or uprooted. Caused $350,000 in damages.
EF2	NNE of Parker Springs	Escambia, Covington	32°17′N 87°04′W / 32.29, -87.06	1904	15 miles (24.1 km)	Three homes were destroyed and two towers were destroyed when the tornado passed through the town of Dixie in Escambia County. One home was destroyed and five others were damaged in the town of Fairfield in Covington County. Caused $950,000 in damages.
EF1	ENE of Falakto	Chilton	32°29′N 86°20′W / 32.48, -86.34	1905	1 mile (1.6 km)	One mobile home was destroyed when two trees fell on top of it. Several road signs were destroyed as well. Caused $150,000 in damages.
EF1	NW of Socapatoy	Coosa, Tallapoosa	32°00′N 86°03′W / 32.0, -86.05	1942	11 miles (17.7 km)	Six homes damaged. Caused $105,000 in damages.
EF0	WSW of Hackneyville	Tallapoosa	33°01′N 85°35′W / 33.01, -85.59	1947	5 miles (8.0 km)	A few homes suffered minor roof damage. Caused $10,000 in damages.
EF0	S of Gibsonville	Clay	33°05′N 85°28′W / 33.09, -85.47	2003	2 miles (3.2 km)	One home sustained roof damage and a restaurant had part of its roof torn off. Caused $10,000 in damages.
EF1	WNW of Jack	Coffee, Pike	31°20′N 86°00′W / 31.34, -86.0	2017	9 miles (14.5 km)	Five buildings were damaged. Caused $85,000 in damages.
EF1	NNE of Corinth	Randolph	33°09′N 85°18′W / 33.15, -85.3	2022	15 miles (24.1 km)	Numerous outbuildings were destroyed and at least 7 other buildings were damaged. Caused $100,000 in damages.
EF2	SSE of Collirene	Lowndes	32°06′N 86°29′W / 32.1, -86.49	2024	15 miles (24.1 km)	10 Injuries 11 Structures were sustained damage with three of them being destroyed. Caused $215,000 in damages.
EF3	SE of Prattville	Autauga	32°14′N 86°17′W / 32.24, -86.28	2058	6 miles (9.7 km)	50 Injuries 240 buildings were either damaged or destroyed as well as hundreds of trees uprooted. Caused $10 Million in damages.
EF2	SSE of Glenville	Russell, Stewart (GA), Chattahoochee (GA), Marion (GA), Taylor (GA), Crawford (GA), Jones (GA)	32°03′N 85°05′W / 32.05, -85.09	2140	77 miles (123.9 km)	12 Injuries Very long tracked and long lived half-mile-wide tornado destroyed several buildings and damaged numerous buildings and outbuildings. Caused $1.05 Million in damages.
EF1	NNW of Elamville	Barbour	31°25′N 85°24′W / 31.42, -85.40	2217	21 miles (33.8 km)	Several mobile homes were damaged. Caused $35,000 in damages.
EF0	NW of Richards Railroads	Barbour	31°26′N 85°10′W / 31.44, -85.17	2238	0 miles (0.0 km)	Brief tornado destroyed a barn and damaged several other buildings. Caused $6,000 in damages.
Florida
EF1	WSW of Molino Railroads	Escambia	30°25′N 87°13′W / 30.42, -87.21	1759	5 miles (8.0 km)	Tornado damaged 60 structures, 40 of which were uninhabitable. Caused $750,000 in damages.
EF1	ENE of Barth	Escambia	30°28′N 87°08′W / 30.47, -87.14	1815	2 miles (3.2 km)	Tornado destroyed one building and damaged two others. Caused $200,000 in damages.
Louisiana
EF1	S of Palmetto	St. Landry	30°25′N 91°03′W / 30.41, -91.05	0630	6 miles (9.7 km)	One tied down mobile home was blown over and rolled several times before being destroyed. Several sheds were destroyed, numerous homes were damaged and many trees were uprooted. Caused $125,000 in damages.
EF1	SSW of Greensburg	St. Helena	30°27′N 90°02′W / 30.45, -90.04	0942	Unknown	Several homes were damaged and a porch was destroyed. Caused $30,000 in damages.
EF1	Roseland area	Tangipahoa	30°28′N 90°02′W / 30.46, -90.03	0955	2 miles (3.2 km)	One home and one trailer were damaged and many trees and power lines were downed. Caused $15,000 in damages.
EF0	NW of Mt. Hermon	Washington	30°35′N 90°01′W / 30.58, -90.01	1025	Unknown	One shed was destroyed and a farm building was damaged. Caused $8,000 in damages.
EF0	W of Varnado	Washington	30°31′N 90°00′W / 30.52, -90.00	1105	Unknown	Three home and six barns sustained minor damages. Caused $20,000 in damages.
Georgia
EF1	SW of Lowell	Carroll	33°16′N 85°03′W / 33.26, -85.05	2152	4 miles (6.4 km)	Tornado damaged several buildings. Caused $150,000 in damages.

[edit] February 18 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, February 18, 2008
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Florida
EF1	SW of Mount Pleasant	Gadsden	30°24′N 84°24′W / 30.4, -84.4	0708	6 miles (9.7 km)	1 Injury Several homes damaged. Caused $200,000 in damages.
Georgia
EF0	S of Fowlstwon	Gadsden	30°27′N 84°19′W / 30.45, -84.31	0738	2 miles (3.2 km)	Several trees were uprooted which fell on homes. Caused $75,000 in damages.
EF1	S of Chapel	Grady	30°34′N 84°01′W / 30.56, -84.01	0800	4 miles (6.4 km)	1 Injury Several homes were damaged including a mobile home which was thrown into a forest. Caused $150,000 in damages.
North Carolina
EF2	N of Hookerton	Greene	35°16′N 77°20′W / 35.26, -77.34	0845	1 mile (1.6 km)	3 Injuries A two story home was demolished and damaged a few other buildings. Caused $500,000 in damages.
EF1	E of Pactolus	Pitt, Beaufort, Martin	35°22′N 77°07′W / 35.37, -77.12	0845	16 miles (25.7 km)	Several outbuildings were destroyed and several other structures were damaged. Caused $200,000 in damages.

[edit] April

[edit] April 28 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, April 28, 2008
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Virginia
EF1	S of Lawrenceville	Brunswick, Greensville	36°44′N 77°49′W / 36.73, -77.81	1848	16 miles (25.7 km)	Tornado destroyed one mobile home and damaged several homes as well as numerous trees.
EF1	E of Colonial Heights	Colonial Heights, Prince George	37°16′N 77°24′W / 37.26, -77.40	1940	1 mile (1.6 km)	21 Injuries Damage to numerous buildings, many cars damaged, and many trees were uprooted.
EF1	Bryants Corner area	Greensville	36°35′N 77°25′W / 36.59, -77.42	1950	2 miles (3.2 km)	Damage to an a couple of outbuildings and trees.
EF3	Downtown Suffolk	Suffolk	36°43′N 76°35′W / 36.72, -76.59	2005	22 miles (35.4 km)	200 Injuries Rated as a strong EF3. Long track tornado tore through Downtown Suffolk destroying several homes and damaging numerous others.
EF0	Capron area	Southampton	unknown	2010	0.25 miles (0.4 km)	Several trees were downed
EF1	S of Claremont	Surry	37°13′N 76°58′W / 37.21, -76.97	2018	0.25 miles (0.4 km)	One home was destroyed.
EF0	NW of Jamestown	James City	37°16′N 76°50′W / 37.27, -76.83	2040	0.5 miles (0.8 km)	Minor damage to homes.
EF1	Carrsville area	Isle of Wight	36°43′N 76°50′W / 36.71, -76.83	2045	3 miles (4.8 km)	Several homes damaged.
EF1	Bohannon area	Matthews	37°29′N 76°23′W / 37.48, -76.39	2045	0.25 miles (0.4 km)	Several homes damaged and a boat was overturned.
EF0	SW of Gloucester	Gloucester, Matthews	37°23′N 76°34′W / 37.38, -76.57	2055	11 miles (17.7 km)	Several homes and trees were damaged.

[edit] May

[edit] May 22 event (Preliminary- none confirmed yet)

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, May 22, 2008
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Colorado
EF?	NW of Milton Reservoir	Weld	40°16′N 104°40′W / 40.26, -104.66	1726	unknown	Tornado uprooted trees.
EF?	Platteville area	Weld	40°13′N 104°49′W / 40.22, -104.82	1727	unknown	Half-mile-wide tornado reported.
EF?	Gilcrest area	Weld	40°17′N 104°47′W / 40.28, -104.78	1732	unknown	Tornado moved into town.
EF?	E of Gilcrest	Weld	40°19′N 104°48′W / 40.32, -104.8	1740	unknown	Extremely large tornado reported
EF?	Windsor area	Weld	40°29′N 104°55′W / 40.49, -104.91	1759-1802	unknown	1 Death 100+ Injuries Enormous tornado up to a mile wide reported. Many buildings leveled in the town of Windsor.
EF?	W of Dacono	Weld	40°05′N 105°01′W / 40.08, -105.02	1823	unknown
EF?	SW of Dacono	Weld	40°02′N 105°00′W / 40.03, -105.0	1832	unknown
Wyoming
EF?	WSW of Buford	Albany	41°07′N 105°20′W / 41.11, -105.34	1922	>0.5 miles	1 Injury Four funnel clouds reported with one confirmed touchdown. Tornado destroyed a porch and lifted lumber from a construction site into the air.
EF?	Laramie area	Albany	41°19′N 105°35′W / 41.31, -105.58	1930	unknown	Tornado damaged two schools, a Walmart, and many houses.
EF?	SW of Buford	Albany	41°04′N 105°21′W / 41.07, -105.35	2055	unknown	Vortex visible on ground
Kansas
EF?	SW of Gove	Gove	38°47′N 100°44′W / 38.78, -100.73	2047	unknown
EF?	S of Grinnell	Gove	38°59′N 100°38′W / 38.98, -100.63	2119	unknown
EF?	NW of Hoxie	Sheridan	38°28′N 100°34′W / 38.46, -100.57	2214	unknown
EF?	SW of Oberlin	Decatur	39°41′N 100°42′W / 39.69, -100.7	2225	unknown
EF?	NW of Grainfield	Sheridan	39°08′N 100°31′W / 39.14, -100.51	2231	unknown
EF?	WNW of Alamota	Lane	38°28′N 100°22′W / 38.46, -100.37	2232	unknown
EF?	NNW of Alamota	Lane	38°32′N 100°21′W / 38.53, -100.35	2238	unknown
EF?	SW of Hoxie	Sheridan	39°15′N 100°34′W / 39.25, -100.57	2240	unknown
EF?	SW of Oberlin	Decatur	38°32′N 100°21′W / 38.53, -100.35	2240	unknown	Storm chases saw tornado for 10 minutes.
EF?	Oberlin area	Decatur	39°49′N 100°32′W / 39.82, -100.53	2255	unknown	Possible damage in Oberlin
EF?	NW of Hoxie	Sheridan	39°24′N 100°29′W / 39.4, -100.49	2301	unknown	Large tornado spotted.
EF?	N of Utica	Gove	38°47′N 100°10′W / 38.79, -100.17	2313	unknown
EF?	N of Oberlin	Decatur	39°55′N 100°32′W / 39.91, -100.53	2314	unknown	Tornado persisted for 10 minutes.
EF?	S of Dresden	Decatur	39°37′N 100°25′W / 39.61, -100.42	2322	unknown	Two tornadoes reported.
EF?	S of Collyer	Trego	38°58′N 100°07′W / 38.97, -100.12	2326	unknown
EF?	S of Collyer	Trego	39°01′N 100°07′W / 39.01, -100.12	2334	unknown
EF?	NNE of Dresden	Decatur	39°40′N 100°24′W / 39.66, -100.4	2336	unknown
EF?	E of Collyer	Trego	39°02′N 100°48′W / 39.04, -100.8	2342	unknown
EF?	E of Kanona	Decatur	39°48′N 100°23′W / 39.8, -100.39	2359	unknown
Nebraska
EF?	SSW of Wauneta	Chase	40°23′N 101°23′W / 40.38, -101.39	2229	unknown

[edit] See also

• Tornadoes of 2008
• List of US tornadoes of 2007

[edit] References