List of United States tornadoes in April 2009

This is a list of all tornadoes that were confirmed by local offices of the National Weather Service in the United States in April 2009.

Confirmed
Total		 Confirmed
EF0		 Confirmed
EF1		 Confirmed
EF2		 Confirmed
EF3		 Confirmed
EF4		 Confirmed
EF5
226 113 81 20 9 1 0

Note: 2 tornadoes were confirmed in the final totals, but do not have a listed rating.

Contents

April 1 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, April 1, 2009
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
Florida
EF0 ESE of Snow Hill Seminole 2022 unknown Brief tornado spotted with no damage.
Sources: NCDC Storm Data

April 2 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, April 2, 2009
EF#
Location
County/Parish
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
Louisiana
EF0 Watson Livingston 1713 unknown Brief tornado snapped a few trees.
Mississippi
EF0 E of McComb Pike 1740 unknown Brief tornado with no damage.
EF0 ENE of Pearlington Hancock 1850 1.5 miles (2.4 km) Several trees were snapped, but no structures were impacted.
EF0 SSW of Bay St. Louis Hancock 1905 unknown Brief tornado reported along the beachfront.
EF0 Ocean Springs Jackson 1945 0.5 miles (0.80 km) Minor damage to 14 homes, including 2 roofs lifted off.
EF0 WNW of Houston Chickasaw 2342 0.6 miles (0.97 km) Intermittent tornado damaged some trees and power lines.
EF1 WNW of Amory Monroe 0023 3 miles (4.8 km) A house lost parts of its roof and many trees and power lines were knocked down.
Alabama
EF0 Hightogy area Lamar 2015 0.1 miles (0.16 km) Brief touchdown with no known damage.
EF1 NW of Samantha Tuscaloosa 2043 0.6 miles (0.97 km) Damage limited to hardwood and softwood trees being snapped and/or uprooted.
EF1 S of Leighton Colbert 2046 0.3 miles (0.48 km) Damage to the roof of one church and to numerous trees.
EF0 SW of Tanner Limestone 2135 1.8 miles (2.9 km) Damage to three homes, a barn and a metal shed. Numerous trees were snapped.
EF1 Lacey's Spring area Morgan 2226 1.2 miles (1.9 km) Mostly minor damage to several residences including manufactured homes although some homes sustained heavier damage due to fallen trees. A shed was destroyed.
EF0 W of Huntsville Madison 0109 0.7 miles (1.1 km) Damage limited to trees though one of the fallen trees landed on top of a home.
Tennessee
EF1 East Nashville Davidson 2100 2 miles (3.2 km) Tornado touched down near Nashville International Airport at the corner of Briley Parkway and Murfreesboro Pike, roughly following Elm Hill Pike. Several businesses were damaged - some of them heavily. Minor damage to homes and numerous trees were downed. One person was injured.
Florida
EF0 SW of River Junction Gadsden 2225 unknown Small tornado reported along Interstate 10 with no damage.
Sources:

SPC Storm Reports for 04/02/09, NWS Huntsville, NWS Nashville, NWS New Orleans, NWS Birmingham, NCDC Storm Data

April 4 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, April 4, 2009
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
Nebraska
EF0 E of Fairfield Clay 2040 3 miles (4.8 km) Two houses sustained minor damage. A barn and three outbuildings were destroyed.
EF0 E of Sutton Clay 2145 2 miles (3.2 km) Brief tornado with no damage.
EF0 S of Pickerell Gage 2215 2 miles (3.2 km) A pole shed was heavily damaged and a house lost its roof. Trees were also damaged.
Sources: NCDC Storm Data

April 5 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, April 5, 2009
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
Kentucky
EF1 E of Liberty Casey 0120 0.25 miles (0.40 km) One house lost its roof and two barns were destroyed
Sources: NWS Louisville

April 6 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, April 6, 2009
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
North Carolina
EF2 SE of Clarkton Bladen 1440 1.5 miles (2.4 km) Damage to four houses including one that was shifted from its foundation and large shed was destroyed. Significant tree damage in the area.
EF0 SSE of Sunbury Gates 1535 0.25 miles (0.40 km) Brief tornado touchdown with damage limited to tree tops.
EF1 W of Longwood Brunswick 1545 2.2 miles (3.5 km) Minor damage to two houses. Dozens of trees were heavily damaged.
Sources: NWS Wilmington, NC, NWS Wilmington, NC (LSR), NWS Wakefield (LSR), WVEC, NCDC Storm Data

April 8 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, April 8, 2009
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
Idaho
EF0 SW of Burley Cassia 1900 unknown Tornado was on the ground for 5 minutes with no damage.
Sources: NCDC Storm Data

April 9 event

See also: April 2009 tornado outbreak
List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, April 9, 2009
EF#
Location
County/Parish
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
Oklahoma
EF0 E of Vinita Craig 2303 2.4 miles (3.9 km) Roofs were torn off several homes and a barn. Damage to two power poles.
EF0 SE of Wilburton Latimer 2318 4.3 miles (6.9 km) Several houses and a gas compressor station were damaged.
EF1 ENE of Nashoba Pushmataha 2342 7.7 miles (12.4 km) Many trees were damaged, including snapped trunks.
EF1 N of Wister Le Flore 2355 7.5 miles (12.1 km) Several homes were damaged and several barns were destroyed.
EF2 E of Big Cedar Le Flore, Polk (AR) 0026 9.2 miles (14.8 km) Several mobile homes and a permanent home were heavily damaged or destroyed. Four people were injured, one of whom sustained broken bones.
EF3 Eagletown to Dierks, AR McCurtain, Sevier (AR), Howard (AR), Pike (AR) 0101 29 miles (47 km) Long-track tornado with significant damage, particularly in De Queen, Arkansas. At least 10 mobile homes were destroyed, with seven people injured in the park. An Army Corps of Engineers office and another reinforced concrete building were also heavily damaged in the Dierks Lake area.
Texas
EF1 NW of Hughes Springs Morris, Cass 0052 6 miles (9.7 km) Damage to trees and power lines along the path.
EF2 NW of Linden Cass 0105 16 miles (26 km) Many trees were knocked down, crushing houses and vehicles. A two-story house was severely damaged, and a portable building was blown away.
EF0 NE of Bivins Cass 0141 2.4 miles (3.9 km) Numerous trees were knocked down along its path.
EF1 NW of Hallsville Harrison 0213 3.1 miles (5.0 km) Several houses damaged by falling trees and windows blown out. A large shed was ripped from its foundation.
EF2 Waskom to Bossier City, LA Harrison, Caddo (LA), Bossier (LA) 0248 38.5 miles (62.0 km) Continuous long-track tornado with many houses and businesses damaged along its path, some of which were nearly destroyed. Tornado tracked near Cross Lake and eventually into downtown Shreveport (with little damage there) before crossing the Red River into Bossier City. Damage was also reported at Barksdale Air Force Base. Two people were injured and overall damage was about $14 million.
Arkansas
EF3 Mena area Polk 0102 14.5 miles (23.3 km) 3 deaths – See article section on this tornado
EF2 Center Point area Howard 0134 2.5 miles (4.0 km) Rare large anticyclonic tornado severely damaged a house and a barn. One person was injured.
EF3 N of Kiblah Miller 0151 10 miles (16 km) An outbuilding and a mobile home were destroyed, throwing debris 1/2 mile (800 m) away. Major tree damage along its path.
EF1 SE of Newhope Pike 0153 3 miles (4.8 km) Many trees were knocked down on private timber company land.
EF2 S of Crossett Ashley 0427 14 miles (23 km) 15 houses, including some mobile homes, were heavily damaged or destroyed and 27 others were damaged to lesser degrees. Many trees were also damaged or knocked over.
Missouri
EF0 Nixa area Christian 0120 1.6 miles (2.6 km) Minor damage to more than a dozen homes with additional damage to trees and fences. Several power lines were also downed by the tornado along Route 160.[1]
Louisiana
EF0 NNE of Bolinger Bossier 0302 0.75 miles (1.21 km) Several trees were snapped in a heavily forested area.
EF0 NE of Heflin Webster 0404 2.25 miles (3.62 km) Several trees were snapped or uprooted.
EF1 NE of Litroe Union 0421 5 miles (8.0 km) Tornado damaged trees in the Upper Ouachita Wildlife Refuge.
EF1 S of Simsboro Lincoln 0433 4.4 miles (7.1 km) Many trees were snapped and a house sustained minor roof damage.
EF2 NE of Eros Jackson, Ouachita 0505 11.7 miles (18.8 km) Several houses were damaged, one of them heavily with its roof torn off. Many trees were damaged, with some falling onto structures.
EF1 Delhi area Richland, Madison 0627 4.5 miles (7.2 km) Tornado roughly paralleled Interstate 20 with some trees down and minor damage to a few houses.
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for April 9, 2009, NWS Little Rock, NWS Tulsa, NWS Springfield, NWS Jackson, NWS Shreveport, 2009 Oklahoma tornadoes, NWS Shreveport, NCDC Storm Data

April 10 event

See also: April 2009 tornado outbreak
List of reported tornadoes - Friday, April 10, 2009
EF#
Location
County/Parish
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
Alabama
EF0 Martling area Marshall 1038 1.9 miles (3.1 km) Early morning weak tornado produced minor roof damage to a few homes, heavily damaged two sheds and peeled the roof off a barn.
EF0 SSW of Thach Limestone 1859 unknown Brief tornado with up to 20 trees were snapped at mile 359 on Interstate 65.
EF3 E of Grant Marshall, Jackson, DeKalb 2002 33 miles (53 km) Long track tornado with many houses heavily damaged in the area along Lake Guntersville and in subdivisions to the east, with a few destroyed. Many mobile homes and boat houses were also destroyed along its path. Five people were injured.
EF1 SW of Roxana Tallapoosa, Lee 0012 18 miles (29 km) Numerous barns and outbuildings were heavily damaged. Many trees were also knocked down.
EF1 Loachapoka area Lee 0030 6 miles (9.7 km) A church sustained moderate roof damage and many outbuildings, a few vehicles and hundreds of trees were damaged.
EF1 S of Beauregard Lee 0051 2.25 miles (3.62 km) Damage to several structures including a mobile home and roof damage to buildings.
EF1 Crawford area Russell 0104 6 miles (9.7 km) Damage limited to uprooted trees.
EF1 Phenix City Russell 0119 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado touched down at the Phenix City dragstrip. The most severe damage was at a mobile home park, where two people were injured.
EF1 Notasulga area Tallapoosa, Macon, Lee 0126 25.3 miles (40.7 km) Several houses sustained minor damage and mobile homes sustained significant damage. Thousands of trees were snapped or uprooted.
EF1 Montgomery area Montgomery, Macon, Bullock 0148 26.1 miles (42.0 km) Tornado tracked across the eastern side of the Montgomery metropolitan area and continued eastward. Dozens of houses were damaged, and at least three barns and numerous outbuildings were destroyed. Thousands of trees were damaged.
EF1 Seale area Russell 0220 0.5 miles (0.80 km) One mobile home was destroyed injuring its occupant. Several trees were also blown down.
Tennessee
EF1 NE of Camden Benton 1541 4.5 miles (7.2 km) 12 homes and two mobile homes suffered roof damage while several outbuildings were destroyed.
EF0 NW of Waverly Humphreys 1550 1 mile (1.6 km) Brief tornado touchdown in the Highlands on Kentucky Lake subdivision snapped a few trees.
EF1 N of Waverly Humphreys, Houston 1559 12 miles (19 km) Five houses were damaged and a mobile home and two barns were destroyed. Extensive tree damage.
EF4 Murfreesboro area Rutherford 1719 23.3 miles (37.5 km) 2 deaths – See article section on this tornado
EF1 SSW of Portland Sumner 1749 0.6 miles (0.97 km) Tornado touched down near the Johnston Crossroads community. Four houses and a mobile home lost their roofs and trees were damaged.
EF0 SE of Rucker Rutherford 1758 0.2 miles (0.32 km) A house was damaged from a blown tree along a short path.
EF1 Pleasant View Rutherford 1801 3.7 miles (6.0 km) Four houses and a barn were damaged and trees were uprooted.
EF0 W of Woodbury Cannon 1819 0.8 miles (1.3 km) Minimal damage, mostly to trees.
EF0 W of Hillsboro Coffee 1918 unknown Brief tornado videotaped by a storm chaser along Interstate 24 with no damage.
EF1 S of Monterey Putnam, Cumberland 1922 12 miles (19 km) Many trees were twisted, snapped or uprooted. Several farm buildings and many fences were also damaged.
EF2 S of Dunlap (1st tornado) Sequatchie 2002 5 miles (8.0 km) Several houses and a school sustained minor to moderate damage. Severe tree damage with trunks snapped.
EF1 S of Dunlap (2nd tornado) Sequatchie 2005 unknown Brief tornado damaged a house and several trees.
EF1 ENE of Sale Creek Hamilton 2023 0.5 miles (0.80 km) One house was damaged and many trees were knocked down.
Kentucky
EF0 W of Almo Calloway 1616 0.25 miles (0.40 km) Tornado embedded in a microburst. Several houses sustained minor damage and trees damaged.
EF1 NE of Eddyville Lyon 1645 0.33 miles (0.53 km) A mobile home was overturned by a short-lived tornado, injuring one person. A commercial building was also damaged.
EF0 NW of Crofton Christian 1647 1.5 miles (2.4 km) Tornado confirmed by emergency management. Minor damage to several buildings on a farm.
EF3 Mannington area Christian, Hopkins 1654 2 miles (3.2 km) Tornado touched down in the community with 2 houses destroyed according to WEHT-TV. Two people inside a destroyed house were injured - one severely.[2]
EF0 W of Eubank Pulaski 1856 unknown Brief tornado with debris visible but no damage.
EF1 NE of Eubank Pulaski, Lincoln 1917 6.5 miles (10.5 km) Several barns, a metal shed and two mobile homes were destroyed. Several other structures including homes were damaged. One conventional home was pushed off 10 feet from its foundation.
Georgia
EF2 Summerville Chattooga 2100 0.9 miles (1.4 km) Over 30 homes and 10 businesses were damaged, with a lumber warehouse and car care center taking the most damage. One mobile home was destroyed.
EF1 NE of Jasper Pickens 2204 3.5 miles (5.6 km) Damage limited to trees, utility poles and power lines.
EF2 NNE of Carnesville Franklin 2253 4.5 miles (7.2 km) Several houses and mobile homes were heavily damaged. A chicken house was flattened and others were damaged.
EF1 SE of Dunn Forsyth 2257 0.5 miles (0.80 km) Brief tornado/waterspout on the shores of Lake Lanier damaged at least 100 trees - some falling on a house - and destroyed at least three boats and two boat docks.
EF1 SE of Ochille Chattahoochee 0146 4 miles (6.4 km) Several outbuildings and sheds were destroyed. Hundreds of trees were also damaged.
EF0 NNE of Boneville McDuffie 0153 unknown Brief tornado with trees down, some on vehicles.
EF1 NE of Cussetta Chattahoochee 0200 4 miles (6.4 km) Minor damage to two homes, one church and several sheds. A metal storage building was destroyed.
EF0 NW of Sparta Hancock 0219 1.5 miles (2.4 km) Damage to one mobile home.
EF0 N of Sparta Hancock 0223 1.1 miles (1.8 km) Damage limited to trees.
EF3 NE of Sparta Hancock 0228 6.5 miles (10.5 km) Two homes and a mobile home were destroyed with damage to two other homes. Numerous trees were flattened. One person was injured and a Shetland pony was killed.
EF3 Grovetown to Augusta Columbia, Richmond 0230 18 miles (29 km) Large wedge tornado with significant damage along a swath roughly paralleling U.S. Route 278 in the Augusta area, including to many houses, businesses and mobile homes. 12 people were injured at a nursing home which was hit and over 150 had to be evacuated.
EF0 SE of Gibson Glascock 0256 0.6 miles (0.97 km) A few pine trees were damaged.
EF1 NW of Seville Sumter, Dooly, Wilcox 0300 25 miles (40 km) Two houses sustained significant roof damage along a long track. Severe damage was also reported to several mobile homes, a radio tower and over 1,000 trees.
EF0 N of Vienna Dooly 0320 6 miles (9.7 km) One house sustained roof damage, a chicken house was destroyed and a tin roof was peeled from a barn.
EF3 St. Clair area Burke 0334 26 miles (42 km) Long track tornado with numerous houses and a church heavily damaged. A grocery store was also destroyed, as were many trees. Four people were injured, one seriously.
EF1 NE of Plains Sumter 0340 1 mile (1.6 km) Spotty light damage mostly to trees.
EF1 S of David Glascock, Jefferson 0402 4 miles (6.4 km) A church and its cemetery were heavily damaged. Many trees were knocked down.
EF1 Cobb area Sumter, Crisp, Wilcox 0415 33 miles (53 km) About 70 houses were damaged, some of them heavily. Heavy damage to trees and power lines.
EF0 NE of Keysville Burke 0434 2 miles (3.2 km) Many trees were knocked down.
South Carolina
EF0 W of Long Creek Oconee 2230 unknown Brief tornado with no damage.
EF1 S of Townville Anderson 2323 3 miles (4.8 km) Several houses were damaged due to fallen trees along Lake Hartwell, and a trailer was thrown off its blocks.
EF0 NW of Campbell Anderson 2350 2 miles (3.2 km) A few trees were snapped or uprooted.
EF1 NW of Watts Abbeville 0023 2 miles (3.2 km) Two houses were damaged, one of them by fallen trees.
EF2 Abbeville area Abbeville 0028 7 miles (11 km) A half-dozen homes lost their entire roof, numerous trailers were destroyed and other buildings were heavily damaged. Two people were injured.
EF1 S of Jonesville Union 0032 4 miles (6.4 km) At least four mobile homes were damaged with some debris landing in trees. A textile plant was also damaged.
EF1 Greenwood area Greenwood 0041 5 miles (8.0 km) A few houses were damaged, one of which lost its roof. Extensive and severe tree damage along the intermittent path.
EF1 N of Greenwood Greenwood 0043 3 miles (4.8 km) Several houses were damaged, one of which lost its roof. A train derailed after a tree fell on the track.
EF3 Beech Island area Aiken 0257 15 miles (24 km) Many houses and businesses were severely damaged or destroyed. 14 people were injured and one indirect death occurred due to an auto accident.
EF1 N of Averill Allendale 0426 1.2 miles (1.9 km) Extensive tree damage along its path but no structural damage.
EF2 NE of Martin Allendale 0430 1.2 miles (1.9 km) A mobile home was heavily damaged and several other houses were damaged. Extensive tree damage.
EF0 NW of Millett Barnwell 0521 unknown Brief tornado damaged a few trees along the Savannah River.
North Carolina
EF0 E of Washington Beaufort 0640 400 yards (370 m) Minor damage to several houses, one of which had roof damage. Numerous trees were knocked down.
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for April 10, 2009, NWS Nashville, NWS Paducah, NWS Huntsville, NWS Morristown, NWS Birmingham, NWS Louisville, NWS Jackson, KY, NWS Peachtree City, NWS Charleston, SC, NWS Greenville, SC, NWS Newport, NCDC Storm Data

April 11 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, April 11, 2009
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
Texas
EF0 SE of Spraberry Glasscock 0055 0.75 miles (1.21 km) Damage to an area of mesquite trees as well as a snapped power pole.
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for April 11, 2009, NWS Midland, TX, NCDC Storm Data

April 12 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, April 12, 2009
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
Texas
EF0 N of Montague Montague 0013 unknown Brief tornado with minimal damage.
Sources: NCDC Storm Data

April 13 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, April 13, 2009
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
Alabama
EF0 WNW of Black Geneva 1300 unknown Several houses were damaged along its short path.
Georgia
EF1 Fitzgerald area Ben Hill 1640 3 miles (4.8 km) Several buildings were damaged, with one losing its brick facade, and many trees were also damaged. Originally determined to be due to a microburst but photographic evidence determined it was a tornado.
EF0 SW of Baxley Appling 1840 5 miles (8.0 km) Narrow tornado track with a house porch damaged.
EF1 SE of Townsend McIntosh 2040 8 miles (13 km) Minor structural damage to a church. Extensive damage to trees.
Tennessee
EF0 Manchester area Coffee 0145 0.5 miles (0.80 km) Roof damage to a one home and numerous trees twisted, snapped or uprooted.
Florida
EF0 SW of Crescent Beach St. Johns 0210 unknown Brief tornado blew part of a roof off a house and damaged a fence.
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for April 13, 2009, NWS Jacksonville, NWS Nashville (PIS), NWS Charleston, SC, NWS Tallahassee, NCDC Storm Data

April 14 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, April 14, 2009
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
Florida
EF1 Trinity area Pinellas, Pasco 1228 2.3 miles (3.7 km) A barn was destroyed, a green house was missing, one business had roof damage and a destroyed awning and 50 homes had light to moderate damage. Damage to fences and trees.
EF0 Wesley Chapel Pasco 1300 0.25 miles (0.40 km) 6 homes were damaged mostly to roofs, roof decking, siding and fences. A pool cage was destroyed, trees were downed and an SUV was flipped.
EF0 Port St. John Brevard 1501 0.2 miles (0.32 km) Brief tornado embedded in straight-line wind damage. A flea market was damaged.
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for April 14, 2009, NWS Tampa Bay, NWS Melbourne, NCDC Storm Data

April 16 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, April 16, 2009
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
Texas
EF0 N of Kress Swisher 2044 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado sighted in open fields near Interstate 27 with no damage.
EF0 N of Acuff Lubbock 2202 2 miles (3.2 km) Tornado remained in open country with no damage.
EF0 E of Idalou Lubbock 2203 2 miles (3.2 km) Second tornado in a supercell with minor damage to a business.
EF0 SW of Ralls Crosby 2345 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado appeared as a large dusty spin-up with no damage.
EF0 W of Justiceburg Garza 0020 1 mile (1.6 km) A house lost a few shingles.
EF0 W of Clairemont Kent 0115 1 mile (1.6 km) Brief tornado over open ranchland with no damage.
EF1 W of County Line Lubbock, Hale 0156 8 miles (13 km) Several mobile homes sustained roof damage and several outbuildings were destroyed. Damage also reported to power poles.
EF1 S of Knott Martin 0220 8 miles (13 km) Damage to power poles and a shed.
EF0 Vincent Howard 0225 unknown
EF1 NW of County Line Hale 0226 2 miles (3.2 km) Tornado knocked down power poles and a small tower.
EF0 NW of Clairemont Kent 0238 unknown Tumble weeds and other vegetation were thrown around.
EF2 W of Fairview Howard 0253 11 miles (18 km) Damage to a large tank, a radio tower, a storage shed and numerous power poles and power distribution towers including some sheared off their base.
EF1 S of Ackerly Martin 0255 7 miles (11 km) A large shed was destroyed and a house sustained minor roof damage.
EF0 W of Girard Kent 0305 2 miles (3.2 km) Tornado remained in mesquite-covered range land with no damage.
EF1 W of Acuff Lubbock 0314 2 miles (3.2 km) A poorly-constructed barn was destroyed and a business sustained minor damage.
EF0 E of Gilpin Dickens 0335 unknown Brief tornado remained in open rangeland with no damage.
EF0 SW of Guthrie King 0352 unknown Brief tornado with a few power flashes sighted.
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for April 16, 2009, NWS Lubbock, NWS Midland/Odessa, NCDC Storm Data

April 17 event

List of reported tornadoes - Friday, April 17, 2009
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
Colorado
EF0 W of Karval Lincoln 2149 unknown Brief tornado spotted with no damage.
Sources: NCDC Storm Data

April 18 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, April 18, 2009
EF#
Location
County/Parish
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
Texas
EF0 NE of Easterly Robertson 1430 unknown Brief tornado tore down trees, fences and power lines.
EF0 SW of Highland Bayou Galveston 2100 1 mile (1.6 km) Several houses were damaged and an observing platform was destroyed.
Kansas
EF0 N of Cimarron (1st tornado) Gray 1757 1 mile (1.6 km) Brief spin-up landspout tornado.
EF0 N of Cimarron (2nd tornado) Gray 1829 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado remained in a plowed field with no damage.
EF0 SW of Kalvesta Finney 1902 2 miles (3.2 km) Intermittent tornado remained in open country.
EF2 SE of Kalvesta Finney, Hodgeman 1910 4 miles (6.4 km) A farm was heavily damaged by a multiple-vortex tornado.
EF0 N of Kalvesta Finney 1925 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado remained in open country.
Louisiana
EF0 Nuba St. Landry 0015 unknown Brief tornado knocked a few trees down.
EF0 E of Sambo St. Landry 0120 unknown Brief tornado knocked a few trees and power lines down.
EF0 N of Krotz Springs St. Landry 0210 5 miles (8.0 km) One house and a workshop lost their roofs. Numerous trees were knocked down.
Oklahoma
EF1 W of Langston Logan 0105 0.5 miles (0.80 km) Four houses damaged, along with several outbuildings, trees and power poles.
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for April 18, 2009, NWS Lake Charles, NWS Dodge City, NCDC Storm Data

April 19 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, April 19, 2009
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
Alabama
EF0 Whitsitt area Hale 2252 3.55 miles (5.71 km) Damage to trees, a barn and an outbuilding.
EF0 S of Mount Hope Lawrence 2303 1.3 miles (2.1 km) Minor roof damage to two homes and several trees were snapped or uprooted. First of four tornado touchdowns from a single supercell in Lawrence and Morgan Counties.
EF1 Big Prairie Creek area Perry 2304 3.77 miles (6.07 km) Minor roof damage to one home and damage to softwood trees.
EF0 Alabaster area (1st tornado) Shelby 2316 1.08 miles (1.74 km) Numerous trees snapped or uprooted and minor roof damage to several apartment complexes.
EF1 SE of Moulton Lawrence 2318 4.5 miles (7.2 km) A concrete industrial facility lost its roof and suffered structural damage.
EF1 N of Marion Perry 2328 1.25 miles (2.01 km) One house sustained minor damage, and many trees were damaged.
EF0 E of Punkin Center Morgan 2343 2.2 miles (3.5 km) Trees were uprooted. One tree fell on a mobile home.
EF0 Alabaster area (2nd tornado) Shelby 2353 1.82 miles (2.93 km) Funnel/wall cloud was captured by ABC 33-40 skycam from the University of Montevallo and by trained weather spotter's microwave signal broadcast live on ABC 33-40 storm coverage. Trees were reported down near Alabaster at Interstate 65.
EF0 S of Priceville Morgan 2358 0.75 miles (1.21 km) Structural damage to a shed with the rest of the damage limited to trees.
EF0 Guest area DeKalb 0003 1.1 miles (1.8 km) A small barn was destroyed. Remaining damage limited to trees.
EF0 W of Gibson Montgomery 0110 0.15 miles (0.24 km) About ten trees were snapped or uprooted. Minor shingle damage to a home and part of a metal roof was blown off a barn.
EF1 SE of Carters Hill Montgomery 0120 0.2 miles (0.32 km) Brief tornado overturned three horse trailers, one of which was destroyed.
EF1 N of Hustleville Marshall 0135 3 miles (4.8 km) 1 death - Mobile home destroyed by tornado killing one person and critically injuring another occupant. Several chickens and two cows were also killed by flying debris as a chicken house was destroyed and several others damaged. Extensive damage to barns and outbuildings.
EF0 Shopton Bullock 0136 0.1 miles (0.16 km) Brief tornado with minor tree damage.
EF2 Highland Lake area Blount, St. Clair 0159 6.53 miles (10.51 km) Seven chicken houses were destroyed killing 100,000 chickens. 18 structures were damaged or destroyed in total, including a two-story house.
EF1 Hammondville area DeKalb 0216 5.3 miles (8.5 km) Minor roof and structural damage to a few buildings, One tree fell into a home affected by a tornado on March 28. Many trees were damaged.
EF1 NE of Ashville St. Clair 0221 2.92 miles (4.70 km) About 50 trees were snapped or uprooted.
EF2 Phenix City/Columbus, GA Russell, Muscogee (GA) 0333 4 miles (6.4 km) Over 110 houses and businesses were damaged, some of them heavily. Some of the most significant damage was on the campus of Columbus State University, where a converted dorm was heavily damaged. Hundreds of trees also damaged.
Georgia
EF1 E of Woodstock Cherokee 0300 1.5 miles (2.4 km) Damage was reported to over 120 houses, of which at least 12 were heavily damaged or destroyed. Some of the destruction was caused by fallen trees. Two people were injured.
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for April 19, 2009, NWS Birmingham (PIS), NWS Huntsville, NWS Peachtree City, NCDC Storm Data

April 20 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, April 20, 2009
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
Virginia
EF0 Raynor area Isle of Wight 2345 8 miles (13 km) Numerous trees toppled and minor damage to homes and sheds.
Sources: NWS Wakefield, VA, NCDC Storm Data

April 25 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, April 25, 2009
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
Kansas
EF1 W of Linwood Leavenworth 2335 8 miles (13 km) Several barns were damaged or destroyed. Two homes sustained significant damage.
EF0 NW of Geuda Springs Sumner 2349 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado remained in an open field.
EF0 N of Winfield Cowley 0034 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado remained in an open field.
EF1 NE of Douglas Butler 0129 1 mile (1.6 km) A house and several outbuildings were damaged.
Missouri
EF0 S of Cameron Clinton 0217 unknown Brief touchdown with no damage.
Oklahoma
EF2 Enid Garfield 0310 1.5 miles (2.4 km) Significant damage on the north side of town, with the exposition centre hard hit with numerous buildings heavily damaged. Several houses also sustained roof damage.
EF2 SE of Kremlin Garfield 0342 1 mile (1.6 km) One house lost its roof.
EF1 S of Hillsdale Garfield 0550 5 miles (8.0 km) Several barns and trees were damaged.
EF1 W of Kremlin Garfield 0639 1 mile (1.6 km) Large tornado reported by KWTV storm trackers. A barn was destroyed and a house lost parts of its roof.
Sources: NWS Kansas City, NWS Norman, 2009 Oklahoma tornadoes

April 26 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, April 26, 2009
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
Kansas
EF0 S of Potwin Butler 2050 unknown Brief tornado touchdown with tree damage.
EF0 NNE of Burns Butler 2102 1 mile (1.6 km) Brief tornado reported by a KAKE-TV spotter with no damage.
EF1 SW of Wichita Sedgwick 2249 3.14 miles (5.05 km) A house lost its roof and a camper was blown apart. Two people were injured.
EF0 ENE of Wathena Doniphan 0110 unknown Brief tornado with no damage.
Oklahoma
EF0 S of Crawford Roger Mills 2125 4 miles (6.4 km) Tornado reported by media outlets with no damage.
EF2 NE of Crawford Roger Mills, Ellis 2134 11 miles (18 km) A mobile home was destroyed.
EF0 S of Sharon Woodward 2228 unknown Brief rain-wrapped tornado confirmed by storm chasers.
Iowa
EF1 NE of Lafayette Linn, Delaware 2152 22 miles (35 km) Several farm buildings were damaged and camping trailers were destroyed.
EF0 NE of Ellston Ringgold 2308 1.25 miles (2.01 km) Tornado confirmed via photographs with no damage.
Wisconsin
EF0 ENE of Tennyson Grant 2355 unknown Brief tornado with no damage.
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for April 26, 2009,NWS Wichita, NWS Quad Cities, NWS Norman, 2009 Wisconsin Tornadoes, NCDC Storm Data

April 27 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, April 27, 2009
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
Texas
EF1 S of Weir Williamson 0910 2 miles (3.2 km) Over 20 houses were damaged, most of which was minor. Several outbuildings and sheds were destroyed.
EF1 Corsicana area Navarro 1330 0.4 miles (0.64 km) Ten structures were damaged including the Lee Academy School. One person was injured at the school.
EF0 SSW of Wills Point Van Zandt 1428 1 mile (1.6 km) Brief tornado with no damage.
EF0 NNW of Yorktown DeWitt 2036 unknown Brief tornado damaged a mobile home.
EF0 NE of Bleakwood Newton 0225 unknown Brief tornado knocked down a few trees.
EF0 Holly Springs Jasper 0229 unknown Brief tornado reported by local law enforcement with no damage.
Arkansas
EF1 NE of Clarksville Johnson 2311 3.1 miles (5.0 km) A garden shed was destroyed while, two turkey houses, one chicken house, a farm shed and several homes had roof damage.
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for April 26, 2009, SPC Storm Reports for April 27, 2009, NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, NWS Little Rock, NWS Austin/San Antonio, NCDC Storm Data

April 28 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, April 28, 2009
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
Texas
EF0 SSE of Eaton Robertson 2026 unknown Brief tornado with no damage.
EF0 NW of Wedge Brazos 2041 3 miles (4.8 km) Narrow tornado tracked across open country.
EF0 N of North Zulch Madison 2100 2 miles (3.2 km) Narrow tornado tracked across open country.
EF0 SE of Mecca Madison 2230 2 miles (3.2 km) Tornado spotted by Texas A&M University storm chasers with no damage.
New Mexico
EF0 SE of White City Eddy 0125 5 miles (8.0 km) Tornado confirmed with only minor tree limb damage.
Sources: NCDC Storm Data

April 29 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, April 29, 2009
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
Oklahoma
EF1 N of Stratford Garvin McClain 1511 7 miles (11 km) A house lost part of its roof. Several barns and outbuildings and a greenhouse were destroyed.
EF1 W of Wewoka Seminole 1627 2 miles (3.2 km) A house was significantly damaged by the tornado. Scattered minor building and tree damage also occurred.
EF0 NE of Yeager Hughes 1640 1.5 miles (2.4 km) Damage reported to several houses and a travel trailer.
Texas
EF0 NE of Tampico Hall 2120 3 miles (4.8 km) Tornado reported with no damage.
EF0 N of Parnell Hall 2125 3 miles (4.8 km) Satellite tornado adjacent to the Tampico tornado, also with no damage.
EF2 S of Bakersfield Terrell 2200 0.4 miles (0.64 km) Paint and stairs were removed from an oil tank. Extensive damage to mesquite and cedar trees. Gravel and large rocks were scoured off the ground.
EF0 E of South Plains Floyd 2213 unknown Brief tornado with no damage.
EF1 SE of South Plains (1st tornado) Floyd 2311 4 miles (6.4 km) Cone tornado knocked down some trees and power poles.
EF0 SE of South Plains (2nd tornado) Floyd 2319 1 mile (1.6 km) Satellite tornado adjacent to the tornado also ongoing at the same time remained in open country.
EF1 SE of McBride Carson 2330 1 mile (1.6 km) At least 11 power poles were snapped.
EF0 NNW of Panhandle Carson 2336 unknown Brief tornado snapped a few power poles.
EF0 N of Dougherty Floyd 2358 2 miles (3.2 km) Tornado spotted by storm chasers in open rangeland.
EF0 N of Finney King 0118 unknown Brief tornado spotted by a local rancher with no damage.
EF0 E of Dickens Dickens 0128 2 miles (3.2 km) Intermittent tornado remained in open rangeland.
Arkansas
EF0 SW of Witter Madison 2201 3 miles (4.8 km) Damage to a mobile and a large storage building.
EF0 NE of Ozark Franklin 2207 1 mile (1.6 km) One barn destroyed, 6 homes damaged and several trees uprooted or damaged.
Kansas
EF0 NW of Plymell (1st tornado) Finney 0600 1 mile (1.6 km) Brief landspout over sand hills with no damage.
EF1 NW of Plymell (2nd tornado) Finney 0626 2 miles (3.2 km) Two mobile homes were destroyed and several houses lost parts of their roofs. One person was injured.
EF1 NE of Plymell Finney 0633 4 miles (6.4 km) Over 200 head of cattle were killed as a large dairy barn took a direct hit and was destroyed. Damage to modular homes and 15 pivot irrigation sprinklers. One person was injured.
EF1 W of Plymell Finney 0637 1 mile (1.6 km) Landspout tornado with three pivot sprinklers destroyed.
EF1 W of Plymell Finney, Haskell 0644 2 miles (3.2 km) Three pivot sprinklers and several trees were damaged.
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for April 29, 2009, NWS Tulsa, NWS Dodge City, KS, NWS Norman (PIS), NWS Midland/Odessa, 2009 Oklahoma tornadoes, NCDC Storm Data

April 30 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, April 30, 2009
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
Arkansas
EF0 SE of Elmo Independence, Jackson 2113 0.6 miles (0.97 km) A power pole was downed.
Kentucky
EF0 S of Bell City Graves 0011 unknown Brief tornado touchdown with minor damage to a few trees.
EF0 SE of Murray Calloway 0044 0.75 miles (1.21 km) Minor siding damage to a home and several trees damaged.
Sources: NWS Little Rock, Storm Reports for April 30, 2009, NWS Paducah, NCDC Storm Data

See also

References

  1. ^ Staff Writer (2009-04-10). "Severe Weather Strikes the Ozarks". Ozarks First. http://ozarksfirst.com/content/fulltext/?cid=137371. Retrieved 2009-04-12. 
  2. ^ Associated Press (April 10, 2009). "Tornado strikes in southwestern Kentucky". News 25. http://www.news25.us/Global/story.asp?S=10164609. Retrieved April 10, 2009. 
Numbers in parentheses indicate final tornado count for the month. Totals are for the United States only.