This is a list of the tornadoes which occurred during the April 6-8, 2006 Tornado Outbreak.
Confirmed Total |
Confirmed F0 |
Confirmed F1 |
Confirmed F2 |
Confirmed F3 |
Confirmed F4 |
Confirmed F5 |
73 | 41 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
F# | Location | County | Time (UTC) | Path length | Damage | |
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Oklahoma | ||||||
F0 | SW of Pawhuska | Osage | 2049 | unknown | Brief touchdown in the Osage Nation. No damage was reported. | |
F1 | W of Chetopa (KS) | Craig, Labette (KS), Cherokee (KS) | 0005 | 12 miles (20 km) |
Severe damage reported in a mobile home park, which was determined to be inadequately protected against such weak tornadoes. Several mobile homes were heavily damaged as a result. 12 people suffered minor injuries as a result. | |
F0 | N of Enterprise | Haskell | 0018 | unknown | Tornado briefly observed on Eufaula Lake just west of the Eufaula Dam. No damage was reported. | |
Kansas | ||||||
F1 | SE of Bennington | Saline, Ottawa | 2054 | 2.5 miles (4 km) |
Tornado touched down in a rural area, destroying an outbuilding and knocking down power poles. | |
F1 | Manchester | Dickinson | 2103 | 2.5 miles (4 km) |
Touchdown reported near the town, damaging several outbuildings and sheds and flipping a mobile home. | |
F0 | E of Longford | Clay | 2112 | 0.5 mile (800 m) |
Damage limited to a few trees. | |
F0 | NE of Longford | Clay | 2114 | 0.5 mile (800 m) |
Three outbuildings damaged as well as a few trees. | |
F1 | Clay Center area | Clay | 2140 | 9 miles (15 km) |
Long tracked tornado through Clay County. Tornado up to 1/2 mile (800 m) wide at times. Damage reported to several houses along with numerous outbuildings. | |
F2 | Hanover area | Washington, Gage (NE) | 2220 | 17 miles (28 km) |
Moderate to heavy damage reported in the area, primarily to four houses along the US 36 corridor. Several houses were damaged and one was destroyed. Spectacular debris clouds spotted. | |
F1 | Waco (MO) area | Cherokee, Jasper (MO) | 0046 | 5 miles (8 km) |
Large tornado reported. Damage mainly to outbuildings. | |
Nebraska | ||||||
F0 | Adams | Gage | 2300 | 6 miles (9.6 km) |
Secondary tornado in the area adjacent to the Hanover tornado. Damage reported to several farm buildings. | |
Arkansas | ||||||
F0 | SW of Marble Falls | Newton | 0255 | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
Minimal damage limited to a few trees. | |
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 04/06, Omaha NWS office Tulsa office Wichita office Topeka office, Little Rock office, Springfield office, National Climatic Data Center |
F# | Location | County | Time (UTC) | Path length | Damage | |
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Tennessee | ||||||
F0 | N of Camden | Benton | 1740 | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
Minor damage to several houses. Trees were uprooted in the area. | |
F0 | NW of Waverly | Humphreys | 1805 | 0.2 mile (300 m) |
Two houses suffered minor damage. | |
F0 | NE of Waverly | Humphreys | 1810 | 0.2 mile (300 m) |
Damage reported to trees, a barn and several outbuildings. | |
F3 | Charlotte area | Dickson, Cheatham | 1830 | 19 miles (31 km) |
Part of the North Nashville area supercell - See section on this tornado. | |
F2 | Clarksburg area | Henderson, Carroll | 1834 | 9 miles (15 km) |
Dozens of buildings suffered significant damage, including 15 houses that were destroyed. Five people were injured. | |
F1 | Sardis | Henderson | 1840 | 4 miles (6.5 km) |
Damage limited to extensive tree and power line damage. | |
F2 | S of Camden | Benton | 1853 | 6 miles (9.6 km) |
Major roof damage reported to several houses, plus extensive tree damage. | |
F1 | W of Hurricane Mills | Humphreys | 1905 | 4.5 miles (7 km) |
Heavy damage to one house, plus several mobile homes were destroyed. Considerable tree damage as well. | |
F3 | Gallatin area | Davidson, Sumner | 1908 | 23 miles (37 km) |
9 deaths - Part of the North Nashville area supercell - See section on this tornado. | |
F0 | NE of Hohenwald | Lewis | 1943 | 0.3 mile (500 m) | Damage limited to a few trees; no buildings affected. | |
F1 | McMinnville area | Warren | 2145 | 11 miles (18 km) |
2 deaths - Two mobile homes were destroyed, killing two people. Damage was also reported to 29 buildings, plus many trees were uprooted or knocked over. | |
F1 | S of Crossville | Cumberland | 2246 | 6.2 miles (10 km) |
Numerous houses suffered varying degrees of damage. Extensive tree damage also reported. Four people were injured. | |
F0 | Chestnut Ridge | Lincoln, Moore | 2317 | 30 yd (25 m) | Brief touchdown along US 231. Minimal damage to trees only. | |
F1 | Morrison | Warren | 2328 | 4 miles (6.5 km) |
1 death - Several mobile homes were destroyed, killing one person. Roof damage was also reported to several houses and numerous outbuildings and barns were destroyed. In total, 29 buildings were damaged. Large trees were also uprooted. Three reporters for The Weather Channel would be arrested after the tornado for trespassing. | |
F0 | NE of Fayetteville | Lincoln | 2330 | 200 yd (180 m) | Brief touchdown along the Highway 50 corridor. No buildings damaged but a few trees knocked down. | |
F0 | Champ | Lincoln | 0101 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown damaging a pole barn, also knocked a few trees down. | |
Kentucky | ||||||
F2 | SE of Glasgow | Barren, Metcalfe | 2004 | 8.4 miles (14 km) |
15 to 20 mobile homes were destroyed in the Temple Hill area. Damage was also reported to at least 15 other houses. Extensive damage to trees. Four people suffered minor injuries. | |
F1 | Moorman | Muhlenberg | 2302 | 1.8 miles (3 km) |
Tornado touched down just east of town, did moderate roof damage to one house and also damaged the local baseball park. | |
Indiana | ||||||
F1 | Pikeville | Pike | 2045 | 1 mile (1.6 km) |
A mobile home and a barn was destroyed. Damage also reported to several farms, killing an cow. Considerable tree damage as well. Briefly a waterspout in a local lake. | |
F1 | NW of Decatur | Clark | 2114 | 0.75 mile (1.2 km) |
Heavy damage to several outbuildings, and a few trees and power lines were knocked over. | |
Louisiana | ||||||
F0 | NE of Farmerville | Union | 2135 | 7 miles (11 km) |
Minor damage reported to a house and a local school. Trees were knocked down in the area, destroying a mobile home. | |
Mississippi | ||||||
F0 | W of Morgan City (1st tornado) | Leflore | 2136 | 3 miles (4.8 km) |
Tornado remained in open sunflower fields. | |
F0 | SE of Greenville | Washington | 2153 | 1 mile (1.6 km) |
Several trees were knocked down, damaging a storage facility and destroying a mobile home. | |
F0 | Ecru | Pontotoc | 2156 | 6 miles (9.6 km) |
Damage reported to one mobile home, along with numerous trees. | |
F0 | Isola | Humphreys | 2243 | unknown | Tornado sighted by a county sheriff. No damage found. | |
F0 | W of Morgan City (2nd tornado) | Leflore | 2252 | 1 miles (1.6 km) |
Second tornado in the area also remained in open fields. | |
F0 | N of Houston | Chickasaw | 0035 | unknown | Damage limited to some trees near Tombigbee National Forest. | |
F0 | N of Indianola | Sunflower | 0255 | 3 miles (4.8 km) |
Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down. | |
Alabama | ||||||
F0 | NE of Cherokee | Colbert | 2250 | 50 yd (45 m) |
Tornado reported on the ground. No damage reported. | |
F0 | N of Florence | Lauderdale | 2314 | 30 yd (25 m) |
Minimal damage limited to a few trees in its short path. | |
F1 | Tuscumbia area | Colbert | 2325 | 8 miles (13 km) |
Heavy damage to a gas station. Minor damage to several houses in the area. | |
F1 | Leighton area | Colbert | 2355 | 10 miles (16 km) |
One barn blown away and destroyed. Moderate damage to two schools and several houses were also damaged. | |
F1 | Athens | Limestone | 0005 | 0.75 mile (1.2 km) |
Rain-wrapped tornado damaged about 20 large trees. Debris spotted along I-65 at Exit 351. | |
F0 | NE of Hazel Green | Madison | 0045 | 150 yd (130 m) |
Brief tornado reported. Damage limited to trees. | |
F0 | NW of Hazel Green | Madison, Lincoln (TN) | 0048 | 2 miles (3.2 km) |
One mobile home was damaged, one barn was destroyed and a few trees were knocked down. | |
F0 | NW of Hatton | Lawrence | 0145 | 30 yd (25 m) |
Brief touchdown. No damage reported. | |
F1 | N of Hamilton | Marion | 0155 | 0.5 mile (800 m) |
1 death - Damage was reported to several buildings, including a church. One person was killed after running into an already-fallen tree, and another person was injured after a tree fell on their car. | |
F0 | Hodges | Franklin | 0200 | 3 miles (4.8 km) |
A few trees and power lines were knocked down. | |
F0 | E of Mount Hope | Lawrence | 0230 | 60 yd (50 m) |
Damage limited to minor tree damage. | |
F1 | NE of Haleyville | Marion, Winston | 0307 | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
Major damage reported to a local hotel and gas station, plus at least onemor mobile home destroyed and numerous trees and power lines down. | |
F0 | E of Moulton | Lawrence | 0300 | 100 yd (90 m) |
Minor damage reported to a manufactured home, plus some tree damage. | |
F0 | SE of Danville | Morgan | 0316 | 1 mile (1.6 km) |
Sporadic minor damage reported along at east of I-65. | |
F0 | W of Huntsville | Limestone | 0324 | 30 yd (25 m) |
Tornado briefly touched down on I-565, with only damage to a road sign. | |
F1 | Danville | Lawrence, Morgan | 0335 | 5 miles (8 km) |
Heavy damage to a local high school. Numerous houses suffered minor to moderate damage and a barn was demolished. | |
F0 | N of Arab | Marshall | 0415 | unknown | Short-lived tornado that damaged a gas station and a storage area. | |
F1 | NE of Cullman | Cullman | 0450 | unknown | Heavy damage reported to several chicken farms by this brief tornado. | |
F0 | E of Fort Payne | DeKalb | 0544 | unknown | Brief tornado in the Little River Wildlife Management Area. A nearby manufactured home suffered minor damage. | |
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 04/07, Nashville office, Louisville office, Birmingham office, Memphis office, Northern Indiana office, Shreveport office, Huntsville office, Paducah office, National Climatic Data Center |
F# | Location | County | Time (UTC) | Path length | Damage | |
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Alabama | ||||||
F1 | Gardendale | Jefferson | 0616 | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
Dozens of houses and businesses damaged - some by trees - in the US 31 corridor. One person was injured. | |
F1 | Roebuck | Jefferson | 0623 | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
Up to 100 houses suffered varying degrees of damage, some by fallen trees. Extensive tree damage reported in the area. | |
F1 | Otahachee | Calhoun | 0652 | 0.75 mile (1.2 km) |
Damage reported to at least one house and a car due to falling trees. Considerable tree damage. | |
F0 | Childersburg | Talladega | 0803 | 0.6 mile (1 km) |
Tree damage reported; some of which fell onto houses and cars. | |
Georgia | ||||||
F0 | S of Cedartown | Polk | 0720 | 5 miles (8 km) |
Several mobile homes, numerous outbuildings and 12 houses suffered minor to moderate damage. One person was injured. | |
F2 | Rockmart | Polk | 0730 | 3 miles (4.8 km) |
Extensive damage reported, including the roof torn off of Rockmart High School and 32 houses damaged (two severely). Over 700 residents lost power after the tornado. One person was injured. | |
F0 | W of Marietta | Cobb | 0750 | 2.5 miles (4 km) |
Tornado touched down in a commercial area. Three houses and a shopping plaza were damaged. | |
F1 | Alpharetta area | Cobb, Fulton | 0755 | 18 miles (30 km) |
Considerable damage reported along the path in the suburban area. Dozens of homes and businesses damaged, some of which were nearly destroyed. | |
F0 | NW of Five Points | Banks | 0909 | unknown | Heavy damage to two chicken houses along its path, one of which had debris hit a silo. | |
South Carolina | ||||||
F1 | Charleston (1st tornado) | Charleston | 1953 | 2.5 miles (4 km) |
Tornado reported in the Adams Run area and partially collapsed at least one building, injuring one person. | |
F0 | Charleston (2nd tornado) | Charleston, Berkeley | 2020 | 2.5 miles (4 km) |
Minor damage reported in the Charleston Neck area to numerous buildings and structures. | |
F0 | Daniel Island | Berkeley | 2023 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown at the Family Circle Cup tennis facility; minor damage reported. | |
F0 | Charleston (3rd tornado) | Charleston | 2025 | 300 yd (270 m) |
Small rope tornado reported in the West Ashley area near US 17. Damage generally minor. | |
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 04/08, Peachtree City office, Birmingham office, National Climatic Data Center |