List of United States tornadoes from November to December 2011
This is a list of all tornadoes that were confirmed by local offices of the National Weather Service in the United States in November and December 2011.
United States yearly total[]
EFU | EF0 | EF1 | EF2 | EF3 | EF4 | EF5 | Total |
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0 | 796 | 626 | 197 | 61 | 17 | 6 | 1703 |
November[]
EFU | EF0 | EF1 | EF2 | EF3 | EF4 | EF5 | Total |
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0 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 |
November 7 event[]
List of reported tornadoes - Monday, November 7, 2011 | |||||||
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EF4 | SSW of Tipton, OK | Wilbarger (TX), Jackson (OK), Tillman (OK) | TX, OK | 34°19′N 99°13′W / 34.317°N 99.217°W | 2038 | 17 miles (27 km) | Long lived tornado. An Oklahoma Mesonet station measured a peak wind gust of 86.4 miles per hour (139.0 km/h) before being destroyed by flying debris. Rated EF4 based on damage to an Oklahoma State University research station. This was the first F4 or EF4 tornado in Oklahoma during the month of November since official records began in 1950. |
EF0 | S of Tipton | Tillman | OK | 34°27′N 99°08′W / 34.450°N 99.133°W | 2159 | 0.5 miles (0.80 km) | Brief satellite tornado of the main EF4 Tipton tornado. No damage was found. |
EF0 | NW of Manitou | Tillman, Kiowa | OK | 34°31′N 99°01′W / 34.517°N 99.017°W | 2115 | 6 miles (9.7 km) | Tornado remained over open fields |
EF0 | E of Snyder | Kiowa | OK | 34°39′N 98°54′W / 34.650°N 98.900°W | 2138 | 0.5 miles (0.80 km) | Brief tornado with no damage |
EF0 | ENE of Mountain Park | Kiowa, Comanche | OK | 34°53′N 98°50′W / 34.883°N 98.833°W | 2152 | 13 miles (21 km) | Large tornado remained over open areas. One elk was killed in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge |
EF0 | ENE of Saddle Mountain (1st tornado) | Kiowa | OK | 34°52′N 98°40′W / 34.867°N 98.667°W | 2219 | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) | Brief tornado with no damage |
EF0 | ENE of Saddle Mountain (2nd tornado) | Kiowa | OK | 34°54′N 98°38′W / 34.900°N 98.633°W | 2224 | 0.5 miles (0.80 km) | Brief tornado with no damage |
EF0 | ENE of Alden | Caddo | OK | 35°00′N 98°32′W / 35.000°N 98.533°W | 2240 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | Tornado remained over open fields |
EF1 | NW of Fort Cobb | Caddo | OK | 35°02′N 98°31′W / 35.033°N 98.517°W | 2251 | 13 miles (21 km) | Observed as a multiple-vortex tornado at times, this tornado damaged a barn and cattle pens at the beginning of the path. As the tornado neared Fort Cobb, it struck an Oklahoma Mesonet station near Fort Cobb Lake. It measured a peak wind gust of 91 miles per hour (146 km/h) before it was knocked down by a large irrigation pivot. |
EF1 | NE of Blanchard | McClain | OK | 35°10′N 97°37′W / 35.167°N 97.617°W | 0447 | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) | Majority of the damage was trees being snapped, however, a barn lost most of its roof and a residence was damaged. |
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 11/07/11, NWS Norman |
November 8 event[]
List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, November 8, 2011 | |||||||
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EF1 | Kingwood | Harris | TX | 30°04′N 95°11′W / 30.06°N 95.19°W | 1937 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Many trees were snapped or uprooted. Several houses sustained roof and window damage. Garage doors blown in. |
EF1 | S of Valliant | McCurtain | OK | 34°00′N 95°05′W / 34.00°N 95.09°W | 1945 | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) | Two empty railroad cars were thrown off a track. Many trees and power lines were snapped. |
EF1 | SW of Mount Enterprise | Nacogdoches, Rusk | TX | 31°52′N 94°44′W / 31.86°N 94.74°W | 2002 | 12 miles (19 km) | Damage limited to trees. |
EF0 | W of Mount Enterprise | Rusk | TX | 31°55′N 94°44′W / 31.91°N 94.73°W | 2134 | 6 miles (9.7 km) | Damage limited to trees. |
EF2 | NE of Logansport | De Soto | LA | 32°02′N 93°56′W / 32.03°N 93.93°W | 2253 | 10 miles (16 km) | Several houses were heavily damaged and numerous trees were uprooted. |
EF1 | E of Florien | Sabine, Natchitoches | LA | 31°27′N 93°19′W / 31.45°N 93.32°W | 2337 | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) | Numerous trees snapped or uprooted. |
EF0 | SE of Bossier City | Caddo, Bossier | LA | 32°23′N 93°31′W / 32.39°N 93.51°W | 2350 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | A number of trees were snapped. |
EF0 | N of Texas City | Harris | TX | 0000 | 0.5 miles (800 m) | An ISP plant sustained minor damage. Ten trailers were overturned. | |
EF0 | S of Sibley | Webster | LA | 32°28′N 93°17′W / 32.47°N 93.29°W | 0020 | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) | Many trees were snapped. |
EF0 | SE of Sibley | Webster | LA | 32°31′N 93°16′W / 32.51°N 93.26°W | 0029 | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) | Several trees were uprooted and snapped. Tree limbs were broken. |
EF1 | SE of Kirbyville | Newton | TX | 30°36′N 93°52′W / 30.60°N 93.87°W | 0158 | 4.35 miles (7.00 km) | A barn and store sustained minor damage. Numerous trees were snapped, twisted or uprooted by the tornado. |
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 11/08/11, NWS Houston/Galveston, NWS Shreveport, LA, NWS Lake Charles, LA |
November 14 event[]
List of reported tornadoes - Monday, November 14, 2011 | ||||||
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New York | ||||||
EF2 | Fredonia area | Chautauqua | 42°27′N 79°26′W / 42.45°N 79.43°W | 2154 | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) | Tornado began on Lake Erie and moved on shore. Many trees and multiple utility poles were snapped. A garage and a barn were destroyed and two homes suffered roof damage. One garage was destroyed as well. |
EF2 | Westfield area | Chautauqua | 42°18′N 79°35′W / 42.30°N 79.59°W | 2205 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | Trees were snapped and twisted. Outbuildings, barns, and a home were destroyed along an intermittent damage path. Multiple power poles were snapped as well and a few people were injured. |
Indiana | ||||||
EF1 | Paoli | Orange | 38°34′N 86°28′W / 38.56°N 86.47°W | 0032 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Considerable damage to buildings in downtown Paoli. A barn was destroyed and several buildings and outbuildings had their roofs severely damaged or removed. |
Illinois | ||||||
EF1 | Lake of the Woods | Champaign | 40°11′N 88°24′W / 40.19°N 88.40°W | 1908 | Unknown | One house was damaged and multiple trees were downed. |
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 11/14/11, NWS Buffalo, NWS Louisville |
November 15 event[]
List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, November 15, 2011 | ||||||
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Texas | ||||||
EF0 | NW of Cleveland | San Jacinto | unknown | 2021 | unknown | Tornado touched down over a pasture with no damage. |
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 11/15/11 |
November 16 event[]
List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, November 16, 2011 | ||||||
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Louisiana | ||||||
EF1 | NE of Greensburg | St. Helena | 30°53′N 90°37′W / 30.88°N 90.61°W | 0840 | 0.5 miles (0.80 km) | A two-story home was pushed 10 feet (3.0 m) from its foundation and received roof and wall damage and a semi trailer was blown 50 feet. Other homes received minor damage. |
EF0 | SE of Houma | Terrebonne | 29°34′N 90°42′W / 29.57°N 90.70°W | 0936 | 100 yards (91 m) | Windows blown out at Ellender Memorial High School and several structures damaged. Shingles were torn from roofs as well. |
Mississippi | ||||||
EF1 | N of Columbia | Marion, Jefferson Davis | 31°23′N 89°48′W / 31.39°N 89.80°W | 1011 | 11 miles (18 km) | A 0.25 mi (400 m) wide tornado downed numerous trees near Bunker Hill. A few sheds were destroyed. |
EF1 | SE of | Jones | 1103 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Several trees were knocked down and a large house suffered roof damage. Two outbuildings were damaged. | |
EF2 | NW of Laurel | Jones, Jasper | 31°46′N 89°14′W / 31.77°N 89.23°W | 1107 | 12 miles (19 km) | Homes collapsed with people trapped inside. Several mobile homes were completely destroyed and brick and frame homes and commercial buildings suffered moderate to major damage. Numerous utility poles were downed and trees suffered extensive damage. Three chicken houses were also destroyed. At least fifteen people sustained injuries, most of them minor. |
Alabama | ||||||
EF2 | area | Sumter | 32°22′N 88°05′W / 32.36°N 88.08°W | 1307 | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | One house was destroyed and seven more were damaged. Hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted. One person was injured. |
EF0 | Demopolis area | Marengo | 32°29′N 87°51′W / 32.48°N 87.85°W | 1332 | 2.57 miles (4.14 km) | About 20 houses and several businesses sustained minor damage. |
EF0 | E of Tallahatta Springs | Clarke | 31°32′N 87°27′W / 31.54°N 87.45°W | 1500 | 0.25 miles (400 m) | Brief tornado touched down in a wooded area. A few 6 inches (15 cm) in diameter pine trees were downed. |
EF1 | Montgomery | Montgomery | 32°23′N 86°13′W / 32.39°N 86.21°W | 1708 | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) | Tornado touched down on the northeast side of the city with damage to Alabama Christian Academy, primarily the football field there. Several mobile homes were heavily damaged and a business was also damaged. |
EF2 | Notasulga/Auburn area | Macon, Lee, Harris (GA), Talbot (GA) | 32°32′N 85°39′W / 32.53°N 85.65°W | 1752 | 59.4 miles (95.6 km) | Long-lived tornado destroyed or damaged dozens of homes and businesses in Auburn. Many mobile homes were destroyed and vehicles were flipped at a mobile home park. An apartment complex was badly damaged, boat houses were destroyed, and hundreds of trees were snapped in the area. Damage was also reported on the Auburn University campus, where a veterinary school was damaged and two horses were fatally injured. The tornado crossed into Georgia where damage occurred to numerous homes, the Harris County School Complex, the county's 911 center, and several other structures. Three people were injured. |
Georgia | ||||||
EF0 | E of Hephzibah | Richmond | 33°11′N 82°02′W / 33.19°N 82.04°W | 2153 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A few trees were downed with this brief tornado. |
EF1 | Shell Bluff area | Burke | 33°06′N 81°29′W / 33.10°N 81.48°W | 2234 | 7 miles (11 km) | Numerous trees were downed. Two homes were damaged and an RV was turned over. A garage and two outbuildings were also damaged. |
EF1 | SSE of Dixie Union | Ware | 31°16′N 82°26′W / 31.27°N 82.44°W | 0140 | unknown | A gazebo, a porch and carports were damaged. One mobile home was pushed off of its foundation and a shed was destroyed as well. |
North Carolina | ||||||
EF1 | NE of Shelby | Cleveland | 35°19′N 81°30′W / 35.32°N 81.50°W | 2218 | 0.33 miles (530 m) | Brief tornado with minor damage to two houses and several trees. |
EF2 | E of Linwood | Davidson, Randolph | 35°44′N 80°13′W / 35.73°N 80.21°W | 2305 | 12.5 miles (20.1 km) | 2 deaths – Significant structural damage to many buildings in the area, including a gas station and a restaurant. Numerous homes were destroyed, vehicles were tossed, and trees were snapped. One house was flattened but was not attached to the foundation. An arcade building was completely destroyed. |
EF0 | NE of Como | Hertford | 36°32′N 77°07′W / 36.53°N 77.11°W | 1114 | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) | Tornado snapped trees and overturned two tractor trailers. Soybean crop was damaged as well. |
South Carolina | ||||||
EF2 | SW of Rock Hill | Chester, York | 34°50′N 81°11′W / 34.83°N 81.18°W | 2230 | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) | 3 deaths – Multiple homes and mobile homes were destroyed in the area, vehicles were flipped, and numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. Barns and outbuildings were destroyed as well. Two fatalities were in mobile homes, the other fatality was in a secure, brick home. Five others were injured. The tornado decimated hundreds of acres of woodland. |
EF0 | Savannah River Site | Aiken | 2253 | 7 miles (11 km) | Tornado downed a few trees and power lines. A few outbuildings were damaged. | |
EF0 | E of Union | Union | 34°41′N 81°30′W / 34.68°N 81.50°W | 2306 | 200 yards (180 m) | Brief tornado caused minor roof damage to a house and damaged a barn. |
Virginia | ||||||
EF1 | S of Dry Fork | Pittsylvania | 36°43′N 79°25′W / 36.72°N 79.42°W | 2355 | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) | Two homes sustained roof damage and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. |
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 11/16/11, NWS Jackson, MS, NWS Birmingham, AL, NWS Peachtree City, NWS Columbia, NWS Raleigh |
November 21 event[]
List of reported tornadoes - Monday, November 21, 2011 | ||||||
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Arkansas | ||||||
EF0 | SW of Horatio | Little River, Sevier | 33°55′N 94°23′W / 33.91°N 94.38°W | 0312 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | Numerous trees were snapped. Shingles were ripped off of the roof of a home. |
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 11/21/11 |
December[]
EFU | EF0 | EF1 | EF2 | EF3 | EF4 | EF5 | Total |
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0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
December 20 event[]
List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, December 20, 2011 | ||||||
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Louisiana | ||||||
EF1 | DeQuincy | Calcasieu | 30°27′N 93°26′W / 30.45°N 93.44°W | 1425 | 0.75 miles (1.21 km) | Part of the roof was torn from DeQuincy Memorial Hospital and three vehicles in the hospital parking lot were damaged. Trees and power lines were downed. |
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 12/20/11, NWS Lake Charles, LA |
December 21 event[]
List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, December 21, 2011 | ||||||
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Alabama | ||||||
EF0 | NE of Woodland | Randolph | 33°25′N 85°19′W / 33.42°N 85.32°W | 1832 | 0.25 miles (0.40 km) | A home and several outbuildings sustained roof damage. Minor tree damage was also noted. |
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 12/21/11, NWS Birmingham |
December 22 event[]
List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, December 22, 2011 | ||||||
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Louisiana | ||||||
EF1 | NNE of Slaughter | East Feliciana | 30°43′N 91°10′W / 30.72°N 91.16°W | 1415 | 2.98 miles (4.80 km) | Tornado tracked northeast on an intermittent path before dissipating. A few trees were downed and homes suffered minor roof damage. |
Alabama | ||||||
EF0 | SE of Brent | Bibb | 32°55′N 86°55′W / 32.91°N 86.92°W | 1857 | 100 yards (91 m) | Brief tornado uprooted several large pine trees. |
EF0 | N of Lawley | Bibb | 32°52′N 86°58′W / 32.87°N 86.97°W | 1925 | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) | Large tree limbs were broken and numerous trees were uprooted and snapped. |
EF0 | E of Selma | Dallas | 32°26′N 86°55′W / 32.43°N 86.92°W | 1930 | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) | Trees were damaged and snapped. Two mobile homes suffered roof damage and another was shifted of its foundation blocks. One outbuilding was destroyed. |
EF0 | Columbiana | Shelby | 33°11′N 86°37′W / 33.18°N 86.61°W | 1942 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | A tornado briefly touched down 1 mile northwest of Columbiana, Alabama. About 50 trees were snapped or uprooted, with two falling on and damaging homes. |
EF0 | NW of Deatsville | Autauga, Elmore | 32°37′N 86°33′W / 32.62°N 86.55��W | 2002 | 10.2 miles (16.4 km) | A mobile home and several outbuildings suffered significant damage. Many trees were downed. |
EF1 | WSW of Alexander City | Elmore, Coosa, Tallapoosa | 32°44′N 86°18′W / 32.74°N 86.30°W | 2024 | 24.9 miles (40.1 km) | Damage occurred along an intermittent path. Hundreds of trees were snapped and a large metal building was destroyed. One home suffered minor damage. |
Georgia | ||||||
EF2 | NW of Rome | Floyd | 34°15′N 85°14′W / 34.25°N 85.24°W | 2150 | 8 miles (13 km) | At least 20 houses were damaged, some heavily. Three people sustained minor injuries. |
EF3 | S of Calhoun | Floyd, Bartow, Gordon | 34°22′N 85°06′W / 34.37°N 85.10°W | 2203 | 15 miles (24 km) | One house was destroyed and several others were damaged, some severely. Many trees were downed. One person was injured. |
EF0 | SE of Carters | Gilmer | 34°35′N 84°38′W / 34.58°N 84.64°W | 2232 | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) | Dozens of trees were knocked down. Some fell on and damaged a church. |
EF1 | E of Grantville | Coweta | 33°16′N 84°47′W / 33.27°N 84.78°W | 2244 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | One house lost parts of its roof and numerous trees were snapped. |
EF1 | S of Woolsey | Fayette | 33°20′N 84°25′W / 33.34°N 84.41°W | 2316 | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) | A tornado with estimated peak winds of 95 miles per hour (153 km/h) touched down on the north shore of Lake Horton. About three dozen trees were downed. Two homes sustained minor roof damage and a barn was destroyed. |
EF0 | NNW of Fayetteville | Fayette | 33°31′N 84°30′W / 33.51°N 84.50°W | 2318 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A tornado with estimated peak winds of 80 miles per hour (130 km/h) touched down in the northern part of Fayette County. Trees and power poles were downed and a house suffered roof damage. |
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 12/22/11, NWS Birmingham, NWS Peachtree City |
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