During Easter Sunday and Monday in 2020 (April 12–13), a large and destructive tornado outbreak occurred across the Southern and Eastern United States. The total number of tornadoes confirmed from the outbreak is 140 over the course of 37 hours and 24 minutes.
Two single-wide manufactured homes were destroyed. Two homes were partially unroofed and a third home sustained damage to its carport. Shingle damage was inflicted to additional homes and several trees were uprooted. Two people were injured.[4]
Several buildings in town suffered roof damage, including a feed store that had its flat roof covering ripped off. A single family home had its roof removed and large porch dislodged.[4]
A large tornado caused roof damage to multiple homes, moved a small metal storage building several yards away from its foundation, and snapped or uprooted trees.[4]
Two single family homes lost their roofs and ten houses suffered shingle damage. An outbuilding was destroyed, four concrete poles were snapped, and hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted, some of which were debarked at EF3 intensity.[6]
Multiple homes and mobile homes sustained minor roof damage, and motor home was overturned. Several sheds were also damaged. Low-end EF2 damage occurred as power poles and numerous trees were snapped.[7]
A brief tornado impacted Lake Providence, causing minor roof, facade, and window damage to homes, apartment buildings, and businesses in town. Tree limbs were downed as well.[7]
Several power poles and trees were snapped, and multiple outbuildings were destroyed. A small and poorly-anchored home was swept away and completely destroyed.[7]
A large rain-wrapped tornado downed six large electrical transmission poles, damaged some metal lumber storage warehouses, and caused extensive tree and power line damage. A house sustained roof damage, a pivot irrigation sprinkler was flipped and thrown, and four chicken houses were damaged.[7]
This tornado began just south of the Gorgas Steam Plant and moved northeast, crossing the Mulberry Fork River several times. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, some of which fell on homes. Additional homes had minor roof damage.[8]
A strong tornado destroyed a metal building, ripped the roofs off a few homes, and inflicted less severe damage to several other homes. Trees were snapped or uprooted as well, some of which landed on houses.[8]
A mobile home was destroyed, a site-built home sustained heavy roof damage, the back wall of a church was collapsed, and numerous trees were snapped. Two people were injured.[7]
A house suffered moderate roof damage and another was swept off its foundation and blown 60 ft (18 m) away, leaving the structure heavily damaged. A mobile home was rolled off its foundation, two sheds were destroyed, and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted.[8]
A strong tornado struck a residential area at the southwestern edge of Boaz, where numerous homes were damaged, some significantly with loss of roofs and exterior walls. One unanchored home was pushed off its foundation and completely destroyed, and a metal industrial building was also heavily damaged. Several self-storage units were destroyed as well. Elsewhere along the path, numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, and a few other homes sustained roof damage. Three people were injured.[9]
Large swaths of trees were flattened along the path, with numerous large trees snapped or uprooted in and around Reece City. Several of these trees landed on homes and outbuildings, and many power poles were snapped as well. A barn was also significantly damaged, and a few homes sustained roof damage.[8]
The entire second story of a house was destroyed, another home had its garage collapsed and a large portion of its roof removed, while shingles and siding were ripped off of other homes. A trailer was destroyed, a barn was heavily damaged, and numerous large trees were snapped or uprooted along the path. A jeep was tossed more than 150 yd (140 m), and a 10,000 lb (4,500 kg) camper was overturned.[10]
A high-end EF1 tornado moved directly through Carbon Hill, where considerable damage to homes and some businesses occurred, a few of which had large portions of their roofs ripped off. A gas station canopy was blown over and flipped upside-down, and several mobile homes were either rolled and demolished, shifted off their block piers, or sustained significant loss of roofs and walls. Dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted, some of which landed on homes. Outbuildings were destroyed as well, and three people were injured.[8]
A tornado touched down near the Northriver Yacht Club community, causing extensive tree damage and minor roof damage to homes from fallen trees. It then crossed the Black Warrior River, snapping or uprooting hundreds of trees in the area before dissipating just west of the Jefferson County border.[8]
A tornado tore large sections of roofing off a church and a metal building. Mobile homes sustained minor damage, a small outbuilding was destroyed, and trees were snapped.[9] The tornado continued into Georgia where it damaged nearly 100 homes in and around the city of Trenton.[10]
A strong tornado caused significant damage in the eastern part of Cleveland, where 26 homes or mobile homes were destroyed, 23 sustained major damage, and 62 had minor damage. A church and a storage garage also sustained heavy damage. A small metal truss transmission tower was blown over, and a metal industrial building sustained damage. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted along the path. Six people were injured.[16]
1 death – A tornado touched down west-southwest of Cartersville and caused minor damage to a small business and downed fences. In southwestern Cartersville, a large oak tree fell on a house, killing the sleeping occupant. Mostly minor tree damage occurred elsewhere in town. The tornado continued to the northeast of Cartersville, where numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, power lines were downed, and one home was damaged. The tornado continued into the Pine Log Wildlife Management Area where 60–70 trees were downed before it dissipated. Two people were injured.[10]
This tornado was spawned by the same circulation that produced the 05:06 UTC Bartow County tornado. Around 250 to 300 trees were downed northwest of Waleska.[10]
This strong tornado damaged or destroyed dozens of homes, mobile homes, and outbuildings along its path. One home was pushed off its foundation into the middle of a road, leaving it largely intact. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted as well. A total of 159 structures were affected by the tornado, with seven destroyed, 20 with major damage, and 38 sustaining minor damage. The National Weather Service's WSR-88D radar detected debris lofted up to 25,000 ft (7,600 m) while this tornado was on the ground.[10][17]
This tornado was spawned by the same circulation that produced the 06:19 UTC Upson/Lamar County tornado. A large metal-framed building was completely destroyed, with concrete footings ripped out of the ground. A small home was destroyed, with a small plane, a tractor, and a boat flipped nearby. Some vehicles were flipped and thrown as well, and numerous trees were downed along the path, one of which fell onto a home. One person was injured. NWS radar detected debris up to 19,000 ft (5,800 m).[10]
A short-lived tornado touched down near Interstate 475, causing minor roof damage to two hotels and a Walmart. A nearby Walgreens had all of its windows blown out and a hole punctured into its roof. A gas station canopy also had metal sheeting torn off. Extensive tree damage occurred farther along the path, with several falling on homes.[10]
Hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted. The tornado path may have extended into the Sumter National Forest and into Pickens County, but no additional damage was visible from accessible areas.[20]
A tornado touched down in the Chattahoochee–Oconee National Forest, snapping or uprooting hundreds of trees across the park. Three homes sustained minor roof damage, while a silo and nearby barn sustained damage as well. One person was injured.[10]
This tornado was spawned by the same circulation that produced the 07:18 UTC Putnam County tornado. The tornado moved through a residential subdivision, snapping or uprooting numerous trees. Several well-built homes sustained direct damage or impacts from airborne debris. At Lake Oconee, numerous boathouses sustained major damage and a dock was lofted and thrown onshore. After crossing, the lake the tornado felled many more trees, several of which fell on homes. It later dissipated as it moved into Veaszy. A total of 35–40 homes were damaged by the tornado.[10]
A cinder-block automotive business sustained uplift of its roof and partial collapse of its walls, and a home sustained roof and exterior wall loss. A dairy farm suffered extensive damage, and hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted, some of which landed on homes and vehicles.[26]
A few frame homes sustained roof loss and collapse of exterior walls, and some mobile homes were damaged or destroyed by this intense, long-tracked tornado. A brick shed, a vacant cinder-block business, and a cinder-block workshop building were completely destroyed. Another business had a large portion of its roof removed and an exterior wall blown out, and a metal automotive service building had its roof and multiple exterior walls ripped off. Vehicles were moved and damaged and power poles were snapped. Large swaths of trees were flattened along the path, some of which were partially debarked. Trees were also downed in the town of Springfield before the tornado dissipated, a few of which landed on a home and a church.[27]
A strong tornado moved through the Crackerneck Wildlife Management Area and Ecological Reserve, snapping, denuding, and partially debarking numerous trees.[27]
2 deaths – A strong, long-tracked tornado caused severe damage along its path and passed near Livingston, heavily damaging or destroying multiple homes. One unanchored frame home was leveled, and several anchored double-wide manufactured homes were completely swept away and obliterated, with their frames thrown hundreds of yards. There were two fatalities in one of the homes. Numerous trees were snapped, denuded, and partially debarked along the path, many power poles were snapped, and a pivot irrigation system was flipped. Some outbuildings were destroyed as well. At least seven people were injured. This tornado was also notable in the fact that it absorbed the circulations of the 0921 and 0933 UTC EF3 tornadoes near Livingston and Elko respectively.[26]
A small, brief, but strong tornado touched down at a farm and collapsed several chicken houses. After intensifying across an open field, the tornado struck and severely damaged a fiberglass coating facility. Large steel support beams in a 22,500 sq ft (2,090 m2) warehouse at this location were twisted. Thirty cylindrical containers, each weighing 20,000–25,000 lb (9,100–11,300 kg), were lifted from their saddles and rolled through the building. Thereafter, the tornado quickly weakened and dissipated near SC 3.[26]
A cinder-block garage had its metal roof peeled off and cinder blocks shifted about halfway up its wall. A well-built, bolted down metal building and a tin tractor shed were completely destroyed. A home had its roof lifted off, and a two-story wood-frame building behind it was shifted off its foundation and completely destroyed. A nearby unanchored log cabin was destroyed as well, and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted along the path.[26]
Many trees were snapped or uprooted, some of which landed on structures. A mobile home had its roof ripped off, and a small cabin had a portion of its roof ripped off as well. This was the first of 12 tornadoes in a tornado family that traveled from to Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.[30][31]
5 deaths – See section on this tornado – A total of 65 people were injured. This was the second of 12 tornadoes in a tornado family that traveled from to Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.[30][33]
A tractor dealership had its front windows blown out and the overhead doors blown in. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, several of which caused roof damage to buildings. Multiple pivot irrigation systems were overturned, power poles were snapped, and grain silos and outbuildings were damaged.[26]
A high-end EF1 tornado caused considerable damage to buildings at a sawmill. Multiple homes sustained roof damage, and one home had its roof blown off entirely. Numerous sheds, garages, and outbuildings were destroyed, and many trees were snapped or uprooted along the path. Some of these trees landed on and damaged homes.[34]
A high-end EF1 tornado tracked through predominantly wooded areas, causing widespread tree damage. Many homes were damaged by the fallen trees, six or seven of which were destroyed. Outbuildings and vehicles were also damaged or destroyed.[35]
A couple dozen trees were snapped along the path. This was the third of 12 tornadoes in a tornado family that traveled from to Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.[30][31]
Hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted, and a tractor trailer was overturned. A tornado emergency was issued for this storm, which had produced an EF4 tornado just minutes earlier. This was the fourth of 12 tornadoes in a tornado family that traveled from to Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.[30][31]
1 death – Many hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted by this high-end EF1 tornado. Hundreds of residences and some businesses in Walterboro were damaged by tornadic winds or fallen trees, including a large tree that fell onto a home, killing an occupant. At the Low Country Regional Airport, most hangars were destroyed and nearly two dozen aircraft were damaged or destroyed. One person was injured. A tornado emergency was issued for this storm, which had produced an EF4 tornado just minutes earlier. This was the fifth of 12 tornadoes in a tornado family that traveled from to Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.[30][37]
Many trees were snapped or uprooted, and a two-ton wood crate container was lifted and overturned. This was the sixth of 12 tornadoes in a tornado family that traveled from to Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.[30][37]
A high-end EF1 tornado touched down in Odum, where trees were snapped, multiple homes sustained roof damage, and one small home was shifted off its foundation and heavily damaged. Outside of town, additional trees were snapped, a detached garage was severely damaged, and a house sustained broken windows and shingle damage. Eight people were injured.[36]
A strong tornado touched down in a subdivision at the east edge Moncks Corner, where a large two-story home had its entire second floor destroyed, and sustained collapse of a few first floor exterior walls. Significant damage to several other homes, trailers, and vehicles also occurred in this area. The tornado continued to the east of town, completely destroying a mobile home and heavily damaging a few frame homes. Multiple other homes sustained minor to moderate damage, and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. Six people were injured. This was the seventh of 12 tornadoes in a tornado family that traveled from to Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.[30][39]
Multiple trees were snapped and uprooted while a tree limb was blown onto the roof of a house by this high-end EF0 tornado. This was the eighth of 12 tornadoes in a tornado family that traveled from to Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.[30][39]
Many trees were snapped or uprooted, and one home sustained roof damage. This was the ninth of 12 tornadoes in a tornado family that traveled from to Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.[30][40]
Twin tornadoes developed with this one touching down first. It damaged a double-wide office trailer, a metal storage building, a few mobile homes, power lines, and trees in and around the community of Sampit. Some railroad crossing barriers were snapped as well. This was the 10th of 12 tornadoes in a tornado family that traveled from to Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.[30][42]
Twin tornadoes developed with this one touching down second. It tracked across swampy terrain and damaged numerous trees. Near two homes and several cars were damaged. A wooden carport and shed were destroyed, and some power poles were downed. This was the 11th of 12 tornadoes in a tornado family that traveled from to Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.[30][43]
A strong waterspout moved onshore at Edisto Island and caused extensive roof damage to six homes in Edisto Beach. One home had most of its roof removed and an outer wall collapsed. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted along the path.[44]
A tornado caused extensive damage to trees along its path. At Huntington State Park, one building suffered minor roof damage. As it moved offshore over the Atlantic Ocean southeast Murrells Inlet, a Weather station observed winds of 114 mph (183 km/h), which was the basis for the low-end EF2 rating as the maximum damage on land was rated high-end EF0. This was the last of the 12 tornadoes in a tornado family that traveled from to Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.[30][46]
A tornado snapped numerous large trees and damaged or destroyed multiple outbuildings. Four power poles were snapped, a fire station building sustained minor damage, and a home adjacent to the fire station had its garage door blown in. Near the end of the path, a well-built, large metal outbuilding had its roof ripped off and thrown 50 yd (46 m).[47]
An intermittent high-end EF1 tornado touched down in the Haws Run community and snapped, uprooted, and twisted numerous mature trees. Hog houses were completely destroyed, with many sections of the metal roofing and insulation thrown several miles away from the farm.[48]
A weak tornado moved through the north side of Live Oak, downing trees and tree limbs and damaging a few metal buildings. A Walmart sustained minor damage at the end of the path.[36]
A waterspout moved onshore from the Pamlico River into Bayview, damaging a pier in the process. Several trees were snapped or uprooted, with one home sustained some damage from flying debris.[52]
A brief tornado caused minor roofing damage to homes in Frizzellburg, shifted a garage, and tossed an RV a few feet. Several trees were snapped or uprooted as well.[55]
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