Tornadoes · United States · Kentucky · 2006
F2 tornado, Temple Hill to Summer Shade, Kentucky, April 7, 2006
From Temple Hill to Summer Shade, this F2 tornado ran 8.1 miles across Barren and Metcalfe counties on April 7, 2006, touching down at 3:04 PM CDT and reaching 250 yards wide. It killed nobody and injured 4, and did $1.6 million of property damage.
The rating scale
Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.
F040 to 72 mph
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
F173 to 112 mph
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
F2113 to 157 mphthis tornado
Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.
F3158 to 206 mph
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
F4207 to 260 mph
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
F5261 to 318 mph
Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.
Unrated
The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.
The record
- Rating
- F2
- Date
- April 7, 2006
- Touchdown
- 3:04 PM CDT (20:04 UTC)
- Path length
- 8.1 miles (13.0 km)
- Path width
- 250 yards (229 m)
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 4
- Property damage
- $1.6 million
- Counties
- Barren and Metcalfe counties
- Touchdown point
- 36.900, -85.820
- Lift-off point
- 36.900, -85.700
- Record number
- 301
What the Weather Service recorded
Fifteen to 20 homes were destroyed, mainly in the Temple Hill area. Another dozen or so homes, along with barns and outbuildings, sustained heavy damage. Four people in the area were treated for minor injuries. The tornado formed about a mile northeast of Temple Hill just south of Barbour Road. Numerous trees were topped, and several homes were damaged. Most of the structural damage occurred along Moore Road, where several mobile homes were moved considerable distances and destroyed. A large RV was flipped over, a large tractor was moved about five feet, and a horse trailer was thrown over 75 yards. The tornado reached its peak intensity near the intersection of Moore Road and Highway 839. The storm then crossed into Metcalfe County about 2.9 miles northeast of Nobob.
Several homes and barns were destroyed on Froedge-Dubree and Pitcock Roads in the Summer Shade area, as a tornado moved from Barren into Metcalfe County.
From NOAA NCEI's Storm Events Database, the narrative the local forecast office wrote for Storm Data.
The warnings
No tornado warning for this county appears in the archive as in force at the moment the tornado touched down. One was issued for the county at another hour that day.
The county was under a tornado watch, issued at 15:29 UTC and running to 00:53 UTC.
| Issued (UTC) | Expired | Product | Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:29 UTC | 00:53 UTC | Tornado Watch | LMK |
| 18:27 UTC | 19:15 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK |
| 18:34 UTC | 19:00 UTC | Tornado Warning | LMK |
| 19:56 UTC | 20:30 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK |
| 20:09 UTC | 20:17 UTC | Tornado Warning | LMK |
| 00:53 UTC | 05:39 UTC | Tornado Watch | LMK |
Every warning and watch covering the touchdown point that day, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service products. Lead time is measured from the issue of the warning in force to the touchdown time in the database, both of which were recorded to the minute by different people.
The forecast that day
The Storm Prediction Center had this point in a Moderate Risk, with a 0.15 chance of a tornado within 25 miles, in the hatched area where significant tornadoes were expected. The outlook in force was issued at 16:32 UTC.
SPC's Day 1 convective outlook as it stood when the tornado began, read at the touchdown point. The same archive is on the radar archive.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the tornado touched down, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the tornado touched down at Apr 7, 9:00 AM CDT, 6 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 9:00 AM CDT, 6 hours 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 10 AM EDT FRI APR 7 2006 .MORNING UPDATE: WILL LOWER POPS INTO CHC CAT INTO THE EARLY AFTN HOURS. ALSO WILL GO WI PARTLY SUNNY SKIES AND UP MAX TEMPS TO AROUND 80 NORTH TO THE LOWER 80S SOUTHWEST THIS AFTN. REMAINDER OF FCST THE SAME PREVIOUS FCST DISCUSSIONS BELOW: .SHORT TERM (TODAY AND TONIGHT)... AT 06Z SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA JUST NORTH OF A WARM FRONT. THE FRONT WAS LOCATED FROM EVV TO SDF TO JUST NORTH OF LEX AND MOVING NORTH. FAIRLY COMPLEX WEATHER SCENARIO FOR THIS FORECAST PERIOD. CLOSED UPPER LOW OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS MORNING WILL OPEN AND DROP SOUTHEAST AS A NORTHERN STREAM LOW ROTATES THROUGH THE NORTHEAST STATES. A DEFORMATION ZONE WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN THIS NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN STREAM IMPULSES JUST NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE SURFACE LOW OVER NEBRASKA WILL DROP INTO SOUTHEAST MISSOURI BY EVENING. THE FORE MENTIONED DEFORMATION ZONE SHOULD BE THE FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES UNSTABLE (LIS: MINUS 9 AND CAPES OF 1000 J/KG). EXPECT A SQUALL LINE TO DEVELOP AND DROP SOUTH THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA THIS EVENING. THE PRIMARY THREAT ALONG THE LINE WILL BE LARGE HAIL BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL TAKE HOLD TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTH OF THE REGION BY 09Z. WE SHOULD HAVE A BETTER HANDLE ON TEMPERATURES TODAY THAN YESTERDAY. READINGS ARE ALREADY IN THE UPPER 60S ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE CWFA. WE WILL MENTION UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S TODAY WITH LOWS EXPECTED TO BE SOME 30 DEGREES COOLER TONIGHT. --JA .LONG TERM (SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)... SATURDAY AND SUNDAY... SHOWERS WILL END FROM NORTH TO SOUTH DURING THE MORNING HOURS. A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL BE LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF THE TENNESSEE BORDER BY MID-MORNING SATURDAY. SHOWERS WILL LAG A FEW HOURS BEHIND THIS FRONT AND ALL PRECIPITATION SHOULD EXIT THE STATE BY EARLY AFTERNOON. CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL QUICKLY BUILD IN ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST SATURDAY AND A NORTHERLY WIND WILL BRING IN MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR DURING THE DAY. 925MB TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO FALL FROM 16C TO 1C FROM 18Z FRI TO 18Z SATURDAY. SKIES WILL CLEAR AND WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT BY EARLY SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS ILLINOIS. BOTH THE GFS AND THE NAM ARE SIMILAR IN FORECASTING LOWS FROM 30 TO 35 ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...WIDESPREAD FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL. PLANTS THAT ARE SENSITIVE TO COLD TEMPERATURES MAY NEED TO BE PROTECTED. UNDER SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS...HIGHS ON SUNDAY WILL MODERATE FROM THOSE OF SATURDAY...BUT STILL FALL A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR EARLY APRIL. MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... A NICE SPRING PERIOD EXPECTED WITH AMPLE SUN AND WARMING TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED FOR THE EARLY PART OF THE WORK WEEK. AT THE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MIGRATE EAST TOWARDS THE MID ATLANTIC COAST BY TUESDAY. LIGHT WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHERLY BY TUESDAY...BUT A RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING SOUTHWEST INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WILL INHIBIT RAPID RETURN OF GULF MOISTURE. RIDGING ALOFT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY AS TROUGHING DEVELOPS ACROSS THE ROCKIES. TEMPERATURES SHOULD APPROACH 70 BY MONDAY OR TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY... LOW PRESSURE MOVING WEST OF THE GREAT LAKES WEDNESDAY WILL ALLOW A TROUGH TO MOVE EAST THROUGH OUR REGION WEDNESDAY. MODIFIED GULF AIR WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST AND SO WILL ADD LOW CHANCES FOR SHOWER AND THUNDER WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS WEAK HOWEVER...AND NO COLD AIR WILL FOLLOW...AND SO WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES MILD THROUGH THURSDAY. JSD .LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KY...NONE. IN...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 10:55 AM CDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1155 AM EDT FRI APR 7 2006 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-080830- ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY- JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY- SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY- FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY- MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY- GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY- TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY- ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY- CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY- 1055 AM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 /1155 AM EDT FRI APR 7 2006/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE TWO STATE REGION. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT WHILE AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE COLD FRONT OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. BOTH THE LOW PRESSURE AND COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE MAIN FOCUS FOR THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT AND THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE WILL BE THE POSSIBILITY OF FROST OR FREEZING TEMPERATURES SUNDAY MORNING AS COOL HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THESE DEVELOPING STORMS LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR BROADCAST MEDIA. INFORMATION MAY ALSO BE FOUND ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 7, 2:32 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
332 PM EDT FRI APR 07 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0331 PM HAIL GEORGETOWN 38.30N 85.97W
04/07/2006 M2.50 INCH FLOYD IN BROADCAST MEDIA
&&
MASLocal storm report, Apr 7, 2:36 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
336 PM EDT FRI APR 07 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0335 PM HAIL NEW ALBANY 38.30N 85.83W
04/07/2006 M1.75 INCH FLOYD IN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
&&
MASLocal storm report, Apr 7, 2:43 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
343 PM EDT FRI APR 07 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0342 PM HAIL MEMPHIS 38.48N 85.77W
04/07/2006 M2.00 INCH CLARK IN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
MASLocal storm report, Apr 7, 2:45 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
0345 PM EDT FRI APR 07 2006
..TIME(EDT) ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ...COUNTY LOCATION...ST.....SOURCE...
..REMARKS..
0323 PM HAIL HARRISON COUNTY SKY 0N 0W
04/07/2006 0.88 INCH FLOYD IN STORM SPOTTER
ESTIMATED NICKEL HAIL SIZE AT EDWARDSVILLE, INDIANA OBSERVED
BY AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR
MCLocal storm report, Apr 7, 2:50 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
350 PM EDT FRI APR 07 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0348 PM HAIL CHARLESTOWN 38.45N 85.67W
04/07/2006 M0.75 INCH CLARK IN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
MASLocal storm report, Apr 7, 2:51 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
351 PM EDT FRI APR 07 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0351 PM TORNADO SELLERSBURG 38.39N 85.76W
04/07/2006 CLARK IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
NEAR I-65
&&
MASThe air that afternoon
The radiosonde launches on either side of the tornado, from the nearest station that was launching then, drawn and analyzed the way Storm Lab does: the same diagram, the same parcel and shear definitions SPC's mesoanalysis uses.
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), 12:00Z
8.1 hours before the tornado, 114 km from the path. April 7, 2006.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -263 J/kg
- Surface CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1050 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 241 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
- 0-3 km lapse rate
- 5.3 K/km
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), 00:00Z
3.9 hours after it, 114 km from the path. April 8, 2006.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 310 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -177 J/kg
- Surface CAPE
- 440 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1354 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 219 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 272 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
- 0-3 km lapse rate
- 5.1 K/km
What was reported nearby
Local storm reports within 60 km of the path, in the three hours either side.
| Time (UTC) | Report | Where | County | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:46 UTC | HAIL 0.75 | Bowling Green | Warren, KY | |
| 17:50 UTC | HAIL 0.88 | Bowling Green | Warren, KY | |
| 18:07 UTC | HAIL 0.5 | 5 S Brownsville | Edmonson, KY | |
| 18:20 UTC | HAIL 0.88 | Rhoda | Edmonson, KY | |
| 18:36 UTC | FUNNEL CLOUD | Cave City | Barren, KY | |
| 18:36 UTC | HAIL 1.75 | Cave City | Barren, KY | |
| 18:44 UTC | HAIL 1.75 | Horse Cave | Hart, KY | WINDOWS BROKEN, VINYL SIDING DAMAGED TO HOMES. |
| 18:44 UTC | HAIL 1.75 | Horse Cave | Hart, KY | WINDOWS BROKEN, VINYL SIDING DAMAGED TO HOMES, CAR DAMAGE. |
| 18:48 UTC | FUNNEL CLOUD | Hiseville | Barren, KY | |
| 18:51 UTC | HAIL 1.75 | Center | Metcalfe, KY | 75 MPH WIND |
| 18:56 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | Summer Shade | Metcalfe, KY | STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOMES, ONE HOUSE IN ROADWAY. |
| 18:56 UTC | HAIL 2 | Center | Metcalfe, KY | |
| 19:00 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | Greensburg | Green, KY | UTILITY POLES DOWN |
| 19:00 UTC | HAIL 1.75 | Pierce | Green, KY | |
| 19:10 UTC | HAIL 1.75 | Campbellsville | Taylor, KY | |
| 19:28 UTC | HAIL 1.75 | 5 E Woodburn | Warren, KY | |
| 20:04 UTC | TORNADO | 1 Ne Temple Hill | Barren, KY | F2 TORNADO. OCCURRED FROM 1 MILE NORTHEAST OF TEMPLE HILL IN BARREN COUNTY AND MOVED ALONG A PATH THAT TOOK THE TORNADO ALONG MOORE ROAD...ACROSS HIGHWAY 90 AND LIFTED JUST NORTH NORTHEAST OF SUMMERSHADE IN METCALFE COUN |
| 20:08 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | Eighty Eight | Barren, KY | BARN DESTROYED |
| 20:15 UTC | TORNADO | 1 N Columbia | Adair, KY | LARGE TORNADO REPORTED ON THE GROUND NORTH OF COLUMBIA AND MOVING NORTHEAST. REPORTED BY T.V. METEOROLOGIST ON VACATION. |
| 20:18 UTC | TORNADO | 1 Nne Summer Shade | Metcalfe, KY | F2 TORNADO. OCCURRED FROM 1 MILE NORTHEAST OF TEMPLE HILL IN BARREN COUNTY AND MOVED ALONG A PATH THAT TOOK THE TORNADO ALONG MOORE ROAD...ACROSS HIGHWAY 90 AND LIFTED JUST NORTH NORTHEAST OF SUMMER SHADE IN METCALFE COU |
| 20:30 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | Temple Hill | Barren, KY | SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. ROADS BLOCKED. |
| 21:06 UTC | HAIL 0.75 | Peytonsburg | Cumberland, KY | |
| 21:10 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 10 W Monticello | Wayne, KY | SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES. |
| 22:54 UTC | HAIL 0.75 | Peytonsburg | Cumberland, KY | PENNY SIZE HAIL AT DALE HOLLOW LAKE SP |
From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service local storm reports.
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The other tornadoes of April 7, 2006
46 more were confirmed in the United States that day.
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 7 | 12:40 PM CDT | F0 | Benton, TN | 1.1 | 10 | $50,000 | ||
| April 7 | 1:05 PM CDT | F0 | Humphreys, TN | 0.2 | 20 | $10,000 | ||
| April 7 | 1:10 PM CDT | F0 | Humphreys, TN | 0.2 | 20 | $1,000 | ||
| April 7 | 1:30 PM CDT | F3 | Dickson, TN | 18.8 | 880 | $6.0 million | ||
| April 7 | 1:34 PM CDT | F2 | Henderson, TN | 9.0 | 100 | 5 | $2.0 million | |
| April 7 | 1:40 PM CDT | F1 | Henderson, TN | 3.5 | 100 | $40,000 | ||
| April 7 | 1:53 PM CDT | F2 | Benton, TN | 6.0 | 50 | $250,000 | ||
| April 7 | 2:05 PM CDT | F1 | Humphreys, TN | 4.5 | 50 | $100,000 | ||
| April 7 | 2:08 PM CDT | F3 | Davidson, TN | 22.7 | 880 | 7 | 128 | $79 million |
| April 7 | 2:43 PM CDT | F0 | Lewis, TN | 0.3 | 100 | |||
| April 7 | 3:35 PM CDT | F0 | Union Parish, LA | 6.8 | 250 | $70,000 | ||
| April 7 | 5:14 PM EDT | F1 | Adams, IN | 0.8 | 100 | $40,000 | ||
| April 7 | 4:36 PM CDT | F0 | Leflore, MS | 3.0 | 50 | |||
| April 7 | 4:45 PM CDT | F1 | Pike, IN | 0.7 | 75 | $120,000 | ||
| April 7 | 4:45 PM CDT | F1 | Warren, TN | 11.0 | 150 | 2 | $500,000 | |
| April 7 | 4:53 PM CDT | F0 | Washington, MS | 1.0 | 50 | $100,000 | ||
| April 7 | 4:56 PM CDT | F0 | Pontotoc, MS | 6.0 | 30 | $30,000 | ||
| April 7 | 5:43 PM CDT | F0 | Humphreys, MS | 1.0 | 30 | |||
| April 7 | 5:46 PM CDT | F1 | Cumberland, TN | 6.2 | 150 | 4 | $4.0 million | |
| April 7 | 5:50 PM CDT | F0 | Colbert, AL | 0.1 | 50 | $20,000 | ||
| April 7 | 5:52 PM CDT | F0 | Leflore, MS | 1.0 | 50 | |||
| April 7 | 6:14 PM CDT | F0 | Lauderdale, AL | 0.1 | 30 | |||
| April 7 | 6:17 PM CDT | F0 | Moore, TN | 0.2 | 30 | |||
| April 7 | 6:25 PM CDT | F1 | Colbert, AL | 8.0 | 100 | $120,000 | ||
| April 7 | 6:28 PM CDT | F1 | Warren, TN | 4.0 | 100 | 1 | $100,000 | |
| April 7 | 6:30 PM CDT | F0 | Lincoln, TN | 0.5 | 50 | $1,000 | ||
| April 7 | 6:55 PM CDT | F1 | Colbert, AL | 10.0 | 100 | $70,000 | ||
| April 7 | 7:02 PM CDT | F1 | Muhlenberg, KY | 1.7 | 150 | $40,000 | ||
| April 7 | 7:05 PM CDT | F1 | Limestone, AL | 0.7 | 200 | $10,000 | ||
| April 7 | 7:35 PM CDT | F0 | Chickasaw, MS | 0.2 | 15 | $10,000 | ||
| April 7 | 7:45 PM CDT | F0 | Madison, AL | 0.2 | 50 | $10,000 | ||
| April 7 | 7:48 PM CDT | F0 | Lincoln, AL to TN | 2.1 | 30 | |||
| April 7 | 8:01 PM CDT | F0 | Lincoln, TN | 0.1 | 30 | $5,000 | ||
| April 7 | 8:45 PM CDT | F0 | Lawrence, AL | 0.1 | 30 | |||
| April 7 | 8:55 PM CDT | F1 | Marion, AL | 9.4 | 50 | $50,000 | ||
| April 7 | 9:00 PM CDT | F0 | Franklin, AL | 3.0 | 75 | $10,000 | ||
| April 7 | 9:30 PM CDT | F0 | Lawrence, AL | 0.1 | 50 | |||
| April 7 | 9:55 PM CDT | F0 | Sunflower, MS | 3.0 | 50 | $30,000 | ||
| April 7 | 10:00 PM CDT | F0 | Lawrence, AL | 0.1 | 60 | $10,000 | ||
| April 7 | 10:00 PM CDT | F1 | Winston, AL | 4.7 | 150 | $80,000 | ||
| April 7 | 10:16 PM CDT | F0 | Morgan, AL | 1.0 | 50 | $1,000 | ||
| April 7 | 10:24 PM CDT | F0 | Limestone, AL | 0.1 | 40 | |||
| April 7 | 10:35 PM CDT | F1 | Morgan, AL | 9.0 | 150 | $110,000 | ||
| April 7 | 11:15 PM CDT | F0 | Marshall, AL | 0.1 | 150 | $20,000 | ||
| April 7 | 11:50 PM CDT | F1 | Cullman, AL | 0.2 | 30 | $120,000 | ||
| April 7 | 12:44 AM CDT | F0 | DeKalb, AL | 0.1 | 85 | $10,000 |
What this means
Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.
Sources
NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.