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March 31 - April 1, 2023 Tornadoes & Severe Storms

 

The largest tornado outbreak to affect the country since the December 10-11, 2021 outbreak struck the Midwest and Southeast from Friday afternoon March 31, 2023 into early Saturday morning on April 1, 2023. Numerous supercell thunderstorms producing tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds affected 16 states during this period, including Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Texas, and Louisiana. These tornadoes killed 27 people and injured dozens more, and caused millions of dollars in property damage.

Across Tennessee, 10 people were killed by tornadoes in West Tennessee, including 1 in Tipton County and 9 in McNairy County. Middle Tennessee saw 5 tornadoes touch down which caused extensive damage in Wayne, Lewis, Marshall, Rutherford, Cannon, Trousdale, Macon, and Lincoln Counties, but luckily no one was killed. Please note that all information on this page should be considered PRELIMINARY and subject to change.

For more information on tornadoes across Middle Tennessee, visit our online tornado database at https://www.midsouthtornadoes.msstate.edu/index.php?cw=ohx and view some Tennessee Tornado Stats at https://www.weather.gov/ohx/tntornadostats.

 

Last updated: April 12, 2023

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