Historic Tornadoes prior to 1950 in the Paducah NWS Forecast Area

A family of tornadoes tracked from southeast Missouri across the southern third of Illinois and may also have moved into southwest Indiana. These tornadoes moved across the Mississippi River about 20 miles downstream of St. Louis. Fish were reportedly “scattered all over the prairie” on the Illinois side of the river. Some pine tree tops, not native to that area of Illinois, were believed to have been blown in from at least 50 miles. The easternmost documented damage was south of present-day Albion, in Edwards County. A straight line between these areas would indicate the tornadoes also tracked across present day Mount Vernon, Illinois, but an exact track could not be determined due to lack of settlements across the region.

A tornado of unknown magnitude struck Wabash County, Illinois, and Gibson County, Indiana. It moved east, passing about 25 miles south of Vincennes, IN. The track was still visible through forests in 1876.

A tornado of unknown magnitude struck Gallatin County, Illinois, and Posey County, Indiana. The tornado moved northeast, crossing the Wabash River north of Shawneetown IL. 3 fatalities occurred in Posey County.

A possible tornado may have caused damage to 70 buildings in the city of Cape Girardeau, MO. Other specifics are unknown.

A tornado of unknown magnitude struck Gallatin County, Illinois, before moving into Posey County, Indiana. It moved ENE, passing 5 miles south of New Harmony, IN. Thousands of trees, some with 15-foot circumference, were snapped or uprooted.

It appears other tornadoes may have hit portions of McCracken and Livingston counties in Kentucky and Massac and Pope counties in Illinois, causing 16 fatalities. Other specifics are unknown.

A tornado of unknown magnitude hit Perry County, Missouri, and Perry County, Illinois. It also impacted Randolph and Washington Counties in Illinois. The southern part of Chester, IL, was hit, with 14 homes destroyed. It moved through the northwest portion of Perry County, Illinois. There were five fatalities and 15 injuries associated with this tornado.

An F3 tornado moved northeast from northwest Tennessee into Fulton and Graves counties in Kentucky. This tornado moved through the city of Mayfield. A total of five fatalities and 15 injuries occurred along the path of this tornado.

An F3 tornado hit Christian County, Kentucky, where it caused two fatalities and 15 injuries. It moved ENE from eight miles SW of Hopkinsville to the edge of town.

An F2 tornado struck Spencer County, Indiana, moving northeast from St. Meinrad and across Luce Township.

A violent F4 tornado hit Pike and Daviess Counties in Indiana, causing one fatality and 15 injuries. It moved northeast, passing south of Petersburg and damaging about 30 farms.

An F3 tornado struck Gibson County, Indiana, causing eight injuries along the 15 mile path. It moved northeast from 4 miles NW of Owensville, cutting a swath across the south part of Princeton. At least 50 buildings were severely damaged or destroyed in Princeton.

A violent F4 tornado struck Wabash County, Illinois, devastating the city of Mt. Carmel. It moved down the full length of 4th street, sweeping homes, barns, and outbuildings completely away. There were at least 16 fatalities (and as many as 30) and 100 injuries with this tornado.

An F2 tornado hit Vienna, IL, in Johnson County.

An F2 tornado struck the northern part of Princeton, IN, in Gibson County, causing two injuries.

An F2 tornado struck Jackson County, Illinois. The tornado hit the south edge of Carbondale.

An F2 tornado hit White County, Illinois, causing three injuries west of Carmi.

An F2 tornado touched down in Mississippi County, Missouri, where two fatalities and four injuries occurred near the town of Bertrand.

An F3 tornado touched down in White County, Illinois, where it caused one fatality and 15 injuries along the 14 mile path. It moved northeast from southeast of Sacramento to three miles north of Carmi.

An F2 tornado touched down in the west Kentucky counties of Caldwell and Hopkins, causing one fatality and eight injuries. Homes and tobacco barns were destroyed 3 miles NW of Dawson.

An F2 tornado struck Scott County, Missouri. Three people were killed as a farm house was destroyed in the southeast part of the county near Blodgett.

A violent F4 tornado hit Wabash County, Illinois before moving into the southwest Indiana counties of Knox, Gibson, and Pike. It caused five fatalities and 15 injuries along the 30 mile path. The tornado moved northeast from just north of Bellmont, IL, to Buena Vista, IN. It produced damage across the northern part of Mt. Carmel, IL.

An F2 tornado briefly touched down in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, most likely just southeast of Evansville.

An F2 tornado hit the small town of Lafayette, KY, in Christian County.

A violent F4 tornado struck Mt. Vernon, IL, in Jefferson County, causing 24 fatalities and 80 injuries along the 20 mile path. It moved ENE, devastating the southeast side of Mount Vernon. About 300 homes and 50 businesses were damaged or destroyed

An F3 tornado moved into Perry County, Illinois, from southeast Missouri. It moved northeast from north of St. Mary's, MO, passing three miles north of Chester, and ending four miles northeast of Pinckneyville. Two injuries occurred with this tornado.

An F2 tornado struck Wayne County, Missouri, where it destroyed at least two barns near Piedmont.

An F3 tornado struck Spencer County, Indiana, causing one injury as it moved northeast from Luce Township to northwest of Dale.

An F2 tornado hit the southwest Indiana counties of Vanderburgh and Gibson, causing five injuries. It moved northeast from just south of Haubstadt to four miles east of Fort Branch.

An F2 tornado hit Perry County, Illinois, where it caused three injuries as it hit the southern edge of       Du Quoin.

An F2 tornado hit Mississippi County, Missouri, and Ballard County, Kentucky, causing eight injuries along the seven mile path. Thirty-two buildings were damaged or destroyed in Wickliffe.

A violent F4 tornado struck New Madrid and Mississippi Counties in Missouri and Hickman County, Kentucky. This tornado moved ENE from northeast of New Madrid, MO, to Clinton, KY. Seventy-five buildings, including 55 homes, were destroyed in Clinton. Eleven fatalities and 53 injuries occurred along the 25 mile path.

An F3 tornado hit the southwest Indiana counties of Gibson and Posey, where it caused 10 injuries along the 25 mile path. It moved northeast from south of New Harmony, passing 4 miles southeast of Owensville, and ending 5 miles south of Princeton.

An F2 tornado struck the west Kentucky counties of Christian and Trigg, where it caused eight injuries along the 10 mile path. It moved northeast from Calendonia to four miles west of Hopkinsville.

An F2 tornado struck the west Kentucky counties of Daviess and Hancock, where it caused two fatalities and 15 injuries along the 10 mile path. It moved northeast from south of Knottsville to north of Patesville.

An F2 tornado hit White County, Illinois, where it caused one fatality and 10 injuries. Homes were destroyed from one mile west of Carmi to near Crossville.

An F2 tornado hit Wayne and Clay counties in Illinois, where it caused 10 injuries. It moved northeast from seven miles SSW of Xenia to five miles east of town, hitting eight homes and 20 barns.

A violent F4 tornado struck Marshall and Lyon counties in Kentucky. There were seven fatalities and 50 injuries that occurred along the 25 mile path. It moved northeast from five miles northwest of Benton, through the town of Grand Rivers, to near Kuttawa and Eddyville.

A violent F4 tornado struck McCracken, Livingston, Crittenden, Webster, McLean, and Daviess Counties in west Kentucky and Massac and Pope counties in Illinois. There were 21 fatalities and 200 injuries with this event, which is likely multiple different tornadoes. Metropolis, IL, suffered damage to over 100 homes and other buildings. The majority of the F4 damage occurred in Webster County from Blackford to Dixon. After passing near Sebree the tornado ended in the West Louisville area of Daviess County.

An F3 tornado struck the southern Illinois counties of Randolph, Perry, Washington, and Jefferson, causing two fatalities and 50 injuries along the 40 mile path. The initial touchdown was one mile west of Sparta, before moving to about four miles east of Nashville. This event may have been multiple tornadoes.

A violent F4 tornado started in Scott County Missouri before moving into the Illinois counties of Alexander, Union, Johnson, and Williamson. This tornado caused two fatalities and 30 injuries along the 55 mile path. It moved northeast from northwest of Thebes to Stonefort, IL. The communities of Mill Creek and Mt. Pleasant were hit in Union County before the tornado passed eight miles northwest of Vienna.

An F2 tornado hit Alexander County, Illinois, passing two miles south of Wheatland.

An F3 tornado struck Mississippi County, Missouri, before crossing the Mississippi River into Ballard County, Kentucky. There were four fatalities and five injuries as this tornado moved ENE from near Charleston to south of Bird's Point, KY.

A violent F4 tornado struck the southeast Missouri counties of Cape Girardeau and Perry before moving into Jackson County, Illinois. It was on the ground for about 30 miles and caused seven fatalities and 80 injuries. The tornado began in Shawneetown Township, MO (northeast of Oak Ridge), then passed through Grand Tower, IL. It continued northeast to Poplar Ridge (south of Murphysboro) and finally dissipated north of Carbondale.

An F2 tornado hit Perry County, Missouri, before moving into Randolph, Jackson, and Perry counties in Illinois. There were three fatalities and 25 injuries along the 33 mile path. The tornado began southwest of Rockwood, IL, and passed about three miles north of town. This may have been multiple tornadoes, as it passed south of Shiloh Hill, north of Campbell Hill, and three miles southeast of Sunfield, IL.

An F2 tornado hit Wayne County, Illinois, where it damaged buildings in the town of Barnhill.

An F2 tornado moved northeast from Daviess County, Kentucky, into Spencer County Indiana, passing nine miles west of Owensboro.

An F2 tornado hit Union County, Kentucky, moving northeast and destroying homes five miles south of Morganfield.

An F2 tornado struck the Pembroke area of Christian County, Kentucky.

An F2 tornado hit Murray, KY, in Calloway County. Twenty homes and 50 stables, barns, and other farm buildings were damaged or destroyed.

An F2 tornado struck Mississippi County, Missouri, killing two people and injuring two others.

An F3 tornado touched down in the southern Illinois counties of Washington and Jefferson. Three fatalities occurred along the 28 mile path. The tornado moved east from northwest of Nashville, to north of Richview, to five miles north of Mount Vernon.

A violent F4 tornado touched down in the southern Illinois counties of Washington and Jefferson. It caused 14 fatalities and 50 injuries along the 23 mile path. It leveled entire farms near New Minden, south of Hoyleton, and near Richview, Boyd, and Irvington.

An F2 tornado struck Daviess County, Kentucky. It caused one fatality and one injury as it hit the West Louisville community.

An F2 tornado struck Graves County, Kentucky, causing 11 injuries. The tornado moved northeast from near Fancy Farm to near Boaz.

An F2 tornado struck Union County, Kentucky, causing one fatality and 15 injuries as it moved northeast through Morganfield.

An F2 tornado struck Hickman and Graves Counties in Kentucky. Five injuries occurred as the tornado moved ENE from Clinton to north of Mayfield.

An F2 tornado hit Gibson County, Indiana, where it destroyed homes near Princeton.

An F2 tornado struck Pulaski County, Illinois, where it hit the town of Meridian about nine miles north of Cairo.

A violent F4 tornado hit Pemiscot and New Madrid Counties in Missouri. It caused seven fatalities and 30 injuries along a 20 mile path.

An F2 tornado struck Union and Jackson Counties in Illinois. It caused six injuries as it moved northeast between Cobden and Makanda.

An F2 tornado struck Bollinger and Cape Girardeau Counties in Missouri. It passed about four miles east of Marble Hill before moving northeast into western Cape Girardeau County.

An F3 tornado hit Perry County, Illinois, causing eight injuries. It destroyed four homes and damaged 30 more as it moved southeast across Du Quoin.

An F2 tornado struck Vanderburgh County, Indiana

An F2 tornado hit Calloway County, Kentucky, causing one fatality and one injury about five miles east of Murray.

An F2 tornado hit Williamson County, Illinois, causing two fatalities as it moved from just northeast of Marion through Pittsburg.

A violent F4 tornado touched down in the southern Illinois counties of Saline and Gallatin. It killed five people and injured six as it moved northeast from north of Eldorado into northwest Gallatin County.

An F2 tornado struck Stoddard County, Missouri, causing five injuries. It moved east from near Dexter to the north edge of Essex.

An F2 tornado struck the town of Gracey in Christian County, KY. It began in far eastern Trigg County.

An F2 tornado touched down in Hamilton County, Illinois, causing one fatality and eight injuries along the seven mile path. It moved northeast from six miles southwest to two miles northeast of Dale, passing just south of town.

An F2 tornado struck Randolph and Perry Counties in Illinois, causing three fatalities and 23 injuries along the eight mile path. It moved northeast from five miles southwest of Willisville to the southeast edge of town.

A violent F4 tornado struck the southern Illinois counties of Jackson, Williamson, and Franklin. It produced 11 fatalities and 83 injuries along the 20 mile path. It moved ENE from three miles north of Murphysboro, passing through Bush, before moving about six miles north of Herrin and into Pershing in Franklin County.

An F2 tornado hit Jackson County, Illinois, where it caused one fatality and three injuries along a seven mile path. It moved east from four miles WSW of Carbondale, passing along the south and southeast edge of town. Nearly 100 homes had some damage, and eight were destroyed.

An F2 tornado struck the southern Illinois counties of Jackson, Williamson, and Franklin. It caused three fatalities and 10 injuries as it moved rapidly northeast from near Makanda to west of West Frankfort. It was on the ground for approximately 25 miles.

An F2 tornado struck Paducah, KY, where it caused 15 injuries. Nearly 300 buildings were damaged.

An F3 tornado hit Scott County, Missouri, before crossing the Mississippi River into Alexander County, Illinois. It produced five fatalities and 60 injuries along its 30 mile path, moving from two miles east of Sikeston to Blodgett before moving into Fayville, IL.

An F3 tornado hit the southeast Missouri counties of Stoddard, New Madrid, and Scott. It caused seven fatalities and 17 injuries along its eight mile path. It moved NNE from SSW of Morehouse, passing  about eight miles southwest of Sikeston

An F3 tornado hit Stoddard County, Missouri, causing seven fatalities and 20 injuries along its seven mile path. It moved northeast from four miles west of Dexter to three miles west of Bloomfield.

An F2 tornado moved northeast from Arkansas into Ripley County, Missouri, where it caused damage to farms near Poyner and Flatwoods.

An F2 tornado struck Scott County, Missouri, where it caused three injuries. It damaged homes in the McMullin and Vanduser areas.

An F2 tornado struck Wabash County in Illinois, where it caused two fatalities and three injuries. It destroyed at least one home about eight miles north of Mt. Carmel as it moved eastward.

An F3 tornado hit the southwest Indiana counties of Gibson and Pike, where it produced two injuries along its 14 mile path. It moved east-northeast from five miles southeast of Haubstadt to eight miles northeast of Mackey. The worst damage was between Buckskin and Mackey.

An F2 tornado hit McLean County, Kentucky, causing five injuries. It moved northeast as it passed about three miles south of Calhoun.

An F2 tornado hit Johnson County, Illinois, passing by about two miles northwest of Vienna and causing one injury.

An F2 tornado struck McLeansboro, IL, in Hamilton County before moving northeast into White County.

An F3 tornado struck Perry County, Missouri, before moving northeast into Randolph and Perry counties in Illinois. It was on the ground for 25 miles and caused one fatality and 25 injuries. It passed about five miles south of St Mary's, MO, and four miles east of Chester, IL, before hitting Willisville, IL.

A violent F4 tornado began in northwest Tennessee before moving northeast into Fulton, Hickman, and Graves counties in Kentucky. It was on the ground for 50 miles and caused 67 fatalities and 345 injuries. It hit the town of Bonduarant and passed about two miles west of Hickman before hitting Dublin in Graves County.

An F2 tornado hit the town of Bardwell, KY, in Carlisle County where it caused three fatalities and 35 injuries.

An F2 tornado hit Scott County Missouri where it produced 10 injuries as it moved east-northeast from Crowder to just south of Blodgett.

An F3 tornado hit Stoddard and Scott Counties in Missouri producing six fatalities and 25 injuries along its 32 mile path. It began west of Acorn Ridge and moved east-northeast into Zeta and Ardeola before dissipating near Oran.

An F3 tornado struck the southeast Missouri counties of Carter, Butler, Wayne, and Bollinger, causing eight fatalities and 10 injuries along its 50 mile path.

A violent F4 tornado hit the southeast Missouri counties of Carter, Wayne, and Butler, causing 18 deaths and 200 injuries along its 50 mile path. It virtually leveled the town of Dongola in Bollinger County and caused considerable damage on the south edge of Zalma.

An F2 tornado hit Shannon and Carter Counties in Missouri.

An F2 tornado destroyed barns near Earlington, KY, in Hopkins County.

An F2 tornado moved east through Viola, KY, in Graves County, producing 11 injuries. Most of the town's buildings were damaged or destroyed.

An F2 tornado hit Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, before moving east into Butler County. It tracked from about two miles north of Greenville, to near Powderly, to southeast of Rochester. Seven fatalities and 30 injuries occurred along the 17 mile path of this tornado.

An F2 tornado strikes Stoddard County, Missouri, producing damage in the towns of Hunterville and Grayridge. Three fatalities and 5 injuries occurred.

An F2 tornado hit Hamilton County, Illinois, moving northeast between Jewell and Stanhope where it damaged 13 farms along its nine mile path.

An F3 tornado touched down in Pope and Saline Counties in Illinois. It hit mainly rural areas as it moved northeast for 10 miles from northern Pope County into the southeast corner of Saline County.

An F3 tornado touched down in Washington County, Illinois, and moved northeast into far northwest Jefferson County before dissipating in southern Marion County. The worst damage occurred in Irvington, IL, where six homes were nearly leveled with four fatalities.

An F2 tornado struck Gallatin County, Illinois, moving northeast from the southwest portion of the county and passing south of Shawneetown. The worst damage occurred in Bowlesville Township.

An F2 tornado struck Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. The tornado moved north across Jackson where it damaged 30 buildings and caused two injuries.

An F3 tornado was on the ground for 11 miles across Gibson County, Indiana. Many barns were leveled, and several homes were completely destroyed as the tornado hit farms about two miles east of Haubstadt.

An F2 tornado touched down in McCracken County near the airport and moved east for six miles to the western edge of Paducah before lifting. An elderly couple were trapped beneath wreckage in their home for 36 hours about two miles west of Paducah.

Tri-State Tornado - Deadliest in American History. This violent F5 tornado covered a path of 219 miles across Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. The tornado killed 695 people, the most ever recorded by single tornado in the United States. It was on the ground for 3.5 hours and devastated numerous towns including Murphysboro, De Soto, Graham, Bush, and West Frankfort in Illinois, and Griffin, Owensville, and Princeton in Indiana.

An F3 tornado moved northeast for 16 miles across northwest Calloway County into Marshall County, Kentucky. It killed two people near the town of Hardin.

An F2 tornado moved through Marshall, Lyon, and Caldwell Counties in Kentucky. Along its 23 mile path, extensive rural home and barn damage occurred as it moved east-northeast from near Gilbertsville to near Eddyville and Princeton.

An F2 tornado initially touched down in extreme northwestern McCracken County, Kentucky before crossing the Ohio River into Massac County, Illinois. It passed near Hillerman, just east of Mermot, through New Columbia, and east of Samoth. Eight homes were destroyed and five people died in New Columbia. A sixth fatality occurred when a towboat was overturned on the Ohio River. There were 20 injuries with this tornado.

An F3 tornado touched down in Williamson and Franklin Counties in Illinois. It began about one mile southwest of Carterville, moving northeast through Carterville, Herrin, and West Frankfort. Nearly 100 homes were damaged in both Carterville and Herrin. Twenty-one injuries occurred along the 16 mile path of this tornado.

A violent F4 tornado strikes Poplar Bluff, MO, killing 83 people in the city. This tornado moved northeast from Arkansas into Ripley and Butler counties in Missouri causing a total of 98 fatalities and 300 injuries along its 60 mile path. The tornado lifted shortly after moving through Poplar Bluff.

An F2 tornado was on the ground for nearly 30 miles from west of Corning, AR to Broseley, MO. Eleven injuries occurred in Butler County as seven homes were destroyed and five were damaged.

An F2 tornado touches down in Posey County, Indiana, about two miles southeast of Stewartsville.

An F2 tornado hits Gibson County, Indiana, moving east-northeast from south of Owensville to the northern edge of Fort Branch.

An F3 tornado strikes Posey and Vanderburgh counties in Indiana. It was on the ground for 12 miles, passing near Blairsville and just west of St. Wendel.

An F2 tornado struck Gibson and Pike counties in Indiana. It passed about two miles northwest of Princeton and three miles south of Petersburg.

An F2 tornado touched down in White County, Illinois. It passed just southeast of Norris and three miles east of Carmi.

An F2 tornado caused one fatality as moved southwest of Goreville, IL, in Johnson County.

An F3 tornado caused three fatalities in Scott County, Missouri. It passed by four miles south of Benton and two miles north of Blodgett.

F2 tornadoes strike Saline, Gallatin, and White counties in Illinois and Gibson and Posey counties in Indiana. The tornado struck the school in town of Maunie, IL, killing two people and injuring 23. Another fatality occurred on the southern edge of Fort Branch, Indiana, in Gibson County. It is unknown how many tornadoes occurred across these counties.

An F2 tornado hits Ripley County, Missouri, passing through the center of Doniphan, where it badly damaged the courthouse and a school.

An F2 tornado strikes the town of Spottsville, KY, in Henderson County.

An F2 tornado touched down in the town of Dahlgren, IL, in Hamilton County.

An F2 tornado struck Mount Vernon in Jefferson County, IL, causing five injuries.

An F2 tornado hit Union County in Kentucky and caused two fatalities in Uniontown.

A brief F2 tornado touched down in the northeast part of Evansville, IN.

An F3 tornado hit Pike County, Indiana, near the town of Spurgeon causing one injury.

An F2 tornado hit Saline County, Illinois, moving northeast from Carrier Mills to two miles west of Harrisburg. One barn was destroyed and eight homes were damaged in Carrier Mills.

An F3 tornado strikes Hamilton and White counties in Illinois. It moved east-southeast from north of Dale to southwest of Norris City. Two children were killed in a home east of Dale.

An F3 tornado touched down in Ripley County, Missouri. It caused one fatality as it moved between the towns of Naylor and Oxly.

An F2 tornado struck Metropolis, IL, killing one person.

An F2 tornado hit the far southwest side of Cape Girardeau, MO, damaging about 50 homes.

An F2 tornado touched down in Mississippi County, Missouri, near Wolf Island and moved northeast into Hickman and Carlisle counties in Kentucky. It passed three miles south of Columbus and ended one mile northwest of Arlington, KY.

F2 tornadoes impacted portions of Butler, Wayne, Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, and Perry counties in southeast Missouri. It is unknown how many tornadoes occurred, but damage was noted in the far northeast corner of Butler County, southeast Wayne County, two miles east of Marble Hill, and one mile east of Millersville, before ending near Altenburg. One person was killed about 11 miles south of Marble Hill.

A violent F4 tornado struck Butler County, Missouri. It caused four fatalities in and near the town of Neelyville. It was on the ground for 20 miles as it moved northeast from Neelyville, passing seven miles southeast of Poplar Bluff.

An F4 tornado hit Johnson and Pope counties in Illinois. It was on the ground for 12 miles as it moved northeast from six miles southeast of Vienna to just west of Glendale. One person was killed by flying debris near Flatwoods.

An F2 tornado hit the northern part of Evansville, IN. Twenty homes and 25 factories and warehouses had severe roof damage. One fatality occurred.

An F3 tornado struck Warrick County, Indiana. It moved east-northeast, passing four miles northwest of Boonville.

An F2 tornado touched down in Gallatin County, Illinois. It caused roof damage to Shawneetown High School.

F2 tornadoes produced significant damage across Butler, Stoddard, Scott, and Mississippi counties in Missouri. Five people were killed across the Sikeston, Charleston, Bertrand, and Wyatt areas. It is unknown exactly how many tornadoes occurred, and a few microbursts may also have produced some of the damage.

An F2 tornado was on the ground for 20 miles across Scott County, Missouri, into Alexander County, Illinois. Barns were destroyed near Thebes, IL. One man was killed in a barn west of Kelso, MO. Students were injured at the Chaffee, MO, high school gymnasium.

F2 tornadoes moved across Scott County, Missouri, into Alexander, Pulaski, Johnson, and Massac Counties Illinois. It is unknown how many tornadoes occurred, but damage occurred from five miles northwest of Sikeston to near Blodgett, MO. In Illinois, damage was noted near Olive Branch, northwest of Pulaski, and just north of Grand Chain. A total of seven injuries occurred.

An F4 tornado hit Alexander and Pulaski counties in Illinois. It moved northeast near Cache, passing across the north side of Mounds along its 13 mile path. Three homes were leveled, causing one fatality and nine injuries

An F2 tornado struck New Madrid County, Missouri, passing just north of the town of Morehouse.

An F3 tornado touched down in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky causing 11 fatalities along its 10 mile path. It moved east-northeast from two miles southeast of Greenville into the town of Browder.

An F2 tornado hit the west side of Evansville, IN, causing significant roof damage to a few homes.

An F3 tornado moved east-northeast across Franklin, Saline, Hamilton, and White counties in southern Illinois. Along its 27 mile path, it hit the edge of Norris City where an elderly woman was killed in one of three homes that were nearly leveled.

An F4 tornado left a 45 mile path of destruction from Fulton County, Arkansas, into Oregon and Carter counties in Missouri. The tornado lifted just south of Van Buren, MO.

An F2 tornado struck Calloway and Marshall counties in Kentucky. It destroyed one home and three more were damaged in the town of Dexter, KY.

An F2 tornado hit Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. It destroyed four homes and two barns in a small rural community near Graham.

An F2 tornado struck Bollinger County, Missouri, passing just northwest of Marble Hill and leveling one small home.

A violent F4 tornado struck the northwest side of Cape Girardeau, MO, claiming 22 lives and destroying more than 200 homes. About 200+ other homes were damaged and losses totaled $3.5 million. The tornado continued into extreme northwest Alexander County, Illinois.

An F3 tornado moved east-northeast from 10 miles north of Marble Hill, MO, to east of Oak Ridge, MO. Near the start of the path a man was killed by flying debris as he ran from his car to a ditch.