April 13-14, 2018 Tornado Outbreak

The April 13-14 2018 Tornado Outbreak was a devastating tornado outbreak which was a two day outbreak which affected the Midwestern and Southern Untied States with the strongest tornado being an EF4 tornado which hit Nashville, Tennessee on April 14, 2018 damaging and destroying everything in it's path.

Meteorlogical Synopsis

On early April 13 large warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico, and large cold air from Canada caused a tornado outbreak for the Midwestern and Southern United States. As a result of a tilt in the surrounding air that the low created, allowing for a dry line to form over much of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and northern Arkansas. Also allowing the SPC to issue a high risk for those states on April 13. The dry line also increased the likelihood for another significant weather event on the next day April 14. On April 14 the SPC issued a High risk for Western, Middle and the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee also spreading into Central Alabama, North Eastern Mississippi and North Western Georgia with the dry line those areas. This also caused the threat for Strong-Violent long-tracked tornadoes for those areas in the high risk. Later in the day dew points reached the upper 60s and lower 70s for those areas in the high risk area on April 14. Then later in the day Violent tornadoes struck Alabama with a EF4 tornado in Tuscaloosa-Birmingham, Alabama also with another EF4 tornado in Jackson, Mississippi and another EF4 in Tupelo, Mississippi, and an EF4 tornado in Atlanta, Georgia. Most tornadoes during the outbreak were EF4s EF0s and EF1s with one EF3 tornado in Memphis, Tennessee and one EF5 tornado in Lawernceburg, Tennessee which destroyed everything in it's path. Also CAPE values reached 1600 J/kg while dry air intrusion was on the rise increasing the threat for severe weather.

Tornadoes

List of Confirmed tornadoes on April 13, 2018An EF5 tornado in Lawernceburg, Tennessee casued major damage and destroyed houses and mobile homes in it's path from Wanye to Lawrence counties. This tornado caused 5 deaths and 100 injuries. This is a picture of the supercell before the EF5 tornado formed. This tornado lasted from 5:00-5:35 PM.

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