Early October 2040 Tornado Outbreak

The Early October 2040 Tornado Outbreak was a very violent tornado outbreak which spawned 44 tornadoes, all rated EF2 or higher.

Synopsis
The final week of September started out as an inactive and peaceful week across most of the US. The most recent event had occured 3 weeks earlier, when widespread damaging winds struck the Southwest. There was a small possibility of a storms from early Monday morning into Wednesday, mostly non-severe. However storms began to become more likely as the week started to come to a close. On Saturday, September 29, the day 3 convective outlook from the Storm Prediction Center showed a marginal risk extending from Eastern New Mexico extending to Centeral Nebraska. A Slight risk was in effect for parts of Oklahoma. By Sunday most of the midwest was under a slight risk, with an Enhanced risk in effect for parts of the Texas panhandle. By mid afternoon Sunday, a low pressure system was swinging down through Far western Michigan, and across the midwest and southeastern states before churning Northeast and shot offshore near the New England Coast. Meanwhile, As sun started to go down, an upper level trough was entering Expanding over the Northwest territories of Canada, and started dipping to the south as the time neared Midnight. Just after 11:00 PM, a cluster of non severe storms began to develop just North of the Canada border as the front pushed into the warm sector. Then, as the storms dropped past the border, activity rapidly picked up and intensified rapidly.

Early Morning derecho
Just after 1 in the morning, the cluster of storms came together and formed into more organized and dangerous storms, Severe Thunderstorm watches and Tornado watches were already in effect. The storm was now a very strong, fast moving, and extremely dangerous windstorm know as a Derecho. These are very strong wind storms which produce very strong winds. Meanwhile, the system started to gain strength as it moved into Oklahoma. A wind gust of 128 MPH was recorded at the Oklahoma City Airport, where a man was killed when debris from and airport hit him on the head. Another fatality was reported in the downtown area. The cause of death is unknown. The Storm continued through the suburbs, causing winds over 100 mph, ripping apart roofs like paper and twisting trees from the ground and debarking them like pencils. The storm slowly died out as it moved toward the southeast where it slowly decayed into stray convection over the costal waters of Alabama as it approached daybreak.