August 2-4, 2018 Tornado Outbreak

The Tornado Outbreak Sequence of August 2-4, 2018 was a medium, deadly, and costly outbreak that occurred primarily in the Midwestern United States.

In all, a total of 60 tornadoes touched down, including 22 EF0's, 16 EF1's, 9 EF2's, 7 EF3's, 5 EF4's, and 1 EF5. A total of 262 people died, another 5,175 were injured and $16.88 billion (2018 USD) in damages was done.

The strongest tornado of the outbreak was the Prague, Oklahoma EF5 with winds up to 296 mph (476 km/h). The weakest tornado was an EF0 near Moore, Oklahoma with recorded wind speeds just under 30 mph (48 km/h) on August 4.

The deadliest and costliest was also the Prague EF5. The outbreak occurred as of a result of high amounts of instability in the atmosphere and storms that formed in Europe strengthened over the Atlantic Ocean and caused this outbreak to form supercells and cause many strong and violent twisters.

Extensive damage occurred as of a result from this outbreak, including: destroyed homes, restaurants, businesses, and multiple factories, damage to millions of trees, thousands of cars were also either damaged, destroyed or never located. Multiple buildings were as extensively damaged from a few EF2's and EF3's.

The Prague, OK EF5 had one of the highest recorded wind speeds of the entire 2018 Tornado Season.

The outbreak also is known for it's damage, causing over $16.8 billion (2018 USD) in damages. The state of Oklahoma had the most tornadoes with a total number of 49 tornadoes. Just like the 2018 Super Outbreak, the state recorded the most tornadoes in an outbreak.

Synopsis
A total of tornadoes touched down, causing deaths, injuries, and in damages. A total of 22 EF0's, 16 EF1's, 9 EF2's, 7 EF3's, 5 EF4's, and 1 EF5 touched down over the course of the outbreak.

August 3
All of the 38 twisters on the 3rd happened in Oklahoma.