Tornadoes of 2018 (Hitman)

The 2018 tornado season saw many records that were shattered including the number of tornadoes with, the number of deaths and injuries, and the cost of damages. The deadliest and costliest tornado was the EF5 rated 2018 Clermont-Groveland-Four Corners Tornado on May 1st. A total of people died, people were injured, and there was a total of tornadoes. The year saw a total number of EF5's, the US saw a record of EF4's, including another in other countries. The month of December saw a record number of tornadoes.

The 2018 season also saw a record of confirmed tornadoes in the United States. A total number of tornadoes were recorded outside the United States.

The season started off very early with a confirmed 5 tornadoes each in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, for a total of 15. All rated EF0 or EF1. 7 tornadoes were also confirmed outside the US on January 2nd, including an F2 in France, 4 EF0's in Canada, and 2 EF1's in China.

However, 2 tornadoes touched down at 12:00 AM EST at exactly the start of the 2018, beating out the 2 minute record by the 2011 season. Both were rated EF0.

The main part of tornado season started off with a bang, causing heavy damage and loss of life all throughout the United States, even the Pacific States and New England recorded either tornadoes or storm damage. The 2018 tornado season also had a record for most high risks issued by the Storm Prediction Center, shattering the record with 51, 46 more than the 2011 tornado season.

The world also saw a record number of confirmed number of EF4/EF5 rated US tornadoes with. There was also a record of confirmed EF4/EF5 tornadoes outside the US with. A record total of $182.005 billion (2018 USD) in damages was done.

So far there has been 34,525 tornadic deaths: 31,104 in the United States, 716 in Uruguay, 547 in Bangladesh, 380 in Brazil, 360 in Argentina, 345 in China, 259 in England, 200 in Germany, 151 in Italy, 29 in Mexico, 16 in Japan, and 10 in France.

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Events
235 tornadoes were confirmed in the U.S.

500 tornadoes were confirmed in the whole month

January 2 (US)
Main article: January 2, 2018 tornado outbreak

January 2 (Rest of World)
An F2 was confirmed in the French countryside, killing 1. 4 EF0's were confirmed in the Canadian province of Alberta, causing minimal damage. An EF1 was confirmed 10 miles west of Shanghai in China, killing 3 as their car was thrown into a house.

January 5 (Argentina)
A total of 6 tornadoes touched down in Argentina, 3 of them were rated F3. 2 other were rated an F1 and another was rated at F2. All 3 F3's caused considerable damage to the town Salta, killing up to 12 people. The F2 destroyed a mobile home, injuring 3. The F1 uprooted a few trees and considerable damage was down to a small shop.

January 6
A minor thunderstorm produced a couple tornadoes in Dixie Alley. 8 injuries were reported in all from two EF2's in Texas. 3 EF0's touched down in Kansas and Oklahoma, as well as an EF1 in Nebraska. $1.6 milion in damages was done as well as 8 injured.

January 10
A low pressure system dropped a couple twisters over the Southwestern and Midwest United States. An EF4 spawned near Seymour, Texas, causing $450 million in damages. An EF3 touched down near Mobile, Alabama as well. 2 EF0's, 2 EF2's, and an EF1 touched down on the border of Oklahoma and Kansas.

January 14
Main Article: January 14, 2018 Midwest tornado outbreak

A supercell formed over the Great Plains and the pressure dropped and spawned a total of 30 tornadoes. The strongest, an EF4, killed 3 near Parkersburg, Iowa. The other 29 tornadoes all touched down between Dallas and Waco in 4.5 hours.

January 15 (India and Bangladesh)
After Super Cyclone Sagar, a huge storm fast over India and Bangladesh causing a total of 112 tornadoes to touch down. An F4 killed 547 people in one of the deadliest tornadoes in recent history.

January 15
A violent, EF5 rated tornado caused catastrophic damage around Washington, Oklahoma, killing 63. In addition, the tornado injured 147 and caused $2.2 billion (2018 USD) in damages.

January 16 (China)
After a huge storm strengthened over Japan, it transitioned to China where 133 tornadoes touched down. 7 EF4 tornadoes touched down, killing a combined 342 people.

January 17
After the dissipation of Tropical Storm Alberto, the cyclone spawned nearly 100 tornadoes, most of them weak. Both EF3's touched down in Phil Campbell and Hackleburg, Alabama where an EF5 hit nearly 7 years prior.

January 27 (US and Canada)
Another major outbreak occured as Tropical Depression Three produced 3 different huge supercells. Like the outbreak 10 days prior, most of twisters were weak tornadoes.

February
43 tornadoes were confirmed in the U.S.

151 tornadoes were confirmed in the whole month

February 3
Main Article: 2018 Meridian TornadoAn EF4 spawned in Meridian, Mississippi, causing 7 deaths, 21 injuries, and $155 million (2018 USD) in damages.

February 4
Main Article: 2018 Hopewell Tornado

An EF3 dropped near Hopewell, Mississippi, causing 7 fatalities and 27 injuries.

February 7
A low pressure system dropped over the Rockies and 38 tornadoes were confirmed in Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska. 2 EF3's touched down near Marquette, Kansas that caused considerable damage. 17 EF0's, 12 EF1's, and 7 EF2's touched down all by the Wyoming-Nebraska-Colorado state line.

February 11 (Italy)
A low pressure system spawned over Italy and spawned a total of 19 tornadoes, all rated F0 or F1.

February 16 (Russia and Australia)
A severe thunderstorm spawned tornadoes in Russia before shifting way south, hitting Australia, spawning more twisters.

February 20
Main Article: 2018 Carrollton-Carroll Tornado

An EF4 spawned near Loyal Valley, Texas along with an EF1 satellite. The EF4 had wins speeds of 195 miles per hour, killing 3. That EF4 was disputed but the rating stood at high-end EF4. Another EF4 spawned in Carrollton, Missouri, killing 4.

February 21 (Argentina and Brazil)
A huge supercell spawned 33 tornadoes in Brazil, including an F4 that killed 16, and 6 more tornadoes in Argentina.

February 22 (France)
A strong thunderstorm produced over a dozen tornadoes, wreaking havoc on the French countryside.

March
532 tornadoes were confirmed in the U.S.

587 tornadoes were confirmed in the whole month

March 13
A minor outbreak occured in Dixie Alley after a cyclone dissipated, causing almost 40 tornadoes to touch down. Both EF3's touched down in Georgia, along with EF0-EF2's recorded from Florida up to Ohio.

March 17 (Poland)
A supercell that spawned over Poland spawned a total of 7 tornadoes, 4 F0's and 3 F1's.

March 19 (South Africa)
After a supercell spawned over Europe 2 days earlier, the same storm spawned over a dozen tornadoes, causing minimal damage.

March 21 (Turkey)
After a thunderstorm developed over Eastern Turkey, 6 weak tornadoes touched down causing almost no damage.

March 23-24
Main Articles: March 2018 Tornado Outbreak and 2018 Tescott Tornado

After the dissipation of Hurricane Chris, a post tropical cyclone storm dropped almost 500 tornadoes around all the Contiguous US with all 48 states recording at least 3 tornadoes each. An EF5 caused up to $990 million in damages near Tescott, Kansas, killing 17. 200 of the 217 EF0's were recorded in every state but Kansas. 3 high-end rated EF4's dropped in between Oklahoma City and Mustang, killing 15 in all. An EF3 spawned near Champions Gate in Four Corners, Florida where a record EF5 tornado would hit a little more that a month later. 2 other EF3's were recording in Laramie, Wyoming.

March 26 (Japan)
A weak, dissipating storm dropped 15 tornadoes all around Japan. 16 were killed when an F2 hit a resturant in the heart of Osaka.

March 29 (New Zealand)
A weak low pressure system spawned 7 tornadoes in New Zealand causing minimal damage.

March 31 (US and Canada)
A large supercell spawned a total of 21 tornadoes in the southern tip of Canada and the Northern tip of the US.

April
219 tornadoes were confirmed in the U.S.

238 tornadoes were confirmed in the whole month

April 2
After a cyclone dissipated near Mexico the leftovers caused nearly 80 twisters to drop. All EF0's, EF1's, and EF2's dropped in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri. 2 EF3's touched down in Minnesota and another EF3 was confirmed in Montana and another in Indiana. The only EF4 that touched down happened near Spencer, South Dakota, killing 4.

April 5
A low pressure system produced a few supercells in Dixie Alley that spawned 27 tornadoes. An EF3 was confirmed near Rock Hill, South Carolina. 16 EF0's, 8 EF1's, and 2 EF2's were confirmed in Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.

April 8 (Canada)
A cold front produced by the small outbreak in the US three days prior caused 19 tornadoes to touch down, all rated EF0 or EF1. All tornadoes touched down either in Ontario or Manitoba.

April 12
After a tropical depression dissipated, the cyclone dropped nearly 30 tornadoes. An EF4 was confirmed near Katie, Oklahoma and 2 EF3's near Sulphur, Oklahoma. One of the EF3's in Sulphur had winds speeds over 200 miles per hour, but no EF5 damage was found. That EF3 killed 6.

April 14
Main Article: 2018 Nashville Tornado

An EF4 touched down in Nashville suburbs, killing 120, and injuring 600. An EF5 also spawned near Pennsboro, West Virginia, killing 7. Another 26 EF0's touched down in Tennessee.

April 23
Main Article: 2018 Ripley TornadoAn EF5 dropped in New Albany, Ohio, causing 51 fatalities and unspeakable damage. An EF4 also spawned in Ripley, Mississippi, killing 11, causing 112 injuries and $260 million (2018 USD) in damages.

April 26
A cold front that formed over the Pacific the previous day moved into Tornado and Dixie Alley, causing 25 tornadoes to touch down. An EF3 was confirmed near McComb, Mississippi.

April 27
Another small outbreak occurred from the cold front that spawned also 25 tornadoes caused 2 EF2's, both in Lone Grove, Oklahoma killing 2 when the stronger EF2 destroyed a mobile home.

May
1,903 tornadoes were confirmed in the U.S.

2,325 tornadoes were confirmed in the whole month

May 1-4
Main Articles: 2018 Super Outbreak; 2018 Oklahoma City Tornado; 2018 Clermont-Groveland-Four Corners Tornado; and 2018 Houston-Pasadena Tornado

Between May 1st and May 4th, a historic outbreak occurred all over the United States, causing a record confirmed 727 tornadoes. All states recorded tornadoes, even Hawaii and Alaska. A record of 41 confirmed EF4/EF5 tornadoes touched down, most of them in Tornado Alley. The first tornado was an EF3 in Tulsa, OK and the last tornado was an EF5 in Xenia, OH.

A large outbreak was possible for May 1–4 as the SPC issued a moderate risk of severe weather for four consecutive days, centered over Tornado and Dixie Allies. By the late-evening hours of May 1, several tornadoes had been reported across a few states, including multiple which caused significant damage in Oklahoma and Nebraska. At 3:25 pm CST (2025 UTC), the SPC issued a PDStornado watch for much of Oklahoma and parts of Missouri, Nebraska, Texas and Kansas.Tornadoes were scattered that day until early evening, when a huge, intense tornadic cell tracked near the areas of Kansas, Nebraska, and the Oklahoma City metropolitan area and a tornado emergency was declared for Stanton-Pilger Nebraska. A 1.5 mile (2.4 km) wide EF5 tornado then caused catastrophic damage in Moore. At least 29 people are known to have died in the city with 1,205 more injured.

Road surface stripped by multiples EF5 tornadoes around Chapman, Kansas. The 3rd EF5 killed an incredible 694 people.

On May 2, a large tornado struck suburbs of Orlando, Florida killing a record 16,763 people. The Orlando mayor called the damage "catastrophic." A day later, an EF5 rated tornado hit the northern suburbs of Houston, Texas, shortly thereafter, killing over 4,000 people. Television reporters in Houston, filming the tornado, reported that even from miles away, the funnel was so wide that they could not zoom their cameras out far enough to get the entire funnel into the frame at once. Over 340 tornadoes were reported during the SPC's reporting day of 1200Z May 2 (7:00 am CDT) to 1200Z May 3 (7:00 am CDT). 27,760 tornadic deaths were confirmed as a result of the outbreak, with as many as 17,763 in Florida alone. The overall death toll also includes 4,147 deaths in Texas, 1,534 in Oklahoma, 708 in Kansas, 232 in Ohio, 43 in Idaho, 23 in Nebraska, 19 in Colorado, 11 in Alabama, 10 in Indiana, 4 in South Dakota, 3 in Missouri, and 2 in Tennessee according to state officials.

On May 5, President Donald Trump approved Governor Rick Scott's request for emergency federal assistance including search and rescue support.

On May 6, 2018, the National Weather Service sent out people to survey the damage; however, with the large number of tornadoes across Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas, the reports were not finalized for months. By May 7, the death toll from the event (including death tolls from flooding and other severe weather) stood at more than 27,760 people across 13 states. The outbreak caused over $89 billion in damages.

The outbreak is still the costliest and deadliest tornado outbreak in US history.

May 5 (Canada)
A strong system from the previous 4 days outbreak caused 42 twisters to drop. An EF4 was confirmed in Humboldt, SAS.

May 6 (Poland)
A thunderstorm that would transition all over Europe dropped an F3 in Poland.

May 7 (France)
The same thunderstorm from the previous day dropped 2 F3 tornadoes in the French countryside.

May 8 (Italy)
The same thunderstorm from the previous couple of days formed a supercell which spawned 2 F3's in Italy.

May 9 (Turkey)
The last tornadoes in Europe happened in Turkey where 7 F3's touched down.

May 10 (New Zealand)
A bunch of mostly weak tornadoes touched down in New Zealand. However, 6 tornadoes were rated EF2.

May 11 (South Africa)
A thunderstorm that formed a supercell dropped nearly 40 tornadoes, 8 of them rated EF2.

May 12 (Russia)
25 tornadoes touched down in Russia, 5 of them rated F2.

May 13 (Argentina)
A total of 72 tornadoes touched down in Argentina, 15 of them rated F2.

May 14 (Mexico)
61 tornadoes touched down in Mexico, 4 of them rated F3. This outbreak killed 29.

May 15 (Japan)
25 tornadoes touched down in Japan, including an F2.

May 15
Main Article: Tornado Outbreak of May 15, 2018

A large weather system that developed over the Gulf of Mexico spawned a total of 142 tornadoes.

5 of the EF0's touched down between Binger, Oklahoma and Chickasha, Oklahoma before a large EF2 touched down, causing considerate damage. An EF4 touched down along with 2 EF0's, an EF1 and an EF3. Another EF4 touched down after the first of three EF5's touched down. 2 EF2's touched down along with an EF1 and an EF4 near Medora, North Dakota.

Another EF4 touched down near Tescott, Kansas where an EF5 hit nearly a month earlier. An EF2 along with an EF3 touched down around Tescott. 6 EF0's, 3 EF1's, and an EF2 spawned near Red Rock, Oklahoma before the second EF5 touched down, causing huge damage. An EF0 also touched down as a satellite tornado.

The last few tornadoes touched down in Denton, Texas. The first 16 tornadoes touched down, all rated EF0 or EF1. The 17th tornado, A17, was rated EF5.

In all, this outbreak caused 100 deaths, 561 injuries and $1.12 billion in damages.

May 16 (Uruguay)
A total of 30 tornadoes touched down in Uruguay, including an F2.

May 16
After the dissipation of Hurricane Kirk, the cyclone caused 124 tornadoes to touch down. 5 EF4's were confirmed. An EF4 touched down near Millersport, OH which caused 6 fatalities and 78 injuries, and another EF4 near Foley, Alabama caused 11 fatalities an 123 injuries. Another 2 EF4's touched down: one in Gillette, Wyoming caused 4 deaths and injuries and an EF4 near Oakdale, North Dakota caused 7 deaths and 24 injuries. The Bennington, Kansas EF4 caused 25 deaths and 159 injuries.

May 21-26
Main Articles: Tornado Outbreak sequence of May 21-26, 2018; 2018 Vilonia, Arkansas Tornado; and 2018 Smithville, Mississippi Tornado

Between May 21st and May 26th, an outbreak occurred all over the United States, that was very similar to the size of the 2018 Super Outbreak 3 weeks earlier. Many states recorded tornadoes, a total of 39 states recorded at least one. A total of 25 confirmed EF4/EF5 tornadoes touched down, many of them in Tornado Alley or Dixie Alley. The first tornado was an EF2 in Macon, GA and the last tornado was an EF0 in Amherst, MA.

A large outbreak was possible for May 21–26 as the SPC issued a moderate risk of severe weather for five consecutive days, centered over Tornado and Dixie Allies. By the late-evening hours of May 21, several tornadoes had been reported across a few states, including multiple which caused significant damage in Tennessee and Indiana. At 3:25 am CST (2025 UTC), the SPC issued a PDStornado watch for much of Indianaand parts of Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi. Tornadoes were scattered that day until early evening, when a huge, intense tornadic cell tracked near the areas of Kansas, Nebraska, and Arkansas and a tornado emergency was declared for Vilonia, Arkansas. A 2.3 mile (2.4 km) wide EF5 tornado then caused catastrophic damage in Vilonia. At least 95 people are known to have died in the city with 1,739 more injured.

Multiple areas were devastated by an EF5 tornado around Hackleburg, Alabama.

On May 21, a record 2.8 mile wide EF3 tornado struck Smithville, Mississippi killing up to 34 people. The Alabama governor called the damage "unthinkable." Two day slater, two EF5 rated tornadoes hit Fort Rice, North Dakota shortly thereafter, killing 248 people, killing 124 each. 174 tornadoes were reported during the SPC's reporting day of 1200Z May 24 (7:00 am CDT) to 1200Z May 25 (7:00 am CDT). 27,760 tornadic deaths were confirmed as a result of the outbreak, with as many as 248 in North Dakotaalone. The overall death toll also includes 167 deaths in Alabama, 156 in Oklahoma, 95 in Arkansas, 47 in Mississippi, 44 in Alabama, and 27 in Tennessee, according to state officials.

On May 28, President Donald Trump approved Governor Doug Burgum's request for emergency federal assistance including search and rescue support. On May 31, 2011, the National Weather Service sent out people to survey the damage; however, with the large number of tornadoes across Oklahoma, Alabama, and Indiana, the reports were not finalized for months. By May 28, the death toll from the event (including death tolls from flooding and other severe weather) stood at more than 780 people across 7 states. The outbreak caused over $11.3 billion in damages.

The outbreak is still the second costliest and second deadliest tornado outbreak in US history.

May 30-31
Main Articles: Tornado Outbreak of May 30-31, 2018 and 2018 Woodward, Oklahoma Tornado

One final outbreak occurred at the very May which caused exactly 300 tornadoes to spawn.

6 of the 11 EF4's were rated high-end EF4's, causing borderline EF5 damage. All EF4's/EF5's occured in Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas, where the entire outbreak occurred. The outbreak caused 877 deaths, Oklahoma had 516, followed by Texas with 221 and last was Kansas with 140.

In all, 877 fatalities, 6,501 injuries, and $17.7 billion (2018 USD) in damages occurred as of a result of this horrific outbreak.

June
260 tornadoes were confirmed in the U.S.

388 tornadoes were confirmed in the whole month

June 3
A large storm that developed over the Dakotas spawned 42 tornadoes in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The strongest tornadoes were 2 EF4's near Lake Wilson, Minnesota. The tornadoes caused 17 fatalities, 139 injuries, and $1.2 billion (2018 USD) in damages.

June 7
The same storm from four days prior dropped 61 twisters, including an EF4 near Girvin, Texas, causing 3 deaths, 23 injuries, and $1 billion in damages.

June 11
A dissipating storm spawned 59 twisters, including an EF4 near Broken Bow, Oklahoma, killing 1 and injuring 37.

June 16
Main Article: June 16, 2018 Tornado Outbreak

A minor outbreak that started in the Midwest dropped an EF5 in Monticello, Indiana, killing 7, and an EF4 near Kiro, Kansas, killing 9.

In all, this small outbreak killed 16, 309 injured and caused $227,147,000 in damages.

June 21
An outbreak caused by a tropical depression dissipation dropped 31 tornadoes, 31 of them rated EF3+. The was noted by scientists as one of the most violent 1 day outbreaks ever, causing 14 EF4's in a span of just over 15 hours. All tornadoes occurred in the states of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas.

8 of the EF4's occurred in Oklahoma, 4 in Kansas, and the final 2 occurred in Texas. With 3 of the 4 EF5's occurring in Oklahoma, the state had 23 confirmed tornadoes including the lone EF2 and 11 of the 12 EF3's. Kansas followed with 6, and Texas had 2 EF4's. The death toll from the outbreak reached 560. The deaths reached 403 in Oklahoma, 128 in Kansas, and 29 in Texas.

In all. 560 were perished, 15,817 were injured, and $30.129 billion in damages was done.

June 22 (Brazil)
Multiple tornadoes touched down in Brazil caused by the US storm from the previous day. 2 F4's touched down, causing 265 deaths and over 6,000 injuries. Another 2 were killed by a high-end F3.

June 24 (Uruguay)
Almost 90 tornadoes touched down in Uruguay, causing 716 deaths, all from the combined F4 tornadoes.

June 25
A family of tornadoes that hit near Oakfield, Wisconsin caused 1 death and 17 injuries.

July
102 tornadoes were confirmed in the U.S.

526 tornadoes were confirmed in the whole month

July 2
Main Article: July 2, 2018 Tornado Outbreak

On the day of July 2, a 45 tornado outbreak in the Great Plains and Southeastern United States caused 17 EF0's, 12 EF1's, 9 EF2's, 5 EF3's, and 2 EF4's to touch down. An EF4 was confirmed in Goldsby, Oklahoma, killing 19. Another EF4 dropped in Perryville, Missouri, killing 10.

In all, 51 people died, another 885 were injured, and $2.97 billion was done in damages.

July 6-7
A system of dry air and instability in the atmosphere caused nearly 60 twisters to touch down. 3 EF4's were confirmed between Jarrell, Texas and Oklahoma City on July 7, killing a total of 97. A total of $9.01 billion (2018 USD) in damages was done.

July 9 (Argentina and Brazil)
Over 120 tornadoes spawned in South America's two largest countries. including 2 F5 tornadoes.

The Argentina F5 killed 358, while the Brazil F5 killed 99. In all, 457 died, over 10,000 were injured and $5.65 billion (2018 USD) in damages was done.

July 10 (Italy)
An outbreak occurred in Europe over 4 days, starting in Italy. Nearly 40 tornadoes touched down, including an F4 and an F5. The F5 killed 135 and the F4 killed 16.

In all, the F4 and F5 killed 151, injured 1,035 and caused $2.35 billion (2018 USD) in damages.

July 11 (Germany)
The second day of the European outbreak caused 130 twister drop in Germany, including an F5 that killed 97 and 3 F4's that killed a combined 103. 42 F0's, 40 F1's, 28 F2's, and 16 F3's touched down in Germany's largest tornado outbreak ever. In all, the outbreak killed 200, injured over 5,900 and caused $6.6 billion (2018 USD) in damages.

July 12 (France)
The second to last day of the outbreak caused a mere 9 twisters in France, including an F5 that killed 9. In all, the twister caused $10 million in damages while injuring 6.

July 13 (England)
The last day of the European Outbreak caused 119 tornadoes to touch down. An F5 in Birmingham killed 196. 4 F4's killed a combined 63, while injuring over 16,000.

In all, 259 were killed, along with over 22,000 injuries and $7.4 billion (2018 USD) in damages.

July 18-21
Main Articles: Tornado Outbreak Sequence of July 18-21, 2018; 2018 Tushka, Oklahoma Tornado; 2018 Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Tornado; 2018 Keyes, Oklahoma TornadoA post-tropical cyclone from Hurricane Nadine caused 162 twister to drop around the Contiguous United States, including 3 EF5's between Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. A total of 56 EF0's, 43 EF1's, 30 EF2's, 17 EF3's, 13 EF4's, and 3 EF5's touched down during the outbreak. Out of 719 deaths, 505 of them were from the 3 EF5's.

The deadliest and costliest tornado was the Tushka, OK EF5 on July 18. In all, the Tuska EF5 killed 296, injured 561, and caused $3.91 billion in damages. 33 deaths occurred from EF2's, 36 from EF3's and the final 145 from EF4's.

In all, 719 died, 7,247 more were injured, and a secondary record of $25.449 billion (2018 USD) in damages.