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| Type: | Tornado outbreak |
| Active: | March 9-11, 2010 |
| Duration of tornado outbreak1: | 1 day, 21 hours, 41 minutes |
| Maximum rated tornado2: | EF4 tornado |
| Highest winds | 175 mph tornadic (Avon-Poplar Springs EF4)
89 mph non-tornadic (Rison, Arkansas) |
| Tornadoes confirmed: | 34 |
| Damage: | $956 million (2010 USD) |
| Injuries: | 1 (6 indirect) |
| Fatalities: | 8 (2 indirect) |
| Areas affected: | Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana,Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia |
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1Time from first tornado to last tornado | |
The March 9-11, 2010 tornado outbreak was a damaging and somewhat deadly tornado outbreak that struck the Deep South region of the United States. During the outbreak, 34 tornadoes were confirmed, of which 1 was an EF4 in Arkansas and Mississippi.
Tornado Statistics[]
| Confirmed Total |
Confirmed EF0 |
Confirmed EF1 |
Confirmed EF2 |
Confirmed EF3 |
Confirmed EF4 |
Confirmed EF5 |
| 34 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Confirmed tornadoes[]
March 9 event[]
| List of notable tornadoes - March 9, 2010 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | ||||||
| EF0 | W of Hugo | Choctaw | 1822 | 2.87 miles | Weak rope tornado hit no buildings west of the city of Hugo. | |
| EF3 | Hugo to NNE of Sawyer | Choctaw | 1830 | 12.6 miles | This strong tornado formed west of Hugo and tracked through the northwestern part of the city, causing moderate damage to buildings with one house almost losing all of the roof, before leaving the city and doing brief EF3 damage to a few homes just west of Hugo Lake shortly before crossing the lake and weakening, eventually dissipating just east of the lake. No deaths nor injuries were reported, despite a house losing nearly all of it's exterior walls. | |
| EF1 | SW of Valliant | McCurtain | 1959 | 2.08 miles | Twin tornado caused damage to a few houses and businesses southwest of Valliant before dissipating. | |
| EF2 | Valliant | McCurtain | 2000 | 4.15 miles | Strong twin tornado caused extensive damage to Valliant, with a few houses and businesses experiencing total roof loss. | |
| EF1 | S of Garvin | McCurtain | 2018 | 1.38 miles | Small tornado caused some damage to a few homes south of Garvin. Possibly an EF2. | |
| Texas | ||||||
| EF2 | NE of Telephone to N of Chicota | Lamar | 1914 | 17.7 miles | Strong and somewhat long-tracked tornado hit very few homes; was likely an EF3 and possibly a brief EF4. | |
| EF0 | Paris | Lamar | 1923 | 0.76 miles |
Short lived and weak tornado caused shingle loss to multiple houses in northwestern Paris. | |
March 10 event[]
| List of notable tornadoes - March 10, 2010 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | ||||||
| EF0 | S of Harrell | Calhoun | 2038 | 0.56 miles | Brief tornado spotted by storm chasers. Caused no damage. | |
| EF1 | W of Jersey to Jersey | Calhoun, Bradley | 2055 | 4.36 miles | Cone tornado hit few homes along it's path. Likely a high end EF3 or low end EF4. | |
| EF2 | Warren | Calhoun | 2112 | 6.33 miles | Significant tornado caused extensive damage in northern Warren, with some homes suffering near total roof loss. One house was debatable for EF3 strength damage, but was ruled out to be of too poor construction for a EF3 rating, keeping a strong EF2 rating. | |
| EF3 | SE of Wilmar to WNW of Arkansas City | Drew, Desha | 2128 | 35.4 miles | 2 deaths - Long-tracked wedge tornado that caused significant damage in southern Monticello. Multiple houses lost roofs and some exterior walls in the city. The tornado increased in size and it headed east, moving across rural terrain, where it was likely an EF4. It almost directly struck a barn between Monticello and McGehee, killing 2 people that were inside. It eventually passed through southern McGehee while weakening before dissipating east of the town. | |
| EF1 | W to NE of Parkdale | Ashley | 2133 | 5.62 miles | Small tornado caused some damage in northwestern Parkdale before dissipating shortly afterward. | |
| EF2 | W to ENE of Portland | Ashley | 2155 | 5.65 miles | Significant tornado caused extensive damage to homes and businesses northwest of Portland. 1 person barely escaped death after nearly being crushed by a tree while attempting to outrun the tornado in a vehicle. | |
| EF0 | SW to S of Avon (MS) | Chicot, Washington (MS) | 2230 | 6.40 miles | Weak tornado caused little damage south of Avon after crossing the Mississippi River; likely a EF1 or low-end EF2. | |
| EF1 | NW of Crawfordsville | Crittenden | 2246 | 2.19 miles | Small tornado caused roof damage to a few houses as well as tree damage. | |
| EF0 | NE of Crawfordsville | Crittenden | 2252 | 0.40 miles | Brief rope tornado formed from the same supercell that caused the previous tornado northwest of Crawfordsville. Caused no damage. | |
| EF1 | West Memphis | Crittenden | 2254 | 2.16 miles | This tornado caused some damage to homes in northern West Memphis; multiple houses suffered extensive roof damage. The rating of this tornado was hotly debated but it was left at high-end EF1 strength. | |
| EF1 | NW of Memphis (TN) | Crittenden, Shelby (TN) | 2318 | 2.53 miles | 2 indirect deaths, 6 indirect injuries - Weak tornado spent nearly all of it's time over completely rural areas. It caused some damage after crossing the Mississippi River, and also indirectly caused a traffic accident on I-40 after a driver panicked and braked to avoid the tornado, but got hit from behind. More drivers panicked and caused a major traffic accident. 2 deaths and 6 injuries resulted from this accident. | |
| Louisiana | ||||||
| EF0 | Kilbourne | West Carroll | 2144 | 0.79 miles | Weak twin tornado caused minor damage in Kilbourne. | |
| EF0 | Kilbourne | West Carroll | 2144 | 1.24 miles | 1 death - Weak twin tornado caused minor damage in Kilbourne. Killed a person after a weak tree fell onto their house. | |
| Mississippi | ||||||
| EF4 | Avon to Poplar Springs | Washington, Humphreys, Holmes | 2219 | 62.4 miles | 5 deaths - Violent wedge tornado caused extensive damage across west and north central Mississippi. See the section below on this tornado for more info. | |
| Tennessee | ||||||
| EF0 | SSW of Memphis | Shelby | 2307 | 0.40 miles | Weak tornado caused minor damage to buildings in southwestern Memphis. | |
| EF0 | E of Memphis | Shelby | 2320 | 0.40 miles | Weak tornado produced by the same supercell that produced the previous tornado southwest of Memphis caused minor damage to buildings just east of downtown Memphis. | |
| EF1 | ENE of Memphis | Shelby | 2326 | 0.92 miles | Small rain-wrapped tornado produced low-end EF1 damage east of Memphis, with moderate roof and tree damage. | |
| EF1 | W of Bartlett | Shelby | 2342 | 1.25 miles | 1 injury - High-end EF1 caused extensive roof damage to homes. A person was injured from broken glass when flying debris struck their window. | |
March 11 event[]
| List of notable tornadoes - March 11, 2010 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | ||||||
| EF2 | Fayetteville | Lincoln | 0822 | 3.41 miles | Strong tornado embedded within a squall line caused extensive roof and wall damage to multiple homes. One house lost multiple walls on one side, but was only weakly damaged on the other side. Despite the tornado touching down before a warning was issued, no deaths nor injuries occurred, remarkably. | |
| EF3 | Winchester | Lincoln | 0840 | 2.19 miles | 4 deaths - Brief but strong tornado caused significant damage in northwestern Winchester. 4 people were killed by flying debris or blunt head trauma. | |
| EF1 | N of Chattanooga | Hamilton | 0940 | 2.06 miles | Small rain-wrapped tornado caused moderate damage to buildings north of Chattanooga. | |
| Alabama | ||||||
| EF0 | SW of Stevenson | Jackson | 0845 | 1.22 miles | Weak tornado caused little damage west of the town of Stevenson. | |
| EF1 | E of Stevenson to N of Higdon | Jackson | 0858 | 5.89 miles | Rain-wrapped tornado caused some damage to trees and homes across mainly rural areas of Jackson County. Formed from the same embedded supercell that produced the previous tornado west of Stevenson. | |
| Georgia | ||||||
| EF0 | W of New England | Dade | 0910 | 1.20 miles | Brief tornado caused mainly tree damage. Formed from the same embedded supercell that produced both Alabama tornadoes. | |
| EF1 | West Brow to Chattanooga Valley | Dade, Walker | 0922 | 4.11 miles | Formed from the same embedded supercell that produced both Alabama tornadoes and the tornado west of New England. Caused some damage, mainly to poorly built homes. | |
| EF1 | SW of Fairview | Walker | 0940 | 0.810 miles | 1 death - Very brief tornado caused roof damage to multiple homes. 1 person was killed by a falling tree. This was the last tornado from the embedded supercell that had spawned the previous tornadoes in Alabama and Georgia. | |
| EF0 | Clayton | Rabun | 1603 | 2.65 miles | Weak tornado tracked through Clayton, causing tree and shingle damage. | |