January was significantly below average with virtually no activity occurring during the month. The only day that had tornadoes was January 11, when four EF0 tornadoes touched down in Georgia and Virginia. February was above average with 44 tornadoes, although all but one of the tornadoes touched down during a moderate outbreak from February 20–21. March was also well below average with only 20 tornadoes, which was of the amount of activity typically seen during the month. Seven of the tornadoes touched down in California, including five that touched down in a small outbreak on March 26.
List of confirmed tornadoes – Thursday, February 20, 2014EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width | Damage | Summary |
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bgcolor=# | EF2 | Martinsburg to NNE of Detroit | Pike | IL | | 2025–2035 | 12.09abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 80abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | A tornado touched down on the north side of Martinsburg, causing minor roof, window, and fascia damage. It moved east-northeast, downing many trees, including numerous large pine trees. Next, the tornado caused minor fascia damage to a home, destroyed three machine sheds and two grain bins, damaged several head stones in a cemetery, and moved the east side of a farmhouse about 5inches off of its foundation as well as removing part of its roof. The upper half of a large barn was removed, two canvas hoop sheds were destroyed, and the south end of a hog building was pushed to the northeast, with part of the roof being thrown over a NaNmiles. One person was injured.[8] |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | NW of Chapin | Morgan | IL | | 2048–2049 | 0.27abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 25abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | A tornado briefly touched down in an open field, causing no damage.[9] |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | NW of Concord to E of Arenzville | Morgan, Cass | IL | | 2052–2100 | 8.17abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | No damage was reported.[10] |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | E of Divernon | Sangamon | IL | | 2143–2144 | 0.22abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 75abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | A brief tornado tore the roof off of a barn.[11] |
bgcolor=# | EF1 | S of Mechanicsburg to WNW of Illiopolis | Sangamon | IL | | 2157–2206 | 8.25abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 300abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | Several outbuildings were damaged, several homes sustained roof damage, a trailer was flipped, and numerous trees and power poles were downed.[12] |
bgcolor=# | EF1 | NE of Highland to ESE of Ohlman | Madison, Bond | IL | | 2157–2212 | 12.31abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | Window, roof, and tree damage was observed at a home, and a nearby metal storage shed and farm outbuilding were completely destroyed. Another farmstead was struck as the tornado tracked northeast, where a pole barn was completely destroyed and extensive damage to a home was inflicted after a large tree fell on it. Intermittent damage to outbuildings and trees, in addition to minor damage to a home, occurred before the tornado lifted.[13] |
bgcolor=# | EF2 | S of Pana to WSW of Westervelt | Montgomery, Shelby, Christian | IL | | 2219–2233 | 22.38abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 200abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | A garage lost a large section of its shingles, and the entire structure was twisted slightly off its foundation. A barn had a large section of its roof ripped off, with metal panels thrown about 0.5miles. A double trussed metal transmission tower was downed, and a garage and several outbuildings were damaged. A home sustained significant damage to its roof; the occupant was injured. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted.[14] |
bgcolor=# | EF1 | N of Brownstown | Fayette | IL | | 2236–2242 | 4.8abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | Several large trees were snapped or downed. Numerous machine sheds sustained damage, some extensively. Three power poles were snapped.[15] |
bgcolor=# | EF1 | S of Deering | Pemiscot | MO | | 2239–2240 | 0.24abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 70abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | A brief tornado damaged several houses, a carport, and a shed. Most of the damage to the houses was to roofing. A single-wide trailer was overturned onto a tree and a truck, and numerous other trees were downed as well. Five people were injured.[16] |
bgcolor=# | EF1 | WSW of Carbondale | Jackson | IL | | 2240–2241 | 0.39abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | Several trees were downed and a home sustained siding and soffit damage.[17] |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | W of Findlay | Shelby | IL | | 2240–2241 | 0.28abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | A brief tornado in an open field caused no damage.[18] |
bgcolor=# | EF1 | W of Hayti | Pemiscot | MO | | 2241–2242 | 0.04abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 25abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | A brief tornado damaged the roof of a building.[19] |
bgcolor=# | EF1 | NE of Moccasin to SE of Holland | Effingham | IL | | 2254–2256 | 1.54abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 100abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | A tornado remained mostly over open fields but did snap several power poles as it crossed IL 33.[20] |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | W of Chrisman | Edgar | IL | | 2343–2346 | 3abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 75abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | A rain-wrapped tornado caused no damage.[21] |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | E of Crawfordsville | Montgomery | IN | | 0040–0048 | 7.48abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 40abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | Numerous outbuildings were damaged. Shingles were ripped off homes, a part of a Pilot truck stop canopy was damaged, and treetops were sheared off.[22] |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | W of Wheatcroft to N of Clay | Webster | KY | | 0042–0050 | 6.22abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 125abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | Several small trees were snapped or downed, and a barn sustained minor roof damage.[23] |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | ENE of Flowers | Walthall | MS | | 0111-0112 | 0.45abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 40abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | A weak tornado touched down uprooting several large pine trees and snapping large branches. A house roof was damaged by a falling tree.[24] |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | Claxton | Caldwell | KY | | 0112–0114 | 1.59abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 125abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | Several small trees and tree limbs were downed to the east-northeast of Princeton.[25] |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | E of Columbia | Marion | MS | | 0148–0149 | 0.52abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | Several trees were downed.[26] |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | ENE of Arlington | Rush | IN | | 0232 | 0.04abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 25abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | A homestead exhibited signs of damage that appeared to be from a tornado; several trees were downed, with one blown through the back of a tin shed, and the roof was removed from an outbuilding.[27] |
bgcolor=# | EF1 | NNE of Mamou | Evangeline | LA | | 0233–0235 | 2.65abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 75abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | Several barns and garages were destroyed, and several homes were damaged, consisting mainly of shingles and siding being removed. One home had a tree fall on it, temporarily trapping the residents inside; however, they were rescued without injury. At least seven power poles were downed as well.[28] |
bgcolor=# | EF1 | ENE of Courtland to W of Athens | Lawrence, Limestone | AL | | 0245–0300 | 10.72abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 450abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | A tornado touched down at a marina on the northern side of the Tennessee River. The marina and several nearby condos and homes sustained minor structural damage. A utility building was destroyed, a manufactured home was damaged, and Clements High School's athletic fields sustained minor damage. As the tornado continued, it caused mostly minor roof damage to numerous houses, either directly from the wind or from falling trees. It then crossed the Elk River and dissipated on the northern side of the river. Many trees and power poles were downed along the path, and a car was crushed. A large EF3 tornado impacted this same area later in April.[29] |
bgcolor=# | EF1 | S of Rogersville | Lauderdale | AL | | 0251–0253 | 1.82abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 400abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | Many trees were snapped or uprooted and at least two utility poles were snapped. Several homes sustained minor roof damage.[30] |
bgcolor=# | EF1 | SE of Anderson | Lauderdale | AL | | 0255–0258 | 2.67abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 500abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | Several well-built homes sustained minor to moderate roof damage, with one roof having significant uplift. A child suffered minor injuries inside one of the homes. Many trees and a power pole were downed as well.[31] |
bgcolor=# | EF1 | SW of Elkmont | Limestone | AL | | 0305–0307 | 2.73abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 500abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | A tornado to the northwest of Athens caused roof damage to a house and downed numerous trees and power poles.[32] |
bgcolor=# | EF1 | N of Osgood | Ripley | IN | | 0314–0315 | 0.81abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | A mobile home was moved 15feet off of its foundation, with it knocking down two 2feet high brick walls. Windows were blown out of the mobile home and it sustained major roof damage. Insulation was strewn around as well. Elsewhere, two pole barns were damaged, with the southeast corner of one being collapsed and siding being removed from all four sides. The second barn lost a lot of siding and part of its roof. [33] |
bgcolor=# | EF1 | WSW of Moselle | Jones | MS | | 0328–0335 | 4.62abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 100abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | The roofs of five chicken houses and a large metal shed sustained significant damage. A house sustained minor damage, and the porch of a mobile home was destroyed. Many trees were downed along the path.[34] |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | W of Ellisville | Jones | MS | | 0350–0351 | 0.6abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | A brief and weak tornado downed several trees.[35] |
bgcolor=# | EF1 | Marble Hill | Moore | TN | | 0353–0355 | 1.64abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 400abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | Several barns and farms were damaged. A well-built home sustained very minor siding damage, and large trees were snapped or uprooted.[36] |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | SE of Phillipsburg | Montgomery | OH | | 0353–0355 | 2.03abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 80abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | A garage's door was blown in, leading to the removal of the roof and two walls. The roof was flipped and dropped in the yard. The tornado moved northeast, removing part of the roof from a home and throwing pieces of it into another home, breaking two windows. Lawn furniture was blown small distances as well. A large portion of a barn's roof was removed, and a second barn lost part of its roof and wood siding. Many trees were downed along the path.[37] |
bgcolor=# | EF1 | W of Winchester | Franklin | TN | | 0408–0409 | 1.05abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 100abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | Several trees were snapped or uprooted, an outbuilding was destroyed, and a home sustained roof damage. A separate farm building was destroyed, with its debris inflicting major damage to a nearby home.[38] |
bgcolor=# | EF1 | E of Estill Springs | Franklin | TN | | 0423–0425 | 1.98abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 400abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | Numerous trees were snapped or twisted. A large outbuilding was destroyed, and a home sustained minor roof damage.[39] |
bgcolor=# | EF1 | NW of Pelham | Coffee | TN | | 0429–0431 | 1.21abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 250abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted and two billboards were damaged. A farm sustained significant damage, with three grain silos blown on their sides and a barn lost part of its roof; an outbuilding was also destroyed.[40] |
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List of confirmed tornadoes – Friday, February 21, 2014EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width | Damage | Summary |
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bgcolor=# | EF0 | SSW of Kilbourne | Delaware | OH | | 0554–0555 | 0.13abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 80abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | Numerous trees were damaged. A home sustained partial shingle loss, had a couple of windows broken, and had its garage door blown in. A utility pole and transformer were snapped, with electrical lines downed. A barn sustained significant damage, and an unanchored storage shed was moved off its foundation.[41] |
bgcolor=# | EF2 | NE of Fort Payne | DeKalb | AL | | 0628–0631 | 0.83abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | Three large tractor trailers were flipped, one of which landed on top of a nearby factory's roof. A medium-sized metal building had its roof and much of its metal siding removed; the column anchorage was severely bent and failed. As the tornado skipped along the path, significant structural damage occurred to several homes, with the roof completely removed and at least two exterior brick walls collapsed on two houses. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. Two sheds, one small and the other medium-sized, were completely destroyed, while nearby homes sustained minor roof, siding, and window damage. A small apartment complex was hit, with partial roof and siding loss and broken windows. Nearby smaller buildings sustained minor roof damage, another home had partial roof loss, and plastic fencing around a pool was blown out. One person was injured.[42] |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | Branchville | St. Clair | AL | | 0756–0800 | 4.2abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 150abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | A mobile home and several two-story houses sustained minor roof damage. Approximately 90 to 140 trees were snapped or uprooted.[43] |
bgcolor=# | EF2 | WNW of Dublin to SSE of Wrightsville | Laurens, Johnson | GA | | 1321–1341 | 17.47abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 200abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | A strong tornado touched down just east of the W. H. 'Bud' Barron Airport, where it destroyed a house. It then moved through north Dublin, where it damaged 59 houses and downed 300 to 500 trees. The tornado weakened as it moved through eastern Laurens County and into Johnson County, with one mobile home being lifted off of its foundation and another's porch being blown off. The doors of the Piney Mountain Fire Department in Johnson County were blown off before the tornado dissipated.[44] |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | WSW of Tifton | Tift | GA | | 1329–1331 | 2.22abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 300abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | A weak tornado moved through areas to the southwest of Tifton along US 82, with a home that was setting on blocks being blown 20feet. Other homes in the area had only minor damage. A chain-link fence and two billboards were blown down, with the wooden support poles of the billboards being snapped. Continuing, the tornado flipped two sheds and damaged several businesses and an incomplete metal building, part of which collapsed. It then caused roof and air-conditioning unit damage to a Lowe's and a Walmart before dissipating. Several trees were downed along the path.[45] |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | N of Foneswood | Westmoreland | VA | | 1712–1714 | 0.84abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 25abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | Numerous trees were downed or snapped.[46] |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | W of Pembroke | Robeson | NC | | 1715–1717 | 0.49abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 25abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | A brief tornado in a rural area near I-74. A large shed was rolled over, damaging a single-wide mobile home, and three homes sustained minor damage, with one having its porch lifted off. Several trees were downed along the path.[47] |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | Compton to ENE of Lusby | St. Mary's, Calvert | MD | | 1723–1739 | 23.63abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 75abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | Numerous trees were knocked down.[48] |
bgcolor=# | EF0 | Southern St. Pauls | Robeson | NC | | 1738–1740 | 0.16abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 35abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | A brief tornado on the south side of St. Pauls caused minor to moderate roof an porch damage to several homes, and destroyed multiple sheds, one of which was thrown 40yd and lofted into an oak tree. A large travel trailer was blown onto its side, a couple of unanchored buildings were pushed off of their foundations, and multiple trees were downed as well.[49] |
bgcolor=# | EF1 | W of Grantham | Wayne | NC | | 1826–1830 | 0.83abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 175abbr=onNaNabbr=on | | A single-wide mobile home was completely destroyed and disintegrated, with the steel frame being thrown about 35yd. At least two outbuildings were leveled and several others had substantial roof damage as well. Numerous trees were downed along the path.[50] |
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