2009 United States Killer Tornado Statistics
By Vin CrosbyThe National Severe Storms Prediction Center has released their preliminary tornado fatality statistics for 2009. All National Weather Service data is free for public use and not copyrighted to this blog.
2009 PRELIMINARY KILLER TORNADOES NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0122 PM CST THU NOV 12 2009 TIME DATE CST LOCATION-------------------DEATHS---A B C D--WATCH---EF----CIRCUMSTANCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01 FEB 10 1930 CARTER CO. OK ----------------8-------8 0 0 0---WT008----EF4-----06M 01H 01V 02 FEB 18 2140 HANCOCK CO. GA--------------1-------1 0 0 0---WT025----EF3-----01M 03 APR 09 1910 POLK CO. AR---------------------3-------3 0 0 0---WT125----EF3-----02H 01P 04 APR 10 1145 RUTHERFORD CO. TN--------2-------2 0 0 0---WT132----EF4-----02H 05 APR 19 1835 MARSHALL CO. AL------------1--------0 1 0 0---WS174---EF1-----01M 06 MAY 08 0727 DALLAS CO. MO---------------1--------0 1 0 0---WS266---EF2-----01H 07 MAY 08 1504 MADISON CO. KY-------------2--------0 2 0 0---WS268---EF3-----02M 08 MAY 13 1630 SULLIVAN CO. MO------------1--------1 0 0 0---WT293---EF1------01M 09 MAY 13 1710 ADAIR CO. MO-----------------2---------2 0 0 0---WT293---EF2------02H 10 OCT 09 1045 WASHINGTON CO. MS------1---------1 0 0 0---WT762---EF1------01M TOTALS:--------------------------------------------------- 22------18 4 0 0 FATALITIES BY STATE: AL01 AR03 GA01 KY02 MO04 MS01 OK08 TN02 FATALITIES BY CIRCUMSTANCE: 08H 12M 01P 01V A = IN TORNADO WATCH B = IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH C = CLOSE TO THE WATCH /15 MINUTES OR 25 MILES/ D = NO WATCH IN EFFECT H = HOUSE M = MOBILE HOME O = OUTDOORS P = PERMANENT BUILDING/STRUCTURE V = VEHICLE ? = UNKNOWN WS = SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH /NUMBER/ WT = TORNADO WATCH /NUMBER/ EF = ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE RATING
February Killer Tornadoes: 2 Fatalities: 9 01 Feb 10 07:30 PM Carter Co.Lone Grove OK 8 F4 WT008 Tornado struck mobile home park and moved northwest of Ardmore OK after dark. 02 Feb 18 09:40 PM Hancock Co. Sparta GA 1 F3 WT025 Tornado tracked for 8 miles destroying a church and 4 mobile homes in community of Hickory Grove. April Killer Tornadoes: 3 Fatalities: 6 03 Apr 9 07:05 PM Polk Co. Mena AR 3 F3 WT125 Tornado was on the ground for over 14 miles and moved through the town of Mena, Arkansas. 04 Apr 10 11:45 AM Rutherfrd/Murfreesbo TN 2 F4 WT132 Significant building/structural damage in Murfreesboro. Two fatalities blown out from inside single family home. 05 Apr 19 06:35 PM Marshall Co. AL 1 F1 WS174 Mobile home in Asbury Community completely destroyed with contents blown 40 yards and frame blown 60 yards.
May Killer Tornadoes: 4 Fatalities: 6 06 May 8 07:27 AM Dallas Co. MO 1 F2 WS266 Three frame houses and 2009numerous outbuildings were destroyed by this tornado near Charity. 07 May 8 03:04 PM Madison Co. KY 2 F3 WS268 Tornado reached upper-end EF2 to lower-end EF3 intensity. Two adults killed when their mobile home was destroyed. 08 May 13 04:30 PM Sullivan Co. MO 1 F1 WT293 Tornado moved north of Milan, Missouri destroying a mobile home and killing its occupant. 09 May 13 05:10 PM Adair Co. MO 2 F2 WT293 Tornado touched down about two miles west-northwest of Kirksville, Missouri and moved eastward through the northern part of the city. October Killer Tornadoes: 1 Fatalities: 1 10 Oct 9 10:45 AM Washington Co. MS 1 F1 WT762 Tornado tracked for 2 miles with maximum width of 100 yards. Three mobile homes destroyed and 16 homes damaged. Two injuries.
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