October 2010 North American storm complex

Extratropical cyclone

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October 2010 North American storm complex

Satellite image of the storm complex at peak intensity, on October 27, 2010.

Type| Extratropical cyclone, Blizzard, Derecho, Tornado outbreak, Windstorm
Formed| October 23, 2010
Dissipated| November 5, 2010
Lowest pressure| 955.2 mb (28.21 inHg)
Tornadoes
confirmed| 69 confirmed
(Record for a continuous outbreak in October)
Max. rating1| EF2 tornado
Maximum snowfall
or ice accretion| 9 inches (22.9 cm) St. Louis County, Minnesota
Fatalities| 1 (snow)
Damage| US$18.5 million (tornado)[1]
Areas affected| Eastern two-thirds of North America and adjacent waters
Ireland
United Kingdom
Western Europe

Part of the 2010–11 North American winter storms and tornado outbreaks of 2010

1Most severe tornado damage; see Enhanced Fujita scale

The October 2010 North American storm complex is the name given to a historic extratropical cyclone that impacted North America. The massive storm complex caused a wide range of weather events including a major serial derecho stretching from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes, a widespread tornado outbreak across the Southeast United States and Midwest and a blizzard across portions of the Canadian Prairies and the Dakotas.[2][3] The cyclone's lowest minimum pressure of 955.2 mb (28.21 inHg) made it the second most intense non-tropical system recorded in the continental United States (CONUS).[4] The lowest confirmed pressure for a non-tropical system in the continental United States was set by a January 1913 Atlantic coast storm.[4]

## Meteorological synopsis

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Significant snowfall was reported on the backside of the storm. The heaviest snow fell in parts of Minnesota where 9 inches (22.5 cm) of snow was reported in St. Louis County, Minnesota.[5] Heavy snow and blizzard conditions also occurred in North Dakota, southwestern Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan.

The non-tropical cyclonic storm generated wind speeds of up to 70 mph, caused by a severe low pressure zone over Nebraska on October 24.[6]

This animation shows this extratropical cyclone developing, starting late on October 25 and running through October 27, 2010.

Akron, Cleveland, Findlay, Marion, Lorain, Mansfield, Toledo, Wooster and Youngstown, Ohio all witnessed heavy winds on the 24th.[7]

Severe weather battered Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio on the 25th and 26th of October, producing strong winds, rain, hail, and widespread tornadoes. It was the region's second strongest storm on record.[6] The weather station in Bigfork, Minnesota, recorded a state record atmospheric pressure of 955.2 millibars (28.21 inches of pressure), typical of a Category 3 hurricane.[8] The National Weather Service reported that a tornado with a maximum speed of 115 mph touched down about four miles east of Peotone in Will County, south of Chicago, that morning and traveled 2.9 miles, causing downed power lines and partially destroying a home. Another tornado was reported to have landed in Racine, Wisconsin.[6]

Heavy damage was reported in the Chicago area, particularly in Kane, Will, Kankakee, and Iroquois Counties in Illinois and in Porter County in Indiana. The winds flipped single engine planes on their sides at DuPage Airport in West Chicago, and flights were delayed by 30 minutes at O'Hare and Midway airports.[6] More than 300 flights were canceled at O'Hare International Airport, and more than 60,000 ComEd customers were without power. Several other less powerful tornadoes also occurred in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Heavy snow also fell in south western Ontario. There were no fatalities with this system.[6] A GOES satellite image on October 26 showed what could be considered the eye of the storm over the Minnesota-Ontario border, with outlying clouds reaching as far as Alberta, southern Nunavut, Newfoundland, eastern Montana, Colorado, Louisiana, Maine, and Bermuda.[8]

The storm developed so quickly, that it was declared to be a weather 'bomb', which is an extremely fast developing storm that drops at least one millibar of pressure per hour for 24 hours—a phenomenon more commonly seen over water than land.[8]

On the morning of October 26, a serial derecho caused widespread damage in Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ohio Tuesday. Louisville, Ky; Cincinnati, Cridersville, and Toledo, Ohio, Nashville, Tennessee[9] Indianapolis were hit at 9 am CDT, and Detroit was hit during the midday and early afternoon hours. Other cities impacted by the storms included Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Buffalo, New York, and Charleston, West Virginia.[9] At one point in the morning a line of tornado warnings stretched from central Michigan down to northern Mississippi. Tornado damage to homes was also reported in and around Peotone, Illinois, and Kokomo, Indiana, while another tornado reportedly uprooted and downed trees onto homes near Racine, Wis.[9]

On October 28, the storm system left the East Coast. During the next few days, the system moved eastward across the Atlantic, before stalling over the western Mediterranean on November 1.[10] On November 5, the system dissipated over the western Mediterranean region.[10]

## Confirmed tornadoes

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Confirmed tornadoes by Enhanced Fujita rating EFU  | EF0  | EF1  | EF2  | EF3  | EF4  | EF5  | Total

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### October 23 event

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List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, October 23, 2010

EF# | Location | County | Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Comments/Damage
Texas
EF0 | Fort Worth | Tarrant | 32°48′07″N 97°12′07″W﻿ / ﻿32.802°N 97.202°W﻿ / 32.802; -97.202﻿ (Fort Worth (Oct. 23, EF0)) | 1755  | unknown  | Brief tornado with damage to roofs and fences.
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 10/23/10 WFAA "Tornadoes touch down south and east of Dallas"

### October 24 event

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List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, October 24, 2010

EF# | Location | County | Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Comments/Damage
Texas
EF0 | N of Daingerfield | Morris | 33°04′N 94°43′W﻿ / ﻿33.07°N 94.72°W﻿ / 33.07; -94.72﻿ (Daingerfield (Oct. 24, EF0)) | 2030  | 3 miles (4.8 km)  | Damage limited to a few trees.
EF2 | Rice area | Navarro | 32°14′N 96°30′W﻿ / ﻿32.23°N 96.50°W﻿ / 32.23; -96.50﻿ (Rice (Oct. 24, EF2)) | 2255  | 7 miles (11 km)  | Five houses were destroyed and three others were damaged. A high school was also heavily damaged and a train was derailed. A baseball field was damaged and vehicles were flipped on the interstate. Trees were snapped and uprooted as well. Several people were injured.
EF0 | Lone Oak | Hunt | 33°00′N 95°56′W﻿ / ﻿33.00°N 95.93°W﻿ / 33.00; -95.93﻿ (Lone Oak (Oct. 24, EF0)) | 2300  | 200 yards (180 m)  | Brief tornado damaged 10 houses in a residential subdivision.
EF0 | N of Mount Vernon | Franklin | 33°11′N 95°14′W﻿ / ﻿33.19°N 95.23°W﻿ / 33.19; -95.23﻿ (Mount Vernon (Oct. 24, EF0)) | 2315  | 0.25 miles (400 m)  | Brief tornado with minor tree damage.
EF0 | N of Mount Pleasant | Morris | 33°13′N 94°59′W﻿ / ﻿33.21°N 94.98°W﻿ / 33.21; -94.98﻿ (Mount Pleasant (Oct. 24, EF0)) | 2347  | 0.75 miles (1.21 km)  | Damage limited to a few trees.
Alabama
EF1 | Elsanor | Baldwin | 30°32′N 87°33′W﻿ / ﻿30.54°N 87.55°W﻿ / 30.54; -87.55﻿ (Elsanor (Oct. 24, EF1)) | 0210  | 1.7 miles (2.7 km)  | A mobile home and a metal shed were destroyed and a brick houses sustained minor damage. One person sustained minor injuries.
Michigan
EF0 | WNW of Coloma | Berrien | 42°12′N 86°20′W﻿ / ﻿42.20°N 86.34°W﻿ / 42.20; -86.34﻿ (Coloma (Oct. 24, EF0)) | 0250  | 0.1 miles (160 m)  | Brief tornado with minor damage to two houses and a roof blown off a barn.
Arkansas
EF0 | W of Crystal Valley | Pulaski |  | unknown  | 0.77 miles (1.24 km)  | A barn lost its roof, and some trees were damaged.
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 10/24/10, NWS Fort Worth, NWS Shreveport, NWS Mobile, NWS Little Rock

### October 25 event

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List of reported tornadoes - Monday, October 25, 2010

EF# | Location | County | Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Comments/Damage
Tennessee
EF1 | Pleasant Hill | Moore | 30°40′N 88°08′W﻿ / ﻿30.67°N 88.14°W﻿ / 30.67; -88.14﻿ (Pleasant Hill (Oct. 25, EF1)) | 0540  | 1.2 miles (1.9 km)  | A hay barn was destroyed and two houses had porch damage. Trees were also knocked down.
Alabama
EF1 | S of Haleyville | Winston | 34°11′N 87°36′W﻿ / ﻿34.18°N 87.60°W﻿ / 34.18; -87.60﻿ (Haleyville (Oct. 25, EF1)) | 0705  | 10.5 miles (16.9 km)  | A large barn and a shed were destroyed and three houses were damaged. Extensive tree damage along the path.
EF0 | Arab | Marshall | 34°20′N 86°30′W﻿ / ﻿34.34°N 86.50°W﻿ / 34.34; -86.50﻿ (Arab (Oct. 25, EF0)) | 0923  | 1 mile (1.6 km)  | Minor damage to a house and significant damage to an outbuilding. Numerous trees were snapped.
EF0 | NE of Section | Jackson | 34°37′N 85°55′W﻿ / ﻿34.61°N 85.92°W﻿ / 34.61; -85.92﻿ (Section (Oct. 25, EF0)) | 0952  | 2.2 miles (3.5 km)  | A trailer and a shed were destroyed, a house was damaged, and several trees were downed.
EF2 | Ider area | Jackson, DeKalb, Dade (GA) | 34°41′N 85°38′W﻿ / ﻿34.68°N 85.64°W﻿ / 34.68; -85.64﻿ (Pleasant Hill (Oct. 25, EF2)) | 1002  | 25.7 miles (41.4 km)  | Long track tornado with major damage to several houses and barns, one of the houses was nearly destroyed. Several people were injured.
EF1 | Near Rosalie | Jackson, DeKalb | 34°38′N 85°47′W﻿ / ﻿34.63°N 85.78°W﻿ / 34.63; -85.78﻿ (Rosalie (Oct. 25, EF1)) | 1005  | 15.7 miles (25.3 km)  | A house, two barns, and several other structures were damaged. Numerous trees were downed.
EF1 | Mobile | Mobile | 30°40′N 88°08′W﻿ / ﻿30.67°N 88.14°W﻿ / 30.67; -88.14﻿ (Mobile (Oct. 25, EF1)) | 1120  | 1 mile (1.6 km)  | Several houses and commercial buildings, including a shopping center, were damaged.
Sources: NWS Mobile, NWS Huntsville, NWS Birmingham, NWS Peachtree City

### October 26 event

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List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, October 26, 2010

EF# | Location | County | Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Comments/Damage
Illinois
EF1 | ESE of Ashton | Lee |  | 1041  | 1.1 miles (1.8 km)  | Several farm outbuildings were destroyed and a metal silo was punched inward.
EF1 | W of Plato Center | Kane |  | 714  | 1.50 miles (2.41 km)  | Straight line wind damage was reported. Also a few barns were destroyed.
EF1 | NW of Elburn | Kane | 41°53′N 88°31′W﻿ / ﻿41.89°N 88.51°W﻿ / 41.89; -88.51﻿ (Elburn (Oct. 26, EF1)) | 1155  | 0.75 miles (1.21 km)  | Two farm houses were damaged and a grain bin and two barns were destroyed.
EF2 | E of Peotone | Will | 41°20′N 87°43′W﻿ / ﻿41.33°N 87.72°W﻿ / 41.33; -87.72﻿ (Peotone (Oct. 26, EF2)) | 1240  | 2.9 miles (4.7 km)  | One house was severely damaged with the second level destroyed. Power poles were also damaged.
Wisconsin
EF1 | NNE of Kenosha | Racine, Kenosha | 42°40′N 87°53′W﻿ / ﻿42.66°N 87.89°W﻿ / 42.66; -87.89﻿ (Racine (Oct. 26, EF1)) | 1247  | 6 miles (9.7 km)  | Two industrial buildings were heavily damaged and a barn and garage were destroyed. Trees and power poles were also knocked down. Two people were injured.
Indiana
EF0 | SE of Malden | Porter | 41°20′N 86°58′W﻿ / ﻿41.33°N 86.97°W﻿ / 41.33; -86.97﻿ (Malden (Oct. 26, EF0)) | 1333  | 200 yards (180 m)  | One outbuilding was damaged by this brief tornado.
EF1 | Wanatah | LaPorte | 41°26′N 86°53′W﻿ / ﻿41.43°N 86.89°W﻿ / 41.43; -86.89﻿ (Wanatah (Oct. 26, EF1)) | 1342  | 1 mile (1.6 km)  | A garage and a shelter were heavily damaged and power poles were knocked down.
EF0 | ENE of Kokomo | Howard | 40°29′N 86°05′W﻿ / ﻿40.49°N 86.08°W﻿ / 40.49; -86.08﻿ (Kokomo (Oct. 26, EF0)) | 1405  | unknown  | Several houses sustained damage, one of which had significant damage.
EF1 | E of Bracken | Huntington | 40°56′N 85°37′W﻿ / ﻿40.94°N 85.62°W﻿ / 40.94; -85.62﻿ (Bracken (Oct. 26, EF1)) | 1421  | 0.6 miles (970 m)  | A metal grain barn and several outbuildings were destroyed.
EF0 | SW of Oswego | Kosciusko | 41°18′N 85°49′W﻿ / ﻿41.30°N 85.82°W﻿ / 41.30; -85.82﻿ (Oswego (Oct. 26, EF0)) | 1431  | 1 mile (1.6 km)  | Numerous houses in a subdivision sustained shingle damage. Corn was flattened and yard items were thrown, and a radio tower and power poles were bent.
EF0 | SW of Luther | Huntington, Whitley | 41°00′N 85°36′W﻿ / ﻿41.00°N 85.60°W﻿ / 41.00; -85.60﻿ (Luther (Oct. 26, EF0)) | 1433  | 2 miles (3.2 km)  | One house sustained minor damage. A grain bin and several outbuildings were destroyed.
EF0 | Wabash | Wabash | 40°49′N 85°50′W﻿ / ﻿40.82°N 85.84°W﻿ / 40.82; -85.84﻿ (Wabash (Oct. 26, EF0)) | 1420  | 4.8 miles (7.7 km)  | Minor damage at a Walmart store and a vocational school.
EF1 | NE of Peabody | Whitley | 41°07′N 85°28′W﻿ / ﻿41.11°N 85.47°W﻿ / 41.11; -85.47﻿ (Peabody (Oct. 26, EF1)) | 1440  | 2 miles (3.2 km)  | Numerous houses sustained minor damage, and several outbuildings were severely damaged. Numerous trees were also uprooted.
EF1 | S of Grabill | Allen | 41°04′N 84°54′W﻿ / ﻿41.06°N 84.90°W﻿ / 41.06; -84.90﻿ (Grabill (Oct. 26, EF1)) | 1502  | 7 miles (11 km)  | Numerous houses were damaged and barns destroyed. Trees and power poles were knocked down.
EF1 | SW of Cuba | Allen | 41°09′N 84°59′W﻿ / ﻿41.15°N 84.98°W﻿ / 41.15; -84.98﻿ (Cuba (Oct. 26, EF1)) | 1504  | 1.5 miles (2.4 km)  | Several barns were heavily damaged and a house sustained minor damage. Four train cars were blown off the tracks.
Kentucky
EF0 | S of Pembroke | Christian | 36°45′N 87°22′W﻿ / ﻿36.75°N 87.36°W﻿ / 36.75; -87.36﻿ (Pembroke (Oct. 26, EF0)) | 1352  | 2 miles (3.2 km)  | A barn sustained minor damage and a few trees were snapped.
EF0 | N of Trenton | Todd | 36°46′N 87°16′W﻿ / ﻿36.77°N 87.26°W﻿ / 36.77; -87.26﻿ (Trenton (Oct. 26, EF0)) | 1358  | 0.25 miles (400 m)  | Brief tornado blew recreational equipment around a yard and damaged a barn.
EF0 | NE of Graham | Muhlenberg | 37°16′N 87°16′W﻿ / ﻿37.26°N 87.26°W﻿ / 37.26; -87.26﻿ (Graham (Oct. 26, EF0)) | 1420  | 200 yards (180 m)  | Brief tornado with minor tree damage.
EF0 | Hopkinsville area | Christian | 36°51′N 87°29′W﻿ / ﻿36.85°N 87.49°W﻿ / 36.85; -87.49﻿ (Hopkinsville (Oct. 26, EF0)) | 1420  | 2.5 miles (4.0 km)  | A Food Lion store sustained roof damage, and a barn and two storage buildings were heavily damaged.
EF0 | SW of Mount Washington | Bullitt | 38°05′N 85°31′W﻿ / ﻿38.08°N 85.51°W﻿ / 38.08; -85.51﻿ (Mount Washington (Oct. 26, EF0)) | 1551  | 150 yards (140 m)  | A concrete workshop was heavily damage.
EF1 | SE of Bowling Green | Warren | 36°56′N 86°24′W﻿ / ﻿36.94°N 86.40°W﻿ / 36.94; -86.40﻿ (Bowling Green (Oct. 26, EF1)) | 1608  | 1.3 miles (2.1 km)  | Intermittent tornado touchdown heavily damaged a barn and damaged some trees.
EF1 | Middlesboro | Bell | 36°37′N 83°43′W﻿ / ﻿36.61°N 83.72°W﻿ / 36.61; -83.72﻿ (Middlesboro (Oct. 26, EF1)) | 2210  | 0.7 miles (1.1 km)  | Several buildings and numerous trees were damaged in town.
Ohio
EF0 | NW of Convoy | Van Wert | 40°55′N 84°46′W﻿ / ﻿40.92°N 84.76°W﻿ / 40.92; -84.76﻿ (Convoy (Oct. 26, EF0)) | 1502  | 3.5 miles (5.6 km)  | A barn lost its roof, a shed was destroyed and a camper and semi-trailer were blown down.
EF1 | NW of Grover Hill | Van Wert, Paulding | 40°59′N 84°35′W﻿ / ﻿40.99°N 84.59°W﻿ / 40.99; -84.59﻿ (Grover Hill (Oct. 26, EF1)) | 1512  | 9.25 miles (14.89 km)  | Numerous houses sustained minor damage. Two barns and a grain bin were destroyed and many trees were uprooted.
EF1 | E of Oakwood | Paulding, Putnam | 41°05′N 84°20′W﻿ / ﻿41.08°N 84.34°W﻿ / 41.08; -84.34﻿ (Oakwood (Oct. 26, EF1)) | 1529  | 5 miles (8.0 km)  | A few houses sustained minor shingle damage and several barns and sheds were destroyed.
EF1 | N of Eldorado | Preble, Darke | 39°55′N 84°41′W﻿ / ﻿39.91°N 84.69°W﻿ / 39.91; -84.69﻿ (Eldorado (Oct. 26, EF1)) | 1540  | 5.5 miles (8.9 km)  | Two houses sustained minor damage and barns and outbuildings sustained major damage. Several trees were uprooted.
EF0 | SW of Cridersville | Auglaize | 40°40′N 84°07′W﻿ / ﻿40.67°N 84.11°W﻿ / 40.67; -84.11﻿ (Cridersville (Oct. 26, EF0)) | 1558  | 65 yards (60 m)  | Very brief tornado damaged a barn and a garage.
EF2 | Cridersville area | Auglaize, Allen | 40°38′N 84°10′W﻿ / ﻿40.63°N 84.17°W﻿ / 40.63; -84.17﻿ (Cridersville (Oct. 26, EF2)) | 1559  | 2.2 miles (3.5 km)  | A house, a barn and a garage were destroyed and numerous other houses were damaged, some heavily. A brick gymnasium was also destroyed.
EF0 | SE of Sabina | Clinton, Fayette | 39°26′N 83°38′W﻿ / ﻿39.44°N 83.64°W﻿ / 39.44; -83.64﻿ (Sabina (Oct. 26, EF0)) | 1720  | 4 miles (6.4 km)  | Several barns were heavily damaged or destroyed. Two houses sustained minor damage.
EF0 | E of Sabina | Fayette | 39°29′N 83°32′W﻿ / ﻿39.49°N 83.54°W﻿ / 39.49; -83.54﻿ (Sabina (Oct. 26, EF0)) | 1730  | 2 miles (3.2 km)  | A large storage facility was heavily damaged and several sheds and outbuildings were also damaged.
EF0 | SW of Commercial Point | Pickaway | 39°43′N 83°07′W﻿ / ﻿39.72°N 83.11°W﻿ / 39.72; -83.11﻿ (Commercial Point (Oct. 26, EF0)) | 1752  | 1.5 miles (2.4 km)  | Several barns and outbuildings were heavily damaged or destroyed.
EF0 | N of Groveport | Franklin | 39°52′N 82°52′W﻿ / ﻿39.87°N 82.87°W﻿ / 39.87; -82.87﻿ (Groveport (Oct. 26, EF0)) | 1805  | 100 yards (90 m)  | Brief tornado destroyed two barns.
EF0 | E of Pataskala | Licking | 40°00′N 82°32′W﻿ / ﻿40.00°N 82.53°W﻿ / 40.00; -82.53﻿ (Pataskala (Oct. 26, EF0)) | 1827  | 0.5 miles (800 m)  | Several houses were damaged and trees were snapped.
Alabama
EF1 | Hillsboro | Lawrence | 34°39′N 87°08′W﻿ / ﻿34.65°N 87.13°W﻿ / 34.65; -87.13﻿ (Hillsboro (Oct. 26, EF1)) | 1823  | 1.1 miles (1.8 km)  | Several trees were uprooted.
EF0 | Greenbrier | Limestone | 34°38′N 86°51′W﻿ / ﻿34.64°N 86.85°W﻿ / 34.64; -86.85﻿ (Hillsboro (Oct. 26, EF0)) | 2040  | 500 yards (460 m)  | Brief tornado damaged a few small trees.
EF1 | W of Geraldine | DeKalb | 34°21′N 86°04′W﻿ / ﻿34.35°N 86.07°W﻿ / 34.35; -86.07﻿ (Geraldine (Oct. 26, EF1)) | 2303  | 4.25 miles (6.84 km)  | One house sustained significant damage, along with a workshop, a boat and three vehicles. Trees were also snapped.
EF0 | McVille | Marshall | 34°16′N 86°07′W﻿ / ﻿34.27°N 86.12°W﻿ / 34.27; -86.12﻿ (McVille (Oct. 26, EF1)) | 2313  | 0.9 miles (1.4 km)  | Minor damage to trees and a barn.
Tennessee
EF0 | Harrison | Hamilton | 35°05′N 85°12′W﻿ / ﻿35.09°N 85.20°W﻿ / 35.09; -85.20﻿ (Harrison (Oct. 26, EF0)) | 2200  | 0.1 miles (160 m)  | Brief tornado with minor damage to a church and a few trees twisted and snapped.
EF2 | Chattanooga | Hamilton |  | 2250  | 1.2 miles (1.9 km)  | Tornado touched down over Chickamauga Dam. An apartment complex lost its roof and a cement plant was destroyed. Two trailers were blown into the water and destroyed as well.
North Carolina
EF2 | W of Vale | Lincoln | 35°32′N 81°29′W﻿ / ﻿35.54°N 81.48°W﻿ / 35.54; -81.48﻿ (Vale (Oct. 26, EF2)) | 2310  | 3 miles (4.8 km)  | Several houses were destroyed and many others were damaged, some heavily. Many trees were also snapped or uprooted. 12 people were injured, one seriously.
EF2 | Claremont | Catawba | 35°43′N 81°10′W﻿ / ﻿35.71°N 81.16°W﻿ / 35.71; -81.16﻿ (Claremont (Oct. 26, EF2)) | 2345  | 2 miles (3.2 km)  | Many trees were uprooted or snapped and grave stones were knocked over. Roof torn off of a furniture distribution center along with lesser roof damage to other homes and businesses. Tractor-trailers were flipped over as well.
EF1 | King (1st tornado)  | Stokes | 36°17′N 80°22′W﻿ / ﻿36.28°N 80.36°W﻿ / 36.28; -80.36﻿ (King (Oct. 26, EF1)) | 0314  | 2.25 miles (3.62 km)  | Numerous trees were snapped and a carport was heavily damaged.
South Carolina
EF0 | NW of Tigerville | Greenville | 35°05′N 82°29′W﻿ / ﻿35.08°N 82.48°W﻿ / 35.08; -82.48﻿ (Tigerville (Oct. 26, EF0)) | 2310  | 5 miles (8.0 km)  | Extensive tree damage with many snapped or uprooted, a few falling on houses. Boats were also damaged on Chinquapin Lake.
Sources: NWS Chicago, NWS Northern Indiana, NWS Milwaukee, NWS Indianapolis, NWS Wilmington, OH, NWS Morristown, NWS Louisville, NWS Paducah, NWS Blacksburg, NWS Jackson, KY, NWS Huntsville, NWS Greenville/Spartanburg

### October 27 event

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List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, October 27, 2010

EF# | Location | County | Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Comments/Damage
Virginia
EF0 | Aiken Summit area | Henry, Pittsylvania | 36°37′N 79°43′W﻿ / ﻿36.61°N 79.72°W﻿ / 36.61; -79.72﻿ (Aiken Summit (Oct. 27, EF0)) | 0414  | 5.4 miles (8.7 km)  | Three houses sustained minor damage and five outbuildings were damaged.
EF2 | NW of Virgilina | Halifax | 36°34′N 78°53′W﻿ / ﻿36.57°N 78.88°W﻿ / 36.57; -78.88﻿ (Virgilina (Oct. 27, EF2)) | 0652  | 4 miles (6.4 km)  | Several houses were damaged and barns and outbuildings were destroyed. Major and extensive tree damage with thousands of trees snapped or uprooted.
EF0 | N of Skipwith | Mecklenburg | 36°46′N 78°29′W﻿ / ﻿36.76°N 78.49°W﻿ / 36.76; -78.49﻿ (Skipwith (Oct. 27, EF0)) | 0714  | 1.25 miles (2.01 km)  | A shed was damaged and numerous trees and power lines were knocked down.
EF1 | Richmond area | Richmond (city), Hanover | 37°33′N 77°30′W﻿ / ﻿37.55°N 77.50°W﻿ / 37.55; -77.50﻿ (Richmond (Oct. 27, EF1)) | 2100  | 11.5 miles (18.5 km)  | Tornado developed on the north side of Richmond and tracked through the eastern suburbs. Many trees and power poles were knocked down, damaging over 100 houses in the process, a few severely. One person was injured.
North Carolina
EF0 | Roxboro Lake | Person | 36°22′N 79°09′W﻿ / ﻿36.37°N 79.15°W﻿ / 36.37; -79.15﻿ (King (Oct. 27, EF0)) | 1958  | 200 yards (180 m)  | Damaged limited to a few trees.
EF1 | Roxboro | Person | 36°23′N 78°57′W﻿ / ﻿36.39°N 78.95°W﻿ / 36.39; -78.95﻿ (Roxboro (Oct. 27, EF1)) | 2013  | 0.5 miles (800 m)  | Several mobile homes were damaged, one of them severely. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted.
EF1 | Carr | Orange | 36°11′N 79°13′W﻿ / ﻿36.19°N 79.22°W﻿ / 36.19; -79.22﻿ (Carr (Oct. 27, EF1)) | 2130  | 2.5 miles (4.0 km)  | Two houses and a church sustained significant damage. Many trees were damaged.
EF0 | E of Berea | Granville | 36°20′N 78°43′W﻿ / ﻿36.33°N 78.71°W﻿ / 36.33; -78.71﻿ (Berea (Oct. 27, EF0)) | 2215  | 5.25 miles (8.45 km)  | Several houses sustained minor damage and sheds and outbuildings were destroyed.
EF0 | W of Middleburg | Vance | 36°23′N 78°23′W﻿ / ﻿36.38°N 78.38°W﻿ / 36.38; -78.38﻿ (Middleburg (Oct. 27, EF0)) | 2250  | 2.75 miles (4.43 km)  | A BP gas station and two houses sustained minor damage. Many trees were snapped and sheds and outbuildings were destroyed.
EF1 | King (2nd tornado)  | Stokes | 36°16′N 80°22′W﻿ / ﻿36.26°N 80.36°W﻿ / 36.26; -80.36﻿ (King (Oct. 27, EF1)) | 2305  | 0.75 miles (1.21 km)  | Second tornado hit King 20 hours after the first one. About 25 houses were damaged, some of which had roofs blown off. Numerous trees were snapped.
Sources: NWS Wakefield #1, #2, NWS Blacksburg, NWS Raleigh

## See also

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* Weather portal
* North America portal

* Tornadoes of 2010
* Cyclone Carmen

## References

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1. ^ "NCDC Storm Database". National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Archived from the original on May 6, 2010. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
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Tornado outbreaks of 2010

* January 20–22
* March 10–11
* March 28–29
* April 8
* April 22–25
* April 30–May 2
* May 10–13
* May 22–25 (Bowdle, SD)
* June 5–6
* June 16–18 (Conger–Albert Lea, MN)
* June 20
* June 23–24
* July 21–24
* July 25
* September 16
* October 6
* October 23–27
* November 29–30
* December 30–January 1, 2011

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Tornado events in Alabama

* March 1875
* February 1884
* April 1908
* March 1913
* May 1917
* Palm Sunday (March) 1920
* April 1920
* March 1932
* May 1933
* Early-April 1936 (April 1)
* Early-April 1936 (April 5)
* March 1942
* February 1945
* April 1945
* Mid-February 1952
* Late-February 1952
* March 1952
* May 1953
* December 1953
* December 1954
* April 1956
* April 1957
* November 1957
* December 1957
* May 1960
* February 1961
* April 1961
* Hurricane Carla 1961
* March 1962
* Hurricane Hilda 1964
* March 1966
* May 1973
* Early-April 1974
* Super Outbreak 1974 (Tanner, AL) * (Guin, AL)
* January 1975
* April 1977
* April 1979
* November 1989
* November 1992
* Palm Sunday 1994
* May 1995
* April 1996
* February 1998
* April 1998
* December 2000
* November 2001
* Veterans Day 2002
* May 2003
* November 2004
* Hurricane Katrina 2005
* Mid-November 2005
* Late-November 2005
* March 2006
* September 2006
* Mid-November 2006
* Late-November 2006
* March 2007
* October 2007
* January 2008
* Super Tuesday 2008
* March 2008
* April 2009
* May 2009
* April 2010
* October 2010
* Early-April 2011
* Mid-April 2011 (April 14-16)
* Mid-April 2011 (April 19-24)
* Super Outbreak 2011 (Cullman, AL * Hackleburg–Phil Campbell, AL * Smithville, MS * Tuscaloosa–Birmingham, AL * Cordova–Blountsville, AL * Ringgold, GA/Apison, TN)
* May 2011
* November 2011
* January 2012 (Center Point–Clay, AL)
* Early-March 2012
* Mid-March 2012
* Hurricane Isaac 2012
* December 2012
* January 2013
* February 2013
* May 2013
* April 2014
* December 2015
* Early-February 2016
* Late-February 2016
* November 2016
* January 2017
* Early-February 2017
* April 2017
* December 2018
* Early-March 2019 (Beaurgard, AL)
* Mid-March 2019
* April 2019
* December 2019
* January 2020
* February 2020
* March 2020
* Easter 2020
* Late-April 2020
* Mid-March 2021
* Late-March 2021
* Early-May 2021
* Hurricane Ida 2021
* December 2021
* Mid-March 2022
* Late-March 2022
* Early-April 2022
* Mid-April 2022
* Mid-December 2022
* Mid-January 2023
* Early-March 2023
* Late-March 2023
* March–April 2023
* June 2023
* December 2023
* January 2024
* March 2024
* April 2024
* Early-May 2024
* Late-May 2024
* December 2024

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Tornado events in Wisconsin

* June 28, 1865
* April 18, 1880
* June 12, 1899
* November 11, 1911
* Palm Sunday 1920
* June 19, 1951
* September 26, 1951
* June 23, 1952
* May 10, 1953
* April 3, 1956
* May 25, 1957
* June 4, 1958
* Palm Sunday 1965
* May 5 & 7–8, 1965
* June 4, 1966
* January 24, 1967
* April 4, 1981
* June 7, 1984
* August 9, 1993
* July 18, 1996
* March 29, 1998
* May 30, 1998
* August 23, 1998
* May 5, 1999
* June 18, 2001
* May 10, 2003
* May 23, 2004
* August 18, 2005
* March 31, 2007
* January 8, 2008
* May 25, 2008
* June 7, 2008
* June 17, 2010
* October 26, 2010
* April 9, 2011
* May 22, 2011
* June 19 & 21, 2011
* October 5, 2013
* June 16–18, 2014
* May 16, 2017
* September 20, 2018
* August 10, 2020
* July 28–29, 2021
* March 5, 2022
* March 31, 2023
* May 7, 2024
* May 21 & 26, 2024

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Major snow and ice events in the United States

* Seasons: 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

18th–19th century|

* 1717
* Feb 27–Mar 7
* 1804
* Oct 4–11
* 1886
* Jan 6–10
* 1888
* Jan 12–13
* Mar 11–14
* 1899
* Feb 11–14

20th century|

* 1900
* Feb 27 – Mar 3
* 1905
* Nov 27–28
* 1913
* Nov 6–11
* 1920
* Mar 15–18
* 1922
* Jan 27–28
* 1940
* Nov 10–12
* 1947
* Dec 25–26
* 1950
* Nov 24–30
* 1952
* Feb 17–18
* 1956
* Mar 18–19
* 1958
* Mar 18–22
* 1960
* Mar 2–5
* Dec 11–13
* 1961
* Jan 11–13
* Jan 18–21
* Feb 2–5
* 1962
* Mar 6–8
* 1963
* Oct 25–30
* 1964
* Dec 30, 1963 – Jan 4
* 1966
* Jan 27–31
* 1967
* Jan 26–27
* 1969
* Feb 8–10
* Mar 5–8)
* (Dec 25–28)
* 1971
* Mar 3–5
* 1973
* Feb 9–11
* 1975
* Jan 9–12
* 1976
* Feb 2
* 1977
* Jan 28 – Feb 1
* 1978
* Jan 25–27
* Feb 5–7
* 1979
* Jan 13–14
* 1983
* February 9–12
* 1989
* Dec 22 – 24
* 1991
* Oct 31 – Nov 3
* 1992
* Dec 10–12
* 1993
* Mar 12–15
* 1995
* Feb 2–6
* 1996
* Jan 6–10
* 1997
* Mar 31 – Apr 1)
* (Oct 24–26
* 1998
* Jan 4–10
* 1999
* Jan 2–4
* Jan 14–15

21st century|

| 2000s|

* 2000
* Jan 18–30
* Dec 27–31
* 2002
* Jan 29–31
* Feb 7
* Dec 4–5
* 2003
* Feb 14–19
* Dec 5–8
* 2004
* Feb 17–23)
* (Dec 21–24
* Dec 24–28
* 2005
* Jan 20–23
* Dec 14–16
* 2006
* Feb 11–13
* Oct 11–13
* Nov 20–24
* Nov 26 – Dec 1
* Dec 20 – Jan 1
* 2007
* Jan 11–24
* Feb 12–20
* Apr 13–17
* Nov 29 – Dec 4
* Nov 29 – Dec 5
* Dec 8–18
* 2008
* Jan 3–11
* Mar 6–10
* Dec 11–12
* Dec 19–25
* 2009
* Jan 25–30)
* (Oct 13–20
* Dec 16–20
* Dec 22–28

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2010s|

* 2010
* Jan 17–26
* Feb 1–6
* Feb 7–11
* Feb 24–27
* Mar 12–16)
* (Oct 23–28
* Dec 5–29
* 2011
* Jan 8–13
* Jan 24–28
* Jan 29 – Feb 3)
* (Oct 28 – Nov 1
* Nov 8–10
* 2012
* Jan 16–20)
* (Oct 29 – Nov 2
* Nov 7–10
* Dec 17–22
* Dec 25–28
* 2013
* Feb 7–10
* Feb 22–29
* Mar 1–10
* Mar 18–20)
* (Oct 3–5
* Nov 22–28
* Dec 19–23
* 2014
* Dec 30, 2013 – Jan 4
* Jan 20–22
* Jan 27–31
* Feb 11–14
* Feb 19–21
* Feb 27 – Mar 4
* Mar 24–28)
* (Nov 8–13
* Nov 13–21
* Dec 9–11
* Dec 10–27
* 2015
* Jan 23–30
* Jan 31 – Feb 2
* Feb 12–17
* Feb 20 – Mar 1
* Feb 25–26
* Mar 1–6
* May 9–11)
* (Nov 24–27
* Dec 26–30
* 2016
* Jan 21–24
* Jan 29 – Feb 7
* Feb 7–10
* Feb 23–24
* Mar 8–11
* Mar 21–25
* Apr 15–23)
* (Dec 23–26
* 2017
* Jan 4–8
* Jan 7–13
* Jan 10–17
* Jan 19–24
* Jan 21–23
* Feb 6–10
* Feb 12–14
* Feb 8–22
* Mar 11–15
* Apr 28 – May 1)
* (Oct 29–31
* Dec 8–10
* 2018
* Jan 2–5
* Jan 13–16
* Mar 1–3
* Mar 6–8
* Mar 11–15
* Mar 20–22
* Apr 12–15)
* (Nov 14-15)
* 2019
* Jan 16–21
* Feb 11–13
* Mar 3–4
* Mar 11–15
* Apr 10–12)
* (Nov 26 – Dec 3
* Dec 21–26

2020s|

* 2020
* Jan 14–19
* Feb 2–5)
* (Oct 26–28
* Oct 29–30
* Nov 29 – Dec 2
* Dec 4–6
* Dec 14–18
* Dec 23–25
* Dec 30 – Jan 2, 2021
* 2021
* Jan 12–17
* Jan 25 – Feb 4
* Feb 6–8
* Feb 10–12
* Feb 11–14
* Feb 13–17
* Feb 15–20
* Mar 10–17
* Mar 16–17
* Apr 15–17)
* (Oct 24–26
* Dec 9–12
* Dec 13–18
* 2022
* Jan 3–4
* Jan 14–17
* Jan 27–30
* Feb 1–5
* Feb 22-26
* Apr 11-14)
* (Nov 17–20
* Dec 12–16
* Dec 21–26
* 2023
* Jan 31–Feb 2
* Feb 21–28
* Mar 9–17
* 2024
* Jan 6–7
* Jan 8–10
* Jan 13–16
* Feb 1–7
* Feb 10–13
* Feb 16–17)
* (Nov 7–9
* Nov 19–21
* Dec 19–22
* 2025
* Jan 3–7
* Jan 9–11
* Jan 18–20
* Jan 20–22
* Feb 10–12
* Feb 11–13
* Feb 13–16
* Feb 20–21
* Mar 3–5
* Mar 13–16

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