Tornadoes of 2007

Infobox Tornado year (EF scale)
name = Tornadoes of 2007

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caption = Tracks of all U.S. tornadoes in 2007.
timespan = January to December 2007
max_EF = EF5
max_location = Greensburg, KansasElie, Manitoba (using Fujita scale)
max_date = May 4June 22
tornadoes_usa = 1,092
total_damages_usa = $1.4 Billion
total_fatalities_usa = 81
total_fatalities_world = at least 128
five_seasons = 2005· 2006· 2007· 2008· 2009This page documents the tornadoes and tornado outbreaks that occurred in 2007, primarily (but not entirely) in the United States. Most tornadoes form in the U.S., although some events may take place internationally, particularly in parts of neighboring southern Canada during the summer season. Some tornadoes also take place in Europe, e. g. in the United Kingdom or in Germany.

Preliminary reports suggest that there were 1,305 reported tornadoes in the U.S. (of which 1,092 were confirmed), with 81 confirmed fatalities. It was the deadliest year for tornadoes in the U.S. since 1999, when 95 deaths were reported. [cite web |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mkx/?n=taw-part4-tornado_stats |title=Severe Weather Awareness - Tornado Statistics |date=2008-01-16 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |work=National Weather Service |author=MKX Webmaster ] In addition, three fatalities took place in Mexico, 14 in Chad, one in South Africa, three in Vietnam, one in the Philippines and 25 in China for a worldwide known total of at least 127.

Notably, the system for classifying tornado damage in the United States changed from the Fujita scale to the Enhanced Fujita Scale on February 1.cite web| url = http://www.spc.noaa.gov/efscale/ef-scale.html| title = Enhanced F Scale for Tornado Damage| accessdate = 2006-10-20| year = 2006| work = Storm Prediction Center]

Synopsis

2007 started quickly in terms of tornadoes, with the first tornado fatalities taking place in the first week of January. After few other significant events in the rest of January, a deadly period took place in the latter part of the winter. Two deadly outbreaks and several other major tornado events marred February and March, especially in the southern US.

The spring was also fairly active, with several significant tornado events in April and May, including a major outbreak in the first weekend of May producing the first ever EF5 tornado (and first F5 tornado on any scale in the 21st century). While June was not as active with fewer tornadoes, it produced another F5 tornado and Canada's first such tornado.

The tropics in the Western Hemisphere produced few significant tornadoes in 2007, but Typhoon Sepat produced a deadly tornado in China. Otherwise, the summer and early fall were fairly quiet, with a few local exceptions. The most severe outbreak in the second half of the year took place in October, when the largest outbreak ever recorded in that month took place.

The year ended slowly with no major outbreaks in November or December and only a few isolated tornadoes, mostly related to larger winter storms.

Events

Confirmed tornado total for the entire year 2007 in the United States. January tornadoes were rated using the old Fujita scale, but are included in the chart below using the EF scale keeping their intensity number.cite web | title = 2007 U.S. tornado count | publisher = SPC | date = 2007 | url = http://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/2007_tornadoes.png| accessdate = 2008-05-23]

January

29 tornadoes were reported in the US in January, of which 22 were confirmed.

January 4–5

Infobox Tornado event
date=January 4–5
fujitascale=F2
tornadoes=15
areas affected=Louisiana to North Carolina

The first severe weather event of 2007 was a scattered but deadly tornado event in the U.S. Gulf Coast region on January 4. Two people were killed in New Iberia, Louisiana, and 15 were injured. It was confirmed to have been an F1 as all the severe damage took place to mobile homes. At least four other tornadoes have been confirmed. One of them was an F2 tornado near Blackwater, Mississippi that injured nine people. [cite web |url=http://www.weather.gov/view/validProds.php?prod=PNS&node=KJAN |title=Public Information Statement National Weather Service Jackson MS |date=2008-02-06 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |author= NWS Internet Services Team |work=National Weather Service ] [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070104_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20070104's Storm Reports |accessdate=2008-02-09 |date=2007-01-14 |work=Storm Prediction Center ]

The activity continued farther east into Georgia and the Carolinas on January 5, with at least one, and likely more, possible tornadoes. At least 15 people were injured in a tornado in Liberty, South Carolina. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070105_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20070105's Storm Reports |accessdate=2008-02-09 |date=2007-01-15 |work=Storm Prediction Center ]

January 7

Infobox Tornado event
date=January 7
fujitascale=F2
tornadoes=4
areas affected=Alabama, Georgia

More severe weather developed in the South on January 7. The worst damage from tornadoes took place in the Lake Blalock area in Coweta County, Georgia. One house was destroyed, but no one was injured by the F2 tornado. [cite web |url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ffc/html/cowetator1707.shtml |title=F2 Tornado Produces Damage in Coweta County |accessdate=2008-02-09 | |author=Sena, Matt; Palmer, Trisha; Lynn, Brian; Frantz, Kent & Taylor, Frank |date=2007-01-07 |work=National Weather Service ] An F1 tornado was confirmed in Barbour County, Alabama. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070107_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20070107's Storm Reports |accessdate=2008-02-09 |date=2007-01-17 |work=Storm Prediction Center ]

January 12-13

Infobox Tornado event
date=January 13
fujitascale=F1
tornadoes=2
areas affected=San Marcos, Texas

Before the winter storm hit Texas on January 13, a tornado touched down in the central Texas town of San Marcos. It registered F1 by local weather and police authorities. No one was reported injured or killed, but moderate damage was sustained, including damage near the local police station and a light fixture manufacturing business. No other tornadoes were reported from the storm. The tornado was an estimated convert|100|yd|m| wide and three-tenths of a mile long. [cite web |url=http://www.weather.gov/view/validProds.php?prod=PNS&node=KEWX |title=Public Information Statement...Corrected Listing for Austin Area |accessdate=2008-02-09 |date=2008-02-07 |work=National Weather Service |author=NWS Internet Services Team ]

In the final review of 2007, an F0 tornado was found to have touched down in Texas on January 12.

Damages from the tornadoes totaled to $90,000.

January 18 (Europe)

Infobox Tornado event
date=January 18
fujitascale=F3
tornadoes=≥6
areas affected=Central Eastern Germany, PolandThe cold front of severe winter storm "Kyrill" spawned tornadoes in Germany, three of which were confirmed as of February 22. The first one caused severe damage in the city of Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt. It hit at about 6:40 p.m. local time (1740 UTC). Roofs were blown away and trees virtually torn apart. It is estimated to have been an F2 to F3 tornado. [cite web |url=http://www.wetterzentrale.de/cgi-bin/webbbs/wzarchive.pl?noframes%3bread=1064621 |title=Verifikation: Kurzbericht zum Tornadoverdacht Wittenberg |accessdate=2008-02-09 |last=Kämmer |first=Andreas |date=2007-01-20 |work=Wetter Zentrale de icon] Two more tornadoes were confirmed from Brandenburg—one T6/F3 tracked through Brachwitz and Kemnitz, two small villages convert|60|km|mi southwest of Berlin. The strongest tornado that day, T7/F3, took place in Lauchhammer in southern Brandenburg, which leveled massively built barns and snapped high tension poles. This twister tracked a distance of about convert|34|km|mi.

More tornadoes were confirmed from Poland. In the late evening hours, a T3/F1 tornado struck a forest area near Silna in Lubuskie region (western Poland). Furthermore, two other tornadoes struck the village of Czermin near Wroclaw and the small town of Andrespol near Lódz in central Poland. The confirmed intensity of the Andrespol-Tornado was T4/F2.

February

87 tornadoes were reported in the US in February, of which 54 were confirmed.

February 1, 2007 also marked the changeover to the Enhanced Fujita Scale.

February 2

Infobox Tornado event
date=February 2
fujitascale=EF3
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=4
areas affected=Central FloridaIn the early morning hours of February 2, four separate tornadoes ran across Central Florida. The most severe damage occurred in Lake County, where 21 people were killed. Two of the tornadoes were rated EF3 on the new Enhanced Fujita scale.

Damages from the tornadoes totaled to $204 Million.

February 12–13

Infobox Tornado event
date=February 12-13
fujitascale=EF2
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=19
areas affected=Southern U.S.Beginning in the late evening hours of February 12 and overnight into February 13, 17 tornadoes touched down across southern Louisiana and Mississippi. The most significant were around Lafayette, Louisiana and in Greater New Orleans. Some of the tornadoes produced significant damage, including one in the Gentilly neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana which killed one woman and left dozens injured. [cite news |author=Associated Press |title=Apparent tornado rips though New Orleans |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17128087/ |work=MSNBC |location=New Orleans, Louisiana |date=2007-02-13 |accessdate=2008-02-09 ]

More tornadoes developed across Alabama in the late afternoon on February 13 with several reports of damage across the state.

Damages from the tornadoes totaled to $8.32 Million.

February 23–24

Infobox Tornado event
date=February 23–24
fujitascale=EF3
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=21
areas affected=Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, ArkansasA moderate severe weather event took place on February 23 and 24 across the south-central United States. It was expected to have been much larger, on February 23, as a moderate risk of severe weather was issued by the Storm Prediction Center for both days over large areas.The activity on February 23 was quite modest due to a late start and low dew points. Six tornadoes were reported (and two were confirmed), and no significant damage was reported. The area primarily affected was the southern High Plains.

At least 13 tornadoes were confirmed on February 24. The strongest tornado was reported in Dumas, Arkansas, where buildings were destroyed or flattened, including an entire industrial park. At least 40 people were injured, but, no one was killed. Extensive looting was reported in the community after the tornado hit. The main employer in the town was also badly damaged by the EF3 tornado. [cite news |title=Possible tornado tears through Arkansas town |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/02/24/arkansas.storm/index.html |work=CNN |location=Dumas, Arkansas |date=2007-02-25 |accessdate=2008-02-09 ] Other tornadoes were recorded across Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana, with the strongest being EF2.

Damages from the tornadoes totaled to $48.41 Million.

February 25

In the final review of 2007, an EF0 was confirmed to have touched down in California.

March

214 tornadoes were reported in the US in March, of which 181 were confirmed.

February 28–March 2

Infobox Tornado event
date=February 28–March 2
fujitascale=EF4
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=59
areas affected=Central and Southern U.S.A large storm system spawned a significant tornado outbreak, which began February 28 in Kansas and Missouri and continued March 1 in Alabama and Georgia. On February 28, a moderate risk was issued for both days, and on March 1 a high risk was issued for western Alabama, eastern Mississippi, the Florida Panhandle and southern and central Georgia. It was the first such issuance since April 7, 2006.

On February 28, 12 tornadoes were reported, eight in Kansas and four in Missouri. One of them destroyed a house in Linn County, Kansas and the tornado associated with this was rated EF4. Structural damage was also reported near Adrian, Missouri, from a different tornado. Hail as large as baseballs were also reported. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070228_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20070228's Storm Reports |accessdate=2008-02-09 |date=2007-03-10 |work=Storm Prediction Center ]

As of March 1, there were at least 53 tornadoes reported that day. Significant damage was reported near Caulfield, Missouri, and one person was killed in a mobile home there. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070301_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20070301's Storm Reports |date=2007-03-11 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |work=Storm Prediction Center ] In the early afternoon, supercells became widespread across the region.

A tornado in Enterprise, Alabama heavily damaged a high school and homes while killing nine people when the roof of the school collapsed. One other person was killed in Alabama as well as nine in Georgia including six in a single tornado in Baker County. [cite news |title= Storms across U.S. kill at least 11 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/03/01/severe.weather/index.html |work=CNN |location=Enterprise, Alabama |date=2007-03-02 |accessdate=2008-02-09 ] A total of 34 tornadoes were confirmed during the outbreak which killed 20. This outbreak was part of a large storm that produced a winter storm across the Midwest states, the Great Lakes, Quebec, Ontario, the Canadian Maritimes and the US Northeast killing an additional 19 people.

Damages from the tornadoes totaled to $458.86 Million.

March 3

A tornado killed one and injured 350 in suburbs of Klerksdorp, South Africa. [cite news |first=Shaun |last=Smillie |title=Tornado rips through Klerksdorp suburbs |url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=14&click_id=14&art_id=iol1173075847203T653 |work=IOL |date=2007-03-05 |accessdate=2008-02-09 ]

March 10

In the final review of 2007, an EF1 tornado was confirmed to have touched down in Texas leaving $30,000 in damages.

March 13-16

In the final review of 2007, four EF0 tornadoes were confirmed during a four day severe weather event. Each tornado touched down in a different state. Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Florida were the four states.

Damages from the tornadoes totaled to $410,000.

March 21

In the final review of 2007, an EF0 tornado was confirmed to have touched down in Iowa leaving $150,000 in damages.

March 23–31

Infobox Tornado event
date=March 23–31
fujitascale=EF3
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=119
areas affected=Central U.S.A severe weather event developed on the afternoon of March 23 across West Texas into the Texas Panhandle and particularly across eastern New Mexico. Several of the cells formed into tornadic supercells that evening, with at least 15 tornadoes reported and 11 tornadoes confirmed. A tornado rated EF2 hit Clovis, New Mexico, with as many as 12 injured reported, and a tornado rated EF1 hit Logan, New Mexico, where three people were injured and many campers and mobile homes were destroyed. [cite news |title=Tornado causes at least 3 injuries in Logan |url=http://www.newschannel10.com/Global/story.asp?S=6273210 |work=Associated Press via KFDA |location=Logan, New Mexico |accessdate=2008-02-09 ] [cite news |author=WFO Albuquerque, NM |title=Widespread Severe Weather Over Eastern New Mexico |url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/abq/quickfeatures/March2007/Mar23SvrWxEvent.php |work=National Weather Service |date=2007-03-23 |accessdate=2008-02-09 ] In total, 16 people were injured, and two people died after the tornadoes. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/torn/2007deadlytorn.html |title=2007 Tornado Fatality Information |accessdate=2008-02-09 |date=2008-01-03 |work=National Weather Service ]

Severe activity was not as widespread as expected on March 24. Four tornadoes were reported in northeastern Colorado, one of which was reported to be a multiple vortex tornado. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070324_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20070324's Storm Reports |accessdate=2008-02-09 |date=2007-04-03 |work=Storm Prediction Center ]

Several tornadoes associated with the same system continued on March 25, 26, and 27.

A slow-moving system developed across the High Plains on the dry line on March 28. A moderate risk of severe weather was issued by the Storm Prediction Center as widespread severe weather, including tornadoes, were expected throughout the afternoon and evening. In all, 65 tornadoes were reported in the region, with several destructive and large tornadoes taking place in numerous communities across the region. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070328_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20070328's Storm Reports |accessdate=2008-02-09 |date=2007-04-07 |work=Storm Prediction Center ] Many other severe weather reports came in, including hail as large as softballs. Five people lost their lives.

The system gradually moved east on March 29, but the squall line leftover from events the previous night prevented a major outbreak. Even so, four tornadoes were reported in Oklahoma, two in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, which injured several people.

The SPC had issued a moderate risk again for March 30 and March 31 over portions of southern Texas. Few tornadoes were reported across the Midwest but one tornado hit midtown St. Louis causing damage to roofs, trees and signs including parts of a billboard sign that flew over and blocked Interstate 64. [cite web |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lsx/?n=03_31_07 |title=Bow Echo Event over St. Louis City |date=2007-03-31 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |work=National Weather Service |author=LSX Webmaster ]

April

187 tornadoes were reported in the US in April, of which 167 were confirmed.

April 3–4

Infobox Tornado event
date=April 3–4
fujitascale=EF1
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=15
areas affected=Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, AlabamaAnother severe weather outbreak took place on April 3, exactly 33 years after the Super Outbreak. However, damaging hail and wind were the primary effects, although 10 tornadoes were reported in Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas and Alabama. Nearly 400 reports of hail were reported throughout the day with the majority occurring during the afternoon hours in Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas and Kentucky with also reports of golf ball to baseball size hail. The majority of the wind reports were from a bow echo that developed across central Kentucky and Tennessee during the evening hours and causing damage to trees, power lines, antennas and trailers. A total of 10 tornadoes were confirmed; all of them were EF0 or EF1. No fatalities were reported, but several people were injured. [cite web |url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mrx/tornado/claiborne.php |title=Claiborne County TN Tornadoes since 1950 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |work=National Weather Service |date=2006-03-07 |author=WFO Morristown, TN Web Team ] [cite web |url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/productview.php?pil=MEGPNSMEG&max=8 |title=Public Information Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN |accessdate=2008-02-09 |date=2007-05-16 |work=National Weather Service ]

Damages from the tornadoes totaled to $2.73 Million.

April 10

In the final review of 2007, an EF0 tornado was confirmed in Florida leaving $10,000 in damages.

April 11

Infobox Tornado event
date=April 11
fujitascale=EF2
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=9
areas affected=Illinois to AlabamaA severe weather outbreak occurred across the eastern central states on April 11, exactly 42 years after the deadly Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak. The system spanned from Illinois and Indiana down to the southern states spawning seven tornadoes, 4 in Indiana (two EF0, one EF1 and one EF2 [cite web |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ind/?n=apr1107 |title=Four Tornadoes, Hail, and Damaging Winds Strike Central Indiana on April 11 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |date=2007-04-14 |author=IND Webmaster |work=National Weather Service ] ) and 3 in Alabama (all rated EF1 [cite web |url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/cgi-bin/wxs1.php?sid=BMX&pil=PNS&version=0&max=13 |title=Public Information Statement |date=2008-01-02 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |work=National Weather Service |author=NWS-Birmingham Internet Services Team ] ). The system also created damaging winds and a great amount of hail. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070411_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20070411's Storm Reports |accessdate=2008-02-09 |date=2007-04-21 |work=Storm Prediction Center ]

April 13–15

Infobox Tornado event
date=April 13–15
fujitascale=EF3
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=37
areas affected=Southern U.S.

On April 13, severe weather developed across the Southern Plains, with the first storms affecting north-central Texas. The Storm Prediction Center issued a moderate risk of severe weather for April 13 over portions of North Central, Northeast Texas, Southern Arkansas and Northern Louisiana. [http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html Storm Prediction Center Feb 9, 2008 0800 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook ] ] It was also issued for the central Gulf Coast for April 14. During the mid-afternoon hours, the moderate risk was upgraded to a high risk for the second time in 2007. [cite web | last = Peters | title = Apr 13, 2007 2000 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook | publisher = SPC | date = April 13, 2007 | url = http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/archive/2007/day1otlk_20070413_2000.html | accessdate = 2008-05-23] In the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, there have been a couple of unconfirmed tornadoes throughout the region. Hail as large as convert|3.25|in|cm and wind gusts up to convert|80|mph|km/h have been reported as well. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070413_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20070413's Storm Reports |accessdate=2008-02-09 |date=2007-04-23 |work=Storm Prediction Center ] One fatality has been reported although it may have been either from the tornado in Haltom City or from straight-line winds according to WFAA coverage. The tornadoes were reported in Seymour, Texas and Haltom City, Texas where one (or two) deaths has occurred. Two tornadoes of one EF0 and an EF1 tornado were later confirmed in Tarrant County near Fort Worth while another EF0 was confirmed in Dallas County and a third EF0 in Rockwall County. [cite web |url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/tor041307.htm |title=Preliminary Tornado Damage Assessment Metroplex Storms of April 13, 2007 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |date=2007-04-23 |work=National Weather Service ] The severe weather caused cancellation of qualifying for the 2007 Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, forcing the field to be established via owner's points. Nonetheless, the overall activity was much lower than expected and the high risk busted.

For April 14, the Storm Prediction Center issued a moderate risk of severe weather for southern Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and northwestern Florida. Several more scattered tornadoes were reported.

While most of the activity on April 15 was straight-line winds, an isolated EF3 tornado touched down in Sumter County, South Carolina that morning. Several mobile homes were demolished and one person was killed, with three injured. Two other tornadoes were later confirmed in South Carolina : an EF1 in Lee County and an EF0 in Orangeburg County. Several tornadoes also affected Georgia where at least 8 tornadoes and three injuries were documented. [cite web |url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ffc/html/tor41507.shtml |title=Storm Damage in Central Georgia April 15, 2007 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |date=2007-05-01 |work=National Weather Service ] [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070415_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20070415's Storm Reports |date=2007-04-25 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |work=Storm Prediction Center ]

April 17

Infobox Tornado event
date=April 17
fujitascale=EF1
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=6
areas affected=North TexasOn April 17, although the SPC issued a slight risk of storms, a storm system progressed through Texas. The system spawned ten tornadoes through northern Texas, such as Anton, Lubbock and Haslet, which is only a few miles from where a number of tornadoes hit the Friday before, April 13, 2007. The system also created penny to ping-pong ball-sized hail and created dangerous wind speeds. Six tornadoes were confirmed, one EF1 and the others all EF0. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070417_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20070417's Storm Reports |accessdate=2008-02-09 |date=2007-04-27 |work=Storm Prediction Center ]

April 20–22

Infobox Tornado event
date=April 20–21
fujitascale=EF3
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=26
areas affected=Nebraska, Texas:"Main article: Late April 2007 tornado outbreak sequence"

Activity was not widespread on April 20, but eight tornadoes were reported in southwestern Nebraska, all from a single supercell that suddenly developed. Two have been confirmed as of April 23. A tornado near Moorefield, Nebraska has been rated EF3. It destroyed six farmsteads and had a path length of convert|11|mi|km. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070420_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20070420's Storm Reports |accessdate=2008-02-09 |date=2007-04-30 |work=Storm Prediction Center ] [cite web |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lbf/?n=moorefield_tornado |title=Moorefield Tornado Summary |author=LBF Webmaster |date=2007-04-22 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |work=National Weather Service ] Another EF2 tornado was confirmed in Dawson County, Nebraska, which was over convert|1|mi|km wide at its peak but fortunately remained in sparsely populated areas. [cite web |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/gid/?n=dawsoncountytornadoofapril20th2007 |title=Dawson County Tornado of April 20th, 2007 |date=2007-04-23 |author=GID Webmaster |accessdate=2008-02-09 |work=National Weather Service ]

On April 20, the SPC issued a moderate risk of severe thunderstorms for the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles and the southwestern part of Kansas for April 21 which was extended into Nebraska later. Widespread severe weather developed that evening, although the primary result of the supercells was large hail. The meteorological synopsis was virtually identical to March 28 except for the fact that the air mass was not as unstable. [cite web |url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ama/april21_2007/index.htm |title=April 21st, 2007 Tornadoes |date=2007-01-25 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |work=National Weather Service ] In total, 19 tornadoes were reported. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070421_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20070421's Storm Reports |date=2007-05-01 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |work=Storm Prediction Center ] The hardest hit community was Tulia, Texas where many houses were reported to have been destroyed. That tornado was rated as a high-end EF2. Another strong tornado (also a high-end EF2) hit Cactus, Texas where significant structural damage was reported (including total destruction to at least 10 mobile homes) and 14 people were injured, but remarkably, no one was killed. The tornado was convert|0.75|mi|km wide at its widest point. [cite web |url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ama/april21_2007/LBBPNSAMA.231745 |title=Public Information Statement National Weather Service Amarillo TX |accessdate=2008-02-09 |date=2007-05-23 |work=National Weather Service ]

April 23–25

Infobox Tornado event
date=April 23–25
fujitascale=EF3
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=51
areas affected=Central U.S., CoahuilaA severe weather outbreak was forecast for April 23 and 24 across the southern Plains. In the early morning hours of April 22, the SPC issued a moderate risk of severe weather for South Central Kansas, Central Oklahoma, and North Central Texas. Such is an extremely rare issuance; only twice has such a risk been issued so far out—the others being for June 10, 2005 [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/archive/2005/day3otlk_20050608_1100.html |title=Jun 8, 2005 1100 UTC Day 3 Severe Thunderstorm Outlook |date=2005-06-08 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |work= National Weather Service ] and January 2, 2006 [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/archive/2005/day3otlk_20051231_1100.html |title=Dec 31, 2005 1100 UTC Day 3 Severe Thunderstorm Outlook |date=2005-12-31 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |work=National Weather Service

] (neither time did it result in a major outbreak). [http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day3otlk.html Storm Prediction Center Feb 9, 2008 1100 UTC Day 3 Severe Thunderstorm Outlook ] ]

Several tornadic storms were reported across northwest and south-central Texas, far western Oklahoma, and southwest Kansas on April 23. At least 29 tornadoes have been reported. Some were reported to have been large and powerful in the sparsely populated area. However, no injuries were reported. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070423_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20070423's Storm Reports |date=2007-05-03 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |work=Storm Prediction Center ]

The activity quickly redeveloped late in the morning of April 24. Later in the afternoon, the risk that day was upgraded to a high risk over parts of East Texas. Tornadoes, along with large hail and damaging winds, occurred in the afternoon and evening hours across the Plains. 22 tornadoes were reported. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070424_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20070424's Storm Reports |date=2007-05-04 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |work=Storm Prediction Center ] One large tornadic supercell also moved through Piedras Negras, Coahuila in Mexico, and moved into Eagle Pass, Texas, with reports of significant damage on the U.S. side of the border and at least seven deaths and 74 injuries from that EF3 tornado, plus at least three deaths and at least 40 injuries across the river in Piedras Negras. [cite news |title=Tornado kills seven, hurts 72 in Texas |url=http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/04/25/tornado_kills_seven_hurts_72_in_texas/ |work=United Press International |location=Laredo, Texas |date=2007-04-25 |accessdate=2008-02-09 ] There was virtually no activity in the high risk area, however, and that busted.

April 26

Infobox Tornado event
date=April 26
fujitascale=EF1
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=10
areas affected=Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, TennesseeSeveral tornadoes developed across the Midwest and into the Tennessee Valley on the afternoon and evening of April 26. The hardest hit communities were LaPorte, Indiana (by two EF1 tornadoes) and New Tazewell, Tennessee (also by an EF1 tornado where structural damage was reported in both communities, and dozens of houses were damaged or destroyed. [cite web |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=iwx&storyid=7634&source=0 |title=Tornado in Berrien County Michigan on April 26th Confirmed |author=IWX Webmaster |date=2005-11-07 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |work=National Weather Service ] Several other scattered tornadoes were reported, along with widespread wind damage. [cite news |first=Tom |last=Coyne |title=Tornadoes, storms roar across Midwest |url=http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/tornadoes/2007-04-27-midwest_N.htm |work=Associated Press via USA Today |publisher=Gannett Company |location=La Porte, Indiana |accessdate=2008-02-09 ] In total, seven people were injured. Four other tornadoes were confirmed in Ohio and Illinois.

April 27

In the final review of 2007, three EF0 tornadoes were confirmed on April 27. Two of which were in Missouri and the other touched down in Virginia.

April 29-30

In the final review of 2007, seven EF0 tornadoes were confirmed. Six of which touched down in Texas and one in New Mexico.

May

282 tornadoes were reported in the US in May, of which 251 were confirmed.

May 1

Infobox Tornado event
date=May 1
fujitascale=F2
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=1
areas affected=Russian Federation, Siberia
Tomskaya Oblast' (Tomsk)On May 1, a tornado hit the village of Vershinino in the central region of Tomsk (Tomskaya Oblast') in central-southern Siberia. Some roofs were blown away and destroyed, windows were smashed and power lines as well as telephone lines were seriously demaged. An eyewitness reported that her child was whirled around as the tornado struck their street area. [cite news |first=Николай |last=Воронин |title=Гроза в начале мая. Над деревней Вершинино пронёсся смерч |url=http://www.tv2.tomsk.ru/news/2007/05/02/1178251520.html |work=Телекомпания ТВ2 |date=2007-05-02 |accessdate=2008-02-09 ru icon] Fortunately, no one was seriously injured or killed. According to a damage report, this tornado was ranked as a F2.

May 1–6

Infobox Tornado event
date=May 1-9
fujitascale=EF5
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=181
areas affected=Most of central U.SOn the afternoon of May 2, supercells developed across several parts of Texas. 10 tornadoes were reported, including two in the city of El Paso, however, the damage was relatively minor. Tornado watches were spread throughout Texas. However, the supercells redeveloped into a hybrid derecho across Central and North Texas that evening, stretching from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to south of Waco and extending eastward to about Longview. Widespread wind damage with winds in excess of convert|100|mph|km/h were reported. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070502_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20070502's Storm Reports |date=2007-05-12 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |work=Storm Prediction Center ] In the Metroplex, more than 300,000 customers lost power as a result of the high winds. Some of the most severe damage included the loss of a roof at an apartment complex, extensive tree and power line damage (with many trees crashing into houses) and flipped tractor-trailers and mobile homes. [cite news |first=Paul |last=Meyer |title=300,000 lost power in storms |url=http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/050307dnmetstorm.347b348.html |work=The Dallas Morning News via WFAA-TV |date=2007-05-03 |accessdate=2008-02-09 ] However, no fatalities were reported.

A significant severe weather event developed across the central Plains on the evening of May 4. Early in the morning, The Storm Prediction Center issued a moderate risk of severe thunderstorms for May 4 over portions of Central Nebraska, Western Kansas, Western Oklahoma, Eastern Colorado and portions of the Texas Panhandle. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/archive/2007/day1otlk_20070504_1200.html |title=May 4, 2007 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook |date=2007-05-04 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |work=National Weather Service ] Around 6:35 pm CDT (2335 UTC), a tornado was reported by KWTV storm spotters on the ground near Arnett, Oklahoma. The tornado stayed in mostly sparsely-populated rural areas, but there were reports of a house convert|7|mi|km west of Arnett being hit. At around 9:50 pm CDT (0250 UTC), there was a violent and destructive tornado in southwest Kansas near Greensburg. The tornado also moved into other communities including Trousdale, Macksville, Ellinwood, Claflin and Holyrood which have taken direct hits from significant tornadoes. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070504_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20070504's Storm Reports |date=2007-05-14 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |work=Storm Prediction Center ] City administrator Steve Hewitt has said that 90% of Greensburg was destroyed and at least 16 people were critically injured, according to Fox. [cite news | title = Deadly Tornado Flattens Western Kansas Town | url = http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,270153,00.html | publisher = FoxNews.com | accessdate = 2007-05-05] Much of Macksville was also damaged or destroyed. 12 people died and 63 were injured according to the National Weather Service and CNN. The tornado was rated an EF5 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale [cite news |title=Greensburg Tornado - Fact Sheet |url=http://www.kake.com/weather/headlines/7347256.html |work=KAKE-TV |publisher=Gray Television Group, Inc. |date=2007-05-09 |accessdate=2008-02-09 ] , the first since the new scale was implemented and the first category 5 tornado since the Bridge Creek tornado during the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak on May 3, 1999. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070503_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20070503's Storm Reports |date=2007-05-13 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |work=Storm Prediction Center ] Another person was killed when a tornado destroyed structures in Ottawa County, Kansas, and another died in Stafford County, Kansas for an outbreak total of 14. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/torn/2007deadlytorn.html |title=2007 Tornado Fatality Information |date=2008-01-03 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |work=Storm Prediction Center ]

On the morning of May 5, the Storm Predicton Center issued a high risk across central Kansas and Nebraska. The Storm Prediction Center also issued a moderate risk for southern South Dakota and northwest Oklahoma and a slight risk for most of Oklahoma, northern South Dakota, southern North Dakota, eastern Nebraska, western Iowa and northeastern Colorado. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/archive/2007/day1otlk_20070505_1300.html |title=May 5, 2007 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook |date=2007-05-05 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |work=Storm Prediction Center ]

There were 149 tornadoes reported across the area during the outbreak, including 7 on May 3 in Colorado and 30 on May 4. Three other tornadoes were reported in Illinois from a different system. 102 tornadoes were reported on May 5, across the same areas except Illinois. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070505_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20070505's Storm Reports |date=2007-05-15 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |work=Storm Prediction Center ] Ten tornadoes were reported across Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas on May 6. A tornado that was reported in Florida was separate from the system in the plains and was not included in the count. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070506_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20070506's Storm Reports |date=2007-05-16 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |work=Storm Prediction Center ]

May 6 (Europe)

Infobox Tornado event
date=May 6 (Europe)
fujitascale=F1
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=1
areas affected=Bihor, western RomaniaAlso on May 6, a tornado hit the village of Borod in Bihor region in western Romania, 40 km east of Oradea. The tornado moved a truck, damaged roofs and snapped trees. This event was ranked as F1.

May 9 (Northern Ireland)

Infobox Tornado event
date=May 9
fujitascale=F1
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=2
areas affected=Northern IrelandA tornado struck Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland (United Kingdom) resulting in roof damage and vehicle damage. There was 1 injury in the second tornado in 5 months to strike eastern Northern Ireland. [cite news |title=Houses damaged in freak weather |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6641097.stm |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=2007-05-10 |accessdate=2008-02-09 ] The tornado of Carrickfergus was ranked as T2/F1 event.

May 9 (Chad)

Infobox Tornado event
date=May 9
fujitascale=F3- F4
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=1
areas affected=Chad

Also on May 9, a strong tornado struck Bebejia, Chad destroying the town and killing 14 people. [cite news |title=Tornado kills 14 in southern Chad |url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=nw20070508220822262C632925 |work=IOL |publisher=Independent News & Media |date=2007-05-09 |accessdate=2008-02-09 ]

May 10

In the final review of 2007, three EF0 tornadoes were confirmed. Two of which touched down in Kansas and the other in Pennsylvania.

May 11

Infobox Tornado event
date=May 11
fujitascale=F1
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=3
areas affected=NE / E Polandand IrelandDuring the late afternoon hours two tornadoes struck eastern Poland. One of them hit the small villages of Chodorówka Stara and Kopciówka near Suchowola in Podlaskie (north-eastern Poland). The F1 tornado caused serious damage to roofs of houses and barns.

The second tornado struck the village of Opole Lubelskie in Lubelskie (eastern Poland), destroying a circus tent. Up to 40 people were injured, most of them were children, who watched a circus show as the tornado struck the area.

Also on May 11, a tornado hit the areas of Dunboyne and Ashbourne in County Meath (eastern Ireland) and caused light damage to roofs in this area.

May 14-15

Infobox Tornado event
date=May 15
fujitascale=EF1
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=9
areas affected=Middle Great Lakes regionAround 5:30 p.m. on May 15, a cluster of strong thunderstorms rolled through Southeast Michigan and Southwestern Ontario, causing one tornado touchdown near Bad Axe, Michigan, tracking towards Lake Huron before dissipating. This tornado was detected by radar from numerous and -area television stations' radar systems as upper level cyclonic rotation. After crossing Lake Huron, the same system once again intensified and a strong F1 tornado touched down in a rural area north of Mitchell, Ontario causing some damage [http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/warnings/SWS_bulletins_e.html?prov=on Ontario - Special Weather Statements - Environment Canada ] ] There was also an EF0 tornado in northern Indiana as well as in southern Ohio.

May 16

In the final review of 2007, an EF1 tornado was confirmed in Connecticut as well as an EF0 in Illinois.

Damages from the tornadoes totaled to $50,000.

May 17

In the final review of 2007, two EF0 tornadoes were confirmed. One in Wyoming and another in Florida.

May 18

In the final review of 2007, three EF0 tornadoes were confirmed in North Dakota.

May 20–23

Infobox Tornado event
date=May 20–23
fujitascale=EF2
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=27
areas affected=Central North AmericaOn May 21, four tornadoes were reported in North Dakota and Nebraska. None of them have been confirmed yet. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070521_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20070521's Storm Reports |date=2007-05-31 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |work=Storm Prediction Center ]

On May 22, the Storm Prediction Center issued a slight risk of severe weather for portions of South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas. [http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html Storm Prediction Center Feb 9, 2008 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook ] ] Environment Canada also issued a slight risk of severe weather for northwestern Ontario near the Minnesota border. Eight tornadoes were reported in northwestern Kansas. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070522_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20070522's Storm Reports |accessdate=2008-02-09 |date=2007-06-01 |work=Storm Prediction Center ] On the afternoon of May 22, the Storm Prediction Center issued a moderate risk of severe storms for parts of western Oklahoma, southern Kansas, and the northern Texas Panhandle for May 23. Significant EF2-EF5 tornadoes were possible inside the moderate risk area. On May 23, 10 tornadoes were reported along with hail as large as softballs. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070523_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20070523's Storm Reports |accessdate=2008-02-09 |date=2007-06-02 |work=Storm Prediction Center ]

May 25-31

Infobox Tornado event
date=May 25-31
fujitascale=EF1
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=28
areas affected=Central North America

In the final review of 2007, 28 minor tornadoes were confirmed throughout the U.S.. 27 were the Midwest and 1 was in Connecticut.

June

152 tornadoes were reported in the US in June, of which 128 were confirmed.

June 1

Infobox Tornado event
date=June 1
fujitascale=EF3
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=12
areas affected=Iowa, Illinois, WisconsinA sudden string of supercells developed across eastern Iowa early in the afternoon of June 1 and tracked into northwestern Illinois and southwestern Wisconsin. The hardest hit communities were Muscatine, Iowa where widespread structural damage was reported, including businesses destroyed and injuries. Most of Grandview, Iowa was sealed off due to the extensive damage it sustained from the tornado. Houses were flattened in Grandview and people were reported trapped by the "EF3 tornado. [cite web |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=dvn&storyid=8403 |title=Post Storm Survey for Louisa and Muscatine Counties |accessdate=2008-02-09 |date=2005-11-07 |work=National Weather Service |author=DVN Webmaster ] [cite news |title=Muscatine hit hard by storm |url=http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2007/06/01//news/local/doc46606f6b7937a214682590.txt |work=Associated Press via Quad-City Times |location=Des Moines |date=2007-06-01 |accessdate=2008-02-09 ] A second nearby tornado, rated EF2"', also left significant damage around Bellevue, Iowa. [cite web |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=dvn&storyid=8420 |title=Post Storm Survey for Jackson County IA |accessdate=2008-02-09 |date=2005-11-07 |work=National Weather Service |author=DVN Webmaster ] No fatalities were reported. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070601_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20070601's Storm Reports |accessdate=2008-02-09 |date=2007-06-11 |work=Storm Prediction Center ]

June 2-4

Infobox Tornado event
date=June 2-4
fujitascale=EF1
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=25
areas affected=Central North America

In the final review of 2007, 25 minor tornadoes were confirmed between June 2 and 4. All but one were EF0 tornadoes.

June 6–8

Infobox Tornado event
date=June 6–8
fujitascale=EF3
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=17
areas affected=Northern Plains, Great Lakes regionA low pressure system moved across much of central and eastern North America starting on June 6 in the central Plains and into the Mississippi Valley, Great Lakes region and eventually the Northeast over the following few days. On June 4, the Storm Prediction Center issued a moderate risk of severe weather for June 6, only the fourth such issuance for a day three outlook. On the morning of June 5, the Storm Prediction Center continued the moderate risk for June 6 and issued a moderate risk for June 7 over much of the Upper Midwest, making it the fifth time a moderate risk has been issued on day 3. Both were forwarded to days 1 and 2, respectively, on June 6.

On June 6, there were two distinct threats forecast. The central Plains were expected to see a large tornado outbreak potentially, particularly in Nebraska and the Dakotas close to the dry line, should the cap have broken in the atmosphere in the afternoon hours. In the evening and overnight hours, a major derecho with destructive winds and some scattered tornadoes were possible farther east, particularly in the eastern Dakotas, western Minnesota and western Iowa. However, that basically busted as little severe weather happened as the cap held up in most areas. Only five tornadoes and scattered wind reports took place. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070606_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20070606's Storm Reports |accessdate=2008-02-09 |date=2007-06-16 |work=Storm Prediction Center ]

A high risk of severe storms was issued for June 7 for the Upper Midwest, from about the Quad Cities north to Lake Superior. Widespread tornadoes and destructive downburst winds were possible. A moderate risk was issued for portions of Minnesota, Michigan and Illinois while a slight risk was issued south towards Oklahoma, which was then upgraded to a moderate risk late in the day. Environment Canada also issued a risk of severe thunderstorms with possible tornadoes for all of northwestern Ontario and a severe weather watch was issued early Thursday morning from the Manitoba border towards the north shore of Lake Superior [ [http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/warnings/non_e.html Northern Ontario - Weather Warnings - Environment Canada ] ]

There were 14 tornado reports that day. The most serious damage was near Mosinee, Wisconsin where a house was heavily damaged by an EF2 tornado, and in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin where a weak tornado touched down in or near the downtown area, along with softball sized hail. [http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/validProds.php?prod=PNS&node=KGRB All Products by Site - NOAA's National Weather Service ] ] However, farther south, the cap has held in place once again, restricting activity to the northern areas. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070607_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20070607's Storm Reports |date=2007-06-17 |accessdate=2008-02-10 |work=Storm Prediction Center ]

The largest confirmed tornado on June 7 was an EF3 that touched down in central Wisconsin. It was on the ground for convert|40|mi|km while passing through Shawano, Menominee, Langlade, and Oconto counties. It was up to convert|3/4|mi|km wide at times and took down 14,000 acres (57 km²) of forest, damaging dozens of buildings.

On June 8, Environment Canada issued a moderate risk of severe thunderstorms for Eastern Ontario with the risk of tornadoes. A Slight risk was issued for most of Southern and Northeastern Ontario. The slight risk zone extends from southern Quebec, near Montreal into northern Mexico During the noon hours, the moderate risk zone was extended further south to includes portions of western New York, western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, northern Kentucky, southeastern Indiana, most of Ohio and larger portions of southern Ontario from Windsor to eastern Ontario. It turned out to be a long squall line though, and while there was wind damage from winds as strong as convert|85|mph|km/h stretching from the Tennessee Valley north to almost Hudson Bay, there were only two tornadoes, one near Brantford southwest of Toronto and the other near Bancroft north of Peterborough, Ontario. [ [http://communities.canada.com/nationalpost/blogs/posted/archive/2007/06/08/southern-ontario-tornado-warning-hamilton-area.aspx National Post weather information, courtesy of Canada.com and CanWest Global] ]

June 7 (Vietnam)

Infobox Tornado event
date=June 7
fujitascale=F?
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=1
areas affected=Hung Ha district, VietnamA strong, long-track tornado damaged dozens of buildings in multiple villages in Hung Ha district, Thai Binh province, northern Vietnam, killing one person. [cite news |title=Tornado devastates Vietnamese villages |url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/travel/tornado-devastates-vietnamese-villages/2007/06/08/1181089283889.html |work=Agence France-Presse via Brisbane Times |date=2007-06-08 |accessdate=2008-02-10 ]

June 9-19

Infobox Tornado event
date=June 9–19
fujitascale=EF1
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=46
areas affected=Widespread across the Eastern United States

In the final review of 2007, 46 tornadoes were confimed between June 9 and 19 across the U.S.. Six of the tornadoes were ranked as EF1.

A supercell that developed over the Nebraska/Kansas border produced extensive hail and at least 7 reported tornadoes on June 19. The storm that travelled southeast through Oklahoma and North Texas eventually became an Mesoscale Convective Complex dumping heavy rain across areas that had been hit with significant flooding.

A sharp cold front also produced widespread wind damage across the Great Lakes and the Northeast and at least one reported tornado. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070619_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20070619's Storm Reports |date=2007-06-29 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |work=Storm Prediction Center ]

June 13

Infobox Tornado event
date=June 13
fujitascale=F?
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=1
areas affected=Trueu Son district, VietnamOn June 13, a "strong" tornado struck the Trieu Son district in Thanh Hoa province of central Vietnam, killing two people and heavily damaging nearly 500 houses. [cite news |title=Tornado kills 2, damages hundreds of homes in central Vietnam |url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/6/15/apworld/20070615111452 |work=Associated Press via The Star |location=Hanoi, Vietnam |date=2007-06-15 |accessdate=2008-02-10 ]

June 21–22

Infobox Tornado event
date=June 21-24
fujitascale=F5
enhanced=no
tornadoes=16
areas affected=Northern PlainsA moderate risk of severe thunderstorms was issued by the Storm Prediction Center for portions of eastern Iowa during the late afternoon of June 21. 7 tornadoes were reported across the Plains as a large cluster of storms moved eastward. Several reports of large hail exceeding golf ball size was reported. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070621_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20070621's Storm Reports |date=2007-07-01 |accessdate=2008-02-10 |work=Storm Prediction Center ] The strongest tornado took place in Norwalk, Iowa, it was an EF2 which heavily damaged homes. [ [http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/validProds.php?prod=PNS&node=KDMX All Products by Site - NOAA's National Weather Service ] ] On June 22, more severe storms developed, this time primarily farther north. The most intense weather was across southern Manitoba where tornadoes were reported. The most severe damage was around Elie, Manitoba where several houses were flattened and numerous others damaged or destroyed. A flour mill was also destroyed and several trucks were overturned on Highway 1. The tornado path was convert|3.7|mi|km long, and was initially rated as an F4 on the Fujita Scale, but was then rated as an F5 becoming the first tornado of its kind in Canada. [cite news |author=CTV.ca News Staff |title=Manitoba twister classified as extremely violent |url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070622/tornado_070623/20070623 |work=CTV Television Network |publisher=CTVglobemedia |date=2007-07-23 |accessdate=2008-02-10 ] Another tornado hit McHenry County, North Dakota; it was an EF1 with moderate damage, mainly to trees and farm buildings. [cite web |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=bis&storyid=8958 |title=Tornado Touches Down in McHenry County (June 22, 2007) |date=2007-06-22 |accessdate=2008-02-10 |author=BIS Webmaster |work=National Weather Service ]

More tornadoes were possible across southeastern Saskatchewan, southern Manitoba and extreme northern North Dakota on June 23. The cap broke across the northern parts of the area and supercells formed that afternoon, primarily in Manitoba. At least five tornadoes were reported, including large wedge tornadoes. Fortunately, they missed populated areas for the most part. One of the tornadoes traveled convert|9|mi|km south of Baldur, Manitoba and was rated an F3 on the Fujita scale. [http://twister.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/canada/AWCN11.CWWG] [cite news |title=More tornadoes hit southern Manitoba |url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/06/24/manitoba-tornadoes.html |work=CBC News |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=2007-06-24 |accessdate=2008-02-10 ] . The tornadoes were described as being "as bad as they ever get here in Canada" (referring to the F4 tornado) as meteorologist Dave Carlsen of Environment Canada told Canwest Global affiliate CKND-TV. [Reported on page B1 in the Windsor Star, Windsor, Ontario, June 23, 2007.] However, the tornado in Elie was recently upgraded to F5, after Environment Canada determined that wind speeds were at least 420 km/h in video analyses of that tornado. [cite news |title=Elie Tornado Upgraded to Highest Level on Damage Scale Canada's First Official F5 Tornado |url=http://www.ec.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=714D9AAE-1&news=4B3DE57E-4967-4B09-98D6-EF974B32D6B5 |work=Environment Canada |location=Winnipeg, Canada |date=2007-09-18 |accessdate=2008-02-10 ] [cite news |author=Canadian Press |title=Manitoba tornado was strongest ever |url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070918/manitoba_tornado_070918/20070918 |work=CTV Television Network |location=Winnipeg, Canada |date=2007-09-18 |accessdate=2008-02-10 ]

June 24-27

June 26

Infobox Tornado event
date=June 26
fujitascale=EF2
enhanced=no
tornadoes=1
areas affected=Ignace, OntarioA single tornado hit Ignace, Ontario in the north-west part of the province overturning boats, causing damage to trees and property as well as injuring one person. [cite news |first=James |last=Turner |title=Tornado touches down in Ignace |url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/story/3996018p-4611034c.html |work=Winnipeg Free Press |accessdate=2008-02-09 ]

July

55 tornadoes were reported in the U.S. in July, however 69 were confirmed.

July 3 (China)

Infobox Tornado event
date=July 3
fujitascale=EF?
enhanced=no
tornadoes=1
areas affected=East ChinaA tornado in Eastern China killed 14 and injured over 100. Three villages in the province of Anhui were particularly hard hit by the storm. [cite news |title=Tornado kills 14, injures 146 in eastern China |url= http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSPEK1791920070704 |work=Reuters |location=Beijing, China |date=2007-07-04 |accessdate=2008-02-09 ]

July 3

Infobox Tornado event
date=July 3
fujitascale=EF1
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=≥10
areas affected=ColoradoA tornado outbreak affected small portions of Colorado, mostly over Kit Carson County, where 10 tornadoes were confirmed including 9 EF0's and 1 EF1. 7 of the tornadoes occurred within convert|10|mi|km|-1 of Seibert. [cite news |first=Drew |last=Switzer |title=Record Number of Tornadoes for Western Kansas |url=http://www.wibw.com/weather/headlines/8488392.html |work=WIBW-TV |date=2007-07-13 |accessdate=2008-02-09 ]

July 4–5 (New Zealand)

Infobox Tornado event
date=July 4–5
fujitascale=EF?
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=≥6
areas affected=North Island, New ZealandAn outbreak of tornadoes occurred across New Zealand's North Island. Six were reported in the city of New Plymouth, Taranaki, devastating many houses and part of the Central Business District. Whakatane, Tauranga, and Auckland were also effected by tornadoes. [cite news |title=CD emergency as tornado swarm hits |url=http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/488120/1219172 |work=ONE News |date=2007-07-05 |accessdate=2008-02-09 ] [cite news |title=Civil Defence emergency New Plymouth district |url=http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/newsdetail1.asp?storyID=120354 |work=Newstalk ZB |date=2007-07-05 |accessdate=2008-02-09 ]

July 8

Infobox Tornado event
date=July 8
fujitascale=F1
enhanced=no
tornadoes=1
areas affected=Near Mildmay, OntarioA tornado near Mildmay, Ontario confirmed as an F1, destroys a large implementation shed. Debris reported 1.5 km away, 50 kg drums moved. Another tornado was sighted in the area but unconfirmed touchdown. [cite web |author=va3tvs |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reICCNXazyM |title=Mildmay Ontario Tornado July 08 2007, www.stormchasing.ca |accessdate=2008-02-09 |date=2007-07-10 |work=YouTube ]

July 15

Infobox Tornado event
date=July 15
fujitascale=EF?
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=6
areas affected=DakotasOn the evening of July 15, several supercells formed across the Dakotas. Six tornadoes were confirmed; five in North Dakota and one in South Dakota. [ [http://www.weather.gov/view/validProds.php?prod=PNS&node=KFGF All Products by Site - NOAA's National Weather Service ] ] Among them were three EF2 tornadoes, which did significant damage to a number of farm properties across the region. Widespread straight-line wind damage was also reported in the area. However, no one was injured

July 16

Infobox Tornado event
date=July 16
fujitascale=EF1
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=1
areas affected=Harford County, MarylandAn EF1 tornado left a convert|4|mi|km|0|sing=on long damage path in Harford County, Maryland. Numerous homes were damaged and roads shut down due to fallen trees and power lines.

July 19

Infobox Tornado event
date=July 19
fujitascale=EF1
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=1
areas affected=Islip Terrace, New YorkAn EF1 tornado touched down in Islip Terrace, New York. There was minor structural damage.

July 19

Infobox Tornado event
date=July 19
fujitascale=EF1
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=1
areas affected=Belfast Lough, Northern IrelandAn EF1 tornado touched down in the Belfast Lough area of Northern Ireland. This was the third tornado in the area in the last six months.

July 20

Infobox Tornado event
date=July 20
fujitascale=EF?
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=1
areas affected=Near Częstochowa, PolandA tornado touched down near Częstochowa, Poland, causing damage to over 250 buildings, many with roofs blown out, some with brick walls partially collapsed.

August

87 tornadoes were reported in the US in August, of which 73 were confirmed.

August 8

Infobox Tornado event
date=August 8
fujitascale=EF2
enhanced=yes
tornadoes=2
areas affected=New York City areaAn unusual EF2 tornado struck New York City at 6:30 am EDT (1030 UTC) on August 8. The hardest-hit areawas the Bay Ridge area of Brooklyn, where many trees—as much as 40% of the trees in Sunset Park were knocked down and several homes and buildings lost part of their roofs. A second tornado was also confirmed just east of the track of the first tornado and rated as a strong EF1 where additional roofs of homes were damaged. The Flatbush neighborhood, as well as areas on Staten Island, were also affected. [cite news |title= Storms kill one, disrupt travel around New York City |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/08/nyc.weather/index.html |work=CNN |location=New York City, New York |date=2007-0-08 |accessdate=2008-02-09 ] [National Weather Service, Upton, New York. [http://www.erh.noaa.gov/okx/pns/tonado_NYC.txt Public Information Statement] Retrieved on 2007-08-08. ]

Accompanying the tornadoes was a storm which dumped several inches of rain on the city in a few hours, resulting in flooding which effectively shut down the mass transit system. Several people were injured by the tornado, and one person died from the associated flooding. The tornado was the first to hit Brooklyn since 1950 when modern record-keeping began. [cite news |author=O'Connor, Anahad; |coauthors= |title=Tornado Hits Brooklyn; Subway Back in Service |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/08/nyregion/08cnd-weather.html |work=The New York Times |publisher=The New York Times Company |date=2007-08-08 |accessdate=2008-02-10 ]

August 9

At the northern boundary of a heat wave, severe thunderstorms developed on the afternoon of August 9 in Ohio and western Pennsylvania. Several sudden supercells developed with at least four tornadoes reported, primarily around Akron, Ohio. Significant damage was reported, including roofs removed from a high school and a factory, as well as numerous houses. Widespread straight-line wind damage was also reported. One person was killed by a fallen tree limb in Marion, Ohio, although it is unclear if it is due to a tornado or straight-line winds. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070810/ap_on_re_us/midwest_storms]

In Pittsburgh, a funnel cloud was spotted downtown near the Carnegie Science Center, shattering windows and evacuating the 1000 patrons to the lower level. The museum was closed until August 13. Over 90,000 homes and businesses were without power, some not receiving it until August 12. [cite news |last=Heinrichs |first=Allison M. |title=Carnegie Science Center to remove weather cone |url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_521709.html |work=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |date=2007-08-11 |accessdate=2008-02-10 ]

August 10

One person was killed when a tornado had struck Zambales, Philippines. Several homes were also heavily damaged or destroyed. [cite web |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/impacts/200708/18241711.html |title=World weather impacts |date=2007-08-11 |accessdate=2008-02-10 |work=Met Office ]

August 19 (Typhoon Sepat)

A tornado spawned by Typhoon Sepat touched down in Zhejiang Province. It destroyed many buildings in the region. 11 people were killed by the tornado and 60 more were injured. [http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/taiwan.typhoon.reut/index.html?eref=rss_world]

August 23–24

A tornado was spotted in Sanilac County, Michigan around 5:21 PM EDT on August 23, after a hot muggy day caused convection east of an oncoming (eastbound) cold front. Another unconfirmed tornado was spotted tracking from Livonia, Michigan to Redford Township, Michigan.

It was part of a larger derecho with winds up to 100 mph (160 km/h) that did significant damage in the Chicago area and in western Michigan. Embedded in the derecho was an EF1 tornado that touched down in Winfield, Illinois in DuPage County. [ [http://www.weather.gov/view/validProds.php?prod=PNS&node=KLOT All Products by Site - NOAA's National Weather Service ] ]

The National Weather Service office in Grand Rapids, Michigan, confirmed that two EF1 tornadoes hit rural Montcalm County near Cedar Lake. [cite web |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=grr&storyid=9849 |title=Thursday, August 23rd: Tornado in Northeast Montcalm County |date=2007-08-23 |author=GRR Webmaster |accessdate=2008-02-10 |work=National Weather Service ] Non-tornadic severe thunderstorms also did serious damage in Berrien, Van Buren, Kalamazoo, and Allegan counties.

On August 24, following conditions similar to the previous day, an EF3 tornado with "winds near convert|140|mi/h|km/h|-1|abbr=on" formed two miles (3 km) north of Charlotte, Michigan, doing severe damage along Vermontville Highway, passing through Potterville, and crossing I-69 in Eaton County before dissipating as it approached Dimondale, touching down around 4:25 PM EDT and leaving a damage path varying from convert|200|yd|m|-2 to convert|300|yd|m|-2 wide and convert|6.5|mi|km|1 long.cite web |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=grr&storyid=9875 |title=Friday, August 24th: Tornado in Potterville and Lansing |date=2007-08-24 |author=GRR Webmaster |accessdate=2008-02-10 |work=National Weather Service ] cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070824_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20070824's Storm Reports |date=2007-09-03 |accessdate=2008-02-10 |work=Storm Prediction Center ]

Around 4:55 pm EDT, the same storm produced an EF1 tornado which touched down at the intersection of Waverly Road and M-99 in southeastern Lansing, extending across I-96, towards the intersections of Aurelius Road with Jolly Road and Dunkel Road before finally dissipating near the Jolly Road interchange on I-496.

Other storms in the same system later produced tornadoes in the NWS Detroit/Pontiac office coverage area. The most powerful one was a "strong EF2" that touched down in Cohoctah Township, Livingston County, Michigan at around 5:30 PM EDT. Remaining on the ground for convert|26|mi|km, with an average track width of convert|200|yd|m|-2 and a maximum track width of one-quarter mile in the city of Fenton, Genesee County, the funnel continued through Deerfield Township and northwestern Tyrone Township before entering Genesee County and the city of Fenton, where it caused the partial collapse of "a large retail structure" at the intersection of Owen Road and US-23. It then passed on into Holly, in Oakland County before dissipating into straight-line winds east of Holly.cite web |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/dtx/?n=aug07tor |title=August 24th Tornado Outbreak - Updated with Radar Images |date=2007-08-28 |accessdate=2008-02-10 |author=DTX Webmaster |work=National Weather Service ]

Three other tornadoes were confirmed by damage surveys. An EF0 tornado touched down briefly (track length 50 yards) near the intersection of Durand Road and M-21 in eastern Shiawassee County, Michigan at around 5:23 PM EDT, while another EF0 tornado touched down for three miles (5 km) in Salem Township, Washtenaw County at around 6:02 PM EDT. Additionally, an EF1 tornado struck in Hadley Township, Lapeer County, at around 6:16 PM EDT, leaving a four mile (6 km) long damage path. Numerous reports of straight-line wind damage were also received throughout the entire NWS Detroit/Pontiac coverage area.

The storms in this system were part of the same system that sat over the Midwest Areas for almost a week, bringing pouring rain at first then the Severe Weather later in the week. This storm system and stationary front is also blamed for the flooding in the Ohio area.

August 23 (Colombia)

A rare tornado occurred in the capital of Colombia, Bogotá, and was caught on tape. There were no immediate word on any damage or injuries. [cite web |url=http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2007/08/26/vo.columbia.tornado.ap |title=Rare tornado in Colombia |year=2007 |accessdate=2008-02-11 |work=CNN ] Much of western Colombia lies along the Andes mountain chain which limits tornado activity in that region. However, in June 2001 a tornado killed six people and injured 350 in the town of Barranquillia in extreme northern Colombia. [cite news |title=6 Die In Colombia Tornado |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010604/world.htm |work=Agence France-Presse via The Tribune |location=Bogotá, Colombia |date=2007-06-03 |accessdate=2008-02-11 ]

August 26

An isolated tornado event produced at least four tornadoes in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota on the evening of August 26, 2007. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070826_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20070826's Storm Reports |date=2007-09-05 |accessdate=2008-02-11 |work=Storm Prediction Center ] One of the tornadoes was very destructive and did widespread damage in Northwood, North Dakota. One fatality occurred in Northwood and multiple structures were damaged or destroyed including a mobile home park and the community's hospital, school, and fire hall. This was the first killer U.S. tornado since May 5, 2007. [cite news |title=N.D. tornado kills one, wreaks havoc on city |url=http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/tornadoes/2007-08-27-nd-tornado_N.htm |work=Associated Press via USA Today |location=Northwood, North Dakota |accessdate=2008-02-11 ] [cite web |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=fgf&storyid=9899 |title=Tornadoes Strike parts of Eastern North Dakota and Northwest Minnesota |author=FGF Webmaster |accessdate=2008-02-11 |work= National Weather Service ] 18 other people were injured by the tornado, which was about 0.8 mile (1.3 km) wide. Surveys confirmed it to be an EF4 tornado; the fifth violent US tornado of 2007. [cite web |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=fgf&storyid=9922 |title=Northwood North Dakota Tornado Rated EF4 |author=FGF Webmaster |accessdate=2008-02-11 |work= National Weather Service ]

September

63 tornadoes were reported in the US in September, of which at least 51 were confirmed.

September 13–14

The remnants of Hurricane Humberto which made landfill west of the Texas/Louisiana border on September 13 produced several clusters of thunderstorms, which spawned at least eight confirmed tornadoes (and several more unconfirmed reports) across portions of North Carolina, along with widespread straight-line wind damage. In Clemmons one tornado damaged several homes, while another tornado significantly damaged a nursing home in Fuquay-Varina forcing the evacuation due to a fire in an electrical boxes. Counties affected included Wake, Johnston and Harnett. There were no injuries from any of the tornadoes. Seven of the tornadoes were EF0, and the other was EF1. [cite news |title=Humberto's Ghost Lashes Triangle With Winds and Rain |url=http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1817052/ |work=WRAL-TV |location=Raleigh, North Carolina |date=2007-09-15 |accessdate=2008-02-11 ] [cite web |url=http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rah/news/content/RDUPNSRAH.20070914.html |title=WFO RAH Text Data |date=2007-09-14 |accessdate=2008-02-11 |work=National Weather Service ]

September 20–21

An undeveloped tropical low over the Gulf of Mexico (which later became Tropical Depression Ten) spawned one confirmed and several possible tornadoes late on September 20 and early on September 21 over parts of central Florida, not far from areas devastated on February 2. The hardest-hit community was Eustis, Florida where at least 50 houses were damaged, many of which were destroyed. Looting was reported in the community after the tornado hit. No serious injuries were reported by the EF1 tornado. [ [http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/lake/orl-bk-tornadowarning092007,0,1891646.story Topic Galleries - OrlandoSentinel.com ] ]

September 30

Severe thunderstorms developed across the Midwest on September 30. Several tornadoes touched down, the strongest being an EF2 tornado near Sully, Iowa, which was 22 miles (35 km) long and up to 0.7 mile (1.1 km) wide at its peak. Heavy damage was reported to several houses and industrial buildings from the largest of the tornadoes. [ [http://www.weather.gov/view/validProds.php?prod=PNS&node=KDMX All Products by Site - NOAA's National Weather Service ] ] Several injuries were reported in Pike County, Illinois due to mobile home damage from an EF0 tornado there. [http://www.weather.gov/view/validProds.php?prod=PNS&node=KLSX All Products by Site - NOAA's National Weather Service ] ]

October

115 tornadoes were reported in the US in October, of which 87 have been confirmed.

October 2

A sharp cold front with low-topped supercells triggered a small outbreak of tornadoes across a portion of the central United States, particularly in the central Mississippi Valley. At least 15 tornadoes were reported, resulting in at least two injuries and scattered reports of damage, including structural damage to buildings. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/071002_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20071002's Storm Reports |date=2007-10-12 |accessdate=2008-02-11 |work=Storm Prediction Center ] The strongest tornado was near Woodland, Missouri; it was an EF2 that destroyed a mobile home (critically injuring one elderly occupant) and damaged numerous other buildings.

One of the more notable tornadoes hit the downtown core of Des Moines, Iowa. It was an EF1 that produced only minor damage along most of its path, with the most serious damage being flipped vehicles along Mulberry Street. [cite web |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=dmx&storyid=10409 |title=Damage Ratings for Des Moines and Seymour Tornadoes on October 2nd |date=2007-10-03 |accessdate=2008-02-11 |work=National Weather Service |author=DMX Webmaster ]

October 17–19

A complex storm system, involving a deepening low pressure area (979 mb [cite web |url=http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KPNM/2007/10/18/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA |title=History for Princeton, MN |date=2007-10-18 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |work=Weather Underground ] ), a tropical low and a series of fronts, developed across the central United States. The SPC forecast a potential severe weather event, possibly a major outbreak, beginning October 17 across much of central and eastern North America.

A moderate risk of severe storms was issued for October 17 across parts of the central U.S. Some activity developed early in the morning of October 17, although no tornadoes were reported. The main supercell activity began that afternoon across a wide swath from Missouri south to Louisiana and west to Oklahoma. At least 16 tornadoes were reported and seven confirmed, with damage in Franklinton, Louisiana and Mount Vernon, Missouri (an EF2). In addition, KTUL has reported at least 40 people were injured in Tulsa at Oktoberfest when thunderstorm winds ripped through the area. [cite news |title=Dozens Injured After Tent Collapses At Oktoberfest |url= http://www.ktul.com/news/stories/1007/464807.html |date=2007-10-17 |work=KTUL |location=Tulsa, Oklahoma |accessdate=2008-02-09 ] The activity turned deadly overnight as an isolated tornado developed in the overnight hours near Paris, Missouri. At least two people were killed when a tornado hit a mobile home. [cite news |title=Two killed in possible tornado |url=http://www.krcgonline.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=57975 |date=2007-10-18 |work=KRCG |location=Tulsa, Oklahoma |accessdate=2008-02-09 ]

More severe weather is expected on October 18 across the Ohio Valley and the Great Lakes region. Another moderate risk has been issued with tornadoes the main threat. Tornadoes are also possible across the Southern US, particularly the Gulf Coast. The activity began quickly in the southern threat area, and an EF1 tornado took place in the downtown area of Pensacola, Florida. Damage was reported to many buildings in the downtown core, as well as a section of Cordova Mall. Electricity was cut in the area. No injuries were reported. [cite news |title=Tornado Rips Pensacola; Storms Sweep Through Panhandle |url=http://www.news4jax.com/news/14369154/detail.html |date=2007-10-18 |work=News4Jax |location=Pensacola, Florida |accessdate=2008-02-09 ] In total, at least 30 tornadoes have been reported so far on October 18 and at least 18 have been confirmed. The hardest-hit state has been Kentucky, where many tornadic supercells formed between Paducah and Louisville, and WFIE has reported many injuries and possible fatalities in numerous communities. At least one person was confirmed dead in Owensboro, Kentucky. However, the National Weather Service [cite web |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=pah&storyid=10657 |title=Two rounds of severe weather occurred on Thursday |author=PAH Webmaster |date=2005-11-07 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |work=National Weather Service ] has only confirmed minor injuries. Another major tornado has been reported near Nappanee, Indiana; a tornado emergency was declared there. One person was confirmed dead in Kalkaska, Michigan, following an EF2 tornado there while two other people were killed in Ingham County in the Lansing viewing area by an EF2 that caused extensive damage in the Williamston area. While early indications had severe weather continuing into October 19, the lack of sunshine prevented initiation even though temperatures in the 80s Fahrenheit were common as far north as southeastern Ontario and southwestern Quebec.

October 26

A spectacular multi-vortex tornado developed near the town of Dunoon, near the City of Lismore, New South Wales, Australia. The tornado developed from a supercell at approximately 4pm damaging a power sub-station then going on to Dunoon where it ripped the wall of a church and damaged the roofs and walls of about 20 houses. The tornado was captured on film by both a local [ [http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=68547 Twister rips through NSW north coast ] ] and Australian stormchaser Jimmy Deguara and estimated to be at least an EF1 in strength. [cite news |first=Andy |last=Parks |title=Twister wreaks havoc in Dunoon |url=http://www.northernstar.com.au/localnews/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3753386 |work=The Northern Star |publisher=APN News & Media |date=2007-10-27 |accessdate=2008-02-09 ] and [cite web |url=http://www.australiasevereweather.com.au/tornado.htm |title=Tornadoes & Funnel Clouds |accessdate=2008-02-09 |date=2007-11-02 |work=Australian Severe Weather ]

November

Seven tornadoes were reported in the U.S. in November, of which six were confirmed.

November 6

While tornado occurrences are very rare, the Colombian capital Bogotá was hit by its second tornado of the year. The cyclone which was also caught on tape, tore up the roof of a car dealership and additional scattered damage. No injuries or deaths were reported during the tornado event. The area was hit with extensive severe weather over the past few days which included torrential rains that caused significant flooding across the region as well as hail and wind. Hundreds of motorists were stranding on area roads due to the extensive amounts of hail and rain. [cite news |first=Jon |last=Decker |title=Rare tornado hits Bogota, Colombia |url=http://uk.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=70380 |date=2007-11-07 |work=Reuters |accessdate=2008-02-09 ] [cite news |first=Peter |last=Gibbs |authorlink=Peter Gibbs |title=Colombia’s Capital hit by hailstorm |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/news/04112007news.shtml |date=2007-11-04 |work=BBC Weather |publisher=BBC |accessdate=2008-02-09 ]

November 14

After a lull in activity in the US, several tornadoes touched down across parts of the Tennessee Valley north into Kentucky on November 14. The strongest was an EF2 in Kimball, Tennessee where several houses and a church were heavily damaged, injuring nine people. [cite news |first=John |last=Pless |title=Kimball Residents Stunned By Tornado Damage |url=http://www.newschannel9.com/news/kimball_964483___article.html/tornado_damage.html |date=2007-11-15 |work=NewsChannel 9 |publisher=Freedom Communications |accessdate=2008-02-09 ] Structural damage was also reported in Laurel County, Kentucky [cite web |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=jkl&storyid=10995 |title=EF-1 Tornado Confirmed in Laurel County on November 14th... |date=2007-11-14 |accessdate=2008-02-11 |author=JKL Webmaster |work=National Weather Service ] and in two counties in Middle Tennessee [cite web |url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ohx/surveys/ss111407.php |title=November 14, 2007 Storm Survey - Jackson & White Counties |accessdate=2008-02-11 |date=2007-11-16 |author=WFO Nashville, TN Web Team |work=National Weather Service ] from separate EF1 tornadoes.

December

22 tornadoes were reported in the US in December, of which at least 15 were confirmed.

December 15–16

. [ [http://www.weather.gov/view/validProds.php?prod=PNS&node=KFFC All Products by Site - NOAA's National Weather Service ] ]

One person was killed near Ashburn, Georgia, when his eighteen-wheeler was thrown off Interstate 75 by an EF1 tornado. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/071215_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20071215's Storm Reports |date=2007-12-25 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |work=Storm Prediction Center ]

December 20

Severe thunderstorms developed in the Southeast late in the evening on December 19, with wind and hail damage reported in eastern Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/071219_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20071219's Storm Reports |date=2007-12-29 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |work=Storm Prediction Center ] [cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/071220_rpts.html |title=Storm Prediction Center 20071220's Storm Reports |date=2007-12-30 |accessdate=2008-02-09 |work=Storm Prediction Center ] On December 20 a tornado formed near Brookhaven, Mississippi, damaging several buildings and destroying two mobile homes. One person was injured. The tornado was rated EF2. [ [http://www.weather.gov/view/validProds.php?prod=PNS&node=KJAN All Products by Site - NOAA's National Weather Service ] ]

See also

* List of Canadian tornadoes
* List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
** List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
* List of tornadoes striking downtown areas
* Fujita scale
** Enhanced Fujita scale
* List of F5 and EF5 tornadoes
* Tornado myths
* Tornadoes in Europe (2007) (de)

References

External links

* [http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/torn/monthlytornstats.html Storm Prediction Center monthly tornado stats]
* [http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/online/monthly/2007_annual_summary.html Annual Severe Weather Report Summary 2007] (SPC)
* [http://www.tornadoproject.com/past/pastts07.htm Tornado Project tornadoes of 2007]
* [http://www.crh.noaa.gov/dmx/?n=iowa-tors-2007 List of Iowa tornadoes]
* [http://www.eswd.eu European Severe Weather Database (ESWD)]