January saw near-average levels of tornado activity with 44 tornadoes, focused heavily on a single outbreak early in the month in the climatologically-favored Deep South. February had slightly above-average levels of tornado activity with 46 tornadoes. Many of those tornadoes occurred much further north than is typical for the month, in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions, including Wisconsin, which experienced tornadoes in February for the first time since modern record began in 1950. About half of the tornadoes during the month touched down during an outbreak at the end of the month. The amount of tornadic activity did not increase after the first two months of the year and March had well below-average activity with just 55 tornadoes. The bulk of the tornadoes that occurred during March came during a destructive outbreak in the middle of the month. Additionally, for the first time since 2018, no violent tornadoes occurred in the United States in March.
List of confirmed tornadoes – Sunday, February 4, 2024| EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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| EF0 | SW of Monticello | Jefferson | FL | | 18:31–18:32 | 0.18abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| A brief tornado touched down along I-10, damaging trees on both sides of the interstate.[15] |
| EF1 | SW of Boston | Thomas | GA | | 19:03–19:06 | 0.79abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 400abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| Many trees were snapped or uprooted on the property of the historic Seminole Plantation, one of which landed on a building. Shingles were torn off cottages as well, one of which sustained damage to its chimney. Another cottage lost part of its wooden frame, and some open-air barns were also damaged. A house sustained minor roof damage elsewhere along the path, and some outbuildings and metal structures were damaged.[16] |
| EF2 | NNE of Dasher to NE of Valdosta | Lowndes | GA | | 20:05–20:18 | 7.27abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 200abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| A strong tornado completely destroyed two manufactured homes and an outbuilding. A metal building was severely damaged, many trees were snapped or uprooted, and several other houses and mobile homes suffered less severe roof, siding, and window damage. Two people were injured.[17] |
| EF1 | E of Maxville | Duval | FL | | 21:11–21:15 | 1.05abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 200abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| This tornado uprooted trees, which landed on and caused damage to about a dozen homes. A manufactured home was partially unroofed, and fencing was damaged nearby. Large tree limbs were snapped as well.[18] |
| EF1 | NE of Starke | Clay | FL | | 21:13–21:18 | 0.98abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 100abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| A tornado snapped and uprooted pine trees within the Camp Blanding Wildlife Management Area.[19] |
| EF0 | Western Jacksonville | Duval | FL | | 22:05–22:07 | 1.38abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 25abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| This high-end EF0 tornado caused tree and fence damage as it impacted the western outskirts of Jacksonville. A dumpster was overturned as well.[20] |
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List of confirmed tornadoes – Thursday, February 8, 2024| EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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| EF1 | S of Henry to SSE of McNabb | Marshall, Putnam | IL | | 22:40–22:52 | 10.03abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 100abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| A high-end EF1 tornado damaged or destroyed multiple farm outbuildings, sheds, and a metal garage. A semi-truck was flipped over, and trees and tree branches were snapped as well.[23] [24] |
| EF1 | NW of Juda to SE of Albany | Green | WI | | 23:23–23:33 | 8.33abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| A frail, pre-fabricated home was unroofed and sustained collapse of exterior walls as a result of this high-end EF1 tornado. Another house had roof and siding damage, and a rooftop antennae was bent at a third home. Several campers were tossed or rolled, and multiple outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. Many trees were snapped along the path. This was the first recorded February tornado in Wisconsin.[25] |
| EF2 | S of Evansville to Porter to W of Fort Atkinson | Rock, Dane, Jefferson | WI | | 23:39–00:17 | 25.9abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 750abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| After the previous tornado dissipated, this strong tornado touched down south of Evansville and moved northeastward. A few homes had large sections of their roofs torn off, while many barns, sheds, and metal farm buildings were heavily damaged or destroyed, some of which were obliterated with debris strewn long distances though fields. A silo was also destroyed, farming equipment was tossed around, trees and power poles were snapped, and a metal road sign was bent to the ground. It then struck Porter, where a two-story home lost most of its roof, another house had siding and window damage, and large barns and outbuildings were destroyed. Significant damage continued to the northeast of Porter, where a house had its roof and attached garage destroyed, several other homes had considerable damage, many additional farm buildings were destroyed, extensive tree damage occurred, and an equipment trailer was tossed. Continuing to the northeast, the tornado weakened and struck the south side of Albion, where several homes had roof damage and one had a garage wall blown out. A metal building also had minor roof damage, a semi-trailer was overturned, and trees were downed. The tornado caused moderate damage to trees and structures as it moved northeastward past Albion, following the shoreline of Lake Koshkonong and passing through the community of Busseyville before dissipating. One person was injured when the tornado blew their car off a road into a ditch. The tornado caused >$2.5 million (2024 USD) in damage.[26] | |
List of confirmed tornadoes – Sunday, February 18, 2024| EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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| EF0 | Cudjoe Key to Big Torch Key | Monroe | FL | | 18:02–18:11 | 4.62abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 120abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| A waterspout over Cudjoe Bay moved ashore and impacted a residential resort, snapping numerous tree limbs. A palm tree was snapped 15feet above ground level; the upper portion of which landed on a manufactured residence, damaging a wall and scattering roof panels up to 300yd away. Several homes lost sections of siding as well, and a small hardwood tree was toppled over. The tornado then crossed over Little Knockemdown Key, doing no known damage. The tornado became a waterspout once more before landfalling on Big Torch Key, where a number of tree limbs were downed. Lightweight household items were tossed around as well. The tornado lifted before exiting back onto the sea.[31] |
| EFU | WSW of Pennsuco | Miami-Dade | FL | | 19:57–19:59 | 0.63abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 30abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| A brief tornado caused minor damage to vegetation.[32] |
| EF0 | Western Miramar to Northern Pembroke Pines | Broward | FL | | 20:20–20:25 | 3.36abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 100abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| An intermittent tornado downed trees and tree limbs. Fencing was damaged as well.[33] |
| EF0 | Cooper City to Southern Plantation | Broward | FL | | 20:33–20:41 | 3.4abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 350abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| Trees and tree branches were downed, palm trees had fronds ripped off, and a few buildings had minor damage.[34] |
| EFU | Oakland Park | Broward | FL | | 20:55–20:56 | 0.19abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| A brief tornado flipped four cars and damaged trees. Despite the damage, the tornado was given an EFU rating.[35] |
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List of confirmed tornadoes – Tuesday, February 27, 2024| EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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| EF1 | SE of Atkinson to NW of Annawan | Henry | IL | | 23:56–00:04 | 2.83abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 425abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| Two houses had roof and siding damage, a shop building was destroyed, and a semi-truck was flipped on I-80. Tree branches were downed as well.[36] |
| EF0 | NE of Compton | Lee | IL | | 00:15–00:16 | 0.05abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 10abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| A brief tornado caused roof damage to a farm outbuilding.[37] |
| EFU | NNE of Waterman | DeKalb | IL | | 00:28–00:30 | 1.3abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 120abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| This tornado moved only through open fields, causing no damage. There was damage to a farmstead in this area, though it was determined to have been caused by straight-line winds.[38] |
| EF0 | S of Hinckley to Big Rock | DeKalb, Kane | IL | | 00:53–00:59 | 5.39abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 175abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| Storm chasers documented this tornado, which was embedded in the northern part of a larger area of damaging winds. Multiple farm outbuildings were damaged, homes sustained roof shingle damage, and tree limbs were downed. A camper was overturned and a children's playset was damaged. The tornado entered Big Rock and caused some minor roof damage before dissipating.[39] [40] |
| EF0 | SE of Maple Park to Western Campton Hills | Kane | IL | | 00:55–01:11 | 7.89abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 125abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| A weak intermittent tornado moved through rural areas outside of Maple Park and damaged trees, outbuildings, a windmill, a silo, and a grain elevator. A tank trailer was overturned, and sheet metal from outbuildings was deposited in fields. It entered Campton Hills, where trees were downed and minor roof shingle damage occurred before the tornado dissipated.[41] |
| EF1 | Northern Sugar Grove to Western Batavia | Kane | IL | | 01:06–01:16 | 8.13abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 125abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| A tornado formed at the northern outskirts of Sugar Grove and immediately impacted Waubonsee Community College, damaging trees, signs, and a light pole. The tornado then moved through a more sparsely-populated area and widened, snapping multiple trees, damaging a grain silo, and pushing a large barn off its foundation. The tornado continued to the northeast entered the west side of Batavia, where it moved through residential areas. Shingles were blown off the roofs of homes, tree branches were downed, and street signs were damaged. The tornado stuck a commercial area in town before it dissipated, where some damage occurred to signs and the roofs of businesses. A food truck was moved, a small construction trailer was tipped over, and a traffic signal was damaged as well.[42] |
| EF1 | Western Geneva | Kane | IL | | 01:17–01:19 | 1.16abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 125abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| A tornado touched down in the western part of Geneva and immediately damaged a metal garage, shifting it off its foundation. A strip mall had roof and soffit damage, traffic lights were downed, and homes had roof and siding damage. Trees were snapped and uprooted in town as well.[43] |
| EF0 | NW of Streamwood to South Barrington | Cook | IL | | 01:29–01:35 | 3.83abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 300abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| Multiple office buildings sustained shingle and fascia damage at a business park, and a few homes had minor roof and window damage in residential areas. Several trees and many tree branches were downed.[44] |
| EF1 | Hoffman Estates | Cook | IL | | 01:32–01:35 | 2.58abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 110abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| This tornado inflicted roof, siding, window, and fascia damage to many homes in Hoffman Estates. Power lines were downed, and many trees and tree limbs were snapped, including in the Paul Douglas Forest Preserve.[45] |
| EF1 | South Barrington to Northern Hoffman Estates | Cook | IL | | 01:34–01:37 | 2.45abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 160abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| Homes had roof and window damage, debris was impaled into the ground and left stuck in the siding of homes, and trees were snapped or uprooted. A building had metal roofing torn off, a light pole was damaged, and a boat trailer was pushed into a car. Bus shelters and fences were blown over as well.[46] |
| EF1 | Mundelein | Lake | IL | | 01:55–01:56 | 0.11abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 40abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| A very brief tornado touched down in Mundelein and removed much of the roof from a two-story apartment building, leading to partial collapse of a brick façade. Two large trees were uprooted, and some tree limbs were downed as well.[47] |
| EF1 | Northwestern Gary | Lake | IN | | 03:15–03:18 | 2.17abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 75abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| This tornado was caught on video and photographed by multiple people as it touched down north of the Gary/Chicago International Airport, east of East Chicago, and moved through a wooded industrial area in Gary. Trees and multiple power poles were damaged, including several recently-installed poles that were snapped. The tornado then turned northeast and moved offshore onto Lake Michigan as a tornadic waterspout.[48] |
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List of confirmed tornadoes – Wednesday, February 28, 2024| EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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| EF1 | N of Marshall | Calhoun | MI | | 05:29–05:40 | 5.79abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 300abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| A high-end EF1 tornado touched down near the I-69 and I-94 junction and passed north of Marshall, snapping and uprooting hundreds of trees. Several homes had roofing and siding torn off, and outbuildings were damaged or destroyed.[49] |
| EF2 | Grand Blanc to NW of Goodrich | Genesee | MI | | 06:12–06:22 | 5.73abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 450abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| A low-end EF2 tornado moved through the Flint suburb of Grand Blanc, where a large warehouse at the Waretech Industrial Park had much of its roof torn off and sustained collapse of its exterior walls. Another large industrial building was damaged nearby, semi-trailers were overturned, and debris was strewn throughout the area. Wooden power poles were snapped, light poles were downed, and large trees were snapped or uprooted, some of which landed on homes. Other houses had windows blown out and roofing torn off, a small pavilion was destroyed at Bicentennial Park, and gas leaks were reported in town.[50] |
| EF1 | Riverside to Fairborn | Montgomery, Greene | OH | | 09:37–09:41 | 2.39abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 200abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| This tornado touched down in the Dayton suburb of Riverside and impacted Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, where an airplane restoration hangar was damaged and had sheet metal ripped off. A couple of airplanes were damaged by flying debris at that location, and trees and large tree limbs on base property were snapped. The tornado exited Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and moved into the neighboring suburb of Fairborn, where some apartment buildings and a commercial building had sections of roofing torn off, and a guard rail next to a road was damaged. Some minor tree damage occurred on the Wright State University campus before the tornado dissipated.[51] [52] |
| EF2 | S of Springfield to N of Lafayette | Clark, Madison | OH | | 09:52–10:11 | 21.11abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 500abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| A high-end EF2 tornado began south of Shawnee High School and moved through areas near the southeastern outskirts of Springfield, tearing the roofs off of multiple houses. A few of the houses had exterior walls knocked down and a split-level home was almost completely destroyed, though it was not well-constructed. Several other homes had major roof damage, New Beginnings Fellowship Church was unroofed, and numerous barns and outbuildings were destroyed along this initial segment of the path. The tornado weakened as it passed near South Vienna and Choctaw Lake, destroying some outbuildings and damaging the roofs of a few homes. One house had its entire roof blown off, though contextual damage in this area was not consistent with a strong tornado. It strengthened to high-end EF2 intensity again as it struck the Madison County Airport north of London, where an airplane hangar was destroyed, other hangars were heavily damaged, and small planes were tossed. Several farm buildings were damaged or destroyed at the nearby Molly Caren Agricultural Center, and a house had its entire second floor ripped off before the tornado abrupty dissipated north of Lafayette. Many trees and several power poles were snapped along the path, and three people were injured.[53] [54] |
| EF1 | E of London to W of Galloway | Madison, Franklin | OH | | 10:14–10:28 | 12.3abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 250abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| This tornado formed near London and moved to the east-northeast, overturning a trailer and damaging trees and a few homes. One house was heavily damaged at high-end EF1 intensity, sustaining destruction of its attached garage and losing a large section of its roof. The tornado inflicted considerable damage to the roofs of several additional homes near West Jefferson and snapped or uprooted dozens of trees. Less intense damage to trees, outbuildings, and a house occurred along the final segment of the path. The tornado dissipated just before it would have entered the Columbus suburb of Galloway.[55] [56] |
| EF1 | | Franklin | OH | | 10:26–10:31 | 3.81abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 200abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| A high-end EF1 tornado damaged numerous homes in the Columbus suburb of Hilliard. One house lost most of its roof and had its attached garage destroyed, another home had a garage wall blown out, and many other houses had roof shingles and siding torn off. Apartment buildings also sustained roof damage, and many trees were snapped or uprooted as well.[57] |
| EF0 | W of Darbydale | Franklin | OH | | 10:28–10:29 | 0.51abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 60abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| A brief tornado snapped several trees and tree limbs and damaged the roof of an outbuilding.[58] |
| EF0 | WSW of Harrisburg | Pickaway | OH | | 10:29–10:32 | 2.18abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 80abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| Trees and tree limbs were downed and a few homes sustained minor roof damage. Debris was blown onto I-71.[59] |
| EF0 | Southern Groveport to Canal Winchester | Franklin, Fairfield | OH | | 10:48–10:52 | 5.71abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 75abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| A weak tornado touched down south of Groveport and moved through Walnut Woods Metro Park, downing numerous pine trees. It then struck Canal Winchester, where minor damage to buildings occurred, a plastic gazebo was moved, and tree branches were snapped before the tornado dissipated.[60] [61] |
| EF2 | E of Gahanna to W of Granville | Franklin, Licking | OH | | 10:49–11:03 | 14.04abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 300abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| This tornado touched down near the Columbus suburb of Gahanna, initially downing trees and causing minor damage to homes as it moved though multiple subdivisions. It intensified as it entered a more sparsely-populated area, where a house lost a majority of its roof and had an exterior wall collapsed, with debris from the residence scattered hundreds of yards away. Numerous large trees were snapped or uprooted in this area as well. Less intense damage occurred near Jersey, where a couple of homes had roof and window damage, sheds and outbuildings were damaged or destroyed, and trees were downed. Some barns were damaged and some tree limbs were snapped to the west of Granville before the tornado dissipated.[62] [63] |
| EF2 | SE of Miltonsburg to SW of Beallsville | Monroe | OH | | 11:22–11:26 | 4.05abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 200abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| An intermittent but strong tornado damaged multiple homes, one of which was shifted off its foundation and sustained collapse of its attached garage. A few other houses had large sections of their roofs torn off, and several outbuildings were completely destroyed. A fifth-wheel camper was tossed 20yd, and the roof of a mobile home was torn off and left deposited in nearby trees. A wooden power pole was snapped off and left wedged into the ground 30yd away from where it originated, and many large trees were snapped or uprooted along the path as well. One injury occurred.[64] This is the third recorded tornado in Monroe County history and the first confirmed since 1990. It also is the strongest recorded tornado in the county's history.[65] |
| EF1 | Southern Castle Creek | Broome | NY | | 21:19–21:21 | 0.61abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 150abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| A brief tornado moved through the south edge of Castle Creek, where a barn at a blueberry farm had an exterior wall ripped off and two nearby hay wagons were thrown into a field and destroyed. A house had its brick chimney knocked over, while tree branches and pieces of debris from the barn were left speared into the ground. A small gazebo was thrown, and many trees were snapped or uprooted. This tornado was not detected on radar and was later confirmed in a damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Binghamton.[66] |
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List of confirmed tornadoes – Saturday, March 9, 2024| EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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| EF1 | N of Mabson | Dale | AL | | 07:40–07:48 | 4.35abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 1020abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| Numerous trees and utility poles were snapped, and roofs, doors, and porches of several outbuildings and homes were damaged. One outbuilding was shifted off its foundation.[73] |
| EF1 | N of Miccosukee | Leon, Jefferson | FL | | 15:42–15:51 | 3.42abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 355abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| The tornado touched down after a swath of straight-line winds, snapping and uprooting numerous trees.[74] [75] |
| EF1 | ESE of Cogdell to N of Manor | Clinch, Ware | GA | | 17:09–17:19 | 5.64abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 150abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| Trees were snapped and uprooted. A metal outbuilding and an adjacent home sustained roof damage.[76] [77] |
| EF2 | SSE of Nahunta | Brantley | GA | | 17:39–17:46 | 4.72abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 400abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| This high-end EF2 tornado travelled parallel to US 82, causing extensive damage to mobile homes, including some that were flattened and wrapped around trees. A dog kennel was rolled, trees were snapped or uprooted, and an outbuilding was damaged. Five people were injured.[78] |
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List of confirmed tornadoes – Sunday, March 24, 2024| EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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| EFU | SSW of Farnsworth | Ochiltree | TX | | 19:43–19:45 | 0.73abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 30abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| A tornado was photographed and filmed by multiple people. It remained over an open field and did no known damage.[80] |
| EF1 | S of Perryton | Ochiltree | TX | | 19:58–20:11 | 1.59abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 100abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| To the west of US 83, this high-end EF1 tornado snapped three power poles and overturned a portion of an irrigation pivot. Moving northeastward, the tornado crossed US 83, destroying much of the roof of a roundtop quonset. It then threw mud on several power poles and deposited debris in fields before dissipating.[81] |
| EF0 | Southern Perryton | Ochiltree | TX | | 20:05–20:07 | 0.72abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 30abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| This tornado touched down as the mesocyclone that produced the previous tornado occluded. A barn suffered minor roof damage and had a door blown out and the Ochiltree Hospital also suffered minor roof damage before the tornado dissipated.[82] |
| EF1 | NW of Shamrock | Wheeler | TX | | 20:17–20:18 | 0.18abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 25abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| A funnel cloud passed over I-40 before touching down briefly north of it. It struck the Dalton O’Gorman Rodeo Arena ripping a large section of the eastern half of the roof off the building while also knocking down a south-facing wall. The tornado quickly dissipated after that.[83] |
| EF1 | Eastern Garden City | Finney | KS | | 20:30–20:55 | 2.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| This weak tornado developed on the southeast side of Garden City and tracked north, producing high-end EF0 to low-end EF1 roof damage to homes and businesses.[84] |
| EFU | WSW of Grinnell | Gove | KS | | 22:05–22:11 | 1.31abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 100abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| A landspout was photographed multiple times south of I-70.[85] |
| EFU | SE of Oakley | Gove | KS | | 22:11–22:19 | 1.84abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 100abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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| A landspout was captured on video by KDOT cameras on I-70. No damage occurred.[86] |
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