page_title: Tornado outbreak of April 17–19, 2019
hierarchical_section_title: Tornado outbreak of April 17–19, 2019
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of tornado warnings issued by the National Weather Service between April 17 and April 19, 2019 over the eastern United States and tornadoes confirmed and surveyed by the National Weather Service overlaid on a GOES-16 channel 13 infrared brightness temperature image from 20:00 UTC on April 18. Map produced in QGIS with border outlines from the United States Census Bureau. National Weather Service warning outlines available from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet and tornado data available from the National Weather Service. Terra imagery from NASA Worldview.
context_page_description: The tornado outbreak of April 17–19, 2019 was a multi-day, widespread severe weather event stretching from the South Central United States to the East Coast of the United States. On the heels of a significant tornado outbreak just a few days prior, another potent upper-level trough progressed eastward and served as the impetus for widespread, damaging thunderstorms. The outbreak began on April 17 with several short-lived, generally weak tornadoes across Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. The following day, a total of 44 tornadoes were recorded across central Mississippi, tying the Hurricane Rita tornado outbreak as the largest in Mississippi state history. On April 19, the event spread eastward. North Carolina recorded 12 tornadoes, the state's sixth largest outbreak in a single day, while Virginia recorded 16 tornadoes, its third-most in a 24-hour period. Overall, 96 tornadoes were confirmed, the strongest of which was a high-end EF3 that heavily damaged homes and outbuildings north of Oak Level, Virginia. There were no fatalities recorded in association with tornadic activity, but four people were killed by fallen trees in strong straight-line winds.
context_section_description: The tornado outbreak of April 17–19, 2019 was a multi-day, widespread severe weather event stretching from the South Central United States to the East Coast of the United States. On the heels of a significant tornado outbreak just a few days prior, another potent upper-level trough progressed eastward and served as the impetus for widespread, damaging thunderstorms. The outbreak began on April 17 with several short-lived, generally weak tornadoes across Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. The following day, a total of 44 tornadoes were recorded across central Mississippi, tying the Hurricane Rita tornado outbreak as the largest in Mississippi state history. On April 19, the event spread eastward. North Carolina recorded 12 tornadoes, the state's sixth largest outbreak in a single day, while Virginia recorded 16 tornadoes, its third-most in a 24-hour period. Overall, 96 tornadoes were confirmed, the strongest of which was a high-end EF3 that heavily damaged homes and outbuildings north of Oak Level, Virginia. There were no fatalities recorded in association with tornadic activity, but four people were killed by fallen trees in strong straight-line winds.
caption: Map of tornado warnings, confirmed tornadoes, and wind reports from the outbreak with infrared satellite imagery of the storm system from the evening of April 18
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