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Missouri
151 people killed. -
Southeast
37 tornadoes broke out across the southeast killing 167 people. -
Texas
Rare F5 tornado hits Sherman, Texas killing 73 people. -
Louisiana and Mississippi
A single tornado traveling 150miles flatens Louisiana and Mississippi and killing over 100 people. -
Nebraska
The third tornado on this day occured in Ashland, Nebraska. -
Tri-State Tornado
A tornado passed through Eastern Missouri, Southern Illinois, and Southern Indiana. -
Tupelo and Gainesville
Tupelo and Gainesville are destroyed killing 466 people. -
Oklahoma
Woodward, Oklahoma has been hit with a tornado killing over 100 people. -
Texas
A rare F5 tornado killed 30 people. Unusually this tornado headed south instead of northeast. -
Southern U.S.
Across the southern and midwestern United States a record breaking wave of tornadoes struck.