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Tornado outbreak of February 5–7, 2020

There was a multi-day severe weather and tornado outbreak impacted the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States from February 5–7. A powerful upper-level trough progressed eastward across the country, intersecting an abundant supply of moist air to produce severe weather. An eastward-propagating cold front supported a damaging squall line across the Southeast U.S. on February 5–6; supercell thunderstorms ahead of this line also produced numerous tornadoes. One EF1 tornado in the pre-dawn hours of February 6 killed one person in Demopolis, Alabama. On the morning of February 7, a secondary front progressed across Maryland and Virginia, unexpectedly leading to hundreds of damaging wind reports across Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Five tornadoes were reported in the Washington, D.C., area, the most on record for a wintertime severe weather event. Across the three-day outbreak, 37 tornadoes were confirmed, including several that were strong and long-tracked.

Tornado outbreak of February 5–7, 2020
Map of tornado warnings and confirmed tornadoes from the outbreak
TypeTornado outbreak
DurationFebruary 5–7, 2020
Highest winds
Highest gust76 mph (122 km/h) at Naval Air Station Jacksonville
Tornadoes
confirmed
37
Max. rating1EF2 tornado
Duration of
tornado outbreak2
1 day, 17 hours and 42 minutes
Largest hail1.75 in (4.4 cm) in several locations
Fatalities1 fatality (+4 non-tornadic)[1] at least 7 injuries
Damage≥$925 million (2020 USD)
Areas affectedSoutheastern United States, Mid-Atlantic

1Most severe tornado damage; see Enhanced Fujita scale
2Time from first tornado to last tornado

Meteorological synopsis edit

Rounding out the final day of January, the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) began highlighting the potential for a prolonged period of severe weather across the Southern United States in the extended range forecast.[2] General 15% severe probabilities yielded to a Slight risk across portions of the central Gulf Coast region valid on February 5.[3] This outlook underwent significant expansions northward on February 4,[4][5] and an Enhanced risk was introduced from extreme northeast Louisiana into northwestern Alabama shortly before the beginning of the tornado outbreak; this area saw the strongest tornadoes.[6]

On the morning of February 5, a major upper-level trough was progressing eastward across the Central United States, supporting broad southwesterly winds in advance of it.[7] At the surface, a stationary front existed from northwestern Alabama into a low-pressure area over northern Louisiana, transitioning into a cold front southwestward into southeastern Texas. Despite high instability and favorable wind shear profiles, storms were initially slow to organize across Mississippi as widespread cloud cover prevented the northward progression of the warm sector and temperatures warmed aloft.[8] This trend was only temporary, however, with an abrupt increase in tornadic activity throughout the afternoon hours. Numerous tornadoes occurred throughout Mississippi into Alabama, including several strong and long-tracked tornadoes.[9] Into the overnight hours, southerly low-level winds continued to provide a moist environment, with dewpoints in the upper 60s °F. Storms intensified along an eastward-progressing cold front over Mississippi, aided by generally parallel wind shear profiles and cooling upper-level temperatures as the trough approached from the west.[10] Ahead of the front, additional supercells formed and produced tornadoes,[11] including an exceptionally long-lived EF2 tornado across Jasper, Clarke, and Lauderdale counties in Mississippi.[9] An EF1 tornado southeast of Demopolis, Alabama, destroyed two manufactured homes, causing one death and one injury.[12]

Throughout February 6, an Enhanced risk of severe weather existed across a large section of the Southeastern United States.[13] Overnight severe thunderstorms in Mississippi and Alabama continued to persist and shift eastward throughout the early morning hours.[14] Despite only modest instability across northeastern Georgia into central North Carolina,[15] the presence of a very moist and strongly-sheared environment led to many more tornadoes, including two EF2 tornadoes in North Carolina south of Kings Mountain and east of Kannapolis. The line of strong to severe thunderstorms continued eastward throughout the afternoon of February 6, producing hundreds of damaging wind reports before shifting offshore.[16] The next morning, following a brief reprieve in severe thunderstorm activity, the SPC outlined a Marginal risk across eastern Virginia and central Maryland. Here, a secondary front supported an intensifying line of thunderstorms in a low instability but high wind shear environment.[17][18] In defiance of forecasts, this band of convection produced hundreds of damaging wind reports across the Mid-Atlantic over the course of four hours.[19] In addition, five tornadoes were confirmed throughout the Washington, DC, area, making this the largest wintertime tornado outbreak on record there.[20]

Confirmed tornadoes edit

Confirmed tornadoes by Enhanced Fujita rating
EFU EF0 EF1 EF2 EF3 EF4 EF5 Total
0 9 21 7 0 0 0 37

February 5 event edit

List of confirmed tornadoes – Wednesday, February 5, 2020[note 1]
EF# Location County / Parish State Start Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Max width Summary
EF1 NNE of Magee Simpson MS 31°57′17″N 89°45′07″W / 31.9546°N 89.752°W / 31.9546; -89.752 (Magee (Feb. 5, EF1)) 20:57–21:07 6.17 mi (9.93 km) 150 yd (140 m) Two houses sustained moderate roof damage, and another house had a window blown out and a carport destroyed. A car and an RV were rolled and destroyed, and a shed lost most of its tin roof. A mobile home was pushed off its blocks and its carport was blown away. Trees were uprooted and snapped along the path.[21]
EF2 Shongelo Smith MS 32°05′52″N 89°31′35″W / 32.0978°N 89.5263°W / 32.0978; -89.5263 (Shongelo (Feb. 5, EF2)) 21:20–21:24 2.64 mi (4.25 km) 440 yd (400 m) A low-end EF2 tornado moved through a forest, snapping or uprooting a substantial number of trees.[22]
EF1 S of Oil City to NE of Little Yazoo Yazoo MS 32°40′47″N 90°26′25″W / 32.6797°N 90.4403°W / 32.6797; -90.4403 (Oil City (Feb. 5, EF1)) 21:28–21:40 8.12 mi (13.07 km) 800 yd (730 m) A large tornado destroyed a shed, inflicted minor shingle damage to a home sustained, and snapped or uprooted numerous trees.[23]
EF2 W of Vaughan to ESE of Goodman Yazoo, Attala MS 32°49′01″N 90°05′58″W / 32.8169°N 90.0995°W / 32.8169; -90.0995 (Vaughan (Feb. 5, EF2)) 21:57–22:24 18.71 mi (30.11 km) 900 yd (820 m) A large, low-end EF2 tornado snapped and uprooted hundreds of trees and downed several power poles and lines. A large metal storage shed was destroyed, a large metal building had some of its walls pulled out, and about a dozen homes suffered some degree of roof damage. A large hay barn was completely destroyed and several other outbuildings were damaged. Four people were injured.[24]
EF1 E of Kosciusko to S of Ethel Attala MS 33°04′04″N 89°30′04″W / 33.0678°N 89.501°W / 33.0678; -89.501 (Kouciusko (Feb. 5, EF1)) 22:46–22:48 1.66 mi (2.67 km) 300 yd (270 m) A few dozen trees, three metal sheds, and a mobile home were damaged. Power lines were downed as well.[25]
EF2 E of Ethel to SE of McCool Attala, Choctaw MS 33°07′03″N 89°22′34″W / 33.1175°N 89.3761°W / 33.1175; -89.3761 (Ethel (Feb. 5, EF2)) 22:58–23:04 5.89 mi (9.48 km) 800 yd (730 m) A low-end EF2 tornado downed power lines and snapped or uprooted many large trees. A mobile home and an RV were damaged by fallen trees. A few houses suffered some roof damage, and a few sheds were damaged as well.[26]
EF1 N of Maud Colbert AL 34°39′42″N 88°07′42″W / 34.6617°N 88.1282°W / 34.6617; -88.1282 (Maud (Feb. 5, EF1)) 23:18–23:25 1.32 mi (2.12 km) 60 yd (55 m) Small sheds and outbuildings sustained roof damage, and the walls of one structure collapsed. Trees were uprooted and snapped along the path.[27]
EF1 SSW of Carthage Leake MS 32°39′49″N 89°40′29″W / 32.6636°N 89.6748°W / 32.6636; -89.6748 (Carthage (Feb. 5, EF1)) 23:33–23:48 9.13 mi (14.69 km) 250 yd (230 m) A chicken house was collapsed, and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted.[28]
EF1 N of Standing Pine Leake MS 32°42′18″N 89°28′34″W / 32.7049°N 89.476°W / 32.7049; -89.476 (Standing Pine (Feb. 5, EF1)) 23:50–23:57 4.91 mi (7.90 km) 150 yd (140 m) A mobile home was rolled several yards and destroyed, and a nearby compost shed was also demolished. Another manufactured home sustained some roof damage, and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted.[29]
EF1 Loretto to S of Leoma Lawrence TN 35°04′20″N 87°27′54″W / 35.0723°N 87.4649°W / 35.0723; -87.4649 (Loretto (Feb. 5, EF1)) 23:55–00:07 10.05 mi (16.17 km) 300 yd (270 m) A well-built detached garage was destroyed, a bank sign was blown down, several homes and other structures in town suffered damage, power lines were toppled, and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted.[30]
EF1 Lawrenceburg Lawrence TN 35°13′23″N 87°23′54″W / 35.223°N 87.3984°W / 35.223; -87.3984 (Lawrenceburg (Feb. 5, EF1)) 23:56–00:07 10.51 mi (16.91 km) 300 yd (270 m) This tornado moved directly through Lawrenceburg. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, one of which fell on a house. A library in Lawrenceburg had part of its roof torn off. Outbuildings, barns, power lines, and the roofs of homes were damaged. One person was injured.[31]
EF0 NW of Shelbyville Bedford TN 35°32′59″N 86°32′09″W / 35.5498°N 86.5358°W / 35.5498; -86.5358 (Shelbyville (Feb. 5, EF0)) 00:47–00:57 10.36 mi (16.67 km) 50 yd (46 m) A carport and the roofs of a barn and some other structures were damaged. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, and utility poles were downed.[32]
EF0 N of Centertown to S of Green Hill Warren TN 35°44′32″N 85°54′58″W / 35.7421°N 85.916°W / 35.7421; -85.916 (Centertown (Feb. 5, EF0)) 01:23–01:31 6.34 mi (10.20 km) 50 yd (46 m) A barn was completely destroyed, a house suffered minor damage to its front porch and garage, and several trees were snapped, some of which were downed onto a mobile home.[33]
EF1 E of Shady Grove to S of Sparta White TN 35°54′00″N 85°32′21″W / 35.9001°N 85.5391°W / 35.9001; -85.5391 (Sparta (Feb. 5, EF1)) 01:55–01:59 3.86 mi (6.21 km) 200 yd (180 m) This tornado moved off Gum Springs Mountain to just south of Sparta, removing the roof from a home, damaging a barn and an outbuilding, and downing many trees and numerous power lines.[34]
EF1 NE of Sparta to DeRossett White TN 35°57′08″N 85°25′02″W / 35.9522°N 85.4173°W / 35.9522; -85.4173 (Sparta (Feb. 5, EF1)) 02:02–02:09 6.39 mi (10.28 km) 250 yd (230 m) Several outbuildings and barns, a covered porch, and the roof of a house were destroyed. A mobile home suffered extensive damage, and numerous trees were snapped. This tornado ascended the Cumberland Plateau at Bon Air Mountain.[35]
EF2 S of Bay Springs to Enterprise to ESE of Toomsuba Jasper, Clarke, Lauderdale MS 31°56′26″N 89°17′50″W / 31.9406°N 89.2971°W / 31.9406; -89.2971 (Bay Springs (Feb. 5, EF2)) 04:51–05:57 59.85 mi (96.32 km) 1,320 yd (1,210 m) A large, strong, and long-tracked tornado snapped or uprooted countless trees and toppled a metal fire tower. The roofs of numerous houses, sheds, outbuildings, trailers, barns, and chicken houses were damaged. A couple of well-built homes lost large portions of their roofs. In the town of Enterprise, trees were downed and a metal storage building was destroyed at EF1 strength, while trees were snapped at EF2 strength farther northeast in Basic. Wooden power poles were snapped and power lines were downed, and a high school suffered minor awning damage.[36]

February 6 event edit

List of confirmed tornadoes – Thursday, February 6, 2020[note 1]
EF# Location County / Parish State Start Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Max width Summary
EF2 NNW of Pea Ridge to Helena Shelby AL 33°12′44″N 86°58′10″W / 33.2121°N 86.9694°W / 33.2121; -86.9694 (Pea Ridge (Feb. 6, EF2)) 07:57–08:09 9.91 mi (15.95 km) 700 yd (640 m) Thousands of trees were snapped or uprooted, and some areas suffered total deforestation. Several homes sustained minor roof and siding damage, and the window of one home was shattered.[37]
EF1 SE of Demopolis Marengo AL 32°27′42″N 87°48′04″W / 32.4617°N 87.8012°W / 32.4617; -87.8012 (Demopolis (Feb. 6, EF1)) 08:13–08:15 1.29 mi (2.08 km) 400 yd (370 m) 1 death – Two manufactured homes were destroyed by this high-end EF1 tornado, resulting in one fatality and one injury. A barn was destroyed, four other houses were damaged, and several trees were snapped or uprooted.[38]
EF0 NE of Adairsville Bartow, Gordon GA 34°23′42″N 84°51′47″W / 34.3951°N 84.8631°W / 34.3951; -84.8631 (Adairsville (Feb. 6, EF0)) 10:28–10:30 2.24 mi (3.60 km) 200 yd (180 m) A mobile home lost its entire roof and was slightly moved off its foundation by this high-end EF0 tornado. Several homes sustained roof damaged, and the front deck of one home was lifted and damaged. About a dozen trees were uprooted.[39]
EF1 W of Lawndale to NE of Fallston Cleveland, Lincoln NC 35°25′03″N 81°35′15″W / 35.4174°N 81.5876°W / 35.4174; -81.5876 (Lawndale (Feb. 6, EF1)) 14:45–14:59 7.48 mi (12.04 km) 100 yd (91 m) A mobile home sustained minor roof damage, an outbuilding was destroyed, and trees were snapped or uprooted.[40]
EF1 Spartanburg Spartanburg SC 34°55′34″N 82°01′48″W / 34.926°N 82.03°W / 34.926; -82.03 (Spartanburg (Feb. 6, EF1)) 15:21–15:33 10.14 mi (16.32 km) 100 yd (91 m) This high-end EF1 tornado caused considerable damage in the downtown area of Spartanburg. A few businesses lost large portions of their roofs, and numerous homes and some apartment buildings sustained considerable roof damage. Signs and a billboard were damaged at one business, cars were flipped and damaged at a car dealership, and a small outbuilding structure was destroyed. Trees and power poles were snapped, with one tree falling on a home. One neighborhood that was struck on the western side of town had previously been hit by another EF1 tornado in October 2017.[41]
EF2 ENE of Grover to W of Crowders Cleveland, Gaston NC 35°10′37″N 81°24′47″W / 35.177°N 81.413°W / 35.177; -81.413 (Grover (Feb. 6, EF2)) 15:55–16:05 8.66 mi (13.94 km) 150 yd (140 m) A couple of metal truss transmission towers were toppled. A few homes suffered damage, and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted.[42]
EF2 E of Kannapolis Cabarrus, Rowan NC 35°29′53″N 80°33′50″W / 35.498°N 80.564°W / 35.498; -80.564 (Kannapolis (Feb. 6, EF2)) 16:40–16:48 6.19 mi (9.96 km) 75 yd (69 m) A strong tornado snapped or uprooted many trees, and inflicted damage to numerous homes. One brick home had its roof torn off and sustained collapse of some exterior walls. A gas station sustained minor canopy damage as well.[43]
EF0 S of Gold Hill Rowan NC 35°30′32″N 80°21′04″W / 35.509°N 80.351°W / 35.509; -80.351 (Gold Hill (Feb. 6, EF0)) 16:55–16:57 1.52 mi (2.45 km) 50 yd (46 m) A small barn was damaged and trees were snapped and uprooted.[44]
EF1 WNW of Pineville to Matthews to NE of Hemby Bridge Mecklenburg, Union NC 35°05′38″N 80°55′01″W / 35.094°N 80.917°W / 35.094; -80.917 (Pineville (Feb. 6, EF1)) 17:16–17:35 17.15 mi (27.60 km) 150 yd (140 m) This tornado moved through the southeastern suburbs of Charlotte. Several buildings in an industrial area near Pineville suffered roof damage, and the wall of a building under construction collapsed. Tree damage occurred along the rest of the path, with at least one tree falling on a home.[45]
EF1 W of Liberty Randolph NC 35°51′00″N 79°38′50″W / 35.8501°N 79.6473°W / 35.8501; -79.6473 (Liberty (Feb. 6, EF1)) 17:31–17:32 0.38 mi (0.61 km) 100 yd (91 m) An unoccupied large chicken house was flattened, with debris tossed over 0.5 mi (0.80 km). A large farm outbuilding was shifted and twisted off its foundation, and a detached four bay garage had its doors blown in, resulting in the collapse of the entire structure. Trees were damaged along the path.[46]
EF1 SE of Finger to W of Albemarle Stanly NC 35°21′43″N 80°20′10″W / 35.362°N 80.3361°W / 35.362; -80.3361 (Finger (Feb. 6, EF1)) 17:42–17:49 7.32 mi (11.78 km) 400 yd (370 m) A double-wide manufactured home was shifted off its foundation and had its roof completely removed by this high-end EF1 tornado. A large storage outbuilding was destroyed, and a child care center had considerable roof damage. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted.[47]
EF1 SSE of Trenton Aiken SC 33°38′32″N 81°48′13″W / 33.6423°N 81.8037°W / 33.6423; -81.8037 (Trenton (Feb. 6, EF1)) 19:52–19:54 1.14 mi (1.83 km) 75 yd (69 m) A barn and house suffered minor roof damage, and five aluminum and vinyl stables were destroyed. A detached semi trailer, a small equipment trailer, and a small RV trailer were overturned, the latter of which landed on top of an SUV. Numerous pine trees were snapped and uprooted.[48]
EF0 E of Eure Gates NC 36°25′47″N 76°49′12″W / 36.4298°N 76.82°W / 36.4298; -76.82 (Eure (Feb. 6, EF0)) 21:32–21:35 2.99 mi (4.81 km) 75 yd (69 m) A tornado formed within a larger area of damaging straight-line winds. The roof was blown off a home, some chicken houses were damaged, and numerous trees were snapped.[49]
EF0 Waycross Ware GA 31°12′29″N 82°21′51″W / 31.208°N 82.3642°W / 31.208; -82.3642 (Waycross (Feb. 6, EF0)) 02:05–02:10 0.18 mi (0.29 km) 50 yd (46 m) A brief tornado touched down in Waycross, damaging the roof of a warehouse and downing a few power poles.[50]
EF0 N of Seminole to SE of Feather Sound Pinellas FL 27°50′47″N 82°47′23″W / 27.8465°N 82.7898°W / 27.8465; -82.7898 (Seminole (Feb. 6, EF0)) 03:38–03:48 9.24 mi (14.87 km) 50 yd (46 m) Damage was mostly limited to treetops. Some trees were knocked down, some of which landed on homes, injuring one person. Numerous carports were ripped from homes and a crane fell on and closed Interstate 275.[51]

February 7 event edit

List of confirmed tornadoes – Friday, February 7, 2020[note 1]
EF# Location County / Parish State Start Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Max width Summary
EF0 Leesburg Loudoun VA 39°05′41″N 77°35′15″W / 39.0946°N 77.5874°W / 39.0946; -77.5874 (Leesburg (Feb. 7, EF0)) 12:20–12:23 3.36 mi (5.41 km) 250 yd (230 m) One house had siding and underlayment stripped away, leaving roof trusses exposed. Other homes in Leesburg had roof damage as well. At one location, lawn furniture was lifted and blown in the opposite direction from which trees were bent. Trees were uprooted and numerous large tree limbs were snapped, showing a convergent pattern in places. Two large pine trees fell on unoccupied vehicles.[52]
EF1 SW of Dickerson Montgomery MD 39°10′35″N 77°28′58″W / 39.1763°N 77.4827°W / 39.1763; -77.4827 (Dickerson (Feb. 7, EF1)) 12:28–12:29 1.11 mi (1.79 km) 150 yd (140 m) An open-air pole barn was demolished, and a second large barn had its entire roof removed. Several small outbuildings were destroyed bleachers at a horse showing facility were overturned, and a metal frame windmill tower was toppled. A farmhouse had many of its shingles ripped off, and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted.[53]
EF0 Dawsonville Montgomery MD 39°07′48″N 77°20′47″W / 39.1301°N 77.3464°W / 39.1301; -77.3464 (Dawsonville (Feb. 7, EF0)) 12:38–12:39 2.08 mi (3.35 km) 75 yd (69 m) Several trees were downed onto utility lines. An open facing storage outbuilding was demolished, with debris from the structure inflicting additional damage to two other office trailer structures.[54]
EF1 E of Monrovia Frederick MD 39°20′34″N 77°16′33″W / 39.3427°N 77.2758°W / 39.3427; -77.2758 (Monrovia (Feb. 7, EF1)) 12:44–12:50 6.74 mi (10.85 km) 150 yd (140 m) A machine shed and a barn were flattened and a silo was heavily damaged at a farm. Numerous trees and utility lines were damaged.[55]
EF1 Avondale to Westminster to Manchester Carroll MD 39°33′43″N 77°01′52″W / 39.5620°N 77.0310°W / 39.5620; -77.0310 (Westminster (Feb. 7, EF1)) 13:03–13:14 10.31 mi (16.59 km) 100 yd (91 m) This tornado moved directly through Westminster and Manchester along with many other small towns. Trees were snapped or uprooted, some onto cars, roads, and homes. Homes sustained roof, shingle, and siding damage, and residential fencing was also damaged. A large recreational vehicle and a small military trailer were overturned.[56]
EF1 Elk Mills Cecil MD 39°39′N 75°49′W / 39.65°N 75.82°W / 39.65; -75.82 (Elk Mills (Feb. 7, EF1)) 14:39–14:40 1.06 mi (1.71 km) 200 yd (180 m) Numerous softwood trees and some hardwood trees were uprooted and snapped.[57]

Non-tornadic impacts edit

On February 4 and 5, snow fell in Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri; locally peaking at 14 inches (36 cm) in Jayton, Texas.[58] 9,000 customers lost power in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, where several school districts, colleges and universities closed due to the inclement weather. Scattered school closures also occurred in Texas and Missouri. A major collision closed the Westbound lane of I-70 near Rocheport, Missouri.[59] In the Southeast, severe weather claimed the lives of 5 people and left 250,000 without power. A PDS-Tornado Warning was issued for Charlotte, North Carolina as a tornado touched down nearby. Those at Charlotte Douglas International Airportwere advised to move away from windows. Severe thunderstorms produced wind gusts up to 76 miles per hour (122 km/h) in Florida, capable of toppling a crane near Tampa. Several inches of rain fell, causing severe flash flooding across the Carolinas and Virginia. In total, 16 tornadoes touched down as a result of the outbreak.[60][61] Over a foot of snow fell in northern New England.[62] 16 million across 6 provinces in Canada were impacted by this storm. By the time it had reached them, its precipation shield exceeded 2,500 kilometres (1,600 mi) across.[63] Powerful wind gusts, exceeding 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph) at times, left tens of thousands without power across the region.[64]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c All dates are based on the local time zone where the tornado touched down; however, all times are in Coordinated Universal Time for consistency.

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There was a multi day severe weather and tornado outbreak impacted the Southeastern and Mid Atlantic United States from February 5 7 A powerful upper level trough progressed eastward across the country intersecting an abundant supply of moist air to produce severe weather An eastward propagating cold front supported a damaging squall line across the Southeast U S on February 5 6 supercell thunderstorms ahead of this line also produced numerous tornadoes One EF1 tornado in the pre dawn hours of February 6 killed one person in Demopolis Alabama On the morning of February 7 a secondary front progressed across Maryland and Virginia unexpectedly leading to hundreds of damaging wind reports across Virginia Maryland Delaware New Jersey New York Connecticut Rhode Island and Massachusetts Five tornadoes were reported in the Washington D C area the most on record for a wintertime severe weather event Across the three day outbreak 37 tornadoes were confirmed including several that were strong and long tracked Tornado outbreak of February 5 7 2020Map of tornado warnings and confirmed tornadoes from the outbreakTypeTornado outbreakDurationFebruary 5 7 2020Highest winds130 mph 210 km h Kings Mountain North Carolina EF2 tornado on February 6 Highest gust76 mph 122 km h at Naval Air Station JacksonvilleTornadoesconfirmed37Max rating1EF2 tornadoDuration oftornado outbreak21 day 17 hours and 42 minutesLargest hail1 75 in 4 4 cm in several locationsFatalities1 fatality 4 non tornadic 1 at least 7 injuriesDamage 925 million 2020 USD Areas affectedSoutheastern United States Mid AtlanticPart of the tornado outbreaks of 20201Most severe tornado damage see Enhanced Fujita scale2Time from first tornado to last tornado Contents 1 Meteorological synopsis 2 Confirmed tornadoes 2 1 February 5 event 2 2 February 6 event 2 3 February 7 event 3 Non tornadic impacts 4 See also 5 Notes 6 ReferencesMeteorological synopsis editRounding out the final day of January the Storm Prediction Center SPC began highlighting the potential for a prolonged period of severe weather across the Southern United States in the extended range forecast 2 General 15 severe probabilities yielded to a Slight risk across portions of the central Gulf Coast region valid on February 5 3 This outlook underwent significant expansions northward on February 4 4 5 and an Enhanced risk was introduced from extreme northeast Louisiana into northwestern Alabama shortly before the beginning of the tornado outbreak this area saw the strongest tornadoes 6 On the morning of February 5 a major upper level trough was progressing eastward across the Central United States supporting broad southwesterly winds in advance of it 7 At the surface a stationary front existed from northwestern Alabama into a low pressure area over northern Louisiana transitioning into a cold front southwestward into southeastern Texas Despite high instability and favorable wind shear profiles storms were initially slow to organize across Mississippi as widespread cloud cover prevented the northward progression of the warm sector and temperatures warmed aloft 8 This trend was only temporary however with an abrupt increase in tornadic activity throughout the afternoon hours Numerous tornadoes occurred throughout Mississippi into Alabama including several strong and long tracked tornadoes 9 Into the overnight hours southerly low level winds continued to provide a moist environment with dewpoints in the upper 60s F Storms intensified along an eastward progressing cold front over Mississippi aided by generally parallel wind shear profiles and cooling upper level temperatures as the trough approached from the west 10 Ahead of the front additional supercells formed and produced tornadoes 11 including an exceptionally long lived EF2 tornado across Jasper Clarke and Lauderdale counties in Mississippi 9 An EF1 tornado southeast of Demopolis Alabama destroyed two manufactured homes causing one death and one injury 12 Throughout February 6 an Enhanced risk of severe weather existed across a large section of the Southeastern United States 13 Overnight severe thunderstorms in Mississippi and Alabama continued to persist and shift eastward throughout the early morning hours 14 Despite only modest instability across northeastern Georgia into central North Carolina 15 the presence of a very moist and strongly sheared environment led to many more tornadoes including two EF2 tornadoes in North Carolina south of Kings Mountain and east of Kannapolis The line of strong to severe thunderstorms continued eastward throughout the afternoon of February 6 producing hundreds of damaging wind reports before shifting offshore 16 The next morning following a brief reprieve in severe thunderstorm activity the SPC outlined a Marginal risk across eastern Virginia and central Maryland Here a secondary front supported an intensifying line of thunderstorms in a low instability but high wind shear environment 17 18 In defiance of forecasts this band of convection produced hundreds of damaging wind reports across the Mid Atlantic over the course of four hours 19 In addition five tornadoes were confirmed throughout the Washington DC area making this the largest wintertime tornado outbreak on record there 20 Confirmed tornadoes editConfirmed tornadoes by Enhanced Fujita rating EFU EF0 EF1 EF2 EF3 EF4 EF5 Total0 9 21 7 0 0 0 37February 5 event edit List of confirmed tornadoes Wednesday February 5 2020 note 1 EF Location County Parish State Start Coord Time UTC Path length Max width SummaryEF1 NNE of Magee Simpson MS 31 57 17 N 89 45 07 W 31 9546 N 89 752 W 31 9546 89 752 Magee Feb 5 EF1 20 57 21 07 6 17 mi 9 93 km 150 yd 140 m Two houses sustained moderate roof damage and another house had a window blown out and a carport destroyed A car and an RV were rolled and destroyed and a shed lost most of its tin roof A mobile home was pushed off its blocks and its carport was blown away Trees were uprooted and snapped along the path 21 EF2 Shongelo Smith MS 32 05 52 N 89 31 35 W 32 0978 N 89 5263 W 32 0978 89 5263 Shongelo Feb 5 EF2 21 20 21 24 2 64 mi 4 25 km 440 yd 400 m A low end EF2 tornado moved through a forest snapping or uprooting a substantial number of trees 22 EF1 S of Oil City to NE of Little Yazoo Yazoo MS 32 40 47 N 90 26 25 W 32 6797 N 90 4403 W 32 6797 90 4403 Oil City Feb 5 EF1 21 28 21 40 8 12 mi 13 07 km 800 yd 730 m A large tornado destroyed a shed inflicted minor shingle damage to a home sustained and snapped or uprooted numerous trees 23 EF2 W of Vaughan to ESE of Goodman Yazoo Attala MS 32 49 01 N 90 05 58 W 32 8169 N 90 0995 W 32 8169 90 0995 Vaughan Feb 5 EF2 21 57 22 24 18 71 mi 30 11 km 900 yd 820 m A large low end EF2 tornado snapped and uprooted hundreds of trees and downed several power poles and lines A large metal storage shed was destroyed a large metal building had some of its walls pulled out and about a dozen homes suffered some degree of roof damage A large hay barn was completely destroyed and several other outbuildings were damaged Four people were injured 24 EF1 E of Kosciusko to S of Ethel Attala MS 33 04 04 N 89 30 04 W 33 0678 N 89 501 W 33 0678 89 501 Kouciusko Feb 5 EF1 22 46 22 48 1 66 mi 2 67 km 300 yd 270 m A few dozen trees three metal sheds and a mobile home were damaged Power lines were downed as well 25 EF2 E of Ethel to SE of McCool Attala Choctaw MS 33 07 03 N 89 22 34 W 33 1175 N 89 3761 W 33 1175 89 3761 Ethel Feb 5 EF2 22 58 23 04 5 89 mi 9 48 km 800 yd 730 m A low end EF2 tornado downed power lines and snapped or uprooted many large trees A mobile home and an RV were damaged by fallen trees A few houses suffered some roof damage and a few sheds were damaged as well 26 EF1 N of Maud Colbert AL 34 39 42 N 88 07 42 W 34 6617 N 88 1282 W 34 6617 88 1282 Maud Feb 5 EF1 23 18 23 25 1 32 mi 2 12 km 60 yd 55 m Small sheds and outbuildings sustained roof damage and the walls of one structure collapsed Trees were uprooted and snapped along the path 27 EF1 SSW of Carthage Leake MS 32 39 49 N 89 40 29 W 32 6636 N 89 6748 W 32 6636 89 6748 Carthage Feb 5 EF1 23 33 23 48 9 13 mi 14 69 km 250 yd 230 m A chicken house was collapsed and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted 28 EF1 N of Standing Pine Leake MS 32 42 18 N 89 28 34 W 32 7049 N 89 476 W 32 7049 89 476 Standing Pine Feb 5 EF1 23 50 23 57 4 91 mi 7 90 km 150 yd 140 m A mobile home was rolled several yards and destroyed and a nearby compost shed was also demolished Another manufactured home sustained some roof damage and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted 29 EF1 Loretto to S of Leoma Lawrence TN 35 04 20 N 87 27 54 W 35 0723 N 87 4649 W 35 0723 87 4649 Loretto Feb 5 EF1 23 55 00 07 10 05 mi 16 17 km 300 yd 270 m A well built detached garage was destroyed a bank sign was blown down several homes and other structures in town suffered damage power lines were toppled and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted 30 EF1 Lawrenceburg Lawrence TN 35 13 23 N 87 23 54 W 35 223 N 87 3984 W 35 223 87 3984 Lawrenceburg Feb 5 EF1 23 56 00 07 10 51 mi 16 91 km 300 yd 270 m This tornado moved directly through Lawrenceburg Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted one of which fell on a house A library in Lawrenceburg had part of its roof torn off Outbuildings barns power lines and the roofs of homes were damaged One person was injured 31 EF0 NW of Shelbyville Bedford TN 35 32 59 N 86 32 09 W 35 5498 N 86 5358 W 35 5498 86 5358 Shelbyville Feb 5 EF0 00 47 00 57 10 36 mi 16 67 km 50 yd 46 m A carport and the roofs of a barn and some other structures were damaged Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted and utility poles were downed 32 EF0 N of Centertown to S of Green Hill Warren TN 35 44 32 N 85 54 58 W 35 7421 N 85 916 W 35 7421 85 916 Centertown Feb 5 EF0 01 23 01 31 6 34 mi 10 20 km 50 yd 46 m A barn was completely destroyed a house suffered minor damage to its front porch and garage and several trees were snapped some of which were downed onto a mobile home 33 EF1 E of Shady Grove to S of Sparta White TN 35 54 00 N 85 32 21 W 35 9001 N 85 5391 W 35 9001 85 5391 Sparta Feb 5 EF1 01 55 01 59 3 86 mi 6 21 km 200 yd 180 m This tornado moved off Gum Springs Mountain to just south of Sparta removing the roof from a home damaging a barn and an outbuilding and downing many trees and numerous power lines 34 EF1 NE of Sparta to DeRossett White TN 35 57 08 N 85 25 02 W 35 9522 N 85 4173 W 35 9522 85 4173 Sparta Feb 5 EF1 02 02 02 09 6 39 mi 10 28 km 250 yd 230 m Several outbuildings and barns a covered porch and the roof of a house were destroyed A mobile home suffered extensive damage and numerous trees were snapped This tornado ascended the Cumberland Plateau at Bon Air Mountain 35 EF2 S of Bay Springs to Enterprise to ESE of Toomsuba Jasper Clarke Lauderdale MS 31 56 26 N 89 17 50 W 31 9406 N 89 2971 W 31 9406 89 2971 Bay Springs Feb 5 EF2 04 51 05 57 59 85 mi 96 32 km 1 320 yd 1 210 m A large strong and long tracked tornado snapped or uprooted countless trees and toppled a metal fire tower The roofs of numerous houses sheds outbuildings trailers barns and chicken houses were damaged A couple of well built homes lost large portions of their roofs In the town of Enterprise trees were downed and a metal storage building was destroyed at EF1 strength while trees were snapped at EF2 strength farther northeast in Basic Wooden power poles were snapped and power lines were downed and a high school suffered minor awning damage 36 February 6 event edit List of confirmed tornadoes Thursday February 6 2020 note 1 EF Location County Parish State Start Coord Time UTC Path length Max width SummaryEF2 NNW of Pea Ridge to Helena Shelby AL 33 12 44 N 86 58 10 W 33 2121 N 86 9694 W 33 2121 86 9694 Pea Ridge Feb 6 EF2 07 57 08 09 9 91 mi 15 95 km 700 yd 640 m Thousands of trees were snapped or uprooted and some areas suffered total deforestation Several homes sustained minor roof and siding damage and the window of one home was shattered 37 EF1 SE of Demopolis Marengo AL 32 27 42 N 87 48 04 W 32 4617 N 87 8012 W 32 4617 87 8012 Demopolis Feb 6 EF1 08 13 08 15 1 29 mi 2 08 km 400 yd 370 m 1 death Two manufactured homes were destroyed by this high end EF1 tornado resulting in one fatality and one injury A barn was destroyed four other houses were damaged and several trees were snapped or uprooted 38 EF0 NE of Adairsville Bartow Gordon GA 34 23 42 N 84 51 47 W 34 3951 N 84 8631 W 34 3951 84 8631 Adairsville Feb 6 EF0 10 28 10 30 2 24 mi 3 60 km 200 yd 180 m A mobile home lost its entire roof and was slightly moved off its foundation by this high end EF0 tornado Several homes sustained roof damaged and the front deck of one home was lifted and damaged About a dozen trees were uprooted 39 EF1 W of Lawndale to NE of Fallston Cleveland Lincoln NC 35 25 03 N 81 35 15 W 35 4174 N 81 5876 W 35 4174 81 5876 Lawndale Feb 6 EF1 14 45 14 59 7 48 mi 12 04 km 100 yd 91 m A mobile home sustained minor roof damage an outbuilding was destroyed and trees were snapped or uprooted 40 EF1 Spartanburg Spartanburg SC 34 55 34 N 82 01 48 W 34 926 N 82 03 W 34 926 82 03 Spartanburg Feb 6 EF1 15 21 15 33 10 14 mi 16 32 km 100 yd 91 m This high end EF1 tornado caused considerable damage in the downtown area of Spartanburg A few businesses lost large portions of their roofs and numerous homes and some apartment buildings sustained considerable roof damage Signs and a billboard were damaged at one business cars were flipped and damaged at a car dealership and a small outbuilding structure was destroyed Trees and power poles were snapped with one tree falling on a home One neighborhood that was struck on the western side of town had previously been hit by another EF1 tornado in October 2017 41 EF2 ENE of Grover to W of Crowders Cleveland Gaston NC 35 10 37 N 81 24 47 W 35 177 N 81 413 W 35 177 81 413 Grover Feb 6 EF2 15 55 16 05 8 66 mi 13 94 km 150 yd 140 m A couple of metal truss transmission towers were toppled A few homes suffered damage and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted 42 EF2 E of Kannapolis Cabarrus Rowan NC 35 29 53 N 80 33 50 W 35 498 N 80 564 W 35 498 80 564 Kannapolis Feb 6 EF2 16 40 16 48 6 19 mi 9 96 km 75 yd 69 m A strong tornado snapped or uprooted many trees and inflicted damage to numerous homes One brick home had its roof torn off and sustained collapse of some exterior walls A gas station sustained minor canopy damage as well 43 EF0 S of Gold Hill Rowan NC 35 30 32 N 80 21 04 W 35 509 N 80 351 W 35 509 80 351 Gold Hill Feb 6 EF0 16 55 16 57 1 52 mi 2 45 km 50 yd 46 m A small barn was damaged and trees were snapped and uprooted 44 EF1 WNW of Pineville to Matthews to NE of Hemby Bridge Mecklenburg Union NC 35 05 38 N 80 55 01 W 35 094 N 80 917 W 35 094 80 917 Pineville Feb 6 EF1 17 16 17 35 17 15 mi 27 60 km 150 yd 140 m This tornado moved through the southeastern suburbs of Charlotte Several buildings in an industrial area near Pineville suffered roof damage and the wall of a building under construction collapsed Tree damage occurred along the rest of the path with at least one tree falling on a home 45 EF1 W of Liberty Randolph NC 35 51 00 N 79 38 50 W 35 8501 N 79 6473 W 35 8501 79 6473 Liberty Feb 6 EF1 17 31 17 32 0 38 mi 0 61 km 100 yd 91 m An unoccupied large chicken house was flattened with debris tossed over 0 5 mi 0 80 km A large farm outbuilding was shifted and twisted off its foundation and a detached four bay garage had its doors blown in resulting in the collapse of the entire structure Trees were damaged along the path 46 EF1 SE of Finger to W of Albemarle Stanly NC 35 21 43 N 80 20 10 W 35 362 N 80 3361 W 35 362 80 3361 Finger Feb 6 EF1 17 42 17 49 7 32 mi 11 78 km 400 yd 370 m A double wide manufactured home was shifted off its foundation and had its roof completely removed by this high end EF1 tornado A large storage outbuilding was destroyed and a child care center had considerable roof damage Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted 47 EF1 SSE of Trenton Aiken SC 33 38 32 N 81 48 13 W 33 6423 N 81 8037 W 33 6423 81 8037 Trenton Feb 6 EF1 19 52 19 54 1 14 mi 1 83 km 75 yd 69 m A barn and house suffered minor roof damage and five aluminum and vinyl stables were destroyed A detached semi trailer a small equipment trailer and a small RV trailer were overturned the latter of which landed on top of an SUV Numerous pine trees were snapped and uprooted 48 EF0 E of Eure Gates NC 36 25 47 N 76 49 12 W 36 4298 N 76 82 W 36 4298 76 82 Eure Feb 6 EF0 21 32 21 35 2 99 mi 4 81 km 75 yd 69 m A tornado formed within a larger area of damaging straight line winds The roof was blown off a home some chicken houses were damaged and numerous trees were snapped 49 EF0 Waycross Ware GA 31 12 29 N 82 21 51 W 31 208 N 82 3642 W 31 208 82 3642 Waycross Feb 6 EF0 02 05 02 10 0 18 mi 0 29 km 50 yd 46 m A brief tornado touched down in Waycross damaging the roof of a warehouse and downing a few power poles 50 EF0 N of Seminole to SE of Feather Sound Pinellas FL 27 50 47 N 82 47 23 W 27 8465 N 82 7898 W 27 8465 82 7898 Seminole Feb 6 EF0 03 38 03 48 9 24 mi 14 87 km 50 yd 46 m Damage was mostly limited to treetops Some trees were knocked down some of which landed on homes injuring one person Numerous carports were ripped from homes and a crane fell on and closed Interstate 275 51 February 7 event edit List of confirmed tornadoes Friday February 7 2020 note 1 EF Location County Parish State Start Coord Time UTC Path length Max width SummaryEF0 Leesburg Loudoun VA 39 05 41 N 77 35 15 W 39 0946 N 77 5874 W 39 0946 77 5874 Leesburg Feb 7 EF0 12 20 12 23 3 36 mi 5 41 km 250 yd 230 m One house had siding and underlayment stripped away leaving roof trusses exposed Other homes in Leesburg had roof damage as well At one location lawn furniture was lifted and blown in the opposite direction from which trees were bent Trees were uprooted and numerous large tree limbs were snapped showing a convergent pattern in places Two large pine trees fell on unoccupied vehicles 52 EF1 SW of Dickerson Montgomery MD 39 10 35 N 77 28 58 W 39 1763 N 77 4827 W 39 1763 77 4827 Dickerson Feb 7 EF1 12 28 12 29 1 11 mi 1 79 km 150 yd 140 m An open air pole barn was demolished and a second large barn had its entire roof removed Several small outbuildings were destroyed bleachers at a horse showing facility were overturned and a metal frame windmill tower was toppled A farmhouse had many of its shingles ripped off and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted 53 EF0 Dawsonville Montgomery MD 39 07 48 N 77 20 47 W 39 1301 N 77 3464 W 39 1301 77 3464 Dawsonville Feb 7 EF0 12 38 12 39 2 08 mi 3 35 km 75 yd 69 m Several trees were downed onto utility lines An open facing storage outbuilding was demolished with debris from the structure inflicting additional damage to two other office trailer structures 54 EF1 E of Monrovia Frederick MD 39 20 34 N 77 16 33 W 39 3427 N 77 2758 W 39 3427 77 2758 Monrovia Feb 7 EF1 12 44 12 50 6 74 mi 10 85 km 150 yd 140 m A machine shed and a barn were flattened and a silo was heavily damaged at a farm Numerous trees and utility lines were damaged 55 EF1 Avondale to Westminster to Manchester Carroll MD 39 33 43 N 77 01 52 W 39 5620 N 77 0310 W 39 5620 77 0310 Westminster Feb 7 EF1 13 03 13 14 10 31 mi 16 59 km 100 yd 91 m This tornado moved directly through Westminster and Manchester along with many other small towns Trees were snapped or uprooted some onto cars roads and homes Homes sustained roof shingle and siding damage and residential fencing was also damaged A large recreational vehicle and a small military trailer were overturned 56 EF1 Elk Mills Cecil MD 39 39 N 75 49 W 39 65 N 75 82 W 39 65 75 82 Elk Mills Feb 7 EF1 14 39 14 40 1 06 mi 1 71 km 200 yd 180 m Numerous softwood trees and some hardwood trees were uprooted and snapped 57 Non tornadic impacts editSee also Storm Ciara On February 4 and 5 snow fell in Texas Oklahoma and Missouri locally peaking at 14 inches 36 cm in Jayton Texas 58 9 000 customers lost power in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area where several school districts colleges and universities closed due to the inclement weather Scattered school closures also occurred in Texas and Missouri A major collision closed the Westbound lane of I 70 near Rocheport Missouri 59 In the Southeast severe weather claimed the lives of 5 people and left 250 000 without power A PDS Tornado Warning was issued for Charlotte North Carolina as a tornado touched down nearby Those at Charlotte Douglas International Airportwere advised to move away from windows Severe thunderstorms produced wind gusts up to 76 miles per hour 122 km h in Florida capable of toppling a crane near Tampa Several inches of rain fell causing severe flash flooding across the Carolinas and Virginia In total 16 tornadoes touched down as a result of the outbreak 60 61 Over a foot of snow fell in northern New England 62 16 million across 6 provinces in Canada were impacted by this storm By the time it had reached them its precipation shield exceeded 2 500 kilometres 1 600 mi across 63 Powerful wind gusts exceeding 100 kilometres per hour 62 mph at times left tens of thousands without power across the region 64 See also editList of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaksNotes edit a b c All dates are based on the local time zone where the tornado touched down however all times are in Coordinated Universal Time for consistency References edit Winter Storm Bringing Snow Across the Northeast and Flurries in the Midwest The Weather Channel February 8 2020 Greg Dial January 31 2020 Day 4 8 Severe Weather Outlook Issued on Jan 31 2020 Storm Prediction Center Retrieved February 8 2020 Chris Broyles February 3 2020 Feb 3 2020 0830 UTC Day 3 Severe Thunderstorm Outlook Storm Prediction Center Retrieved February 8 2020 Bryan Smith February 4 2020 Feb 4 2020 0700 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook Storm Prediction Center Retrieved February 8 2020 Aaron Gleason February 4 2020 Feb 4 2020 1730 UTC Day 2 Convective 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