2011 KILLER TORNADOES *** UPDATED 2011 FATALITY STATISTICS *** NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0346 PM CDT WED APR 25 2012 TIME STATE ## DATE CST COUNTIES DEATHS A B C D WATCH EF CIRCUMSTANCE -- ------ ---- ----------- ------ - - - - ----- -- ------------ 01 FEB 28 1235 FRANKLIN TN 1 1 - - - WT031 2 01M 02 MAR 05 1000 ACADIA LA 1 1 - - - WT039 2 01H 03 APR 05 0037 DODGE GA 1 1 - - - WT098 2 01M 04 APR 14 1830 ATOKA OK 2 2 - - - WT135 3 02M 05 APR 15 0057 PULASKI AR 2 2 - - - WT136 1 02H 06 APR 15 1600 MARENGO AL 1 1 - - - WT141 3 01M 07 APR 15 1855 GREENE MS 1 1 - - - WT146 3 01M 1915 TO WASHINGTON AL 3 3 - - - WT146 3 03M 08 APR 15 2155 AUTAUGA AL 3 3 - - - WT146 3 03M 09 APR 16 1300 LEE/WAKE NC 6 6 - - - WT150 3 05M 01V 10 APR 16 1400 CUMBERLAND/ JOHNSTON NC 2 2 - - - WT150 3 02M 11 APR 16 1425 BLADEN NC 3 3 - - - WT150 2 03M 12 APR 16 1515 BLADEN NC 1 1 - - - WT150 2 01M 13 APR 16 1655 BERTIE NC 12 12 - - - WT150 3 03M 09H 14 APR 16 1710 GLOUCESTER VA 2 2 - - - WT150 3 01M 01P 15 APR 25 1800 GARLAND AR 1 1 - - - WT205 3 01M 16 APR 25 1830 FAULKNER AR 4 4 - - - WT205 2 04M 17 APR 27 0145 WEBSTER MS 1 1 - - - WT222 2 01M 18 APR 27 0500 CULLMAN AL 1 1 - - - WT225 2 01V 19 APR 27 0615 JACKSON AL 1 1 - - - WT225 1 01M 20 APR 27 1315 BRADLEY TN 1 1 - - - WT231 0 01V 21 APR 27 1345 KEMPER MS 3 3 - - - WT232 5 03M 22 APR 27 1345 CULLMAN/ 1400 MARSHALL AL 6 6 - - - WT235 4 06H 23 APR 27 1400 CHICKASAW/ 1426 MONROE MS 4 4 - - - WT232 3 03H 01V 24 APR 27 1420 MARION/ 1430 FRANKLIN/ 1500 LAWRENCE/ 1530 LIMESTONE/ 1600 MADISON AL 72 72 - - - WT235 5 13M 21H 26? 09P 02O 01V 25 APR 27 1445 MONROE MS 16 16 - - - WT232 5 11H 05? 1500 TO MARION AL 7 7 - - - WT235 3 05H 02? 26 APR 27 1501 JACKSON/DEKALB AL 12 12 - - - WT235 4 04H 02P 06? 1540 TO DADE GA 2 2 - - - WT241 3 02H 27 APR 27 1530 FAYETTE/WALKER AL 13 13 - - - WT235 4 06M 07H 28 APR 27 1550 TUSCALOOSA/ 1645 JEFFERSON AL 64 64 - - - WT235 4 08M 42H 13P 01V 29 APR 27 1610 JACKSON AL 1 1 - - - WT235 4 01V 30 APR 27 1635 BRADLEY TN 4 4 - - - WT238 2 04H 31 APR 27 1645 SMITH/JASPER/ 1740 CLARKE MS 7 7 - - - WT232 4 07M 32 APR 27 1650 HALE/BIBB AL 7 7 - - - WT235 3 06M 01V 33 APR 27 1725 DEKALB AL 25 25 - - - WT235 5 25? 34 APR 27 1730 ST. CLAIR/ 1800 CALHOUN AL 22 22 - - - WT235 4 09M 11H 01P 01O 35 APR 27 1820 CATOOSA GA 8 8 - - - WT241 4 08H 1835 TO HAMILTON/ 1850 BRADLEY TN 12 12 - - - WT238 4 04M 08H 36 APR 27 1840 HALIFAX VA 1 1 - - - WT238 2 01M 37 APR 27 1920 ELMORE/ 1940 TALLAPOOSA AL 7 7 - - - WT245 4 04M 03H 38 APR 27 2025 BLEDSOE TN 4 4 - - - WT238 4 04H 39 APR 27 2100 RABUN GA 1 1 - - - WT241 3 01H 40 APR 27 2103 GREENE TN 6 6 - - - WT238 3 05H 01M 41 APR 27 2155 JOHNSON TN 2 2 - - - WT238 2 02H 42 APR 27 2215 SPALDING GA 2 2 - - - WT241 3 02M 43 APR 27 2240 GREENE/ WASHINGTON TN 2 2 - - - WT238 3 02H 44 APR 27 2250 LAMAR GA 2 2 - - - WT241 3 02M 45 APR 27 2305 WASHINGTON VA 3 3 - - - WT247 3 02M 01H 46 MAY 21 2015 LYON KS 1 - 1 - - WS318 3 01M 47 MAY 22 1320 HENNEPIN MN 1 1 - - - WT322 1 01V 48 MAY 22 1640 JASPER MO 158 158 - - - WT325 5 65H 66P 02O 15V 10? 49 MAY 24 1434 MAJOR OK 1 1 - - - WT356 3 01V 50 MAY 24 1540 CANADIAN/LOGAN OK 9 9 - - - WT356 5 02H 05V 02O 51 MAY 24 1606 STAFFORD KS 2 2 - - - WT358 2 02V 52 MAY 24 1610 GRADY OK 1 1 - - - WT356 4 01M 53 MAY 24 2305 FRANKLIN/ 2320 JOHNSON AR 4 4 - - - WT364 4 04M 54 MAY 24 2330 JOHNSON AR 1 1 - - - WT364 3 01H 55 JUN 01 1430 HAMPDEN MA 3 3 - - - WT411 3 01H 02V 56 AUG 10 0236 MAYES OK 1 - 1 - - WS762 2 01M 57 AUG 19 1600 MARINETTE WI 1 - - - 1 ----- 1 01M 58 NOV 16 1625 YORK SC 3 3 - - - WT891 2 02M 01H 59 NOV 16 1715 DAVIDSON NC 2 2 - - - WT891 2 02H ___ ___ _ _ _ TOTALS: 553 550 2 - 1 *** PLEASE NOTE: 3 TORNADO FATALITIES HAVE BEEN ADDED AFTER A REASSESSMENT OF THE 27 APRIL 2011 OUTBREAK IN ALABAMA. KILLER TORNADO #26 CLAIMED ANOTHER LIFE IN DEKALB COUNTY AND KILLER TORNADO #33 CLAIMED 2 VICTIMS, ALSO IN DEKALB COUNTY, AL. TOP 5 GREATEST U.S. ANNUAL TORNADO DEATH TOLLS: RANK YEAR DEATHS 1) 1925 794 2) 2011 553 3) 1936 552 4) 1917 551 5) 1927 540 *** 2011 TORNADO FATALITIES BY STATE: AL245 AR012 GA016 KA003 LA001 MA003 MN001 MO158 MS032 NC026 OK014 SC003 TN032 VA006 WI001 2011 TORNADO FATALITIES BY CIRCUMSTANCE: 112M 079? 229H 092P 007O 034V A = IN TORNADO WATCH B = IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH C = CLOSE TO THE WATCH /15 MINUTES OR 25 MILES/ D = NO WATCH IN EFFECT H = HOUSE M = MOBILE HOME O = OUTDOORS P = PERMANENT BUILDING/STRUCTURE V = VEHICLE ? = UNKNOWN WS = SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH /NUMBER/ WT = TORNADO WATCH /NUMBER/ EF = ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE RATING