List of tornadoes in the 1974 Super Outbreak

On April 3–4, 1974, a violent tornado outbreak described as the outbreak of the century caused widespread devastation across 13 states in the United States and 1 Canadian province. Dubbed the 1974 Super Outbreak and the Jumbo Outbreak, at least 149 tornadoes touched down in a 24-hour period. It is the second-largest continuous outbreak only behind the 2011 Super Outbreak which produced 358 tornadoes over a three-day period. However, the 1974 outbreak remains the most violent on record with 30 F4/5 tornadoes. At times, up to 15 tornadoes were on the ground simultaneously. A team of meteorologists led by Tetsuya Theodore Fujita studied the outbreak, compiling aerial surveys, ground surveys, photographs, and videos to construct a complete picture of the events. A total of 310–335 fatalities and 5,454 to 6,142 injuries are attributed to the outbreak. Destruction of property was widespread and ruinous: 7,512 homes, 2,091 mobile homes, and 3,996 farm buildings were destroyed; 14,336 homes, 909 mobile homes, and 2,871 farm buildings suffered damage; 1,497 small businesses were damaged or destroyed. Total damage exceeded $600 million.
Activity occurred across three rounds throughout the 24-hour event, with the second and third being the most prolific.
The scale of destruction prompted sweeping changes in how public awareness of severe weather was handled and a reorganization of the National Weather Service itself. News broadcasters began running storm coverage beyond normal hours and local governments utilized the Emergency Broadcast System more frequently.
Prior to 1990, there is a likely undercount of tornadoes, particularly E/F0–1, with reports of weaker tornadoes becoming more common as population increased. A sharp increase in the annual average E/F0–1 count by approximately 200 tornadoes was noted upon the deployment of the NEXRAD Doppler weather radar network in 1990–1991. 1974 marked the first year where significant tornado counts became homogenous with contemporary values, attributed to the consistent implementation of Fujita Scale assessments. Numerous discrepancies on the details of tornadoes in this outbreak exist between sources. The total count of tornadoes and ratings differs from various agencies accordingly. The list below documents information from the most contemporary official sources alongside assessments from tornado historian Thomas Grazulis. All times are listed as described in Abbey and Fujita 1981 unless noted otherwise for consistency.

Confirmed tornadoes

Color / symbol	Description
§	Data from Shamburger 2015, 2021/2022
†	Data from Grazulis 1990/1993
♭	Data from Abbey and Fujita 1981
¶	Data from a local National Weather Service office
※	Data from the 1974 Storm Data publication
‡	Data from the NCEI database
♯	Maximum width of tornado

F#	Location	County / Parish	State	Coord.	Date	Time	Path length	Width	Summary
F2	NE of Whitestown	Boone	IN			13:30‡	※	※	A tornado touched down over an open field. It is listed as a F2 tornado in the National Centers for Environmental Information database; however, Grazulis did not include it in his Significant Tornadoes book and it is not depicted in Ted Fujita's outbreak map. This tornado was produced by a mesoscale convective system that developed ahead of the two main rounds of tornadic activity.
F0	Morris	Grundy	IL			18:10–18:11^B	♭	‡	This was the first tornado associated with the outbreak listed by Fujita. The Storm Data publication lists this event as a funnel cloud that did not reach the ground; accompanying winds caused $1,000 in damage.
F2	Ellijay to Blue Ridge	Gilmer, Fannin	GA			18:50–19:20^B	†	†	5 injuries — This strong tornado caused extensive damage to homes—some of which had their roof torn off or were otherwise destroyed—trees, and power lines. Five people were injured and losses reached $800,000. The tornado moved close to Cherry Log, damaging several homes in the area. The community of Aska was impacted before the tornado crossed Blue Ridge Lake, damaging homes in the area. Newspaper reports indicate the tornado lifted near Blue Ridge and touched back down near Hemp where one home and several farm buildings were destroyed. Sources differ significantly on the timing of this tornado: the NCEI database lists the tornado as occurring at 18:00 UTC, Grazulis lists 19:15 UTC, and the Storm Data publication lists 23:30 UTC.
F1	Etowah	McMinn	TN			19:00–19:05^D	¶	¶♯	This was the first of two tornadoes to impact Etowah. Damage from this tornado is unspecified; the combined effects are listed under the second Etowah tornado.
F1	S of Lincoln to McLean	Logan, McLean	IL			19:03–19:19^A	♭	‡	This tornado moved northeast at a fast pace, roughly. It caused $600,000 in property damage in McLean.
F1	N of West Baden Springs to E of Mitchell	Orange, Lawrence	IN			19:03–19:20^B	♭	‡	1 death, 4 injuries — This tornado moved along an intermittent path. South of Orleans, a mobile home and an unoccupied home were destroyed; two people were injured in the former. Another home east of Spring Mill State Park in the Stonington area was destroyed with both occupants injured. A metal shed on the property was blown away and could not be found. Two other homes suffered minor damage. Several trees and power lines were snapped or uprooted. The Storm Data publication lists one fatality and four injuries while the NCEI database lists none.
F3	SW of Cleveland to N of Benton	Bradley, Polk	TN			19:03–19:26^B	†	¶#	1 death. 100 injuries — This was one of two tornadoes to impact areas around Cleveland. Extensive damage to occurred to many homes. A trailer park east of Cleveland was almost completely destroyed, with only 1 of 20 remaining; one person died here. At least 120 homes were damaged, of which 73 were destroyed, in Cleveland. A total of 100 people were injured and damage reached $4.5 million.
F0	E of Carlock	McLean	IL			19:07–19:08^A	♭	‡	A tornado was reported without causing damage.
F0	Mountain City	Rabun	GA			19:09–19:10^D	♭		Details on this tornado are unspecified. This tornado was omitted from the NCEI database.
F3	E of Mitchell to ENE of Azalia	Lawrence, Jackson, Bartholomew, Jennings	IN			19:15–20:05^B	†	‡	1 death, 23 injuries — This tornado moved along an intermittent path, causing extensive damage to farms. A block foundation poultry building, egg farm, and barn were destroyed north of Medora. A well-anchored mobile home was torn from its frame and obliterated, killing the occupant. Continuing toward Jonesville, the tornado caused extensive damage to homes, mobile homes, and farm buildings. A high tension power line collapsed along I-65. "Extreme damage" took place in areas near Acme and Freetown.
F5	S of Huffman to Depauw to Martinsburg to NE of Underwood	Perry, Crawford, Harrison, Washington, Clark, Scott	IN			19:16–20:25^B	†	>†♯	6–7 deaths, 76–95 injuries - [\|See section on this tornado] - This was the first of seven F5 tornadoes to touch down during the outbreak. It caused extensive damage to small communities, with the worst occurring in Depauw and Martinsburg. In the latter, 38 of the town's 48 homes were destroyed. Six or seven people were killed and 76–95 people were injured by this tornado.
F3	WSW of Decatur to W of Oreana	Christian, Macon	IL			19:30–19:50^B	†	‡	1 death, ≥26 injuries — See section on this tornado
F0±	SE of Murphy	Cherokee	NC			19:40–19:41^C	♭		Fujita rated this tornado F0; however, the NCEI database lists is as a F1 tornado.
F3	SSW of Colfax to E of Anchor	McLean	IL			19:48–19:57^A	†	‡	A multiple vortex tornado destroyed two homes and damaged eight farms. Another home was lifted off its foundation. Debris was lofted up to away. Chicken coops were destroyed, killing many. Farm equipment was mangled beyond recognition. The multiple vortex nature of the tornado was most evident near Anchor where corn stubble was destroyed in spiraling patterns. Damage was estimated at $700,000. Hundreds of local residents assisted farmers with the clean up.
F3	NW of Shelbyville to NE of Greenfield	Shelby, Hancock	IN			19:50–20:10^A	†	※	25 injuries — See section on this tornado family
F1	Owaneco	Christian	IL			19:47–19:56^A	♭	‡	Several homes suffered roof damage in Owaneco. An unoccupied home and several were destroyed near Boody. Two-hundred farmers assisted with debris clean up and s
F4+	SE of Grammer to Hamburg to S of Laurel	Bartholomew, Decatur, Franklin	IN			20:00–20:42^B	†	¶#	4 deaths, 17 injuries — About southwest of New Point, a farmstead was completely leveled. Grazulis assessed damage here to be near-F5 intensity. An April 19, 1974, states damage was "definitely...at level in Hamburg." Two people were killed southeast of Greensburg when their home was destroyed. Seven planes were destroyed at the Puttman Airport near the town, one of which was thrown. Damage to the airport exceeded $100,000. Tremendous damage occurred in Hamburg where 90 percent of the town was damaged or destroyed. Only six of the town's homes were left standing. A mother and daughter died when their mobile home was hurled into a tree.
F4	E of Westland to Grant City to Kennard to N of Cadiz	Hancock, Rush, Henry	IN			20:02–20:25^A	†	※	1 death, 17 injuries — See section on this tornado family
F1±	NE of Maryville	Blount	TN			20:09–20:10^C	♭	¶#	1–2 injuries — A brief tornado touched down near Maryville; one or two people were reportedly injured. Seven mobile homes were destroyed and a few homes sustained roof damage. The NCEI database and National Weather Service Office in Morristown, Tennessee, list this as a F2 tornado; however, Fujita rated as F1 and Grazulis does not list this event in his Significant Tornadoes book.
F1	SE of Farmer City to W of Fisher	Piatt, Champaign	IL			20:14–20:27^B	♭	‡	A large barn and corn crib were destroyed.
F4	NE of Henryville to Hanover to Madison to W of Cross Plains	Clark, Scott, Jefferson, Ripley	IN			20:19–21:06^B	†		11 deaths, 190 injuries — See section on this tornado
F0	NE of Hammond	Piatt	IL			20:20–20:25^B	♭	‡	A tree was knocked over onto a car in Pierson.
F1§	SE of Cunningham	Montgomery	TN			20:30		♯	This brief tornado was unreported prior to Shamburger's 2021 reanalysis of Middle Tennessee tornadoes. One mobile home was destroyed, with debris scattered hundreds of yards away.
F5	SW of Hardinsburg, KY, to Brandenburg, KY, to NNW of Laconia, IN	Breckinridge (KY), Meade (KY), Harrison (IN)	KY, IN			20:30–21:22^A	†	†	31 deaths, 270 injuries — See section on this tornado
F5	SW of Xenia to Downtown Xenia to N of [South Charleston, Illinois\|Charleston, Ohio\|South Charleston]	Greene, Clark	OH			20:32–21:09^A	†	‡♯	34–36 deaths, 1,150 injuries — See article on this tornado
F1	NW of Cleveland	Hamilton	TN			20:33–20:40^C	¶	¶#	Details on this tornado are unspecified.
F4	SW of Blountsville to N of Ridgeville	Henry, Delaware, Randolph, Jay	IN			20:35–20:58^A	†	≥†#	1 death, 12 injuries — See section on this tornado family
F3	E of Tolono to N of Philo	Champaign	IL			20:44–20:52^A	†	†	1 death — One person was killed near where the tornado touched down when their mobile home was lofted and obliterated. Northeast of Tolono, a barn and three toolsheds were destroyed and five cows were killed on the property. The most severe damage occurred on four farmsteads west of Philo where many buildings were destroyed. The Storm Data publication lists this tornado as continuing into Vermillion County; however, contemporary analyses indicate that two separate tornadoes occurred with another F3 forming to the southeast. Damage from the three tornadoes in Champaign reached $800,000.
F3	ENE of Cleveland to southern Etowah	Bradley, Polk, McMinn	TN			20:55–21:26^A	†	≥¶#	3 deaths, 50 injuries — This was the second tornado to strike Etowah. The two tornadoes severely damaged 100 homes and a large shopping plaza across Bradley County. One person was killed in Cleveland and two in Etowah. Thirty-seven homes were damaged or destroyed in McMinn County.
F3	S of Sydney to E of Ogden	Champaign, Vermillion	IL			20:58–21:14^A	†	‡	Shortly after the 20:44 UTC F3 Tolono tornado dissipated, the same supercell produced another tornado near Sydney. Moving on a brisk northeast trajectory, the tornado struck the Homer Lake Park Preserve. The park headquarters and several homes were destroyed. Aerial surveys by Fujita revealed a large area of ground scouring from two suction vortices near Homer Lake. Three semi trucks and three cars were blown off of I-74 just east of Ogden. No one was injured in those vehicles but one person was injured in a subsequent accident related to them.
F4	W of Caneyville to Big Clifty	Grayson, Hardin	KY			21:00–21:34^B	†	†	2 injuries — One home was leveled near Caneyville.
F0±	SSW of Rosman	Transylvania	NC			21:00–21:01^D	‡	‡	Details on this tornado are unspecified. Fujita rated this as a F0 tornado; however, the NCEI database lists this as a F1 tornado.
F2	SW of Florence to London to SW of West Jefferson	Clark, Madison	OH			21:01–21:20^A	†	†	As the Xenia tornado weakened, a second tornado formed to the east near Florence. It produced F2 damage along its path, destroying trailers, grain bins, and a warehouse. A few structures were damaged in the center of London. This tornado was initially believed to have just been thunderstorm winds based on public reports of no funnel cloud.
F4	S of Manville to Aurora	Jefferson, Switzerland, Ohio, Dearborn	IN			21:04–21:29^A	†	‡	This tornado formed as the 20:19 UTC Henryville–Cross Plains, Indiana, F4 tornado was dissipating. The two tornadoes were on the ground simultaneously near Madison. A third funnel was reported but it did not touch down. Homes and forests were totally destroyed west of Fairview and a church was demolished north of Bear Branch. As this tornado weakened and turned north, another tornado formed to its southeast.
F1	W of Springfield	Robertson	TN			21:05–21:11^B	§	§#	Shamburger 2021 and the NCEI database list this as a F1 tornado. Fujita rated this as a F0 tornado.
F2	Concord	Jefferson	AL			21:15–21:21:16^C	†	†#	A brief tornado destroyed an outbuilding and trailer and damaged one home.
F2	Bismarck	Vermillion	IL			21:18–21:25^A	†	†	12 injuries — The local high school was damaged and several homes were destroyed. Monetary losses reached $1 million. Twelve people sustained injuries.
F1	S of Mattoon to NE of Charleston	Coles	IL			21:22–21:33^B	‡	‡	A home and barns were damaged on a farmstead and several homes were damaged around Charleston. A antenna was folded in half. The 1974 Storm Data publication states that six funnel clouds were observed around Charleston with no confirmed tornado; however, this event was later classified as a tornado by Fujita.
F5	N of Rising Sun, IN, to Belleview, KY, to Sayler Park	Ohio (IN), Boone (KY), Hamilton (OH)	IN, KY, OH			21:28–21:51^B	†	※#	3 deaths, 210 injuries — See section on this tornado
F3	W of Gold City to E of Smiths Grove	Simpson, Warren, Barren	KY			21:34–22:05^B	†		40 barns and seven homes were wrecked at Temperance.
F3	W of Attica to Rainsville to S of Judy	Warren, Benton	IN			21:37–22:02^B	†	†	The entire community of Rainsville, 20 homes in all, was damaged.
F4	Louisville to W of Buckner	Jefferson, Oldham	KY			21:37–21:59^A	†	†	2 deaths, 228 injuries — See section on this tornado
F2±	Ballplay	Monroe	TN			21:37–21:50^C	♭	¶#	Seven homes and several barns were destroyed or severely damaged. The NWS Office in Morristown, Tennessee, lists this as a F2 tornado. Fujita rated this as a F1 tornado and Grazulis does not list this event in his Significant Tornadoes book.
F4	NW of Elizabethtown to N of Farfield	Hardin, Bullitt, Nelson, Spencer	KY			21:43–22:33^A	†	†	"Several" homes in Nelson County sustained F4-level damage, being described as "leveled".
F4	W of Otterbein to Monticello to Ligonier to NW of Wolcottville	Benton, Tippecanoe, White, Cass, Pulaski, Fulton, Marshall, Kosciusko, Elkhart, Noble, Lagrange	IN			21:47–23:47^A	†	‡	18 deaths, 362 injuries — See section on this tornado According to Grazulis, this was likely a family of three distinct tornadoes rather than a single, continuous event.
F4	Northeastern Cincinnati to N of Mason	Hamilton, Butler, Warren	OH			21:52–23:14^B	†	‡
F2†	Paris	Edgar	IL			22:00–22:02^C	†		This brief tornado destroyed a barn and mobile home and shifted two frame homes off their foundation. This tornado was omitted from the NCEI database.
F3	SE of Ellisville to ENE of Laurel	Jones	MS			22:00–22:19^C	†	†	1 injury — This tornado moved along an intermittent path from MS 29 to MS 15 to east-northeast of Laruel. A pecan grove was damaged near MS 29. It destroyed 1 home, damaged 35 others, and damaged or destroyed 30 farm buildings. A chicken house was destroyed, killing 15,000 chickens inside. Damage was estimated at $150,000. One person was injured by flying debris.
F1	SE of La Grange to SW of Jonesville	Oldham, Henry, Owen	KY			22:04–22:27^B	‡
F2+	Southeastern Nashville	Williamson, Davidson	TN	§		22:07–22:20^A	§	§#	1 death — One person died from a heart attack as the tornado approached Percy Priest Lake. Grazulis and Shamburger assert this tornado was likely of F3 intensity.
F2	Greenback	Loudon	TN			22:09–22:11^A	†	¶#	Seven homes were damaged in Greenback, one of which had its roof removed.
F2	S of Lebanon to NE of Pekin	Warren	OH			22:12–22:22^B	†	†
F2	W of New Albany	Franklin	OH			22:13–22:18^C	†	†	Nearly an hour after the 21:01 UTC F2 London tornado dissipated, a third tornado from the Xenia supercell formed near New Albany. It destroyed 3 barns and 1 home and damaged 20 other homes. A 345,000 volt transmission line was torn from its tower.
F0±	W of Circleville	Pickaway	OH			22:18–22:19^A	‡	‡	Fujita lists this as a F0 tornado; however, the NCEI database lists it as a F1. Seven people were injured.
F1	NW of Jacksonville	Calhoun	AL			22:21–22:22^B	‡	‡
F1	SE of Columbia to NW of Chapel Hill§	Maury, Marshall§	TN	§		22:25–22:37^C	§	§#
F2	SE of Heflin, AL, to S of Pine Log Mountain	Cleburne (AL), Haralson (GA), Paulding (GA), Cobb (GA), Bartow (GA), Cherokee (GA)	AL, GA			22:29–00:00^B	†	†	1 death, 20 injuries — This long-lived tornado touched down southeast of Heflin near the Alabama-Georgia border. Only minor tree damage occurred before it moved into Georgia. Newspaper reports indicated this was originally considered to be several tornadoes. Seven members of one family were injured in Buchanan, one of whom was a pregnant mother who was in critical condition. Her child was stillborn in the hospital and listed as the sole fatality from this tornado. Eight people were injured in Yorkville in Paulding County. Power outages accompanied the tornado as it moved through northern Cobb County. A mobile home park was damaged near Cartersville in Bartow County, resulting in several injuries. In Cherokee County, damage was reported to homes along SR 92. Damage was estimated at $2 million.
F3	SW of Centre to Alexis	Cherokee	AL			22:35–22:48^B	†		The NCEI database lists this tornado as occurring at 00:00 UTC and has a path length of.
F4	S of Greensburg to Mannsville	Green, Taylor	KY			22:40–23:08^B	†	†
F3†§	NE of Lebanon to Dickson Springs	Wilson, Trousdale, Smith	TN	§		22:50–23:13^A	§	§	A trailer was destroyed east of Lebanon. This event was listed as a F2 tornado in the NCEI database; however, Fujita, Grazulis, and Shamburger assessed it as a F3. Grazulis further indicated that it was near-F4 levels in Dickson Springs.
F4	Alton to Frankfort to Stamping Ground	Anderson, Franklin, Scott	KY			22:50–23:28^B	†	†
F2	NW of Phil Campbell to Oak Grove	Franklin	AL			23:01–23:15^B	†	†	This tornado was originally considered to be part of the 23:50 UTC F5 Mount Hope–Harvest event.
F3	NW of Downtown Murfreesboro to Statesville	Rutherford, Wilson	TN	§		23:03–23:26^C	§	§	This tornado formed at the end of a damaging rear-flank downdraft within the Murfreesboro city limits. After touching down, the tornado downed trees and caused minor damage to homes around the Stones River Golf Course. Continuing northeast across northern areas of Murfreesboro, the tornado caused minor damage to many structures. Five homes were destroyed in the Valley View community north of Murfreesboro. Three homes sustained severe damage near Lancassas. Beyond this point, the tornado's track is uncertain but it is believed to have continued into Wilson County and dissipated near Statesville. Newspaper reports from The Tennessean state 20 injuries occurred in the Murfreesboro area; however, these were not attributed to the tornado by Shamburger 2021 or Fujita.
F3	SW of Hustonville to Junction City to Herrington Lake	Casey, Lincoln, Boyle	KY			23:10–23:55^B	†
F2§	NW of Lewisburg to N of Unionville	Marshall, Bedford	TN	§		23:14–23:34^C	§	§#	Originally rated F1 by Fujita and later reassessed as a F2 by Shamburger 2022. However, Grazulis did not list this event in his Significant Tornadoes book.
F1	N of Farmington to SE of Unionville	Marshall, Bedford	TN	§		23:14–23:45^B	§
F5	Mount Hope to Moulton to ESE of Harvest	Lawrence, Morgan, Limestone, Madison	AL			23:20–00:21^B	†	>†♯	28 deaths, 267–280 injuries — See section on this tornado
F4	SW of Sugar Valley to NW of Resaca	Gordon, Whitfield, Murray	GA			23:30–00:00^C	†	¶#	9–10 deaths - This violent tornado touched down near Sugar Valley and leveled homes along the from east side of town northeast toward Raseca. More than 50,000 chickens were killed in Gordon County. Seven people, four from one family and three from another, were killed in the Sugar Hill area. Two people were killed in a mobile home park near Dalton. In Chatsworth, the wall of a rug mill collapsed, trapping 60 people for several hours; one person died here and the mill suffered $5 million in losses. Local NWS surveys indicated a maximum width around. At least 200 people were injured. The NCEI database erroneously lists this tornado as occurring an hour earlier.
F3	S of Oakwood to NW of Continental	Paulding, Putnam	OH			23:33–23:43^B	†	‡	Storm Data lists the event time at approximately 22:30 UTC; the NCEI database lists this tornado as occurring at 00:45 UTC.
F1	SE of North Manchester	Wabash, Whitley	IN			23:35–23:45^D	‡	‡	Details on this tornado are unspecified.
F4	S of Kettle to Ida to Piney Woods to Mill Springs	Cumberland, Clinton, Wayne	KY			23:35–00:04^B	†	#
F4	NNW of Aliceville to Jasper to Cullman to Fairview	Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Fayette, Walker, Cullman	AL			23:44–01:48^A	†	‡
F2	Windfall to Swayzee to E of Sweetser	Tipton, Howard, Grant	IN			23:45–00:08^B	†	†	12 injuries — Twelve people were injured. A trailer park in the southeastern corner of Swayzee was largely destroyed; eight people were injured here. Natural gas lines were damaged across town, sparking several fires.
F1	SE of Lagrange	Lagrange	IN			23:51–23:59^B	‡	‡	Details on this tornado are unspecified.
F3	SW of Brimfield to S of South Milford to NNW of Freemont	Noble, Lagrange, Steuben	IN			23:53–00:29^B	†		The Storm Data publication indicates this tornado continued for an additional into Michigan; however, this is not supported by contemporary analyses.
F3	Lees Lick to Poindexter to Claysville	Harrison, Robertson	KY			23:55–00:21^B	†
F3	WNW of Monticello to W of Burnside	Wayne, Pulaski	KY			23:56–00:24^B	†	†	This tornado was on the ground simultaneously in Wayne County with the 23:40 UTC Kettle–Mill Springs F4 tornado.
F1	Aberdeen, OH	Butler (KY), Brown (OH), Adams (OH)	KY, OH			00:10–00:20^E	‡	‡	Fujita's analysis indicates this tornado began aloft near Maysville and touched down along the North Fork Licking River by the Kentucky–Ohio border. Details on the impacts of this tornado are unspecified. The exact timing of this tornado is very uncertain; The NCEI database lists a duplicate event for Maysville at 01:25 UTC.
F2	Robbinsville to Stecoah	Graham, Swain	NC	†		00:10–00:25^C	†		Storm Data lists this as part of a long-lived tornado originating in Cherokee County. Significant discrepancies exist for this tornado. Storm Data lists this part of a long-lived, intermittent tornado that tracked across Cherokee, Graham, and Swain counties. However, the publication indicates it touched down three hours later.
F2	W of Danville to eastern Pleasant Hill to NE of Harrodsburg	Boyle, Mercer	KY			00:15–00:35^A	†
F2	SW of Bluffton to W of Peterson	Wells, Adams	IN			00:15–00:27^C	†	†
F3	SE of Readyville to Dowelltown	Cannon, DeKalb	TN	¶		00:17–00:35^C	¶	¶	The Dowelltown Manufacturing Co. was destroyed, leaving 200 people unemployed.
F4	Cottonburg to N of Richmond to E of Mount Sterling	Garrard, Madison, Clark	KY			00:18–00:57^B	†		7 deaths, 28 injuries — This tornado predominantly tracked through rural areas. The majority of damage occurred near Richmond, with thirty homes destroyed.
F3	WNW of West Union to E of Peebles	Adams	KY			00:20–00:37^B	†	†
F2	SW of Warren to S of Markle	Huntington	IN			00:20–00:30^C	†	†
F4	Ball Ground to Juno to W of Dahlonega	Cherokee, Pickens, Dawson, Lumpkin	GA			00:22–00:53^B	†	†	One person was killed and three others were injured near Marble Hill in Pickens County.
F1	NNE of Bluffton to NW of Decatur	Wells, Adams	IN			00:25–00:40^C	‡	‡	Details on this tornado are unspecified.
F2±	SW of Melrose to N of Oakwood	Paulding	OH			00:26–00:34^A	†	†	Fujita and Grazulis list this as a F2 tornado. The NCEI database lists this as a F1 tornado.
F5±	SSW of Athens, AL, to Tanner, AL, to Capshaw, AL, to Harvest, AL, to Flintville, TN†	Limestone (AL), Madison (AL), Lincoln (TN), Franklin (TN)	AL, TN			00:30–01:25^B	†	§	22–27 deaths, 250–270 injuries — See section on this tornado
F1±	Berlin Township	Monroe	MI			00:30–00:31^C	†	†	A barn and shed were destroyed and other buildings were damaged near Estral Beach. Fujita analyzed this as a F1 tornado and Grazulis does not list it in his Significant Tornadoes book. The NCEI database lists this as a F2 tornado. This may have been the same tornado that struck Windsor, Ontario.
F3	Northeastern Gilmer County to NW of Blue Ridge	Gilmer, Fannin	GA			00:40–01:06^B	†	†	Fujita and Grazulis list a F3 tornado. This tornado is omitted from the NCEI database.
F2	W of Hillsdale to W of Clark Lake	Hillsdale, Jackson	MI			00:44–00:59^B	†	‡	2–3 deaths, 31 injuries — A total of 160 homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed. Thirty-one people were injured, mostly in mobile homes. Twenty trailers were destroyed and others were flipped over in a mobile home park north of Hillsdale; only five people were injured here as most sought refuge in a concrete building. Fifty homes were damaged or destroyed along Goose Lake and four people were injured. Forty homes and cottages were damaged or destroyed around Lake LeAnn, two of which "simply disappeared." Two people were killed in North Adams when a tree fell on their trailer. A third person died in Jerome; however, this fatality is not listed by Fujita or Grazulis. The Storm Data publication states that this tornado originated in Indiana and tracked through Branch County, with the total path length reaching. Newspaper reports indicate the tornado aloft was sighted in five other counties.
F2	SE of Lexington	Madison, Fayette	KY			00:45–00:55^C	†
F4	SW of Flintville to AEDC	Lincoln, Franklin, Coffee§	TN	§		00:45–01:25^B	§	§
F0	Apalachia Dam	Cherokee	NC			00:55–00:59^B			Significant discrepancies exist for this tornado. Storm Data lists this as the beginning of a long-lived, intermittent tornado that tracked across Cherokee, Graham, and Swain counties. However, the latter half of the track was a tornado that occurred 40 minutes earlier.
F2¶	W of Cummins Falls State Park to WNW of Rickman¶	Jackson, Putnam¶	TN	¶		00:55–01:07^C	¶	¶	Original assessments indicated the tornado tracked from Jackson County into Overton; however, later analysis showed a track farther south from Jackson into Putnam. The analysis also revealed it to be stronger, with a rating of F2. Fujita rated this as a F1 tornado and Grazulis did not list this event in his Significant Tornadoes book, indicating a rating below F2.
F3	N of Ano to Elgin	Pulaski, Rockcastle, Jackson	KY			00:55–01:30^C	†	†	The NCEI database lists this tornado as occurring at 04:30 UTC
F4	Boone National Forest	Wayne, McCreary	KY			01:04–01:32^R	†	†	The NCEI database lists this tornado as occurring at 03:00 UTC.
F1±†	SE of Mount Sterling	Montgomery	KY			01:05–01:13^B	‡		This tornado is listed as a F3 in the NCEI database; Fujita rated this tornado as a F1 and Grazulis does not list it in his Significant Tornadoes book.
F2	Waldron to SE of Hudson	Hillsdale, Lenawee	MI			01:05–01:10^C	†	†	3 injuries — It is uncertain whether this was a single tornado or two distinct events. A barn was destroyed and a home had its roof torn off near Prattville. One person was injured near Waldron when debris from a barn was thrown into a nearby home. Two people were injured near Hudson when their mobile home was destroyed.
F4	Macedonia to SE of Cookeville to SE of Crawford¶	White, Putnam, Overton¶	TN	¶		01:05–01:39^C	¶	¶	This tornado was originally believed to have continued into Fentress County; however, contemporary analysis indicates it was two separate tornadoes, with the first lifting before reaching the Overton–Fentress County line.
F2±	Windsor, ON, to Grosse Pointe, MI	Essex (ON), Monroe (MI)	ON (Canada), MI			01:09–01:16^B			9 deaths, 10–25 injuries — See section on this tornado
F2	SE of Stamping Ground to Muddy Ford	Scott	KY			01:13–01:28^B	‡
F2+	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Fentress (TN), Pickett (TN), Scott (TN), McCreary (KY)	TN, KY	§		01:15–01:35^C	†§	§#	Based on satellite imagery depicting the damage path nearly 50 years after the tornado, Shamburger 2022 suggests the tornado may have been of F3 or F4 intensity.
F4	SE of McCaysville, GA, to Murphy, NC to SW of Marble, NC	Fannin (GA), Cherokee (NC)	GA, NC			01:15–01:45^B	†	¶#	3 deaths, 40 injuries — The tornado struck southeastern Murpy, damaging or destroying 45 homes and 17 mobile homes. Three fatalities occurred in the city. Forty people were injured overall. It reached a width of nearly three-quarters of a mile. The NCEI database erroneously duplicates this event.
F2†	NE of Payne to SW of Paulding	Paulding	OH			01:16–01:23^A	†	†
F1	Livingston	Overton	TN	¶		01:20–01:25^C	¶	¶#
F4	Faix, TN, to Moodyville, TN, to W of Mount Pisgah	Pickett (TN), Wayne (KY)	TN, KY	§		01:25–01:50^B	§	§
F2	N of Whitley City to Laurel River Lake	McCreary, Whitley	KY			01:30–01:45^R	†
F2§	ESE of Estill Springs NW of Altamont§	Franklin, Coffee, Grundy	TN	§		01:40–02:02^B	§	§	Shamburger 2015 rated this as a F2 tornado. This tornado may have continued into Warren County as part of the 02:15 UTC Irving College–Spencer F3 tornado.
F4	NE of Wilder to SE of Jamestown to SSW of Sharp Place§	Fentress	TN	§		01:41–01:57^C	§	§	At least six people were killed in Jamestown as the tornado destroyed portions of a mobile home park and neighboring residential neighborhood. Thirty-five homes were destroyed here. This was originally considered to be part of the 01:15 UTC Macedonia–Crawford F4 tornado.
F5	N of Vernon to Guin, to Delmar, to ESE of Decatur	Lamar, Marion, Winston, Lawrence, Morgan	AL			01:50–03:57¶^B	≥¶	≥†	28–30 deaths, 272–280 injuries — See section on this tornado - The Storm Data publication describes this event as "probably the most powerful tornado ever observed in Alabama."
F3†	Corbin to W of Fogertown	Laurel, Clay	KY			01:55–02:20^B	†		The NCEI database lists this as a F2 tornado.
F2†	NW of Erie	Monroe	MI			01:56–01:57^A	†	†	3 injuries — A brief tornado destroyed one home and damaged another. Three people were injured, one seriously. The NCEI database lists this as a F3 tornado.
F3	Kidds Crossing to Ula	Wayne, Pulaski	KY			02:00–02:35^C	†
F0+	Dillard	Rabun	GA			02:00–02:01^C	♭	‡	A brief tornado damaged homes, businesses, trees, and utilities in Dillard. Losses reached $90,000. The NCEI database lists it as a F2 tornado. Fujita rated this tornado as a F0 and Grazulis did not list it in his Significant Tornadoes book.
F3	SSW of Irving College SSW of Spencer§	Warren, Van Buren§	TN	§		02:04–02:22^B	§	§	This tornado may have been a continuation of the 02:00 UTC Estill Springs–Altamont F2 tornado.
F0	London	Laurel	KY			02:05–02:09^R			No information beyond the tornado's existence was found by the NWS Office in Jackson, Kentucky. This tornado was omitted from the NCEI database.
F0±	Frewsburg	Chatauqua	NY			02:57–02:58^A			A brief tornado damaged the roofs of several buildings in a business district of Frewsburg. Trees were downed and a few windows were shattered. Fujita listed this as a F0 tornado while the NCEI database lists it as a F1.
F3	SE of Decatur to southern Huntsville to E of Princeton	Morgan, Limestone, Madison, Jackson	AL			03:29–04:27^A	†	†	2 deaths, 7–50 injuries — See section on this tornado
F3	Fawbush to Walnut Grove	Pulaski, Laurel, Rockcastle	KY			03:35–04:05^B	†
F1	NE of Pulaski to SW of Shelbyville	Giles, Marshall, Bedford	TN	§		04:00–04:30^D	§	§
F3	Livingston to Monroe	Overton	TN	§		04:30–04:45^C	§	§
F1	NW of Jessie to SE of Doyle	Warren, White	TN			04:33–04:46^B	¶	¶
F2†	SE of Black Oak to Oneida to Norma	Scott	TN			04:48–05:01^B	†	¶#	The NCEI database lists this as a F3 tornado.
F2†	NE of Knoxville	Knox	TN			05:30–05:35^C	†	¶#	The NCEI database lists this as a F1 tornado.
F3†	E of Sparta to Woody	White, Cumberland	TN	§		05:30–06:00^C	§	¶#	The NCEI database lists this as a F2 tornado.
F1¶	Board Valley	White	TN			05:30–06:00^D			This tornado was omitted from the NCEI database.
F3	NE of Sunbright to Huntsville	Morgan, Scott	TN			05:50–06:05^C	†	¶#
F0	W of Jefferson City	Jefferson	TN			06:55–07:00^C	¶	¶#
F1	Breaks Interstate Park	Dickenson	VA			07:00–07:05^D	‡	‡
F0	Andersonville	Anderson, Union	TN			07:20–07:30^C	¶	¶#
F0	E of Jonesville	Lee	VA			07:21‡	¶	¶♯
F0	Rogersville	Hawkins	TN			07:50–07:51^D	¶	¶#
F1	W of Mullensville	Wyoming	WV			08:00–08:10^C	‡		In Mullinsville, 15 homes were destroyed and 50 others suffered major damage; a mobilehome thrown into the Guyandotte River. Many trees were uprooted along the hillsides surrounding the town. Five to eight people were injured.
F1	Gary	McDowell	WV			08:00–08:01^D			Details on its impacts are unspecified.
F3	W of Coal City to Shady Spring	Raleigh	WV			08:14–08:28^B	†	†	Homes were destroyed south of Beckley; nine people were injured. Near the tornado's origin point, one trailer was destroyed in each of Coal City and Epperly. In Shady Spring, four homes and four trailers were destroyed and ten homes and three trailers were damaged. Damage in the county exceeded $1 million.
F3	Channels State Forest to Saltville	Washington, Smyth	VA			08:15–08:26^B	†	≥¶	Width reached in Washington County but is unspecified in Smyth. One person was killed near Saltville when their mobile home was hurled over ; his wife was injured.
F0	Leonardtown, TN, to Bristol, VA	Sullivan (TN), Bristol (City of, VA)	TN, VA			08:20–08:50^C	‡	‡	7 injuries — Four people were hospitalized in Sullivan County after their mobile homes were destroyed. In northern Bristol, an under-construction home had its entire second story destroyed. Several other homes lost their roof. The tall radio antenna of WZAP collapsed during the storm.Seven people were injured overall. Radar operators at the Tri-Cities Regional Airport did not report a tornadic signature.
F1	Beckley	Raleigh	WV			08:26–08:28^B			The NCEI database erroneously lists the tornado as occurring in Barbour County.
F3	ENE of Beckley to Meadow Bridge to Friars Hill	Raleigh, Fayette, Greenbrier	WV			08:30–09:10^C	†	≥♭#	1 death, 21 injuries — The tornado moved through the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve where it traversed mountains up to and down into the valley gorges; This was the first clearly documented instance of a tornado traversing such mountainous terrain. The tornado's width fluctuated between in this area. Hardest-hit was Meadows Bridge where 10 homes were destroyed, 42 sustained major damage, and 38 had minor damage; 25 mobile homes were damaged. Multiple frame homes were demolished at near-F4 intensity; monetary reached $750,000. Many trees were snapped in half around Meadows Bridge. Aerial surveys showed two distinct damage paths that converged on Meadow Bridge; however, this was assessed as a single tornado with a maximum width in excess of. One person was killed when their mobile home was tossed. Four trailers were destroyed and one home had major damage in Rupert. Twenty-one people were injured.
F1±	Hinton	Summers	WV			08:40–08:41^B			A six-story brick building had its roof torn off, rendering the top two floors a total loss; debris damaged a nearby bank. Windows were shattered at many businesses and trees were downed. Fujita rated this as a F1 tornado; however, the NCEI database lists it as a F0.
F2	Roanoke	Roanoke, Roanoke (City of)	VA			09:42–10:03^A	†	※#	The tornado touched down near VA 419 and the Lynchburg Turnpike where a trailer or pickup truck were blown across a road. It was initially very large, estimated at in width, and narrowed until its dissipation. A new building at an elementary school had its roof collapse. Approximately 120 homes, 2 apartment complexes, and 2 schools were damaged. All 18 structures at one of the complexes were damaged, some of which lost their roof. Homes under-construction in northeastern Roanoke County were knocked off their foundations. Many outbuildings and utility poles were destroyed. Total damage reached $400,000–500,000. The Red Cross prepared to open shelters and provide meals to displaced residents; they aided 125 people displaced from one of the apartment complexes.
F0	SE of Blue Ridge	Fannin	GA			10:00–10:01^E			This tornado was omitted from the NCEI database.
F1	E of Swoop to Staunton to S of Weyers Cave	Augusta, Staunton (City of)	VA			11:07–11:27^C	‡		This tornado occurred within a broader area of wind damage.> Several barns were knocked over and highway signs were bent. A state trooper observing the tornado stated it was up to wide. Churchville suffered $15–20,000 in property damage. A section of roof was torn off of the Fort Defiance high school, leaving eight classrooms with water damage. Three homes suffered wall collapses in Staunton and the Augusta County Courthouse lost part of its roof.
F0	Brasstown	Cherokee	NC			13:00–13:01^D	♭		The NCEI database includes the funnel cloud aloft portion of this tornado as part of its track.
F1	Morganton to NE of Drexel	Burke	NC			13:30–13:35^E	‡		A tornado touched down in Morganton and damaged several structures. The NCEI database erroneously lists this tornado as occurring on April 3.
F2	Hudson	Caldwell	NC			13:45–13:50^E	†
F0	Del Rio	Cocke	TN			14:45–14:46^D	¶	¶

Other events

Multiple funnels were reported with the F5 Sayler Park tornado, two of which may have been distinct tornadoes. There is conflicting information on whether the damage from Waldron to Hudson, Michigan, was caused by one or two tornadoes. The Storm Data publication and NCEI database indicate two, nearly simultaneous F2 tornadoes originating near Waldron. However, Fujita and Grazulis list a single F2 tornado. The Storm Data publication lists a tornado that caused no damage north of Gibson City in Ford County, Illinois. This was not classified as a tornado by Fujita. Fujita initially analyzed a F0 tornado to the southwest of Cherry Log in Gilmer County, Georgia. This was later reclassified as a "tornado cyclone" rather than a true tornado. During the afternoon of April 4, two tornadoes touched down in southern Alabama. The Macon News listed that additional tornadoes were reported in Powder Springs, Douglasville, Austell, and Marietta. Although temporally close, they are not considered part of the Super Outbreak by Abbey and Fujita 1981 and Corfidi et al. 2010. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported that a tornado caused damage to a horse farm and lumber yard in Kenbridge, Lunenburg County, Virginia, with a resident reporting a cone-shaped funnel. The two properties suffered $18,000 in damage.