Hurricane Beryl tornado outbreak

Hurricane Beryl tornado outbreak

File:MountVernon2024EF3AerialSurvey.jpg EF3 damage to a Kenco facility in Mount Vernon, Indiana
Meteorological history
Tornado outbreak
Tornadoes	67
Maximum rating	EF3 tornado
Duration	July 8–10, 2024
Highest winds	140 mph (230 km/h) EF3 tornado in Mount Vernon, Indiana.
Overall effects
Fatalities	1
Injuries	5
Areas affected	South Central United States, Mississippi Valley, and Northeastern United States, Ontario
IBTrACS
Part of the tornado outbreaks of 2024 and Hurricane Beryl

A tornado outbreak spawned by Hurricane Beryl impacted the South Central United States, Mississippi Valley, and Northeastern United States between July 8–10, 2024. Hurricane Beryl, which was the first major hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, made landfall in Texas as a Category 1 hurricane, and moved inland over the Southern United States, spawning numerous tornadoes across the states of Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas on July 8. 110 tornado warnings were issued on July 8 alone, the most for any day in July. The outbreak also set new records for tornado warning issuances in a single day for the National Weather Service Offices in Shreveport and Buffalo, New York, at 67 and 9 respectively. With 67 recorded tornadoes, this was the most prolific tropical cyclone-related tornado outbreak in the United States since Hurricane Rita in 2005.

Meteorological synopsis

Starting July 6, the Storm Prediction Center outlined a slight risk convective outlook for parts of Texas and Louisiana, stating that dew points in the mid to upper 70s Fahrenheit, along with strong low-level winds and favorable hodographs, would be conducive to the development of tornadoes. On July 7, multiple forecast models were showing the presence of semi-discrete supercells forming, as SRH values ranged between 200–300m²/s², and the SPC stated that a few tornadoes were possible. On July 8, Beryl made landfall near Matagorda, Texas, United States as a Category 1 hurricane.

Confirmed tornadoes

Confirmed tornadoes by Enhanced Fujita rating

EF0	EF1	EF2	EF3	EF4	EF5	Total
13	42	9	1	0	0	67

July 8 event

List of confirmed tornadoes – Monday, July 8, 2024

EF#	Location	County / Parish	State	Start Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Max width
EF1	SW of Jamaica Beach	Galveston	TX		06:57–06:59	1.1 mi (1.8 km)	100 yd (91 m)
	A waterspout over the Gulf of Mexico moved onshore, damaging power poles and inflicting significant damage to a home.
EF2	Western Jasper	Jasper	TX		15:57–16:24	12.01 mi (19.33 km)	400 yd (370 m)
	This strong, low-end EF2 tornado tracked through the west side of Jasper. Many power poles and trees were snapped or uprooted and numerous homes and outbuildings were heavily damaged. One person was injured.
EF1	W of Alto	Cherokee	TX		17:04–17:07	1.13 mi (1.82 km)	200 yd (180 m)
	A tornado peeled the metal roof off of a home and snapped or uprooted numerous trees.
EF1	NNE of Milam	Sabine	TX		17:39–17:44	2.85 mi (4.59 km)	440 yd (400 m)
	This high-end EF1 tornado began as a waterspout over Patroon Creek before briefly moving onshore at an RV park on the Holly Park Marina. A couple of RVs were destroyed after being overturned and tossed, a few boats were thrown, a boat dock was ruined, and a small fish cleaning station was destroyed. After crossing over the creek, the tornado snapped or uprooted numerous trees. The tornado then moved into the Toledo Bend Reservoir before dissipating.
EF1	Appleby to NW of Mahl	Nacogdoches	TX		17:41–17:49	7.09 mi (11.41 km)	1,208 yd (1,105 m)
	This high-end EF1 tornado collapsed part of the roof of an outbuilding, partially unroofed two homes, and snapped or uprooted numerous trees.
EF0	NNW of Minden to S of Henderson	Rusk	TX		18:06–18:13	3.73 mi (6.00 km)	915 yd (837 m)
	Trees were uprooted and tree limbs were snapped by this high-end EF0 tornado.
EF1	ENE of Campti	Sabine	TX		18:10–18:19	6.69 mi (10.77 km)	375 yd (343 m)
	Mainly tree and timber damage occurred. Most of the track was determined via high-resolution satellite imagery and aerial imagery since most of the area was inaccessible to ground surveys.
EF2	W of Converse to WSW of South Mansfield	Sabine, DeSoto	LA		18:15–18:38	16.83 mi (27.09 km)	1,425 yd (1,303 m)
	This large EF2 tornado struck a church property, heavily damaging every building there. A mobile home suffered minor roof damage, wooden power poles were snapped, and trees were snapped or uprooted as well.
EF1	Timpson	Shelby	TX		18:15–18:18	2.57 mi (4.14 km)	495 yd (453 m)
	This high-end EF1 tornado touched down in the center of Timpson, ripping almost half the roof off a business, destroying an RV, and snapping or uprooting numerous trees. The tornado then moved northwestward out of the town, snapping several trees before dissipating.
EF2	N of Belmont to Pleasant Hill to ENE of Mansfield	Sabine, DeSoto	LA		18:33–19:18	25.49 mi (41.02 km)	1,677 yd (1,533 m)
	This large, long-tracked tornado first traveled north along LA 175, producing sporadic tree damage before moving through Pleasant Hill, snapping or uprooting numerous trees and ripping metal roof panels off of a structure. Past Pleasant Hill, two single-wide manufactured homes being used as offices at a refinery were rolled. As the tornado reached LA 346, it ripped large portions of roofs off of two homes and obliterated a mobile home. Many trees were snapped or uprooted, including some that fell on and damaged homes and vehicles. The tornado then continued generally northward, damaging, snapping, or uprooting trees before dissipating.
EF1	Northern Pelican to NNE of Benson	DeSoto	LA		18:39–18:46	3.67 mi (5.91 km)	100 yd (91 m)
	This low-end EF1 tornado snapped or uprooted trees.
EF1	E of Longstreet, LA to SW of Bethany, LA and TX to NW of Panola, TX	DeSoto (LA), Caddo (LA), Panola (TX), Harrison (TX)	LA, TX		18:47–19:36	27.93 mi (44.95 km)	850 yd (780 m)
	This long-tracked tornado snapped or uprooted dozens of trees and downed power poles and powerlines. As the tornado passed close to Keithville, it flipped a single-wide mobile home, before the tornado reached peak intensity in Bethany, causing extensive, very high-end EF1 damage. Some structures were damaged by fallen trees as well. One person was injured in the flipped mobile home, while another was trapped but unscathed.
EF0	S of Lakeport	Rusk, Gregg	TX		19:08–19:10	3.1052 mi (4.9973 km)	570 yd (520 m)
	This high-end EF0 tornado initially damaged trees before and after crossing Lake Cherokee. After causing very sporadic tree damage, the tornado struck the East Texas Regional Airport, where several hangars had their large metal doors knocked down or twisted and some side paneling ripped off as well. Two stop signs were twisted from their base, although this damage was unratable. The tornado then caused some additional tree damage before dissipating.
EF1	NE of Tatum to S of Hallsville	Panola, Rusk, Harrison	TX		19:19–19:34	9.7927 mi (15.7598 km)	380 yd (350 m)
	This high-end EF1 tornado snapped or uprooted dozens of trees. Some homes suffered minor siding damage or metal roofing damage as well.
EF2	W of Hall Summit to Eastwood to W of Plain Dealing	Red River, Bossier	LA		19:15–20:50	53.38 mi (85.91 km)	1,000 yd (910 m)
	1 death – A long-track, long lived, low-end EF2 tornado began in extreme northern Red River Parish, snapping several trees and uprooting more. Structural damage in the area was mainly due to fallen trees and remained minor. The tornado then entered Bossier Parish into the Loggy Bayou Wildlife Management Area continuing to damage trees. The tornado continued tracking north-northwest, striking the southeast corner of Barksdale Air Force Base. Several trees were snapped and uprooted in this area as well, along with power poles snapped and powerlines downed. After continuing to cause tree and powerline damage as it passed through Eastwood, the tornado caused its most intense east of Benton snapping several large trees as it reached low-end EF2 intensity briefly multiple times. One tree fell on a mobile home, killing a woman and injuring her two children. The tornado continued to cause powerline and tree damage until it lifted west of Plain Dealing.
EF1	E of Scottsville	Harrison	TX		19:46–20:04	10.03 mi (16.14 km)	270 yd (250 m)
	A tornado snapped and uprooted trees before continuing into an inaccessible area.
EFU	SSE of Powhatan	Natchitoches	LA		19:51–19:53	2.25 mi (3.62 km)	N/A
	A storm chaser captured video of a tornado over an open field. No damage was found.
EF0	E of Gloster	DeSoto	LA		19:57–19:58	0.395 mi (0.636 km)	200 yd (180 m)
	Large tree limbs were downed.
EF1	Shelbyville to NNE of Center	Shelby	TX		20:18–20:32	10.39 mi (16.72 km)	900 yd (820 m)
	Homes suffered roof damage, power lines were downed, and trees were snapped or uprooted by this high-end EF1 tornado. Much of the track was inaccessible due to the lack of an adequate road network.
EF1	ESE of Dreka	Shelby	TX		20:29–20:35	5.01 mi (8.06 km)	650 yd (590 m)
	This high-end EF1 tornado moved along the western shoreline of the Toledo Bend Reservoir, snapping or uprooting dozens of trees, including some that blocked roads. Smaller buildings at a camp were also damaged.
EF1	WSW of Bienville to E of Sparta	Bienville	LA		20:30–20:35	3.32 mi (5.34 km)	300 yd (270 m)
	This tornado formed as the previous tornado was dissipating. Numerous trees were snapped.
EF1	W of Joaquin to NNE of Tenaha	Shelby, Panola	TX		20:41–20:48	5.13 mi (8.26 km)	800 yd (730 m)
	Many trees were snapped or uprooted.
EF1	W of Noble	Sabine	LA		20:42–20:44	1.28 mi (2.06 km)	400 yd (370 m)
	A substantial tree damage signature was noted along the eastern shore of the Toledo Bend Reservoir. Since the tornado came off the water, there was no way to determine if the track was longer than analyzed. Additionally, the entire path of the tornado was confirmed via high resolution satellite data and a radar tornadic debris signature since the area was inaccessible to ground surveys.
EF1	WSW of Plain Dealing	Bossier	LA		20:46–20:52	2.68 mi (4.31 km)	600 yd (550 m)
	This tornado formed as the long-track EF1 Benton tornado was dissipating. Numerous trees were snapped.
EF2	W of Union Springs	Sabine	LA		20:59–21:02	1.42 mi (2.29 km)	164 yd (150 m)
	After initially snapping and uprooting countless trees, this strong tornado reached low-end EF2 intensity at an intersection west of Union Springs. It removed most of the roof off a house and blew it into neighboring lawns with a 2x4 from the roof piercing another home. Other homes and cars in the area were damaged by snapped or uprooted trees. The tornado then continued to snap and uproot trees as it moved north-northwestward before dissipating. One person was injured.
EF0	E of Ida	Bossier	LA		21:00–21:03	1.96 mi (3.15 km)	50 yd (46 m)
	Some trees were uprooted and large limbs were snapped.
EF1	NE of Minden	Webster	LA		21:01–21:03	1.07 mi (1.72 km)	479 yd (438 m)
	A number of large trees were snapped and uprooted, one of which fell on a home.
EF1	E of Ida, LA to W of Gin City, AR	Bossier (LA), Lafayette (AR)	LA, AR		21:03–21:16	6.98 mi (11.23 km)	300 yd (270 m)
	In Louisiana, this multi-vortex tornado snapped trees and power poles. In Arkansas, the tornado damaged six power poles, including two that were snapped, and laid out a 50 yd-wide (46 m) section of corn.
EF1	E of Hughes Springs	Cass	TX		21:08–21:16	4.24 mi (6.82 km)	700 yd (640 m)
	A wooden power pole was snapped near its base. Trees were snapped or uprooted as well.
EF1	E of Converse to NNE of Benson	Sabine, DeSoto	LA		21:10–21:26	9.75 mi (15.69 km)	500 yd (460 m)
	Many trees were snapped or uprooted, including some that fell on and damaged structures. Power lines were also downed.
EF0	WSW of Gin City	Lafayette	AR		21:11–21:16	0.97 mi (1.56 km)	25 yd (23 m)
	This was a satellite tornado to the EF1 Gin City tornado. Some large tree limbs were downed.
EF1	NE of Minden	Webster	LA		21:11–21:14	1.53 mi (2.46 km)	345 yd (315 m)
	Several trees were snapped or uprooted in a convergent pattern.
EF1	S of Fouke	Miller	AR		21:19–21:34	6.39 mi (10.28 km)	619 yd (566 m)
	This erratic tornado removed a few metal panels from a metal barn and snapped or uprooted trees.
EF1	W of South Mansfield to S of Grand Cane	DeSoto	LA		21:25–21:28	2.5409 mi (4.0892 km)	67 yd (61 m)
	This low-end EF1 tornado damaged trees, including some that were snapped or uprooted.
EF1	Dykesville to ENE of Shongaloo	Claiborne, Webster	LA		21:37–21:44	4.8 mi (7.7 km)	400 yd (370 m)
	This high-end EF1 tornado snapped or uprooted dozens of trees and downed a few power lines.
EF1	NE of Shongaloo	Webster	LA		21:42–21:48	3.94 mi (6.34 km)	375 yd (343 m)
	This tornado touched down as the Dykesville EF1 tornado dissipated and damaged trees.
EF0	NNE of Mansfield	DeSoto	LA		21:44–21:50	3.47 mi (5.58 km)	250 yd (230 m)
	Large tree limbs were downed.
EF1	NW of Fouke	Miller	AR		21:45–21:49	2.33 mi (3.75 km)	50 yd (46 m)
	Trees were snapped and large limbs were downed.
EF1	NNE of Shongaloo, LA to NNE of Western, AR	Webster (LA), Columbia (AR)	LA, AR		21:48–21:59	6.52 mi (10.49 km)	300 yd (270 m)
	This tornado touched down as the second Shongaloo EF1 tornado dissipated. In Louisiana, trees were snapped or uprooted, including one tree that fell on a vehicle. A shed was damaged and an old barn had some tin peeled off. The tornado continued to snap or uproot trees after crossing into Arkansas before dissipating.
EF1	Texarkana	Bowie	TX		22:17–22:19	0.22 mi (0.35 km)	287 yd (262 m)
	A tornado ripped roofing off two homes and an older retail building. Additional structures sustained damage from damaged trees.
EF1	E of Keithville	Caddo	LA		22:21–22:25	1.86 mi (2.99 km)	150 yd (140 m)
	Homes suffered minor shingle damage, fences were downed, the metal roof off of a guard station was removed, and many trees were downed.
EF1	N of Campti to WNW of Creston	Natchitoches	LA		23:02–23:11	5.76 mi (9.27 km)	100 yd (91 m)
	Damage was limited to trees.
EF1	ESE of Sparkman (1st tornado)	Dallas	AR		23:46–23:55	3.23 mi (5.20 km)	75 yd (69 m)
	This low-end EF1 tornado was a twin to the tornado below. It severely damaged the awning of a carport that was attached to a manufactured home and damaged trees.
EF1	ESE of Sparkman (2nd tornado)	Dallas	AR		23:51–23:56	2.41 mi (3.88 km)	75 yd (69 m)
	This low-end EF1 tornado was a twin to the tornado above. Damage was limited to trees.
EF2	W of Bernice to Weldon	Union	LA		23:59–00:04	3.2 mi (5.1 km)	750 yd (690 m)
	This strong, low-end EF2 tornado snapped or uprooted hundreds of trees and downed a number of power poles.
EF2	W of Laran	Union	LA		00:42–00:44	1.48 mi (2.38 km)	175 yd (160 m)
	This brief but strong tornado struck a home which was unroofed and had multiple exterior walls knocked down. Two pickup trucks were rolled or thrown into the yard and many trees around the home were damaged as well.
EF1	NNW of Stephens	Ouachita, Nevada	AR		01:00–01:05	2.87 mi (4.62 km)	50 yd (46 m)
	This low-end EF1 tornado damaged a couple of outbuildings and peeled metal roofing off of a large barn. Long swaths of trees were uprooted as well. The survey for this tornado was conducted through geotagged drone imagery from the Camden Fire Department.
EF1	E of Grapevine	Jefferson	AR		03:28–03:35	3.19 mi (5.13 km)	75 yd (69 m)
	This low-end EF1 tornado ripped some metal panels off of a few chicken houses and damaged trees.
EF0	E of White Hall to Pastoria	Jefferson	AR		03:49–03:59	5.79 mi (9.32 km)
	This weak tornado only caused minor tree damage.

July 9 event

List of confirmed tornadoes – Tuesday, July 9, 2024

EF#	Location	County / Parish	State	Start Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Max width
EF1	NNW of Snake Run	Gibson	IN		16:37–16:38	0.41 mi (0.66 km)	40 yd (37 m)
	Crops and a home were damaged and a wooden power pole was leaned. The width of the tornado was estimated from images and video. Preliminary information.
EF0	NNE of Dubre	Cumberland, Metcalfe	KY		19:00–19:01	0.92 mi (1.48 km)	200 yd (180 m)
	This high-end EF0 tornado snapped tree limbs and uprooted trees.
EF1	N of Sturgis to SW of Morganfield	Union	KY		20:28–20:34	3.22 mi (5.18 km)	150 yd (140 m)
	Two homes suffered roof damage, corn was leveled, and trees were snapped or uprooted from this high-end EF1 tornado.
EF1	W of Morganfield to W of Uniontown	Union	KY		20:40–20:52	6.34 mi (10.20 km)	150 yd (140 m)
	Corn was flattened and trees were snapped or uprooted.
EF3	Eastern Mount Vernon to E of Solitude	Posey	IN		21:18–21:29	5.85 mi (9.41 km)	300 yd (270 m)
	This tornado touched down just north of the Ohio River causing minor tree and crop damage before quickly strengthening to low-end EF3 intensity and striking a Kenco facility on the east side of Mt. Vernon. The structure had half of its roof removed along with large sections of its outer walls collapsed. Just to the north of there, the tornado damaged power poles, overturned semitrailers, and derailed several train cars. The tornado then continued northward, heavily damaging a mobile home, two homes, outbuildings, and snapping or uprooting trees before dissipating.
EF1	NNE of Solitude	Posey	IN		21:32–21:39	3.29 mi (5.29 km)	300 yd (270 m)
	This high-end EF1 tornado bent a power pole and snapped or uprooted trees.
EF2	N of Poseyville to N of Johnson	Posey, Gibson	IN		21:51–22:14	8.38 mi (13.49 km)	400 yd (370 m)
	This strong tornado heavily damaged or destroyed mobile homes, outbuildings, crops, and snapped power poles and tree limbs.
EF1	W of Patoka	Gibson	IN		22:50–22:52	1.06 mi (1.71 km)	25 yd (23 m)
	This tornado leaned a power pole, snapped large tree limbs, and damaged crops.
EF0	NW of Shoals to NNE of Loogootee	Martin	IN		00:21–00:24	1.77 mi (2.85 km)	20 yd (18 m)
	A small, skipping high-end EF0 tornado downed large tree limbs and small trees.

July 10 event

List of confirmed tornadoes – Wednesday, July 10, 2024

EF#	Location	County / Parish	State	Start Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Max width
EF1	NE of Arkwright to SE of Forestville	Chautauqua	NY		16:06–16:14	3.0 mi (4.8 km)	150 yd (140 m)
	Many structures, including homes, suffered varying degrees of roof damage from this high-end EF1 tornado, including some that had their roofs removed and exterior walls knocked down. Many trees were snapped or uprooted as well.
EF2	SE of Eden	Erie	NY		16:40–16:46	4.22 mi (6.79 km)	300 yd (270 m)
	This strong tornado initially damaged multiple buildings, snapped tree limbs, and uprooted shallow trees. After damaging the roof of another structure, the tornado intensified to low-end EF2 strength, destroying multiple farm buildings. From there the tornado weakened slightly, snapping trees at high-end EF1 intensity before abruptly dissipating.
EF1	N of West Falls to Griffins Mills	Erie	NY		16:59–17:06	2.8 mi (4.5 km)	400 yd (370 m)
	This high-end EF1 tornado snapped or uprooted numerous trees. Just before lifting, it struck a newly built horse barn, ripping off a portion of its roof and blowing out windows.
EF0	NE of Darien	Genesee	NY		17:42–17:46	1 mi (1.6 km)	50 yd (46 m)
	Video evidence of a brief tornado was sent in by storm spotters. Damage was generally limited to mangled tree limbs.
EF1	N of Redfield	Oswego	NY		18:23–18:28	2.2 mi (3.5 km)	50 yd (46 m)
	Trees were damaged, including some that were downed.
EFU	SSW of Fair Haven	Wayne	NY		19:09	0.1 mi (0.16 km)	25 yd (23 m)
	A brief tornado affected vehicular traffic on NY 104A, which is not a damage indicator. Surveys are ongoing to determine if the tornado caused any tree or structural damage.
EF0	West London	Middlesex	ON		20:00	Insufficient Evidence	Insufficient Evidence
	Video evidence of a brief tornado was reported. Weak tree damage was discovered in a survey.
EF0	Hyde Park (London)	Middlesex	ON		20:00	1.6 mi (2.6 km)	11 yd (10 m)
	Video evidence of a brief tornado was reported. Surveys found weak tree damage and a damage path through cropland.
EF0	E of Forestport	Oneida	NY		21:59–22:01	0.6 mi (0.97 km)	75 yd (69 m)
	Trees were snapped or uprooted.

See also

• Weather of 2024
• Tornadoes of 2024
• List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks
• List of tornadoes spawned by tropical cyclones

External links

• Drone footage shows tornado's destruction in Eden, New York