 The
Mid-October 2007 Tornado Outbreak was a widespread tornado outbreak. that
took place across much of the eastern half of North America starting on
October 17, 2007 and continuing into the early hours of October 19. The
outbreak was also responsible for five deaths; three in Michigan and two
in Missouri, plus many injuries (including some from non-tornadic events).
At least 50 tornadoes were confirmed including eight on October 17 across
three states including Arkansas, Mississippi and Missouri with wind damage
reported in Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois, Iowa, Arkansas and Mississippi. On
October 18, at least 42 tornadoes were confirmed across five states
including Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky and Michigan, plus
widespread straight line wind damage. It was one of the largest tornado
outbreaks ever recorded in the month of OctoberThe first severe
thunderstorms developed during the early morning of October 17 across much
of northern and eastern Texas and parts of Oklahoma and Kansas with only
one reported tornado in east Texas. Several severe thunderstorms then
later developed across eastern Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, western
Mississippi, eastern Kansas, Missouri and parts of Nebraska, Iowa,
Kentucky, Illinois and Tennessee. 12 additional tornadoes were reported in
Missouri and Louisiana during the late afternoon and early evening with
damage reported in Lawrence and Greene counties in Missouri. One of the
tornadoes located near Verona destroyed several barns and homes but did
not cause any injuries and was later confirmed as an EF2. The storms
persisted throughout the night and an additional tornado killed 2 people
inside a mobile home in Greene County, Missouri near Paris.
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