List of United States tornadoes from January to March 2017
EF # Location County / Parish State Start Coord Time ( UTC ) Path length Max width Summary
EF2 NNE of Doniphan Ripley MO 36°43′01″N 90°48′14″W / 36.717°N 90.804°W / 36.717 ; -90.804 ( Doniphan ( Mar . 9 , EF2 ) ) 00:25-00:44 9.64 mi ( 15.51 km ) 600 yd ( 550 m ) Thousands of trees were snapped and uprooted , with some snapped near the base of the tree , and a barn was destroyed
EF1 NNW of Poplar Bluff Butler MO 36°53′30″N 90°32′27″W / 36.8917°N 90.5408°W / 36.8917 ; -90.5408 ( Poplar Bluff ( Mar . 9 , EF1 ) ) 00:32-00:44 6.35 mi ( 10.22 km ) 100 yd ( 91 m ) Tornado touched down in the Mark Twain National Forest and snapped or uprooted many trees
EF0 NE of Butterfield Barry MO 36°45′58″N 93°52′18″W / 36.766°N 93.8717°W / 36.766 ; -93.8717 ( Butterfield ( Mar . 9 , EF0 ) ) 00:42-00:43 0.1 mi ( 0.16 km ) 100 yd ( 91 m ) A home sustained minor damage
EF0 E of Reeds Spring Taney MO 36°44′N 93°18′W / 36.74°N 93.3°W / 36.74 ; -93.3 ( Reed Springs ( Mar . 9 , EF0 ) ) 00:50-00:51 0.1 mi ( 0.16 km ) 75 yd ( 69 m ) A wooden-framed structure was destroyed and three homes sustained minor roof damage
EF0 SW of Jenkins Barry MO 36°42′20″N 93°45′00″W / 36.7056°N 93.7501°W / 36.7056 ; -93.7501 ( Jenkins ( Mar . 9 , EF0 ) ) 01:00-01:01 0.1 mi ( 0.16 km ) 100 yd ( 91 m ) Multiple trees were snapped and uprooted
EF1 NW of Dudley Stoddard MO 36°51′11″N 90°12′30″W / 36.8531°N 90.2082°W / 36.8531 ; -90.2082 ( Dudley ( Mar . 9 , EF1 ) ) 01:03-01:07 2.28 mi ( 3.67 km ) 75 yd ( 69 m ) A residence lost its windows and doors while also sustaining minor roof damage . A nearby large barn lost a wall and a portion of its metal roof . A second home lost a few shingles , outbuildings were damaged , and trees were downed . One fallen tree caused extensive damage to a garage . A gazebo was blown 100 yd ( 91 m ) into a field
EF0 SE of Forsyth Taney MO 36°41′13″N 93°07′18″W / 36.687°N 93.1218°W / 36.687 ; -93.1218 ( Forsyth ( Mar . 9 , EF0 ) ) 01:06-01:07 1.9 mi ( 3.1 km ) 100 yd ( 91 m ) A strip mall roof was damaged , and trees were uprooted
EF1 S of Broseley Butler MO 36°39′40″N 90°16′25″W / 36.6611°N 90.2736°W / 36.6611 ; -90.2736 ( Broseley ( Mar . 9 , EF1 ) ) 01:14-01:18 2.73 mi ( 4.39 km ) 200 yd ( 180 m ) A farm machine was leveled and other small structures were damaged or destroyed as well . Large irrigation piping was thrown hundreds of feet , farm implements were overturned , and two camper units were rolled . At least four houses received minor to moderate damage to their roofs , windows , and siding , while numerous trees were uprooted
EF1 Bernie Stoddard MO 36°39′41″N 90°05′23″W / 36.6614°N 90.0897°W / 36.6614 ; -90.0897 ( Bernie ( Mar . 9 , EF1 ) ) 01:28-01:48 11.17 mi ( 17.98 km ) 250 yd ( 230 m ) Farm machine sheds of various sizes were leveled . Several homes in Bernie received damage ranging from shingle loss to blown out windows and walls . A small camper unit was overturned , and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted
EF0 NE of Parma Stoddard MO 36°40′17″N 89°45′35″W / 36.6715°N 89.7598°W / 36.6715 ; -89.7598 ( Parma ( Mar . 9 , EF0 ) ) 02:00-02:02 0.73 mi ( 1.17 km ) 100 yd ( 91 m ) Several trees and tree limbs were downed , while two grain bins were pushed in on one side
EF1 NW of New Madrid New Madrid MO 36°40′16″N 89°37′15″W / 36.671°N 89.6209°W / 36.671 ; -89.6209 ( New Madrid ( Mar . 9 , EF1 ) ) 02:10-02:12 1.14 mi ( 1.83 km ) 150 yd ( 140 m ) A house had its roof partially ripped off , a small section of fencing was downed , underpinning was tossed from a mobile home , and several trees were uprooted
EF2 ENE of New Madrid to SW of Hickman New Madrid , Fulton MO , KY 36°37′01″N 89°23′30″W / 36.6169°N 89.3918°W / 36.6169 ; -89.3918 ( New Madrid ( Mar . 9 , EF2 ) ) 02:26-02:38 9.66 mi ( 15.55 km ) 250 yd ( 230 m ) A few farm sheds and several grain bins were destroyed , irrigation pivots were blown over , and extensive tree damage occurred . Power poles and power lines were toppled
EF2 Hickman to N of Union Fulton , Obion KY , TN 36°34′08″N 89°11′12″W / 36.569°N 89.1867°W / 36.569 ; -89.1867 ( Hickman ( Mar . 9 , EF2 ) ) 02:41-02:54 10.17 mi ( 16.37 km ) 250 yd ( 230 m ) More than 45 structures were damaged or destroyed , with considerable damage occurring in Hickman at the beginning of the path . Numerous power poles were broken , and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted . A frame house had its entire roof structure ripped off
EF1 Southern Murray Calloway KY 36°35′59″N 88°19′56″W / 36.5996°N 88.3322°W / 36.5996 ; -88.3322 ( Murray ( Mar . 9 , EF1 ) ) 03:13-03:19 5.61 mi ( 9.03 km ) 150 yd ( 140 m ) Two dugouts had their roofs torn off and hurled across the street at the local high school , a well-built steel barn was damaged , and many trees were snapped or uprooted along the path . A building was destroyed by falling trees as well
EF0 N of Clarksburg Carroll TN 35°54′28″N 88°23′32″W / 35.9077°N 88.3921°W / 35.9077 ; -88.3921 ( Clarksburg ( Mar . 9 , EF0 ) ) 03:54-03:56 0.96 mi ( 1.54 km ) 150 yd ( 140 m ) Trees and storage buildings were damaged
EF0 SE of Belfast Marshall TN 35°24′53″N 86°42′18″W / 35.4146°N 86.7049°W / 35.4146 ; -86.7049 ( Belfast ( Mar . 9 , EF0 ) ) 05:32-05:36 3.15 mi ( 5.07 km ) 100 yd ( 91 m ) The roofs of a few houses were damaged , several outbuildings were destroyed , and several trees were snapped
EF1 ESE of Lynchburg Moore , Franklin TN 35°18′N 86°17′W / 35.30°N 86.28°W / 35.30 ; -86.28 ( Lynchburg ( Mar . 9 , EF1 ) ) 05:55-06:08 4.2 mi ( 6.8 km ) 320 yd ( 290 m ) A mobile home , as well as a chicken house undergoing reparation , were both destroyed . Significant tree damage was observed
March -- March 9 event
From January to March 2017, various weather forecast offices of the National Weather Service confirmed at least 399 tornadoes across the United States, activity well beyond climatological norms. Based on the 1991-2010 average, the first month of the year is expected to see 35 tornadoes, with 29 occurring in February and 80 forming throughout March. In 2017, however, the count for the first three months was 135, 70, and 194, respectively. Activity began with the development of an EF1 tornado north of Jasper, Texas at 15:03 UTC on January 2. The latest storm of the period was an EF1 that touched down southeast of Powellsville, North Carolina at 22:15 UTC on March 31. The strongest tornado, an EF4, carved a path of destruction from Perryville, Missouri to southwest of Christopher, Illinois. Meanwhile, the deadliest tornado of the period was of EF3 intensity that destroyed a mobile home park south of Adel, Georgia, killing 11 people. The first month of the year featured the second-highest tornado count on record, surpassed only by 1999. A total of 135 tornadoes were confirmed, resultant from two major outbreaks that affected the United States on January 2 and from January 21-23. The latter event was the second-largest January outbreak on record (with 81 confirmed tornadoes), second to January 21-23, 1999, and the third-largest wintertime outbreak, excelled only by the aforementioned incident and the 2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak. In addition, the outbreak led to 42 tornadoes in the state of Georgia, upending the previous record of 25 set during 2004's Hurricane Ivan. Twenty people were killed from January 21-23, the second-highest count during a January event to the 1969 Hazlehurst, Mississippi tornado outbreak.