Tornado outbreak sequence of June 3–11, 2008

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The June 2008 tornado outbreak sequence is an on-going series of tornado outbreaks and derecho events affecting most of central and eastern North America since June 3, 2008. At least 70 tornadoes have been reported and 23 confirmed as of June 4. No fatalities have been reported as a direct result of tornadoes but three people were killed by severe weather including flash flooding and straight-line winds across three states.

Meteorological synopsis

Following a series of violent tornado outbreaks that claimed the lives of at least 26 people in mid-May and at least 12 people in late-May, a stationary boundary formed across the Midwest separating a seasonally cool airmass from most of Canada from the very warm and moist airmass from the Southern states and the Gulf of Mexico where temperatures locally rose into the 100s. A series of waves of low pressures formed along the boundary line produced very heavy rain and damaging winds across the Ohio Valley and southern Great Lakes on June 2, 2008. A moderate risk of severe weather was issued for parts of Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio and West Virginia for that day. 18 tornadoes were reported also mostly over Indiana and Illinois. One particular tornado caused extensive damage across Rush and Decatur counties with the community of Moscow about 35 miles southwest of Indianapolis being the hardest hit area. The EF3 tornado heavily damaged some homes as well as a covered bridge and buildings used by the Indiana National Guard. Several people were injured including one critically.

On May 4, as the moderate risk of severe weather shifted further east in the coastal areas of the states, the complex of storms transitioned into a progressive derecho across the Middle Atlantic States including the Richmond, Virginia, Baltimore, Maryland and Washington D.C metropolitan areas with widespread wind damage from winds estimated as strong as 100 mph (160 km/h) and several embedded tornadoes. 1 person was killed by damaging winds in Virginia while two others where killed due to the flooding rains.

Later that same day, a new wave was formed just east of the Rockies. A moderate risk of storms was issued for most of the Central Plains. At least 45 tornadoes were reported during the evening hours with the most damaging ones occurring across southern Nebraska and Iowa.

On May 5, a high risk of severe weather was issued from Wichita to the Twin Cities and including the cities of Omaha, Des Moines and Kansas City. A moderate risk extended northward to Duluth, Minnesota and southward to Oklahoma City.

On May 6, a moderate risk was issued for northern Illinois including Chicago. It was later expanded to cover areas in surrounding states.

Reported tornadoes

Confirmed tornadoes by Enhanced Fujita rating
EFU	EF0	EF1	EF2	EF3	EF4	EF5	Total
0	9	12	1	1	0	0	23

June 3 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, June 3, 2008
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Illinois
EF?	E of Vernon	Marion	38°80′N 89°05′W / 39.333°N 89.083°W / 39.333; -89.083 Coordinates: latitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude	1305		Roof was blown off a barn and shingles were removed from a house.
EF?	SW of Winchester	Scott	39°60′N 90°50′W / 40.000°N 90.833°W / 40.000; -90.833 Coordinates: latitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude	0030
EF?	N of Manchester	Scott	39°57′N 90°33′W / 39.950°N 90.550°W / 39.950; -90.550	0046
EF?	Pleasant Hill	Pike	39°44′N 90°87′W / 39.733°N 91.450°W / 39.733; -91.450 Coordinates: longitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid longitude	0059		Tornado reported by the sheriff office.
EF?	Farmersville	Montgomery	39°44′N 89°65′W / 39.733°N 90.083°W / 39.733; -90.083 Coordinates: longitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid longitude	0101
EF?	Eldred	Greene	39°29′N 90°55′W / 39.483°N 90.917°W / 39.483; -90.917	0115
EF?	E of Michael	Greene	39°24′N 90°58′W / 39.400°N 90.967°W / 39.400; -90.967	0230
Indiana
EF0	S of Waverly	Morgan	39°48′N 86°34′W / 39.800°N 86.567°W / 39.800; -86.567	1830		Brief tornado touchdown.
EF?	Cottage Grove	Union	39°60′N 84°86′W / 40.000°N 85.433°W / 40.000; -85.433 Coordinates: latitude minutes >= 60 Coordinates: longitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude	0054		Tornado report along Highway 27.
EF?	St. Paul	Decatur	39°43′N 85°63′W / 39.717°N 86.050°W / 39.717; -86.050 Coordinates: longitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid longitude	0109		Damage to telephone poles and wires.
EF3	Moscow area	Shelby, Rush	39°51′N 85°58′W / 39.850°N 85.967°W / 39.850; -85.967	0109	unknown	Major damage in the area with houses damaged and destroyed. Several people were injured, one critically.
EF?	Princes Lakes	Johnson	39°35′N 86°11′W / 39.583°N 86.183°W / 39.583; -86.183	0129
EF2	SW of Edinburgh	Brown, Johnson	39°35′N 85°97′W / 39.583°N 86.617°W / 39.583; -86.617 Coordinates: longitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid longitude	0129	unknown	Significant damage reported at Camp Atterbury, with about 40 buildings damaged at the base. Debris in the air reported and power transformers were blowing.
EF1	Clarksburg	Decatur		0155	unknown
Virginia
EF0	Roanoke	Roanoke city		2327	1.5 miles (2.4 km)	Brief tornado in a subdivision. Some trees were knocked down, with a few landing on houses.
EF0	S of Midlothian	Chesterfield	37°43′N 77°64′W / 37.717°N 78.067°W / 37.717; -78.067 Coordinates: longitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid longitude	0040	0.25 mile (400 m)	Narrow short-lived tornado knocked down some trees.
Ohio
EF0	SW of Oxford	Butler	39°51′N 84°75′W / 39.850°N 85.250°W / 39.850; -85.250 Coordinates: longitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid longitude	0100	unknown
EF?	Albany	Athens	39°22′N 82°20′W / 39.367°N 82.333°W / 39.367; -82.333	0147
EF0	Martinsville	Clinton		0425	unknown
Missouri
EF?	Whiteside	Lincoln	39°18′N 91°02′W / 39.300°N 91.033°W / 39.300; -91.033	0148		Tornado spotted by sheriff.
EF1	N of Roach	Camden		0525	6.5 miles (10 km)	Tornado touched down in the Lake of the Ozarks area. One house was damaged and over 100 trees were uprooted or snapped.
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for June 3, 2008, NWS Indianapolis, NWS Blacksburg, NWS Springfield, NWS Wilmington, OH

June 4 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, June 4, 2008
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Ohio
EF0	Newtown	Hamilton	39°12′N 84°35′W / 39.200°N 84.583°W / 39.200; -84.583	1148	unknown	Trees twisted and knocked down.
Virginia
EF1	Millwood	Clarke	39°12′N 77°87′W / 39.200°N 78.450°W / 39.200; -78.450 Coordinates: longitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid longitude	1832	0.5 mile (800 m)	Brief tornado spun up amidst derecho winds to 90 mph (150 km/h) with trees scattered.
EF?	Falls Church	Falls Church city	38°88′N 77°17′W / 39.467°N 77.283°W / 39.467; -77.283 Coordinates: latitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude	1905		Tornado reported at Annandale Road embedded in the derecho.
EF?	Huntingdon	Fairfax	38°78′N 77°07′W / 39.300°N 77.117°W / 39.300; -77.117 Coordinates: latitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude	1945
Maryland
EF0	Chesapeake Beach	Calvert		1940	1.5 miles (2.4 km)	About 20 houses were damaged, mostly to roofs and siding. A restaurant also lost part of its roof. Numerous trees were knocked down.
EF?	Huntingtown	Calvert	38°62′N 76°61′W / 39.033°N 77.017°W / 39.033; -77.017 Coordinates: latitude minutes >= 60 Coordinates: longitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude	1945
EF?	Bel Alton	Charles	38°46′N 76°98′W / 38.767°N 77.633°W / 38.767; -77.633 Coordinates: longitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid longitude	0004		Large tornado reported.
Colorado
EF?	S of Hyde	Washington	40°01′N 102°83′W / 40.017°N 103.383°W / 40.017; -103.383 Coordinates: longitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid longitude	2029
EF?	SW of Yuma	Yuma	40°08′N 102°75′W / 40.133°N 103.250°W / 40.133; -103.250 Coordinates: longitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid longitude	2103		Brief touchdown.
EF?	S of Hoyt	Adams	39°99′N 104°07′W / 40.650°N 104.117°W / 40.650; -104.117 Coordinates: latitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude	2104
Iowa
EF?	S of Glenwood	Mills	41°00′N 95°74′W / 41.000°N 96.233°W / 41.000; -96.233 Coordinates: longitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid longitude	2304		Tornado reported by spotters.
EF?	S of Creston	Union	41°04′N 94°36′W / 41.067°N 94.600°W / 41.067; -94.600	2304
EF1	SW of Malvern	Mills	40°96′N 95°65′W / 41.600°N 96.083°W / 41.600; -96.083 Coordinates: latitude minutes >= 60 Coordinates: longitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude	2322	5 miles (8 km)
EF1	S of Emerson	Mills	41°00′N 95°40′W / 41.000°N 95.667°W / 41.000; -95.667	2356	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
EF?	W of Red Oak	Montgomery	41°01′N 95°32′W / 41.017°N 95.533°W / 41.017; -95.533	2358
EF1	N of Nodaway	Adams	40°94′N 94°92′W / 41.567°N 95.533°W / 41.567; -95.533 Coordinates: latitude minutes >= 60 Coordinates: longitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude	0113	6.4 miles (10 km)	Rain-wrapped tornado according to KCCI.
EF1	SE of Corning	Adams	40°99′N 94°74′W / 41.650°N 95.233°W / 41.650; -95.233 Coordinates: latitude minutes >= 60 Coordinates: longitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude	0137	8.6 miles (14 km)	Tornado reported with debris cloud.
EF1	NW of Kent	Union	40°98′N 94°47′W / 41.633°N 94.783°W / 41.633; -94.783 Coordinates: latitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude	0218	6.3 miles (10 km)	A farm was damaged with outbuildings destroyed. Power poles knocked over.
EF?	Afton area	Union	41°04′N 94°20′W / 41.067°N 94.333°W / 41.067; -94.333	0259		Large extremely dangerous tornado reported.
EF?	NW of Thayer	Clarke	41°07′N 94°02′W / 41.117°N 94.033°W / 41.117; -94.033	0321
EF?	SW of Murray	Clarke	41°09′N 93°96′W / 41.150°N 94.600°W / 41.150; -94.600 Coordinates: longitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid longitude	0333
Nebraska
EF?	S of Champion	Chase	40°39′N 101°69′W / 40.650°N 102.150°W / 40.650; -102.150 Coordinates: longitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid longitude	2313		A farm was heavily damaged.
EF?	W of Surprise	Butler, Polk	41°10′N 97°36′W / 41.167°N 97.600°W / 41.167; -97.600	0025
EF1	Ulysses area	Butler	41°07′N 97°19′W / 41.117°N 97.317°W / 41.117; -97.317	0028	4 miles (6.4 km)	Damage reported in town to numerous buildings and trees.
EF?	Dwight	Butler	41°08′N 97°02′W / 41.133°N 97.033°W / 41.133; -97.033	0110
EF1	S of Ulysses	Seward, Butler	41°01′N 97°13′W / 41.017°N 97.217°W / 41.017; -97.217	0110	5 miles (8 km)
EF1	Ceresco area (1st tornado)	Saunders	41°06′N 96°65′W / 41.100°N 97.083°W / 41.100; -97.083 Coordinates: longitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid longitude	0137	5 miles (8 km)	Significant damage in town. Many houses and buildings were damaged, and trees were uprooted. Grain bins were also thrown.
EF?	S of Elwood	Gosper	40°52′N 99°86′W / 40.867°N 100.433°W / 40.867; -100.433 Coordinates: longitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid longitude	0344
EF?	NW of Smithfield	Gosper	40°58′N 99°75′W / 40.967°N 100.250°W / 40.967; -100.250 Coordinates: longitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid longitude	0428
EF?	S of Kearney	Buffalo	40°66′N 99°08′W / 41.100°N 99.133°W / 41.100; -99.133 Coordinates: latitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude	0504
EF1	Ceresco area (2nd tornado)	Saunders	41°06′N 96°65′W / 41.100°N 97.083°W / 41.100; -97.083 Coordinates: longitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid longitude	unknown	4 miles (6.4 km)	Separate tornado damaged the northern part of town.
Indiana
EF?	E of Rensselaer	Jasper	40°94′N 87°09′W / 41.567°N 87.150°W / 41.567; -87.150 Coordinates: latitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude	0030		Small tornado reported.
Illinois
EF0	SE of Red Bud	Randolph		0830	0.33 mile (530 m)	A garage and a machine shed were damaged, along with some trees.
EF0	Tilden	Randolph		0845	2 miles (3.2 km)	Several houses, garages and outbuildings were damaged.
EF?	SW of Pontiac	McLean, Livingston	40°73′N 88°83′W / 41.217°N 89.383°W / 41.217; -89.383 Coordinates: latitude minutes >= 60 Coordinates: longitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude	0101		Reported merging with Flanagan tornado west of Interstate 55 at mile 190.
EF?	S of Flanagan	Livingston	40°73′N 88°87′W / 41.217°N 89.450°W / 41.217; -89.450 Coordinates: latitude minutes >= 60 Coordinates: longitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude	0101		Reported merging with Pontiac tornado west of Interstate 55 at mile 190.
EF?	N of Mackinaw	Tazewell	40°58′N 89°36′W / 40.967°N 89.600°W / 40.967; -89.600	0117
EF?	Goodfield	Woodford	40°63′N 89°27′W / 41.050°N 89.450°W / 41.050; -89.450 Coordinates: latitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude	0137		Tornado reported at the interchange of Interstate 74 and US 150.
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for June 4, 2008, NWS Baltimore/Washington, NWS St. Louis, NWS Wilmington, OH, NWS Omaha

June 5 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, June 5, 2008
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Colorado
EF?	S of Granada	Prowers	37°90′N 102°30′W / 38.500°N 102.500°W / 38.500; -102.500 Coordinates: latitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude	1820		Tornado remained in open country with no damage.
Kansas
EF?	SW of Russell Springs (1st tornado)	Logan	38°77′N 101°36′W / 39.283°N 101.600°W / 39.283; -101.600 Coordinates: latitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude	1930		Brief tornado touchdown.
EF?	SW of Russell Springs (2nd tornado)	Logan	38°88′N 101°21′W / 39.467°N 101.350°W / 39.467; -101.350 Coordinates: latitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude	1941
EF?	NE of Preston	Pratt	37°79′N 98°52′W / 38.317°N 98.867°W / 38.317; -98.867 Coordinates: latitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude	2000		Observed by a storm chaser alongside a debris cloud.
EF?	N of Shields	Gove	38°71′N 100°45′W / 39.183°N 100.750°W / 39.183; -100.750 Coordinates: latitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude	2013
EF?	S of Gove	Gove	38°81′N 100°49′W / 39.350°N 100.817°W / 39.350; -100.817 Coordinates: latitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude	2014
EF?	Voda	Trego	39°04′N 100°02′W / 39.067°N 100.033°W / 39.067; -100.033	2040		Two tornadoes reported.
EF?	Clay Center area	Clay	39°32′N 97°20′W / 39.533°N 97.333°W / 39.533; -97.333	2132		Multiple reports of a tornado.
EF?	W of Barnes	Washington	39°97′N 96°91′W / 40.617°N 97.517°W / 40.617; -97.517 Coordinates: latitude minutes >= 60 Coordinates: longitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude	2202		A barn was damaged.
EF?	NW of Morrill	Brown	39°95′N 95°72′W / 40.583°N 96.200°W / 40.583; -96.200 Coordinates: latitude minutes >= 60 Coordinates: longitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude	2202		Brief tornado touchdown.
Nebraska
EF?	S of Stuart	Holt	42°52′N 99°19′W / 42.867°N 99.317°W / 42.867; -99.317	2110
EF?	NE of Stuart	Holt	42°65′N 99°17′W / 43.083°N 99.283°W / 43.083; -99.283 Coordinates: latitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude	2110
EF?	S of Johnson	Nemaha	40°40′N 96°00′W / 40.667°N 96.000°W / 40.667; -96.000	2333		Damage reported to a farm.
EF?	SE of Falls City	Richardson	40°04′N 95°57′W / 40.067°N 95.950°W / 40.067; -95.950	0039		Rain-wrapped tornado spotted. A church and a house were damaged.
South Dakota
EF?	W of Marty	Charles Mix	42°99′N 98°45′W / 43.650°N 98.750°W / 43.650; -98.750 Coordinates: latitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude	2210		Severe damage to a farm with a house destroyed and outbuildings damaged.
EF?	S of Humboldt	Minnehaha	43°62′N 97°07′W / 44.033°N 97.117°W / 44.033; -97.117 Coordinates: latitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude	0115		Tornado confirmed by a spotter.
Missouri
EF?	Watson	Atchison	40°48′N 95°62′W / 40.800°N 96.033°W / 40.800; -96.033 Coordinates: longitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid longitude	2355
EF?	E of Rockport	Atchison	40°42′N 95°40′W / 40.700°N 95.667°W / 40.700; -95.667	0023		Multiple tornadoes on the ground.
EF?	Corning area	Atchison, Holt	40°25′N 95°45′W / 40.417°N 95.750°W / 40.417; -95.750	0053		Large and extremely dangerous tornado reported crossing the Missouri River. Tractor trailers were blown over on Interstate 29 with drivers trapped and at least one having to be extricated.
EF?	SE of Tarkio	Atchison	40°42′N 95°36′W / 40.700°N 95.600°W / 40.700; -95.600	0116
Iowa
EF?	E of Nebraska City	Fremont	40°68′N 95°78′W / 41.133°N 96.300°W / 41.133; -96.300 Coordinates: latitude minutes >= 60 Coordinates: longitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude	0002		Tornado spotted at mile 10 on Interstate 29.
EF?	S of Randolph	Fremont	40°87′N 95°56′W / 41.450°N 95.933°W / 41.450; -95.933 Coordinates: latitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude	0011
EF?	E of Cumberland	Cass	41°27′N 94°85′W / 41.450°N 95.417°W / 41.450; -95.417 Coordinates: longitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid longitude	0116
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for June 5, 2008

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