Tornado outbreak of February 28 – March 2, 2007
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The tornado outbreak of February 28 – March 2, 2007 was a deadly tornado outbreak across the southern United States that began in Kansas on February 28, 2007. The severe weather spread eastward on March 1 and left a deadly mark across the southern US, particularly in Alabama and Georgia. Twenty deaths were reported; one in Missouri, nine in Georgia, and 10 in Alabama. Scattered severe weather was also reported in North Carolina on March 2, producing the final tornado of the outbreak before the storms moved offshore into the Atlantic Ocean.[2]
Type | Tornado outbreak |
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Duration | February 28 – March 2, 2007 |
Highest winds |
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Tornadoes confirmed | 57 |
Max. rating1 | EF4 tornado |
Duration of tornado outbreak2 | 37 hours, 7 minutes |
Maximum snowfall or ice accretion | ≤18 inches (46 cm) in parts of the Upper Midwest |
Fatalities | 20 fatalities (+19 non-tornadic), 98 injuries |
Damage | >$580 million[1] |
Areas affected | Central and Southern United States |
Part of the tornado outbreaks of 2007 1Most severe tornado damage; see Enhanced Fujita scale 2Time from first tornado to last tornado |
In the end, there were 57 tornadoes confirmed during the outbreak, including three EF3 tornadoes reported across three states, as well as three EF4 tornadoes; two in Alabama and one in Kansas, the first such tornadoes since the introduction of the Enhanced Fujita Scale. Total damages were estimated at over $580 million from tornadoes alone, making it the fourth-costliest tornado outbreak in US history (the figure not including damage from other thunderstorm impacts including hail and straight-line winds).[1] Insured losses in the state of Georgia topped $210 million, making this outbreak the costliest in that state's history.[3] Enterprise, Alabama, which was hit the hardest, sustained damages in excess of $307 million.[4]