October 2010 North American storm complex

The October 2010 North American storm complex was a record non-tropical cyclone

Extratropical cyclone

Extratropical cyclones, sometimes called mid-latitude cyclones or wave cyclones, are a group of cyclones defined as synoptic scale low pressure weather systems that occur in the middle latitudes of the Earth having neither tropical nor polar characteristics, and are connected with fronts and...

event occurring across North America

North America

North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

. The massive storm complex caused a wide range of weather events including a major serial derecho

Derecho

A derecho is a widespread and long-lived, violent convectively induced straight-line windstorm that is associated with a fast-moving band of severe thunderstorms in the form of a squall line usually taking the form of a bow echo...

stretching from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes

Great Lakes

The Great Lakes are a collection of freshwater lakes located in northeastern North America, on the Canada – United States border. Consisting of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, they form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total surface, coming in second by volume...

, a widespread tornado outbreak across the Southeast United States and Midwest and a blizzard across portions of the Canadian Prairies

Canadian Prairies

The Canadian Prairies is a region of Canada, specifically in western Canada, which may correspond to several different definitions, natural or political. Notably, the Prairie provinces or simply the Prairies comprise the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, as they are largely covered...

and the Dakotas. The cyclone's lowest minimum pressure of 953 mbar (28.11") made it the most intense extratropical cyclone

Extratropical cyclone

ever recorded in the continental United States, surpassing the lowest US pressure of 958 mbar from the Great Ohio Blizzard of 1978

Great Blizzard of 1978

The Great Blizzard of 1978 was a historic blizzard which struck the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes from January 25–27, 1978. The 28.28 inches barometric pressure measurement recorded in Cleveland, Ohio was the lowest non-tropical atmospheric pressure ever recorded in the mainland United States...

Summary of Events

Significant snowfall was reported on the backside of the storm. The heaviest snow fell in parts of Minnesota

Minnesota

Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

where 9 inches (22.5 cm) of snow was reported in St. Louis County, Minnesota

St. Louis County, Minnesota

St. Louis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 200,226. Its county seat is Duluth. It is the largest county by total area in Minnesota, and the second largest in the United States east of the Mississippi River; in land area alone, after Aroostook...

. Heavy snow and blizzard conditions also occurred in North Dakota

North Dakota

North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....

, southwestern Manitoba

Manitoba

Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

and southeastern Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

.

The non-tropical cyclonic storm generated wind speeds of up to 70 mph, caused by a severe low pressure zone over Nebraska

Nebraska

Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....

on October 24th.
Akron

Akron, Ohio

Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...

, Cleveland, Findlay, Marion, Lorain, Mansfield, Toledo, Wooster and Youngstown, Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

all witnessed heavy winds on the 24th.

The American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Midwest was hit by an intense low pressure system which would later become an extratropical cyclone (later known as 'Carmen

Carmen (storm)

Carmen was an extremely powerful extratropical cyclone and European windstorm which caused widespread damage in the American state of Maine, then crossed the Atlantic Ocean and affected the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Belgium and the Netherlands....

' in Europe after November 8) between October 25 and 27.

Severe weather battered Illinois

Illinois

Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

, Indiana

Indiana

Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

, Michigan

Michigan

Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

, and Ohio

Ohio

on the 25th and 26th of October, producing strong winds, rain, hail, widespread tornadoes and the major 'Chiclone' on the 26th. Severe weather that hit Illinois and Indiana was dubbed a 'Chiclone' (for Chicago+cyclone). It was the region's second strongest storm on record. The weather station in Bigfork

Bigfork, Minnesota

Bigfork is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 446 at the 2010 census. Scenic State Park is nearby.Minnesota State Highway 38 serves as a main route in the community...

, Minnesota

Minnesota

recorded a state record atmospheric pressure of 955.2 millibars (28.21 inches of pressure), typical of a Category 3 hurricane. The National Weather Service reported that a tornado with a maximum speed of 115 mph touched down about four miles east of Peotone in Will County, south of Chicago

Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

, that morning and traveled 2.9 miles, causing downed power lines and partially destroying a home. Another tornado was reported to have landed in Racine, Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

.

Heavy damage was reported in the Chicago area, particularly in Kane, Will, Kankakee, and Iroquois Counties in Illinois

Illinois

and in Porter County in Indiana

Indiana

. The winds flipped single engine planes on their sides at DuPage Airport

DuPage Airport

DuPage Airport is a general aviation airport located west of downtown Chicago in West Chicago, DuPage County, Illinois. It is owned and operated by the DuPage Airport Authority, which is an independent government body established by law by the State of Illinois...

in West Chicago

West Chicago, Illinois

West Chicago is a city in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 23,469 at the 2000 census. It was formerly named Turner Junction after its founder, John B. Turner, president of the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad in 1855...

, and flights were delayed by 30 minutes at O'Hare and Midway airports. More than 300 flights were canceled at O'Hare International Airport, and more than 60,000 ComEd Co. customers were without power. Several other less powerful tornadoes also occurred in Illinois

Illinois

, Minnesota

Minnesota

, Indiana

Indiana

, Wisconsin

Wisconsin

, Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...

, Nebraska

Nebraska

Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....

and New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

. Heavy snow also fell in south western Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

. There were no fatalities with this system.

A GOES

Goes

Goes is a municipality and a city in the southwestern Netherlands in Zuid-Beveland, in the province Zeeland. The city of Goes has approximately 27,000 residents.-History of Goes:...

satellite image on October 26 showed what could be considered the eye of the storm over the Minnesota

Minnesota

-Ontario

Ontario

border, with outlying clouds reaching as far as Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, southern Nunavut

Nunavut

Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...

, Newfoundland, eastern Montana

Montana

Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...

, Colorado

Colorado

Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

, Louisiana

Louisiana

Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...

, Maine

Maine

Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...

and Bermuda

Bermuda

Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...

.

The storm developed so quickly, that it was declared to be a weather 'bomb', which is an extremely fast developing storm that drops approximately at least one millibar of pressure per hour for 24 hours—a phenomenon more commonly seen over water than land.

On the morning of October 26, a serial derecho caused widespread damage in Kentucky

Kentucky

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...

, Tennessee

Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

, Illinois

Illinois

, Wisconsin

Wisconsin

, Michigan

Michigan

and Ohio

Ohio

Tuesday. Louisville, Ky; Cincinnati, Cridersville, and Toledo, Ohio, Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...

Indianapolis

Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...

were hit at 9 am CDT, and Detroit was hit during the midday and early afternoon hours. Other cities impacted by the storms included Pittsburgh, Pa., Buffalo, N.Y., and Charleston, W.Va.

Charleston, West Virginia

Charleston is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers in Kanawha County. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of 51,400, and its metropolitan area 304,214. It is the county seat of Kanawha County.Early...

At one point in the morning a line of tornado warnings stretched from central Michigan down to northern Mississippi. Tornado damage to homes was also reported in and around Peotone, Ill., and Kokomo

Kokomo, Indiana

Kokomo is a city in and the county seat of Howard County, Indiana, United States, Indiana's 13th largest city. It is the principal city of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Howard and Tipton counties....

, Ind., while another tornado reportedly uprooted and downed trees onto homes near Racine, Wis.

Confirmed tornadoes

October 23 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, October 23, 2010
EF# Enhanced Fujita Scale The Enhanced Fujita Scale rates the strength of tornadoes in the United States based on the damage they cause.Implemented in place of the Fujita scale introduced in 1971 by Ted Fujita, it began operational use on February 1, 2007. The scale has the same basic design as the original Fujita scale:...	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Texas Texas Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
EF0	Fort Worth Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...	Tarrant Tarrant County, Texas Tarrant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, it had a population of 1,809,034. Its county seat is Fort Worth. Tarrant County is the sixteenth most populous county in the United States and the third most populous in Texas. The county is named in honor...	32.75°N 97.34°W	1755	unknown	Brief tornado with damage to roofs and fences.
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 10/23/10

October 24 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, October 24, 2010
EF# Enhanced Fujita Scale The Enhanced Fujita Scale rates the strength of tornadoes in the United States based on the damage they cause.Implemented in place of the Fujita scale introduced in 1971 by Ted Fujita, it began operational use on February 1, 2007. The scale has the same basic design as the original Fujita scale:...	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Texas Texas Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
EF0	N of Daingerfield Daingerfield, Texas Daingerfield is a city in Morris County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,517 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Morris County....	Morris Morris County, Texas As of the census of 2000, there were 13,048 people, 5,215 households, and 3,749 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile . There were 6,017 housing units at an average density of 24 per square mile...	33.07°N 94.72°W	2030

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|Damage limited to a few trees.
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|Rice
Rice, Texas
Rice is a city in Navarro County, Texas, United States. The population was 798 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Rice is located at ....

area
|Navarro
|32.23°N 96.50°W
|2255
|7 miles (11.3 km)
|Five houses were destroyed and three others were damaged. A high school was also heavily damaged. Several people were injured.
|-
|bgcolor=# | EF0
|Lone Oak
Lone Oak, Texas
Lone Oak is a city in Hunt County, Texas, United States. The population was 521 at the 2000 census. Although Lone Oak changed from a town to a city in November 1890, the change was not recognized by the Census Bureau until June 2007; consequently, it was listed as a town at the 2000...

|Hunt

Hunt County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 76,596 people, 28,742 households, and 20,521 families residing in the county. The population density was 91 people per square mile . There were 32,490 housing units at an average density of 39 per square mile...

|33.00°N 95.93°W
|2300
|200 yards
|Brief tornado damaged 10 houses in a residential subdivision.
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|bgcolor=# | EF0
|N of Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon, Texas
Mount Vernon is a town in Franklin County, Texas, United States. It is the Franklin County seat, and the population was 2,286 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mount Vernon is located at ....

|Franklin

Franklin County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 9,458 people, 3,754 households, and 2,732 families residing in the county. The population density was 33 people per square mile . There were 5,132 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile...

|33.19°N 95.23°W
|2315
|0.25 miles (402.3 m)
|Brief tornado with minor tree damage.
|-
|bgcolor=# | EF0
|N of Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant, Texas
Mount Pleasant is the county seat and largest city of Titus County in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2000 census, Mount Pleasant's population was 13,935. It is the county seat of Titus County, and is situated in Northeast Texas. This town, by city ordinance, is dry to sell alcoholic beverages....

|Morris

Morris County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 13,048 people, 5,215 households, and 3,749 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile . There were 6,017 housing units at an average density of 24 per square mile...

|33.21°N 94.98°W
|2347
|0.75 miles (1.2 km)
|Damage limited to a few trees.
|-
|colspan="7" align=center|Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...

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|bgcolor=# | EF1
|Elsanor
|Baldwin

Baldwin County, Alabama

-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*85.7% White*9.4% Black*0.7% Native American*0.7% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.5% Two or more races*4.4% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

|30.54°N 87.55°W
|0210
|1.7 miles (2.7 km)
|A mobile home and a metal shed were destroyed and a brick houses sustained minor damage. One person sustained minor injuries.
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|colspan="7" align=center|Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

|-
|bgcolor=# | EF0
|WNW of Coloma
Coloma, Michigan
Coloma is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,595 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land....

|Berrien

Berrien County, Michigan

Berrien County is a county located in the extreme southwest of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is included in the Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 156,813. The county seat is St. Joseph....

|42.20°N 86.34°W
|0250
|0.1 miles (160.9 m)
|Brief tornado with minor damage to two houses and a roof blown off a barn.
|-
|colspan="7" align=center|Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...

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|bgcolor=# | EF0
|W of Crystal Valley
|Pulaski
|
|unknown
|0.77 miles (1.2 km)
|A barn lost its roof, and some trees were damaged.
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|colspan="7" | Sources:
SPC Storm Reports for 10/24/10, NWS Fort Worth, NWS Shreveport, NWS Mobile, NWS Little Rock
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October 25 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, October 25, 2010
EF# Enhanced Fujita Scale The Enhanced Fujita Scale rates the strength of tornadoes in the United States based on the damage they cause.Implemented in place of the Fujita scale introduced in 1971 by Ted Fujita, it began operational use on February 1, 2007. The scale has the same basic design as the original Fujita scale:...	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Alabama Alabama Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
EF1	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, Alabama Pleasant Hill is an unincorporated community in Dallas County, Alabama.-History:The community began as a trading post called Fort Rascal prior to the Indian removal, it gained a post office in the 1840s and the name was changed to Pleasant Hill...	Moore	30.67°N 88.14°W	0540

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|A hay barn was destroyed and two houses had porch damage. Trees were also knocked down.
|-
|bgcolor=# | EF1
|S of Haleyville
Haleyville, Alabama
Haleyville is a city in Winston and Marion counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. Most of the city is located in Winston County, with a small portion of the western limits entering Marion County. Haleyville was originally named Davis Cross Roads, having been established at the crossroads of Byler...

|Winston

Winston County, Alabama

Winston County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama, formerly known as Hancock County before 1858.Its name is in honor of John A. Winston, the 15th Governor of Alabama. As of 2010, the population was 24,484. Its county seat is Double Springs....

|34.18°N 87.60°W
|0705
|10.5 miles (16.9 km)
|A large barn and a shed were destroyed and three houses were damaged. Extensive tree damage along the path.
|-
|bgcolor=# | EF0
|Arab
Arab, Alabama
Arab is a city in both Cullman County, Alabama and Marshall County, Alabama in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama, located ten miles from Guntersville Lake and Guntersville Dam, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area...

|Marshall

Marshall County, Alabama

Marshall County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. Its name is in honor of John Marshall, famous Chief Justice of the United States. As of 2010 the population was 93,019...

|34.34°N 86.50°W
|0824
|1 miles (1.6 km)
|Minor damage to a house and significant damage to an outbuilding. Numerous trees were snapped.
|-
|bgcolor=# | EF2
|Ider
Ider, Alabama
-School:Ider High School, which is a member of the DeKalb County School System.* Cheerleading - In 1997, 1999, and 2001 the Ider High School cheerleading team won the World Cheerleading Association's Small Varsity Division National Championship. In 2001 the team was also COA Regional Champions,...

area
|DeKalb

DeKalb County, Alabama

As of the 2010 Census DeKalb County had a population of 71,109. The median age was 37.5. The racial and ethnic makeup of the population was 81.6% non-Hispanic white, 1.5% African American, 1.4% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander , 9.9% from some other race, 2.2% reporting two or...

, Jackson

Jackson County, Alabama

Jackson County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Andrew Jackson, general in the United States Army and President of the United States of America. As of 2010, the population was 53,227. The county seat is Scottsboro. Jackson County is a prohibition or dry county,...

|30.67°N 88.14°W
|0912
|25.7 miles (41.4 km)
|Long track tornado with major damage to several houses and barns, one of the houses was nearly destroyed. Several people were injured.
|-
|bgcolor=# | EF1
|Mobile
Mobile, Alabama
Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest...

|Mobile

Mobile County, Alabama

Mobile County[p] is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of a tribe of Indians, the Maubila tribe . As of 2011, its population was 415,704. Its county seat is Mobile, Alabama...

|30.67°N 88.14°W
|1020
|1 miles (1.6 km)
|Several houses and commercial buildings, including a shopping center, were damaged.
|-
|colspan="7" align=center|Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

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|bgcolor=# | EF1
|Rising Fawn
Rising Fawn, Georgia
Rising Fawn is a small unincorporated community in the southern part of Dade County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is also the location of Cloudland Canyon State Park.-Notable residents:...

|Dade

Dade County, Georgia

Dade County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population is 15,154. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 16,098...

|34.75°N 85.54°W
|0922
|2.5 miles (4 km)
|30 houses sustained minor roof damage and a mobile home was heavily damaged. Two barns were also destroyed and many trees were snapped or uprooted.
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|colspan="7" | Sources:
NWS Mobile, NWS Huntsville, NWS Birmingham, NWS Peachtree City
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October 26 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, October 26, 2010
EF# Enhanced Fujita Scale The Enhanced Fujita Scale rates the strength of tornadoes in the United States based on the damage they cause.Implemented in place of the Fujita scale introduced in 1971 by Ted Fujita, it began operational use on February 1, 2007. The scale has the same basic design as the original Fujita scale:...	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Illinois Illinois Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
EF1	ESE of Ashton Ashton, Illinois Ashton is a village in Lee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 972 at the 2010 census, down from 1,142 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ashton is located at ....	Lee		1041

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|Several farm outbuildings were destroyed and a metal silo was punched inward.
|-
|bgcolor=# | EF1
|W of Plato Center
Plato Center, Illinois
Plato Center is an unincorporated community in Kane County, Illinois, United States. Plato Center is south of Pingree Grove. Plato Center has a post office with ZIP code 60170, and is also part of ZIP code 60124....

|Kane

Kane County, Illinois

Kane County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 515,269, which is an increase of 27.5% from 404,119 in 2000. Its county seat is Geneva, and its largest city is Aurora.- Geography :...

Kane County, Illinois

|41.89°N 88.51°W
|1155
|0.75 miles (1.2 km)
|Two farm houses were damaged and a grain bin and two barns were destroyed.
|-
|bgcolor=# | EF2
|E of Peotone
Peotone, Illinois
Peotone is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,385 at the 2000 census. The city is about south of Chicago...

|Will

Will County, Illinois

As of the census of 2000, there were 502,266 people, 167,542 households, and 131,017 families residing in the county. The population density was 600 people per square mile . There were 175,524 housing units at an average density of 210 per square mile...

|41.33°N 87.72°W
|1240
|2.9 miles (4.7 km)
|One house was severely damaged with the second level destroyed. Power poles were also damaged.
|-
|colspan="7" align=center|Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

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|NNE of Kenosha
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Kenosha is a city and the county seat of Kenosha County in the State of Wisconsin in United States. With a population of 99,218 as of May 2011, Kenosha is the fourth-largest city in Wisconsin. Kenosha is also the fourth-largest city on the western shore of Lake Michigan, following Chicago,...

|Racine, Kenosha

Kenosha County, Wisconsin

-Demographics: As of the census of 2000, there were 149,577 people, 56,057 households, and 38,455 families residing in the county. The population density was 548 people per square mile . There were 59,989 housing units at an average density of 220 per square mile...

|42.66°N 87.89°W
|1247
|6 miles (9.7 km)
|Two industrial buildings were heavily damaged and a barn and garage were destroyed. Trees and power poles were also knocked down. Two people were injured.
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|colspan="7" align=center|Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

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|SE of Malden
Malden, Indiana
Malden is an unincorporated town in Morgan Township, Porter County, Indiana, USA. The town is locally well-known for its Labor Day parade, usually having a large turn-out despite the town's small size.-Geography:...

|Porter

Porter County, Indiana

Porter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 164,343. Much of the population growth has to do with the expansion of the Chicago Metropolitan Area eastward into Indiana. The county seat is Valparaiso...

|41.33°N 86.97°W
|1333
|200 yards
|One outbuilding was damaged by this brief tornado.
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|Wanatah
Wanatah, Indiana
Wanatah is a town in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,048 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Wanatah is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, Wanatah has a total area of .-Demographics:...

|LaPorte

LaPorte County, Indiana

LaPorte County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 111,467. The county seat is the city of La Porte. This county is part of the Chicago metropolitan area, Northwest Indiana and Michiana. The largest city is Michigan City...

|41.43°N 86.89°W
|1342
|1 miles (1.6 km)
|A garage and a shelter were heavily damaged and power poles were knocked down.
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|ENE of Kokomo
Kokomo, Indiana
Kokomo is a city in and the county seat of Howard County, Indiana, United States, Indiana's 13th largest city. It is the principal city of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Howard and Tipton counties....

|Howard

Howard County, Indiana

Howard County is one of 92 counties in the U.S. state of Indiana. It is part of the Kokomo, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Howard and Tipton counties. Originally named Richardville County, it was rechristened in 1844 to commemorate General Tilghman Ashurst Howard. As of...

|40.49°N 86.08°W
|1405
|unknown
|Several houses sustained damage, one of which had significant damage.
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|E of Bracken
Bracken, Indiana
Bracken is an unincorporated community in Warren Township, Huntington County, Indiana....

|Huntington

Huntington County, Indiana

Huntington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. The county seat and lone city is Huntington. According to Census 2010, the population was 37,124.-Geography:...

|40.94°N 85.62°W
|1421
|0.6 miles (965.6 m)
|A metal grain barn and several outbuildings were destroyed.
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|SW of Oswego
Oswego, Indiana
Oswego is an unincorporated town in Plain Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana.-Geography:Oswego is located near the western shore of Lake Tippecanoe at ....

|Kosciusko

Kosciusko County, Indiana

Kosciusko County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. Census 2010 recorded the population at 77,358. The county seat is Warsaw.The county was formed in 1836. It was named after the Polish general Tadeusz Kościuszko, who served in the American Revolutionary War, and then returned to...

|41.30°N 85.82°W
|1431
|1 miles (1.6 km)
|Numerous houses in a subdivision sustained shingle damage. Corn was flattened and yard items were thrown, and a radio tower and power poles were bent.
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|SW of Luther
|Huntington

Huntington County, Indiana

Huntington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. The county seat and lone city is Huntington. According to Census 2010, the population was 37,124.-Geography:...

, Whitley

Whitley County, Indiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 30,707 people, 11,711 households, and 8,607 families residing in the county. The population density was 92 people per square mile . There were 12,545 housing units at an average density of 37 per square mile...

|41.00°N 85.60°W
|1433
|2 miles (3.2 km)
|One house sustained minor damage. A grain bin and several outbuildings were destroyed.
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|Wabash
Wabash, Indiana
Wabash is a city in Noble Township, Wabash County, Indiana, United States. The population was 10,666 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Wabash County....

|Wabash

Wabash County, Indiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 34,960 people, 13,215 households, and 9,395 families residing in the county. The population density was 85 people per square mile . There were 14,034 housing units at an average density of 34 per square mile...

|40.82°N 85.84°W
|1420
|4.8 miles (7.7 km)
|Minor damage at a Walmart store and a vocational school.
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|NE of Peabody
Peabody, Indiana
Peabody is an unincorporated town in Washington Township, Whitley County, Indiana....

|Whitley

Whitley County, Indiana

|41.11°N 85.47°W
|1440
|2 miles (3.2 km)
|Numerous houses sustained minor damage, and several outbuildings were severely damaged. Numerous trees were also uprooted.
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|S of Grabill
Grabill, Indiana
Grabill is a town in Cedar Creek Township, Allen County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,053 at the 2010 census. The town was founded in 1907 around the Grabill family home. Today it is known for the presence of antique stores and Amish farms...

|Allen

Allen County, Indiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 331,849 people, 128,745 households, and 86,259 families residing in the county. The population density was 505 people per square mile . There were 138,905 housing units at an average density of 211 per square mile...

|41.06°N 84.90°W
|1502
|7 miles (11.3 km)
|Numerous houses were damaged and barns destroyed. Trees and power poles were knocked down.
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|SW of Cuba
Cuba, Indiana
Cuba is an unincorporated town in Springfield Township, Allen County, Indiana. Cuba Mennonite School is located here, as is the Cuba Mennonite Church. Cuba was named in honor of veterans of the Spanish American War.-Geography:...

|Allen

Allen County, Indiana

|41.15°N 84.98°W
|1504
|1.5 miles (2.4 km)
|Several barns were heavily damaged and a house sustained minor damage. Four train cars were blown off the tracks.
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|colspan="7" align=center|Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...

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|S of Pembroke
Pembroke, Kentucky
Pembroke is a city in Christian County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 797 at the 2000 census. Settled in 1836, the city is named for a character in the novel Thaddeus of Warsaw...

|Christian

Christian County, Kentucky

Christian County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1797. As of 2000, its population was 72,265. Its county seat is Hopkinsville, Kentucky...

|36.75°N 87.36°W
|1352
|2 miles (3.2 km)
|A barn sustained minor damage and a few trees were snapped.
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|N of Trenton
Trenton, Kentucky
Trenton is a city in Todd County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 419 at the 2000 census. Settled as Lewisburg in 1796, the city was renamed after Trenton, New Jersey in 1819.-Geography:Trenton is located at ....

|Todd

Todd County, Kentucky

Todd County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population is 11,971. Its county seat is Elkton. The county is named after Colonel John Todd, who was killed at the Battle of Blue Licks in 1782...

|36.77°N 87.26°W
|1358
|0.25 miles (402.3 m)
|Brief tornado blew recreational equipment around a yard and damaged a barn.
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|NE of Graham
|Muhlenberg

Muhlenberg County, Kentucky

Muhlenberg County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 31,499. The county is named for Peter Muhlenberg. Its county seat is Greenville....

|37.26°N 87.26°W
|1420
|200 yards
|Brief tornado with minor tree damage.
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|Hopkinsville
Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Hopkinsville is a city in Christian County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 31,577 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Christian County.- History :...

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|Christian

Christian County, Kentucky

Christian County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1797. As of 2000, its population was 72,265. Its county seat is Hopkinsville, Kentucky...

|36.85°N 87.49°W
|1420
|2.5 miles (4 km)
|A Food Lion

Food Lion

Food Lion LLC is an American grocery store company headquartered in Salisbury, North Carolina that operates approximately 1,300 supermarkets in 11 Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states as well as Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia under the Food Lion, Harveys Supermarket, Bloom, Bottom Dollar...

store sustained roof damage, and a barn and two storage buildings were heavily damaged.
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|SW of Mount Washington
Mount Washington, Kentucky
Mount Washington is a city in northeast Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 8,485 at the 2000 census. The estimated population as of 2006 was 11,761. It is located at what was once the crossroads of two stagecoach routes, which spurred early population growth and the...

|Bullitt

Bullitt County, Kentucky

As of the census of 2000, there were 61,236 people, 22,171 households, and 17,736 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 23,160 housing units at an average density of...

|38.08°N 85.51°W
|1551
|150 yards
|A concrete workshop was heavily damage.
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|SE of Bowling Green
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Bowling Green is the third-most populous city in the state of Kentucky after Louisville and Lexington, with a population of 58,067 as of the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Warren County and the principal city of the Bowling Green, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area with an estimated 2009...

|Warren

Warren County, Kentucky

Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky, specifically the Pennyroyal Plateau and Western Coal Fields regions. It is included in the Bowling Green, Kentucky, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 113,792 in the 2010 Census. The county seat is Bowling Green...

|36.94°N 86.40°W
|1608
|1.3 miles (2.1 km)
|Intermittent tornado touchdown heavily damaged a barn and damaged some trees.
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|Middlesboro
|Bell

Bell County, Kentucky

Bell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed August 1, 1867, from parts of Knox and Harlan Counties and augmented from Knox County in 1872. As of 2010 the population was 69,060. Its county seat is Pineville...

|36.61°N 83.72°W
|2210
|0.7 miles (1.1 km)
|Several buildings and numerous trees were damaged in town.
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|colspan="7" align=center|Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

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|NW of Convoy
Convoy, Ohio
Convoy is a village in Van Wert County, Ohio, United States with a population of 1,110 as of the 2000 U.S. census. It is included in the Van Wert, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Convoy is located at ....

|Van Wert
|40.92°N 84.76°W
|1502
|3.5 miles (5.6 km)
|A barn lost its roof, a shed was destroyed and a camper and semi-trailer were blown down.
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|NW of Grover Hill
Grover Hill, Ohio
Grover Hill is a village in Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The population was 412 at the 2000 census. The village is named after President Grover Cleveland.-Geography:Grover Hill is located at ....

|Van Wert, Paulding

Paulding County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 20,293 people, 7,773 households, and 5,689 families residing in the county. The population density was 49 people per square mile . There were 8,478 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile...

|40.99°N 84.59°W
|1512
|9.25 miles (14.9 km)
|Numerous houses sustained minor damage. Two barns and a grain bin were destroyed and many trees were uprooted.
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|E of Oakwood
Oakwood, Paulding County, Ohio
Oakwood is a village in Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The population was 607 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Oakwood is located at ....

|Paulding

Paulding County, Ohio

, Putnam

Putnam County, Ohio

Putnam County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 34,499. The name is in honor of Israel Putnam, who was a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War. Its county seat is...

|41.08°N 84.34°W
|1529
|5 miles (8 km)
|A few houses sustained minor shingle damage and several barns and sheds were destroyed.
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|N of Eldorado
Eldorado, Ohio
Eldorado is a village in Preble County, Ohio, United States. The population was 543 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Eldorado is located at ....

|Preble

Preble County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 42,337 people, 16,001 households, and 12,144 families residing in the county. The population density was 100 people per square mile . There were 17,186 housing units at an average density of 40 per square mile...

, Darke

Darke County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 53,309 people, 20,419 households, and 14,905 families residing in the county. The population density was 89 people per square mile . There were 21,583 housing units at an average density of 36 per square mile...

|39.91°N 84.69°W
|1540
|5.5 miles (8.9 km)
|Two houses sustained minor damage and barns and outbuildings sustained major damage. Several trees were uprooted.
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|SW of Cridersville
Cridersville, Ohio
Cridersville is a village in Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,817 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Wapakoneta, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area....

|Auglaize

Auglaize County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 46,611 people, 17,376 households, and 12,771 families residing in the county. The population density was 116 people per square mile . There were 18,470 housing units at an average density of 46 per square mile...

|40.67°N 84.11°W
|1558
|65 yards
|Very brief tornado damaged a barn and a garage.
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|bgcolor=# | EF2
|Cridersville
Cridersville, Ohio
Cridersville is a village in Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,817 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Wapakoneta, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area....

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|Auglaize

Auglaize County, Ohio

, Allen

Allen County, Ohio

Allen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. Its population was 106,331 as of the 2010 census. It is included in the Lima, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Lima–Van Wert–Wapakoneta Combined Statistical Area....

|40.63°N 84.17°W
|1559
|2.2 miles (3.5 km)
|A house, a barn and a garage were destroyed and numerous other houses were damaged, some heavily. A brick gymnasium was also destroyed.
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|SE of Sabina
Sabina, Ohio
Sabina is a village in Clinton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 2,780.-History:The town of Sabina was laid out by Warren Sabin, after whom it was named, in 1830, on land originally entered by P. Neville. The original plat of the town was...

|Clinton

Clinton County, Ohio

Clinton County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 42,040. The 2008 Census Population Estimate places the figure at 43,200. It is named for former U.S. Vice-President George Clinton...

, Fayette

Fayette County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 28,433 people, 11,054 households, and 7,837 families residing in the county. The population density was 70 people per square mile . There were 11,904 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile...

|39.44°N 83.64°W
|1720
|4 miles (6.4 km)
|Several barns were heavily damaged or destroyed. Two houses sustained minor damage.
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|E of Sabina
Sabina, Ohio
Sabina is a village in Clinton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 2,780.-History:The town of Sabina was laid out by Warren Sabin, after whom it was named, in 1830, on land originally entered by P. Neville. The original plat of the town was...

|Fayette

Fayette County, Ohio

|39.49°N 83.54°W
|1730
|2 miles (3.2 km)
|A large storage facility was heavily damaged and several sheds and outbuildings were also damaged.
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|SW of Commercial Point
Commercial Point, Ohio
Commercial Point is a village in Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The population was 776 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Commercial Point is located at ....

|Pickaway

Pickaway County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 52,727 people, 17,599 households, and 13,287 families residing in the county. The population density was 105 people per square mile . There were 18,596 housing units at an average density of 37 per square mile...

|39.72°N 83.11°W
|1752
|1.5 miles (2.4 km)
|Several barns and outbuildings were heavily damaged or destroyed.
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|bgcolor=# | EF0
|N of Groveport
Groveport, Ohio
Groveport is a City in Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,363 at the 2010 census.Groveport was the hometown of John Solomon Rarey, a 19th century horse whisperer, and developer of the Rarey technique for rehabilitating horses...

|Franklin

Franklin County, Ohio

Franklin County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. In 2010 the population was 1,163,414, making it the second largest county in Ohio and the 34th largest county in population in the United States. Franklin County is also the largest in the eight-county Columbus, Ohio...

|39.87°N 82.87°W
|1805
|100 yards
|Brief tornado destroyed two barns.
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|E of Pataskala
Pataskala, Ohio
Pataskala is a city in Licking County, Ohio, United States. The population was 10,249 at the 2000 census. Pataskala was a small community until 1996, when what was then the village of Pataskala merged with Lima Township, vastly increasing its population and geographic area.-Geography:Pataskala is...

|Licking

Licking County, Ohio

Licking County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 166,492. Its county seat is Newark and is named for the salt licks that were in the area....

|40.00°N 82.53°W
|1827
|0.5 miles (804.7 m)
|Several houses were damaged and trees were snapped.
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|colspan="7" align=center|Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...

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|Hillsboro
Hillsboro, Alabama
Hillsboro is a town in Lawrence County, Alabama, and is included in the Decatur Metropolitan Area, as well as the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 608.-Geography:...

|Lawrence

Lawrence County, Alabama

Lawrence County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is included in the Decatur Metropolitan Area, as well as the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. It was named after James Lawrence, a captain in the United States Navy from New Jersey. As of the 2010 census, the population was...

|34.65°N 87.13°W
|1823
|1.1 miles (1.8 km)
|Several trees were uprooted.
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|Greenbrier
Greenbrier, Alabama
Greenbrier is an unincorporated cotton gin community in south eastern Limestone County, Alabama, United States. The community is known locally for its barbecue....

|Limestone

Limestone County, Alabama

Limestone County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is included in the Huntsville Metropolitan Area.It is also included in the merged Huntsville-Decatur Metro Area. Its name comes from Limestone Creek, a local stream. In 2000, the population was 65,676. As of 2010 the county's...

|34.64°N 86.85°W
|2040
|500 yards
|Brief tornado damaged a few small trees.
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|W of Geraldine
Geraldine, Alabama
Geraldine is a town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 896.-Geography:Geraldine is located at ....

|DeKalb

DeKalb County, Alabama

|34.35°N 86.07°W
|2303
|4.25 miles (6.8 km)
|One house sustained significant damage, along with a workshop, a boat and three vehicles. Trees were also snapped.
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|McVille
|Marshall

Marshall County, Alabama

|34.27°N 86.12°W
|2313
|0.9 miles (1.4 km)
|Minor damage to trees and a barn.
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|colspan="7" align=center|Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

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|Harrison
Harrison, Tennessee
Harrison is a census-designated place in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 7,769 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area...

|Hamilton

Hamilton County, Tennessee

Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It was named for Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 310,935 . Its county seat is Chattanooga....

|35.09°N 85.20°W
|2200
|0.1 miles (160.9 m)
|Brief tornado with minor damage to a church and a few trees twisted and snapped.
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|bgcolor=# | EF2
|Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County...

|Hamilton

Hamilton County, Tennessee

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|2250
|1.2 miles (1.9 km)
|Tornado touched down over Chickamauga Dam

Chickamauga Dam

Chickamauga Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. The dam is owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the late 1930s as part of a New Deal era initiative to improve navigation and bring flood control and economic...

. An apartment complex lost its roof and a cement plant was destroyed. Two trailers were blown into the water and destroyed as well.
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|colspan="7" align=center|North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

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|bgcolor=# | EF2
|W of Vale
Vale, Lincoln County, North Carolina
Vale is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States. It lies at an elevation of 928 feet .Vale, North Carolina is a small town in the North Carolina country side. Located in Western Lincoln county the town is surrounded by Lincolnton, Cherryville , Hickory and...

|Lincoln

Lincoln County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 71,498 people, 24,041 households, and 18,174 families residing in the county. The population density was 214 people per square mile . There were 25,717 housing units at an average density of 86 per square mile...

|35.54°N 81.48°W
|2310
|3 miles (4.8 km)
|Several houses were destroyed and many others were damaged, some heavily. Many trees were also snapped or uprooted. 12 people were injured, one seriously.
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|bgcolor=# | EF2
|Claremont
Claremont, North Carolina
Claremont is a city in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,355 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

|Catawba

Catawba County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 160,000 people, 55,533 households, and 39,095 families residing in the county. The population density was 354 people per square mile . There were 59,919 housing units at an average density of 150 per square mile...

|35.71°N 81.16°W
|2345
|2 miles (3.2 km)
|Many trees were uprooted or snapped and grave stones were knocked over. Roof torn of off a furniture distribution center along with lesser roof damage to other homes and businesses. Tractor-trailers were flipped over as well.
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|bgcolor=# | EF1
|King
King, North Carolina
King is a town in Stokes County, North Carolina, United States. Portions of the town are also in Forsyth County. The population was 5,952 at the 2000 census.King is also a part of the Piedmont Triad metropolitan area, located northwest of Winston-Salem....

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|Stokes

Stokes County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 44,711 people, 17,579 households, and 13,043 families residing in the county. The population density was 99 people per square mile . There were 19,262 housing units at an average density of 43 per square mile...

|36.28°N 80.36°W
|0314
|2.25 miles (3.6 km)
|Numerous trees were snapped and a carport was heavily damaged.
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|colspan="7" align=center|South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...

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|NW of Tigerville
Tigerville, South Carolina
Tigerville is a Census-designated place in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. According to the 2010 United States Census the population is 1,312. It lies north of Taylors, northeast of Travelers Rest, and northwest of Greer...

|Greenville

Greenville County, South Carolina

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|35.08°N 82.48°W
|2310
|5 miles (8 km)
|Extensive tree damage with many snapped or uprooted, a few falling on houses. Boats were also damaged on Chinquapin Lake.
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NWS Chicago, NWS Northern Indiana, NWS Milwaukee, NWS Indianapolis, NWS Wilmington, OH, NWS Morristown, NWS Louisville, NWS Paducah, NWS Blacksburg, NWS Jackson, KY, NWS Huntsville, NWS Greenville/Spartanburg
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October 27 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, October 27, 2010
EF# Enhanced Fujita Scale The Enhanced Fujita Scale rates the strength of tornadoes in the United States based on the damage they cause.Implemented in place of the Fujita scale introduced in 1971 by Ted Fujita, it began operational use on February 1, 2007. The scale has the same basic design as the original Fujita scale:...	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Virginia Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
EF0	Aiken Summit area	Henry Henry County, Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 57,930 people, 23,910 households, and 16,952 families residing in the county. The population density was 152 people per square mile . There were 25,921 housing units at an average density of 68 per square mile... , Pittsylvania Pittsylvania County, Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 61,745 people, 24,684 households, and 18,216 families residing in the county. The population density was 64 people per square mile . There were 28,011 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile...	36.61°N 79.72°W	0414

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|Three houses sustained minor damage and five outbuildings were damaged.
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|bgcolor=# | EF2
|NW of Virgilina
Virgilina, Virginia
Virgilina is a town in Halifax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 159 at the 2000 census. Virgilina was once a copper mining town...

|Halifax
|36.57°N 78.88°W
|0652
|4 miles (6.4 km)
|Several houses were damaged and barns and outbuildings were destroyed. Major and extensive tree damage with thousands of trees snapped or uprooted.
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|bgcolor=# | EF0
|N of Skipwith
Skipwith, Virginia
Skipwith is an unincorporated community in old Bluestone Township, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States. It is located between Chase City and Clarksville, east-northeast of the county seat at Boydton. The community was named for local members of the Skipwith family, related to colonial...

|Mecklenburg

Mecklenburg County, Virginia

As of the census of 2010, there were 32,727 people, 12,951 households, and 8,962 families residing in the county. The population density was 52 people per square mile . There were 17,403 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...

|36.76°N 78.49°W
|0714
|1.25 miles (2 km)
|A shed was damaged and numerous trees and power lines were knocked down.
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|bgcolor=# | EF1
|Richmond
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...

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|Richmond (city)

Richmond, Virginia

Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...

, Hanover

Hanover County, Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 86,320 people, 31,121 households, and 24,461 families residing in the county. The population density was 183 people per square mile . There were 32,196 housing units at an average density of 68 per square mile...

|37.55°N 77.50°W
|2100
|11.5 miles (18.5 km)
|Tornado developed on the north side of Richmond and tracked through the eastern suburbs. Many trees and power poles were knocked down, damaging over 100 houses in the process, a few severely. One person was injured.
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|colspan="7" align=center|North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

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|bgcolor=# | EF0
|Roxboro Lake
|Person

Person County, North Carolina

Person County is a county located in the Piedmont region in north-central North Carolina in the United States. It is part of the Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Area. The population was 39,464 at the 2010 census.The county seat is Roxboro...

|36.37°N 79.15°W
|1958
|200 yards
|Damaged limited to a few trees.
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|bgcolor=# | EF1
|Roxboro
Roxboro, North Carolina
Roxboro is a city and the county seat of Person County, North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the city of Roxboro has a population of 8,362. The city is 30 miles north of Durham, NC. It is part of the Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Area.-History:...

|Person

Person County, North Carolina

|36.39°N 78.95°W
|2013
|0.5 miles (804.7 m)
|Several mobile homes were damaged, one of them severely. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted.
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|bgcolor=# | EF1
|Carr
Carr, North Carolina
Carr is an unincorporated area located northwest of McDade in Orange County, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States.-Geography:Carr is a small community built up around the Carr general store. The main activities of this town were Tobacco farming...

|Orange

Orange County, North Carolina

Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 133,801. Its county seat is Hillsborough...

|36.19°N 79.22°W
|2130
|2.5 miles (4 km)
|Two houses and a church sustained significant damage. Many trees were damaged.
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|bgcolor=# | EF0
|E of Berea
|Granville

Granville County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 59,916 people in 20,628 households residing in the county. The population density was 111.6 people per square mile . There were 22,827 housing units at an average density of 42.5 per square mile...

|36.33°N 78.71°W
|2215
|5.25 miles (8.4 km)
|Several houses sustained minor damage and sheds and outbuildings were destroyed.
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|bgcolor=# | EF0
|W of Middleburg
Middleburg, North Carolina
Middleburg is a town in Vance County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 162 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Middleburg is located at ....

|Vance

Vance County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 42,954 people, 16,199 households, and 11,647 families residing in the county. The population density was 169 people per square mile . There were 18,196 housing units at an average density of 72 per square mile...

|36.38°N 78.38°W
|2250
|2.75 miles (4.4 km)
|A BP

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gas station and two houses sustained minor damage. Many trees were snapped and sheds and outbuildings were destroyed.
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|bgcolor=# | EF1
|King
King, North Carolina
King is a town in Stokes County, North Carolina, United States. Portions of the town are also in Forsyth County. The population was 5,952 at the 2000 census.King is also a part of the Piedmont Triad metropolitan area, located northwest of Winston-Salem....

(2nd tornado)
|Stokes

Stokes County, North Carolina

|36.26°N 80.36°W
|2305
|0.75 miles (1.2 km)
|Second tornado hit King 20 hours after the first one. About 25 houses were damaged, some of which had roofs blown off. Numerous trees were snapped.
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|colspan="7" | Sources: NWS Wakefield #1, #2, NWS Blacksburg, NWS Raleigh
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