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The tornado outbreak of April 9–11, 2009 was a tornado outbreak that affected large portions of the Southern United States on April 9–11, 2009. At least 5 people were killed by tornadoes including three in Mena, Arkansas and two in Murfreesboro, Tennessee just south of Nashville. A total of 85 tornadoes were confirmed over the two days.
A narrow tornado struck eight farms, four of which incurred F3-level damage. Three people were injured, and losses totaled $45,000. [4] Operationally, this and the succeeding event were considered a single tornado with a total path length of 34 mi (55 km), [3] but a reanalysis by Thomas P. Grazulis split them into two distinct tornadoes. [4] F3
The most notable tornadoes of the outbreak struck northeastern Arkansas, the Missouri Bootheel, and West Tennessee, where several communities – including Marmaduke, Arkansas, Caruthersville, Missouri, and Newbern, Tennessee suffered devastating damage. In total, 66 tornadoes touched down across seven states, which is the most in a single day ...
The tornadoes were part of a larger system that wreaked havoc from Arkansas to Iowa and Illinois and moved into Tennessee by the evening. Nearly 60 preliminary tornado reports were sent to the ...
Tornadoes, wind gusts, and large hail are expected to hit the southeast through Thursday, the National Weather Service said. Chilling photos and videos show multiple tornadoes in 'outbreak' across ...
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A destructive outbreak produced two F3 tornadoes in Arkansas and a fatal F2 tornado in Mississippi. An F2 tornado also struck Downtown Little Rock, Arkansas, while twin F2 tornadoes damaged Downtown Jackson, Mississippi. (12 significant, 1 killer) [20] Tornado outbreak of April 28–29, 1950: April 28-29, 1950: Great Plains - Mississippi Valley: 7
Mena (/ ˈ m iː n ə / MEE-nə) is a city in Polk County, Arkansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Polk County. [5] [6] The population was 5,558 as of the 2020 census. Mena is included in the Ark-La-Tex socio-economic region.