Storm reports for April 12, 2020

On Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020, an EF3 tornado with winds near 140 mph crossed Bawcomville and south Monroe, Louisiana, starting at about 11:36 a.m. CDT.¹ It tore roofs off homes and destroyed a hangar holding several airplanes at Monroe Regional Airport, where damage was estimated at $25 million to $30 million.¹ Parish officials counted 458 homes hit by it and two other tornadoes that morning, with 23 destroyed. Storm Events lists $250 million in property damage for this tornado.¹

That afternoon, an EF4 tornado with peak winds of 190 mph and a path up to 2.25 miles wide tracked 67 miles across south Mississippi through Bassfield, Soso, Moss and Pachuta, starting at about 4:12 p.m. CDT.² It destroyed homes and mobile homes, damaged or destroyed dozens of other structures, and killed eight people.²

Late that night, an EF3 tornado crossed East Brainerd and Ooltewah in Hamilton County, Tennessee, from about 11:19 p.m. EDT, heavily damaging homes and apartment buildings and killing 2 people.³ In Murray County, Georgia, an EF2 tornado with winds near 135 mph destroyed at least 8 manufactured homes and killed 8 people.⁴ Before dawn on April 13, an EF3 tornado in Seneca, South Carolina, destroyed much of a manufacturing plant, killing one worker, and damaged numerous homes. Storm Events lists $100 million in property damage.⁵ At about 6:10 a.m. EDT, an EF4 tornado with winds near 175 mph destroyed homes near Estill and Nixville in Hampton County, killing 5 and injuring 60.⁶