Tornado outbreak of April 22–25, 2010

Tornado outbreak of April 22–25, 2010
Tornado damage in central Mississippi caused by one of the tornadoes during the outbreak.
TypeTornado outbreak
DurationApril 22–25, 2010
Tornadoes
confirmed
88
Max. rating1EF4 tornado
Duration of
tornado outbreak2
77 hours, 3 minutes
Fatalities10 deaths, 184 injuries
Damage$425 million
1Most severe tornado damage; see Enhanced Fujita scale
2Time from first tornado to last tornado

The tornado outbreak of April 22–25, 2010 was a multi-day tornado outbreak across a large portion of the Southern United States, originally starting in the High Plains on April 22, 2010, and continuing through the Southern Plains on April 23, and the Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys on April 24. The most severe activity was on April 24, particularly in Mississippi. The outbreak was responsible for ten tornado-related fatalities on April 24, all in Mississippi from a single supercell that crossed the entire state.