Tornado outbreak sequence of April 4–7, 2022
Confirmed tornadoes and tornado warnings on April 4–6 | |
| Type | Tornado outbreak |
|---|---|
| Duration | April 4–7, 2022 |
| Highest winds |
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| Tornadoes confirmed | 89 |
| Max. rating1 | EF4 tornado |
| Duration of tornado outbreak2 | 55 hours, 19 minutes |
| Largest hail | 2.75 in (7.0 cm) in multiple locations |
| Fatalities | 1 (+2 non-tornadic), 17+ injuries |
| Damage | $1.3 billion (2022 USD) |
| Areas affected | Southern United States, Midwestern United States, Eastern United States |
Part of the tornado outbreaks of 2022 1Most severe tornado damage; see Enhanced Fujita scale 2Time from first tornado to last tornado | |
From April 4–5, 2022, a mesoscale convective system and numerous discrete supercells produced a swath of severe weather and several tornadoes in the Southeastern United States, including several strong, long tracked tornadoes. An EF3 tornado damaged or destroyed several homes in Bonaire, Georgia while a large EF3 tornado prompted a tornado emergency for Allendale and Sycamore, South Carolina. A violent EF4 tornado in Black Creek, Georgia resulted in one fatality as it destroyed several neighborhoods, and another large EF3 tornado caused widespread heavy tree damage northeast of Ulmer, South Carolina. More severe storms occurred across a large portion of the Southeast ahead of a cold front on April 6–7, with more tornadoes reported in South and Central Georgia and further south into Florida, all of which were weak. Along with the one tornadic death, trees felled by straight-line winds killed one person each in Louisiana and Texas.