Tornado outbreak of June 5–6, 2010

Tornado outbreak of June 5–6, 2010
TypeTornado outbreak
DurationJune 5–6, 2010
Tornadoes
confirmed
53 confirmed
Max. rating1EF4 tornado
Fatalities8 fatalities (+ 1 non-tornadic), 68 injuries
Damage>$266 million

1Most severe tornado damage; see Enhanced Fujita scale

The tornado outbreak of June 5–6, 2010, was a tornado outbreak that affected the Midwestern United States and parts of the Great Lakes region, starting the weekend of June 5, 2010, and extending into the morning of June 6, 2010. At least 53 tornadoes were confirmed from Iowa to southern Ontario and Ohio as well as in northern New England. Seven people were confirmed dead in Ohio just outside Toledo in Ottawa county, and one in Dwight, Illinois. Damage from the tornadoes in the United States totaled over $266 million.