2021 Tri-State tornado
Throughout the evening hours of December 10, 2021, a large and destructive tornado struck areas in and around the cities and communities of Monette (AR), Leachville (AR), Braggadocio (MO), Hayti (MO), Tiptonville (TN) and Samburg (TN), killing eight people and injuring 16 others. The tornado was the second strongest and third deadliest of the tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021. The tornado reached peak intensity twice, the first time east of Braggadocio, Missouri and the second time in Tiptonville, Tennessee, leading the National Weather Service to assign a rating of low-end EF4 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, with maximum wind speeds estimated at 170 mph (270 km/h).
The EF4 tornado being illuminated by lighting during the night near Hayti, Missouri. | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 1 hour, 29 minutes |
| Formed | December 10, 2021, 7:07 p.m. CST |
| Dissipated | December 10, 2021, 8:36 p.m. CST |
| EF4 tornado | |
| on the Enhanced Fujita scale | |
| Highest winds | 170 mph (270 km/h) |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 8 (+1 indirect) |
| Injuries | 16 |
| Damage | $13.5 million (2021 USD) |
| Areas affected | Craighead (AR), Mississippi (AR), Dunklin (MO), Pemiscot (MO), Lake (TN), Obion (TN) counties. |
Part of the Tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021 | |
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