Tornado outbreak sequence of June 3–11, 2008

The tornado outbreak sequence of June 3–11, 2008 was a series of tornado outbreaks affecting most of central and eastern North America from June 311, 2008. 192 tornadoes were confirmed, along with widespread straightline wind wind damage. Seven people were killed from a direct result of tornadoes; four in Iowa, two in Kansas, and one in Indiana. Eleven additional people were killed across five states by other weather events including lightning, flash flooding, and straight-line winds. Severe flooding was also reported in much of Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa as a result of the same thunderstorms, while high heat and humidity affected much of eastern North America; particularly along the eastern seaboard of the United States from New York City to the Carolinas.

Tornado outbreak sequence of June 3–11, 2008
A large wedge tornado in Will County, Illinois on June 7.
TypeTornado outbreak
DurationJune 3–11, 2008
Tornadoes
confirmed
192 confirmed
Max. rating1EF4 tornado
Duration of
tornado outbreak2
8 days, 16 hours, 17 minutes
Fatalities7 fatalities (+13 nontornadic), 84 injuries
Damage$146.9 million (2008 USD)
Power outages1.22 million
Areas affectedCentral and Eastern United States

1Most severe tornado damage; see Enhanced Fujita scale
2Time from first tornado to last tornado
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