List of United States tornadoes from November to December 2011

This is a list of all tornadoes that were confirmed by local offices of the National Weather Service in the United States in November and December 2011.

United States yearly total

Confirmed tornadoes by Enhanced Fujita rating

EFU	EF0	EF1	EF2	EF3	EF4	EF5	Total
0	794	627	198	61	17	6	1703

November

Confirmed tornadoes by Enhanced Fujita rating

EFU	EF0	EF1	EF2	EF3	EF4	EF5	Total
0	20	17	8	0	1	0	46

November 7 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, November 7, 2011
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Texas
EF4	SSW of Tipton, OK	Wilbarger, Jackson (OK), Tillman (OK)	34°19′N 99°13′W	2038	17 miles (27 km)	Long lived tornado. An Oklahoma Mesonet station was destroyed. Rated EF4 based on damage to an Oklahoma State University research station. This was the first F4 or EF4 tornado in Oklahoma during the month of November since official records began in 1950.
Oklahoma
EF0	NW of Manitou	Tillman, Kiowa	34°31′N 99°01′W	2115	6 miles (9.7 km)	Tornado remained over open fields
EF0	E of Snyder	Kiowa	34°39′N 98°54′W	2138	0.5 miles (0.80 km)	Brief tornado with no damage
EF0	ENE of Mountain Park	Kiowa, Comanche	34°53′N 98°50′W	2152	13 miles (21 km)	Large tornado remained over open areas. One elk was killed in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge
EF0	ENE of Saddle Mountain (1st tornado)	Kiowa	34°52′N 98°40′W	2219	1.4 miles (2.3 km)	Brief tornado with no damage
EF0	ENE of Saddle Mountain (2nd tornado)	Kiowa	34°54′N 98°38′W	2224	0.5 miles (0.80 km)	Brief tornado with no damage
EF0	ENE of Alden	Caddo	35°00′N 98°32′W	2240	3 miles (4.8 km)	Tornado remained over open fields
EF1	NW of Fort Cobb	Caddo	35°02′N 98°31′W	2251	13 miles (21 km)
EF1	NE of Blanchard	McClain	35°10′N 97°37′W	0447	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 11/07/11, NWS Norman

November 8 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, November 8, 2011
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Texas
EF1	Kingwood	Harris	30.06°N 95.19°W	1937	1 mile (1.6 km)	Many trees were snapped or uprooted. Several houses sustained roof and window damage. Garage doors blown in.
EF1	SW of Mount Enterprise	Nacogdoches, Rusk	31.86°N 94.74°W	2002	12 miles (19 km)	Damage limited to trees.
EF0	W of Mount Enterprise	Rusk	31.91°N 94.73°W	2134	6 miles (9.7 km)	Damage limited to trees.
EF0	N of Texas City	Harris		0000	0.5 miles (800 m)	An ISP plant sustained minor damage. Ten trailers were overturned.
EF1	SE of Kirbyville	Newton	30.60°N 93.87°W	0158	4.35 miles (7.00 km)	A barn and store sustained minor damage. Numerous trees were snapped, twisted or uprooted by the tornado.
Oklahoma
EF1	S of Valliant	McCurtain	34.00°N 95.09°W	1945	6.2 miles (10.0 km)	Two empty railroad cars were thrown off a track. Many trees and power lines were snapped.
Louisiana
EF2	NE of Logansport	De Soto	32.03°N 93.93°W	2253	10 miles (16 km)	Several houses were heavily damaged and numerous trees were uprooted.
EF1	E of Florien	Sabine, Natchitoches	31.45°N 93.32°W	2337	7.2 miles (11.6 km)	Numerous trees snapped or uprooted.
EF0	SE of Bossier City	Caddo, Bossier	32.39°N 93.51°W	2350	2 miles (3.2 km)	A number of trees were snapped.
EF0	S of Sibley	Webster	32.47°N 93.29°W	0020	5.5 miles (8.9 km)	Many trees were snapped.
EF0	SE of Sibley	Webster	32.51°N 93.26°W	0029	2.5 miles (4.0 km)	Several trees were uprooted and snapped. Tree limbs were broken.
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 11/08/11, NWS Houston/Galveston, NWS Shreveport, LA, NWS Lake Charles, LA

November 14 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, November 14, 2011
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
New York
EF2	Fredonia area	Chautauqua	42.45°N 79.43°W	2154	4.6 miles (7.4 km)	Tornado began on Lake Erie and moved on shore. Many trees and multiple utility poles were snapped. A garage and a barn were destroyed and two homes suffered roof damage. One garage was destroyed as well.
EF2	Westfield area	Chautauqua	42.30°N 79.59°W	2205	3 miles (4.8 km)	Trees were snapped and twisted. Outbuildings, barns, and a home were destroyed along an intermittent damage path. Multiple power poles were snapped as well and a few people were injured.
Indiana
EF1	Paoli	Orange	38.56°N 86.47°W	0032	2 miles (3.2 km)	Considerable damage to buildings in downtown Paoli. A barn was destroyed and several buildings and outbuildings had their roofs severely damaged or removed.
Illinois
EF1	Lake of the Woods	Champaign	40.19°N 88.40°W	1908	Unknown	One house was damaged and multiple trees were downed.
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 11/14/11, NWS Buffalo, NWS Louisville

November 15 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, November 15, 2011
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Texas
EF0	NW of Cleveland	San Jacinto	unknown	2021	unknown	Tornado touched down over a pasture with no damage.
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 11/15/11

November 16 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, November 16, 2011
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Louisiana
EF1	NE of Greensburg	St. Helena	30.88°N 90.61°W	0840	0.5 miles (0.80 km)	A two-story home was pushed 10 feet (3.0 m) from its foundation and received roof and wall damage and a semi trailer was blown 50 feet. Other homes received minor damage.
EF0	SE of Houma	Terrebonne	29.57°N 90.70°W	0936	100 yards (91 m)	Windows blown out at Ellender Memorial High School and several structures damaged. Shingles were torn from roofs as well.
Mississippi
EF1	N of Columbia	Marion, Jefferson Davis	31.39°N 89.80°W	1011	11 miles (18 km)	A 0.25 mi (400 m) wide tornado downed numerous trees near Bunker Hill. A few sheds were destroyed.
EF1	SE of Hebron	Jones		1103	2 miles (3.2 km)	Several trees were knocked down and a large house suffered roof damage. Two outbuildings were damaged.
EF2	NW of Laurel	Jones, Jasper	31.77°N 89.23°W	1107	12 miles (19 km)	Homes collapsed with people trapped inside. Several mobile homes were completely destroyed and brick and frame homes and commercial buildings suffered moderate to major damage. Numerous utility poles were downed and trees suffered extensive damage. Three chicken houses were also destroyed. At least fifteen people sustained injuries, most of them minor.
Alabama
EF2	Whitfield area	Sumter	32.36°N 88.08°W	1307	1.5 miles (2.4 km)	One house was destroyed and seven more were damaged. Hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted. One person was injured.
EF0	Demopolis area	Marengo	32.48°N 87.85°W	1332	2.57 miles (4.14 km)	About 20 houses and several businesses sustained minor damage.
EF0	E of Tallahatta Springs	Clarke	31.54°N 87.45°W	1500	0.25 miles (400 m)	Brief tornado touched down in a wooded area. A few 6 inches (15 cm) in diameter pine trees were downed.
EF1	Montgomery	Montgomery	32.39°N 86.21°W	1708	0.9 miles (1.4 km)	Tornado touched down on the northeast side of the city with damage to Alabama Christian Academy, primarily the football field there. Several mobile homes were heavily damaged and a business was also damaged.
EF2	Notasulga/Auburn area	Macon, Lee, Harris (GA), Talbot (GA)	32.53°N 85.65°W	1752	59.4 miles (95.6 km)	Long-lived tornado destroyed or damaged dozens of homes and businesses in Auburn. Many mobile homes were destroyed and vehicles were flipped at a mobile home park. An apartment complex was badly damaged, boat houses were destroyed, and hundreds of trees were snapped in the area. Damage was also reported on the Auburn University campus, where a veterinary school was damaged and two horses were fatally injured. The tornado crossed into Georgia where damage occurred to numerous homes, the Harris County School Complex, the county's 911 center, and several other structures. Three people were injured.
Georgia
EF0	E of Hephzibah	Richmond	33.19°N 82.04°W	2153	1 mile (1.6 km)	A few trees were downed with this brief tornado.
EF1	Shell Bluff area	Burke	33.10°N 81.48°W	2234	7 miles (11 km)	Numerous trees were downed. Two homes were damaged and an RV was turned over. A garage and two outbuildings were also damaged.
EF1	SSE of Dixie Union	Ware	31.27°N 82.44°W	0140	unknown	A gazebo, a porch and carports were damaged. One mobile home was pushed off of its foundation and a shed was destroyed as well.
North Carolina
EF1	NE of Shelby	Cleveland	35.32°N 81.50°W	2218	0.33 miles (530 m)	Brief tornado with minor damage to two houses and several trees.
EF2	E of Linwood	Davidson, Randolph	35.73°N 80.21°W	2305	12.5 miles (20.1 km)	2 deaths – Significant structural damage to many buildings in the area, including a gas station and a restaurant. Numerous homes were destroyed, vehicles were tossed, and trees were snapped. One house was flattened but was not attached to the foundation. An arcade building was completely destroyed.
EF0	NE of Como	Hertford	36.53°N 77.11°W	1114	1.6 miles (2.6 km)	Tornado snapped trees and overturned two tractor trailers. Soybean crop was damaged as well.
South Carolina
EF2	SW of Rock Hill	Chester, York	34.83°N 81.18°W	2230	6.7 miles (10.8 km)	3 deaths – Multiple homes and mobile homes were destroyed in the area, vehicles were flipped, and numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. Barns and outbuildings were destroyed as well. Two fatalities were in mobile homes, the other fatality was in a secure, brick home. Five others were injured. The tornado decimated hundreds of acres of woodland.
EF0	Savannah River Site	Aiken		2253	7 miles (11 km)	Tornado downed a few trees and power lines. A few outbuildings were damaged.
EF0	E of Union	Union	34.68°N 81.50°W	2306	200 yards (180 m)	Brief tornado caused minor roof damage to a house and damaged a barn.
Virginia
EF1	S of Dry Fork	Pittsylvania	36.72°N 79.42°W	2355	2.3 miles (3.7 km)	Two homes sustained roof damage and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted.
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 11/16/11, NWS Jackson, MS, NWS Birmingham, AL, NWS Peachtree City, NWS Columbia, NWS Raleigh

November 21 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, November 21, 2011
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Arkansas
EF0	SW of Horatio	Little River, Sevier	33.91°N 94.38°W	0312	3 miles (4.8 km)	Numerous trees were snapped. Shingles were ripped off of the roof of a home.
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 11/21/11

December

Confirmed tornadoes by Enhanced Fujita rating

EFU	EF0	EF1	EF2	EF3	EF4	EF5	Total
0	8	5	1	1	0	0	15

December 20 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, December 20, 2011
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Louisiana
EF1	DeQuincy	Calcasieu	30.45°N 93.44°W	1425	0.75 miles (1.21 km)	Part of the roof was torn from DeQuincy Memorial Hospital and three vehicles in the hospital parking lot were damaged. Trees and power lines were downed.
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 12/20/11, NWS Lake Charles, LA

December 21 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, December 21, 2011
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Alabama
EF0	NE of Woodland	Randolph	33.42°N 85.32°W	1832	0.25 miles (0.40 km)	A home and several outbuildings sustained roof damage. Minor tree damage was also noted.
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 12/21/11, NWS Birmingham

December 22 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, December 22, 2011
EF#	Location	County	Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Comments/Damage
Louisiana
EF1	NNE of Slaughter	East Feliciana	30.72°N 91.16°W	1415	2.98 miles (4.80 km)	Tornado tracked northeast on an intermittent path before dissipating. A few trees were downed and homes suffered minor roof damage.
Alabama
EF0	SE of Brent	Bibb	32.91°N 86.92°W	1857	100 yards (91 m)	Brief tornado uprooted several large pine trees.
EF0	N of Lawley	Bibb	32.87°N 86.97°W	1925	2.6 miles (4.2 km)	Large tree limbs were broken and numerous trees were uprooted and snapped.
EF0	E of Selma	Dallas	32.43°N 86.92°W	1930	2.2 miles (3.5 km)	Trees were damaged and snapped. Two mobile homes suffered roof damage and another was shifted of its foundation blocks. One outbuilding was destroyed.
EF0	Columbiana	Shelby	33.18°N 86.61°W	1942	2 miles (3.2 km)	A tornado briefly touched down 1 mile northwest of Columbiana, Alabama. About 50 trees were snapped or uprooted, with two falling on and damaging homes.
EF0	NW of Deatsville	Autauga, Elmore	32.62°N 86.55°W	2002	10.2 miles (16.4 km)	A mobile home and several outbuildings suffered significant damage. Many trees were downed.
EF1	WSW of Alexander City	Elmore, Coosa, Tallapoosa	32.74°N 86.30°W	2024	24.9 miles (40.1 km)	Damage occurred along an intermittent path. Hundreds of trees were snapped and a large metal building was destroyed. One home suffered minor damage.
Georgia
EF2	NW of Rome	Floyd	34.25°N 85.24°W	2150	8 miles (13 km)	At least 20 houses were damaged, some heavily. Three people sustained minor injuries.
EF3	S of Calhoun	Floyd, Bartow, Gordon	34.37°N 85.10°W	2203	15 miles (24 km)	One house was destroyed and several others were damaged, some severely. Many trees were downed. One person was injured.
EF0	SE of Carters	Gilmer	34.58°N 84.64°W	2232	1.4 miles (2.3 km)	Dozens of trees were knocked down. Some fell on and damaged a church.
EF1	E of Grantville	Coweta	33.27°N 84.78°W	2244	1 mile (1.6 km)	One house lost parts of its roof and numerous trees were snapped.
EF1	S of Woolsey	Fayette	33.34°N 84.41°W	2316	1.6 miles (2.6 km)	A tornado with estimated peak winds of 95 miles per hour (153 km/h) touched down on the north shore of Lake Horton. About three dozen trees were downed. Two homes sustained minor roof damage and a barn was destroyed.
EF0	NNW of Fayetteville	Fayette	33.51°N 84.50°W	2318	1 mile (1.6 km)	A tornado with estimated peak winds of 80 miles per hour (130 km/h) touched down in the northern part of Fayette County. Trees and power poles were downed and a house suffered roof damage.
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 12/22/11, NWS Birmingham, NWS Peachtree City