This is a list of all tornadoes that were confirmed by local offices of the National Weather Service in the United States in April 2009.
United States yearly total
April
Note: 2 tornadoes were confirmed in the final totals, but do not have a listed rating.
April 1 event List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, April 1, 2009 EF# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length DamageFlorida EF0ESE of Snow HillSeminole2022unknownBrief tornado spotted with no damage. Sources: NCDC Storm Data
April 2 event List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, April 2, 2009 EF# Location County/Parish Coord. Time (UTC) Path length DamageLouisiana EF0WatsonLivingston1713unknownBrief tornado snapped a few trees.Mississippi EF0E of McCombPike1740unknownBrief tornado with no damage. EF0ENE of PearlingtonHancock1850Several trees were snapped, but no structures were impacted. EF0SSW of Bay St. LouisHancock1905unknownBrief tornado reported along the beachfront. EF0Ocean SpringsJackson1945Minor damage to 14 homes, including 2 roofs lifted off. EF0WNW of HoustonChickasaw2342Intermittent tornado damaged some trees and power lines. EF1WNW of AmoryMonroe0023A house lost parts of its roof and many trees and power lines were knocked down.Alabama EF0Hightogy areaLamar2015Brief touchdown with no known damage. EF1NW of SamanthaTuscaloosa2043Damage limited to hardwood and softwood trees being snapped and/or uprooted. EF1S of LeightonColbert2046Damage to the roof of one church and to numerous trees. EF0SW of TannerLimestone2135Damage to three homes, a barn and a metal shed. Numerous trees were snapped. EF1Lacey's Spring areaMorgan2226Mostly minor damage to several residences including manufactured homes although some homes sustained heavier damage due to fallen trees. A shed was destroyed. EF0W of Huntsville Madison0109Damage limited to trees though one of the fallen trees landed on top of a home.Tennessee EF1East NashvilleDavidson2100Tornado touched down near Nashville International Airport at the corner of Briley Parkway and Murfreesboro Pike, roughly following Elm Hill Pike. Several businesses were damaged - some of them heavily. Minor damage to homes and numerous trees were downed. One person was injured.Florida EF0SW of River JunctionGadsden2225unknownSmall tornado reported along Interstate 10 with no damage. Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 04/02/09, NWS Huntsville, NWS Nashville, NWS New Orleans, NWS Birmingham, NCDC Storm Data
April 5 event List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, April 5, 2009 EF# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length DamageKentucky EF1E of LibertyCasey0120One house lost its roof and two barns were destroyed Sources: NWS Louisville
April 6 event List of reported tornadoes - Monday, April 6, 2009 EF# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length DamageNorth Carolina EF2SE of ClarktonBladen1440Damage to four houses including one that was shifted from its foundation and large shed was destroyed. Significant tree damage in the area. EF0SSE of SunburyGates1535Brief tornado touchdown with damage limited to tree tops. EF1W of LongwoodBrunswick1545Minor damage to two houses. Dozens of trees were heavily damaged. Sources: NWS Wilmington, NC, NWS Wilmington, NC (LSR), NWS Wakefield (LSR), WVEC, NCDC Storm Data
April 8 event List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, April 8, 2009 EF# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length DamageIdaho EF0SW of BurleyCassia1900unknownTornado was on the ground for 5 minutes with no damage. Sources: NCDC Storm Data
April 9 event
List of reported tornadoes – Thursday, April 9, 2009 EF# Location County/Parish Coord. Time (UTC) Path length DamageOklahoma EF0E of VinitaCraig2303Roofs were torn off several homes and a barn. Damage to two power poles. EF0SE of WilburtonLatimer2318Several houses and a gas compressor station were damaged. EF1ENE of NashobaPushmataha2342Many trees were damaged, including snapped trunks. EF1N of WisterLe Flore2355Several homes were damaged and several barns were destroyed. EF2E of Big CedarLe Flore, Polk (AR)0026Several mobile homes and a permanent home were heavily damaged or destroyed. Four people were injured, one of whom sustained broken bones. EF3Eagletown to Dierks, ARMcCurtain, Sevier (AR), Howard (AR), Pike (AR)0101Long-track tornado with significant damage, particularly in De Queen, Arkansas. At least 10 mobile homes were destroyed, with seven people injured in the park. An Army Corps of Engineers office and another reinforced concrete building were also heavily damaged in the Dierks Lake area. Howard and Sevier Counties were later declared a disaster area.Texas EF1NW of Hughes SpringsMorris, Cass0052Damage to trees and power lines along the path. EF2NW of LindenCass0105Many trees were knocked down, crushing houses and vehicles. A two-story house was severely damaged, and a portable building was blown away. EF0NE of BivinsCass0141Numerous trees were knocked down along its path. EF1NW of HallsvilleHarrison0213Several houses damaged by falling trees and windows blown out. A large shed was ripped from its foundation. EF2Waskom to Bossier City, LAHarrison, Caddo (LA), Bossier (LA)0248Continuous long-track tornado with many houses and businesses damaged along its path, some of which were nearly destroyed. Tornado tracked near Cross Lake and eventually into downtown Shreveport (with little damage there) before crossing the Red River into Bossier City. Damage was also reported at Barksdale Air Force Base. Two people were injured and overall damage was about $14 million.Arkansas EF3SW of Mena to NE of InkPolk0102–01173 deaths – See section on this tornado – 30 people were injured. EF2Center Point areaHoward0134Rare large anticyclonic tornado severely damaged a house and a barn. One person was injured. EF3N of KiblahMiller0151An outbuilding and a mobile home were destroyed, throwing debris half a mile (800 m) away. Major tree damage along its path. EF1SE of NewhopePike0153Many trees were knocked down on private timber company land. EF2S of CrossettAshley042715 houses, including some mobile homes, were heavily damaged or destroyed and 27 others were damaged to lesser degrees. Many trees were also damaged or knocked over.Missouri EF0Nixa areaChristian0120Minor damage to more than a dozen homes with additional damage to trees and fences. Several power lines were also downed by the tornado along Route 160. Louisiana EF0NNE of BolingerBossier0302Several trees were snapped in a heavily forested area. EF0NE of HeflinWebster0404Several trees were snapped or uprooted. EF1NE of LitroeUnion0421Tornado damaged trees in the Upper Ouachita Wildlife Refuge. EF1S of SimsboroLincoln0433Many trees were snapped and a house sustained minor roof damage. EF2NE of ErosJackson, Ouachita0505Several houses were damaged, one of them heavily with its roof torn off. Many trees were damaged, with some falling onto structures. EF1Delhi areaRichland, Madison0627Tornado roughly paralleled Interstate 20 with some trees down and minor damage to a few houses. Sources: SPC Storm Reports for April 9, 2009, , , NWS Springfield, NWS Jackson, , NCDC Storm Data
April 10 event