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|total fatalities=2021 + 32 non-tornadic
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The outbreak was expected to have started the previous day. Despite considerable threat levels and awareness, only one small tornado was reported on [[April 1]], in [[Pawnee County, Kansas]]. Severe weather was largely restricted to significant microbursts and large hail. <ref>http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/060401_rpts.html</ref>
 
A moderate risk of severe weather has beenwas issued by the [[Storm Prediction Center]] for April 2, with the main risk being tornadoes and large hail. The primary risk area iswas the central [[Mississippi Valley]] and lower [[Ohio Valley]], up to central [[Illinois]], which is where most of the tornadoes have touched down. AdditionalThere warningswere exist63 aheadreported oftornadoes theon mainApril line2 inacross easternseven [[Kentucky]] and [[Tennessee]]states.
 
There have been 23 fatalities reported so far; 2021 of which were related to tornadoes.
As of 12:00 pm [[Central Daylight Time|CDT]] (0500 UTC) April 3, there have been at least 58 reported tornadoes, a number that is expected to rise. The area affected was devastated by the March 12 outbreak as well.
 
Further severe weather is possible in the [[Mid-Atlantic States]] down to the [[South Carolina]] coast later on [[April 3]], as the storms move east. There is a chance they may redevelop and produce more tornadoes over that region. The SPC has only declared aanother "slightmoderate risk" offor severe stormsweather in the region, howeverand watches are already being issued.
There have been 23 fatalities reported so far; 20 of which were related to tornadoes.
 
Further severe weather is possible in the [[Mid-Atlantic States]] down to the [[South Carolina]] coast later on [[April 3]], as the storms move east. There is a chance they may redevelop and produce more tornadoes over that region. The SPC has only declared a "slight risk" of severe storms, however.
 
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|Considerable damage reported, including many trees blown over and at least one mobile home destroyed.
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|'''[[Evening Star, Arkansas|Evening Star]]'''
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|Reported to be large and dangerous. Long tracked cell according to [[WMC-TV|WMC]].
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|[[Woodruff County, Arkansas|Woodruff]]
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|'''[[Jennette, Arkansas|Jennette]]'''
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|Several tornadoes reported. Considerable damage reported in same area hit on March 12. More to follow. Reported to be large and dangerous.
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|'''[[Hillsboro, Illinois|Hillsboro]]'''
|[[Montgomery County, Illinois|Montgomery]]
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|Significant damage reported. Several buildings were damaged, plus at least one mobile home was overturned. Many trees and power lines were also down along a narrow swath.
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The most prolific tornadoes of the outbreak took place in a [[supercell]] in extreme northeastern [[Arkansas]], the [[Missouri]] [[Bootheel]] and extreme northwestern [[Tennessee]], north of [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]. It involved several reported tornadoes across a line over 100 miles (160 km) long.
 
The first touchdown took place in [[Pocahontas, Arkansas]] in [[Randolph County, Arkansas|Randolph County]] and then tracked across [[Clay County, Arkansas|Clay]] and [[Greene County, Arkansas|Greene]] Counties. LittleSome damage has been reported so far in those areas, but details remain sketchy. Several touchdowns may have occured.
 
When the cell continued eastward into Missouri, damage increased significantly. The worst of it occured after a tornado touched down in [[Caruthersville, Missouri|Caruthersville]] in [[Pemiscot County, Missouri|Pemiscot County]]. Considerable destruction has been reported in the community, and many houses have been reportedly destroyed, with numerous injuries reported. A [[civil emergency message]] reported that the town has been completely shut down to non-residents to prevent [[looting]] and [[sightseeing]]. Heavy damage was also reported in [[Dunklin County, Missouri|Dunklin County]]. At least one death was reported in the area.
 
The worst damage took place after it crossed into Tennessee, into [[Dyer County, Tennessee|Dyer County]]. It is unclear if it was the same tornado or a separate one. Damage was reported to have been very severe across the area, including numerous reports of many houses being completely destroyed or flattened. Electricity is currently out to much of the area. The tornado there was also deadly, as at least eight15 deaths have been reported in the [[Newbern, Tennessee|Newbern]], at leastarea, onemany of which was at a [[Jimmy Dean]] plant in Newbern. Many other injuries were reported. It was the deadliest single tornado in the US since the [[Evansville Tornado of November 2005|Evansville tornado]] on [[November 5]], [[2005]].
 
The track continued eastward into [[Gibson County, Tennessee|Gibson County]], where the final tornado was reported to have touched down near [[Bradford, Tennessee|Bradford]].