Tornado outbreak sequence of June 20–26, 2023
A house that was completely destroyed by an EF3 tornado south of Granada, Colorado on June 23. | |
| Tornado outbreak | |
|---|---|
| Tornadoes | 118 |
| Maximum rating | EF3 tornado |
| Duration | June 20–26, 2023 |
| Highest winds | 165 mph (266 km/h) (Matador, Texas EF3 on June 21) 125 mph (201 km/h) near Selfridge, North Dakota (downburst June 21) |
| Largest hail | 4.5 in (11 cm) near Matador, Texas, on June 21 and near Lubbock, Texas, on June 23 |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 5 fatalities (+5 non-tornadic) |
| Injuries | >126 injuries |
| Damage | $5.0 billion (2023 USD) |
| Areas affected | Great Plains, Midwestern, Eastern United States, Manitoba, Ontario |
| Power outages | 700,000 |
Part of the tornado outbreaks of 2023 | |
On June 20, a sequence of multiple severe weather events and tornado outbreaks began across large portions of the Great Plains, Midwestern, and Eastern United States as well as Manitoba and Ontario in Canada. This included a historic outbreak of 37 tornadoes in Colorado on June 21. A slow moving trough interacted with extremely high moisture and atmospheric instability to produce favorable conditions for supercells. Large hail and damaging winds accompanied a multi-day tornado risk which produced multiple strong tornadoes, including a destructive high-end EF3 tornado that killed 4 people in Matador, Texas on June 21, and another EF3 tornado south of Granada, Colorado on June 23. Multiple EF2 tornadoes touched down from Indiana to Kentucky on June 25. Reports of power outages, wind damage, hail damage, and tornadic damage accumulated across the affected region. In all, five people died from tornadoes, and three other non-tornadic deaths also occurred. Over 120 people were injured as well.