At 7:20 am GMT, the tornado began over the sea and moved onshore, where it struck a campsite.

Nearly 300 tornadoes, including four that were rated F4, occurred during this period from the Central US through the Southeast and into the Mid-Atlantic.

An F3 tornado scraped the south side of Friona, Texas before maturing into a major wedge east of town.

June 5 A large wedge-shaped tornado crossed Highway 70 near Dougherty, Texas as it tracked southeast.

[6] Storm chasers and meteorologists Alan Moller and Charles A. Doswell III were in the town when the tornado began and were able to capture significant photos and video as the tornado tore through the city.

The Hoover, Texas tornado was rated F5 by storm chaser Martin Lisius and meteorologist Dr. Herbert Fiala based on video photogrammetry the team conducted after the event.

Two other intense tornadoes spawned later by a separate supercell near Allison and Kellerville, Texas were also captured on video.

The Kellerville tornado[8] has been debated to be of F5 strength, though the final National Weather Service rating was F4.

A rare, short lived F4 tornado touched down just east of Marion, South Carolina, although the rating is disputed.

An F2 tornado killed two people north of Des Arc, Arkansas during the overnight hours of November 11.