This is a repeating eventdecember 10, 2023
The Immeasurable Cost of the December 10-11, 2021 Tornado Outbreak
Event Details
Massive destruction across the town of Mayfield. Photo via FEMA/CAP.
Last year, many of us watched as storms tore apart lives and communities across Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, and Kentucky. After events of this magnitude, images depicting seas of wreckage where homes and businesses once stood can blind us to the true nature of the loss at hand. Ranging from six days to 98 years of age, a total of 92 people lost their lives during the tornado event. They were cherished as friends or family by thousands. This article details the stories of every one of those people, as well as all of the 23 significant tornadoes that formed during this event.