February 5
- 2008 – The first day of the 2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak impacted the southeastern United States and Ohio Valley, killing 48 people. A EF3 tornado killed 22 people as it moved through Castalian Springs, Hartsville, and Lafayette, Tennessee. A long-track EF4 tornado traveled 122 miles across multiple communities in Arkansas, killing 13 people and injuring 140. Nine others were killed by tornadoes on February 6.