Severe Weather History


Every F5 and EF5 Tornado in U.S. History

F5 and EF5 is the top of the tornado scale: winds above 200 mph, total structural destruction. These are every one mapped in the United States since 1950 — the complete list, newest first.

DateTouchdown countyDeathsInjuriesPath length
2025-06-20Ransom County, North Dakota3012.1 mi
2013-05-20McClain County, Oklahoma2421213.9 mi
2011-05-24Canadian County, Oklahoma918163.1 mi
2011-05-22Newton County, Missouri1581,15021.6 mi
2011-04-27Neshoba County, Mississippi3628.3 mi
2011-04-27Marion County, Alabama72145132.0 mi
2011-04-27Monroe County, Mississippi2313737.3 mi
2011-04-27DeKalb County, Alabama25033.7 mi
2008-05-25Grundy County, Iowa97041.0 mi
2007-05-04Kiowa County, Kansas116325.8 mi
1999-05-03Grady County, Oklahoma3658337.0 mi
1998-04-16Hardin County, Tennessee33669.4 mi
1998-04-08Tuscaloosa County, Alabama3225930.3 mi
1997-05-27Williamson County, Texas27125.1 mi
1996-07-18Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin01213.3 mi
1992-06-16Nobles County, Minnesota13516.0 mi
1991-04-26Sumner County, Kansas1722546.0 mi
1990-08-28Kendall County, Illinois2935016.4 mi
1990-03-13Harvey County, Kansas1022.0 mi
1990-03-13Reno County, Kansas16048.0 mi
1985-05-31Portage County, Ohio1831047.0 mi
1984-06-07Iowa County, Wisconsin920036.0 mi
1982-04-02Choctaw County, Oklahoma02953.0 mi
1977-04-04Jefferson County, Alabama2213014.7 mi
1976-06-13Boone County, Iowa0921.3 mi
1976-04-19Brown County, Texas01110.5 mi
1976-03-26Le Flore County, Oklahoma26411.9 mi
1974-04-03Lamar County, Alabama2827279.5 mi
1974-04-03Limestone County, Alabama1619083.3 mi
1974-04-03Lawrence County, Alabama2826752.0 mi
1974-04-03Ohio County, Indiana321020.8 mi
1974-04-03Breckinridge County, Kentucky3127032.0 mi
1974-04-03Greene County, Ohio361,15031.3 mi
1974-04-03Perry County, Indiana68668.0 mi
1973-05-06McLennan County, Texas0010.6 mi
1971-02-21Franklin Parish, Louisiana47510109.2 mi
1970-05-11Lubbock County, Texas265008.4 mi
1968-06-13Murray County, Minnesota91509.1 mi
1968-05-15Fayette County, Iowa515613.1 mi
1968-05-15Franklin County, Iowa1346262.1 mi
1968-04-23Scioto County, Ohio79334.0 mi
1966-10-14Wright County, Iowa61729.7 mi
1966-06-08Shawnee County, Kansas1645021.1 mi
1966-03-03Hinds County, Mississippi58518202.5 mi
1965-05-08Tripp County, South Dakota0130.1 mi
1964-05-05Adams County, Nebraska45079.7 mi
1964-04-03Wichita County, Texas71114.7 mi
1960-05-05Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma58171.8 mi
1958-06-04St. Croix County, Wisconsin217433.7 mi
1957-12-18Perry County, Illinois165.4 mi
1957-06-20Cass County, North Dakota1010352.4 mi
1957-05-20Franklin County, Kansas4420769.4 mi
1956-04-03Allegan County, Michigan1729258.8 mi
1955-05-25Kay County, Oklahoma2028028.4 mi
1955-05-25Kay County, Oklahoma8027356.4 mi
1953-12-05Warren County, Mississippi382709.0 mi
1953-06-27Adair County, Iowa120.1 mi
1953-06-08Genesee County, Michigan11684418.9 mi
1953-05-29Morton County, North Dakota22014.8 mi
1953-05-11McLennan County, Texas11459720.9 mi
Source: NOAA SPC SVRGIS · every F5/EF5 tornado mapped in the United States since 1950