List of U.S. F5 Tornadoes (1880–1999)

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List of U.S. F5 Tornadoes (1880–1999) (2000)
by Neal Lott, Sam McCown and Tom Ross

A list of 93 historical F5 tornadoes in the United States between 1880–1999. This list was published by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in 2000.

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List of U.S. F5 Tornadoes
(1880 – 1999)
Date Time (LST) Location Deaths Injuries Distance (Miles)/Width (Yards)
1 Apr 24, 1880 1850 IL

West Prairie

6 33 13 miles/500 yd
2 Jun 12, 1881 1630 MO

Hopkins Area

2 15 30 miles/800 yd
3 Jun 17, 1882 1830 IA

Grinnell

65 300 105 miles/800 yd
4 Apr 1, 1884 1700 IN

Oakville

8 70 12 miles/600 yd
5 May 22, 1893 1700 WI

Willow Springs Township

3 10 20 miles/1200 yd
6 Jul 6, 1893 1635 IA

Pomeroy

71 200 40 miles/800 yd
7 Sep 21, 1894 1930 IA

Kossuth Co. Area

43 200 22 miles/1200 yd
8 May 1, 1895 1630 KS

Harvey Co. Area

8 25 22 miles/1200 yd
9 May 15, 1896 1600 TX

Sherman

73 200 15 miles/300 yd
10 May 25, 1896 1930 Ortonville - Oakwood Area 47 100 27 miles/800 yd
11 Jun 11, 1899 1700 NE / IA

Salix, IA

5 2 13 miles/200 yd
12 May 10, 1905 1800 OK

Synder

97 150 40 miles/800 yd
13 Jun 5, 1906 1630 IA / MN / WI

Houston Co. (MN) Area

4 18 55 miles/800 yd
14 Apr 23, 1908 1800 NE

Cuming - Thurston Cos.

3 10 15 miles/400 yd
15 May 12, 1908 1730 IA

Frement - Page Cos.

0 20 20 miles/400 yd
16 Jun 5, 1908 2030 NE

Fillmore Co. Area

11 30 35 miles/800 yd
17 Apr 20, 1912 1630 OK

Kingfisher Co.

0 6 15 miles/1600 yd
18 Apr 27, 1912 1230 OK

Kiowa - Canadian Cos.

15 40 90 miles/800 yd
19 Jun 11, 1915 1930 KS

Kiowa Co.

0 0 15 miles/1600 yd
20 May 25, 1917 1400 KS

Andale & Sedgwick Areas

23 70 65 miles/1200 yd
21 Jun 5, 1917 1705 KS

Topeka Area

9 50 25 miles/600 yd
22 May 21, 1918 1430 IA

Crawford -Greene Cos.

6 30 50 miles/800 yd
23 Jun 22, 1919 1600 MN

Fergus Falls

59 200 15 miles/400 yd
24 Apr 15, 1921 1410 Harrison Co (TX) - Pike

Co (AR)
Hempstead Co AR

62 300 105 miles/2000 yd
25 Mar 11, 1923 2000 TN

Pinson

20 70 15 miles/400 yd
26 Mar 18, 1925 1301 MO /IL/ IN

Reynolds Co (MO)- Gibson
CO (IN)
Deaths: MO:13 IL:609
IN:76
Murphysboro (IL): 234,
W. Frankfort (IL): 148,
De Soto (IL): 69
Tri-State Tornado

695 2027 219 miles/1320 yd
27 May 7, 1927 1800 KS

Barber Co. - McPherson
Co.

10 300 95 miles/1600 yd
28 May 22, 1933 1820 NE

Tyron Area

8 10 25 miles/1200 yd
29 Apr 26, 1938 1415 NE

Oshkosh Area

3 6 30 miles/1600 yards
30 Apr 14, 1939 2300 OK / KS

Woodward Co. (OK) -
Barber Co. (KS)

7 19 75 miles/800 yd
31 Jun 18, 1939 1510 MN

Hennepin Co. - Anoka Co.

9 222 25 miles/400 yd
32 Mar 16, 1942 1600 IL

Peoria Co. - Marshall
Co.

7 70 35 miles/400 yd
33 Apr 29, 1942 2230 KS

Oberlin Area

15 25 20 miles/300 yd
34 Jun 22, 1944 2030 WI /IL

Grant Co. (WI) -
Stevenson Co (IL)

9 80 80 miles/400 yd
35 Apr 12, 1945 1740 OK

Antlers

69 353 28 miles/800 yd
36 Apr 9, 1947 1742 TX / OK / KS

Hemphill Co (TX) -
Barber Co (KS)
Woodward (OK)
Higgins, Glazier (TX)

167 1000 170 miles/2000 yd
37 May 21, 1949 1700 IL / IN

Palestine (IL)

4 7 8 miles/50 yd
38 Mar 21, 1952 2145 MS / TN

Marshall Co. (MS) -
Fayette Co (TN)
Byhalia (MS) & Moscow
(TN)

17 66 30 miles/400 yd
39 May 11, 1953 1610 TX

Waco
Downtown Devastated:
Bricks 5 feet deep

114 597 23 miles/660 yd
40 May 29, 1953 2000 ND

Ft. Rice (Morton Co.)

2 20 20 miles/600 yd
41 Jun 8, 1953 2030 MI

Genesee Co.
Flint

116 867 20 miles/800 yd
42 Jun 27, 1953 1545 IA

Adair Area

1 2 10 miles/200 yd
43 Dec 5, 1953 1735 MS

Warren Co.
Vicksburg

38 270 7 miles/500 yd
44 May 25, 1955 2126 OK / KS

Blackwell (OK)
Remarkable electrical
activity
Glowing Funnel

20 280 23 miles/500 yd

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