The tornado outbreak of April 29, 1984

42 tornadoesKansas, Illinois, Missouri and 5 more states

42 tornadoes touched down across 8 states between 8:40 AM and 12:25 AM the next day CDT, 2 of them rated F3 or stronger, and 1 people were killed.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · April 29, 1984

How the day unfolded

Every tornado recorded that day, at its logged touchdown time and along its path, with the counties it crossed.

About this replay

Central time—Historical replay — logged touchdown times

Tornadoes—of 42 that day

Strongest so far—

Killed—in tornadoes so far

The day’s milestones

Tornado pathsWider and brighter with the rating; F3 and stronger glow

On the groundEach grows from its logged touchdown time

Counties crossedLit as a tornado reaches them, brighter for F3 or stronger

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database (touchdown times, ratings, start and end points) and Storm Events Database (segment paths and times for the notable tornadoes that have record pages). SPC logs the touchdown time only; other paths are drawn at a typical forward speed of 35 mph. Times are Central Daylight Time.

The day in numbers

Tornadoes: 42; on Sunday, April 29, 1984
F3 or stronger: 2; 1 rated F4 or F5
Killed: 1; Along all the paths
Injured: 73; Along all the paths
Path miles: 122; All the paths end to end
First and last: 8:40 AM to 12:25 AM the next day; Touchdowns, Central Daylight Time

Hour by hour

Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

Every tornado

In order of touchdown. One has a record page, linked from the rating.

Tornadoes of April 29, 1984

8:40 AM	F1	Beckham County OK	12.0	100	0	0
9:00 AM	F1	Pittsburg County OK	0.1	10	0	0
9:08 AM	F0	Muskogee County OK	0.1	10	0	0
10:20 AM	F4	Creek County, Pawnee County and 1 more OK	27.0	200	1	60
11:15 AM	F1	Marshall County OK	2.0	10	0	0
11:38 AM	F0	Sedgwick County KS	0.1	10	0	0
11:40 AM	F0	Sedgwick County KS	0.1	10	0	0
11:50 AM	F0	Sedgwick County KS	0.1	10	0	0
11:58 AM	F0	Sedgwick County KS	0.1	10	0	0
11:58 AM	F0	Montgomery County KS	0.1	10	0	0
12:00 PM	F1	Sedgwick County KS	0.5	20	0	0
12:05 PM	F1	Sedgwick County KS	0.1	10	0	0
12:05 PM	F0	Sedgwick County KS	0.1	10	0	0
12:10 PM	F2	Sedgwick County KS	2.0	20	0	0
12:50 PM	F0	Chautauqua County KS	0.1	10	0	0
12:54 PM	F0	Cowley County KS	0.1	10	0	0
2:38 PM	F1	Cowley County KS	0.3	30	0	1
2:40 PM	F0	Kay County OK	0.1	10	0	0
3:25 PM	F0	Chase County KS	0.5	100	0	0
3:25 PM	F0	Sedgwick County KS	0.1	10	0	0
3:40 PM	F1	Sedgwick County KS	10.0	10	0	0
5:40 PM	F0	Cooper County MO	1.0	50	0	0
5:45 PM	F1	Boone County MO	0.3	10	0	0
6:30 PM	F2	Gasconade County MO	14.0	10	0	10
6:30 PM	F0	Panola County TX	0.5	30	0	0
6:35 PM	F1	Macon County MO	12.0	300	0	0
7:10 PM	F1	Carter County MO	15.0	10	0	0
7:12 PM	F1	Oregon County MO	5.0	77	0	0
7:18 PM	F0	Linn County IA	0.5	30	0	0
7:20 PM	F3	Lincoln County MO	8.0	50	0	0
7:30 PM	F0	Henderson County IL	0.1	10	0	0
7:35 PM	F1	Greene County AR	1.0	100	0	0
7:55 PM	F0	Dunklin County MO	0.5	10	0	0
7:59 PM	F0	Henderson County IL	0.1	10	0	0
8:30 PM	F0	Henderson County IL	0.1	10	0	0
9:10 PM	F0	Henderson County IL	0.1	10	0	0
9:45 PM	F1	Coahoma County MS	2.0	100	0	2
9:50 PM	F0	Hancock County IL	0.1	10	0	0
10:00 PM	F1	Carroll County IL	1.0	10	0	0
10:30 PM	F1	Tate County MS	5.0	77	0	0
11:45 PM	F1	LaSalle County IL	0.1	10	0	0
12:25 AM	F0	Will County IL	0.1	10	0	0

By state

Tornadoes by state, April 29, 1984

Kansas	15	0	0
Illinois	8	0	0
Missouri	8	1	0
Oklahoma	6	1	1
Mississippi	2	0	0
Arkansas	1	0	0
Iowa	1	0	0
Texas	1	0	0

Tornadoes in 1984 · On this date in other years · The biggest outbreak days

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. A day is SPC’s calendar date in Central Standard Time; an outbreak day here has 40 or more tornadoes, or 6 or more rated F3/EF3 or stronger.