The tornado outbreak of May 16, 2003
42 tornadoesArkansas, Oklahoma and Texas
42 tornadoes touched down across 3 states between 3:53 AM and 9:47 PM CDT, none rated F3 or stronger.
Watch the day unfoldTornado outbreak · May 16, 2003
How the day unfolded
Every tornado recorded that day, at its logged touchdown time and along its path, with the counties it crossed.
The day in numbers
- Tornadoes
- 42
- on Friday, May 16, 2003
- F3 or stronger
- 0
- None rated F4 or F5
- Killed
- 0
- Along all the paths
- Injured
- 3
- Along all the paths
- Path miles
- 199
- All the paths end to end
- First and last
- 3:53 AM to 9:47 PM
- Touchdowns, Central Daylight Time
Hour by hour
Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Daylight Time.
Every tornado
In order of touchdown.
By state
Tornadoes in 2003 · 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.