The tornado outbreak of May 24, 2004

53 tornadoesKansas, Missouri, Nebraska and 4 more states

53 tornadoes touched down across 7 states between 3:05 PM and 12:09 AM the next day CDT, none rated F3 or stronger, and 1 people were killed.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · May 24, 2004

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 53 that day

Strongest so far—

Killed—in tornadoes so far

The day in numbers

Tornadoes: 53; 66th of 12,998 tornado days since 1950
F3 or stronger: 0; None rated F4 or F5
Killed: 1; Along all the paths
Injured: 3; Along all the paths
Path miles: 81; All the paths end to end
First and last: 3:05 PM to 12:09 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.

Tornadoes of May 24, 2004

3:05 PM	F0	Nuckolls County NE	2.0	50	0	0
3:20 PM	F0	Nuckolls County NE	0.1	25	0	0
3:28 PM	F0	Nuckolls County NE	0.1	25	0	0
3:35 PM	F1	Holt County MO	2.0	300	0	0
3:35 PM	F0	Nuckolls County NE	0.1	15	0	0
3:41 PM	F0	Nuckolls County NE	0.1	15	0	0
3:52 PM	F0	Nuckolls County NE	0.1	15	0	0
3:58 PM	F1	Nuckolls County NE	2.0	100	0	0
4:02 PM	F0	Thayer County NE	2.0	75	0	0
4:06 PM	F1	Thayer County NE	2.0	450	0	0
4:15 PM	F0	Republic County KS	0.1	50	0	0
4:16 PM	F0	Nuckolls County NE	0.1	25	0	0
4:18 PM	F0	Republic County KS	0.1	50	0	0
4:24 PM	F0	Republic County KS	0.1	50	0	0
4:28 PM	F0	Nodaway County MO	0.5	50	0	0
4:29 PM	F0	Thayer County NE	0.1	25	0	0
4:30 PM	F1	Broome County, Delaware County NY	6.0	100	0	0
4:30 PM	F0	Fremont County IA	3.0	40	0	0
4:55 PM	F2	Gentry County MO	17.0	250	0	1
4:57 PM	F0	Republic County KS	0.1	50	0	0
4:58 PM	F0	Madison County IA	0.5	50	0	0
5:08 PM	F0	Republic County KS	0.1	50	0	0
5:12 PM	F0	Republic County KS	0.1	50	0	0
5:25 PM	F0	Republic County KS	0.1	50	0	0
5:29 PM	F0	Washington County KS	0.1	50	0	0
5:40 PM	F0	Warren County IA	0.2	30	0	0
5:53 PM	F0	Harrison County MO	0.5	50	0	0
6:18 PM	F1	Livingston County MO	9.5	200	0	0
6:21 PM	F1	Caddo County OK	0.2	25	0	0
6:24 PM	F0	Harrison County MO	0.5	50	0	0
6:27 PM	F1	Caddo County OK	0.2	30	0	0
6:47 PM	F1	Linn County MO	5.0	150	0	0
7:12 PM	F0	Worth County MO	2.0	100	0	0
7:20 PM	F0	Ringgold County IA	0.2	30	0	0
7:21 PM	F0	Tillman County OK	0.5	30	0	0
7:25 PM	F1	Shawnee County KS	1.2	75	0	0
7:27 PM	F0	Tillman County OK	0.7	30	0	0
7:29 PM	F0	Wabaunsee County KS	0.1	50	0	0
7:29 PM	F0	Tillman County OK	0.3	50	0	0
7:32 PM	F0	Tillman County OK	0.2	30	0	0
7:39 PM	F0	Wabaunsee County KS	0.1	50	0	0
7:45 PM	F1	Macon County MO	1.0	100	0	0
7:48 PM	F0	Osage County KS	0.1	50	0	0
7:53 PM	F0	Appanoose County IA	0.1	25	0	0
7:58 PM	F0	Tillman County OK	0.1	30	0	0
10:55 PM	F0	Marion County MO	2.0	50	0	0
10:55 PM	F0	Ralls County MO	0.2	40	0	0
11:00 PM	F0	Pike County IL	1.0	40	0	0
11:05 PM	F1	Pike County IL	5.0	50	0	0
11:15 PM	F1	Pike County IL	3.0	50	0	0
11:19 PM	F1	Scott County IL	7.3	100	1	1
11:35 PM	F2	Morgan County IL	1.2	100	0	1
12:09 AM	F1	Sangamon County IL	0.3	75	0	0

By state

Tornadoes by state, May 24, 2004

Kansas	12	0
Missouri	11	0
Nebraska	11	0
Oklahoma	7	0
Illinois	6	1
Iowa	5	0
New York	1	0

Tornadoes in 2004 · 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.