The tornado outbreak of May 30, 2004
81 tornadoesIndiana, Illinois, Iowa and 9 more states
81 tornadoes touched down across 12 states between 1:42 AM and 12:55 AM the next day CDT, 2 of them rated F3 or stronger, and 2 people were killed. The 11th-most tornadoes of any day since 1950.
Watch the day unfoldTornado outbreak · May 30, 2004
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
- 81
- 11th of 12,998 tornado days since 1950
- F3 or stronger
- 2
- None rated F4 or F5
- Killed
- 2
- Along all the paths
- Injured
- 44
- Along all the paths
- Path miles
- 281
- All the paths end to end
- First and last
- 1:42 AM to 12:55 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.
By state
Tornadoes in 2004 · On this date in other years · The biggest outbreak days · The day’s damaging winds
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.