The tornado outbreak of November 15, 2005

49 tornadoesTennessee, Kentucky, Illinois and 4 more states

49 tornadoes touched down across 7 states between 12:37 PM and 8:30 PM CST, 4 of them rated F3 or stronger, and 1 people were killed.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · November 15, 2005

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 49 that day
Strongest so far—
Killed—in tornadoes so far

The day in numbers

Tornadoes
49
78th of 12,998 tornado days since 1950
F3 or stronger
4
1 rated F4 or F5
Killed
1
Along all the paths
Injured
108
Along all the paths
Path miles
185
All the paths end to end
First and last
12:37 PM to 8:30 PM
Touchdowns, Central Standard Time

Hour by hour

Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Standard Time.

Tornadoes per hour, November 15, 2005 Noon: 2 1 PM: 6 2 PM: 8 3 PM: 7 4 PM: 12 12 5 PM: 4 6 PM: 9 7 PM: 0 8 PM: 1 Noon2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM

Every tornado

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

Tornadoes of November 15, 2005
12:37 PMF0New Madrid County MO0.25000
12:44 PMF0Mississippi County MO0.25000
1:10 PMF0White County IL0.25000
1:20 PMF1Crockett County, Gibson County TN15.030000
1:30 PMF0McCracken County KY0.25000
1:34 PMF0Massac County IL0.15000
1:45 PMF3Graves County, Calloway County and 2 more KY44.0500120
1:55 PMF1Weakley County TN2.015000
2:20 PMF0Jefferson County AR0.72000
2:30 PMF0New Madrid County MO0.25000
2:35 PMF2Henry County TN20.0200013
2:35 PMF1Marion County IL5.010000
2:35 PMF1New Madrid County MO1.07502
2:40 PMF3Daviess County, Martin County IN12.0440031
2:52 PMF1Arkansas County AR16.56000
2:55 PMF1Arkansas County AR3.53000
3:01 PMF0Caldwell County KY0.25000
3:15 PMF1Jasper County IL10.04000
3:25 PMF1Lawrence County IN0.25000
3:27 PMF4Hopkins County KY15.0800040
3:32 PMF0Saline County IL0.25000
3:35 PMF1Benton County TN1.010000
3:38 PMF2Benton County TN1.215000
4:04 PMF2Houston County TN0.520000
4:04 PMF1McLean County KY0.25000
4:10 PMF0Houston County TN0.210000
4:10 PMF1Houston County TN0.310000
4:12 PMF0Daviess County KY0.25000
4:19 PMF3Bartholomew County, Shelby County IN10.030001
4:35 PMF1Montgomery County TN0.27500
4:36 PMF1Montgomery County TN0.27500
4:37 PMF0Montgomery County TN0.15000
4:44 PMF2Montgomery County TN1.040000
4:50 PMF0Benton County TN0.11000
4:55 PMF1Humphreys County TN2.010000
5:15 PMF1Logan County KY8.415000
5:33 PMF2Dickson County TN1.020000
5:40 PMF0Dickson County TN0.15000
5:52 PMF2Simpson County KY1.015000
6:02 PMF2Wayne County TN6.010001
6:05 PMF0Robertson County TN0.12000
6:07 PMF1Warren County KY1.015000
6:10 PMF1Grant County IN3.05000
6:15 PMF0Davidson County TN0.12000
6:25 PMF0Maury County TN0.11000
6:30 PMF0Lamar County AL0.13000
6:32 PMF0Williamson County TN0.11000
6:42 PMF0Sumner County TN0.11000
8:30 PMF0Cullman County AL0.32500

By state

Tornadoes by state, November 15, 2005
Tennessee2200
Kentucky921
Illinois500
Indiana420
Missouri400
Arkansas300
Alabama200

Tornadoes in 2005 · 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.