The tornado outbreak of November 27, 2005

65 tornadoesArkansas, Kansas and Missouri

65 tornadoes touched down across 3 states between 1:48 PM and 11:05 PM CST, 3 of them rated F3 or stronger, and 2 people were killed.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · November 27, 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 65 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 Standard Time.

The day in numbers

Tornadoes: 65; 38th of 12,998 tornado days since 1950
F3 or stronger: 3; None rated F4 or F5
Killed: 2; Along all the paths
Injured: 15; Along all the paths
Path miles: 290; All the paths end to end
First and last: 1:48 PM to 11:05 PM; Touchdowns, Central Standard Time

Hour by hour

Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Standard Time.

Every tornado

In order of touchdown.

Tornadoes of November 27, 2005

1:48 PM	F0	Marion County KS	0.1	50	0	0
1:48 PM	F0	Marion County KS	13.0	50	0	0
1:50 PM	F0	Marion County KS	2.0	50	0	0
2:04 PM	F0	Marion County KS	0.1	50	0	0
2:05 PM	F0	Morris County KS	0.3	100	0	0
2:12 PM	F1	Morris County, Geary County KS	20.0	400	0	0
2:32 PM	F0	Dickinson County KS	1.5	100	0	0
2:32 PM	F0	Morris County KS	6.0	100	0	0
2:35 PM	F0	Lyon County KS	1.0	100	0	0
2:48 PM	F0	Montgomery County KS	0.1	50	0	0
2:58 PM	F0	Morris County KS	0.3	100	0	0
3:09 PM	F1	Geary County, Riley County KS	2.0	300	0	0
3:15 PM	F0	Geary County KS	0.3	100	0	0
3:21 PM	F0	Geary County KS	2.0	150	0	0
3:28 PM	F0	Riley County KS	0.3	100	0	0
3:32 PM	F0	Riley County KS	0.3	100	0	0
3:40 PM	F1	Yell County AR	4.5	50	0	0
3:49 PM	F0	Riley County KS	0.3	100	0	0
3:57 PM	F0	Yell County AR	2.7	40	0	0
4:06 PM	F1	Neosho County KS	6.0	80	0	0
4:22 PM	F0	Allen County KS	0.2	50	0	0
4:25 PM	F1	Pike County AR	13.8	40	0	1
4:42 PM	F1	Montgomery County AR	3.2	40	0	0
4:49 PM	F1	Montgomery County AR	4.5	40	0	0
4:56 PM	F1	Garland County AR	3.5	40	0	0
5:10 PM	F1	Garland County AR	1.2	50	0	0
5:19 PM	F0	Jasper County MO	0.0	75	0	0
5:20 PM	F2	Hot Spring County AR	4.2	100	0	0
5:23 PM	F1	Van Buren County AR	2.8	50	0	0
5:26 PM	F2	Garland County AR	13.8	100	0	1
5:27 PM	F1	Searcy County AR	2.7	50	0	0
5:30 PM	F1	Garland County AR	2.1	100	0	0
5:32 PM	F1	Saline County AR	6.1	100	0	0
5:37 PM	F2	Conway County AR	3.9	250	0	0
5:41 PM	F3	Perry County AR	19.0	800	0	0
5:42 PM	F2	Pope County AR	2.3	250	0	0
5:44 PM	F1	Clay County MO	11.0	75	0	0
5:45 PM	F2	Conway County AR	11.8	250	0	0
5:59 PM	F1	Ray County MO	2.0	75	0	0
6:00 PM	F3	Conway County AR	2.0	150	0	0
6:09 PM	F3	Conway County AR	15.0	700	1	8
6:15 PM	F1	Baxter County AR	3.7	100	0	0
6:25 PM	F1	Perry County AR	0.8	25	0	0
6:26 PM	F1	Pulaski County AR	2.2	25	0	0
6:27 PM	F2	Conway County AR	6.1	600	0	0
6:34 PM	F2	Faulkner County AR	2.6	400	0	0
6:37 PM	F2	Van Buren County AR	13.1	400	0	0
6:40 PM	F1	Fulton County AR	1.3	50	0	0
6:42 PM	F1	Ozark County MO	1.0	100	0	0
6:46 PM	F1	Howell County MO	3.0	100	0	2
6:55 PM	F1	Van Buren County AR	3.7	50	0	0
6:56 PM	F1	Howell County MO	5.0	100	0	2
6:59 PM	F1	Faulkner County AR	7.7	75	0	0
7:02 PM	F1	Cleburne County AR	2.7	50	0	0
7:11 PM	F0	Faulkner County AR	4.0	40	0	0
7:19 PM	F2	Van Buren County AR	0.8	100	0	0
7:20 PM	F2	Cleburne County AR	9.2	100	0	1
7:47 PM	F0	Cleburne County AR	1.2	25	0	0
7:55 PM	F1	Izard County AR	5.8	150	0	0
8:01 PM	F1	Sharp County AR	0.4	100	0	0
8:02 PM	F1	Fulton County AR	5.8	100	0	0
8:05 PM	F2	Stone County AR	7.0	250	0	0
8:44 PM	F1	White County AR	2.0	30	0	0
10:30 PM	F2	Ripley County MO	12.0	250	1	0
11:05 PM	F0	St. Louis County MO	0.5	40	0	0

By state

Tornadoes by state, November 27, 2005

Arkansas	38	3	1
Kansas	19	0	0
Missouri	8	0	1

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.