The tornado outbreak of May 6, 2015

48 tornadoesKansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Texas

48 tornadoes touched down across 4 states between 2:58 AM and 11:00 PM CDT, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · May 6, 2015

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 48 that day

Strongest so far—

Killed—in tornadoes so far

The day’s milestones

Tornado pathsWider and brighter with the rating; EF3 and stronger glow

On the groundEach grows from its logged touchdown time

Counties crossedLit as a tornado reaches them, brighter for EF3 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 Daylight Time.

The day in numbers

Tornadoes: 48; 79th of 12,998 tornado days since 1950
EF3 or stronger: 4; None rated EF4 or EF5
Killed: 0; Along all the paths
Injured: 14; Along all the paths
Path miles: 204; All the paths end to end
First and last: 2:58 AM to 11:00 PM; 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 6, 2015

2:58 AM	EF0	Creek County OK	1.5	100	0
2:24 PM	EF0	Lincoln County KS	10.7	100	0
2:45 PM	EF0	Caddo County OK	2.0	50	0
2:53 PM	EF0	Caddo County OK	0.5	50	0
3:31 PM	EF0	Jewell County KS	1.0	25	0
3:55 PM	EF2	Jewell County KS	12.6	350	1
4:18 PM	EF1	Adams County NE	3.9	300	0
4:33 PM	EF3	Grady County OK	10.3	1,500	0
4:37 PM	EF0	Major County OK	0.1	20	0
4:38 PM	EF1	Nuckolls County NE	9.5	200	0
4:48 PM	EF0	Grady County OK	0.3	50	0
4:48 PM	EF2	Jewell County, Republic County and 2 more KS, NE	20.1	400	0
4:49 PM	EF3	Sedgwick County, Harvey County KS	16.5	300	1
4:54 PM	EF1	Jewell County KS	4.3	250	0
5:04 PM	EF1	Jewell County KS	3.1	60	0
5:08 PM	EF1	Republic County KS	2.1	75	0
5:10 PM	EF0	Republic County KS	3.1	50	0
5:15 PM	EF0	Garfield County OK	0.1	10	0
5:20 PM	EF2	Republic County, Thayer County KS, NE	36.2	800	0
5:26 PM	EF0	Thayer County NE	1.8	100	0
5:28 PM	EF0	Thayer County NE	1.0	30	0
5:33 PM	EF1	McClain County OK	1.0	200	0
5:38 PM	EF0	Sedgwick County KS	0.3	50	0
5:45 PM	EF0	Hall County NE	0.0	25	0
5:46 PM	EF0	Cleveland County OK	0.5	25	0
5:53 PM	EF1	Cleveland County OK	3.2	1,000	0
6:33 PM	EF0	Dewey County OK	0.3	30	0
6:41 PM	EF0	Caddo County OK	3.5	200	0
6:56 PM	EF0	Grant County OK	0.3	20	0
7:14 PM	EF3	Republic County KS	1.9	100	0
7:28 PM	EF0	Republic County KS	0.0	50	0
7:35 PM	EF0	Harper County KS	0.2	50	0
7:38 PM	EF1	Republic County KS	2.4	75	0
7:49 PM	EF0	Grady County OK	0.5	40	0
8:11 PM	EF0	Grady County OK	3.5	200	0
8:33 PM	EF0	Cloud County KS	0.2	75	0
8:38 PM	EF0	Ottawa County KS	0.0	50	0
8:41 PM	EF3	Oklahoma County OK	2.0	700	12
8:49 PM	EF2	Archer County TX	12.0	400	0
8:55 PM	EF0	Ottawa County KS	0.2	50	0
9:10 PM	EF0	Washington County KS	6.0	50	0
9:27 PM	EF0	Cloud County KS	8.8	75	0
9:37 PM	EF0	Throckmorton County TX	3.4	440	0
9:56 PM	EF1	Washington County KS	4.0	75	0
10:00 PM	EF0	Throckmorton County TX	1.2	100	0
10:36 PM	EF0	Washington County KS	0.2	75	0
10:49 PM	EF1	Gage County, Lancaster County NE	7.7	500	0
11:00 PM	EF0	Throckmorton County TX	0.0	50	0

By state

Tornadoes by state, May 6, 2015

Kansas	22	2
Oklahoma	16	2
Nebraska	6	0
Texas	4	0

Tornadoes in 2015 · 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.