The tornado outbreak of May 24, 2016

44 tornadoesKansas, Colorado, Michigan and 3 more states

44 tornadoes touched down across 6 states between 1:21 PM and 10:06 PM CDT, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · May 24, 2016

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 44 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: 44; on Tuesday, May 24, 2016
EF3 or stronger: 5; None rated EF4 or EF5
Killed: 0; Along all the paths
Injured: 2; Along all the paths
Path miles: 132; All the paths end to end
First and last: 1:21 PM to 10:06 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 24, 2016

1:21 PM	EF1	Marquette County MI	3.8	200	0
1:54 PM	EF1	Marquette County MI	3.9	200	0
3:56 PM	EF0	Scott County KS	1.0	50	0
4:04 PM	EF0	Scott County KS	4.2	200	0
4:55 PM	EF0	Scott County KS	0.1	50	0
4:55 PM	EF0	Scott County KS	0.7	100	0
5:13 PM	EF0	Lane County KS	1.2	50	0
5:24 PM	EF0	Lane County KS	0.8	125	0
5:26 PM	EF0	Lane County KS	0.1	15	0
5:28 PM	EF1	Creek County OK	8.0	900	0
5:49 PM	EF0	Lane County KS	0.1	15	0
5:55 PM	EF3	Ford County KS	14.7	675	1
5:59 PM	EF0	Ford County KS	0.7	50	0
5:59 PM	EF0	Lane County KS	0.8	50	0
6:04 PM	EF0	Lane County KS	1.7	50	0
6:12 PM	EF3	Hodgeman County, Ness County KS	11.0	300	0
6:14 PM	EF1	Ford County KS	1.4	50	0
6:20 PM	EF0	Ford County KS	0.2	50	0
6:22 PM	EF2	Ford County KS	5.0	550	0
6:28 PM	EF0	Ford County KS	2.7	90	0
6:32 PM	EF1	Ford County KS	2.9	50	0
6:43 PM	EF1	Ness County KS	2.9	50	0
6:44 PM	EF0	Washington County CO	0.0	50	0
6:44 PM	EFU	Hutchinson County TX	0.4	25	0
6:48 PM	EF0	Adams County CO	0.0	50	0
6:52 PM	EF2	Ford County, Hodgeman County KS	16.7	1,800	1
6:55 PM	EF0	Ford County KS	0.1	50	0
6:56 PM	EF0	Ness County KS	6.2	150	0
7:03 PM	EF0	Hodgeman County KS	0.6	150	0
7:07 PM	EF3	Ford County KS	1.9	150	0
7:11 PM	EF3	Hodgeman County, Ness County KS	7.7	700	0
7:15 PM	EF1	Ford County, Hodgeman County KS	2.7	50	0
7:17 PM	EF0	Ness County KS	1.3	50	0
7:25 PM	EF1	Edwards County KS	4.3	100	0
7:36 PM	EF0	Hodgeman County KS	3.5	50	0
7:44 PM	EF0	Washington County CO	0.0	50	0
7:47 PM	EF1	Washington County CO	0.9	20	0
7:49 PM	EF2	Edwards County KS	5.4	150	0
7:55 PM	EF0	Hodgeman County KS	0.5	50	0
8:00 PM	EF3	Edwards County KS	8.3	1,100	0
8:25 PM	EF0	Pratt County KS	2.3	75	0
8:36 PM	EF0	Yuma County CO	1.2	25	0
8:38 PM	EF0	Rush County KS	0.2	50	0
10:06 PM	EF0	Chase County NE	0.1	50	0

By state

Tornadoes by state, May 24, 2016

Kansas	34	5
Colorado	5	0
Michigan	2	0
Nebraska	1	0
Oklahoma	1	0
Texas	1	0

Tornadoes in 2016 · 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.