The tornado outbreak of May 18, 2017

48 tornadoesOklahoma, Kansas, Texas and 3 more states

48 tornadoes touched down across 6 states between 2:02 PM and 12:23 AM the next day CDT, none rated EF3 or stronger.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · May 18, 2017

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 in numbers

Tornadoes: 48; 79th of 12,998 tornado days since 1950
EF3 or stronger: 0; None rated EF4 or EF5
Killed: 0; Along all the paths
Injured: 0; Along all the paths
Path miles: 160; All the paths end to end
First and last: 2:02 PM to 12:23 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.

Tornadoes of May 18, 2017

2:02 PM	EFU	Jackson County OK	0.7	50
2:11 PM	EF0	Jackson County OK	1.2	75
3:29 PM	EF1	Washita County OK	6.0	100
3:29 PM	EFU	Otero County CO	2.9	75
3:40 PM	EFU	Washita County OK	0.5	100
4:03 PM	EF0	Stafford County KS	0.6	50
4:04 PM	EFU	Wilbarger County TX	0.2	50
4:11 PM	EFU	Dewey County OK	0.2	50
4:14 PM	EF0	Ford County KS	0.5	50
4:18 PM	EF0	Ford County KS	0.3	50
4:20 PM	EFU	Custer County OK	0.2	30
4:23 PM	EF0	Woodward County, Major County OK	8.6	200
4:30 PM	EF0	Barton County KS	0.1	50
4:33 PM	EF0	Stafford County KS	0.6	50
4:33 PM	EF0	Blaine County OK	0.2	50
4:37 PM	EFU	Major County OK	0.2	30
4:40 PM	EFU	Washita County OK	0.3	50
4:48 PM	EFU	Wichita County TX	1.2	50
4:49 PM	EF1	Major County, Woods County OK	9.0	200
4:54 PM	EF2	Wichita County TX	2.0	100
4:57 PM	EFU	Woods County OK	0.2	50
5:05 PM	EF0	Canadian County, Blaine County OK	3.4	50
5:23 PM	EF0	Barton County KS	0.2	50
5:49 PM	EF0	Barton County KS	0.6	50
5:52 PM	EF0	Wabaunsee County KS	0.0	25
6:31 PM	EF0	Saline County KS	0.3	50
7:00 PM	EF0	Stephens County OK	0.2	50
7:41 PM	EF1	Brown County TX	3.3	450
8:04 PM	EF0	Brown County TX	0.4	50
8:38 PM	EF1	Brown County TX	4.4	880
9:13 PM	EF0	Pontotoc County OK	0.6	75
9:46 PM	EF1	Pittsburg County OK	8.2	1,000
9:56 PM	EF1	Pittsburg County OK	4.6	1,000
9:57 PM	EF2	McIntosh County OK	13.7	850
10:11 PM	EF1	McIntosh County OK	4.7	500
10:15 PM	EF1	McIntosh County OK	3.8	450
10:25 PM	EF1	McIntosh County OK	8.8	600
10:30 PM	EF1	Wagoner County OK	5.0	500
10:35 PM	EF1	Muskogee County OK	5.3	900
10:37 PM	EF1	Muskogee County OK	2.0	400
10:39 PM	EF1	Wagoner County OK	10.3	700
10:40 PM	EF2	Muskogee County OK	2.8	400
10:41 PM	EF1	Muskogee County OK	3.7	350
10:45 PM	EF1	Muskogee County, Wagoner County and 1 more OK	16.6	650
10:48 PM	EF1	Wagoner County, Mayes County OK	12.7	650
11:01 PM	EF1	Cherokee County, Mayes County OK	5.8	800
12:07 AM	EF0	Benton County AR	2.0	225
12:23 AM	EF1	McDonald County MO	1.0	100

By state

Tornadoes by state, May 18, 2017

Oklahoma	30	0	0
Kansas	9	0	0
Texas	6	0	0
Arkansas	1	0	0
Colorado	1	0	0
Missouri	1	0	0

Tornadoes in 2017 · 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.