The tornado outbreak of April 30, 2019

56 tornadoesMissouri, Oklahoma, Texas and 3 more states

56 tornadoes touched down across 6 states between 11:53 AM and 11:51 PM CDT, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger, and 2 people were killed.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · April 30, 2019

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

The day in numbers

Tornadoes
56
58th of 12,998 tornado days since 1950
EF3 or stronger
1
None rated EF4 or EF5
Killed
2
Along all the paths
Injured
20
Along all the paths
Path miles
237
All the paths end to end
First and last
11:53 AM to 11:51 PM
Touchdowns, Central Daylight Time

Hour by hour

Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

Tornadoes per hour, April 30, 2019 11 AM: 1 Noon: 3 1 PM: 1 2 PM: 6 3 PM: 8 8 4 PM: 7 5 PM: 3 6 PM: 5 7 PM: 5 8 PM: 5 9 PM: 6 10 PM: 4 11 PM: 2 11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM

Every tornado

In order of touchdown.

Tornadoes of April 30, 2019
11:53 AMEF1Lincoln County OK3.03000
12:09 PMEFUMurray County OK0.35000
12:13 PMEF1Payne County OK0.52000
12:22 PMEF1Johnston County, Murray County OK1.93000
1:18 PMEFULabette County KS0.25000
2:03 PMEF0Okmulgee County OK2.510000
2:14 PMEF0Osage County OK1.25000
2:29 PMEF1Muskogee County, Wagoner County OK2.315000
2:44 PMEF2Washington County, Rogers County OK9.81,30000
2:51 PMEFURogers County OK0.15000
2:57 PMEF1Nowata County OK7.590000
3:02 PMEF1Wagoner County OK7.830000
3:05 PMEF1Boone County AR6.640000
3:22 PMEF1Lawrence County MO3.810000
3:42 PMEF1McDonald County, Barry County MO12.388000
3:50 PMEF1Taney County, Ozark County MO5.410000
3:51 PMEFUMayes County OK0.15000
3:51 PMEFUTillman County OK0.23000
3:52 PMEF0Montgomery County IL1.22500
4:13 PMEF0Pecos County TX0.920000
4:15 PMEF1Craig County, Ottawa County OK6.380000
4:25 PMEF0Barry County MO5.020000
4:27 PMEF0Scurry County TX1.510000
4:29 PMEF1Ottawa County OK7.270000
4:34 PMEFUClay County TX1.54000
4:36 PMEF1Clay County TX10.030000
5:15 PMEF0Taney County MO1.07500
5:33 PMEF1Delaware County, Ottawa County OK4.11,10000
5:41 PMEFUBarry County MO0.55000
6:15 PMEF0Christian County, Douglas County MO1.95000
6:25 PMEF1Denton County TX1.515000
6:44 PMEF1Douglas County MO8.620000
6:48 PMEF0Barry County MO1.97500
6:52 PMEF1Denton County TX2.925000
7:06 PMEF1Douglas County MO3.020000
7:30 PMEF1Wright County MO1.47500
7:39 PMEF1Lawrence County, Dade County MO0.65000
7:40 PMEF1Polk County MO1.810000
7:58 PMEF0Wright County MO2.410000
8:15 PMEF1Greene County MO1.820000
8:21 PMEF1Greene County MO1.720000
8:28 PMEF2Christian County, Greene County MO10.340003
8:30 PMEF0Dallas County MO1.55000
8:35 PMEF1Stone County, Christian County MO23.310000
9:07 PMEF3Bryan County, Atoka County OK27.61,400216
9:34 PMEF1Coal County OK0.82500
9:35 PMEF1Wright County MO2.210000
9:40 PMEF0Douglas County MO2.910000
9:51 PMEF1Texas County MO5.610000
9:58 PMEF0Texas County, Phelps County MO6.05000
10:03 PMEF0Phelps County MO0.67500
10:06 PMEF0Phelps County MO5.17500
10:17 PMEF0Howell County MO2.210000
10:41 PMEF2Pittsburg County OK10.01,30001
11:26 PMEF1Iron County MO0.13000
11:51 PMEF1Le Flore County OK4.41,00000

By state

Tornadoes by state, April 30, 2019
Missouri2700
Oklahoma2012
Texas600
Arkansas100
Illinois100
Kansas100

Tornadoes in 2019 · 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.