The tornado outbreak of May 7, 2024

53 tornadoesOhio, Indiana, Arkansas and 7 more states

53 tornadoes touched down across 10 states between 1:05 AM and 12:49 AM the next day CDT, none rated EF3 or stronger.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · May 7, 2024

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 53 that day

Strongest so far—

Killed—in tornadoes so far

The day in numbers

Tornadoes: 53; 66th of 12,998 tornado days since 1950
EF3 or stronger: 0; None rated EF4 or EF5
Killed: 0; Along all the paths
Injured: 14; Along all the paths
Path miles: 227; All the paths end to end
First and last: 1:05 AM to 12:49 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 7, 2024

1:05 AM	EF1	Okfuskee County OK	2.8	200	0
1:12 AM	EF0	Warren County IA	3.1	80	0
1:35 AM	EF0	Jasper County IA	0.1	30	0
1:37 AM	EF0	Marion County IA	5.0	80	0
1:43 AM	EF1	Randolph County MO	8.3	250	0
1:44 AM	EF0	Randolph County MO	2.2	400	0
2:23 AM	EF2	Adair County, Washington County OK, AR	11.7	800	0
2:28 AM	EF0	Pulaski County, Phelps County and 1 more MO	9.8	150	0
2:43 AM	EF1	Crawford County AR	5.7	900	0
2:43 AM	EF1	Crawford County AR	9.2	1,100	0
2:48 AM	EF1	Crawford County AR	0.6	100	0
2:55 AM	EF1	Washington County AR	1.8	150	0
2:55 AM	EF1	Franklin County AR	3.9	1,200	0
3:08 AM	EF1	Washington County, Madison County AR	2.8	550	0
3:44 AM	EF0	Crawford County MO	0.7	75	0
3:45 AM	EF1	Franklin County MO	0.3	150	0
4:21 AM	EF0	St. Charles County MO	2.2	50	0
2:05 PM	EF0	Boone County, McHenry County and 1 more IL, WI	14.3	50	0
2:18 PM	EF1	Walworth County WI	1.0	50	0
4:11 PM	EF1	Cass County MI	11.7	950	0
4:41 PM	EF2	St. Joseph County, Branch County MI	19.5	950	1
4:55 PM	EF2	Kalamazoo County MI	10.9	300	12
5:07 PM	EF1	Branch County MI	1.1	100	0
5:11 PM	EFU	Steuben County IN	0.1	1	0
6:47 PM	EFU	Rush County IN	0.8	30	0
6:50 PM	EF2	Mercer County OH	8.1	400	0
7:02 PM	EF0	Shelby County IN	0.8	50	0
7:03 PM	EF1	Rush County IN	4.6	75	0
7:05 PM	EF1	Rush County IN	0.2	30	0
7:08 PM	EF1	Fayette County, Wayne County IN	2.9	150	0
7:09 PM	EF1	Paulding County OH	6.2	300	0
7:16 PM	EF0	Paulding County OH	0.5	25	0
7:20 PM	EF2	Mercer County, Auglaize County OH	6.4	300	0
7:24 PM	EF1	Darke County OH	11.7	800	0
7:25 PM	EF0	Decatur County IN	4.5	100	0
7:42 PM	EF0	Crawford County IN	0.2	80	0
7:54 PM	EFU	Putnam County OH	0.1	5	0
7:56 PM	EF1	Franklin County, Butler County IN, OH	8.0	300	0
8:20 PM	EF1	Butler County OH	2.4	200	0
8:23 PM	EF0	Clark County IN	1.2	60	0
8:57 PM	EF0	Butler County OH	0.3	80	0
9:05 PM	EF0	Warren County OH	0.3	100	0
9:08 PM	EF1	Warren County OH	2.6	150	0
9:14 PM	EF0	Warren County OH	0.4	50	0
9:15 PM	EF1	Warren County OH	2.7	350	0
9:27 PM	EF0	Warren County OH	0.5	150	0
9:27 PM	EF0	Clinton County OH	1.3	80	0
10:49 PM	EF0	Licking County OH	3.0	100	0
11:02 PM	EF1	Muskingum County OH	0.4	128	0
11:17 PM	EF1	Coshocton County OH	0.1	197	0
11:54 PM	EF2	Jefferson County, Hancock County and 1 more OH, WV, PA	15.3	200	1
12:30 AM	EF2	Garland County AR	12.2	600	0
12:49 AM	EF1	Allegheny County PA	0.2	150	0

By state

Tornadoes by state, May 7, 2024

Ohio	18	0	0
Indiana	10	0	0
Arkansas	7	0	0
Missouri	6	0	0
Michigan	4	0	0
Iowa	3	0	0
Oklahoma	2	0	0
Illinois	1	0	0
Pennsylvania	1	0	0
Wisconsin	1	0	0

Tornadoes in 2024 · 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.