The tornado outbreak of May 24, 2024

43 tornadoesIowa, Nebraska, Illinois and 4 more states

43 tornadoes touched down across 7 states between 1:08 AM and 7:05 PM CDT, none rated EF3 or stronger.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · May 24, 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 43 that day

Strongest so far—

Killed—in tornadoes so far

The day in numbers

Tornadoes: 43; on Friday, May 24, 2024
EF3 or stronger: 0; None rated EF4 or EF5
Killed: 0; Along all the paths
Injured: 0; Along all the paths
Path miles: 217; All the paths end to end
First and last: 1:08 AM to 7:05 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, 2024

1:08 AM	EF1	Platte County, Colfax County NE	11.8	700
1:13 AM	EF1	Platte County NE	1.2	50
1:30 AM	EF1	Colfax County NE	4.8	400
1:43 AM	EF0	Seward County NE	0.0	20
1:50 AM	EF0	Dodge County NE	1.1	75
2:03 AM	EF0	Saunders County NE	0.1	20
2:12 AM	EF0	Saunders County NE	0.1	60
2:18 AM	EF0	Washington County NE	3.4	60
2:18 AM	EF0	Washington County NE	1.8	60
2:25 AM	EF0	Sarpy County NE	0.1	50
2:32 AM	EF0	Sarpy County NE	0.5	60
2:35 AM	EF0	Sarpy County NE	3.7	300
2:41 AM	EF1	Harrison County IA	0.7	150
3:00 AM	EF0	Pottawattamie County IA	0.2	60
3:08 AM	EF1	Sevier County AR	8.2	300
3:10 AM	EF0	Montgomery County IA	2.1	60
3:13 AM	EF0	Shelby County IA	0.1	40
3:22 AM	EF0	Montgomery County IA	1.2	30
4:38 AM	EF0	Dallas County, Polk County IA	9.2	80
4:42 AM	EF0	Boone County IA	10.7	180
4:53 AM	EF0	Polk County IA	3.2	100
4:57 AM	EF0	Warren County IA	2.2	50
5:07 AM	EF0	Polk County IA	1.5	50
5:10 AM	EF1	Hamilton County IA	2.9	75
5:56 AM	EF1	Keokuk County IA	7.2	70
6:26 AM	EF1	Washington County, Johnson County IA	18.3	100
6:45 AM	EF1	Washington County, Johnson County and 1 more IA	22.5	150
6:55 AM	EF1	Johnson County, Muscatine County IA	15.0	75
7:12 AM	EF0	Johnson County IA	0.1	50
7:20 AM	EFU	Linn County, Cedar County IA	11.0	10
7:30 AM	EF1	Cedar County IA	15.0	50
7:36 AM	EFU	Scott County IA	0.1	10
7:45 AM	EF1	Scott County, Clinton County IA	15.3	50
7:52 AM	EF1	Rock Island County, Henry County IL	20.2	50
7:52 AM	EF1	Scott County IA	7.2	50
8:09 AM	EFU	Scott County IA	0.8	10
8:21 AM	EFU	Clinton County IA	0.3	10
8:50 AM	EFU	Henry County IL	0.3	10
9:12 AM	EFU	Whiteside County IL	1.0	10
9:31 AM	EFU	Bureau County IL	0.5	10
2:52 PM	EFU	Richland County ND	0.5	10
4:24 PM	EF1	Onslow County NC	8.8	150
7:05 PM	EF1	Bowie County TX	1.8	275

By state

Tornadoes by state, May 24, 2024

Iowa	23	0	0
Nebraska	12	0	0
Illinois	4	0	0
Arkansas	1	0	0
North Carolina	1	0	0
North Dakota	1	0	0
Texas	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.