The May 25, 1955 tornado
F5Kay and Sumner counties, Kansas and Oklahoma
An F5 tornado on a 28.4-mile path that killed 20 and injured 280. It was one of 16 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 4 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF5 tornado · May 25, 1955
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F5
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 28.4 mi
- Width up to 500 yards
- Killed
- 20
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 280
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Wednesday, May 25, 1955
- 9:26 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Collingsworth County2 killed
- F5, Kay County80 killed
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.