Tornadoes · United States
Tornadoes of 1930
Grazulis's record has 154 significant tornadoes in the United States in 1930, which killed 185 people and injured 1,176. 18 were rated F4 or above. Before 1950 the record is Thomas P. Grazulis’s list of significant tornadoes: those rated F2 or stronger, and weaker ones that killed somebody.
1929 1931
The rating scale
Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. Grazulis rated these tornadoes on the Fujita scale decades after the fact, from written accounts of the damage. The scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.
F040 to 72 mph
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
F173 to 112 mph
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
F2113 to 157 mph
Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.
F3158 to 206 mph
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
F4207 to 260 mph
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
F5261 to 318 mph
Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.
Unrated
Grazulis gave no rating: the surviving account records a tornado without enough about the damage to rate it. Almost all of these are before 1880.
The violent tornadoes of 1930
- F4, Frost, TXMay 6, 193041 killed
- F4, Karnes/Dewitt Co. TXMay 6, 193036 killed
- F4, Bethany, OKNovember 19, 193023 killed
- F4, Norborne, MOMay 1, 19306 killed
- F4, Menomonie, WIJune 13, 19305 killed
- F4, Tekamah NE to IAMay 1, 19304 killed
- F4, SE Quinton to NW Keota, OKMay 9, 19304 killed
- F4, Winchester, KS to MOMay 1, 19302 killed
- F4, NE Rush Springs, OKMay 5, 19302 killed
- F4, WSW Bethleham, to N Melrose, IAMay 1, 19301 killed
- F4, NE Walters, OKMay 5, 19301 killed
- F4, Barnsdall to Bartlesville, OKMay 9, 19301 killed
- F4, NW Holstein to S Highland, NEMay 5, 193011.4 mi (18 km)
- F4, Ellinwood, KSMay 5, 193026.6 mi (43 km)
- F4, Greeley, NEMay 5, 193015.2 mi (24 km)
- F4, N Austin to Oslo, MNJune 13, 193014.7 mi (24 km)
- F4, SSW Maxwell to SSE Gothenburg, NEJune 24, 193027.2 mi (44 km)
- F4, WNW Pratt to NNW Pratt, KSJune 24, 19304.3 mi (7 km)
- F4, Frost, TXMay 6, 193041 killed, 200 injured
- F4, Karnes/Dewitt Co. TXMay 6, 193036 killed, 60 injured
- F4, Bethany, OKNovember 19, 193023 killed, 125 injured
- F3, Elaine, ARMay 18, 193012 killed, 60 injured
- F3, Tichnor to Wabash, ARMay 18, 19308 killed, 30 injured
- F4, Norborne, MOMay 1, 19306 killed, 20 injured
- F4, Menomonie, WIJune 13, 19305 killed, 40 injured
- F2, Gardner/Ball, LANovember 15, 19305 killed, 15 injured
- F4, Tekamah NE to IAMay 1, 19304 killed, 40 injured
- F4, SE Quinton to NW Keota, OKMay 9, 19304 killed, 15 injured
February 3 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
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| February 3 | | F2 | SW Lafayette, LA | | | 1 | 7 | |
February 4 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
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| February 4 | 7:30 PM EST | F2 | Mint Hill, NC | 4.5 | 200 | | | |
February 24 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| February 24 | 5:30 PM EST | F2 | Ironspot, OH | 1.1 | 150 | | 4 | |
March 6 5 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
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| March 6 | 4:30 PM CST | F3 | Skene, MS | 2.3 | 250 | 2 | 13 | |
| March 6 | 5:00 PM CST | F2 | Gregory, AR | | | | 7 | |
| March 6 | 6:00 PM CST | F2 | N Kosciusko, MS | | | 1 | | |
| March 6 | 7:15 PM CST | F2 | SW Homer, LA | 9.0 | 100 | 1 | 25 | |
| March 6 | 9:30 PM CST | F2 | Robeline, LA | 8.3 | 35 | | 6 | |
March 7 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| March 7 | 2:00 AM CST | F2 | Seman, AL | | 150 | | 3 | |
March 15 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| March 15 | 9:40 AM PST | F2 | Palos Verdes Hills/Lawndale/Hawthorne, CA | 21.3 | 25 | | 4 | |
March 19 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| March 19 | 9:00 PM CST | F2 | SW Headland, AL | 5.2 | 150 | | 1 | |
April 16 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
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| April 16 | 2:30 PM CST | F2 | Ulysses, KS | 6.0 | 50 | | | |
| April 16 | 10:00 PM CST | F2 | Colt, AR | | | | | |
April 17 3 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
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| April 17 | 10:30 AM CST | F2 | W Gentry, AR | 6.6 | 50 | | | |
| April 17 | | F2 | Spottsville, KY | | | | | |
| April 17 | 6:00 PM CST | F2 | S Tilden, IL | 12.2 | 150 | | | |
May 1 20 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
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| May 1 | 5:10 PM CST | F2 | S Thurston/N Homer/S Dakota City, NE/Moville/Salix/Sioux City, IA | 42.4 | 70 | | | |
| May 1 | 5:15 PM CST | F3 | SW Bancroft to E Bancroft, NE | 7.1 | 120 | | 4 | |
| May 1 | 5:30 PM CST | F2 | Mound City/Maitland, MO | 23.7 | 75 | | | |
| May 1 | 5:40 PM CST | F2 | SE Spencer, IA | 6.4 | | | | |
| May 1 | 6:00 PM CST | F3 | E Clio to S Allerton/E Corydon, IA | 18.2 | 400 | | 7 | |
| May 1 | 6:15 PM CST | F4 | Tekamah NE to IA | 15.5 | 600 | 4 | 40 | |
| May 1 | 6:15 PM CST | F4 | Winchester, KS to MO | 27.2 | 400 | 2 | 20 | |
| May 1 | 6:20 PM CST | F2 | N Fillmore/S Bolckow, MO | 7.5 | 150 | | | |
| May 1 | 6:30 PM CST | F3 | SW Rosendale to S Union Star, MO | 17.2 | 300 | | 1 | |
| May 1 | 6:40 PM CST | F2 | SE Bethlehem, IA | 6.1 | 50 | | 3 | |
| May 1 | 7:00 PM CST | F2 | S Norwich, KS | 0.7 | 100 | | | |
| May 1 | 7:10 PM CST | F4 | WSW Bethleham, to N Melrose, IA | 17.2 | 100 | 1 | 15 | |
| May 1 | 7:30 PM CST | F3 | S Holmen/N West Salem/Sparta to Tomah, WI | 35.0 | 100 | | 15 | |
| May 1 | 7:30 PM CST | F2 | W Conway Springs/Ewell, KS | 9.5 | 75 | | | |
| May 1 | 7:30 PM CST | F2 | S Smithville, MO | 7.8 | 70 | | | |
| May 1 | 7:30 PM CST | F2 | SE Ettrick/Melrose, WI | 32.3 | 100 | | 13 | |
| May 1 | 8:15 PM CST | F2 | Westby, WI | 7.8 | 100 | 1 | 11 | |
| May 1 | 9:15 PM CST | F4 | Norborne, MO | 11.0 | 200 | 6 | 20 | |
| May 1 | 10:30 PM CST | F2 | W Kewaunee, WI | 10.1 | 400 | | | |
| May 1 | 11:50 PM CST | F2 | Decatur, IL | 1.3 | 200 | | | |
May 2 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 2 | 12:00 AM EST | F2 | Grand Rapids, MI | 7.1 | 100 | | 4 | |
May 3 4 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 3 | 3:30 PM CST | F2 | Fletcher, OK | 1.8 | 50 | | | |
| May 3 | 5:10 PM CST | F2 | Tuttle, OK | 5.0 | 120 | | 4 | |
| May 3 | 5:30 PM CST | F2 | E Dover, OK | 10.5 | 50 | | 2 | |
| May 3 | 9:00 PM CST | F2 | Delhi, OK | | 30 | | | |
May 5 22 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 5 | | F2 | E Durant, OK | | | | | |
| May 5 | | F2 | Lorraine, KS | 1.6 | | | | |
| May 5 | 3:15 PM CST | F2 | Maywood, IL | | 30 | | | |
| May 5 | 3:30 PM CST | F2 | Walters, OK | 8.8 | 200 | | | |
| May 5 | 3:55 PM CST | F4 | NW Holstein to S Highland, NE | 11.4 | 200 | | | |
| May 5 | 4:00 PM CST | F3 | SE Turon to N Langdon, KS | 14.9 | 500 | | 9 | |
| May 5 | 4:20 PM CST | F2 | SE Lorraine/NW Ellsworth, KS | 19.3 | 500 | | | |
| May 5 | 5:15 PM CST | F4 | Ellinwood, KS | 26.6 | 400 | | 3 | |
| May 5 | 5:30 PM CST | F2 | Park Center/Ely, NE | 9.7 | 60 | | 2 | |
| May 5 | 5:30 PM CST | F2 | W Juniata, NE | | | | | |
| May 5 | 5:50 PM CST | F4 | NE Walters, OK | 7.2 | 1,000 | 1 | 16 | |
| May 5 | 6:00 PM CST | F3 | E Greenfield to SE Watonga, OK | 10.1 | 600 | 3 | 18 | |
| May 5 | 6:00 PM CST | F2 | SE Lincoln/E Barnard, KS | 21.7 | 440 | | 2 | |
| May 5 | 6:15 PM CST | F2 | SE St. Libory, NE | 8.4 | | | | |
| May 5 | 6:15 PM CST | F2 | NE Doniphan, NE | | | | | |
| May 5 | 6:30 PM CST | F3 | SW Duncan to NW Duncan, OK | 10.3 | 300 | | 7 | |
| May 5 | 7:00 PM CST | F4 | Greeley, NE | 15.2 | 200 | | 5 | |
| May 5 | 7:00 PM CST | F3 | SW Albion, NE | | | | | |
| May 5 | 7:00 PM CST | F2 | SE Petersburg, NE | 5.0 | 50 | 1 | | |
| May 5 | 7:45 PM CST | F2 | S Chase, KS | 12.2 | | | 2 | |
| May 5 | 10:40 PM CST | F4 | NE Rush Springs, OK | 4.0 | 400 | 2 | 9 | |
| May 5 | 11:00 PM CST | F3 | SW Solomon to NE Riley, KS | 50.0 | 100 | | 18 | |
May 6 8 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
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| May 6 | 10:40 AM CST | F2 | Delhi, OK | 11.1 | 300 | | 4 | |
| May 6 | 11:00 AM CST | F2 | Lamoni/Decatur City, IA | 9.5 | 20 | | | |
| May 6 | 12:25 PM CST | F2 | SE Oskaloosa, IA | 6.1 | | | | |
| May 6 | 2:30 PM CST | F1 | San Antonio, TX | 1.4 | 50 | 1 | 4 | |
| May 6 | 3:30 PM CST | F4 | Frost, TX | 35.3 | 500 | 41 | 200 | |
| May 6 | 4:45 PM CST | F4 | Karnes/Dewitt Co. TX | 20.2 | 300 | 36 | 60 | |
| May 6 | 6:00 PM CST | F2 | Ottine, TX | 1.9 | | 1 | 7 | |
| May 6 | 9:30 PM CST | F2 | Bronson, TX | 5.0 | 200 | 2 | 1 | |
May 8 4 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 8 | 6:00 PM CST | F2 | S Hendley/Beaver City/S Hollinger, NE | 13.9 | 400 | | | |
| May 8 | 8:00 PM CST | F3 | S Keene to E Minden, NE | 14.7 | 800 | | | |
| May 8 | 9:00 PM CST | F3 | E Upland to Hastings, NE | 30.2 | | 1 | 20 | |
| May 8 | 11:00 PM CST | F2 | NE York, NE | 5.0 | | | | |
May 9 9 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 9 | 2:30 AM CST | F2 | Storm Lake, IA | 13.2 | 50 | | 2 | |
| May 9 | 5:00 AM CST | F2 | Durant, OK | | | | | |
| May 9 | 2:40 PM CST | F2 | NW Arpelar, OK | 0.6 | 30 | 2 | 4 | |
| May 9 | 4:00 PM CST | F2 | E Roff, OK | 5.6 | 400 | | | |
| May 9 | 4:00 PM CST | F2 | NW Fremont, NE | 1.5 | 30 | | | |
| May 9 | 4:30 PM CST | F2 | SE North Bend/E Webster, NE | 15.9 | 30 | | | |
| May 9 | 4:30 PM CST | F2 | SE Crowder/S Enterprise, OK | 17.1 | | | | |
| May 9 | 5:10 PM CST | F4 | SE Quinton to NW Keota, OK | 25.5 | 300 | 4 | 15 | |
| May 9 | 6:00 PM CST | F4 | Barnsdall to Bartlesville, OK | 15.2 | 300 | 1 | 5 | |
May 10 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 10 | 4:00 PM CST | F2 | W Satanta, KS | | | | | |
May 13 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 13 | 2:45 PM EST | F2 | Westphalia/S St. John/Ovid, MI | 24.0 | | | | |
May 15 3 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 15 | 5:30 PM CST | F2 | Dundee/Mankins, TX | 9.8 | 400 | | 6 | |
| May 15 | 7:00 PM CST | F2 | Vernon, TX | 4.8 | 70 | | | |
| May 15 | 9:00 PM CST | F2 | Pittsburg, TX | | | | | |
May 18 3 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 18 | 3:30 AM CST | F3 | Tichnor to Wabash, AR | 30.9 | 250 | 8 | 30 | |
| May 18 | 4:00 AM CST | F3 | Elaine, AR | 10.1 | 200 | 12 | 60 | |
| May 18 | 11:50 AM CST | F2 | Somerville, TN | 1.3 | 200 | | 7 | |
May 27 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 27 | 5:30 PM CST | F3 | SW Streator to NE Streator, IL | 15.0 | | | 4 | |
May 31 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 31 | 5:10 PM MST | F2 | Wagon Mound, NM | 6.2 | 70 | 2 | 13 | |
June 2 4 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 2 | 4:15 PM CST | F2 | Sumner, NE | 5.8 | | | | |
| June 2 | 4:30 PM CST | F2 | Loup City, NE | | | | | |
| June 2 | 5:00 PM CST | F2 | S Mason City, NE | | | | | |
| June 2 | 5:45 PM CST | F3 | S Merna, NE | 2.9 | 200 | | 1 | |
June 5 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 5 | 6:00 PM EST | F3 | Eagle/N Lansing to NE Owasso, MI | 40.6 | 300 | | | |
June 6 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 6 | 3:00 PM EST | F2 | Florence, SC | 6.2 | 35 | | | |
June 8 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 8 | 4:30 PM MST | F3 | Hat Creek to SE Lusk, WY | 20.3 | 100 | | 1 | |
June 13 9 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 13 | 3:45 PM CST | F4 | N Austin to Oslo, MN | 14.7 | 800 | | | |
| June 13 | 5:00 PM CST | F3 | W Randolph, MN to Ellsworth, WI | 30.1 | 300 | 1 | 30 | |
| June 13 | 6:00 PM CST | F4 | Menomonie, WI | 25.0 | | 5 | 40 | |
| June 13 | 6:00 PM CST | F2 | St. Paul Park, MN | 1.2 | 100 | | 4 | |
| June 13 | 6:15 PM CST | F2 | E Menomonie, WI | 5.8 | 100 | | 4 | |
| June 13 | 7:00 PM CST | F3 | Caryville to Chippewa Falls, WI | 19.3 | 200 | | 18 | |
| June 13 | 7:00 PM CST | F2 | N Augusta, WI | 15.7 | | 1 | | |
| June 13 | 10:05 PM CST | F2 | Charter Oak/Ricketts, IA | 8.3 | | | | |
| June 13 | 11:30 PM CST | F2 | W Clarion/Lake Cornelia, IA | 13.6 | | | 1 | |
June 23 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 23 | 2:30 PM EST | F2 | S Winona/S Lake Roland, MI | 13.0 | 30 | | 6 | |
June 24 6 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 24 | 5:00 PM CST | F4 | SSW Maxwell to SSE Gothenburg, NE | 27.2 | 400 | | 3 | |
| June 24 | 7:00 PM EST | F2 | S Anderson, SC | 2.2 | 200 | | 1 | |
| June 24 | 7:00 PM CST | F3 | Dawson County to SE Lexington, NE | 10.9 | | 1 | 6 | |
| June 24 | 7:45 PM CST | F4 | WNW Pratt to NNW Pratt, KS | 4.3 | 1,200 | | 2 | |
| June 24 | 8:00 PM CST | F2 | NNW Bertrand, NE | 8.5 | | | | |
| June 24 | 10:30 PM CST | F2 | E Hospers, IA | 5.1 | | | | |
June 25 3 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 25 | 12:00 PM CST | F3 | N Ainsworth, NE | | | | | |
| June 25 | 6:30 PM CST | F2 | NW Sedan, KS | | 75 | | | |
| June 25 | 7:00 PM CST | F3 | W Meadville/NE Springview, NE | 15.5 | 400 | | | |
June 26 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 26 | 7:30 PM EST | F2 | Bridgeport, PA | | 130 | | | |
June 29 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 29 | 10:45 PM EST | F2 | S Scottville/Cadillac, MI | 48.9 | 150 | | | |
July 20 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| July 20 | 4:30 PM CST | F2 | N Milladore, WI | 10.1 | | | 1 | |
September 14 3 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| September 14 | 5:15 PM CST | F2 | SW Freeport, KS | 2.2 | 50 | | | |
| September 14 | 10:45 PM CST | F2 | Mount Vernon, IL | 1.3 | 300 | | 5 | |
| September 14 | 11:00 PM CST | F2 | Dahlgren, IL | 4.9 | 100 | | | |
September 15 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| September 15 | 3:00 AM CST | F2 | N Cleveland, MS | | 200 | 1 | 1 | |
September 18 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| September 18 | 3:00 PM CST | F2 | SE Albia, IA | 8.0 | 40 | | | |
September 23 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| September 23 | 5:00 AM CST | F2 | Port Arthur, TX | 0.9 | 200 | | 3 | |
September 26 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| September 26 | 12:15 PM EST | F2 | Caro, MI | 0.9 | 60 | | 1 | |
October 2 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| October 2 | 3:00 PM MST | F3 | NW Fowler, CO | 9.6 | 800 | 3 | 4 | |
October 6 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| October 6 | 1:35 PM CST | F2 | N Crockett/Latexo, TX | 7.2 | 200 | | 30 | |
October 7 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| October 7 | 8:30 AM CST | F2 | Opelousas, LA | 0.9 | 100 | | | |
November 15 5 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| November 15 | 12:45 PM CST | F2 | Alief/E Addicks, TX | 6.6 | 75 | 1 | 2 | |
| November 15 | 3:00 PM CST | F2 | Hicksbaugh/S Jasper, TX | 33.4 | 200 | | 12 | |
| November 15 | 4:30 PM CST | F2 | Winnsboro/Bushes, LA | 10.1 | 400 | 1 | 4 | |
| November 15 | 5:15 PM CST | F2 | Gardner/Ball, LA | 21.6 | 200 | 5 | 15 | |
| November 15 | 10:00 PM CST | F3 | N Woodville/Rosetta/Knoxville, MS | 45.3 | 500 | 1 | 40 | |
November 16 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
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| November 16 | 1:30 AM CST | F2 | Fearns Springs/Nashulaville, MS | 17.8 | 200 | | 15 | |
About the record before 1950
- Significant tornadoes only
- Grazulis listed tornadoes rated F2 or stronger, and weaker ones that killed somebody. Most tornadoes are weaker than F2, so the list holds a fraction of the tornadoes that happened.
- The early years are thin
- A tornado is on record only where somebody saw it and wrote it down. The count rises through the 1800s with settlement and newspapers, not with the weather.
- Rated from accounts
- Grazulis rated each tornado decades later from newspaper reports, Weather Bureau records and local histories, not from a damage survey.
- The tracks are reconstructed
- Tornado Archive drew each path through the places Grazulis names, most often as a straight line from the first to the last. A track can miss a town it hit, and a tornado with one named place is a point. The counties are today’s.
- A separate record
- SPC’s database, from 1950, counts every confirmed tornado of any strength. The two are kept apart on every page and never added together.
Thomas P. Grazulis, Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991 and Significant Tornadoes 1880-1989, as digitized by Tornado Archive (Maas and others, 2024). Public domain. Counties assigned by this site from today’s NWS county lines.