Tornadoes · United States · Nebraska · 2004

F0 tornado, Nelson to Ruskin, Nebraska, May 24, 2004

Name: F0 tornado, Nelson to Ruskin, Nebraska, May 24, 2004
Start: 2004-05-24T20:05:00.000Z
Location: Nelson to Ruskin, Nebraska

From Nelson to Ruskin, this F0 tornado ran 2.0 miles across Nuckolls County on May 24, 2004, touching down at 3:05 PM CDT and reaching 50 yards wide. It killed nobody, and did $40,000 of property damage.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

F040 to 72 mphthis tornado
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
The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

The record

Rating: F0
Date: May 24, 2004
Touchdown: 3:05 PM CDT (20:05 UTC)
Path length: 2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Path width: 50 yards (46 m)
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $40,000
County: Nuckolls County
Touchdown point: 40.270, -98.150
Lift-off point: 40.230, -98.120
Record number: 1193

What the Weather Service recorded

As a cold front sliced across south-central Nebraska, a supercell thunderstorm developed along the front and moved southeast across Nuckolls and Thayer counties. The supercell became a prolific tornado producing storm with almost a dozen tornadoes having been reported. With rainfall from the thunderstorm limited to a small area, the tornadoes were visible throughout the region by spotters, storm chasers and the public. At one point, three tornadoes were on the ground at one time in southwest Thayer county, one of which severely damaged two farmsteads.

A tornado set down south of Deweese and hit one farmstead on its 2 mile path. A shed and grain bin were damaged. Power poles were broken in the small tornadoes path.

A tornado was reported by spotters just northwest of Nelson and moving southeast at the time.

A tornado was reported just east of Nelson along the Elk Creek.

Storm spotters reported a brief tornado southwest of Oak.

A brief tornado was reported by the local power company. A couple of power poles were snapped.

Ruskin spotters reported a tornado north of town.

From NOAA NCEI's Storm Events Database, the narrative the local forecast office wrote for Storm Data.

The warnings

No tornado warning for this county appears in the archive as in force at the moment the tornado touched down. One was issued for the county at another hour that day.

Issued (UTC)	Expired	Product	Office
20:07 UTC	20:45 UTC	Tornado Warning	GID
20:42 UTC	21:30 UTC	Tornado Warning	GID

Every warning and watch covering the touchdown point that day, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service products. Lead time is measured from the issue of the warning in force to the touchdown time in the database, both of which were recorded to the minute by different people.

The forecast that day

The Storm Prediction Center had this point in a Slight Risk, with a 0.02 chance of a tornado within 25 miles. The outlook in force was issued at 21:44 UTC.

SPC's Day 1 convective outlook as it stood when the tornado began, read at the touchdown point. The same archive is on the radar archive.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the tornado touched down, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Hastings, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before the tornado touched down at May 24, 3:00 PM CDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 3:00 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
300 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH 12Z THURSDAY. MAIN CONCERN DURING THIS
PERIOD IS CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION EARLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
THERE IS GOING TO BE A FINE LINE BETWEEN WHERE THE CONVECTION IS AND
IS NOT GOING TO BE THIS EVENING. THE COLD FRONT WAS SLOWLY WORKING
EAST THIS AFTERNOON. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES
ACROSS.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL END TOMORROW MORNING AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING
DRY WEATHER FOR THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK. THE HIGH PRESSURE...
CLOUDS AND FAIRLY STRONG CAA WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES COOLER ON
TUESDAY THAN TODAY. BY WEDNESDAY THERE WILL BE A FEW LESS CLOUDS AND
WEAKER CAA SO THE TEMPERATURES WILL WARM BACK UP AGAIN.

.LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH THE EXTENDED.  THURSDAY REMAINS DRY
ATTM ALTHOUGH WILL NEED TO MONITOR TRENDS AS TO POSITION OF WARM
FRONT AND SFC TROF WHILE WEAK SUBTLE WAVES MOVE OUT OF THE SOUTH
CENTRAL ROCKIES.  BETTER POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTION EXISTS FRIDAY INTO
THE WEEKEND...AS SHORTWAVE TROF LIFTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST CONUS AHEAD
OF MEAN UPPER TROF FORECAST TO CROSS THE PLAINS OVER THE WEEKEND.
MODEL DIFFERENCES ARISE ON TIMING AND STRENGTH OF UPPER TROF FOR THE
WEEKEND AND FOLLOWED TREND OF PREVIOUS FORECAST WITH TSTM CHCS THRU
SUNDAY AND COOLING TREND BEHIND COLD FRONT BY SUNDAY THEN FORECAST
DRIES BY MONDAY ON BACK SIDE OF TROF AXIS.

&&

.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.NE...NONE.
.KS...NONE.
&&

EFFECTIVE JUNE 8 2004 THIS PRODUCT WILL HAVE THE ID CHANGED FROM
OMAAFDGRI...TO OMAAFDGID. FOR MORE INFORMATION CHECK OUT THE
FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS:
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/PUBLIC/WMOHEADERS/CRPHASE1.HTM

JCB/FAY

Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 12:18 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1218 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004

NEZ040-041-047>049-062>064-075>077-085>087-251200-
ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-GREELEY-HALL-HAMILTON-HOWARD-MERRICK-NANCE-
NUCKOLLS-POLK-THAYER-WEBSTER-YORK-
1218 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER AFTER NOON THROUGH
EARLY EVENING ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THE HIGHEST SEVERE WEATHER
POTENTIAL WILL EXIST EAST OF HIGHWAY 14 DURING THE EARLY TO MID
AFTERNOON HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. HAIL UP TO GOLFBALLS AND DAMAGING WINDS TO 70 MPH ARE
LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE MOSTLY EAST OF
HIGHWAY 14.

THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG A WARM FRONT NEAR
THE KANSAS...NEBRASKA BORDER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA INTO
TUESDAY. HOWEVER...NO WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED OUT
OF THESE STORMS AT THIS TIME.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL EXIST BY THE END OF THE WEEK AS
ANOTHER SERIES OF DISTURBANCES SLIDE ACROSS THE AREA. THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL OUT OF THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
MONITORED AND REFINED THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE
EARLY EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 14.

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039-046-060-061-072>074-082>084-251200-
BUFFALO-DAWSON-FRANKLIN-FURNAS-GOSPER-HARLAN-JEWELL-KEARNEY-MITCHELL-
OSBORNE-PHELPS-PHILLIPS-ROOKS-SHERMAN-SMITH-VALLEY-
1218 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER AFTER NOON THROUGH
EARLY EVENING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS.

THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG A WARM FRONT NEAR
THE KANSAS...NEBRASKA BORDER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA INTO
TUESDAY. HOWEVER...NO WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED OUT
OF THESE STORMS AT THIS TIME.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL EXIST BY THE END OF THE WEEK AS
ANOTHER SERIES OF DISTURBANCES SLIDE ACROSS THE AREA. THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL OUT OF THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
MONITORED AND REFINED THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE
EARLY EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 183.

JCB

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 24, 3:00 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
300 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0254 PM     HAIL             4 W CLAY CENTER         40.52N 98.13W
05/24/2004  0.75 INCH        CLAY               NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

KISNER

The air that afternoon

The radiosonde launches on either side of the tornado, from the nearest station that was launching then, drawn and analyzed the way Storm Lab does: the same diagram, the same parcel and shear definitions SPC's mesoanalysis uses.

Omaha, NE (KOAX), 12:00Z

8.1 hours before the tornado, 190 km from the path. May 24, 2004.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed. The warm shading is its CAPE, the cool shading the inhibition it has to break through.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km. RM and LM are the right and left moving storms Bunkers' method gives; the shaded area is the 0 to 1 km storm-relative helicity.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -104461 J/kg
Surface CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 731 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km bulk shear: 25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 210 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 289 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1
0-3 km lapse rate: 2.5 K/km

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

Omaha, NE (KOAX), 00:00Z

3.9 hours after it, 190 km from the path. May 25, 2004.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed. The warm shading is its CAPE, the cool shading the inhibition it has to break through.

Hodograph

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: 0 J/kg
Surface CAPE: 1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 508 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km bulk shear: 21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -118 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -81 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.1
0-3 km lapse rate: 3.9 K/km

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The surface observations

Hastings (HSI), 47 km from the path, in the two hours either side.

Time (UTC)	Temp (°F)	Dew point (°F)	Wind	Gust (kt)	Pressure (mb)
18:53 UTC	78.8	66.2	200° 6 kt		1004.1
19:42 UTC	78.8	64.4	320° 18 kt	21	1004.4
19:53 UTC	78.8	64.4	340° 17 kt		1004.1
20:53 UTC	73.4	62.6	350° 19 kt	23	1005.4
21:53 UTC	71.6	59	360° 19 kt	27	1006.1

From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of airport observations.

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 27 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the touchdown began at 20:06 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment, over the track

Reflectivity and velocity, decoded from the Level II archive in the browser. Volumes take a few seconds to open the first time.

What was reported nearby

Local storm reports within 60 km of the path, in the three hours either side.

Time (UTC)	Report	Where	County	Remark
19:54 UTC	HAIL 0.75	4 W Clay Center	Clay, NE
19:54 UTC	HAIL 0.75	4 W Clay Center	Clay, NE
19:55 UTC	HAIL 1	3 E Fairfield	Clay, NE	EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED HAIL AT INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 14 AND HIGHWAY 74.
19:55 UTC	HAIL 1	3 E Fairfield	Clay, NE	EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED HAIL AT INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 14 AND HIGHWAY 74.
19:59 UTC	HAIL 0.75	4 N Clay Center	Clay, NE
19:59 UTC	HAIL 0.75	4 N Clay Center	Clay, NE
20:00 UTC	FUNNEL CLOUD	4 Sw Clay Center	Clay, NE
20:00 UTC	FUNNEL CLOUD	4 Sw Clay Center	Clay, NE
20:05 UTC	TORNADO	5 Se Deweese	Nuckolls, NE
20:05 UTC	TORNADO	5 Se Deweese	Nuckolls, NE
20:05 UTC	TORNADO	8 Nw Nelson	Nuckolls, NE	NWS EMPLOYEE NOTED TORNADO TOUCHDOWN AROUND 305 PM LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF NELSON. TORNADO PATH EXTENDED 3 MILES AND LIFTED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF NELSON AROUND 315 PM. INITIAL DAMAGE REPORTS INCLUDE A DESTROYED GRAIN
20:08 UTC	TORNADO	4 W Davenport	Nuckolls, NE
20:08 UTC	TORNADO	4 W Davenport	Nuckolls, NE
20:10 UTC	TORNADO	6 E Lawrence	Nuckolls, NE	DAMAGE REPORTED 5 MILES SOUTH OF DEWEESE.
20:10 UTC	TORNADO	6 E Lawrence	Nuckolls, NE	DAMAGE REPORTED 5 MILES SOUTH OF DEWEESE.
20:37 UTC	HAIL 1	Deshler	Thayer, NE
20:37 UTC	HAIL 1	Deshler	Thayer, NE
20:37 UTC	TORNADO	2 W Oak	Nuckolls, NE
20:37 UTC	TORNADO	2 W Oak	Nuckolls, NE
21:00 UTC	TORNADO	Ruskin	Nuckolls, NE	TORNADO ON GROUND WITH DEBRIS NEAR RUSKIN.
21:00 UTC	TORNADO	Ruskin	Nuckolls, NE	TORNADO ON GROUND WITH DEBRIS NEAR RUSKIN.
21:02 UTC	TORNADO	2 N Hebron	Thayer, NE	SPOTTER REPORT RELAYED FROM WFO OMAHA.
21:02 UTC	TORNADO	2 N Hebron	Thayer, NE	SPOTTER REPORT RELAYED THROUGH WFO OMAHA.
21:02 UTC	TORNADO	2 N Hebron	Thayer, NE	SPOTTER REPORT RELAYED THROUGH WFO OMAHA.
21:02 UTC	TORNADO	Ruskin	Nuckolls, NE	TORNADO CONFIRMED...DEBRIS ON GROUND NEAR RUSKIN.
21:02 UTC	TORNADO	Ruskin	Nuckolls, NE	TORNADO CONFIRMED...DEBRIS ON GROUND NEAR RUSKIN.
21:07 UTC	TORNADO	5 W Hebron	Thayer, NE	TORNADO AT INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 81 AND COUNTY ROAD 85H.
21:07 UTC	TORNADO	5 W Hebron	Thayer, NE	TORNADO AT INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 81 AND COUNTY ROAD 85H.
21:08 UTC	TORNADO	1 Nw Nora	Nuckolls, NE	BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN. SOME POWER LINE DAMAGE.
21:15 UTC	TORNADO	4 S Ruskin	Nuckolls, NE	5 GRAIN BINS DESTROYED PLUS NUMEROUS POWER POLES SNAPPED WITH TRACK ABOUT 2 MILES LONG.
21:15 UTC	TORNADO	5 Sw Deshler	Thayer, NE	TORNADO STRUCK RESIDENCE AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. ROOF OFF HOME. GARAGE WALLS DESTROYED. LARGE METAL OUTBUILDINGS DESTROYED AND POWER LINES DOWN. TORNADO DESTROYED 2 OUTBUILDINGS AND ONE GRAIN BIN. THREE OTHER GRAIN
21:16 UTC	TORNADO	5 W Hebron	Thayer, NE	3 TORNADOES ON GROUND...MOVING SE.
21:16 UTC	TORNADO	5 W Hebron	Thayer, NE	3 TORNADOES ON GROUND...MOVING SE.
21:17 UTC	TORNADO	5 Se Ruskin	Thayer, NE	OVER RURAL AREA.
21:22 UTC	HAIL 3	Deshler	Thayer, NE	BASEBALL SIZE HAIL IN DESHLER.
21:22 UTC	HAIL 3	Deshler	Thayer, NE	BASEBALL SIZE HAIL IN DESHLER.
21:29 UTC	TORNADO	6 W Chester	Thayer, NE
21:29 UTC	TORNADO	6 W Chester	Thayer, NE
21:35 UTC	TORNADO	5 N Byron	Thayer, NE	HOUSE ROOF TORN OFF.
21:35 UTC	TORNADO	5 N Byron	Thayer, NE	HOUSE ROOF TORN OFF.

From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service local storm reports.

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The other tornadoes of May 24, 2004

52 more were confirmed in the United States that day.

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 24	3:20 PM CDT	F0	Nuckolls, NE	0.1	25
May 24	3:28 PM CDT	F0	Nuckolls, NE	0.1	25
May 24	3:35 PM CDT	F1	Holt, MO	2.0	300			$10,000
May 24	3:35 PM CDT	F0	Nuckolls, NE	0.1	15
May 24	3:41 PM CDT	F0	Nuckolls, NE	0.1	15			$1,000
May 24	3:52 PM CDT	F0	Nuckolls, NE	0.1	15
May 24	3:58 PM CDT	F1	Nuckolls, NE	2.0	100			$100,000
May 24	4:02 PM CDT	F0	Thayer, NE	2.0	75			$30,000
May 24	4:06 PM CDT	F1	Thayer, NE	2.0	450			$500,000
May 24	4:15 PM CDT	F0	Republic, KS	0.1	50
May 24	4:16 PM CDT	F0	Nuckolls, NE	0.1	25
May 24	4:18 PM CDT	F0	Republic, KS	0.1	50
May 24	4:24 PM CDT	F0	Republic, KS	0.1	50
May 24	4:28 PM CDT	F0	Nodaway, MO	0.5	50
May 24	4:29 PM CDT	F0	Thayer, NE	0.1	25
May 24	4:30 PM CDT	F0	Fremont, IA	3.0	40
May 24	5:30 PM EDT	F1	Broome, NY	6.0	100			$100,000
May 24	4:55 PM CDT	F2	Gentry, MO	17.0	250		1	$10 million
May 24	4:57 PM CDT	F0	Republic, KS	0.1	50
May 24	4:58 PM CDT	F0	Madison, IA	0.5	50
May 24	5:08 PM CDT	F0	Republic, KS	0.1	50
May 24	5:12 PM CDT	F0	Republic, KS	0.1	50
May 24	5:25 PM CDT	F0	Republic, KS	0.1	50
May 24	5:29 PM CDT	F0	Washington, KS	0.1	50
May 24	5:40 PM CDT	F0	Warren, IA	0.2	30
May 24	5:53 PM CDT	F0	Harrison, MO	0.5	50
May 24	6:18 PM CDT	F1	Livingston, MO	9.5	200			$1.7 million
May 24	6:21 PM CDT	F1	Caddo, OK	0.2	25			$40,000
May 24	6:24 PM CDT	F0	Harrison, MO	0.5	50
May 24	6:27 PM CDT	F1	Caddo, OK	0.2	30			$50,000
May 24	6:47 PM CDT	F1	Linn, MO	5.0	150			$200,000
May 24	7:12 PM CDT	F0	Worth, MO	2.0	100
May 24	7:20 PM CDT	F0	Ringgold, IA	0.2	30
May 24	7:21 PM CDT	F0	Tillman, OK	0.5	30
May 24	7:25 PM CDT	F1	Shawnee, KS	1.2	75			$100,000
May 24	7:27 PM CDT	F0	Tillman, OK	0.7	30			$1,000
May 24	7:29 PM CDT	F0	Tillman, OK	0.3	50			$1,000
May 24	7:29 PM CDT	F0	Wabaunsee, KS	0.1	50
May 24	7:32 PM CDT	F0	Tillman, OK	0.2	30
May 24	7:39 PM CDT	F0	Wabaunsee, KS	0.1	50
May 24	7:45 PM CDT	F1	Macon, MO	1.0	100			$300,000
May 24	7:48 PM CDT	F0	Osage, KS	0.1	50
May 24	7:53 PM CDT	F0	Appanoose, IA	0.1	25			$2,000
May 24	7:58 PM CDT	F0	Tillman, OK	0.1	30
May 24	10:55 PM CDT	F0	Marion, MO	2.0	50
May 24	10:55 PM CDT	F0	Ralls, MO	0.2	40
May 24	11:00 PM CDT	F0	Pike, IL	1.0	40
May 24	11:05 PM CDT	F1	Pike, IL	5.0	50
May 24	11:15 PM CDT	F1	Pike, IL	3.0	50
May 24	11:19 PM CDT	F1	Scott, IL	7.3	100	1	1
May 24	11:35 PM CDT	F2	Morgan, IL	1.2	100		1	$4.0 million
May 24	12:09 AM CDT	F1	Sangamon, IL	0.3	75

What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.