Tornado outbreak of May 1927
| Type | Tornado outbreak |
|---|---|
| Duration | May 7-9, 1927 |
| Tornadoes confirmed | ≥ 35 |
| Max rating1 | F5 tornado |
| Damage | Unknown |
| Areas affected | Midwestern United States, Southern United States |
| 1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale | |
The Tornado outbreak of May 1927 occurred between May 7 and 9 in the Midwestern and Southern United States, producing numerous strong tornadoes and killing at least 217 people.[1]
Confirmed tornadoes
| Confirmed Total |
Confirmed F? |
Confirmed F0 |
Confirmed F1 |
Confirmed F2 |
Confirmed F3 |
Confirmed F4 |
Confirmed F5 |
| ≥ 35 | ? | ? | ? | 18 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
May 7 event
| F# | States | Location | County | Time (UTC) | Path length | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F5 | KS | SW of Aetna to SSW of McPherson | Comanche, Barber, Kingman, Reno, McPherson | 1800 | 95 miles | 10 fatalities, 300 injuries May have been a tornado family, possibly starting in Oklahoma. Very visible funnel that may have been up to two miles wide at times allowed many people to seek shelter. |
May 8 event
| F# | States | Location | County | Time (UTC) | Path length | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F3 | NE | 5m W of North Platte to E of Hershey | Lincoln | 0615 | 15 miles | 3 injuries, narrow funnel 100 yards wide hit several farms |
| F3 | NE | W and NW of Stapleton | Lincoln | 1000 | 18 miles | 1 injury, three farm houses hit |
| F2 | IA | Near Calumet to near Sutherland | O'Brien | 2000 | 6 miles | 1 injury |
| F4 | MO | Near Macks Creek to near Olean | Camden, Miller | 2000 | 35 miles | 4 fatalities, 33 injuries, major damage in western part of Elon. Damage in Olean may have been dissipation of tornado. |
| F4 | MO | 5m NW of Jefferson City S of Benton City | Cole, Boone, CallowayAudrain | 2115 | 40 miles | 6 fatalities, 30 injuries, Well built home obliterated with concrete basement wall pulled over west of New Bloomfield. |
| F3 | MO | NW of Ava | Douglas | 2200 | 9 miles | 2 fatalities, 30 injuries Nine homes destroyed, two men killed |
May 9 event
| F# | States | Location | County | Time (UTC) | Path length | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F4 | TX | SW of Nevada to Tigertown | Collin | 0225 | 15 miles | 19 fatalities, 100 injuries Western half of town of Nevada. Tornado formed so close to town that no roar was heard to warn residents. May have been more than 200 injuries, injured taken to many different surrounding hospitals. Further down path roar allowed people in path to take shelter. |
| F4 | TX | 8M NW of Greenville to near Wolfe | Hunt | 0300 | 15 miles | 6 fatalities, 20 injuries Came from same storm that devastated town of Nevada. 20 farms hit. |
| F4 | TX | Garland | Dallas | 0310 | 1 mile | 15 fatalities, 40 injuries Brief duration but extremely destructive tornado moved through Garland. Moved from SW to NE Garland with highly erratic path, at one point turning 180 degrees. Most casualties occurred in a five block area near 8th Street. |
| F2 | AR | NW of Holland to Beckett Mountain | Faulkner | 1300 | 12 miles | Home and barn damaged |
| F3 | IL | Hickory Township | Schuyler, Fulton | 1410 | 12 miles | 1 fatality, 12 injuries Moved parallel and north of the Illinois River. Five farm homes damaged, one boy killed. |
| F2 | LA | Shreveport | Caddo | 1425 | 1 mile | Cut a one block wide damage path through part of Shreveport doing minimal F2 damage. No injuries reported. |
| F2 | IL | Near Eden, Peoria County, Illinois | Peoria County, Illinois | 1430 | unk | Farm house had roof torn off and carried a quarter of a mile away. No injuries. |
| F2 | AR | Scott to Lonoke | Pulaski, Lonoke | 1430 | 15 miles | 7 injuries, many rural homes damaged |
| F3 | AR | W of Carlisle to Birdeye | Lonoke, Prairie, Woodruff, St. Francis, Cross | 1430 | 65 miles | 8 killed, 69 injured Likely a tornado family. Many houses completely leveled over a long track. |
| F4 | AR, MO | N side of Imboden AR to NW of Poplar Bluff MO | Lawrence AR, Randolph AR, Ripley MO, Butler MO | 1435 | 60 miles | 98 killed, 300 injured Produced F4 damage in rural Arkansas before devastating the larger town of Poplar Bluff MO. The tornado took three minutes to pass through the town, killing 83, 21 alone at the Melbourne Hotel. 31 square blocks were obliterated. |
| F4 | AR | Hoxie area | Lawrence | 1450 | unk | 11 killed, 200 injured Short track tornado devastated town of Hoxie. 100 buildings destroyed including a brand new high school, killing two students. |
| F2 | AR | NE of Kingsland to NW of Randall | Cleveland, Lincoln | 1510 | 28 miles | 9 killed, 24 injured, all fatalities near Toledo and Randall. Tornado seemed to become more intense towards end of path |
| F3 | AR | SW of Egypt to NW of Lanieve | Craighead, Lawrence, Greene | 1550 | 27 miles | 12 killed, 8 injured Mother and five children killed near Egypt, three people killed in postmaster's home near Lanieve. |
| F2 | AR | 5M N of Kingston | Madison | 1515 | unk | 4 injuries in home near Kingston |
| F2 | AR | Bethesda | Independence | 1520 | unk | Six homes damaged at Bethesda |
| F2 | AR | Norphlet | Union | 1530 | 2 miles | 1 fatality, 35 injuries All buildings damaged in Norphlet |
| F4 | AR | SW to NE of Strong | Union | 1620 | 6 miles | 24 fatalities, 72 injuries Most of town of Strong was leveled, many prominent citizens killed or injured |
| F2 | IA | NW of Long Grove to SE of DeWitt | Scott, Clinton | 1620 | 10 miles | Several farms had buildings damaged |
| F3 | IL | E of Morrisonville to NE of Decatur | Christian, Macon | 1625 | 45 miles | 1 fatalities, 116 injury Near F4 intensity in Christian Co as dozens were injured on farm on farm. Widened and weakened in Decatur area |
| F2 | IL | N to NE of Owaneco | Christian | 1630 | 5 miles | Several barns destroyed |
| F2 | LA | E of Clarence | Natchitoches | 1630 | 3 miles | 1 fatality, 10 injuries One woman killed in a tenant house |
| F3 | IL | SW of Centerville to NE of West Frankfort | Williamson | 1655 | 16 miles | 21 injuries, many homes lost roofs in Centerville and West Frankfort |
| F2 | LA | SW to NE of Calvin | Winn | 1830 | 8 miles | 800 yard wide tornado damaged unoccupied buildings |
| F2 | KY, IL | NW of Joppa KY E of Samoth | McCracken KY, Massac | 1830 | 10 miles | 6 fatalities, 20 injuries, man on Ohio River towboat killed, several towns hit |
| F2 | MO | Renick to SW of Evansville | Christian | 1927 | 10 miles | Several farm houses and barns destroyed |
| F2 | MI | W to NE of Walker | Ottawa | unk | unk | Several barns destroyed |
| F2 | MI | Loomis to Beaverton | Isabella, Clare, Gladwin | unk | 10 miles | 40 farms damaged |
See also
References
Bibliography
- Grazulis, Thomas (1993), Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events, St. Johnsbury, Vermont: Environmental Films, ISBN 1-879362-03-1
- National Historical Company (1882), "34: Tornadoes", The History of Nodaway County, Missouri, National Historical Company, pp. 502–11
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