Maximum Rated Tornado – The F4/F5 Database

2014: EF4 Vilonia, Arkansas (April 27); Louisville, Mississippi (April 28); near Stanton, Nebraska (June 16); Pilger, Nebraska (June 16) [*1st tornado]; near Pilger, Nebraska (June 16) [*2nd tornado]; near Wakefield, Nebraska (June 16); near Alpena, South Dakota (June 18)

2013: EF5 Moore, Oklahoma (May 20);  El Reno, Oklahoma (May 31)
EF4s – Hattiesburg, Mississippi (February 10); Granbury, Texas (May 15); near Rozel, Kansas (May 18); Dale, Oklahoma (May 19); near Bennington, Kansas (May 28); Wayne, Nebraska (October 4); near Pierson, Iowa (October 4); Washington, Illinois (November 17); near New Minden, Illinois (November 17)

2012: EF4 Harrisburg, Illinois (February 29); Henryville, Indiana (March 2); Crittenden, Kentucky (March 2); Langley, Kansas (April 14)

2011: EF5 Prince Chapel, Mississippi (April 27); Hackleburg, Alabama (April 27); Smithville, Mississippi (April 27); Tuscaloosa, Alabama (April 27); Rainsville, Alabama (April 27); Joplin, Missouri (May 22); El Reno, Oklahoma (May 24)
EF4s – near Clear Lake, Iowa (April 9) [*Pocahontas Cty]; Bridgeton, Missouri (April 22); Cullman, Alabama (April 27); Cordova, Alabama (April 27); Flat Rock, Alabama (April 27); Bridgeport, Alabama (April 27); Louin, Mississippi (April 27); near Ohatchee, Alabama (April 27); near Happy Valley, Tennessee (April 27); New Harmony, Tennessee (April 27); Ringgold, Georgia (April 27); Dadeville, Alabama (April 27); Blanchard, Oklahoma (May 24); near Dibble, Oklahoma (May 24); Etna, Arkansas (May 24); Tipton, Oklahoma (November 7)

2010: EF4 Yazoo City, Mississippi (April 24); Collinsville, Alabama (April 24); Liberty Creek, Oklahoma (May 10); Little Axe, Oklahoma (May 10); Bowdle, South Dakota (May 24); Millbury, Ohio (June 5); Almora, Minnesota (June 17); Holmes, North Dakota (June 17); Wadena, Minnesota (June 17); near Conger, Minnesota (June 17); Sibley, Iowa (June 25); near Tyler, North Dakota (August 7); Atlanta, Louisiana (November 29)

2009: EF4 Lone Grove, Oklahoma (February 10); Murfreesboro, Tennessee (April 10)

2008: EF5 Parkersburg, Iowa (May 25)
EF4s – Mountain View, Arkansas (February 5); Jackson, Tennessee (February 5); Cerro Gordo, Tennessee (February 5); Aldridge Grove, Alabama (February 6); Glenzaida, Alabama (February 6); Picher, Oklahoma (May 10); Darien, Georgia (May 11); near Quinter, Kansas (May 23); Manhattan, Kansas (June 11)

2007: EF5 Greensburg, Kansas (May 4); Elie, Manitoba (June 22)
EF4s – near Blue Mound, Kansas (February 28); Prairie Bluff, Alabama (March 1); Enterprise, Alabama (March 1); Piedras Negras, Coahuila (April 24) [*Mexico]; Pipestone, Manitoba (June 23); Northwood, North Dakota (August 26)

2006: F4 near Paris, Missouri (March 12); Crosstown, Missouri (September 22)

2005: F4 Earlington, Kentucky (November 15)

2004: F4 3 mi SE of Harper, Kansas (May 12); Hallam, Nebraska (May 22); Alta Vista, Missouri (May 29); Roanoke, Illinois (July 13); near Marion, North Dakota (July 18)

2003: F5 Franklin, Kansas (May 4)
F4s: Kansas City, Kansas (May 4); Gladstone, Missouri (May 4); Jackson, Tennessee (May 4); Hillerman, Illinois (May 6); Moore, Oklahoma (May 8); Coleridge, Nebraska (June 23); Manchester, South Dakota (June 24) [*town not rebuilt]

2002: F4 Ellsinore, Missiouri (April 24); La Plata, Maryland (April 28); 4 mi E of Barnard, South Dakota (June 23); 4 mi N of Medina, North Dakota (August 11); Van Wert, Ohio (November 10)

2001: F4 Hoisington, Kansas (April 21); near Seward, Nebraska (June 13); Rixeyville, Virginia (September 24); Winterville, Mississippi (November 24); Madison, Mississippi (November 24); Altoona, Alabama (November 24)

2000: F4 Granite Falls, Minnesota (July 25); Xenia, Ohio (September 20); Englewood, Alabama (December 16)

1999: F5 Moore, Oklahoma (May 3)
F4s: Jackson, Tennessee (January 17); Cache Lake, Arkansas (January 21); Dukedale, Louisiana (April 3); Carbon, Iowa (April 8); Highland, Iowa (April 8) [*Union Cty]; Montgomery, Ohio (April 9); Dover, Oklahoma (May 3); Mulhall, Oklahoma (May 3); Haysville, Kansas (May 3); Linden, Tennessee (May 5); near Hedwigs Hill, Texas (May 11); near Mountain, North Dakota (June 6)

1998: F5 Oak Grove, Alabama (April 8) [*Jefferson Cty]; Deerfield, Tennessee (April 16) [*Lawrence Cty]
F4s: Comfrey, Minnesota (March 29); Manila, Arkansas (April 16); Dudley Shoals, North Carolina (May 7); Spencer, South Dakota (May 30); Frostburg, Maryland (June 2); Cumberland, Indiana (June 11)

1997: F5 Jarrell, Texas (May 27)
F4s: Barfield, Tennessee (January 24); Arkadelphia, Arkansas (March 1); Shannon Hills, Arkansas (March 1); Dyersburg, Tennessee (March 1); Lakeway, Texas (May 27)

1996: F5 Oakfield, Wisconsin (July 18)
F4s: Allison, Arkansas (April 14); Hillview, Kentucky (May 28)

1995: F5 Kellerville, Texas (June 8)
F4s: Niota, Illinois (May 13); Lewistown, Illinois (May 13); Gum Springs, Tennessee (May 18); Anderson Hills, Alabama (May 18); Breda, Iowa (May 27); Scranton, Iowa (May 27); Stuart, Iowa (May 27); Great Barrington, Massachusetts (May 29); Pampa, Texas (June 8); near Allison, Texas (June 8) [*Wheeler Cty]; Penderboro, South Carolina (November 7)

1994: F4 Piedmont, Alabama (March 27); White, Georgia (March 27); Hutchins, Texas (April 25); Battle Ground, Indiana (April 26); Cooperstown, Wisconsin (July 5); Birtle, Manitoba (July 10)

1993: F4 Catoosa, Oklahoma (April 24); near Moscow, Kansas (May 5); Minooka Park, Kansas (May 7); Colman, South Dakota (June 7); Junius, South Dakota (June 7); Petersburg, Virginia (August 6)

1992: F5 Chandler, Minnesota (June 16)
F4s: near Elgin, Ohio (February 18); Panther Burn, Mississippi (March 9); near Kiowa, Oklahoma (May 11); Beloit, Kansas (June 15); McPherson, Kansas (June 15); Lake Wilson, Minnesota (June 16); Fritch, Texas (June 27); Channelview, Texas (November 21); Brandon, Mississippi (November 21); Mineral Springs, Mississippi (November 22); Kennesaw, Georgia (November 22); Rockville, Georgia (November 22); Ethridge, Kentucky (November 22); Bucca, Queensland (November 29)

1991: F5 Andover, Kansas (April 26); Red Rock, Oklahoma (April 26)
F4s: Willowbrook, Kansas (March 26); Westport, Oklahoma (April 26); Winfield, Kansas (April 26); Oologah, Oklahoma (April 26); Springfield, Missouri (November 29)

1990: F5 Hesston, Kansas (March 13); Goessel, Kansas (March 13); Plainfield, Illinois (August 28)
F4s: Hopkinton, Iowa (March 13); Lawrence, Nebraska (March 13); near Weatherford, Texas (April 25); Girvin, Texas (June 1); Olney, Illinois (June 2); Newton, Illinois (June 2); Mt. Carmel, Illinois (June 2); Tarry Park, Indiana (June 2); Petersburg, Indiana (June 2); Leesville, Indiana (June 2); Harrison, Ohio (June 2); Stratton, Nebraska (June 15)

1989: F4 St. Francisville, Illinois (January 7); Chesnee, South Carolina (May 5); Laurel Hill, North Carolina (May 5); Indian Trail, North Carolina (May 5); Bracketville, Texas (May 16); Mercer, Iowa (May 24); Randall, Iowa (May 24); New Providence, Iowa (May 30); Hamden, Connecticut (July 10); Schoharie, New York (July 10); Huntsville, Alabama (November 15)

1988: F4 Weir, Mississippi (January 19); Wake Forest, North Carolina (November 27); Franklin, Tennessee (December 24)

1987: F4 Oak Grove, Mississippi (February 28) [*Jones Cty]; Saragosa, Texas (May 22); Shel’vov, Russia (July 20); Gravel Ridge, Wyoming (July 21); Edmonton, Alberta (July 31)

1986: F4 Bailey, Mississippi (March 12); Dakota City, Nebraska (July 28); Ankeny, Iowa (September 28)

1985: F5 Wheatland, Pennsylvania (May 31)
F4s: Stuttgart, Kansas (May 10); Agra, Kansas (May 10); Albion, Pennsyslvania (May 31); Atlantic, Pennsylvania (May 31); Wheelock, Pennsylvania (May 31); Grand Valley, Ontario (May 31); Barrie, Ontario (May 31); Tionesta, Pennsylvania (May 31); near Penfield, Pennsylvania (May 31); Kane, Pennsylvania (May 31)

1984: F5 Barneveld, Wisconsin (June 8)
F4s: Fairfield Bay, Arkansas (March 15); Blackville, Arkansas (March 15); Winnsboro, South Carolina (March 28); Kershaw, South Carolina (March 28); Cash, South Carolina (March 28); McColl, South Carolina (March 28); Red Springs, North Carolina (March 28); Mount Olive, North Carolina (March 28); Greenville, North Carolina (March 28); Winneconne, Wisconsin (April 27); Pewaukee, Wisconsin (April 27); Mannford, Oklahoma (April 29); Oilton, Oklahoma (April 29); Wright, Iowa (June 7); Ivanovo, Russia (June 9); Kostroma, Russia (June 9)

1983: F4 Collinston, Louisiana (April 1); Andover, Minnesota (July 3); Dodgeville, Wisconsin (July 3); Laplace, Louisiana (December 6)

1982: F5 Broken Bow, Oklahoma (April 2)
F4s: Gruver, Texas (March 18); Paris, Texas (April 2); Clow, Arkansas (April 2); West Plains, Missouri (April 2); Marion, Illinois (May 29); Cherokee Village, Arkansas (December 24)

1981: F4 Lyndon, Illinois (March 29); Granite City, Illinois (April 3); West Bend, Wisconsin (April 4); Delmo, Missouri (April 22); Emberson, Texas (May 13); Castle, Oklahoma (May 17); Binger, Oklahoma (May 22)

1980: F4 Mabelle, Texas (April 2); Lamoni, Iowa (June 2); Vandergrift, Pennsylvania (June 3); Grand Island, Nebraska (June 3); Rushville, Indiana (July 9)

1979: F4 Braddyville, Iowa (March 29); Vernon, Texas (April 10); Wichita Falls, Texas (April 10); Lahoma, Oklahoma (May 2); Manson, Iowa (June 28); Woodstock, Ontario (August 9); Burgessville, Ontario (August 9); Windsor Locks, Connecticut (October 3)

1978: F4 Metcalfe, Mississippi (April 17); Monticello, Mississippi (April 18); Piedmont, Oklahoma (April 30); Elgin, North Dakota (July 4); Bossier City, Louisiana (December 3)

1977: F5 Birmingham, Alabama (April 4)
F4s: Louisville, Mississippi (February 23); Lakewood, Michigan (April 2); Bellevue, Michigan (April 2); Carrollton, Missouri (May 4); Fort Dodge, Iowa (May 4); Atlanta, Illinois (May 5); Keyes, Oklahoma (May 18); St. Malo, Manitoba (July 18); Bloomer, Wisconsin (July 30)

1976: F5 Spiro, Oklahoma (March 26); Brownwood, Texas (April 19); Jordan, Iowa (June 13)
F4s: Tolono, Illinois (March 20); Ash Grove, Indiana (March 20); West Bloomfield, Michigan (March 20); Talihina, Oklahoma (March 26); Shivers, Mississippi (March 26) Canton, Mississippi (March 29); Newton, Mississippi (March 29); Sharon, Kansas (April 17); Pine Ridge, Oklahoma (April 17); Grandview, Texas (May 26); Lemont, Illinois (June 13); Miriden, Iowa (June 26); Alta, Illinois (June 29)

1975: F4 McComb, Mississippi (January 10); Tuscaloosa, Alabama (February 23); Warren, Arkansas (March 28); Breckenridge, Missouri (April 23); Binkley, Missouri (April 23); Neosho, Missouri (April 24); Pierce, Nebraska (May 6); Omaha, Nebraska (May 6); Arnold, Nebraska (June 18); Moorehead, Minnesota (June 28); New Leipzig, North Dakota (June 29)

1974: F5 Depauw, Indiana (April 3); Xenia, Ohio (April 3); Brandenburg, Kentucky (April 3); Saylor Park, Ohio (April 3); Tanner, Alabama (April 3) [*1st tornado]; Tanner, Alabama (April 3) [*2nd tornado]; Guin, Alabama (April 3)
F4s: Kennard, Indiana (April 3); Hamburg, Indiana (April 3); Hanover, Indiana (April 3) Parker City, Indiana (April 3); Bear Branch, Indiana (April 3); Caneyville, Kentucky (April 3); Mason, Ohio (April 3); Louisville, Kentucky (April 3); Monticello, Indiana (April 3); Elizabethtown, Kentucky (April 3); Mannsville, Kentucky (April 3); Resaca, Georgia (April 3); Frankfort, Kentucky (April 3); Jasper, Alabama (April 3); Ida, Kentucky (April 3); near Richmond, Kentucky (April 3); Juno, Georgia (April 3) Flintville, Tennessee (April 3); Goffton, Tennessee (April 3); Murphy, North Carolina (April 3); Moodyville, Tennessee (April 3); near Jamestown, Tennessee (April 3); near White Oak Junction, Kentucky (April 3); Oshkosh, Wisconsin (April 21); Drumright, Oklahoma (June 8); Emporia, Kansas (June 8); Des Moines, Iowa (June 18); Ryan, Iowa (August 12); Ladora, Iowa (August 12)

1973: F5 Valley Mills, Texas (May 6)
F4s: Mart, Texas (March 10); Abbeville, South Carolina (March 31); Pearsall, Texas (April 15); Windsor, Missouri (April 19); Atlanta, Missouri (April 20); Lucerne, Missouri (April 21); Fort Payne, Alabama (May 19); Union City, Oklahoma (May 24); McLain, Oklahoma (May 26); Jonesboro, Arkansas (May 26); Brent, Alabama (May 27); State Line, Massachusetts (August 28); Ninety Six, South Carolina (December 13)

1972: F4 Hoover, Oklahoma (April 19); Jetmore, Kansas (April 30); Indianapolis, Indiana (May 14); North Chicago, Illinois (September 28)

1971: F5 Inverness, Mississippi (February 21)
F4s: Cary, Mississippi (February 21); Little Yazoo, Mississippi (February 21); New Boston, Texas (March 12); Monroeville, Alabama (April 23); Christine, Kentucky (April 27); Salem, Kentucky (April 27) [*Russell Cty]; Huntingdon, Tennessee (May 7); Sunray, Texas (June 9); Gruver, Texas (June 9); Elma, Iowa (July 12)

1970: F5 Bulahdelah, New South Wales [Australia] (January 1); Lubbock, Texas (May 11)
F4s: Whiteface, Texas (April 17); Plainview, Texas (April 17); Lazbuddie, Texas (April 17); Howardwick, Texas (April 18); Corinth, Mississippi (April 19); Springfield, Tennessee (April 27); Musselfork, Missouri (June 12); Shawnee, Oklahoma (October 5)

1969: F4 Hazlehurst, Mississippi (January 23); Greenville, Alabama (April 18); Latty, Missouri (June 22); Doe Run, Missouri (June 22); Goddard, Kansas (June 23); Redig, South Dakota (July 7); Outing, Minnesota (August 6)

1968: F5 Wheelersburg, Ohio (April 23); Charles City, Iowa (May 15); Oelwein, Iowa (May 15); Tracy, Minnesota (June 13)
F4s: Star City, Arkansas (April 3); Shiloh, Kentucky (April 3); Greenwood, Arkansas (April 19); Falmouth, Kentucky (April 23); Newtonsville, Ohio (April 23); Oil Trough, Arkansas (May 15); Jonesboro, Arkansas (May 15); Peshtigo, Wisconsin (August 19)

1967: F4 Downing, Missouri (January 24); Maryland Heights, Missouri (January 24); Dora, Alabama (March 6); Bucklin, Missouri (April 21); Belvidere, Illinois (April 21); Lake Zurich, Illinois (April 21); Oak Lawn, Illinois (April 21) [Chicago]; Westphalia, Michigan (April 21); Carpenter, Iowa (April 30); Deer Creek, Iowa (April 30) [*Worth Cty]; Albert Lea, Minnesota (April 30); Waseca, Minnesota (April 30); Fort Dodge, Iowa (June 8); Hammon, Oklahoma (June 10); Watonga, Oklahoma (June 10); Palluel, France (June 24); Pommereuil, France (June 24); Harperville, Mississippi (December 3); Potosi, Missouri (December 12)

1966: F5 Jackson, Mississippi (March 3); Topeka, Kansas (June 8); Belmond, Iowa (October 14)
F4s: Tampa, Florida (April 4); Coleman, Oklahoma (April 27); Lansing, Kansas (June 8); Crosslake, Minnesota (June 11)

1965: F5 Dunlap, Indiana (April 11); Pittsfield, Ohio (April 11); Colome, South Dakota (May 8); Primrose, Nebraska (May 8)
F4s: Medford, Oklahoma (March 16); Conway, Arkansas (April 10); Lowden, Iowa (April 11); Crystal Lake, Illinois (April 11); Rockford, Michigan (April 11); Midway, Indiana (April 11); Rainbow Lake, Indiana (April 11); Coldwater Lake, Michigan (April 11); Moran, Indiana (April 11); Kokomo, Indiana (April 11); Manitou Beach, Michigan (April 11); near Lebanon, Indiana (April 11); Keystone, Indiana (April 11); De Witt, Michigan (April 11); Toledo, Ohio (April 11); Cairo, Ohio (April 11); Swanders, Ohio (April 11); Callender, Iowa (May 5); Saratoga, Iowa (May 5); St. Bonifacius, Minnesota (May 6); Chanhassen, Minnesota (May 6); Fridley, Minnesota (May 6); Minneapolis, Minnesota (May 6); Cotesfield, Nebraska (May 8); Hale Center, Texas (June 2); Swan Lake, South Dakota (June 7); La Porte City, Iowa (August 26)

1964: F5 Wichita Falls, Texas (April 3); Bradshaw, Nebraska (May 5)
F4s: Creswell, Alabama (January 24); Fairdealing, Kentucky (March 4); Garnett, Kansas (April 12); Yorktown, Iowa (April 12); Wolbach, Nebraska (May 5); Chesterfield, Michigan (May 8); Bingham, Iowa (June 22); Saukville, Wisconsin (August 22); St. Joseph, Iowa (August 29); Larose, Louisiana (October 3) [*spawned by Hurricane Hilda]

1963: F4 Homewood, Alabama (March 5); Garden City, Alabama (March 11); Sherwood, Mississippi (March 11); Bourbonnais, Illinois (April 17); Shannon, Mississippi (April 29)

1962: F4 Dill City, Oklahoma (May 25); Randlett, Oklahoma (May 26); Haskell, Texas (May 26); Bristow, Nebraska (May 29); Holton, Kansas (August 6); near Rochester, Minnesota (September 16)

1961: F5 Anselmo, Nebraska (May 30)
F4s: Rushville, Indiana (April 25); Reichert, Oklahoma (May 5); Lake Waukomis, Missouri (May 7); Plainfield, Iowa (September 1); Galveston, Texas (September 12) [*spawned by Hurricane Carla]

1960: F5 Prague, Oklahoma (May 5); near Rossville, Kansas (May 19)
F4s: Konawa, Oklahoma (May 4); Kent, Oklahoma (May 4); Wilburton, Oklahoma (May 5); Roland, Oklahoma (May 5); Meriden, Kansas (May 19)

1959: F4 St. Louis, Missouri (February 10); Vaughan, Texas (March 31); Stonewall, Oklahoma (May 9); Panora, Iowa (May 10); Plano, Iowa (May 20); Grovespring, Missouri (September 26); Chetopa, Kansas (September 27)

1958: F5 Colfax, Wisconsin (June 4); El Dorado, Kansas (June 10)
F4s: Verna, Florida (April 15); Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin (June 4); near Fall Creek, Wisconsin (June 4)

1957: F5 Ruskin Heights, Missouri (May 20); Fargo, North Dakota (June 20); Sunfield, Illinois (December 18)
F4s: Gans, Oklahoma (January 22); Aylesworth, Oklahoma (April 2); Durant, Oklahoma (April 2); Roseboro, North Carolina (April 8); Pembroke, North Carolina (April 8); New Lisbon, Wisconsin (April 19); Whitherral, Texas (April 21); Slaton, Texas (April 21); Milford, Nebraska (April 25); Silverton, Texas (May 15); Huscher, Kansas (May 20); Rush City, Minnesota (May 21); Fremont, Missouri (May 21); Cookietown, Oklahoma (May 24); Southern View, Illinois (June 14) [*Springfield]; Wixom, Michigan (July 4); St. Louis, Oklahoma (September 14); Orange, Texas (November 7); South Lowell, Alabama (November 17); Snead, Alabama (November 18); Mt. Vernon, Illinois (December 18); Murphysboro, Illinois (December 18); McNeil, Arkansas (December 19)

1956: F5 Hudsonville, Michigan (April 3)
F4s: Belleville, Illinois (February 24); Shadeland, Indiana (March 6); Maple City, Kansas (April 2); Miami, Oklahoma (April 2); Berlin, Wisconsin (April 3); Kingfisher Cove, Michigan; Bear Lake, Michigan (April 3); Lexington, Tennessee (April 3); McDonald Chapel, Alabama (April 15); Burton, Michigan (May 15); Lincoln Park, Michigan (May 15); Pleasanton, Nebraska (June 6); North Platte, Nebraska (October 29)

1955: F5 Blackwell, Oklahoma (May 25); Udall, Kansas (May 25)
F4s: Falkville, Alabama (April 24); Lutie, Texas (May 25); Formoso, Kansas (June 4); Kinsley, Kansas (June 4); Scottsbluff, Nebraska (June 27); Colfax, North Dakota (July 2); Kenaston, North Dakota (July 5); Hawks Nest Lake, Minnesota (July 7)

1954: F5 Vernon, Texas (May 1)
F4s: Upton, Missouri (March 25); Northboro, Iowa (April 5); Alice, Iowa (April 30); Davenport, Oklahoma (May 1); Enola, Nebraska (May 30); Lake City, Iowa (June 9)

1953: F5 Waco, Texas (May 11); Fort Rice, North Dakota (May 29); Flint, Michigan (June 8); Worcester, Massachusetts (June 9); near Adair, Iowa (June 27); Vicksburg, Mississippi (December 5)
F4s: O’Brien, Texas (March 13); Rob Roy, Indiana (April 9); Gillman, Indiana (April 9); Helotes, Texas (April 28); Warner Robbins, Georgia (April 30); Ashland, Alabama (May 1); Yantley, Alabama (May 1); Decatur, Tennessee (May 2); near Millerton, Iowa (May 10); Ventura, Iowa (May 10); Wykoff, Minnesota (May 10); Hannibal, Wisconsin (May 10); San Angelo, Texas (May 11); Port Huron, Michigan (May 21); Arcadia, Nebraska (June 7); Temperance, Michigan (June 8); Yale, Michigan (June 8); Jerry City, Ohio (June 8); Leander, Louisiana (December 3)

1952: F4 Winchester, Tennessee (February 13); Fayetteville, Tennessee (February 29); Dierks, Arkansas (March 21); Judsonia, Arkansas (March 21); Wattensaw, Arkansas (March 21); Cotton Plant, Arkansas (March 21); Hickory Ridge, Arkansas (March 21); Bonicord, Tennessee (March 21); Cooter, Missouri (March 21); Cayce, Mississippi (March 21); Henderson, Tennessee (March 21); Mooresville, Alabama (March 22); McGregor, Texas (April 21); Edwardsville, Kansas (May 22); Larrabee, Iowa (June 23); Arena, North Dakota (July 1); Ashland, Nebraska (August 13)

1951: F4 near Olney, Texas (May 18); Corn, Oklahoma (June 8); Anoka, Minnesota (June 19); WaKeeney, Kansas (June 27); Waupaca, Wisconsin (September 26); Cambria, Wisconsin (September 26)

1950: F4 Shreveport, Louisiana (February 12); Clyde, Texas (April 28); Holdenville, Oklahoma (April 28); Zook, Kansas (May 4); McPherson, Kansas (June 8); Rhinelander, Wisconsin (June 25); near Uehling, Nebraska (July 15)

—————Data Prior to 1950 Incomplete————-

1949: F4 Warren, Arkansas (January 3); Desdemona, Texas (March 25); near England, Arkansas (March 26); Canton, Oklahoma (March 30); Norman, Oklahoma (April 30); Bledsoe, Texas (May 6); Sundown, Texas (May 6); Amarillo, Texas (May 15); Stratford, Texas (May 15); near Spur, Texas (May 17); near Gypsum, Kansas (May 20); Etna, Oklahoma (May 20); Wood River, Illinois (May 21); Palestine, Illinois (May 21); Shelburn, Indiana (May 21); Cape Girardeau, Missouri (May 21); Bingham, Iowa (June 1); near Tarkio, Missouri (June 1); Cheneville, Quebec (July 19); Oneonta, Alabama (November 24); near Poplar Bluff, Missouri (December 11)

1948: F4 Newton, Mississippi (February 13); Belgrade, Missouri (March 19); Bunker Hill, Illinois (March 19); Honey Bend, Illinois (March 19); near Holdenville, Oklahoma (March 25); near Sallisaw, Oklahoma (March 25); Coatesville, Indiana (March 26); near Manteno, Illinois (April 7); Ionia, Iowa (April 23); near Erie, Kansas (May 1); Alpha, Kentucky (May 2); Caney, Oklahoma (May 3); Mercury, Texas (May 5); Henryville, Indiana (June 7); Wichita, Kansas (June 21); Nebraska City, Nebraska (June 22)

1947: F5 Woodward, Oklahoma (April 9); Leedey, Oklahoma (May 31)
F4s: Barren Hollow, Missouri (January 29) [*town extinct, 4 mi NE of Thayer]; Bethel, Alabama (January 30); Fowler, Kansas (April 9); Worth, Missouri (April 29); near Lost Bridge Village, Arkansas (April 29); near Eldorado, Oklahoma (May 11); Lenorah, Texas (May 11); Pine Bluff, Arkansas (June 1); Sharon, Pennsylvania (June 7); Leroy, Colorado (June 8); Akron, Iowa (June 9); near Almena, Kansas (June 21); Loomis, Nebraska (June 21); Warsaw, North Dakota (July 3); Cotton Valley, Louisiana (December 31)

1946: F4 Nacogdoches, Texas (January 4); Palestine, Texas (January 4); near Wilmot, Arkansas (January 6); Wynona, Oklahoma (March 22); Champion, Texas (May 15), Stoneburg, Texas (May 18), Sanger, Texas (May 18); Enosdale, Kansas (May 23); near Emmons, Kansas [*town extinct, 5 mi NE of Washington]; near Granger, Texas (May 24); near Wellsford, Kansas (May 29); Windsor, Ontario (June 17); Mankato, Minnesota (August 17); Wells, Minnesota (August 17)

1945: F5 Antlers, Oklahoma (April 12)
F4s: Livingston, Alabama (February 12); Chisholm, Alabama (February 12); Midwest City, Oklahoma (April 12); Muskogee, Oklahoma (April 12); Morrisville, Missouri (April 12); near Paris, Arkansas (April 12); near Hooppole, Illinois (June 27); Princeton, Illinois (June 27); Rising City, Nebraska (July 4)

1944: F5 near Wilmot, South Dakota (June 17)
F4s: near Cloud Chief, Oklahoma (April 9); near Woodson, Arkansas (April 10); Duncan, Arkansas (April 10); Forrest City, Arkansas (April 10); Royston, Georgia (April 16); Greenwood, South Carolina (April 16); Tekamah, Nebraska (May 18); Fort Dodge, Iowa (May 19); Lebanon, Iowa (June 16); Newkirk, Iowa (June 16); near Florence, South Dakota (June 17); Belmont, Wisconsin (June 22); Shinnston, West Virginia (June 23); Chartiers, Pennsylvania (June 23); McKeesport, Pennsylvania (June 23); Kamsack, Saskatchewan (August 9)

1943: F4 Hackleburg, Alabama (April 13); Akron, Ohio (April 27); near Zeandale, Kansas (May 15); near Proctor, Missouri (May 15); Morrice, Michigan (June 1); Kipp, Kansas (June 15)

1942: F5 Lacon, Illinois (March 16); Crowell, Texas (April 28); Oberlin, Kansas (April 29)
F4s: Alvin, Illinois (March 16); O’Tuckalofa, Mississippi (March 16) [*SE edge of Water Valley]; Bethel Springs, Tennessee (March 16); Baldwyn, Mississippi (March 16); Caneyville, Kentucky (March 16); Goshen, Indiana (March 16); Pryor, Oklahoma (April 27); Talala, Oklahoma (April 27); near Eads, Colorado (April 30); Pawhuska, Oklahoma (May 2); Turley, Oklahoma (May 2); Childsville, Oklahoma (May 2); Altoona, Kansas (May 2); Lone Elm, Kansas (May 2); near Moran, Kansas (May 2); Venus, Nebraska (May 12); 5 mi SW of Quitaque, Texas (May 29); Delphos, Kansas (May 31); Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (June 12); Keats, Kansas (June 19); Kokomo, Indiana (June 20); Mulvane, Kansas (June 20); Berryville, Arkansas (October 29)

1941: F4 Maize, Kansas (June 8); Dardanelle, Arkansas (October 26); Hamburg, Arkansas (October 26)

1940: F4 Albany, Georgia (February 10); near Grantsburg, Illinois (March 2); Amite, Louisiana (April 7); Mounds, Illinois (April 30); Dawson, North Dakota (August 3)

1939: F5 Capron, Oklahoma (April 14); Anoka, Minnesota (June 18)
F4s: Haynesville, Louisiana (April 16); Center Point, Arkansas (April 16) [*Drew Cty]; Kalamazoo, Michigan (August 8)

1938: F5 near Oshkosh, Nebraska (April 26); Clyde, Texas (June 10)
F4s: Rodessa, Louisiana (February 17); near Senath, Missouri (March 15); Belleville, Illinois (March 15); Columbus, Kansas (March 30); Heber Springs, Arkansas (March 30); Neelyville, Missouri (March 30); near Draw, Texas (April 26); Cunningham, Kansas (May 1); Ivan, Texas (May 22); Parkston, South Dakota (June 24); Andover, South Dakota (July 9)

1937: F4 Winchester, Kentucky (March 24); near Randolph, Nebraska (June 18); 4 mi N of Nine Mile Corner, North Dakota (June 23)

1936: F5 Tupelo, Mississippi (April 5)
F4s: Niangua, Missouri (March 23); Tignall, Georgia (April 1); Greensboro, North Carolina (April 2); Cordele, Georgia (April 2); Clifton, Tennessee (April 5); Gainesville, Georgia (April 6); Columbia, Tennessee (April 6); Wallace, Iowa (April 30); Blue Earth, Minnesota (April 30); Gore, Oklahoma (May 8)

1935: F5 near Benson, Saskatchewan (July 1)
F4s: near Perry, Nebraska (May 31); South Haven, Kansas (June 2); near Watford City, North Dakota (July 1)

1934: F4 Center Hill, Mississippi (February 25); Purvis, Mississippi (February 25); Shady Grove, Alabama (February 25) [*Clay Cty]; Broken Arrow, Oklahoma (May 4); Coffeyville, Kansas (May 4)

1933: F5 near Tryon, Nebraska (May 22)
F4s: Pruden, Tennessee (March 14); Sandersville, Mississippi (March 31); near Alex, Oklahoma (April 19); Arcadia, Louisiana (May 1); Minden, Louisiana (May 1); Helena, Alabama (May 5); Belton, South Carolina (May 5); Tompkinsville, Kentucky (May 9); Beatty Swamps, Tennessee (May 10) [*town not rebuilt]; Liberal, Kansas (May 22); New Leipzig, North Dakota (May 22)

1932: F4 Currie, Tennessee (January 14); Northport, Alabama (March 21); Cullman, Alabama (March 21); Marion, Alabama (March 21); Columbiana, Alabama (March 21); Stanton, Alabama (March 21); near Pulaski, Tennessee (March 21); Sylacauga, Alabama (March 21); Jasper, Tennessee (March 21); Conasauga, Tennessee (March 21); Bellview, Alabama (March 21) [*Wilcox Cty]; Bolivar, Alabama (March 21); Millington, Tennessee (April 25); Washington, Kansas (July 4); Ellsworth, Minnesota (July 9)

1931: F4 near Wayland, Iowa (September 21); Magee, Mississippi (December 30)

1930: F4 near Leavenworth, Kansas (May 1); Tekamah, Nebraska (May 1); New York, Iowa (May 1); Norborne, Missouri (May 1); Holdrege, Nebraska (May 5); Ellinwood, Kansas (May 5); near Gas City, Oklahoma (May 5); Greeley, Nebraska (May 5); Roaring Creek Site 8, Oklahoma (May 5); Frost, Texas (May 6); Runge, Texas (May 6); near Lewisville, Oklahoma (May 9); near Bartlesville, Oklahoma (May 9); Randolph, Minnesota (June 13); Menomonie, Wisconsin (June 13); 5 mi S of Gothenburg, Nebraska (June 24); 5 mi NW Pratt, Kansas (June 24); Bethany, Oklahoma (November 19)

1929: F5 Sneed, Arkansas (April 10) [*town not rebuilt]
F4s: Duncan, Mississippi (February 25); Wyoming, Minnesota (April 5); River Falls, Wisconsin (April 5); Guion, Arkansas (April 10); Princedale, Arkansas (April 10); near Fort Cobb, Oklahoma (April 19); 6 mi N of Buffalo, Oklahoma (April 24); Slocum, Texas (April 24); Dexter, Georgia (April 25); Deerfield, Georgia (April 25)

1928: F4 near Campo, Colorado (June 8); McCook, Nebraska (June 11); Blair, Oklahoma (June 16); Elwell, Colorado (June 29); near Ree Heights, South Dakota (July 1); Austin, Minnesota (August 20); near Ellsworth, Iowa (August 20); Homer, Nebraska (September 13); Davis, South Dakota (September 13); Rockford, Illinois (September 14)

1927: F5 Rocksprings, Texas (April 12); Hutchinson, Kansas (May 7)
F4s: Benton, Arkansas (March 17); Green Forest, Arkansas (March 18); near Bokoshe, Oklahoma (April 17); Arthur City, Texas (April 18); Springfield, Illinois (April 19); Eldon, Missouri (May 8); Carrington, Missouri (May 8); Nevada, Texas (May 9); Celeste, Texas (May 9); Garland, Texas (May 9); Poplar Bluff, Missouri (May 9); Hoxie, Arkansas (May 9); Strong, Arkansas (May 9); Yates, Missouri (May 27); Burlingame, Kansas (July 16); Lebo, Kansas (July 16); St. Louis, Missouri (September 29)

1926: F4 Voca, Oklahoma (April 23) [*town extinct, 1 mi W of Caney]; near Okfuskee, Oklahoma (May 7); Clarinda, Iowa (June 16); near Brooklyn, Missouri (June 16); Ashland, Wisconsin (July 16); Heber Springs, Arkansas (November 25); Brandsville, Missouri (November 25)

1925: F5 Murphysboro, Illinois (March 18); near Yorkshire, Iowa (June 3)
F4s: Oak Grove, Tennessee (March 18) [*Sumner Cty]; Elizabeth, Indiana (March 18); near Kalamazoo, Nebraska (June 2); near Smithland, Iowa (June 2); near Adair, Iowa (June 2); Comer, Alabama (October 25)

1924: F5 Thorp, Wisconsin (September 21)
F4s: Shawnee, Oklahoma (March 28); Thompson, Alabama (April 29); Chipley, Georgia (April 29) [*now Pine Mountain]; Anderson, South Carolina (April 30); Macon, Georgia (April 30); Horrell Hill, South Carolina (April 30); Wetumka, Oklahoma (May 28); near Tracy, Minnesota (June 22); Lorain, Ohio (June 28); Black River Falls, Wisconsin (August 7); Bloomer, Wisconsin (August 7); 4 NE of Thurman, Colorado (August 10); near Marengo, Wisconsin (September 21)

1923: F5 Pinson, Tennessee (March 11); near Colorado City, Texas (May 14)
F4s: Savage, Mississippi (March 15); Alexandria, Louisiana (April 4); Barneston, Nebraska (April 23); near Edith, Oklahoma (May 22); Reeder, North Dakota (June 24); 5 mi N of Seneca, Nebraska (September 27)

1922: F4 near Ash Grove, Missouri (April 10); Hedrick, Indiana (April 17); Madison, Indiana (April 17); Austin, Texas (May 4); Lexington, Nebraska (May 10); Reeve, Wisconsin (June 15); Lawrence Creek, Oklahoma (November 4)

1921: F4 Gardner, Georgia (February 10); Melissa, Texas (April 13); Blevins, Arkansas (April 15); Braxton, Mississippi (April 26); Wickes, Arkansas (November 17)

1920: F5 Waco, Alabama (April 20); near Alameda, Saskatchewan (July 22)
F4s: Melva, Missouri (March 11); Melrose Park, Illinois (March 28); Agricola, Alabama (March 28) [*Tallapoosa Cty]; Bethel, Michigan (March 28); Maple Grove, Michigan (March 28); Lake Fenton, Michigan (March 28); Townley, Indiana (March 28); West Liberty, Indiana (March 28); Palestine, Ohio (March 28); Unionville, North Carolina (April 12); Glen, Mississippi (April 20); Deemer, Mississippi (April 20); Meridian, Mississippi (April 20); Arley, Alabama (April 20); Lily Flagg, Alabama (April 20); Lusta, Oklahoma (May 2); Peggs, Oklahoma (May 2); Clinton Falls, Minnesota (May 22); near Corning, Iowa (July 1)

1919: F5 Fergus Falls, Minnesota (June 22)
F4s: Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska (March 14); near Bridgeport, Oklahoma (March 15); 4 mi E of Dover, Oklahoma (March 15); Bowles, Mississippi (March 16); Ravenna, Texas (April 8); Mulberry, Texas (April 9); near Canton, Texas (April 9); Winnsboro, Texas (April 9); Hoisington, Kansas (October 8)

1918: F5 near Carroll, Iowa (May 21)
F4s: Calmar, Iowa (May 9); Constance, Nebraska (May 18); Codell, Kansas (May 20); Boone, Iowa (May 21); Lone Rock, Wisconsin (May 21); Tyler, Minnesota (August 21)

1917: F5 Sedgwick, Kansas (May 25)
F4s: New Castle, Indiana (March 11); Amity, Ohio (March 11); near Dalark, Arkansas (March 20); New Albany, Indiana (March 23); Mattoon, Illinois (May 26); Manhattan, Illinois (May 26); Hebron, Indiana (May 26) [*poss. same as previous]; Blackhawk, Indiana (May 26); Clear Creek, Indiana (May 26); South Dyersburg, Tennessee (May 27); Bondurant, Kentucky (May 27); Linden, Tennessee (May 27); Bradford, Alabama (May 27); near Hazleton, Missouri (May 30); Mineral Point, Missouri (May 30); Dongola, Missouri (May 30); Pittman, Oklahoma (May 31) [*Love Cty, town extinct]; Coalgate, Oklahoma (June 1); Elmont, Kansas (June 5); near Savonburg, Kansas (June 5); Centralia, Missouri (June 5); Springport, Michigan (June 6); Delhi, Michigan (June 6)

1916: F4 near Davis, Oklahoma (March 24); near Johnson City, Missouri; Decatur, Missouri (April 19); Kemp, Oklahoma (May 20); Heber Springs, Arkansas (June 5); Judsonia, Arkansas (June 5); England, Arkansas (December 26)

1915: F5 Mullinville, Kansas (June 11)
F4s: near Rule, Texas (May 15); near Mt. Sterling, Wisconsin (June 12); Reedsburg, Wisconsin (June 12); Onaga, Kansas (June 17); Great Bend, Kansas (November 10); Zyba, Kansas (November 10); Hot Springs, Arkansas (November 25)

1914: F4 Dyess Air Force Base, Texas (March 27) [*built 1942]; Pollard, Kansas (March 28); near Lake Blackwell, Oklahoma (April 17); New Albany, Kansas (October 9); Picher, Oklahoma (October 9)

1913: F4 near McNairy, Tennessee (March 13); Lexington, Tennessee (March 13); Rosedale, Georgia (March 13); Lower Peach Tree, Alabama (March 21); Yutan, Nebraska (March 23); Omaha, Nebraska (March 23); Council Bluffs, Iowa (March 23); Berlin, Nebraska (March 23); Flag Springs, Missouri (March 23); Terre Haute, Indiana (March 23); Seward, Nebraska (May 14); Chambers, Nebraska (October 9)

1912: F5 Creighton, Missouri (June 15)
F4s: Almyra, Arkansas (February 26); Bison, Kansas (April 20); Edmond, Oklahoma (April 20); Hennessey, Oklahoma (April 20); near Morrison, Oklahoma (April 20); Boyd, Texas (April 20); Roanoke, Texas (April 20); Morocco, Indiana (April 21); Bush, Illinois (April 21); Newborn, Georgia (April 22); Ponca City, Oklahoma (April 25); Eldorado, Oklahoma (April 27); Lugert, Oklahoma (April 27); near Hinton, Oklahoma (April 27); near Cambridge, Nebraska (April 27); Sayre, Oklahoma (April 27); Butler, Oklahoma (April 27); Sentinel, Oklahoma (April 27); Martin Creek Lake, Texas (April 28); Skiatook, Oklahoma (May 27); Merwin, Missouri (June 15) [*possibly same as Creighton F5]; Leeton, Missouri (June 15) [*possibly same as Creighton F5]; Regina, Saskatchewan (June 30)

1911: F4 Barnsdall, Oklahoma (April 12); Antler, North Dakota (August 20); Janesville, Wisconsin (November 11)

1910: F4 McCarty, Oklahoma (May 20)

1909: F4 Fisher, Arkansas (February 23); Brinkley, Arkansas (March 8); Slidell, Texas (March 24); Golden, Missouri (April 29); Texas City, Illinois (April 29); Horn Lake, Mississippi (April 29); Bee Springs, Tennessee (April 29) [*town extinct]; near Kanbrick, Kansas (May 14); Depew, Oklahoma (May 29); Langdon, North Dakota (May 29); Zephyr, Texas (May 30); 4 mi NW of Norton, Kansas (June 24)

1908: F5 near Pender, Nebraska (April 23); Carleton, Nebraska (June 5)
F4s: near Hazlehurst, Mississippi (January 31); Deport, Texas (April 23); Pine Ridge, Mississippi (April 24) [*Adams Cty]; Amite, Louisiana (April 24); Purvis, Mississippi (April 24); Albertville, Alabama (April 24); Bluffton, Alabama (April 24); Vici, Oklahoma (May 1o); Hickory Creek, Texas (May 12); Locust Grove, Iowa (May 12); Gilliam, Louisiana (May 13); Alva, Oklahoma (May 26); Phillipsburg, Kansas (June 5); Reamsville, Kansas (June 5); near Burr Oak, Kansas (June 5); Byron, Nebraska (June 5); 3 mi SE of Park, Kansas (June 17); Clinton, Minnesota (June 27); Pukwana, South Dakota (June 28); Cravens, Arkansas (November 23)

1907: F4 near Braddyville, Iowa (March 28); Birthright, Texas (May 6); Field Creek, Texas (May 25); Wills Point, Texas (May 25); New Minden, Illinois (June 6); York, Illinois (June 7); Tioga, Wisconsin (July 3); Oakdale, Wisconsin (July 3); Koro, Wisconsin (July 3); near Joice, Iowa (August 6)

1906: F4 Meridian, Mississippi (March 2); Briggs, Texas (April 12); Bellevue, Texas (April 26); near Blue Ridge, Texas (May 2); Washington, Wisconsin (June 6) [*La Crosse Cty]; Goessel, Kansas (June 6)

1905: F5 Snyder, Oklahoma (May 10); near Shabbona, Michigan (June 5)
F4s: Marquette, Kansas (May 8); Lock, Oklahoma (May 10) [*town not rebuilt]; near Woodruff, Kansas (June 28); near Nocona, Texas (July 5); Sorento, Illinois (October 18)

1904: F4 Moundville, Alabama (January 22); Portageville, Missouri (March 25); Fairland, Oklahoma (April 24); Mount Vernon, Texas (April 24); Chattanooga, Oklahoma (June 4); near Willow Lake, South Dakota (August 20); Waconia, Minnesota (August 20)

1903: F4 Hopewell, Alabama (April 8) [*Blount Cty]; near Talmage, Kansas (May 22); Camargo, Oklahoma (May 23); Burns Flat, Oklahoma (May 23); Campbell, Nebraska (May 24); Pauline, Nebraska (May 24); Furley, Kansas (May 26); Gainesville, Georgia (June 1); St. Charles, Minnesota (October 3); near Bancroft, Wisconsin (October 3); Aliceville, Kansas (October 7)

1902: F4 Goliad, Texas (May 18); Atlanta, Minnesota (June 9)

1901: F4 Tonkawa, Oklahoma (June 8); near Naper, Nebraska (June 21)

1900: F4 Wilsonville, Nebraska (May 5); Savage, Mississippi (November 20); Columbia, Tennessee (November 20)

1899: F5 New Richmond, Wisconsin (June 12)
F4s: Heflin, Alabama (March 18); Kirksville, Missouri (April 27); Newtown, Missouri (April 27); Bijou Hills, South Dakota (May 27); Herman, Nebraska (June 14)

1898: F5 Rietbrock, Wisconsin (May 18)
F4s: Fort Smith, Arkansas (January 11); Cunningham, Kansas (May 17); near Riggs, Iowa (May 18); Stillman Valley, Illinois (May 18); Antigo, Wisconsin (May 18) [*possibly same as Rietbrock F5]; Moritz, South Dakota (August 14)

1897: F4 Chandler, Oklahoma (March 30); Lyle, Minnesota (June 10); Rozell, Kansas (June 20); Lowry, Minnesota (July 6)

1896: F5 Sherman, Texas (May 15); Seneca, Kansas (May 17); Ortonville, Michigan (May 25)
F4s: Booktown, Ohio (April 20); Clifton, Kansas (April 25); Valeria, Iowa (May 24); Egan, Illinois (May 25); Mount Clemens, Michigan (May 25); Hoyleton, Illinois (May 27); St. Louis, Missouri (May 27); New Baden, Illinois (May 27) [*possibly same as St. Louis F4]

1895: F5 Halstead, Kansas (May 1); Carmel, Iowa (May 3)
F4s: Doon, Iowa (May 3); Sibley, Iowa (May 3); Hartford, Kansas (June 12); Baxter Springs, Kansas (July 6)

1894: F5 Plum Creek, Iowa (September 21)
F4s: Emory, Texas (March 17); Kunkle, Ohio (May 18); Jennings, Oklahoma (September 17); Lowther, Iowa (September 21) [*town extinct, 2 mi S of Saratoga]; Le Roy, Minnesota (September 21); Otisco, Minnesota (September 21)

1893: F5 Darlington, Wisconsin (May 22); Pomeroy, Iowa (July 6)
F4s: Greenville, Georgia (March 3); Kelly, Mississippi (March 23); Coudray, Missouri (April 11) [*town extinct, 5 mi NW of Salem]; Robinsonville, Mississippi (April 12); Ypsilanti, Michigan (April 12); Osage City, Kansas (April 18); Moore, Oklahoma (April 25); Cisco, Texas (April 28); Mulholland, Oklahoma (May 5); Williamstown, Kansas (June 21)

1892: F5 Easton, Minnesota (June 15)
F4s: Kiowa, Kansas (March 31); Towanda, Kansas (March 31); Wamego, Kansas (March 31); Barnhill, Illinois (April 4); Harper, Kansas (May 27); St. Rose, Quebec (June 15); Red Bud, Illinois (November 18)

1891: F4 Mexico, Missouri (May 20)

1890: F4 Clinton, Kentucky (January 12); Metropolis, Illinois (March 27); Blackford, Kentucky (March 27); Grand Rivers, Kentucky (March 27); Louisville, Kentucky (March 27); Sulphur Springs, Kentucky (March 27); Rogana, Tennessee (March 27); Acton, Texas (May 4); Bradshaw, Nebraska (June 3); Earlville, Illinois (June 20); Little Canada, Minnesota (July 13)

1889: F4 Liberty, Tennessee (March 23); near Clements, Kansas (May 28)

1888: F4 Mt. Vernon, Illinois (February 19)

1887: F4 St. Clairsville, Ohio (April 15); Prescott, Kansas (April 21); near Clarksville, Arkansas (April 22); Manvel, North Dakota (June 16)

1886: F4 Sauk Rapids, Minnesota (April 14); Attica, Indiana (May 12); New Corydon, Indiana (May 14); Dunkirk, Ohio (May 14); Newark, South Dakota (August 15)

1885: F4 near Randolph, Alabama (January 11); Washington Court House, Ohio (September 8); Plantersville, Alabama (November 6)

1884: F5 Oakville, Indiana (April 1)
F4s: Leeds, Alabama (February 19); Tate, Georgia (February 19); Piedmont, Alabama (February 19); near Monticello, Georgia (February 19); Sargent, Georgia (February 19); Bradley, Georgia (February 19); Rockingham, North Carolina (February 19); Colemansville, Kentucky (March 25); Scipio, Ohio (March 25); Jamestown, Ohio (April 27); Huron, South Dakota (August 28); Howard, South Dakota (August 28); 3 mi E of Rockport Colony, South Dakota (August 28); White Bear Lake, Minnesota (September 9); Shongo, New York (September 28)

1883: F5 Rochester, Minnesota (August 21)
F4s: Waterloo, Kansas (April 21); Starkville, Mississippi (April 22); Beauregard, Mississippi (April 22); Harrisville, Mississippi (April 22) [*possibly same as Beauregard F4]; Argentine, Kansas (May 13); Chemung, Illinois (May 18); Literberry, Illinois (May 18); Cornland, Illinois (May 18); Waterloo, Indiana (May 18) [*Fayette Cty]; Moody, Missouri (May 18); Oronogo, Missouri (May 18); Racine, Wisconsin (May 18); Soldier, Kansas (June 10); Dodge Center, Minnesota (July 21); Springfield, Missouri (November 5); La Crosse, Arkansas (November 21); Bridgeport, Wisconsin (November 25)

1882: F5 Grinnell, Iowa (June 17)
F4s: near Bakerhill, Alabama (March 27); Chase, Kansas (April 6); Stafford, Kansas (April 6); near Charlotte, Michigan (April 6); Brownsville, Missouri (April 19) [*now Sweet Springs]; Monticello, Mississippi (April 22); McAlester, Oklahoma (May 8)

1881: F5 Hopkins, Missouri (June 12)
F4s: Saline, Michigan (April 12); Quenemo, Kansas (June 12); Floral, Kansas (June 12); Rosendale, Missouri (June 12); Manson, Iowa (June 30); Fairfield, Minnesota (July 15); New Ulm, Minnesota (July 15); Camden, Illinois (September 24); Madison, Nebraska (September 29)

1880: F5 Langleyville, Illinois (April 24)
F4s: Marshfield, Missouri (April 18); Licking, Missouri (April 18); Cuba, Missouri (April 18); Barnettsville, Missouri (April 18) [*now Barnett]; Fayetteville, Arkansas (April 18); El Paso, Arkansas (April 18); Webb City, Missouri (April 24); Macon, Mississippi (April 25); near Nortonville, Illinois (May 10); Savoy, Texas (May 28); 5 mi ENE of Carson, Iowa (June 10); Miamiville, Ohio (June 14)

1879: F4 near Barnard, Missouri (May 29); Delphos, Kansas (May 30); Stockdale, Kansas (May 30) [*flooded by Tuttle Creek Reservoir in 1962]; Irving, Kansas (May 30); Blue Springs, Missouri (May 30)

1878: F4 Hephzibah, Georgia (February 7); Rich Hill, Kentucky (March 2) [*now part of Bethelridge]; Storm Lake, Iowa (April 21); Mineral Point, Wisconsin (May 23); Barrington, Illinois (May 23); Wallingford, Connecticut (August 9); near Goldsboro, North Carolina (September 12) [*spawned by a hurricane]

1877: F4 near Franklin, Tennessee (April 18); Mt. Carmel, Illinois (June 4)

1876: F4 Princeton, Indiana (February 27); St. Charles, Missouri (February 27); Hazel Green, Wisconsin (March 10); Hassard, Missouri (March 10); near Dodge City, Kansas (June 7)

1875: F4 near Fairfax, Alabama (March 20); Milledgeville, Georgia (March 20); Camak, Georgia (March 20); Wrightsville, Georgia (March 20); Ellerslie, Georgia (March 20); near Gibson, Georgia (March 20); near Pineville, Georgia (March 20); GA/SC (May 1)

1874: F4 Tuscumbia, Alabama (November 22)

2 Responses to Maximum Rated Tornado – The F4/F5 Database

  1. RagingMoon1987 says:

    Hidy, I want to state first off that I love your blog. It’s a good resource for some fairly obscure violent tornadoes, particularly the list of F5s. That must’ve taken a long time to research! There’s so little about some of those tornadoes on the web, particularly that incident at Inverness, Mississippi. So your list of F5 tornadoes is greatly appreciated.

    Having looked over this particular post, I notice that on April 22, 1981 you have Delmo, Missouri listed as being struck by an F4 tornado. This same tornado struck the air base here in my hometown of Malden, Missouri, but for some strange reason the Tornado History Project’s map depicts the path as being north of Malden and missing the town altogether. In truth the north end of Malden got hit hard, and one man died. I sadly cannot verify this with words alone, but I do have newspapers to prove that it happened. Just thought I’d throw that out there. Again, thanks for the blog!

    • I don’t normally keep up with comments here anymore but I really appreciated yours. The history of these events fascinates me and I enjoy reading about the power of nature and I think it’s important to bring awareness to these events.

      My format for this particular list wasn’t very scientific. I wanted to assign these tornadoes to a singular place that was most significantly impacted. That was often very hard to determine. I quickly realized, as you did, that the seemingly helpful maps on the Tornado History Project were very inaccurate. I think it’s fair to say that more than a few entries aren’t quite right. But it was a fun challenge nonetheless.

      Thanks again for reading and sharing your story with me!

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