Tornado outbreak of November 27–28, 2005 explained

Tornado outbreak of November 27–28, 2005
Type:Tornado outbreak
Active:November 27  - 28, 2005
Tornadoes:73
Fujitascale:F3
Tornado Duration:29 hours, 42 minutes
Fatalities:2 fatalities, 15 injuries
Damages:$7.2 million [1]

On November 27 and 28, 2005, a substantial outbreak of tornadoes occurred in the Central United States. It was the fourth and final major outbreak of the unusually active month; the other three occurring on November 6, 12 and 15. In addition, the same system produced a major blizzard in the northern and western Great Plains. Overall, the outbreak resulted in two fatalities, one in Missouri and the other in Arkansas.[2]

Confirmed tornadoes

November 27 event

F#LocationCountyTime (UTC)Path lengthDamage
Kansas
bgcolor=# F0NE of Marion19480.1 milesBrief tornado with no damage.[3]
bgcolor=# F0E of Eastshore to NW of Lost Springs194813 milesLandspout tornado remained over open country with no damage reported.
bgcolor=# F0E of Antelope19502 milesLandspout tornado damaged outbuildings.
bgcolor=# F0NE of Lincolnville 20040.1 milesBrief tornado with no damage.
bgcolor=# F0W of Burdick Morris20050.3 milesBrief tornado that caused no damage.
bgcolor=# F1Delavan to S of Wreford Morris, Geary201220 milesDamage occurred on several farmsteads, where several outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. Roofing material from one building was stuck in a fence a mile away to the north. The tornado also struck the Geary State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area before dissipating.
bgcolor=# F0E of Pearl Dicksinson20321.5 milesBrief tornado with no damage.
bgcolor=# F0W of Wilsey Morris20326 milesBrief tornado with no damage.
bgcolor=# F0SW of Hartford Lyon20351 mileCaused minor damage to outbuildings on three farmsteads and several other outbuildings along its path. The parent thunderstorm was a mini-supercell within a bow echo.
bgcolor=# F0NE of Cherryvale Montgomery20480.1 milesBrief touchdown with no damage.
bgcolor=# F0WSW of Dwight Morris20580.3 milesBrief touchdown with no damage.
bgcolor=# F1Southern Fort Riley to W of Ogden Geary, Riley22092 milesAt Fort Riley, 32 homes sustained minor damage at the housing area. Trees, cars, and a cemetery were damaged as well.
bgcolor=# F0SE of Junction City Geary22150.3 milesBrief touchdown with no damage.
bgcolor=# F0E of Grandview Plaza Geary22212 milesCaused minor damage to a hay barn, and also destroyed an indoor horse riding barn. Pieces of the barn landed a half mile away. Authorities also had to close Interstate 70 for a short time until the tornado had passed.
bgcolor=# F0Western Keats Riley22280.3 milesTornado briefly touched down on the west-southwest side of town, causing minor tree damage.
bgcolor=# F0E of Riley Riley21320.3 milesTornado damaged a barn.
bgcolor=# F0E of Winkler Riley21490.3 milesMinor tree damage occurred.
bgcolor=# F1ENE of Erie to WSW of Stark Neosho22066 milesAt the beginning of its path, the tornado produced F1 damage to homes, outbuildings and trees. Thereafter, the tornado weakened, and produced F0 damage before dissipating.
bgcolor=# F0SE of Elsmore Allen22220.2 milesBrief tornado with no damage.
Missouri
bgcolor=# F0N of Dudenville 23190 milesExtremely brief tornado with no damage.
bgcolor=# F1ENE of Pratherville to NE of Lawson Clay, Ray234411 milesThe tornado hit the west side of Excelsior Springs, a manufacturing plant suffered wall damage and there was a partial roof collapse. The plant's conveyor line was also damaged. Windows were blown out at a car dealership and trees were damaged as well.
bgcolor=# F1Lawson Ray23592 milesA second tornado struck shortly Lawson shortly after the first. Multiple homes, a barn, and trees were damaged just north of town.
bgcolor=# F1N of Vidette, AR Ozark00421 mileDamage was limited to trees.
bgcolor=# F1Bakersfield Howell00463 milesDamage was mostly limited to trees, although two people were injured.
bgcolor=# F1E of Pottersville Howell00565 milesA frame house and a mobile home were heavily damaged. Two people were injured.
bgcolor=# F2SSW of Gatewood to NW of Briar Ripley043012 miles1 death - A two-story house was destroyed, resulting in a fatality. Two mobile homes were unroofed and many trees were snapped and uprooted.
bgcolor=# F0Northwestern Maplewood St. Louis05050.5 milesTornado downed a utility pole, damaged the roof of a restaurant, and tore an air conditioning unit off of another restaurant. Cars were moved and a tractor-trailer was flipped. Windows were blown out at a Walmart as well.
Arkansas
bgcolor=# F1S of Bluffton to SW of Briggsville 21404.5 milesTrees were snapped and uprooted, and power lines were downed.
bgcolor=# F0SSW of Danville 21572.7 milesTornado downed trees and power lines, and tore tin roofing from a chicken house.
bgcolor=# F1S of Kirby to E of Glenwood 222513.8 milesTornado removed the roof of a barn, and damaged or destroyed several chicken houses. A roof was also partially removed from a mobile home. Numerous trees were downed as well. One person was injured.
bgcolor=# F1E of Glenwood to N of Welsh 22423.2 milesDamage was limited to trees.
bgcolor=# F1WNW of Bonnerdale to E of Mazarn Montgomery22494.5 milesTornado downed trees and power lines.
bgcolor=# F1E of Alamo to SSW of Crystal Springs 22563.5 milesTornado caused mostly tree and power line damage and also destroyed a hay barn.
bgcolor=# F1N of Bear 23101.2 milesTornado snapped trees, and damaged docks and boats at Lake Ouachita.
bgcolor=# F2SE of Bonnerdale to SW of Pearcy Hot Spring23204.2 milesA tornado caused mainly tree and power line damage.
bgcolor=# F1SE of Chimes to NW of Woolum Van Buren23232.8 milesThe tornado destroyed a barn, a shop, and a storage shed. A number of power poles and power lines were blown down as well.
bgcolor=# F2SSW of Pearcy to N of Piney Garland232613.8 milesTornado rolled a mobile home into a tree near Pearcy, injuring one person. In the same area, several homes had mainly roof damage. The tornado then hit areas on the west side of Lake Hamilton, with structural damage to several homes and docks destroyed. Along the way, numerous trees were uprooted or snapped, with power lines downed.
bgcolor=# F1NNW of Woolum Searcy23272.7 milesThe tornado downed trees and power lines, and caused roof damage to several homes.
bgcolor=# F1NW of Jessieville Garland23302.1 milesThe tornado tracked through the Ouachita National Forest, snapping off and blowing down hundreds of trees.
bgcolor=# F1N of Jessieville to S of Deberrie Saline23326.1 milesAnother tornado tracked through the Ouachita National Forest, snapping off and blowing down hundreds of trees.
bgcolor=# F2N of Adona to SW of Morrilton Conway23373.9 milesTornado downed numerous trees, caused minor roof damage to a few homes, and damaged or destroyed outbuildings.
bgcolor=# F3SSW of Williams Junction to S of Oppello Perry234119 milesWorst damage occurred in the Cherry Hill area. The tornado initially tracked through the Ouachita National Forest where hundreds of trees were either snapped off or blown down. Once emerging from the forest area, the tornado downed 11 large steel transmission towers. As the tornado continued tracking to the northeast, a sawmill was destroyed, along with several houses. Several dozen other houses sustained damage and several mobile homes were overturned. Numerous vehicles were damaged or destroyed, as well as a number of barns and outbuildings. Several chicken houses also sustained damage, and power lines were downed.
bgcolor=# F2SSW of Blackwell Pope23422.3 milesTornado downed numerous trees and power lines.
bgcolor=# F2Blackwell to E of Wonderview Conway234511.8 milesTornado downed numerous trees, caused minor roof damage to a few homes, and damaged or destroyed outbuildings. The tornado also destroyed a liquor store as it crossed Interstate 40 in Blackwell.
bgcolor=# F3S of Oppello Conway00002 milesA strong tornado downed numerous power lines and power poles.
bgcolor=# F3SE of Lewisburg to Springfield Conway000915 miles1 death - At the beginning of the path, the tornado crossed Interstate 40 and tossed several vehicles, resulting in a fatality and seven injuries. In the same area, a lumber company was badly damaged. The tornado then moved through Hill Creek before dissipating just after passing through Springfield. A large barn that contained several boats and vehicles was destroyed, homes and businesses were heavily damaged or destroyed, and a fire station, numerous barns, outbuildings, and chicken houses were damaged. Mobile homes were overturned as well. There were hundreds of trees, power lines and power poles downed along the path. A total of eight people were injured.
bgcolor=# F1SE of Buford to SE of Mountain Home Baxter00153.7 milesA barn roof was damaged and an outbuilding was destroyed. Trees were damaged as well.
bgcolor=# F1S of Williams Junction Perry00250.8 milesSeveral houses had roof damage and some trees were downed.
bgcolor=# F1NNE of Paron Pulaski00262.2 milesAn old auto service garage was badly damaged and several homes had roof damage. Numerous trees and power lines were downed as well.
bgcolor=# F2NNW of Springfield to Martinville Conway00276.1 milesSeveral homes had roofs blown off and a couple of mobile homes destroyed. About 3 miles northeast of Springfield, a collision repair and auto customizing shop were destroyed. A nearby mobile home was thrown into the business. Numerous trees, power poles and power lines were also knocked down.
bgcolor=# F2W of Damascus Faulkner00342.6 milesNumerous trees and power lines were downed. Several homes also sustained minor roof damage.
bgcolor=# F2W of Damascus to Bee Branch to SW of Eglantine Van Buren003713.1 milesNumerous barns and outbuildings either damaged or destroyed. A number of cars were damaged, and a few of which were overturned. Several mobile homes were damaged or destroyed and numerous trees, power poles and power lines were knocked down.
bgcolor=# F1S of Bakersfield, MO Fulton00401.3 milesA tornado caused mostly tree damage. There was also some damage to a house and two barns.
bgcolor=# F1SSW of Eglantine to SW of Shirley Van Buren00553.7 milesA few trees were snapped.
bgcolor=# F1S of Wooster to Greenbrier Faulkner00597.7 milesA damaging tornado struck Greenbrier, where some outbuildings were destroyed, as was a dugout at a junior high school in Greenbrier. Many trees were blown down as well. Homes and mobile homes were damaged outside of town.
bgcolor=# F1SW of Higden Cleburne01022.7 milesTrees were downed and the roof of a mobile home was damaged.
bgcolor=# F0NE of Greenbrier to E of Guy Faulkner01114 milesCaused minor roof damage to a house and a barn. A couple of small outbuildings were destroyed as well.
bgcolor=# F2NW of Enders to NE of Guy Van Buren01190.8 milesBrief, but strong tornado caused some tree damage.
bgcolor=# F2W of Quitman to N of Pearson Cleburne01209.2 milesTornado tore the roofs off of several houses and also destroyed a mobile home, a camper, a chicken house, and a few barns and outbuildings. Several other chicken houses were damaged, as well as some vehicles. Hundreds of trees, power lines, and power poles were downed. One person was injured.
bgcolor=# F0NE of Woodrow to ENE of Prim Cleburne01471.2 milesTornado heavily damaged a barn, tore part of the roof from a chicken house, and downed trees.
bgcolor=# F1NE of Franklin to W of Ash Flat Izard01555.8 milesThe tornado overturned two mobile homes, as well as a travel trailer. Several homes sustained roof damage. A pontoon boat was overturned and another was destroyed.
bgcolor=# F1W of Ash Flat Sharp02010.4 milesDamage was limited to trees.
bgcolor=# F1W of Ash Flat to NW of Cherokee Village Fulton02025.8 milesSeveral barns and outbuildings were damaged, and a few houses also sustained roof damage. Many trees and power lines were downed along the path.
bgcolor=# F2W of Marcella to Pleasant Grove Stone02057 milesTornado struck the northwestern side of Pleasant Grove. It tore the porch off of a house and damaged the roof. A roof was removed from a barn with another barn roof damaged. Several homes had roof damage, and a shed was destroyed. Hundreds of trees were downed, with one tree landing on a flatbed truck.
bgcolor=# F1Pangburn White02442 milesTornado moved directly through Pangburn, destroying a travel trailer and overturning a shed. There was also damage to the roof of a home and a barn and some trees were downed.

November 28 event

F#LocationCountyTime (UTC)Path lengthDamage
Louisiana
bgcolor=# F0ESE of Louisiana West Carroll07240.5 milesTornado blew a section of tin roof off a shop. The tin was blown into the tops of trees where several limbs were broken off. Additionally, a home had shingles blown off the roof.[4]
Mississippi
bgcolor=# F0ESE of Glen Allan Washington07561 mileTornado blew a small piece of the roof off a church, damaged the back porch of a house, and downed a few trees.
Alabama
bgcolor=# F0NNE of Robbins Crossroads Jefferson20100.1 milesA few trees were blown down. One home received roof damage and the front porch was destroyed. Debris was scattered 200 to 300 yards away. One other building sustained minor damage. A large fifth wheel trailer weighing about 3,000 pounds was moved over 20 feet.
bgcolor=# F0W of Dolomite Jefferson20400.4 milesSeveral trees and large limbs were blown down along the path. Several sheds were overturned, a satellite dish was damaged and at least five homes sustained roof damage.
bgcolor=# F0N of Summerfield Dallas22535.8 milesA tornado struck the northwestern, northern, and northeastern side of Summerfield. Numerous large trees were snapped off and uprooted. A few homes and mobile homes sustained shingle damage. One large tree fell on a home and caused damage, and a mobile home was pushed off of its foundation. Several sheds or out-buildings sustained moderate damage as well.
bgcolor=# F0W of Autaugaville to White Water Autauga00415.4 milesNumerous large trees were snapped off and uprooted, and a garage attached to a mobile home was blown away. At another location, vinyl siding was blown off a house and a fence was blown down. One shed was totally destroyed, and some tin was peeled off of a steel building.
bgcolor=# F0N of Weoka Elmore01300.1 milesA few trees were snapped.
bgcolor=# F1ENE of Weoka Coosa01440.4 milesOne home sustained roof damage and a pool shed was destroyed. Several pine trees were snapped as well.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tornado Summaries . National Weather Service . National Centers for Environmental Information . 3 August 2020.
  2. Web site: November 2005 Tornadoes . Tornado History Project . Storm Prediction Center . 3 August 2020.
  3. Web site: November 27, 2005 Tornadoes . Tornado History Project . Storm Prediction Center . 3 August 2020.
  4. Web site: November 28, 2005 Tornadoes . Tornado History Project . Storm Prediction Center . 3 August 2020.