List of United States tornadoes in May 2011 explained
This is a list of all tornadoes that were confirmed by local offices of the National Weather Service in the United States in May 2011. Following the record tornado activity in April, during which 773 tornadoes struck the United States, May exhibited an unusually low number of tornadoes for the first three weeks. Only isolated events occurred until May 9, when five tornadoes struck Nebraska and South Dakota. A small outbreak of 16 tornadoes occurred across the Central United States, with EF0 to EF1 tornadoes caused mainly minor damage across states such as Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri. The following few days saw isolated tornadoes strike Nebraska, Louisiana, Ohio, Maryland, and Colorado. Scattered weak tornadoes on May 19 impacted Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado, while six more weak tornadoes occurred on May 20. This included an EF1 tornado in Prairie County, Montana, which damaged a ranch.
Activity then abruptly increased with a prolonged and violent tornado outbreak sequence taking place from May 21–26, resulting in 178 fatalities. An EF3 tornado struck Reading, Kansas on May 21, resulting in severe damage and one fatality. An EF5 tornado in Joplin, Missouri resulted in 158 fatalities on May 22, becoming one of the deadliest tornadoes in United States history. This tornado was the most severe of the outbreak, and it caused catastrophic damage across southern portions of the city of Joplin. Elsewhere on May 22, another person was killed by an EF1 tornado that struck Minneapolis, Minnesota and surrounding suburbs, and a high-end EF3 tornado moved from Delaware County, Oklahoma to McDonald County, Missouri, with numerous homes being destroyed. On May 24, a significant outbreak took place in Oklahoma and Arkansas, with another EF5 tornado and two EF4 tornadoes striking areas around Oklahoma City. These three tornadoes resulting in ten fatalities and nearly 300 injuries. Another EF4 tornado moved through Denning, Arkansas just before midnight, with four additional deaths. May 25 featured a large number of tornadoes across Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, with several more tornadoes in other states. This activity continued into the next day, when an EF3 tornado impacted part of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana and injured four people.
Sporadic tornado activity continued over the final five days of May, most notably on May 30, when approximately 15 tornadoes impacted the northern Great Plains. These included four tornadoes–three EF2 and one EF1–in the Fargo, North Dakota area, resulting in heavy damage to buildings and electrical transmission lines.
May
May 1 event
List of confirmed tornadoes – Sunday, May 1, 2011EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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EF1 | Center Ridge | Conway | AR | | 00:13–00:15 | 1abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 75abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
This brief tornado downed several trees, a few of which damaged homes and outbuildings. Air temperatures were in the low 50s°F at the time of the tornado. |
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May 2 event
List of confirmed tornadoes – Monday, May 2, 2011EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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EF0 | SSW of Blende | Pueblo | CO | | 22:43–22:46 | 0.3abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 75abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Brief landspout with no damage. |
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May 7 event
List of confirmed tornadoes – Saturday, May 7, 2011EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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EF0 | W of Paxton | Ford | IL | | 21:06–21:07 | 0.05abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 10abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Brief, small tornado in a field with no damage. |
EF0 | SE of Allerton | Vermilion | IL | | 23:08–23:09 | 0.22abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 25abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Brief tornado in a field with no damage. |
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May 8 event
List of confirmed tornadoes – Sunday, May 8, 2011EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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EF0 | SW of Presho | Lyman | SD | | 01:03–01:05 | 0.09abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 10abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Small, weak tornado with no damage. |
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May 9 event
List of confirmed tornadoes – Monday, May 9, 2011EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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EF0 | E of Harrison (1st tornado) | Sioux | NE | | 00:35 | 0.01abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 20abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Brief tornado with no damage. |
EF0 | E of Harrison (2nd tornado) | Sioux | NE | | 01:10 | 0.01abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 20abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Brief tornado with no damage. |
EF1 | N of Philip | Haakon | SD | | 02:55–03:05 | 2.55abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 30abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Plywood and metal roofing was torn off a ranch house, a metal shed had a collapsed wall and some roof panels torn off, and a grain bin was dented by flying debris. |
EF0 | W of Ottumwa | Haakon | SD | | 03:45 | 0.01abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 20abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Brief tornado with no damage. |
EF2 < | -- Although NCDC lists this as EF0, the transmission tower damage is EF2 level, sticking with NWS assessment --> | E of Creighton | Pennington | SD | | 05:07–05:09 | 1.52abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 30abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
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A large electrical transmission tower was crumpled and seven power poles and several trees were snapped by a tornado that remained over mostly grassy areas well to the northeast of Wall. The NCEI database inadvertently list this as an EF0 tornado. |
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May 10 event
List of confirmed tornadoes – Tuesday, May 10, 2011EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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EF1 | W of Hanover to W of St. Michael | Wright | MN | | 00:55–01:01 | 3.14abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 25abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Numerous homes sustained damage, mainly to roofs, windows, siding, and soffit. A pole barn was lifted approximately 3feet, several fences were blown down, and dozens of trees and several power poles were downed. |
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May 11 event
List of confirmed tornadoes – Wednesday, May 11, 2011EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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EF0 | SW of Ayr | Adams | NE | | 18:40–18:41 | 0.14abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 25abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
This brief tornado damaged a farmstead, destroying four sheds and damaging fences and the door to an outbuilding. |
EF0 | White Settlement | Tarrant | TX | | 18:55–18:56 | 0.49abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
A brief tornado touched down in White Settlement, destroying a shed and damaging several homes. Three light poles were snapped, fences were damaged, and several trees were downed as well. |
EF0 | Lake Kiowa | Cooke | TX | | 19:30–19:33 | 1.6abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 75abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Twenty-one homes sustained mainly roof damage around Lake Kiowa and many trees were snapped or uprooted. |
EF1 | NNE of Hampton | Hamilton | NE | | 19:50–19:53 | 2.32abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 200abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Three irrigation pivots were overturned, two grain bins were destroyed, and seven power poles were downed. |
EF1 | Osceola | Polk | NE | | 20:00–20:02 | 2.29abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 75abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
An intermittent tornado destroyed four metal sheds south of town, uprooted a large tree in the city park, and damaged a porch and a shed on the north side of town. Several more trees were downed along the path as well. |
EF0 | NE of Sharpsburg | Taylor | IA | | 21:20–21:21 | 0.18abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 30abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Brief tornado with no damage. |
EF1 | Lenox (1st tornado) | Taylor | IA | | 21:38–21:41 | 0.74abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 440abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
The roof was partially removed from a house, other homes sustained shingle loss, and several trees were downed. |
EF1 | Lenox (2nd tornado) | Taylor | IA | | 21:45–21:50 | 1abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 400abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
A second tornado touched down only a few blocks southwest of the first one in Lenox. Several homes sustained significant roof and facade damage, with one home losing its entire roof. Several trees were downed as well. |
EF0 | WNW of Kent | Adams | IA | | 21:58–22:20 | 0.44abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 30abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Brief tornado with no damage reported by storm spotter. |
EF0 | SSE of Locust Grove | Mayes | OK | | 23:11–23:12 | 0.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
A barn and a house were damaged and trees and power poles were downed. |
EF1 | Bernice | Delaware | OK | | 23:47–23:50 | 1.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 200abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
A tornado along Grand Lake o' the Cherokees severely damaged a marina, damaged several boats and a metal building, rolled trailers, and uprooted numerous trees. |
EF0 | N of Hawarden | Sioux | IA | | 23:53–23:54 | 0.51abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Brief tornado stirred up dust but caused no damage. |
EF0 | SE of Ashton | Osceola | IA | | 00:07–00:08 | 0.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Brief tornado with no damage. |
EF0 | ESE of Anderson | McDonald | MO | | 00:23–00:24 | 0.79abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 75abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
A brief tornado formed along a gust front ahead of a line of thunderstorms moving into the area. Numerous trees were uprooted and large tree limbs were broken off. A barn was damaged and a house lost a few shingles. |
EF0 | Papinsville to NNW of Rockville | Bates | MO | | 01:21–01:30 | 8.49abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
A weak landspout tornado along the leading edge of a line of thunderstorms damaged a few buildings and snapped off small tree limbs and larger trees with hollow or rotten cores. |
EF0 | Appleton City | St. Clair | MO | | 01:35–01:38 | 2.69abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
A few homes sustained minor roof damage and several trees were downed along an intermittent path. |
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May 12 event
List of confirmed tornadoes – Thursday, May 12, 2011EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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EF0 | SW of Aurora | Hamilton | NE | | 21:46–21:50 | 0.82abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 75abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Brief tornado with no damage. |
EF0 | WNW of Stromsburg (1st tornado) | Polk | NE | | 22:33–22:34 | 0.74abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 30abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Brief tornado with no damage. |
EF0 | WNW of Stromsburg (2nd tornado) | Polk | NE | | 22:36–22:37 | 0.99abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 30abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Brief tornado with no damage. |
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May 13 event
List of confirmed tornadoes – Friday, May 13, 2011EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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EF0 | SW of Grand Isle | Jefferson | LA | | 17:46 | 6abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
A waterspout briefly moved onshore across the southwestern end of Grand Isle, tearing the roof off a cabin and knocking down power lines. Law enforcement observed the tornado move approximately 6miles, mainly as a waterspout. |
EF0 | ENE of McGirr | DeKalb | IL | | 18:30–18:32 | 0.09abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Brief tornado with no damage. |
EF0 | Buras | Plaquemines | LA | | 19:50 | 0.1abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 25abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
A waterspout moved onshore and damaged a 40feet section of a motel's roof as well as a sign near South Plaquemines High School. |
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May 14 event
List of confirmed tornadoes – Saturday, May 14, 2011EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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EF0 | Piqua | Miami | OH | | 23:42–23:43 | 0.05abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 10abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Brief tornado with no damage. |
EF0 | S of Sidney | Shelby | OH | | 00:28–00:29 | 0.02abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 10abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Brief tornado with no damage. |
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May 17 event
List of confirmed tornadoes – Tuesday, May 17, 2011EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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EF0 | N of Wolfsville | Frederick | MD | | 21:35–21:39 | 1.1abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Two structures sustained minor shingle damage, siding was partially removed from a house, a backyard play center was snapped from its anchors and rolled, and several trees were snapped or uprooted. |
EF0 | S of Anton | Washington | CO | | 23:45–00:08 | 2.25abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Fences and power lines were damaged. |
EF1 | Maugansville | Washington | MD | | 00:10–00:18 | 2.11abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 200abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Several homes sustained roof damage, several sheds and outbuildings were flipped or destroyed, and a garage door was blown in, leading to failure of the roof. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, and an RV was tipped over and blown 45feet. |
EF0 | NE of Anton | Washington | CO | | 00:18–00:34 | 2.99abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
No damage was documented with this tornado. |
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May 18 event
List of confirmed tornadoes – Wednesday, May 18, 2011EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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EF0 | Northeast Philadelphia | Philadelphia | PA | | 17:50–17:51 | 0.12abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 33abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
A brief tornado damaged a couple businesses and an apartment building. The roof of a car repair shop was caved in, resulting in two injuries, the roof of a beer distributor collapsed, and a seafood restaurant lost part of its roof. This was the first tornado to strike Philadelphia since January 18, 1999. |
EF1 | NE of Millersburg | Dauphin | PA | | 22:05–22:06 | 0.25abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 25abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
A brief tornado near Millersburg damaged several homes, removed part of a church roof, destroyed several outbuildings, and snapped or uprooted about 15 large trees. |
EF0 | WSW of Haswell | Kiowa | CO | | 23:55–00:00 | 0.47abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 75abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Brief tornado with no damage. |
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May 19 event
List of confirmed tornadoes – Thursday, May 19, 2011EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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EF0 | NNW of Church Hill | Queen Anne's | MD | | 16:35–16:45 | 3.69abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 17abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
A waterspout over the Chester River moved onshore and produced minor, intermittent damage. Shingles were blown off a house, and a play station was damaged. |
EF0 | N of Dorrance | Russell | KS | | 21:43–21:46 | 2.4abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 60abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
A shed was damaged, and a few trees were downed. |
EF0 | Wilson Lake | Russell | KS | | 21:48–21:52 | 4.08abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 60abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
This tornado crossed Wilson Lake northeast of Dorrance, damaging a sail boat. |
EF0 | N of Cooperton | Kiowa | OK | | 21:50 | 0.2abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 20abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Brief tornado with no damage. |
EF0 | ENE of Wilson Lake | Russell | KS | | 22:15–22:17 | 0.78abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Brief tornado over open country with no damage. NCEI coordinates show this tornado in Lincoln County, just east of the Russell County line. |
EF0 | NE of Fountain | El Paso | CO | | 22:23–22:29 | 1abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 75abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
A brief landspout tornado destroyed a camper, overturned a shed, and caused roof, window, and garage damage to a house. |
EF0 | WSW of Sylvan Grove | Lincoln | KS | | 22:25–22:27 | 0.51abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Brief tornado with no damage. |
EF0 | SE of Fort Cobb | Caddo | OK | | 23:09 | 0.2abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 40abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Brief tornado with no damage observed by an NWS employee. |
EF0 | W of Apache | Caddo | OK | | 23:40 | 0.2abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 20abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Small, brief tornado with no damage observed by an NWS employee. |
EF0 | NE of Oklaunion | Wilbarger | TX | | 00:34 | 0.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 75abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Brief, partially rain-wrapped tornado with no damage. |
EF0 | Natoma | Osborne | KS | | 01:30–01:31 | 0.12abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 25abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
A brief tornado on the south side of Natoma caused significant damage to two farmsteads, with cattle panels and feed bunks damaged, hay bales moved, and a hay shed being moved 100yd away. A light pole was broken, and a garage had roofing tin removed as well. |
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May 20 event
List of confirmed tornadoes – Friday, May 20, 2011EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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EF0 | NE of Baldwin | Washington | AR | | 13:20–13:21 | 0.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
This brief tornado in the southeastern part of Fayetteville downed trees at Stonebridge Meadows Golf Club, caused minor fence damage, and blew a trampoline 120yd. |
EF1 | SSE of Locust Grove | Mayes | OK | | 14:37–14:38 | 1.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 100abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
A brief tornado damaged buildings, uprooted several fence posts, uprooted a large tree, snapped large limbs, and destroyed a storage shed. |
EF0 | NE of Manchester | Red River | TX | | 22:36–22:38 | 1.6abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Several trees were downed and small tree limbs were snapped. |
EF0 | SW of Malvern | Hot Spring | AR | | 22:48–22:55 | 3.13abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 100abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Shingles were blown off several houses and an apartment complex, and several trees and tree limbs were downed. |
EF0 | NE of Hallsville to Nesbitt | Harrison | TX | | 23:38–23:45 | 6.83abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
A weak tornado caught on video snapped or uprooted several trees. |
EF1 | S of Terry | Prairie | MT | | 02:27–02:28 | 0.09abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 67abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
A brief tornado on a ranch caused significant damage to four outbuildings destroyed and snapped several large trees. The damage path was roughly 500feet. |
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May 27 event
List of reported tornadoes – Friday, May 27, 2011EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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EF0 | E of Napavine | Lewis | WA | | 20:50–20:52 | 0.1abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 30abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
A brief tornado caused minor roof and siding damage to two homes and a few outbuildings and downed several trees and large tree limbs. |
EF1 | NNE of Middletown | Huntingdon | PA | | 21:10–21:15 | 3.71abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 300abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Damage was mainly to trees, with a few cabins sustaining roof and decking damage from fallen trees. |
EF1 | NNE of Calvin | Huntingdon | PA | | 21:30–21:35 | 2.72abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 100abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
At least 75 trees were snapped or uprooted, a large farm shed was destroyed, a large barn had much of its tin roof peeled back, and a deck around a house sustained minor damage due to fallen trees. |
EF0 | NNE of Valley City | Barnes | ND | | 21:50–22:05 | 4abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 20abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Law enforcement tracked this tornado as it moved northeast on an intermittent path. |
EF0 | SE of Sibley | Barnes | ND | | 22:17–22:18 | 0.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 20abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Brief tornado with no damage. |
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May 28 event
List of confirmed tornadoes – Saturday, May 28, 2011EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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EF0 | W of Gaylord | Sibley | MN | | 19:38–19:39 | 0.1abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 25abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
A brief tornado caught on video by a storm chaser caused no damage. |
EF0 | NE of Wales | Lake | MN | | 20:07–20:10 | 1.96abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 350abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
A multiple-vortex tornado in a heavily forested area produced narrow swaths of concentrated tree damage within the path of the circulation. |
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May 29 event
List of confirmed tornadoes – Sunday, May 29, 2011EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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EF1 | NNE of Three Rivers | St. Joseph | MI | | 20:10–20:12 | 2.85abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 100abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
A brief tornado within a large area of straight-line winds downed several trees in the Moore Park area. Hundreds of trees were felled in the larger area of wind damage, damaging homes. Minor roof damage on some homes was attributed to the tornado. |
EF1 | Coldwater | Branch | MI | | 20:32–20:33 | 0.33abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
A brief tornado within a larger area of wind damage, causing major roof damage to a storage facility and a house. Another home had its garage door blown in and many trees were downed. Interstate 69 was blocked by debris as the tornado crossed over. |
EF1 | SSW of Perry | Ingham, Shiawassee | MI | | 21:27–21:32 | 3.26abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 100abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Many trees were snapped or uprooted, and a house and a barn sustained partial roof removal. |
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May 30 event
List of confirmed tornadoes – Monday, May 30, 2011EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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EF1 | Knoxville | Tioga | PA | | 05:45–05:48 | 2.54abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 200abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Twenty-five homes were damaged, eight of which sustained moderate to major damage, and a community center lost its roof. About 250 trees were snapped or uprooted as well. |
EF0 | NNE of Strasburg | Adams | CO | | 21:04 | 0.1abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Brief tornado with no damage. |
EF0 | SW of Rose | Rock | NE | | 21:20–21:21 | 0.02abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 20abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Brief tornado in the sandhills with no damage. |
EF0 | SW of Brewster | Blaine | NE | | 21:47–21:50 | 0.02abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Brief tornado with no damage reported by a storm spotter. |
EF0 | S of Atkinson | Holt | NE | | 22:05–22:08 | 0.01abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Brief tornado in open fields with no damage. |
EF0 | NNE of Dante | Charles Mix | SD | | 23:26–23:27 | 0.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Brief tornado with no damage. |
EF0 | ENE of O'Neill | Holt | NE | | 23:52–23:53 | 0.01abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 20abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Law enforcement witnessed a brief tornado pick up dust, but no damage was observed. |
EF0 | NW of Cozad | Dawson | NE | | 00:34–00:36 | 0.36abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 25abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Brief tornado with no damage. |
EF0 | NNW of Junius | Lake | SD | | 01:12–01:14 | 0.74abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Several trees were downed. |
EF0 | S of Ramona | Lake | SD | | 01:22–01:23 | 0.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Brief tornado with no damage. |
EF2 | N of Walcott | Richland, Cass | ND | | 01:46–01:50 | 4.27abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 600abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Several wooden power poles and four steel high-voltage towers were downed east of Kindred. |
EF1 | SE of Horace | Cass | ND | | 01:52–01:54 | 2.23abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 150abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
A parked semi trailer was flipped, two large steel grain bins were tossed, and several trees were downed, some landing on rooftops in the St. Benedict area near Interstate 29. |
EF2 | NNE of Horace to Southwest Fargo | Cass | ND | | 01:55–01:59 | 4abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 400abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
A high-end EF2 tornado removed sections of roofing from two apartment buildings, caused roof damage to several houses, and damaged vehicles. Several trees and wooden power poles were downed, along with two metal truss power poles. |
EF1 | Southeast Moorhead to N of Dilworth | Clay | MN | | 02:01–02:05 | 4.51abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 200abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Several power poles were snapped, and numerous trees were downed. |
EF2 | West Fargo to E of Harwood | Cass | ND | | 02:03–02:13 | 7.44abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 600abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
A high-end EF2 tornado collapsed two radio towers and tore steel wall and roofing panels from industrial buildings. Several trailers were flipped and thrown, and numerous trees and power poles were snapped. |
EF1 | SW of Crookston to E of Fisher | Polk | MN | | 02:26–02:39 | 9abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 100abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
A 30x building was lifted from its foundation and destroyed, and many trees were snapped. |
EF1 | Park Rapids | Hubbard | MN | | 03:35–03:44 | 6abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 300abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
An EF1 tornado moved through Park Rapids, embedded within a larger microburst area. Several sections of center pivot irrigation systems were overturned, the roof of a local grandstand was lifted off, and a few other buildings sustained minor damage. Numerous large trees were snapped or uprooted as well. |
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May 31 event
List of confirmed tornadoes – Tuesday, May 31, 2011EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width |
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EF1 | N of Willard to Linwood | Bay | MI | | 23:26–23:37 | 8.38abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 200abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
The tornado began near Beaver, where a barn was destroyed and homes were damaged, mostly garages and roofs. Numerous trees were uprooted with large limbs snapped along the path. The tornado moved over Saginaw Bay at Linwood, becoming a waterspout. |
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