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May 1927 tornado outbreak

Type	Tornado outbreak
Duration	May 7-9, 1880
Tornadoes confirmed	≥ 27
Max. rating1	F5 tornado
Fatalities	≥ 217 deaths, ≥ 1,156 injuries
Damage	Unknown
Areas affected	Midwestern United States, Southern United States
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale

The May 1927 tornado outbreak occurred between May 7 and 9 in the Midwestern and Southern United States, producing numerous strong tornadoes and killing at least 217 people.

Confirmed tornadoes

Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating

FU	F0	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	Total
0	0	0	18	8	8	1	≥ 22

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 fatalties, 300 injuries May have been a tornado family, possibly starting in Oklahoma. Very visible funnel that may have been up to 2 miles wide at times allowed many people to seek shelter. Missed most towns, large causality number due to sheer size of tornado.

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	Schuyler County MO, Davis County IA	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, 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 County, Iowa}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 injuries Near F4 intensity in Christian Co as dozens were injured on farm on farm. Widened and weakened in Dec

See also

• List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks

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