Every F5 and EF5 tornado since 1950

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025

The SPC record holds 60 tornadoes rated F5 or EF5 since 1950. The most recent is the June 20, 2025 tornado in Enderlin, North Dakota, the first in 12 years after the May 20, 2013 Moore, Oklahoma, tornado. The 60 together killed 1,350 people. The Storm Prediction Center names each one by the place it struck; the names here are SPC's.

By PlainHazard Editorial · Updated October 8, 2026 · How this was measured

Where all 60 tracked

Every F5 and EF5 track since 1950, start to end; the numbers follow the table below (1 = the earliest). Alaska and Hawaii had none.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025; names as SPC lists them; state lines: Census Bureau cartographic boundaries (2017), via us-atlas. SPC's F5 and EF5 list.

All 60, newest first

Tornadoes rated F5 or EF5, 1950-2025
Date	Tornado, states and counties	Rating	Path	Width	Killed	Injured
2025-06-20No. 60 on the map	Enderlin · North Dakota: Ransom, Cass	EF5	12.1 mi	1,850 yd	3	0
2013-05-20No. 59 on the map	Moore · Oklahoma: McClain, Cleveland	EF5	13.85 mi	1,900 yd	24	212
2011-05-24No. 58 on the map	El Reno/Piedmont · Oklahoma: Canadian, Kingfisher, Logan	EF5	63.1 mi	1,760 yd	9	181
2011-05-22No. 57 on the map	Joplin · Missouri: Newton, Jasper	EF5	21.62 mi	1,600 yd	158	1,150
2011-04-27No. 54 on the map	Hackleburg/Phil Campbell · Alabama, Tennessee: Franklin, Lawrence, Morgan	EF5	132 mi	2,200 yd	72	145
2011-04-27No. 56 on the map	Rainsville/Sylvania · Alabama: DeKalb	EF5	33.66 mi	1,320 yd	25	0
2011-04-27No. 55 on the map	Smithville · Alabama, Mississippi: Itawamba	EF5	37.3 mi	1,320 yd	23	137
2011-04-27No. 53 on the map	Preston · Mississippi: Neshoba, Kemper, Winston, Noxubee	EF5	28.28 mi	900 yd	3	6
2008-05-25No. 52 on the map	Parkersburg · Iowa: Grundy, Butler, Black Hawk	EF5	40.97 mi	2,100 yd	9	70
2007-05-04No. 51 on the map	Greensburg · Kansas: Kiowa	EF5	25.8 mi	3,000 yd	11	63
1999-05-03No. 50 on the map	Bridge Creek/Moore · Oklahoma: Grady, McClain, Cleveland, Oklahoma	F5	37 mi	1,430 yd	36	583
1998-04-16No. 49 on the map	Waynesboro · Tennessee: Wayne, Lawrence, Giles, Maury	F5	69.4 mi	1,760 yd	3	36
1998-04-08No. 48 on the map	Oak Grove/Pleasant Grove · Alabama: Tuscaloosa, Jefferson	F5	30.3 mi	1,320 yd	32	259
1997-05-27No. 47 on the map	Jarrell · Texas: Williamson	F5	5.1 mi	650 yd	27	12
1996-07-18No. 46 on the map	Oakfield · Wisconsin: Fond du Lac	F5	13.3 mi	400 yd	0	12
1992-06-16No. 45 on the map	Chandler · Minnesota: Nobles, Murray	F5	16 mi	280 yd	1	35
1991-04-26No. 44 on the map	Andover · Kansas: Sedgwick, Butler	F5	46 mi	440 yd	17	225
1990-08-28No. 43 on the map	Plainfield · Illinois: Kendall, Will	F5	16.4 mi	600 yd	29	350
1990-03-13No. 41 on the map	Hesston · Kansas: Reno, Harvey, McPherson	F5	48 mi	1,320 yd	1	60
1990-03-13No. 42 on the map	Goessel · Kansas: Harvey, McPherson, Marion	F5	22 mi	1,320 yd	1	0
1985-05-31No. 40 on the map	Niles · Ohio, Pennsylvania: Portage, Trumbull, Mercer	F5	47 mi	450 yd	18	310
1984-06-07No. 39 on the map	Barneveld · Wisconsin: Iowa, Columbia	F5	36 mi	450 yd	9	200
1982-04-02No. 38 on the map	Broken Bow · Oklahoma: Choctaw, McCurtain	F5	53 mi	500 yd	0	29
1977-04-04No. 37 on the map	Birmingham · Alabama: Jefferson	F5	14.7 mi	550 yd	22	130
1976-06-13No. 36 on the map	Jordan · Iowa: Boone, Story	F5	21.3 mi	880 yd	0	9
1976-04-19No. 35 on the map	Brownwood · Texas: Brown	F5	10.5 mi	440 yd	0	11
1976-03-26No. 34 on the map	Spiro · Oklahoma: Le Flore	F5	11.9 mi	440 yd	2	64
1974-04-03No. 28 on the map	Xenia · Ohio: Greene, Clark	F5	31.3 mi	533 yd	36	1,150
1974-04-03No. 29 on the map	Brandenburg · Indiana, Kentucky: Breckinridge, Meade, Harrison	F5	32 mi	440 yd	31	270
1974-04-03No. 31 on the map	Mt. Hope · Alabama: Lawrence, Morgan, Limestone, Madison	F5	52 mi	500 yd	28	267
1974-04-03No. 33 on the map	Guin · Alabama: Lamar, Marion, Winston, Lawrence	F5	79.5 mi	500 yd	28	272
1974-04-03No. 32 on the map	Tanner · Alabama, Tennessee: Limestone, Madison, Lincoln, Franklin	F5	83.3 mi	500 yd	16	190
1974-04-03No. 27 on the map	Daisy Hill · Indiana: Perry, Crawford, Harrison, Washington	F5	68 mi	10 yd	6	86
1974-04-03No. 30 on the map	Sayler Park · Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio: Ohio, Boone, Hamilton	F5	20.8 mi	533 yd	3	210
1973-05-06No. 26 on the map	Valley Mills · Texas: McLennan, Bosque	F5	10.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
1971-02-21No. 25 on the map	Delhi · Louisiana, Mississippi: Madison, East Carroll, Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington, Humphreys	F5	109.2 mi	500 yd	47	510
1970-05-11No. 24 on the map	Lubbock · Texas: Lubbock	F5	8.4 mi	1,333 yd	26	500
1968-06-13No. 23 on the map	Tracy · Minnesota: Murray, Lyon, Redwood	F5	9.1 mi	150 yd	9	150
1968-05-15No. 21 on the map	Charles City · Iowa: Franklin, Butler, Floyd, Chickasaw	F5	62.1 mi	600 yd	13	462
1968-05-15No. 22 on the map	Maynard · Iowa: Fayette	F5	13.1 mi	500 yd	5	156
1968-04-23No. 20 on the map	Gallipolis · Ohio: Scioto, Lawrence, Gallia	F5	34 mi	400 yd	7	93
1966-10-14No. 19 on the map	Belmond · Iowa: Wright	F5	9.7 mi	1,000 yd	6	172
1966-06-08No. 18 on the map	Topeka · Kansas: Shawnee	F5	21.1 mi	880 yd	16	450
1966-03-03No. 17 on the map	Jackson · Alabama, Mississippi: Hinds, Rankin, Scott, Leake, Pickens, Tuscaloosa	F5	202.5 mi	900 yd	58	518
1965-05-08No. 16 on the map	Gregory · South Dakota: Tripp	F5	30.1 mi	1,760 yd	0	1
1964-05-05No. 15 on the map	Bradshaw · Nebraska: Adams, Clay, Hamilton, York	F5	79.7 mi	880 yd	4	50
1964-04-03No. 14 on the map	Wichita Falls · Texas: Wichita	F5	4.7 mi	500 yd	7	111
1960-05-05No. 13 on the map	Prague · Oklahoma: Pottawatomie, Lincoln, Okfuskee, Creek	F5	71.8 mi	800 yd	5	81
1958-06-04No. 12 on the map	Menomonie · Wisconsin: St. Croix, Dunn	F5	33.7 mi	880 yd	21	74
1957-12-18No. 11 on the map	Sunfield · Illinois: Perry	F5	5.4 mi	200 yd	1	6
1957-06-20No. 10 on the map	Fargo · Minnesota, North Dakota: Cass, Clay	F5	52.4 mi	500 yd	10	103
1957-05-20No. 9 on the map	Ruskin Heights · Kansas, Missouri: Franklin, Miami, Johnson, Jackson	F5	69.4 mi	440 yd	44	207
1956-04-03No. 8 on the map	Grand Rapids · Michigan: Allegan, Ottawa, Kent, Montcalm	F5	58.8 mi	400 yd	17	292
1955-05-25No. 7 on the map	Udall · Kansas, Oklahoma: Kay, Sumner, Cowley	F5	56.4 mi	1,320 yd	80	273
1955-05-25No. 6 on the map	Blackwell · Kansas, Oklahoma: Kay, Sumner	F5	28.4 mi	500 yd	20	280
1953-12-05No. 5 on the map	Vicksburg · Mississippi: Warren	F5	9 mi	500 yd	38	270
1953-06-27No. 4 on the map	Adair · Iowa: Adair	F5	0.1 mi	100 yd	1	2
1953-06-08No. 3 on the map	Flint · Michigan: Genesee, Lapeer	F5	18.9 mi	833 yd	116	844
1953-05-29No. 2 on the map	Ft. Rice · North Dakota: Morton, Emmons	F5	14.8 mi	600 yd	2	20
1953-05-11No. 1 on the map	Waco · Texas: McLennan	F5	20.9 mi	583 yd	114	597

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025. SPC severe weather database.

When and where

By decade

1950s 12
1960s 11
1970s 14
1980s 3
1990s 10
2000s 2
2010s 7
2020s 1

By state where the track began

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database.

How this was measured

Every tornado the SPC database rates 5 on the Fujita scale (before February 1, 2007) or the Enhanced Fujita scale (since), one row per tornado (whole track). Names are those on SPC's own F5 and EF5 list, matched by date and the nearest track to SPC's point. States are every state the track crossed; counties are those the SPC lists for the track's segments; deaths and injuries are the whole track's.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center, Severe Weather Database (1950-2025_actual_tornadoes.csv), downloaded October 7, 2026.

Limits

Ratings come from damage surveys: a violent tornado over open country with little to damage can be rated lower than its winds. The F and EF scales use different damage indicators, so an F5 and an EF5 are not interchangeable measurements. Ratings can be revised after publication.