List of tornadoes in the outbreak of May 18–21, 2025

From May 18–21, 2025, a widespread tornado outbreak took place across the Great Plains and Mid-South of the United States.

Confirmed tornadoes

May 18 event + List of confirmed tornadoes – Sunday, May 18, 2025EF#LocationCounty / parishStateStart coord.Time (UTC)Path lengthMax. width EF1Valley Hill to S of McCarleyCarrollMS08:08–08:29A tornado touched down along US 82 north of the Greenwood–Leflore Airport and tracked east-southeast. Thousands of hardwood and softwood trees were snapped or uprooted, with several falling onto homes, fences, and power lines, leading to widespread outages. Several single-family homes sustained roof damage, and multiple sheds and outbuildings were either destroyed or heavily damaged along the path. EF2NE of ParkerElbert, ArapahoeCO19:07–19:12This EF2 tornado caused damage to houses and buildings. EF1SW of BennettArapahoeCO19:23–19:32This brief tornado caused roof damage to barns and snapped tree branches. EF2W of BennettArapahoe, AdamsCO19:30–19:46This tornado destroyed multiple solar panels and lifted and rolled a pickup truck over 100 yards. EF2NNE of BennettAdamsCO19:40–19:55This strong tornado caused damage to mobile homes and trees and completely destroyed a barn. EFUSW of ClydeCallahanTX22:03–22:10A tornado occurred near Lake Clyde. EFUN of KirkYumaCO22:05A landspout was photographed. EF2WSW of St. FrancisCheyenneKS22:12–22:19A tornado formed south of a farmstead, causing minor impacts before moving north-northwest toward US 36. Along its path, it broke power poles, uprooted a large cottonwood tree, and twisted a well-anchored antenna. At another farmstead, the tornado removed the roof and doors from a metal building, displaced a couple of grain bins, and leveled a wooden shed, though it turned away from the house. It continued north through a windbreak before dissipating short of the highway. EFUN of KanoradoShermanKS22:15–22:16An off-duty NWS employee reported a brief tornado. EF2NE of AlbanyShackelfordTX22:19–22:24A brief but strong tornado damaged several utility poles and trees. EF1S of Higgins, TXHemphill (TX), Ellis (OK)TX, OK22:21–22:27A tornado began on the eastern edge of Hemphill County and quickly intensified, damaging several buildings and a home, including partial uplift of the roof deck and damage to siding and shed doors. Several trees were uprooted in the home's yard and a cattle wind break was partially torn from the ground. After crossing into Oklahoma, the tornado snapped tree limbs and caused minor damage before lifting in an open field. EF2N of Scott CityScott, LoganKS22:35–23:04This strong tornado began in northern Scott County, damaging trees and completely destroying an outbuilding near the Scott Wildlife Area before continuing north into Logan County. There, it destroyed an oil battery near Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park and damaged items bolted into concrete at the park entrance. EF3WSW of ArnettEllisOK22:41–22:56An intense tornado began west of Arnett, breaking power poles and damaging trees before moving east-northeast through open country. Although much of the path lacked structures, surveys and drone imagery confirmed a continuous track. Severe tree damage occurred south of local road, where trees were partially debarked and large limbs stripped, leading to the EF3 rating. Near the western edge of Arnett, the tornado displaced a large shipping container by and caused additional extensive tree damage. It then turned northwest and dissipated just west of the city near US 60. EF2Modoc to NW of Scott CityScottKS22:43–22:55A tornado began southwest of Modoc just south of K-96, snapping power poles along the highway. As it tracked northeast, it toppled train cars west of town and damaged a mobile home on the north side of Modoc by ripping off its roof. Moving into open fields, it caused sporadic damage to power lines, a home, and pivot irrigation systems before dissipating. EF0S of ArnettEllisOK22:56This anticyclonic, high-end EF0 tornado snapped tree branches, tore the roof off a barn, and overturned farming equipment. EF1NW of ArnettEllisOK22:58–23:06Trees and an oil field building were damaged. EFUNNW of Scott CityScottKS23:10A brief tornado was observed but no damage was found. EF3W of Gove City to GrinnellGove, SheridanKS23:32–00:02See section on this tornado EF0NNW of EastlandEastlandTX23:47–23:54Large tree branches were snapped. EF0WSW of StrattonHitchcockNE23:49–23:50A storm chaser observed a satellite tornado to the Stratton EF3 flip an irrigation pivot. EF3WNW of Stratton to SSW of HamletHitchcockNE23:49–00:15A tornado touched down south of Muddy Creek, tearing shingles from a house. North of the house location, it completely removed a metal machine shed by pulling bolts through its concrete foundation and tossing the structure about . Two buildings at an old farmstead were leveled, a combine was pushed , an empty grain cart was tipped into a grain truck, a drill was shoved in a quarter-circle path, and seven empty cattle feeders were scattered into a wheat field. Continuing north, the tornado damaged trees and grain bins, broke a power pole, and blew a stock tank over at a homestead. Turning northeast, it caused further tree, pivot, and structural damage as it crossed some roads. It then turned north again, tracking along Veterans Memorial Highway where it snapped about thirty power poles before dissipating just south of a homestead. EFUNNW of StrattonHitchcockNE00:04–00:07High-resolution satellite imagery showed a second satellite tornado occurred alongside the Stratton EF3 and remained in a field. EF3NNW of Grainfield to SSW of HoxieSheridanKS00:07–00:14A low-end EF3 tornado began its path by snapping trees and power poles. As it approached a farm, it destroyed a metal warehouse, demolished farm equipment, and swept away an empty grain bin. The tornado continued north, causing additional tree damage and snapping more power poles before eventually lifting. EF2NNW of GrainfieldSheridanKS00:08–00:11A strong satellite tornado to the Grainfield EF3 twisted a pivot and snapped tree tops on a windbreak before merging into the main tornado. EF0E of KinsleyEdwardsKS00:21–00:33This high-end EF0 tornado broke branches off trees and caused damage to a barn and farm equipment. EF2W of Hayes Center to S of DickensHayes, LincolnNE00:35–01:09A strong tornado moved through central Hayes County, damaging multiple center pivots and downing power lines. It impacted two farmsteads, shattering windows in both homes and vehicles. A large bovine operation suffered fencing damage and destruction to outbuildings. As the tornado entered Lincoln County, damage became more scattered but still included additional downed power lines, damaged center pivots, and tree damage before lifting. EF1NNE of MingusPalo PintoTX00:36–00:40This tornado caused tree damage along its path, with the most significant impacts occurring on private property. Several large pecan trees were uprooted, and a few large trunks were snapped. Numerous large branches and small tree trunks were also broken throughout the area. Additionally, sheet metal was torn from a metal shed on the northern side of the property. EF2ESE of Nettleton to NW of GarfieldEdwards, PawneeKS00:39–00:56A strong tornado began north of Lewis and moved north before curving slightly west. It crossed US 56 and dissipated about two miles northwest of Garfield. Along its path, trees were uprooted and snapped, irrigation pivots were flipped, and power lines and poles were damaged. EF1GordonPalo PintoTX00:48–00:54A tornado formed north of Gordon, first damaging a small building and two barns on a rural property. The tornado then tracked south-southeast and entered Gordon, causing widespread tree and power pole damage along with partial roof loss on several homes due to torn-off metal panels. Significant damage occurred at the town's high school stadium and nearby athletic fields, including destruction to locker rooms, the weight room, bleachers, scoreboards, and a stadium light pole that was bent in half. A manufactured home was destroyed in the southeastern part of town, where the tornado reached peak intensity. It continued southeast of Gordon, leaving a path of tree damage before dissipating. Four people were injured. EFUENE of MaxDundyNE00:54–00:55An off-duty NWS employee reported a tornado crossing US 34. EF0SSW of SantoPalo PintoTX01:01–01:07A multi-vortex tornado was confirmed southwest of Santo, with multiple short-lived vortices observed. Scattered tree damage occurred along its path along FM 4 south of Santo. Some vortices lasted only a few seconds, while others persisted up to thirty seconds, and at one point two vortices near FM 4 appeared to rotate around each other before dissipating. EFUSE of SantoPalo PintoTX01:07–01:08This tornado was recorded by storm chasers over inaccessible areas. EF0N of LipanParkerTX01:36–01:40A barn was destroyed and trees were damaged. EF3NW of Coldwater to SSE of MullinvilleComanche, KiowaKS02:21–02:38See section on this tornado EF3S of Greensburg to BrenhamKiowaKS02:44–03:06See section on this tornado EF1S of GreensburgKiowaKS02:55A brief satellite tornado of the 0244 UTC Greensburg EF3 tornado snapped wooden power poles and partially flipped an irrigation pivot. EF3SSE of Brenham to SSW of HopewellKiowa, EdwardsKS03:04–03:34See section on this tornado EF0SE of ShickleyFillmoreNE03:09–03:13A weak tornado developed near a church, causing minor damage to church grounds and nearby center pivot irrigation systems. It traveled north, producing minor tree damage before lifting just north of N-74. The tornado’s intensity was rated based on the combined tree and equipment damage. EF1NNE of BrenhamKiowaKS03:14–03:21See section on this tornado EF1E of HernandoDeSotoMS03:26–03:27Trees were snapped or uprooted. EF3N of Cullison to NE of IukaPrattKS03:47–04:08See section on this tornado EFUSW of IukaPrattKS04:09–04:11See section on this tornado EF3NW of Preston to Plevna to NNE of HuntsvillePratt, Stafford, RenoKS04:17–05:20See section on this tornado

May 19 event