291
NWUS23 KWNS 221456
STATIJ
2025 PRELIMINARY KILLER TORNADOES
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0955 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2025

#    DATE TIME-CST   COUNTIES  STATE DEATHS  A B C D  WATCH EF LOCATION
--   ---- --------  ---------  ----- ------  -------  ----- -- --------
01 FEB 06   1855    MORGAN        TN      2  - 2 - -  WS004  2 02M
02 MAR 14   1930    OZARK         MO      3  3 - - -  WT032  3 02M 01H
03 MAR 14   2115    INDEPENDENCE  AR      3  3 - - -  WT032  3 02M 01H
04 MAR 14   2120    WAYNE         MO      3  3 - - -  WT036  3 02H 01O
05 MAR 14   2130    WAYNE         MO      2  2 - - -  WT036  3 02O
06 MAR 14   2215    WAYNE         MO      1  1 - - -  WT036  3 01O
07 MAR 14   2230    BUTLER        MO      1  1 - - -  WT036  3 01M
08 MAR 15   1115    WALTHALL      MS      3  3 - - -  WT045  4 03M
                    JEFFERSON-
                    DAVIS         MS      2  2 - - -  WT045  4 02M
09 MAR 15   1225    WALTHALL      MS      1  1 - - -  WT045  3 01M
10 MAR 15   1400    COVINGTON     MS      1  1 - - -  WT045  2 01M
11 MAR 15   1940    TALLADEGA     AL      1  1 - - -  WT049  2 01M
12 MAR 15   1950    DALLAS        AL      2  2 - - -  WT049  3 01M 01P
13 APR 02   1730    CAPE-
                    GIRARDEAU     MO      1  1 - - -  WT098  2 01O
14 APR 02   2335    MCNAIRY       TN      5  5 - - -  WT098  3 03M 01U
                                                               01V
15 APR 03   0015    FAYETTE       TN      2  2 - - -  WT098  3 02M
16 APR 06   0345    JASPER        MS      1  1 - - -  WT129  2 01M
17 APR 19   2130    HUGHES        OK      1  1 - - -  WT149  1 01M
18 MAY 16   1340    ST. LOUIS     MO      5  5 - - -  WT262  3 05?
19 MAY 16   1455    SCOTT         MO      2  2 - - -  WT265  3 01H 01M
20 MAY 16   1745    GREENE        IN      1  1 - - -  WT265  2 01V
21 MAY 16   2135    LAUREL        KY     17 17 - - -  WT269  4 17?
                    PULASKI       KY      1  1 - - -  WT269  4 01?
                    RUSSELL       KY      1  1 - - -  WT269  4 01?
                                        ___ __ _ _ _
TOTALS:                                  62 60 2 0 0

FATALITIES BY STATE: KY19 MO18 TN09 MS08 AL03 AR03 IN01 OK01
FATALITIES BY CIRCUMSTANCE/LOCATION: 24M 24? 05H 05O 02V 01P 01U

A = IN TORNADO WATCH
B = IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
C = CLOSE TO THE WATCH /15 MINUTES OR 25 MILES/
D = NO WATCH IN EFFECT
H = HOUSE
M = MANUFACTURED/MOBILE HOME
O = OUTDOORS
P = PERMANENT BUILDING/STRUCTURE
V = VEHICLE
U = UNKNOWN
? = STILL BEING DETERMINED
WS = SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH /NUMBER/
WT = TORNADO WATCH /NUMBER/
EF = ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE RATING

MAP OF ANNUAL U.S. KILLER TORNADOES (LOWER CASE):
HTTP://WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/CLIMO/TORN/FATALMAP.PHP

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