Tornado Alley

Significant Tornadoes of 2004

Date County/Parish/State Intensity PL PW Inj. Fat.
March 27
3:24pm CST		 Edwards/Pawnee KS
5 NW Kinsley - 6 S-SE Rozel		 F3 11 1200y 0 0
April 20
5:44pm CDT		 Putnam/LaSalle IL
1 N-NE Ford - 1 NE Utica		 F3 16 800y 12 8
April 20
6:10pm CDT		 LaSalle IL
3 E-NE Utica - 4 N Ottawa		 F3 9 600y 0 0
May 10
7:04pm CDT		 Elbert CO
9 N Simla - 10 SW Agate		 F3* 6 200y 0 0
May 12
8:40pm CDT		 Harper KS
3 SW Harper - 4 SE Harper		 F4 5 500y 1 0
May 19
7:05pm CDT		 Kittson MN
1 S Humboldt - 2 SE Humboldt		 F3 2 150y 0 0
May 21
4:22pm CDT		 Linn IA
2 SW Palo - 1 NE Palo		 F3 3 200y 0 0
May 22
7:30pm CDT		 Jefferson/Saline/Gage/
Lancaster/Otoe NE
3 W Daykin - 1 W-SW Palmyra 		F4 55 2000y 38 1
May 27
10:15pm EDT		 Fayette KY
City Limits of Lexington - 
2 SE Greendale		 F3 3 100y 6 0
May 29
8:42pm CDT		 Sumner KS
3 S-SE Conway Springs -
2 E-SE Conway Springs		 F4* 3 800y 1 0
May 29
8:52pm CDT		 Sumner KS
3 E-SE Conway Springs -
5 E-SE Conway Springs		 F3 3 500y 0 0
May 29
6:30pm CDT		 Platte/Buchanan MO
3 W-NW Camden Point - 
2 SE DeKalb		 F3 7 400y 0 0
May 29
10:18pm CDT		 Creek OK
6 W-NE Depew - 5 N-NE Depew		 F3 8 700y 0 0
May 29
10:30pm CDT		 DeKalb/Daviess/Harrison MO
2 S Weatherby - 4 SW Bethany		 F4 22 800y 6 3
May 30
2:21pm EST		 Crawford IN
Near Taswell - 3 N Milltown		 F3 15 400y 11 1
May 30
8:55pm EST		 Miami IN
3 W-SW Peru - Peru City Limits		 F3 5 350y 1 0
June 11
2:20pm CDT		 Buena Vista/Clay IA
5 NW Marathon - 3 N Webb		 F3 6 400y 0 0
June 11
5:56pm CDT		 Howard IA & Mower MN
4 S Riceville IA - 4 NW Leroy MN		 F3 12 200y 0 0
June 12
6:42pm CDT		 Sumner KS
1 SE Mulvane - 5 SE Mulvane		 F3 4 70y 2 0
June 23
8:33pm CDT		 Green Lake/Fond du Lac/Dodge WI
2 N Manchester - 2 S-SE Lomira		 F3 33 400y 0 0
June 23
8:35pm CDT		 Green Lake/Fond du Lac WI
4 S-SE Markeson - 2 S-SW Alto		 F3 7 300y 1 1
July 13
2:13pm CDT		 Woodford IL
2 N-NE Metamora - 2 SE Roanoke		 F4 10 500y 3 0
July 14
3:05pm EDT		 Lebanon PA
1 W Campbelltown - 2 NW Cornwall		 F3 8 500y 0 0
July 18
8:25pm CDT		 Barnes ND
13 NW Litchville - 4 NW Marion		 F4 10 200y 0 0
Nov. 23
8:05pm CST		 LaSalle/Caldwell LA
1 SW Olla - 3 E-SE Copenhagen		 F3 15 300y 20 1
Nov. 23
11:40pm CST		 Fayette MS
8 W Fayette - 7 E-NE Lorman		 F3 18 600y 0 0
Nov. 24
2:25am CST		 Neshoba/Winston/Noxubee MS
6 E Stallo - 3 SE Mashulaville		 F3 21 500y 2 1
Dec. 10
4:50am EST		 Orangeburg SC
6 N-NE Orangeburg -
7 N-NE Orangeburg		 F3 2 70y 1 0

 Remarks:
 * Adjusted tornado intensity (veteran storm chaser estimation)

Top 5 Most Violent Tornadoes - 2004

Date

Tornado "Name"

 Intensity PL PW  
1) May 22 Hallam NE F4 55 2000y 38 inj. 1 fat.
2) May 12 Harper KS F4 5 500y 1 inj. 0 fat.
3) July 13 Roanoke IL F4 10 500y 3 inj. 0 fat.
4) May 29 Weatherby MO F4 22 800y 6 inj. 3 fat.
5) May 29 Conway Springs KS F4* 3 800y 1 inj. 0 fat.

Towns/Cities Impacted By F3-F5 Tornadoes - 2004

Date City/Town County/Parish/State Max Int.

Fat.
April 20 Granville Putnam IL F3 0
April 20 Utica LaSalle IL F3 8
May 20 Palo Linn IA F3 0
May 22 Wilber Saline NE F4 0
May 22 Hallam Lancaster NE F4 1
May 27 Lexington Fayette KY F3 0
May 30 Marengo Crawford IN F3 1
June 23 Markeson Green Lake WI F3 0
June 23 Waupun Fond du Lac WI F3 0
June 23 Knowles Dodge WI F3 0
July 14 Campbelltown Lebanon PA F3 0
Nov. 23 Olla LaSalle LA F3 1

Strong/Violent Tornadoes By State - 2004

State Total F3 F4 F5
Kansas 4 2 2 0
Iowa 3 3 0 0
Illinois 2 1 1 0
Missouri 2 1 1 0
Wisconsin 2 2 0 0
Indiana 2 2 0 0
Mississippi 2 2 0 0
Minnesota 2 2 0 0
Nebraska 1 0 1 0
North Dakota 1 0 1 0
Oklahoma 1 1 0 0
Colorado 1 1 0 0
Louisiana 1 1 0 0
Kentucky 1 1 0 0
Pennsylvania 1 1 0 0
South Carolina 1 1 0 0
         
2004 Totals 26 20 6 0