EF4 tornadoes

596 US tornadoes rated EF4 or F4 since 1950, 0.83% of rated tornadoes. Winds of 166 to 200 mph on today's scale cause devastating damage.

See the most recent

Tornadoes596

Deaths2,542

Injuries35,967

Most recentMay 16, 2025

By decade

The 2020s cover 2020 to 2025 only.

States with the most

State	EF4 tornadoes
Oklahoma	61
Texas	51
Iowa	49
Kansas	42
Missouri	42
Alabama	36
Nebraska	34
Tennessee	34
Illinois	34
Mississippi	33

Deadliest

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Jun 9, 1953	F4	Massachusetts	34.9 mi	900 yd	94	1228
Apr 27, 2011	EF4	Alabama	80.68 mi	2,600 yd	64	1500
Feb 21, 1971	F4	Mississippi, Tennessee	202.1 mi	100 yd	58	795
Dec 10, 2021	EF4	Tennessee, Kentucky	168.53 mi	2,600 yd	57	515
Mar 21, 1952	F4	Arkansas	14.6 mi	1,760 yd	50	325
Apr 10, 1979	F4	Texas, Oklahoma	46.9 mi	1,320 yd	42	1740
Mar 21, 1952	F4	Tennessee	46.8 mi	177 yd	38	157
Apr 11, 1965	F4	Indiana	37 mi	333 yd	36	321
May 15, 1968	F4	Arkansas	20.9 mi	250 yd	35	364
Apr 21, 1967	F4	Illinois	15 mi	200 yd	33	500

The 200 most recent

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 16, 2025	EF4	Kentucky	60.08 mi	1,700 yd	18	0
May 16, 2025	EF4	Illinois	16.28 mi	900 yd	0	7
Mar 15, 2025	EF4	Louisiana, Mississippi	67.16 mi	1,400 yd	6	6
Mar 14, 2025	EF4	Arkansas	18.5 mi	1,760 yd	0	2
Mar 14, 2025	EF4	Arkansas, Missouri	115.95 mi	1,400 yd	0	5
May 21, 2024	EF4	Iowa	40.65 mi	1,600 yd	5	35
May 6, 2024	EF4	Oklahoma	40.8 mi	1,700 yd	2	33
Apr 27, 2024	EF4	Oklahoma	26.8 mi	900 yd	1	6
Apr 26, 2024	EF4	Nebraska, Iowa	31.89 mi	1,900 yd	0	4
Mar 31, 2023	EF4	Iowa	19.9 mi	700 yd	0	3
Mar 24, 2023	EF4	Mississippi	59.23 mi	1,320 yd	17	165
Nov 4, 2022	EF4	Texas, Oklahoma	60.23 mi	1,056 yd	0	13
Nov 4, 2022	EF4	Texas, Oklahoma	44.71 mi	1,700 yd	0	11
Apr 5, 2022	EF4	Georgia	14.39 mi	1,300 yd	1	12
Mar 5, 2022	EF4	Iowa	70.57 mi	900 yd	6	5
Dec 10, 2021	EF4	Tennessee, Kentucky	168.53 mi	2,600 yd	57	515
Dec 10, 2021	EF4	Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee	81.17 mi	1,800 yd	8	14
Mar 25, 2021	EF4	Georgia	38.56 mi	1,850 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 2020	EF4	Minnesota	8.86 mi	650 yd	1	2
Apr 19, 2020	EF4	Mississippi	53.76 mi	2,275 yd	1	1
Apr 13, 2020	EF4	South Carolina	23.73 mi	1,300 yd	5	60
Apr 12, 2020	EF4	Mississippi	67.43 mi	3,960 yd	7	98
Apr 12, 2020	EF4	Mississippi	22.12 mi	1,936 yd	4	3
Mar 3, 2020	EF4	Tennessee	8.39 mi	900 yd	19	87
May 28, 2019	EF4	Kansas	29.07 mi	1,760 yd	0	4
May 27, 2019	EF4	Ohio	18.17 mi	1,050 yd	0	166
Mar 3, 2019	EF4	Alabama, Georgia	68.04 mi	1,600 yd	23	90
Apr 29, 2017	EF4	Texas	21.42 mi	1,760 yd	2	25
Feb 28, 2017	EF4	Missouri, Illinois	53.47 mi	1,100 yd	1	12
May 25, 2016	EF4	Kansas	25.09 mi	900 yd	0	8
May 9, 2016	EF4	Oklahoma	8.9 mi	400 yd	1	0
Dec 26, 2015	EF4	Texas	13.04 mi	550 yd	10	468
Dec 23, 2015	EF4	Mississippi, Tennessee	75.09 mi	1,300 yd	9	36
Apr 9, 2015	EF4	Illinois	30.14 mi	700 yd	2	11
Jun 18, 2014	EF4	South Dakota	11.5 mi	880 yd	0	2
Jun 16, 2014	EF4	Nebraska	15.84 mi	530 yd	0	0
Jun 16, 2014	EF4	Nebraska	11.5 mi	500 yd	1	0
Jun 16, 2014	EF4	Nebraska	23.94 mi	500 yd	1	20
Jun 16, 2014	EF4	Nebraska	12.11 mi	400 yd	0	0
Apr 28, 2014	EF4	Mississippi	33.39 mi	1,320 yd	10	84
Apr 27, 2014	EF4	Arkansas	41.1 mi	1,320 yd	16	193
Nov 17, 2013	EF4	Illinois	10.59 mi	200 yd	2	2
Nov 17, 2013	EF4	Illinois	46.36 mi	880 yd	3	125
Oct 4, 2013	EF4	Iowa	24.7 mi	2,600 yd	0	0
Oct 4, 2013	EF4	Nebraska	18.34 mi	2,428 yd	0	15
May 19, 2013	EF4	Oklahoma	23 mi	1,500 yd	2	10
May 18, 2013	EF4	Kansas	7 mi	1,100 yd	0	0
May 15, 2013	EF4	Texas	2.5 mi	400 yd	6	54
Feb 10, 2013	EF4	Mississippi	21.65 mi	1,320 yd	0	71
Apr 14, 2012	EF4	Kansas	50.28 mi	400 yd	0	0
Mar 2, 2012	EF4	Kentucky	9.85 mi	880 yd	4	8
Mar 2, 2012	EF4	Indiana, Kentucky	46.6 mi	800 yd	11	0
Feb 29, 2012	EF4	Illinois	26.09 mi	325 yd	8	108
Nov 7, 2011	EF4	Texas, Oklahoma	17.39 mi	500 yd	0	0
May 24, 2011	EF4	Arkansas	45.71 mi	2,200 yd	4	27
May 24, 2011	EF4	Oklahoma	23.1 mi	880 yd	0	61
May 24, 2011	EF4	Oklahoma	33.3 mi	880 yd	1	48
Apr 27, 2011	EF4	Alabama	44.18 mi	880 yd	7	30
Apr 27, 2011	EF4	Tennessee	40.16 mi	880 yd	4	12
Apr 27, 2011	EF4	Georgia, Tennessee	48 mi	800 yd	20	335
Apr 27, 2011	EF4	Tennessee	14.45 mi	1,320 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF4	Alabama, Georgia	97.33 mi	1,760 yd	22	85
Apr 27, 2011	EF4	Mississippi, Alabama	122.04 mi	1,050 yd	7	17
Apr 27, 2011	EF4	Alabama	20.24 mi	1,320 yd	1	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF4	Alabama	80.68 mi	2,600 yd	64	1500
Apr 27, 2011	EF4	Alabama, Georgia	46.98 mi	1,260 yd	14	50
Apr 27, 2011	EF4	Alabama	127.8 mi	1,408 yd	13	54
Apr 27, 2011	EF4	Alabama	46.88 mi	880 yd	6	48
Apr 22, 2011	EF4	Missouri, Illinois	21.3 mi	880 yd	0	5
Apr 9, 2011	EF4	Iowa	3.2 mi	587 yd	0	0
Nov 29, 2010	EF4	Louisiana	13.96 mi	400 yd	0	0
Aug 7, 2010	EF4	North Dakota, Minnesota	5 mi	600 yd	0	0
Jun 25, 2010	EF4	Iowa	13.65 mi	800 yd	0	13
Jun 17, 2010	EF4	Minnesota	16.91 mi	1,760 yd	1	14
Jun 17, 2010	EF4	Minnesota	10 mi	1,936 yd	0	20
Jun 17, 2010	EF4	North Dakota	17 mi	150 yd	0	1
Jun 17, 2010	EF4	Minnesota	39.56 mi	2,288 yd	1	5
Jun 5, 2010	EF4	Ohio	8.8 mi	400 yd	7	28
May 22, 2010	EF4	South Dakota	5.7 mi	1,200 yd	0	0
May 10, 2010	EF4	Oklahoma	22.25 mi	880 yd	1	32
May 10, 2010	EF4	Oklahoma	24 mi	2,000 yd	2	49
Apr 24, 2010	EF4	Alabama	16.62 mi	880 yd	0	5
Apr 24, 2010	EF4	Louisiana, Mississippi	148.97 mi	3,080 yd	10	146
Apr 10, 2009	EF4	Tennessee	23.25 mi	750 yd	2	58
Feb 10, 2009	EF4	Texas, Oklahoma	36.99 mi	880 yd	8	46
Jun 11, 2008	EF4	Kansas	8.64 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 23, 2008	EF4	Kansas	11.39 mi	1,320 yd	0	2
May 11, 2008	EF4	Georgia	11 mi	700 yd	0	9
May 10, 2008	EF4	Oklahoma, Missouri	75.51 mi	1,760 yd	21	350
Feb 6, 2008	EF4	Alabama	10.9 mi	660 yd	1	12
Feb 6, 2008	EF4	Alabama	16.7 mi	880 yd	4	23
Feb 5, 2008	EF4	Tennessee	16.17 mi	880 yd	3	5
Feb 5, 2008	EF4	Tennessee	7.61 mi	125 yd	0	51
Feb 5, 2008	EF4	Arkansas	121.84 mi	1,320 yd	13	139
Aug 26, 2007	EF4	North Dakota	5 mi	1,400 yd	1	18
Mar 1, 2007	EF4	Alabama	10.33 mi	500 yd	9	50
Mar 1, 2007	EF4	Alabama	6.08 mi	500 yd	1	2
Feb 28, 2007	EF4	Kansas	24.49 mi	800 yd	0	0
Sep 22, 2006	F4	Missouri, Illinois	27.5 mi	225 yd	0	6
Mar 12, 2006	F4	Missouri	29 mi	500 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 2005	F4	Kentucky	15 mi	800 yd	0	40
Jul 18, 2004	F4	North Dakota	12 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jul 13, 2004	F4	Illinois	9.6 mi	440 yd	0	3
May 29, 2004	F4	Missouri	22 mi	800 yd	3	6
May 22, 2004	F4	Nebraska	54 mi	4,400 yd	1	38
May 12, 2004	F4	Kansas	1.2 mi	500 yd	0	1
Jun 24, 2003	F4	South Dakota	10 mi	1,000 yd	0	4
Jun 23, 2003	F4	Nebraska	13 mi	1,200 yd	1	0
May 8, 2003	F4	Oklahoma	17.3 mi	700 yd	0	134
May 6, 2003	F4	Illinois	33 mi	1,000 yd	2	33
May 4, 2003	F4	Tennessee	39 mi	880 yd	11	86
May 4, 2003	F4	Missouri	5 mi	200 yd	0	13
May 4, 2003	F4	Kansas, Missouri	33 mi	880 yd	4	30
May 4, 2003	F4	Kansas, Missouri	21 mi	500 yd	2	30
Nov 10, 2002	F4	Ohio	52.8 mi	880 yd	4	17
Aug 11, 2002	F4	North Dakota	1 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jun 23, 2002	F4	South Dakota	9 mi	900 yd	0	0
Apr 28, 2002	F4	Maryland	38 mi	650 yd	3	122
Apr 24, 2002	F4	Missouri	40.5 mi	650 yd	0	16
Nov 24, 2001	F4	Alabama	10.1 mi	500 yd	0	22
Nov 24, 2001	F4	Mississippi	11.5 mi	880 yd	2	21
Nov 24, 2001	F4	Mississippi	30.3 mi	880 yd	0	48
Sep 24, 2001	F4	Virginia	10 mi	75 yd	0	2
Jun 13, 2001	F4	Nebraska	8 mi	400 yd	0	2
Apr 21, 2001	F4	Kansas	5 mi	660 yd	1	28
Dec 16, 2000	F4	Alabama	18 mi	750 yd	11	144
Sep 20, 2000	F4	Ohio	9 mi	500 yd	1	100
Jul 25, 2000	F4	Minnesota	9 mi	160 yd	1	15
Jun 6, 1999	F4	North Dakota	8 mi	500 yd	0	0
May 11, 1999	F4	Texas	7 mi	1,400 yd	1	6
May 5, 1999	F4	Tennessee	6 mi	580 yd	3	0
May 3, 1999	F4	Oklahoma	35 mi	1,760 yd	2	26
May 3, 1999	F4	Oklahoma	15 mi	880 yd	1	11
May 3, 1999	F4	Kansas	24 mi	880 yd	6	150
Apr 9, 1999	F4	Ohio	10 mi	270 yd	4	65
Apr 8, 1999	F4	Iowa	56 mi	1,250 yd	0	1
Apr 8, 1999	F4	Iowa	49 mi	1,000 yd	0	3
Apr 3, 1999	F4	Louisiana	19.3 mi	200 yd	7	102
Jan 21, 1999	F4	Arkansas	16 mi	400 yd	0	0
Jan 17, 1999	F4	Tennessee	16 mi	500 yd	6	106
Jun 11, 1998	F4	Indiana	13.2 mi	400 yd	0	4
Jun 2, 1998	F4	Pennsylvania, Maryland	36.5 mi	1,200 yd	0	5
May 30, 1998	F4	South Dakota	14 mi	1,150 yd	6	150
May 7, 1998	F4	North Carolina	4 mi	1,320 yd	0	2
Apr 16, 1998	F4	Arkansas	5 mi	400 yd	2	12
Mar 29, 1998	F4	Minnesota	73.5 mi	1,500 yd	1	19
May 27, 1997	F4	Texas	5.6 mi	440 yd	1	5
Mar 1, 1997	F4	Tennessee	10 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 1997	F4	Tennessee	15 mi	200 yd	1	15
Mar 1, 1997	F4	Arkansas	20 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 1997	F4	Arkansas	11 mi	1,407 yd	5	180
Mar 1, 1997	F4	Arkansas	14 mi	1,407 yd	10	40
Mar 1, 1997	F4	Arkansas	24 mi	527 yd	0	11
Mar 1, 1997	F4	Arkansas	27 mi	1,053 yd	6	100
Jan 24, 1997	F4	Tennessee	6.5 mi	300 yd	0	18
May 28, 1996	F4	Kentucky	30 mi	850 yd	0	10
Apr 14, 1996	F4	Arkansas	44 mi	880 yd	7	35
Nov 7, 1995	F4	South Carolina	0.7 mi	100 yd	0	1
Jun 8, 1995	F4	Texas	15 mi	2,200 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 1995	F4	Texas	29 mi	600 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 1995	F4	Texas	3 mi	200 yd	0	7
May 29, 1995	F4	Massachusetts	11.5 mi	300 yd	3	24
May 27, 1995	F4	Iowa	30 mi	250 yd	0	1
May 27, 1995	F4	Iowa	57 mi	500 yd	0	2
May 27, 1995	F4	Iowa	36 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 18, 1995	F4	Alabama	39 mi	1,300 yd	1	55
May 18, 1995	F4	Tennessee	29 mi	1,000 yd	3	32
May 13, 1995	F4	Illinois	7 mi	880 yd	0	45
May 13, 1995	F4	Illinois	50 mi	1,000 yd	0	7
Jul 5, 1994	F4	Wisconsin	3.5 mi	150 yd	0	2
Apr 26, 1994	F4	Indiana	14 mi	100 yd	3	70
Apr 25, 1994	F4	Texas	6 mi	800 yd	3	48
Mar 27, 1994	F4	Georgia	49 mi	1,760 yd	3	20
Mar 27, 1994	F4	Alabama	50 mi	880 yd	22	150
Aug 6, 1993	F4	Virginia	1 mi	250 yd	4	246
Jun 7, 1993	F4	South Dakota	10 mi	500 yd	0	4
Jun 7, 1993	F4	South Dakota	54 mi	800 yd	0	5
May 7, 1993	F4	Kansas	25.5 mi	880 yd	1	6
May 5, 1993	F4	Kansas	23 mi	880 yd	0	0
Apr 24, 1993	F4	Oklahoma	5.5 mi	250 yd	7	100
Nov 22, 1992	F4	Kentucky, Indiana	26.7 mi	60 yd	1	10
Nov 22, 1992	F4	Georgia	32 mi	867 yd	5	86
Nov 22, 1992	F4	Georgia	20 mi	867 yd	0	46
Nov 22, 1992	F4	Mississippi	40 mi	1,760 yd	0	20
Nov 21, 1992	F4	Mississippi	128 mi	880 yd	12	122
Nov 21, 1992	F4	Texas	30 mi	1,800 yd	0	16
Jun 27, 1992	F4	Texas	20 mi	1,583 yd	0	7
Jun 16, 1992	F4	Minnesota	7 mi	160 yd	0	3
Jun 15, 1992	F4	Kansas	6 mi	73 yd	0	10
Jun 15, 1992	F4	Kansas	3 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 11, 1992	F4	Oklahoma	10 mi	400 yd	0	3
Mar 9, 1992	F4	Mississippi	20 mi	880 yd	0	1
Feb 18, 1992	F4	Ohio	2.8 mi	40 yd	0	6
Nov 29, 1991	F4	Missouri	10 mi	400 yd	2	64
Apr 26, 1991	F4	Oklahoma	4 mi	1,300 yd	0	22
Apr 26, 1991	F4	Oklahoma	32 mi	1,700 yd	1	24
Apr 26, 1991	F4	Oklahoma	66 mi	1,500 yd	0	6
Apr 26, 1991	F4	Kansas	25 mi	500 yd	1	0
Mar 26, 1991	F4	Kansas	13 mi	300 yd	0	5
Jun 15, 1990	F4	Nebraska	28 mi	2,640 yd	0	1