Tornado outbreak of November 27–28, 2005

On November 27 and 28, 2005, a substantial outbreak of tornadoes occurred in the Central United States. It was the fourth and final major outbreak of the unusually active month; the other three occurring on November 6, 12 and 15. In addition, the same system produced a major blizzard in the northern and western Great Plains. Overall, the outbreak resulted in two fatalities, one in Missouri and the other in Arkansas.^[2]

Tornado outbreak of November 27–28, 2005

Tornado damage near Plumerville, AR from November 27, 2005
Type	Tornado outbreak
Duration	November 27 – 28, 2005
Tornadoes confirmed	73
Max. rating1	F3 tornado
Duration of tornado outbreak2	29 hours, 42 minutes
Fatalities	2 fatalities, 15 injuries
Damage	$7.2 million [1]
Areas affected	Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale 2Time from first tornado to last tornado

Confirmed tornadoes

Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating

FU	F0	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	Total
0	28	30	12	3	0	0	73

November 27 event

F#	Location	County	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Kansas
F0	NE of Marion	Marion	1948	0.1 miles	Brief tornado with no damage.[1][3]
F0	E of Eastshore to NW of Lost Springs	Marion	1948	13 miles	Landspout tornado remained over open country with no damage reported.[1][3]
F0	E of Antelope	Marion	1950	2 miles	Landspout tornado damaged outbuildings.[1][3]
F0	NE of Lincolnville	Marion	2004	0.1 miles	Brief tornado with no damage.[1][3]
F0	W of Burdick	Morris	2005	0.3 miles	Brief tornado that caused no damage.[1][3]
F1	Delavan to S of Wreford	Morris, Geary	2012	20 miles	Damage occurred on several farmsteads, where several outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. Roofing material from one building was stuck in a fence a mile away to the north. The tornado also struck the Geary State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area before dissipating.[1][3]
F0	E of Pearl	Dicksinson	2032	1.5 miles	Brief tornado with no damage.[1][3]
F0	W of Wilsey	Morris	2032	6 miles	Brief tornado with no damage.[1][3]
F0	SW of Hartford	Lyon	2035	1 mile	Caused minor damage to outbuildings on three farmsteads and several other outbuildings along its path. The parent thunderstorm was a mini-supercell within a bow echo.[1][3]
F0	NE of Cherryvale	Montgomery	2048	0.1 miles	Brief touchdown with no damage.[1][3]
F0	WSW of Dwight	Morris	2058	0.3 miles	Brief touchdown with no damage.[1][3]
F1	Southern Fort Riley to W of Ogden	Geary, Riley	2209	2 miles	At Fort Riley, 32 homes sustained minor damage at the housing area. Trees, cars, and a cemetery were damaged as well.[1][3]
F0	SE of Junction City	Geary	2215	0.3 miles	Brief touchdown with no damage.[1][3]
F0	E of Grandview Plaza	Geary	2221	2 miles	Caused minor damage to a hay barn, and also destroyed an indoor horse riding barn. Pieces of the barn landed a half mile away. Authorities also had to close Interstate 70 for a short time until the tornado had passed.[1][3]
F0	Western Keats	Riley	2228	0.3 miles	Tornado briefly touched down on the west-southwest side of town, causing minor tree damage.[1][3]
F0	E of Riley	Riley	2132	0.3 miles	Tornado damaged a barn.[1][3]
F0	E of Winkler	Riley	2149	0.3 miles	Minor tree damage occurred.[1][3]
F1	ENE of Erie to WSW of Stark	Neosho	2206	6 miles	At the beginning of its path, the tornado produced F1 damage to homes, outbuildings and trees. Thereafter, the tornado weakened, and produced F0 damage before dissipating.[1][3]
F0	SE of Elsmore	Allen	2222	0.2 miles	Brief tornado with no damage.[1][3]
Missouri
F0	N of Dudenville	Jasper	2319	0 miles	Extremely brief tornado with no damage.[1][3]
F1	ENE of Pratherville to NE of Lawson	Clay, Ray	2344	11 miles	The tornado hit the west side of Excelsior Springs, a manufacturing plant suffered wall damage and there was a partial roof collapse. The plant's conveyor line was also damaged. Windows were blown out at a car dealership and trees were damaged as well.[1][3]
F1	Lawson	Ray	2359	2 miles	A second tornado struck shortly Lawson shortly after the first. Multiple homes, a barn, and trees were damaged just north of town.[1][3]
F1	N of Vidette, AR	Ozark	0042	1 mile	Damage was limited to trees.[1][3]
F1	Bakersfield	Howell	0046	3 miles	Damage was mostly limited to trees, although two people were injured.[1][3]
F1	E of Pottersville	Howell	0056	5 miles	A frame house and a mobile home were heavily damaged. Two people were injured.[1][3]
F2	SSW of Gatewood to NW of Briar	Ripley	0430	12 miles	1 death - A two-story house was destroyed, resulting in a fatality. Two mobile homes were unroofed and many trees were snapped and uprooted.[1][3]
F0	Northwestern Maplewood	St. Louis	0505	0.5 miles	Tornado downed a utility pole, damaged the roof of a restaurant, and tore an air conditioning unit off of another restaurant. Cars were moved and a tractor-trailer was flipped. Windows were blown out at a Walmart as well.[1][3]
Arkansas
F1	S of Bluffton to SW of Briggsville	Yell	2140	4.5 miles	Trees were snapped and uprooted, and power lines were downed.[1][3]
F0	SSW of Danville	Yell	2157	2.7 miles	Tornado downed trees and power lines, and tore tin roofing from a chicken house.[1][3]
F1	S of Kirby to E of Glenwood	Pike	2225	13.8 miles	Tornado removed the roof of a barn, and damaged or destroyed several chicken houses. A roof was also partially removed from a mobile home. Numerous trees were downed as well. One person was injured.[1][3]
F1	E of Glenwood to N of Welsh	Montgomery	2242	3.2 miles	Damage was limited to trees.[1][3]
F1	WNW of Bonnerdale to E of Mazarn	Montgomery	2249	4.5 miles	Tornado downed trees and power lines.[1][3]
F1	E of Alamo to SSW of Crystal Springs	Garland	2256	3.5 miles	Tornado caused mostly tree and power line damage and also destroyed a hay barn.[1][3]
F1	N of Bear	Garland	2310	1.2 miles	Tornado snapped trees, and damaged docks and boats at Lake Ouachita.[1][3]
F2	SE of Bonnerdale to SW of Pearcy	Hot Spring	2320	4.2 miles	A tornado caused mainly tree and power line damage.[1][3]
F1	SE of Chimes to NW of Woolum	Van Buren	2323	2.8 miles	The tornado destroyed a barn, a shop, and a storage shed. A number of power poles and power lines were blown down as well.[1][3]
F2	SSW of Pearcy to N of Piney	Garland	2326	13.8 miles	Tornado rolled a mobile home into a tree near Pearcy, injuring one person. In the same area, several homes had mainly roof damage. The tornado then hit areas on the west side of Lake Hamilton, with structural damage to several homes and docks destroyed. Along the way, numerous trees were uprooted or snapped, with power lines downed.[1][3]
F1	NNW of Woolum	Searcy	2327	2.7 miles	The tornado downed trees and power lines, and caused roof damage to several homes.[1][3]
F1	NW of Jessieville	Garland	2330	2.1 miles	The tornado tracked through the Ouachita National Forest, snapping off and blowing down hundreds of trees.[1][3]
F1	N of Jessieville to S of Deberrie	Saline	2332	6.1 miles	Another tornado tracked through the Ouachita National Forest, snapping off and blowing down hundreds of trees.[1][3]
F2	N of Adona to SW of Morrilton	Conway	2337	3.9 miles	Tornado downed numerous trees, caused minor roof damage to a few homes, and damaged or destroyed outbuildings.[1][3]
F3	SSW of Williams Junction to S of Oppello	Perry	2341	19 miles	Worst damage occurred in the Cherry Hill area. The tornado initially tracked through the Ouachita National Forest where hundreds of trees were either snapped off or blown down. Once emerging from the forest area, the tornado downed 11 large steel transmission towers. As the tornado continued tracking to the northeast, a sawmill was destroyed, along with several houses. Several dozen other houses sustained damage and several mobile homes were overturned. Numerous vehicles were damaged or destroyed, as well as a number of barns and outbuildings. Several chicken houses also sustained damage, and power lines were downed.[1][3]
F2	SSW of Blackwell	Pope	2342	2.3 miles	Tornado downed numerous trees and power lines.[1][3]
F2	Blackwell to E of Wonderview	Conway	2345	11.8 miles	Tornado downed numerous trees, caused minor roof damage to a few homes, and damaged or destroyed outbuildings. The tornado also destroyed a liquor store as it crossed Interstate 40 in Blackwell.[1][3]
F3	S of Oppello	Conway	0000	2 miles	A strong tornado downed numerous power lines and power poles.[1][3]
F3	SE of Lewisburg to Springfield	Conway	0009	15 miles	1 death - At the beginning of the path, the tornado crossed Interstate 40 and tossed several vehicles, resulting in a fatality and seven injuries. In the same area, a lumber company was badly damaged. The tornado then moved through Hill Creek before dissipating just after passing through Springfield. A large barn that contained several boats and vehicles was destroyed, homes and businesses were heavily damaged or destroyed, and a fire station, numerous barns, outbuildings, and chicken houses were damaged. Mobile homes were overturned as well. There were hundreds of trees, power lines and power poles downed along the path. A total of eight people were injured.[1][3]
F1	SE of Buford to SE of Mountain Home	Baxter	0015	3.7 miles	A barn roof was damaged and an outbuilding was destroyed. Trees were damaged as well.[1][3]
F1	S of Williams Junction	Perry	0025	0.8 miles	Several houses had roof damage and some trees were downed.[1][3]
F1	NNE of Paron	Pulaski	0026	2.2 miles	An old auto service garage was badly damaged and several homes had roof damage. Numerous trees and power lines were downed as well.[1][3]
F2	NNW of Springfield to Martinville	Conway	0027	6.1 miles	Several homes had roofs blown off and a couple of mobile homes destroyed. About 3 miles northeast of Springfield, a collision repair and auto customizing shop were destroyed. A nearby mobile home was thrown into the business. Numerous trees, power poles and power lines were also knocked down.[1][3]
F2	W of Damascus	Faulkner	0034	2.6 miles	Numerous trees and power lines were downed. Several homes also sustained minor roof damage.[1][3]
F2	W of Damascus to Bee Branch to SW of Eglantine	Van Buren	0037	13.1 miles	Numerous barns and outbuildings either damaged or destroyed. A number of cars were damaged, and a few of which were overturned. Several mobile homes were damaged or destroyed and numerous trees, power poles and power lines were knocked down.[1][3]
F1	S of Bakersfield, MO	Fulton	0040	1.3 miles	A tornado caused mostly tree damage. There was also some damage to a house and two barns.[1][3]
F1	SSW of Eglantine to SW of Shirley	Van Buren	0055	3.7 miles	A few trees were snapped.[1][3]
F1	S of Wooster to Greenbrier	Faulkner	0059	7.7 miles	A damaging tornado struck Greenbrier, where some outbuildings were destroyed, as was a dugout at a junior high school in Greenbrier. Many trees were blown down as well. Homes and mobile homes were damaged outside of town.[1][3]
F1	SW of Higden	Cleburne	0102	2.7 miles	Trees were downed and the roof of a mobile home was damaged.[1][3]
F0	NE of Greenbrier to E of Guy	Faulkner	0111	4 miles	Caused minor roof damage to a house and a barn. A couple of small outbuildings were destroyed as well.[1][3]
F2	NW of Enders to NE of Guy	Van Buren	0119	0.8 miles	Brief, but strong tornado caused some tree damage.[1][3]
F2	W of Quitman to N of Pearson	Cleburne	0120	9.2 miles	Tornado tore the roofs off of several houses and also destroyed a mobile home, a camper, a chicken house, and a few barns and outbuildings. Several other chicken houses were damaged, as well as some vehicles. Hundreds of trees, power lines, and power poles were downed. One person was injured.[1][3]
F0	NE of Woodrow to ENE of Prim	Cleburne	0147	1.2 miles	Tornado heavily damaged a barn, tore part of the roof from a chicken house, and downed trees.[1][3]
F1	NE of Franklin to W of Ash Flat	Izard	0155	5.8 miles	The tornado overturned two mobile homes, as well as a travel trailer. Several homes sustained roof damage. A pontoon boat was overturned and another was destroyed.[1][3]
F1	W of Ash Flat	Sharp	0201	0.4 miles	Damage was limited to trees.[1][3]
F1	W of Ash Flat to NW of Cherokee Village	Fulton	0202	5.8 miles	Several barns and outbuildings were damaged, and a few houses also sustained roof damage. Many trees and power lines were downed along the path.[1][3]
F2	W of Marcella to Pleasant Grove	Stone	0205	7 miles	Tornado struck the northwestern side of Pleasant Grove. It tore the porch off of a house and damaged the roof. A roof was removed from a barn with another barn roof damaged. Several homes had roof damage, and a shed was destroyed. Hundreds of trees were downed, with one tree landing on a flatbed truck.[1][3]
F1	Pangburn	White	0244	2 miles	Tornado moved directly through Pangburn, destroying a travel trailer and overturning a shed. There was also damage to the roof of a home and a barn and some trees were downed.[1][3]

November 28 event

F#	Location	County	Time (UTC)	Path length	Damage
Louisiana
F0	ESE of Louisiana	West Carroll	0724	0.5 miles	Tornado blew a section of tin roof off a shop. The tin was blown into the tops of trees where several limbs were broken off. Additionally, a home had shingles blown off the roof.[1][4]
Mississippi
F0	ESE of Glen Allan	Washington	0756	1 mile	Tornado blew a small piece of the roof off a church, damaged the back porch of a house, and downed a few trees.[1][4]
Alabama
F0	NNE of Robbins Crossroads	Jefferson	2010	0.1 miles	A few trees were blown down. One home received roof damage and the front porch was destroyed. Debris was scattered 200 to 300 yards away. One other building sustained minor damage. A large fifth wheel trailer weighing about 3,000 pounds was moved over 20 feet.[1][4]
F0	W of Dolomite	Jefferson	2040	0.4 miles	Several trees and large limbs were blown down along the path. Several sheds were overturned, a satellite dish was damaged and at least five homes sustained roof damage.[1][4]
F0	N of Summerfield	Dallas	2253	5.8 miles	A tornado struck the northwestern, northern, and northeastern side of Summerfield. Numerous large trees were snapped off and uprooted. A few homes and mobile homes sustained shingle damage. One large tree fell on a home and caused damage, and a mobile home was pushed off of its foundation. Several sheds or out-buildings sustained moderate damage as well.[1][4]
F0	W of Autaugaville to White Water	Autauga	0041	5.4 miles	Numerous large trees were snapped off and uprooted, and a garage attached to a mobile home was blown away. At another location, vinyl siding was blown off a house and a fence was blown down. One shed was totally destroyed, and some tin was peeled off of a steel building.[1][4]
F0	N of Weoka	Elmore	0130	0.1 miles	A few trees were snapped.[1][4]
F1	ENE of Weoka	Coosa	0144	0.4 miles	One home sustained roof damage and a pool shed was destroyed. Several pine trees were snapped as well.[1][4]

See also

• List of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks