List of United States tornadoes in May 2010

This is a list of all tornadoes that were confirmed by local offices of the National Weather Service in the United States in May 2010.

Contents

United States yearly total

Unofficial total tornadoes for 2010

Confirmed
Total		 Confirmed
EF0		 Confirmed
EF1		 Confirmed
EF2		 Confirmed
EF3		 Confirmed
EF4		 Confirmed
EF5
1266 730 335 124 31 13 0

May

Confirmed
Total		 Confirmed
EF0		 Confirmed
EF1		 Confirmed
EF2		 Confirmed
EF3		 Confirmed
EF4		 Confirmed
EF5
304 173 72 35 6 3 0

Note: 15 tornadoes were confirmed in the final totals, but do not have a listed rating.

May 1 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, May 1, 2010
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Comments/Damage
Kentucky
EF0 ENE of Murray Calloway 0802 7 miles (11 km) About 50 trees were damaged along the path.
Mississippi
EF1 SE of Cotton Plant Union, Tippah 1834 10 miles (16 km) Trees and several houses were damaged.
Tennessee
EF0 NE of Loretto Lawrence 2123 3.11 miles (5.01 km) Minor roof and tree damage.
EF1 W of Millington Shelby 0347 0.5 miles (800 m) A few trees and wooden poles were blown down.
Arkansas
EF1 SW of Jersey Calhoun, Bradley 2341 3 miles (4.8 km) Damage limited to timber blown down.
EF1 N of Rye Cleveland 0027 1.8 miles (2.9 km) A barn was destroyed and a grain bin was thrown into a pond.
EF1 Primrose area Woodruff, Cross 0155 8.6 miles (13.8 km) One house was heavily damaged and two others sustained minor damage. Damage to outbuildings also reported.
EF1 SW of Weona Poinsett 0236 6.2 miles (10.0 km) One house was damaged, along with many trees and power poles.
EF0 W of Boughton Nevada 0247 2 miles (3.2 km) A few trees were damaged.
EF0 S of Lake City Craighead 0258 unknown Brief spin-up tornado confirmed by an eyewitness with minimal damage.
Texas
EF0 W of Bivins Cass 0129 1 mile (1.6 km) Minor damage to several houses and a church.
Missouri
EF0 NW of Poplar Bluff Butler 0300 0.5 miles (800 m) Several large trees were damaged.
Sources:

SPC Storm Reports of 05/01/10, NWS Memphis, NWS Little Rock, NWS Paducah, NCDC Storm DAta

May 2 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, May 2, 2010
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Comments/Damage
Kentucky
EF2 SSW of Cayce Fulton, Hickman 0605 12.5 miles (20.1 km) Several houses were damaged and pole barns were destroyed. A mobile home was moved and a trailer was flipped.
EF0 NW of Golo Graves 0647 2.5 miles (4.0 km) A storage shed was destroyed and several trees were knocked down.
EF2 NW of Crofton Christian 0749 9.5 miles (15.3 km) Extensive damage in the area with five mobile homes heavily damaged or destroyed and a garage flattened. Several barns were also damaged.
EF0 S of White Plains Hopkins 0804 0.5 miles (800 m) A barn was destroyed and a mobile home was damaged.
EF0 W of Tompkinsville Monroe 1335 5.7 miles (9.2 km) A tobacco barn, several trees and powerlines down in the area of the courthouse. Several more barns damaged in the county.
EF2 S of Betsey Wayne 2025 0.25 miles (400 m) A brick house was heavily damaged and trees were also damaged by this brief tornado.
Mississippi
EF0 W of Nesbit DeSoto 0610 1 mile (1.6 km) Several houses had shingle damage, and numerous trees were knocked down.
EF1 E of Pope Panola 0642 200 yards (180 m) Brief tornado touchdown damaged trees, power poles and playground equipment.
EF3 SE of Ashland Benton, Tippah, Hardeman (TN), McNairy (TN) 0748 27.7 miles (44.6 km) 3 deaths - Long track tornado with extensive damage to many houses and mobile homes. All three fatalities were in mobile homes. At least 10 other houses were also destroyed with at least 40 others damaged. A metal transmission tower was also twisted. Nine others were injured.
EF2 SW of Abbeville Lafayette 0827 1.4 miles (2.3 km) 1 death - A single-family home was destroyed where the fatality occurred. Several mobile homes were also destroyed.
Tennessee
EF0 SE of Gadsden Crockett 0714 unknown Brief tornado snapped a few pine trees.
EF2 Humboldt Gibson 0720 3.3 miles (5.3 km) Several houses in the town were heavily damaged with major structural damage and a large shed was destroyed. Vehicles were also thrown.
EF0 SW of Ramer McNairy 0820 unknown Brief spin-up tornado with minor tree damage.
EF2 Selmer area McNairy, Hardin 0824 26 miles (42 km) Extensive damage to trees and houses by a long-track tornado. At least 22 houses and 11 mobile homes were destroyed and hundreds of other houses and buildings were damaged. 12 people were injured.
EF0 N of Sardis Henderson, Decatur 0913 6 miles (9.7 km) Two buildings lost their roofs, and numerous trees were damaged.
EF1 N of Linden Perry 0945 5.37 miles (8.64 km) Several buildings were damaged and hundreds of trees were knocked down.
EF2 N of Coble Hickman 1000 9.15 miles (14.73 km) A brick house was heavily damaged and a shed was destroyed. Thousands of trees were also damaged. One person was injured.
EF2 N of Pleasantville Hickman 1017 3.9 miles (6.3 km) Several barns were destroyed and a brick house lost its roof.
EF1 Goodlettsville Davidson 1107 3.64 miles (5.86 km) Tornado touched down at Rivergate Mall with damage to several commercial signs and power poles in the mall parking lot. An old building and trailers were also damaged.
EF1 W of Gallatin Sumner 1117 5.05 miles (8.13 km) An older house was removed from its foundation with significant roof damage. Several other houses were damaged and many trees were snapped.
EF1 NW of Cedar Grove Hickman 1145 0.4 miles (640 m) Brief tornado snapped or uprooted trees.
Sources:

NOAA SPC report NOAA Report, NWS Little Rock, NWS Memphis, NWS Nashville, NCDC Storm Data

May 3 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, May 3, 2010
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Comments/Damage
South Carolina
EF0 N of Abbeville Abbeville 1402 0.8 miles (1.3 km) One house sustained minor damage. A barn, shed, camper and outbuilding were also damaged.
EF1 SE of Carlisle Fairfeld 1426 4 miles (6.4 km) Tornado touched down in northwest Fairfield County taking down many trees.
Georgia
EF0 N of Milledgeville Baldwin 1802 8 miles (13 km) A few houses were damaged and many trees were knocked down.
Sources:

NOAA Report, NCDC Storm Data

May 4 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, May 4, 2010
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Comments/Damage
Wisconsin
EF1 SE of Zittau Winnebago 0010 1 mile (1.6 km) A barn was destroyed, a gazebo was thrown into a house and pine trees were snapped.
EF0 S of Winchester Winnebago 0013 3 miles (4.8 km) A shed was destroyed and a house sustained roof damage.
Sources:

NCDC Storm Data

May 10 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, May 10, 2010
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Comments/Damage
Kansas
EF1 NE of Marienthal Wichita 1827 1 mile (1.6 km) A small shed was destroyed.
EF0 NNE of Marienthal Wichita 1831 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado remained over open country with no damage.
EF0 SSW of Russell Springs Logan 1850 2 miles (3.2 km) Tornado remained over open country with no damage.
EF0 S of Russell Springs Logan 1918 2 miles (3.2 km) Tornado remained over open country with no damage.
EF0 W of Elkader Logan 1922 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado remained over open country with no damage.
EF0 SW of Zenda Kingman 2112 3 miles (4.8 km) Rope tornado remained over open country with no damage.
EF2 SE of Belmont Kingman 2134 3 miles (4.8 km) One house sustained severe damage and several others sustained lesser damage.
EF1 N of Norwich Kingman 2144 2 miles (3.2 km) Damage limited to uprooted trees.
EF1 E of Arkansas City (1st tornado) Cowley 2149 1 mile (1.6 km) A bait shop and a storage shed were damaged.
EF0 N of Viola Sedgwick 2158 5 miles (8.0 km) Tornado confirmed by spotters, remained on the ground near Wichita Mid-Continent Airport. At least one house was damaged.
EF1 E of Arkansas City (2nd tornado) Cowley 2208 1 mile (1.6 km) Two houses were damaged and outbuildings were destroyed. Initially believed to be one tornado but confirmed as two separate touchdowns.
EF0 SW of Grenola Elk 2228 unknown Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
Oklahoma
EF0 SW of Wakita Grant 2033 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado remained in open country with no damage.
EF3 N of Medford Grant, Kay, Sumner (KS) 2043 41 miles (66 km) Long track, large wedge tornado with significant damage, including to houses of which at least one was destroyed. Tractor-trailers were flipped on Interstate 35 at the Kansas-Oklahoma state line. Two people was injured.
EF0 NW of Medford Grant 2103 unknown Brief satellite tornado to the main Medford wedge with no damage.
EF1 NW of Braman Grant, Kay 2115 5 miles (8.0 km) Numerous trees and power poles were snapped.
EF1 N of Braman Kay 2117 7 miles (11 km) One house sustained significant roof damage and two tractor-trailers were blown off Interstate 35 south of the Kansas state line.
EF0 N of Nardin Kay 2121 1 mile (1.6 km) Anticyclonic tornado damaged a few trees and power poles.
EF0 Cashion area Canadian, Kingfisher, Logan 2146 7 miles (11 km) Numerous outbuildings, trees and power poles were damaged.
EF0 NE of Union City Canadian 2146 4 miles (6.4 km) Tornado confirmed by KWTV coverage with no damage.
EF0 NE of Red Rock Noble 2153 1 mile (1.6 km) Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
EF1 E of Marland Noble, Osage 2200 21 miles (34 km) Very large wedge tornado which was 1.4 miles (2.2 km) wide damaged several houses and destroyed several barns and outbuildings.
EF1 SE of Marland Noble 2202 2 miles (3.2 km) A house and a casino sustained minor damage.
EF1 Hastings Jefferson 2205 5 miles (8.0 km) One house sustained severe damage as the tornado tracked onto Waurika Lake.
EF0 N of The Village Oklahoma 2213 unknown Brief tornado spotted near Quail Springs Mall by an Oklahoma City Police Department officer with no damage.
EF1 NE of Bray Stephens, Grady 2220 7 miles (11 km) A few mobile homes sustained minor damage. Many trees, fences and power poles were also damaged. Tornado rotated in an anti-cyclonic direction, reverse from most tornadoes.
EF4 Moore area (1st tornado) Cleveland, Oklahoma 2220 24 miles (39 km) 2 deaths - See article section on this tornado
EF1 Moore area (2nd tornado) Cleveland 2222 4 miles (6.4 km) Satellite tornado to the main Moore tornado. A few houses were damaged in the suburban area.
EF1 Moore area (3rd tornado) Cleveland 2227 1 mile (1.6 km) Second satellite tornado to the main Moore tornado. A few houses and a restaurant sustained roof damage.
EF4 Norman area (1st tornado) Cleveland, Pottawatomie 2232 22 miles (35 km) 1 death - See article section on this tornado
EF0 E of Burbank (1st tornado) Osage 2233 unknown Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
EF1 Norman area (2nd tornado) Cleveland 2234 6 miles (9.7 km) Parallel track and possible satellite to the main Norman tornado. Minor damage to houses and trees from this anticyclonic tornado.
EF1 W of Wayne (1st tornado) McClain 2236 4.6 miles (7.4 km) The Mid-America Technology Center sustained significant damage from this large anti-cyclonic tornado.
EF0 W of Wayne (2nd tornado) McClain 2237 0.75 miles (1.21 km) Satellite tornado to the 1st Wayne tornado, rotated in the normal direction. A shed was damaged by this brief spin-up tornado.
EF2 Norman area (3rd tornado) Cleveland, Pottawatomie 2239 17 miles (27 km) Severe damage in a mobile home park with many mobile homes destroyed. A cell phone tower was mangled and the Country Boy IGA grocery store was heavily damaged. Extensive tree damage also took place. Three people were injured. Tornado generally followed the 1st Norman tornado.
EF0 E of Burbank (2nd tornado) Osage 2241 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado remained over open country with no damage.
EF0 WSW of Cornish Jefferson 2244 2 miles (3.2 km) Tornado remained over pastures with no damage.
EF0 NW of Pawhuska Osage 2245 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado remained over open country with no damage.
EF3 N of Pink Pottawatomie 2248 7 miles (11 km) Several houses were destroyed except for interior walls standing and metal poles attached to poles were ripped from the ground. Trees were also debarked. Three people were injured.
EF0 E of Loco Stephens 2250 2 miles (3.2 km) Tornado remained over open country with no damage.
EF3 Tecumseh to Bearden Pottawatomie, Seminole, Okfuskee 2256 37 miles (60 km) Large and intense tornado confirmed by the VORTEX2 team which was 1.25 miles (2 km) wide. Severe damage to many houses reported. The Seminole County Airport was also destroyed and many trees were debarked. 31 people were injured, some seriously.
EF2 NW of Wilson Carter 2304 5 miles (8.0 km) Several mobile homes were destroyed and many trees were heavily damaged.
EF3 N of Lone Grove Carter 2322 4.9 miles (7.9 km) One house and four mobile homes were destroyed and numerous other houses were damaged. Extensive tree and power line damage, including to high tension poles.
EF0 E of Lone Grove Carter 2325 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado confirmed by videotape with no damage.
EF1 SE of Okemah Okfuskee 2345 14 miles (23 km) Several houses were damaged and several outbuildings were destroyed. Damage also reported to trees and power lines.
EF0 E of Lexington Cleveland 2352 2 miles (3.2 km) Damage limited to trees along the path.
EF1 ENE of Marietta Love 2354 2 miles (3.2 km) A country store and several outbuildings were damaged, and many trees were snapped or uprooted.
EF0 NE of Bryant Okmulgee 0003 0.5 miles (800 m) Brief tornado slightly damaged one house and a few trees.
EF2 S of Henryetta Okmulgee 0004 12 miles (19 km) Large wedge tornado reported on the ground in the area. A boat dock on Henryetta Lake was destroyed, along with a mobile home and an outbuilding. Several other houses and mobile homes were damaged and a large swath of trees were damaged.
EF0 SE of Lebanon Marshall 0008 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado confirmed by spotters with no damage.
EF0 NW of Willis Marshall 0015 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado confirmed by spotters with no damage.
EF2 SE of Burney McIntosh 0017 2 miles (3.2 km) A barn and a mobile home were destroyed.
EF1 SE of Boley Okfuskee 0018 15.5 miles (24.9 km) Houses were damaged and the roof of the local police station was torn off. Major damage to trees and power poles.
EF2 S of Hitchita McIntosh 0023 13 miles (21 km) Several houses and mobile homes were heavily damaged and barns were destroyed along and near Lake Eufaula.
EF0 E of Burney McIntosh 0025 unknown Brief tornado snapped a few tree limbs.
EF1 W of Checotah McIntosh 0028 3 miles (4.8 km) Tornado reported by KOTV reports. Numerous trees were snapped and a tractor was rolled.
EF1 SW of Pierce McIntosh 0030 1 mile (1.6 km) Trees and power poles were damaged.
EF1 Pierce McIntosh 0031 1 mile (1.6 km) Trees and power poles were damaged.
EF0 NE of Pierce McIntosh 0032 1 mile (1.6 km) Brief tornado snapped a few tree limbs.
EF1 Richardsville area McIntosh 0033 1 mile (1.6 km) Large anticyclonic tornado destroyed the local fire department building and several mobile homes and damaged a few houses.
EF2 SE of Hitchita McIntosh 0035 1 mile (1.6 km) A barn and a mobile home were destroyed and two houses were severely damaged. Trees and power poles were also damaged.
EF1 SE of Rentiesville McIntosh 0046 7 miles (11 km) A mobile home was destroyed and a house was damaged.
EF1 NE of Shady Grove Muskogee 0056 2 miles (3.2 km) A couple houses lost their roofs. Extensive damage to trees and power poles.
EF0 S of Mill Creek Johnston 0105 4 miles (6.4 km) Tornado repoted by the county EMA with no damage.
EF1 N of Webbers Falls Muskogee, Sequoyah 0106 13 miles (21 km) Large wedge tornado with significant damage in a campground where recreational vehicles were thrown near Tenkiller Lake. Several houses were also damaged. Three people were injured.
EF1 S of Marble City Sequoyah 0127 4 miles (6.4 km) Damage to trees and power poles.
EF2 Coleman area Johnston, Atoka 0142 2 miles (3.2 km) Several houses sustained major damage and others sustained lesser damage. The U Cross Arena and Pavilion was heavily damaged.
Sources:

SPC Storm Reports of 05/10/10, NWS Wichita, NWS Tulsa, NWS Norman, NCDC Storm Data

May 11 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, May 11, 2010
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Comments/Damage
Oklahoma
EF0 WSW of Sharon Woodward 0127 unknown Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
Sources:

NCDC Storm Data

May 12 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, May 12, 2010
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Comments/Damage
Kansas
EF0 SW of Galva McPherson 2038 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado remained over open country.
EF0 SSW of Elyria McPherson 2052 2 miles (3.2 km) Tornado remained over open country.
EF0 WSW of Canton McPherson 2116 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado remained over open country.
EF0 SW of Haven Reno 2118 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado remained over open country.
EF0 NNE of Towanda McPherson 0111 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado remained over open pasture land.
Oklahoma
EF0 NW of Vinson Harmon 2320 3 miles (4.8 km) Tornado remained over open country.
EF1 NE of Bessie Washita, Custer 0121 10 miles (16 km) A barn and a house were damaged, along with a few power poles.
Missouri
EF0 S of Plattsburg Clinton 2320 unknown Brief tornado damaged two greenhouses and several trees and power lines.
Sources:

NCDC Storm Data

May 13 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, May 13, 2010
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Comments/Damage
Oklahoma
EF1 SE of Milfay Creek 0919 20 miles (32 km) Long track, large wedge tornado damaged numerous houses and destroyed barns and outbuildings. Extensive tree and power pole damage.
EF2 South Tulsa Creek, Tulsa 0943 23 miles (37 km) Tornado started in Sapulpa and tracked across much of Tulsa south of downtown. Damage to many houses and businesses, with the most significant damage near U.S. Route 75
EF1 Glenpool area Creek, Tulsa 0945 16 miles (26 km) Minor damage to numerous houses, businesses and trees in the mostly suburban area.
EF2 SE of Okmulgee Okmulgee 0952 6 miles (9.7 km) Two houses were heavily damaged and several others sustained minor damage. Barns and outbuildings were also destroyed.
EF2 SE of Oneta Wagoner 1004 5 miles (8.0 km) One house was severely damaged and two people were injured in that house. Sheds and outbuildings were destroyed and trees and power poles were knocked down.
EF2 SW of Claremore Rogers 1005 6 miles (9.7 km) Two houses sustained major damage, and a metal building at the Port of Catoosa was also heavily damaged.
EF0 E of Catoosa Rogers 1009 3 miles (4.8 km) A barn was damaged and trees were blown down.
EF2 SE of Inola Rogers, Mayes 1017 8 miles (13 km) A wood-frame metal shop was destroyed and several houses were heavily damaged. High-tension power poles were also knocked down. Two people were injured.
EF1 E of Hulbert Cherokee 1037 4 miles (6.4 km) Many trees were snapped and several outbuildings were damaged.
EF1 E of Moodys Cherokee 1051 4 miles (6.4 km) Damage limited to trees and limbs.
EF1 S of Copeland Delaware, Ottawa 1105 8 miles (13 km) Many trees were snapped or uprooted and several houses were damaged.
Arkansas
EF1 NW of Savoy Washington 1124 unknown Brief tornado reported by KNWA coverage. Trees were uprooted and snapped.
Missouri
EF1 SSW of Monett Barry 1200 2 miles (3.2 km) The tornado destroyed a casino park area in the Plymouth Hill Subdivision and a Pizza Hut restaurant.
EF0 SE of Hurley Stone 1242 0.75 miles (1.21 km) One house sustained minor damage and many trees were damaged.
EF0 NE of Sparta Christian 1300 4 miles (6.4 km) The tornado downed many trees and damaged at least one house.
Sources:

SPC Storm Reports of 05/13/10, NWS Tulsa, NWS Tulsa PNS, NCDC Storm Data

May 14 event (Midwest)

List of reported tornadoes - Friday, May 14, 2010
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Comments/Damage
Ohio
EF1 Delphos Van Wert 0547 2 miles (3.2 km) About 20 houses, a storage shed and a grain elevator were damaged, and a barn was destroyed. Many trees were also knocked down.
Sources:

NWS Northern Indiana, NCDC Storm Data

May 14 event (Southwest)

List of reported tornadoes - Friday, May 14, 2010
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Comments/Damage
New Mexico
EF0 NE of Ruidoso Downs Lincoln 1650 0.4 miles (640 m) A few trees were damaged. A half-full tank and an empty trailer box were thrown.
Texas
EF0 NE of Monahans Winkler, Ector 1756 3 miles (4.8 km) Rope tornado confirmed by VORTEX2 with no damage.
EF3 S of Notrees Ector 1815 4 miles (6.4 km) Two large pump jacks were scoured from the ground in an oil field. Power poles were also damaged.
EF0 S of Goldsmith Ector 1832 1 mile (1.6 km) Rope tornado touched down with no damage.
EF0 Greenwood Midland 1915 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado confirmed by storm spotters with no damage.
EF0 SSW of Stiles Reagan 2335 1 mile (1.6 km) Minor damage to a few trees and farm buildings.
Sources:

NWS Albuquerque, NWS Midland/Odessa, NCDC Storm Data

May 15 event (Southeast)

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, May 15, 2010
EF#
Location
County/
Parish
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Comments/Damage
Louisiana
EF0 SW of LaPlace St. John the Baptist 1211 100 yards (90 m) A mobile home was damaged by this brief tornado.
Sources:

SPC Storm Reports for 05/15/10, NCDC Storm Data

May 15 event (Southwest)

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, May 15, 2010
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Comments/Damage
Colorado
EF0 NE of Nunn Weld 1959 unknown Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
EF0 N of Dover Weld 2016 4 miles (6.4 km) Tornado remained over open country.
Sources:

SPC Storm Reports for 05/15/10, NCDC Storm Data

May 16 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, May 16, 2010
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Comments/Damage
Arkansas
EF0 NE of Hartford Sebastian 1630 unknown Brief landspout tornado with no damage.
Nebraska
EF0 NNW of Parks Dundy 2114 unknown Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
Missouri
EF0 Gibbons Dunklin 2313 1 mile (1.6 km) Landspout tornado heavily damaged some farm equipment.
Kansas
EF0 ENE of Cunningham Kingman 0300 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado remained over open country.
Sources:

NCDC Storm Data

May 17 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, May 17, 2010
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Comments/Damage
South Carolina
EF0 SSE of Rion Fairfield 2207 unknown Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
Sources:

NCDC Storm Data

May 18 event

Note: includes a few tornadoes in the early hours of May 19 related to the same supercells.

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, May 18, 2010
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Comments/Damage
Texas
EF0 W of Port Isabel Cameron 1341 unknown Brief waterspout moved onshore with no damage.
EF0 SSE of Hartley Hartley 2232 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado remained over open country.
EF0 SE of Hartley Hartley 2241 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado remained over open country.
EF0 W of Dumas Moore 2255 0.5 miles (800 m) Tornado remained over open country.
EF0 S of Dumas Moore 2328 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado remained over open country.
EF0 E of Dumas Moore 2342 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado remained over open country.
EF2 W of Pringle Hutchinson 0044 6 miles (9.7 km) A farm was heavily damaged with a farmhouse losing its roof and a storage bin and fuel tank thrown. A few power poles irrigation pivots were also damaged.
EF0 NE of Ware Dallam 0153 0.5 miles (800 m) Tornado remained over open country.
EF0 W of Conlen Dallam 0230 4 miles (6.4 km) Tornado remained over open country.
EF0 W of Stratford Sherman 0340 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado remained over open country.
EF0 E of Stratford Sherman 0427 1 mile (1.6 km) A few irrigation pivots were damaged.
EF0 NNW of Gruver Hansford 0512 0.5 miles (800 m) Tornado remained over open country.
EF1 S of Pringle Hutchinson 0656 0.4 miles (640 m) A metal barn was destroyed and several tractors were also damaged. Tornado nearly crossed paths with the one that touched down at 0044 UTC.
EF0 SW of Wolf Creek Ochiltree 0832 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado remained over open country.
Colorado
EF0 NE of Rockport Weld, Laramie (WY) 2136 5 miles (8.0 km) Tornado remained over open country.
EF0 N of Firestone Weld 2323 unknown Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
EF0 SW of Bethune Kit Carson 0050 2 miles (3.2 km) Tornado remained over open country.
EF0 NNW of Chivington Kiowa 0050 2 miles (3.2 km) Tornado remained over open country.
Wyoming
EF0 S of Laramie Laramie 2145 5 miles (8.0 km) Rope tornado with no damage.
EF0 W of Carpenter Laramie 2145 5 miles (8.0 km) Tornado sighted by many but no reported damage.
EF0 W of Pine Bluffs (1st tornado) Laramie 0000 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado sighted at Interstate 80 Exit 391 with no damage.
EF0 W of Pine Bluffs (2nd tornado) Laramie 0010 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado repoted at Laramie County Road 242.
EF0 W of Pine Bluffs (3rd tornado) Laramie 0015 unknown Brief tornado touchdown along Interstate 80 with no damage.
EF0 W of Pine Bluffs (4th tornado) Laramie 0021 unknown Brief tornado touchdown along Interstate 80 near the same place as the 0015 tornado with no damage.
EF0 W of Pine Bluffs (5th tornado) Laramie 0024 unknown One of several tornadoes concurrently on the ground with no damage.
EF2 N of Burns Laramie 0055 2 miles (3.2 km) One house lost its roof and numerous outbuildings were destroyed on several ranches.
Nebraska
EF0 SW of Bushnell Kimball 2344 unknown Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
Oklahoma
EF0 NW of Guymon Texas 0044 0.5 miles (800 m) Tornado remained over open country.
EF0 S of Arnett Ellis 0622 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado remained over open country.
EF1 N of Fargo Ellis 0815 1 mile (1.6 km) A trailer was destroyed, and trees and power lines were knocked down.
Sources:

NWS Amarillo, NWS Cheyenne, NCDC Storm Data

May 19 event (Northwest)

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, May 19, 2010
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Comments/Damage
Washington
EF0 NE of Moses Lake Grant 0120 0.33 miles (530 m) Brief tornado with a barn destroyed, a grain silo damaged and a few tree limbs thrown.
Sources:

NWS Spokane, http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~804848 NCDC Storm Data]

May 19 event (South)

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, May 19, 2010
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Comments/Damage
Oklahoma
EF0 N of Leedey Dewey 2024 6 miles (9.7 km) Tornado remained over open country.
EF0 NW of Hennessey Kingfisher 2141 unknown Tornado remained nearly stationary with no damage.
EF0 E of Hennessey Kingfisher 2208 unknown Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
EF0 SE of Marshall Logan 2224 6 miles (9.7 km) Tornado spotted by video with no damage.
EF1 W of Loyal Kingfisher 2233 14 miles (23 km) An unanchored mobile home and a salt barn were destroyed. A truck was blown off U.S. Route 81 with the driver sustaining minor injuries.
EF1 W of Stillwater Payne 2303 11 miles (18 km) A barn and outbuildings were heavily damaged and a roof was removed from a house. Trees were also knocked down.
EF0 SE of Orlando Logan 2304 unknown Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
EF0 ESE of Depew Creek 0009 unknown Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
EF1 NE of Bristow Creek 0037 5 miles (8.0 km) Numerous houses were damaged and barns destroyed. Trees and power poles were also damaged.
EF1 WNW of Prague Lincoln 0112 1 mile (1.6 km) A tin barn and an outbuilding were destroyed.
EF1 Joy area Garvin, Marshall 0131 18 miles (29 km) Several houses were damaged in the area, and many barns and outbuildings were heavily damaged. Extensive tree and power pole damage.
EF1 S of Micawber Okfuskee 0146 8 miles (13 km) Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped.
EF1 N of Clearview Okfuskee 0205 10 miles (16 km) Several houses were damaged and numerous trees and power poles snapped.
Sources:

NWS Tulsa, NCDC Storm Data

May 20 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, May 20, 2010
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Comments/Damage
Texas
EF0 N of Midlothian Ellis 1906 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado confirmed by video over open country.
EF0 NE of Alma Ellis 2020 1 mile (1.6 km) An abandoned barn was destroyed and a few trees were damaged.
EF0 N of Hubbard Hill 2350 unknown Brief tornado over open country.
Missouri
EF0 SW of Burtville Johnson 2245 unknown Brief tornado over open country.
EF0 SW of Sedalia Pettis 2346 unknown A few houses sustained minor roof and shingle damage from this brief tornado.
Mississippi
EF0 NW of Moselle Jones 0057 3.5 miles (5.6 km) A windmill tower was blown down and some trees were damaged.
Sources:

NWS Jackson, NWS Fort Worth, NCDC Storm Data

May 21 event

List of reported tornadoes - Friday, May 21, 2010
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Comments/Damage
Illinois
EF0 S of Hume Edgar 1720 unknown Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
EF0 ESE of Mortimer Edgar 1740 unknown Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
Ohio
EF1 NE of Mount Orab Brown, Highland 2244 3 miles (4.8 km) One house's front porch was lifted and removed along with sections of the roof. A 2x4 was driven into a wooden deck. Numerous trees were uprooted and barns and outhouses in the tornado's path were destroyed. Winds were an estimated 100 mph (160 km/h).
EF1 Bentonville Adams 0044 2.6 miles (4.2 km) Houses were damaged as windows were blown out and roofing was torn off. Mature hardwood trees snapped. Outhouses and barns were destroyed. High end EF1.
Wyoming
EF0 NNW of Wheatland Platte 2259 unknown Rope tornado spotted by storm chasers with no damage.
Kentucky
EF1 Big Springs area Breckinridge, Hardin 0028 1.75 miles (2.82 km) Minor damage to several houses and significant damage to trees. A barn was also destroyed.
Sources:

NWS Wilmington, OH, NWS Louisville, NCDC Storm Data

May 22 event

List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, May 22, 2010
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Comments/Damage
South Dakota
EF0 NW of Bowdle (1st tornado) Walworth 2231 0.1 miles (160 m) Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
EF1 NW of Bowdle (2nd tornado) Walworth 2316 0.1 miles (160 m) A few power poles were damaged by a brief tornado.
EF4 N of Bowdle Walworth, Edmunds 2321 6 miles (9.7 km) Large wedge tornado destroyed one house and damaged several others, and obliterated grain bins, farm buildings and at least one transmission tower which was scoured from the ground. Vehicles were also lifted and thrown from flattened garages and trees were also debarked.
EF0 NW of Roscoe Edmunds 0010 0.2 miles (320 m) Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
EF0 NW of Ipswich Edmunds 0048 0.2 miles (320 m) Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
EF0 NNE of Beebe Edmunds 0048 unknown Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
EF2 NE of Ipswich Edmunds, McPherson, Brown 0104 19 miles (31 km) Several houses were damaged and farm buildings, including barns, were destroyed. Trees and power lines were also snapped.
EF1 N of Highmore Hyde 0104 2 miles (3.2 km) Several barns were destroyed and many grain bins were thrown.
EF2 S of Hecla Brown 0210 1 mile (1.6 km) Several grain bins were thrown - one of which was destroyed - and two farm outbuildings were damaged.
EF2 Winner Tripp 0211 3 miles (4.8 km) Minor damage in town. Two barns were destroyed east of town.
Texas
EF0 NNW of Chancellor Pecos 2336 2 miles (3.2 km) Minor damage limited to a few trees and shrubs.
EF0 NW of Chancellor Pecos 0115 unknown Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
Nebraska
EF0 SW of Sparks Cherry 0145 1 mile (1.6 km) A rodeo venue was hit with a concession stand destroyed and the grandstands damaged. A metal building was also damaged.
EF2 NW of Springview Keya Paha 0230 9.3 miles (15.0 km) Several farm buildings were destroyed and others were heavily damaged. Power poles and trees were also damaged.
Sources:

NWS Aberdeen, NWS North Platte, NWS Rapid City, NCDC Storm Data

May 23 event

List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, May 23, 2010
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Comments/Damage
Texas
EF2 SE of Verhalen Reeves 2356 4 miles (6.4 km) A few power poles were snapped, some of them into many pieces.
Kansas
EF0 N of Brownville Thomas 0103 2 miles (3.2 km) Narrow cone-shaped tornado with no damage.
EF0 S of Ruleton Sherman 0152 unknown Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
EF0 SE of Ruleton Sherman 0152 unknown Second brief tornado in the area with no damage.
EF1 N of Goodland Sherman 0207 6 miles (9.7 km) Stovepipe-shaped tornado visible from the NWS office in Goodland. A few trees were knocked down and an irrigation pivot was damaged.
EF0 NE of Goodland Sherman 0216 2 miles (3.2 km) Narrow cone-shaped tornado with no damage.
Colorado
EF1 NW of Springfield Baca 0112 8 miles (13 km) Several power poles were damaged.
Oklahoma
EF0 W of Felt Cimarron 0130 2 miles (3.2 km) Tornado remained in open country.
New Mexico
EF2 Clayton area Union, Cimarron (OK) 0152 23.4 miles (37.7 km) A feedlot, a steel windmill and three feed troughs were destroyed.
EF0 SE of Clayton Union 0155 3 miles (4.8 km) Satellite tornado to the main Clayton tornado with no damage.
EF1 W of Amistad (1st tornado) Union 0210 5.8 miles (9.3 km) One house was damaged.
EF2 Sedan area Union 0212 8.8 miles (14.2 km) A well-anchored mobile home was destroyed and agriculture equipment was damaged.
EF1 N of Sedan Union 0236 4 miles (6.4 km) Fence downed and grain silo destroyed.
EF1 N of Amistad (2nd tornado) Union 0259 8.8 miles (14.2 km) Minor damage reported.
Sources:

NWS Pueblo, NWS Amarillo, NWS Albuquerque, NCDC Storm Data

May 24 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, May 24, 2010
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Comments/Damage
Nebraska
EF0 Kimball Kimball 1734 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado remained over open country. No damage reported.
EF0 NE of Scottsbluff Scotts Bluff 1811 unknown Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
EF0 Gering Scotts Bluff 1816 unknown Tornado remained over open country, no damage reported.
EF0 WNW of Kimball Kimball 1838 unknown Tornado tracked across a conservation area with no damage.
EF0 NW of Alliance Box Butte 2011 unknown Tornado reported by KCOW radio with no damage.
South Dakota
EF2 S of Howes Meade 1924 22.5 miles (36.2 km) A manufactured home and a pole barn were destroyed and some trees and power poles were snapped.
EF0 SW of Faith Meade 2000 5 miles (8.0 km) Tornado remained in open country.
EF2 N of Faith Perkins 2034 23 miles (37 km) Two outbuildings were destroyed, trees were knocked down and farm equipment was thrown.
EF2 SE of Meadow Perkins 2034 6 miles (9.7 km) A rural school was destroyed.
EF0 W of Shadehill Perkins 2134 unknown Brief tornado reported on Shadehill Reservoir with no damage.
North Dakota
EF1 Grafton Walsh 1930 3 miles (4.8 km) A light pole and several trees were snapped in town.
EF0 Valley City Barnes 2029 unknown Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
EF1 W of Selfridge Sioux, Grant 2305 2 miles (3.2 km) A farmhouse sustained roof damage.
EF0 NNW of Fort Yates Sioux 0109 1 mile (1.6 km) Minor damage to fences and a mobile home.
EF1 SSE of Tuttle Kidder 0200 2 miles (3.2 km) Several farms had damage to buildings and vehicles and trees were uprooted.
Minnesota
EF0 E of Big Woods Marshall 1948 4 miles (6.4 km) A few trees were damaged and road signs blown down.
EF0 NE of Halsted Norman 1948 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado remained over open country.
Texas
EF0 W of Spearman (1st tornado) Hansford 0129 3 miles (4.8 km) A few trees were damaged and some farm buildings were damaged.
EF0 W of Spearman (2nd tornado) Hansford 0137 unknown Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
EF0 NW of Spearman (1st tornado) Hansford 0147 unknown Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
EF0 NW of Spearman (2nd tornado) Hansford 0156 unknown Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
Oklahoma
EF0 S of Tangier Woodward 0148 3 miles (4.8 km) Brief tornado with minor damage to trees and farm buildings.
Sources:

NWS Rapid City, NCDC Storm Data

May 25 event

List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, May 25, 2010
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Comments/Damage
Texas
EF0 SW of Lagarteo Live Oak 1630 unknown Minor damage to tree limbs and animal shelters. Fences and deer were thrown, two of the deer were injured.
EF0 W of Dimmitt Castro 0052 unknown Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
EF0 NE of Dimmitt (1st tornado) Castro 0111 unknown Brief dusty spin-up tornado touchdown with no damage.
EF0 NE of Dimmitt (2nd tornado) Castro 0114 unknown Brief dusty spin-up tornado touchdown with no damage.
Illinois
EF0 NW of Laura Peoria 1911 1 mile (1.6 km) Gustnado-type tornado with no damage.
New Mexico
EF0 SSE of Cameo Roosevelt 2113 unknown Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
EF0 SSE of Pleasant Hill Curry 2155 unknown Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
Colorado
EF0 SW of Towner (1st tornado) Kiowa 2131 unknown Brief landspout tornado with no damage.
EF0 SW of Towner (2nd tornado) Kiowa 2131 unknown Brief landspout tornado with no damage.
EF0 SW of Towner (3rd tornado) Kiowa 2132 unknown Brief landspout tornado with no damage.
EF0 SW of Towner (4th tornado) Kiowa 2137 unknown Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
EF0 SW of Towner (5th tornado) Kiowa 2141 unknown Brief landspout tornado with no damage.
EF0 SW of Towner (6th tornado) Kiowa 2148 unknown Brief landspout tornado with no damage.
EF0 SW of Towner (7th tornado) Kiowa 2148 unknown Brief landspout tornado with no damage.
EF0 SW of Towner (8th tornado) Kiowa 2155 unknown Brief landspout tornado with no damage.
EF0 ESE of Sheridan Lake (1st tornado) Kiowa 2156 unknown Brief landspout tornado with no damage.
EF0 ESE of Sheridan Lake (2nd tornado) Kiowa 2156 unknown Brief landspout tornado with no damage.
EF0 ESE of Sheridan Lake (3rd tornado) Kiowa 2207 1 mile (1.6 km) Landspout tornado over open country with no damage.
EF0 W of Towner Kiowa 2218 unknown Brief landspout tornado with no damage.
EF0 N of Towner Kiowa 2320 unknown Brief landspout tornado with no damage.
EF0 NW of Bartlett (1st tornado) Baca 0152 1 mile (1.6 km) Several trees were damaged and windows were blown out of a mobile home.
EF1 NW of Bartlett (2nd tornado) Baca 0157 2 miles (3.2 km) Trees and fencing were damaged.
Kansas
EF0 WNW of Horace Greeley 2317 1 mile (1.6 km) Very narrow tornado remained over open country.
EF0 N of Tribune Greeley 2349 1 mile (1.6 km) Tornado remained over open country.
EF0 WSW of Gove Gove 0106 unknown Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
EF0 SW of Gove Gove 0114 5 miles (8.0 km) Rain-wrapped tornado remained over open fields.
EF1 S of Gove Gove 0121 21 miles (34 km) Long-lived tornado damaged power poles and snapped trees.
EF1 S of Quinter Gove 0144 10 miles (16 km) A center pivot was damaged.
Sources:

NWS Goodland, NWS Pueblo, NCDC Storm Data

May 26 event

List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, May 26, 2010
EF#
Location
County/
Parish
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Comments/Damage
Colorado
EF0 NE of Denver Denver 1930 unknown Brief tornado just northeast of Denver International Airport with no damage.
EF0 E of Keenesburg Weld 2130 unknown Brief tornado with no damage.
Louisiana
EF0 SW of Gueydan Cameron 2215 unknown Brief tornado over marshland with no damage.
Illinois
EF0 E of Ancona Livingston 2345 unknown Brief landspout tornado with no damage.
Sources:

NCDC Storm Data

May 27 event

List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, May 27, 2010
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Comments/Damage
California
EF0 W of Glenn Glenn 0040 unknown Tornado touched down on a flooded rice field and did not cause any damage.
Montana
EF0 SSW of Brockway McCone 0249 unknown Rope tornado with no damage.
Sources:

27 May 2010 Storm Reports, NCDC Storm Data

May 31 event

List of reported tornadoes - Monday, May 31, 2010
EF#
Location
County
Coord.
Time (UTC)
Path length
Comments/Damage
Colorado
EF2 SW of Pritchett (1st tornado) Baca 2055 3 miles (4.8 km) Large tornado snapped or ripped out 14 power poles along U.S. Route 160.
EF0 SW of Pritchett (2nd tornado) Baca 2107 unknown Brief tornado touchdown with no damage.
EF2 S of Campo Baca 0009 9 miles (14 km) 16 power poles, several trees and a windmill were heavily damaged. A weak outbuilding at a ranch was also destroyed.
Oklahoma
EF0 NW of Keyes Cimarron 0058 2 miles (3.2 km) Tornado remained over open country.
EF0 NW of Eva Texas 0151 2 miles (3.2 km) Tornado remained over open country.
Sources:

NWS Pueblo, NCDC Storm Data

See also

References

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Numbers in parentheses indicate tornado count for the month. Totals are for the United States only.