Tornado outbreak sequence of May 5–10, 2015
EF # Location County / Parish State Start Coord Time ( UTC ) Path length Max width Damage Summary
EF0 NW of Copeland Haskell KS 37°35′59″N 100°40′48″W / 37.5998°N 100.6801°W / 37.5998 ; -100.6801 ( Copeland ( May 7 , EF0 ) ) 2045 - 2055 0.48 mi ( 0.77 km ) 50 yd ( 46 m ) $ 0 The first of five landspout tornadoes was reported by an emergency manager . It remained over open country and caused no damage
EF0 NNE of Copeland Gray KS 37°36′29″N 100°35′17″W / 37.6081°N 100.588°W / 37.6081 ; -100.588 ( Copeland ( May 7 , EF0 ) ) 2100 - 2105 0.25 mi ( 0.40 km ) 50 yd ( 46 m ) $ 0 The second of five landspout tornadoes was reported by an emergency manager . It remained over open country and caused no damage
EF0 WNW of Montezuma Gray KS 37°37′05″N 100°33′35″W / 37.618°N 100.5596°W / 37.618 ; -100.5596 ( Montezuma ( May 7 , EF0 ) ) 2100 - 2106 0.19 mi ( 0.31 km ) 50 yd ( 46 m ) $ 0 The third of five landspout tornadoes was reported by an emergency manager . It remained over open country and caused no damage
EF0 NNE of Copeland Gray KS 37°37′12″N 100°32′24″W / 37.6201°N 100.54°W / 37.6201 ; -100.54 ( Copeland ( May 7 , EF0 ) ) 2101 - 2105 0.19 mi ( 0.31 km ) 50 yd ( 46 m ) $ 0 The fourth of five landspout tornadoes was reported by an emergency manager . It remained over open country and caused no damage
EF1 NE of Copeland Gray KS 37°36′15″N 100°32′06″W / 37.6042°N 100.5349°W / 37.6042 ; -100.5349 ( Copeland ( May 7 , EF1 ) ) 2102 - 2108 0.24 mi ( 0.39 km ) 50 yd ( 46 m ) $ 40,000 The final of five landspout tornadoes caused EF1 damage to well-built building , tractor , and home
EF1 SE of Walsh Baca CO 37°05′02″N 102°06′49″W / 37.0839°N 102.1137°W / 37.0839 ; -102.1137 ( Walsh ( May 7 , EF1 ) ) 2259 - 2301 0.25 mi ( 0.40 km ) 50 yd ( 46 m ) $ 3,000 A windmill was damaged by this tornado
EF0 S of Fort Lupton Weld CO 40°02′N 104°49′W / 40.04°N 104.81°W / 40.04 ; -104.81 ( Fort Lupton ( May 7 , EF0 ) ) 0036 0.1 mi ( 0.16 km ) 50 yd ( 46 m ) $ 0 Brief tornado remained over open country , causing no damage
EF1 N of Rhome Wise TX N/A 2345 - 2353 3.37 mi ( 5.42 km ) 200 yd ( 180 m ) $ 250,000 Two mobile homes were destroyed while twelve others were damaged by this large multiple-vortex tornado . Several power poles and power lines were damaged
EF1 W of Krum to NW of Sanger Denton TX N/A 0045 - 0105 12.7 mi ( 20.4 km ) 500 yd ( 460 m ) $ 210,000 Several barns sustained substantial damage , and several homes had their roofs damaged by this large multiple-vortex tornado . A metal storage tank was lifted and thrown into a high tension power line , causing the steel beams to collapse . Open farm and ranch land was damaged
EF0 NNW of Runaway Bay Wise TX N/A 0200 - 0202 0.29 mi ( 0.47 km ) 50 yd ( 46 m ) $ 0 A few trees sustained minimal damage
Confirmed tornadoes -- May 7 event
The tornado outbreak sequence of May 5-10, 2015 was a six-day outbreak of tornado activity that affected the Great Plains of the United States in early May 2015. On May 6, strong tornadoes impacted the Oklahoma City area, along with rural parts of Kansas, Texas, Arkansas, South Dakota, and Nebraska. The outbreak coincided with major flooding, with large amounts of rain falling in parts of Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. The National Weather Service forecast office in Norman, Oklahoma issued a flash flood emergency for Oklahoma City following record-breaking rainfall that occurred in the area that evening. The outbreak sequence resulted in five tornado-related deaths, along with two flood-related deaths. A total of 127 tornadoes were confirmed and rated as a result of this outbreak sequence.