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2005 Tornado Fatality Information

Junction City AR Crossroads GA Donalsonville GA Wright WY Fitchburg WI Roopville GA Isola MS Evansville IN Stratford IA Benton KY Plumerville AR Briar MO
All times are CST.
Num Date Time Location Deaths F Watch
January     Killer Tornadoes: 2     Fatalities: 4
01 Jan 12 11:25 PM Junction City AR 2 F3 WS007
Extensive structural damage...tornado path length of 24 mi...max path width 1/2 mi.
 
02 Jan 13 04:58 PM Crossroads GA 2 F1 -
Three homes destroyed...one a mobile home where fatalities occurred.
March     Killer Tornadoes: 1     Fatalities: 1
03 Mar 22 12:32 PM Donalsonville GA 1 F2 WT064
One fatality trapped in trailer home. Multiple injuires also reported.
August     Killer Tornadoes: 3     Fatalities: 4
04 Aug 12 04:51 PM Wright WY 2 F2 WS716
50 mobile homes destroyed.
 
05 Aug 18 05:30 PM Fitchburg WI 1 F3 WT730
80-90 houses were heavily damaged.
 
06 Aug 29 02:25 PM Roopville GA 1 F2 WT759
Tornado associated with Hurricane Katrina...major damage to homes and 8 chicken coops.
September     Killer Tornadoes: 1     Fatalities: 1
07 Sep 24 03:13 PM Isola MS 1 F1 WT813
Tornado associated with remnants of Hurricane Rita...extensive damage to two subdivisions.
November     Killer Tornadoes: 5     Fatalities: 29
08 Nov 6 01:59 AM Evansville IN 25 F3 WS844
100+ Buildings/Homes destroyed or severely damaged.
 
09 Nov 12 10:40 PM Stratford IA 1 F3 WT858
Numerous homes damaged.
 
10 Nov 15 08:30 PM Benton KY 1 F3 WT865
2 homes damaged.
 
11 Nov 27 06:15 PM Plumerville AR 1 F3 WT876
Cars overturned on I-40. Car travelling westbound on I-40 thrown into eastbound lane and overturned.
 
12 Nov 27 10:35 PM Briar MO 1 F2 WT879
Two homes destroyed...two homes damaged.

StateKiller TorFatalities
IN 1 25
GA 3 4
AR 2 3
WY 1 2
MS 1 1
WI 1 1
IA 1 1
KY 1 1
MO 1 1
TOTAL 12 39
F ScaleKiller TorFatalities
F0 0 0
F1 2 3
F2 4 5
F3 6 31
F4 0 0
F5 0 0
F? 0 0
TOTAL 12 39
CircumstanceFatalities
Mobile Home 34
Permanent Home 3
Vehicle 1
Business 1
TOTAL 39


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