Type Tornado outbreak Max rating Dates 16 Nov 2015 – 18 Nov 2015 | Tornadoes confirmed 61 Casualties 0 fatalities, 1 injury | |
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Duration November 16, 2015 (2015-11-16) – November 18, 2015 (2015-11-18) Duration of tornado outbreak 2 days, 1 hour, 19 minutes | ||
The Tornado outbreak of November 16–18, 2015 was a highly unusual nocturnal late-season tornado outbreak that significantly impacted the lower Great Plains on November 16 before producing additional weaker tornadoes across parts of the Southern United States the following two days. The first day of the outbreak spawned multiple strong, long-track tornadoes, including two consecutive EF3s that caused major damage near Pampa, Texas. Overall, the outbreak produced 61 tornadoes in all, and was described as by the National Weather Service office in Dodge City, Kansas as being "unprecedented in recorded history for southwest Kansas." Despite spawning multiple strong tornadoes after dark, no fatalities and only one minor injury occurred as a result of the outbreak.