On May 1, a dryline and triple point developed over the Rockies, and the next day, the NWS SPC issued an Enhanced Risk for severe weather, including isolated tornadoes, and several tornadoes, including 4 EF2's, touched down. The following day, a High Risk for severe weather was issued, and this time, 2 large and violent EF4 tornadoes touched down, causing extensive damage and loss of life in the process. On May 4 and 5, the SPC issued a High Risk for severe weather, and on those 2 days, 4 EF4s and 2 EF5s touched down, causing the issuance of tornado emergencies in every case. On May 6 and 7, another High Risk for severe weather was issued, including the possibility of large, long lived tornadoes. In total, 53 people died, and $3 billion was done in damages.