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Storm reports for May 27, 2013

NOAA recorded 82 hail reports, 61 wind reports and 16 tornado reports in 11 states on May 27, 2013.

in 11 states
159
Storm reports
Near 39.80, -98.11, KS
5.25 in
Largest hail
Near 40.37, -97.91, NE
90 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF3, near 39.86, -98.54, KS
16
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports.

  • Wind report
  • Tornado and its path
  • Surveyed tornado path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 27, 2013 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot.

What happened

On the evening of May 27, an EF3 tornado touched down north of Lebanon in Smith County, Kansas, at 6:04 PM CST and lifted north of Esbon in Jewell County.1 Its peak winds were estimated near 140 mph and its path reached 1,580 yards wide.1 About 3 miles northeast of Lebanon, two homes were heavily damaged or destroyed, one losing its whole second floor, and grain bins and a large outbuilding there were destroyed.1 NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $1.4 million in property damage from this tornado in Smith County and $400,000 in Jewell County, and one person suffered minor injuries.1,2 Hail up to 5.25 inches across fell near Montrose in Jewell County at 7:35 PM CST.3 Later, an EF2 tornado with winds near 130 mph caused significant damage near U.S. Highway 36 just west of Marysville in Marshall County.4

In south central Nebraska, an EF2 tornado hit Edgar in Clay County at 6:32 PM CST, destroying a large metal building in town and damaging other buildings.5 The database lists $4 million in damage from that tornado.5 Winds estimated near 90 mph then swept the Ong area of Clay County and southern Fillmore County, damaging or destroying a number of grain bins in Fillmore County.6,7 The database lists $6 million in damage in each of the two counties.6,7

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 450326, tornado, Smith County, Kansas
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 450327, tornado, Jewell County, Kansas
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 450314, hail, Jewell County, Kansas
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 442927, tornado, Marshall County, Kansas
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 450296, tornado, Clay County, Nebraska
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 450301, thunderstorm wind, Clay County, Nebraska
  7. 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 450300, thunderstorm wind, Fillmore County, Nebraska

Reports by hour

Hail82, most at 5 PM

Wind61, most at 7 PM

Tornado16, most at 4 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
12:00 PMEF0Near 44.33, -108.83, WY6.27 mi long, 20 yd wide
3:05 PMEF0About 57 miles from Cheyenne, WY7.38 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:25 PMEF0Near 41.30, -103.57, NE5.43 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:38 PMEF0Near 38.94, -102.17, CO0.25 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:49 PMEF0Near 38.94, -102.17, CO0.25 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:58 PMEF0Near 42.53, -103.66, NE2 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:05 PMEF0Near 42.32, -103.42, NE0.3 mi long, 30 yd wide
5:37 PMEF0Near 38.92, -102.35, CO0.25 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:32 PMEF0Near 39.82, -98.83, KS0.38 mi long, 15 yd wide
6:45 PMEF0Near 39.81, -98.68, KS0.01 mi long, 10 yd wide
7:04 PMEF3Near 39.86, -98.54, KS5.74 mi long, 1580 yd wide
7:32 PMEF2Near 40.37, -98.01, NE4.47 mi long, 250 yd wide
Show all 16 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
8:51 PMEF0About 50 miles from Lincoln, NE3.28 mi long, 100 yd wide
9:02 PMEF2About 45 miles from Lincoln, NE5.93 mi long, 600 yd wide
9:16 PMEF0About 41 miles from Lincoln, NE1.36 mi long, 100 yd wide
9:40 PMEF2Near 39.83, -96.74, KS3.83 mi long, 150 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
South Dakota372980
Nebraska311498
Illinois210210
Oklahoma175120
Kansas151014
Colorado12813
Texas8710
Wyoming8611
Missouri7340
Indiana2020
Puerto Rico1010

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Rapid City, SD1.75 inNone0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.