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Storm reports for May 28, 2013

NOAA recorded 148 hail reports, 100 wind reports and 25 tornado reports in 18 states on May 28, 2013.

in 18 states
273
Storm reports
About 51 miles from Topeka, KS
4.0 in
Largest hail
About 50 miles from Erie, PA
90 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF3, about 49 miles from Topeka, KS
25
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
  • Surveyed wind damage

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 28, 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

Late on the night of May 28, a hailstorm crossed Amarillo, Texas, from about 10:40 PM CST until shortly before midnight.1 Baseball-size hail, 2.75 inches across, broke windows and damaged roofs on homes and businesses near 34th Avenue and Soncy Road, and hundreds of vehicles were damaged.1 Golf ball size hail damaged homes, businesses and vehicles in downtown Amarillo.2 NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $200 million in property damage from the hail in west Amarillo and $100 million from the hail downtown.1,2 Shortly before, baseball-size hail damaged structures on the south side of Bushland.3

In Kansas, an EF3 tornado nearly 1 mile wide moved through Ottawa County near Lindsey from about 5:45 to 6:45 PM CDT, with winds estimated near 150 mph.4 Hail up to 3.5 inches fell near Lindsey.5 In Erie County, Pennsylvania, an EF1 tornado overturned and destroyed a mobile home near Cranesville, injuring the five people inside, and a second EF1 tore roofing and siding from buildings in and around Union City.6,7

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 459305, hail, Potter County, Texas
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 459316, hail, Potter County, Texas
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 459331, hail, Randall County, Texas
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 443197, tornado, Ottawa County, Kansas
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 446542, hail, Ottawa County, Kansas
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 453552, tornado, Erie County, Pennsylvania
  7. 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 453558, tornado, Erie County, Pennsylvania

Reports by hour

Hail148, most at 6 PM

Wind100, most at 5 PM

Tornado25, most at 8 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
3:08 PMEF0Near 36.80, -100.33, OK0.82 mi long, 25 yd wide
3:29 PMEF0Near 36.90, -100.43, OK1.77 mi long, 25 yd wide
4:16 PMEF3About 49 miles from Topeka, KS4.4 mi long, 900 yd wide
4:20 PMEF1About 47 miles from Topeka, KS0.01 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:23 PMEF0Near 42.08, -103.73, NE6.31 mi long, 75 yd wide
4:45 PMEF1About 46 miles from Topeka, KS0.01 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:05 PMEF0Near 42.13, -103.42, NE2.16 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:33 PMEF0Near 39.02, -97.72, KS0.01 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:45 PMEF3Near 39.04, -97.71, KS2.33 mi long, 1000 yd wide
6:35 PMEF1About 18 miles from Erie, PA1.69 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:37 PMEF0Near 38.45, -99.01, KS4.18 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:40 PMEF0Near 38.50, -99.05, KS0.62 mi long, 75 yd wide
Show all 25 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
6:45 PMEF0Near 34.79, -102.96, TX2.14 mi long, 75 yd wide
6:53 PMEF1About 15 miles from Erie, PA17.83 mi long, 150 yd wide
7:13 PMEF1Near 43.27, -101.91, SD0.1 mi long, 20 yd wide
7:47 PMEF0About 14 miles from Lansing, MI0.74 mi long, 60 yd wide
7:52 PMEF0About 21 miles from Lansing, MI0.5 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:01 PMEF1About 3 miles from Flint, MI2.28 mi long, 400 yd wide
8:09 PMEF1About 22 miles from Flint, MI9.89 mi long, 550 yd wide
8:18 PMEF0About 54 miles from Chicago, IL1.85 mi long, 20 yd wide
8:25 PMEF0About 40 miles from Erie, PA2.76 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:30 PMEF2About 13 miles from Flint, MI5.1 mi long, 500 yd wide
8:54 PMEF2About 11 miles from Flint, MI4.61 mi long, 300 yd wide
8:58 PMEF1About 53 miles from Erie, PA4.22 mi long, 100 yd wide
9:06 PMEF0Near 34.99, -102.92, TX2.06 mi long, 150 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Texas7140292
Kansas553997
Nebraska312362
Iowa211740
Illinois161141
Pennsylvania15294
Michigan12066
Colorado11920
Oklahoma9432
Indiana8080
Maryland7160
Missouri6600
Wyoming3300
New York2020
Ohio2200
South Dakota2011
Virginia1010
Wisconsin1100

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Amarillo, TX2.75 in69 mph0
Washington, DC1.0 in60 mph0
Chicago, ILNone63 mph0
Flint, MINoneNone3
Kalamazoo, MINone60 mph0
Lansing, MINone81 mph1
South Bend, INNone64 mph0

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