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Storm reports for May 24, 2016

NOAA recorded 110 hail reports, 70 wind reports and 45 tornado reports in 15 states on May 24, 2016.

in 15 states
225
Storm reports
Near 37.69, -100.05, KS
5.0 in
Largest hail
Near 40.25, -102.72, CO
110 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF3, near 37.50, -100.14, KS
45
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 24, 2016 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

Tornadoes struck western Kansas around Dodge City from late afternoon into the evening of May 24, 2016. NWS Dodge City details nine tornadoes in Ford, Hodgeman, Ness and Edwards counties, five of them rated EF3.1 Just west of Dodge City, numerous homes along Highway 50 were heavily damaged. An EF2 tornado that moved into a housing area there seriously hurt one person.1,2 An EF3 tornado from north of Minneola to northeast of Ensign destroyed a home and left one person with minor injuries. EF3 damage also occurred about 6 miles north of Dodge City, and a building north of the city was destroyed.1,3 Hail 3 inches or larger fell in downtown and western Dodge City, and one stone measured 5 inches.1,4

In northeastern Colorado, straight-line winds estimated at 110 mph cut a damage swath 13 miles long and up to 2 miles wide in northern Yuma County. About 8 miles northeast of Yuma, outbuildings were destroyed and homes were damaged.5 In Creek County, Oklahoma, an EF1 tornado near Bristow damaged multiple homes and destroyed outbuildings. The Storm Events Database lists $750,000 in property damage.6

Sources

  1. 1. NWS Dodge City: Severe Weather Hits Western/Central KS on 24 May 2016
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI: Storm Events Database: EF2 tornado, Ford County, KS, May 24, 2016
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI: Storm Events Database: EF3 tornado, Ford County, KS, May 24, 2016
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI: Storm Events Database: Hail, Ford County, KS, May 24, 2016
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI: Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm wind, Yuma County, CO, May 24, 2016
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI: Storm Events Database: EF1 tornado, Creek County, OK, May 24, 2016

Reports by hour

Hail110, most at 3 PM

Wind70, most at 7 PM

Tornado45, most at 6 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
1:21 PMEF1Near 46.45, -88.11, MI3.78 mi long, 200 yd wide
1:54 PMEF1Near 46.43, -87.84, MI3.87 mi long, 200 yd wide
3:56 PMEF0Near 38.42, -101.05, KS1 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:04 PMEF0Near 38.45, -101.01, KS4.17 mi long, 200 yd wide
4:55 PMEF0Near 38.60, -100.73, KS0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:55 PMEF0Near 38.61, -100.72, KS0.7 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:13 PMEF0Near 38.60, -100.59, KS1.2 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:24 PMEF0Near 38.58, -100.53, KS0.8 mi long, 125 yd wide
5:26 PMEF0Near 38.63, -100.55, KS0.1 mi long, 15 yd wide
5:28 PMEF1About 36 miles from Tulsa, OK8 mi long, 900 yd wide
5:49 PMEF0Near 38.64, -100.32, KS0.1 mi long, 15 yd wide
5:55 PMEF3Near 37.50, -100.14, KS14.7 mi long, 675 yd wide
Show all 45 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
5:59 PMEF0Near 37.53, -100.09, KS0.7 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:59 PMEF0Near 38.31, -100.35, KS0.8 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:04 PMEF0Near 38.42, -100.27, KS1.7 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:12 PMEF3Near 38.24, -100.17, KS11.02 mi long, 300 yd wide
6:14 PMEF1Near 37.62, -100.09, KS1.4 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:20 PMEF0Near 37.63, -100.11, KS0.2 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:22 PMEF2Near 37.65, -100.10, KS5 mi long, 550 yd wide
6:28 PMEF0Near 37.66, -100.08, KS2.7 mi long, 90 yd wide
6:32 PMEF1Near 37.70, -100.09, KS2.9 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:43 PMEF1Near 38.34, -100.04, KS2.9 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:44 PMEF0Near 40.16, -103.21, CO0.01 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:44 PMNot ratedNear 36.04, -101.22, TX0.36 mi long, 25 yd wide
6:48 PMEF0Near 39.83, -103.71, CO0.01 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:52 PMEF2Near 37.70, -100.09, KS16.7 mi long, 1800 yd wide
6:55 PMEF0Near 37.79, -100.07, KS0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:56 PMEF0Near 38.41, -99.95, KS6.2 mi long, 150 yd wide
7:03 PMEF0Near 38.17, -100.04, KS0.6 mi long, 150 yd wide
7:07 PMEF3Near 37.86, -100.05, KS1.9 mi long, 150 yd wide
7:11 PMEF3Near 38.20, -100.04, KS7.7 mi long, 700 yd wide
7:15 PMEF1Near 37.91, -100.03, KS2.7 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:17 PMEF0Near 38.44, -99.82, KS1.32 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:25 PMEF1Near 37.79, -99.41, KS4.3 mi long, 100 yd wide
7:36 PMEF0Near 37.98, -99.94, KS3.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:44 PMEF0Near 40.16, -103.21, CO0.01 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:47 PMEF1Near 40.16, -103.05, CO0.86 mi long, 20 yd wide
7:49 PMEF2Near 37.79, -99.37, KS5.4 mi long, 150 yd wide
7:55 PMEF0Near 38.10, -100.08, KS0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:00 PMEF3Near 37.86, -99.27, KS8.3 mi long, 1100 yd wide
8:25 PMEF0Near 37.48, -98.67, KS2.3 mi long, 75 yd wide
8:36 PMEF0Near 40.23, -102.73, CO1.21 mi long, 25 yd wide
8:38 PMEF0Near 38.50, -99.10, KS0.2 mi long, 50 yd wide
10:06 PMEF0Near 40.39, -101.64, NE0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
1:29 AMEF1About 29 miles from Tulsa, OK1.8 mi long, 350 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Kansas77271634
Colorado342365
Nebraska219111
Oklahoma218112
Minnesota191720
South Dakota133100
Arkansas9630
Missouri7340
Texas6501
Florida4400
Michigan4112
Wisconsin4040
Wyoming4310
Iowa1010
Montana1100

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Denver, CO1.75 inNone0
Boulder, CO1.0 inNone0
Miami, FL1.0 inNone0
Fayetteville, ARNone75 mph0
Sioux Falls, SDNone64 mph0

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