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Storm reports for May 20, 2019

NOAA recorded 107 hail reports, 74 wind reports and 51 tornado reports in 9 states on May 20, 2019.

in 9 states
232
Storm reports
Near 34.85, -100.22, TX
5.5 in
Largest hail
Near 36.83, -89.99, MO
100 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF3, about 10 miles from Odessa, TX
51
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 20, 2019 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

The largest hail on May 20, 2019, was a 5.5-inch stone photographed near Wellington in Collingsworth County, Texas, around 3:39 p.m. CDT.1 In southwest Oklahoma, an EF2 tornado ran 11 miles from southwest of Mangum through the northwest and north sides of town from 5:12 to 5:29 p.m. CDT.2 Near Mangum it destroyed many outbuildings and tore much of the roof off a home, and NOAA lists $300,000 in damage.2 At 10:29 p.m. CDT, an EF2 tornado up to 2,700 yards wide began southwest of Peggs in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, and tracked 21 miles into Delaware County.3 It severely damaged homes and businesses in Peggs and injured 1 person. NOAA lists $800,000 in damage in Cherokee County.4

In Hickory County, Missouri, straight-line winds up to 90 mph around 9:50 p.m. CDT damaged homes and outbuildings and overturned more than 20 recreational vehicles. NOAA lists $3 million in damage.5 At 4:23 p.m. CDT, an EF1 tornado with 105 mph winds damaged numerous homes and outbuildings south of Pittsburg in Crawford County, Kansas, with $1.1 million in damage listed.6

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 826585, hail, Collingsworth County, Texas
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 831208, tornado, Greer County, Oklahoma
  3. 3. NWS Norman: 2019 Oklahoma Tornadoes
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 823784, tornado, Cherokee County, Oklahoma
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 827507, thunderstorm wind, Hickory County, Missouri
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 828030, tornado, Crawford County, Kansas

Reports by hour

Hail107, most at 3 PM

Wind74, most at 10 PM

Tornado51, most at 4 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
11:50 AMEF0Near 36.05, -111.35, AZ1 mi long, 10 yd wide
2:05 PMNot ratedAbout 52 miles from Lubbock, TX1 mi long, 30 yd wide
3:00 PMNot ratedNear 34.00, -100.39, TX0.2 mi long, 10 yd wide
3:01 PMEF0Near 34.02, -100.37, TX1.89 mi long, 20 yd wide
3:29 PMEF0Near 34.79, -100.29, TX0.35 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:31 PMNot ratedAbout 30 miles from Oklahoma City, OK0.5 mi long, 40 yd wide
3:43 PMNot ratedAbout 32 miles from Oklahoma City, OK3.7 mi long, 150 yd wide
3:46 PMNot ratedAbout 35 miles from Oklahoma City, OK0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:50 PMEF1About 35 miles from Oklahoma City, OK6 mi long, 70 yd wide
3:54 PMNot ratedAbout 36 miles from Oklahoma City, OK1 mi long, 40 yd wide
4:08 PMEF1About 45 miles from Oklahoma City, OK0.3 mi long, 40 yd wide
4:14 PMEF1Near 37.33, -94.75, KS2.19 mi long, 440 yd wide
Show all 51 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
4:23 PMEF1About 55 miles from Oklahoma City, OK3 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:23 PMEF1Near 37.35, -94.71, KS10.67 mi long, 1200 yd wide
4:36 PMEF0About 45 miles from Oklahoma City, OK0.1 mi long, 20 yd wide
4:37 PMNot ratedNear 34.66, -99.96, OK0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:38 PMEF0About 45 miles from Oklahoma City, OK0.1 mi long, 20 yd wide
4:45 PMNot ratedNear 34.71, -99.87, OK0.3 mi long, 30 yd wide
4:55 PMEF0About 46 miles from Oklahoma City, OK1.45 mi long, 20 yd wide
4:59 PMNot ratedNear 34.70, -99.76, OK0.1 mi long, 20 yd wide
5:05 PMEF1About 50 miles from Oklahoma City, OK7.7 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:09 PMEF0About 46 miles from Oklahoma City, OK0.3 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:12 PMEF2Near 34.81, -99.61, OK11 mi long, 1200 yd wide
5:23 PMEF3About 10 miles from Odessa, TX5.8 mi long, 225 yd wide
5:38 PMNot ratedNear 36.39, -97.05, OK0.2 mi long, 30 yd wide
5:38 PMNot ratedNear 34.95, -99.39, OK0.2 mi long, 40 yd wide
5:48 PMEF0About 11 miles from Cape Coral, FL0.06 mi long, 30 yd wide
6:14 PMNot ratedNear 35.04, -99.22, OK0.5 mi long, 30 yd wide
6:45 PMNot ratedAbout 45 miles from Springfield, MO0.24 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:47 PMNot ratedNear 33.60, -100.60, TX3.37 mi long, 300 yd wide
6:52 PMEF2About 24 miles from Midland, TX6.63 mi long, 150 yd wide
9:05 PMEF0About 3 miles from Tulsa, OK0.5 mi long, 100 yd wide
9:08 PMNot ratedAbout 49 miles from Abilene, TX0.01 mi long, 30 yd wide
10:01 PMEF1About 23 miles from Tulsa, OK4.4 mi long, 450 yd wide
10:09 PMEF0About 30 miles from Tulsa, OK0.75 mi long, 75 yd wide
10:29 PMNot ratedAbout 45 miles from Abilene, TX0.01 mi long, 30 yd wide
10:29 PMEF2About 42 miles from Tulsa, OK21 mi long, 2700 yd wide
10:35 PMEF1About 43 miles from Tulsa, OK3.6 mi long, 1100 yd wide
10:54 PMEF1About 45 miles from Fayetteville, AR6.9 mi long, 600 yd wide
3:45 AMEF1About 11 miles from Norman, OK3.75 mi long, 250 yd wide
3:57 AMEF1About 2 miles from Norman, OK4.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:13 AMEF0About 3 miles from Norman, OK0.3 mi long, 20 yd wide
4:22 AMEF1About 10 miles from Norman, OK1.4 mi long, 30 yd wide
4:33 AMEF2About 21 miles from Norman, OK2.6 mi long, 150 yd wide
4:50 AMEF0About 32 miles from Norman, OK2.3 mi long, 30 yd wide
6:08 AMEF1About 16 miles from Tulsa, OK1.6 mi long, 75 yd wide
6:25 AMNot ratedAbout 48 miles from McKinney, TX0.5 mi long, 20 yd wide
6:29 AMEF0About 5 miles from Tulsa, OK0.4 mi long, 75 yd wide
6:31 AMEF1About 5 miles from Tulsa, OK2.3 mi long, 550 yd wide
6:37 AMEF1About 7 miles from Tulsa, OK0.7 mi long, 75 yd wide
6:48 AMEF0About 14 miles from Tulsa, OK0.6 mi long, 100 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Texas10885149
Oklahoma79172537
Missouri282251
Rhode Island7070
Kansas4022
Arkansas3300
Arizona1001
Florida1001
Maine1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Midland, TX2.0 in70 mph0
Odessa, TX2.0 in70 mph1
Lubbock, TX1.75 in63 mph0
Amarillo, TX1.27 inNone0
Norman, OK1.0 in62 mph4
Tulsa, OK1.0 in70 mph5
Allen, TXNone58 mph0
Cape Coral, FLNoneNone1
Frisco, TXNone58 mph0
McKinney, TXNone58 mph0
Oklahoma City, OKNone58 mph0
Providence, RINone58 mph0
Springfield, MONone64 mph0

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