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Storm reports for May 22, 2019

NOAA recorded 55 hail reports, 240 wind reports and 36 tornado reports in 10 states on May 22, 2019.

in 10 states
331
Storm reports
Near 39.29, -92.50, MO
3.0 in
Largest hail
Near 40.33, -91.32, IL
100 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF3, near 37.11, -94.62, KS
36
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 22, 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

On May 22, 2019, an EF3 tornado entered Cole County, Missouri, at 11:20 p.m. CDT and crossed Jefferson City before moving over the Missouri River into Callaway County, on a 32.63-mile path up to 1,500 yards wide.1 It caused severe damage to well-built homes in downtown Jefferson City. NOAA counts at least 516 residential, 82 commercial and 30 government buildings in Cole County with moderate to major damage, and another 500 buildings with minor damage.1 NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 32 injuries and $170 million in property damage in Cole County.1 The same tornado began as an EF1 at 10:56 p.m. CDT near Eldon, where it damaged numerous homes on the south and east sides of town and injured 1 person. NOAA lists $4 million in damage in Miller County.2,3

Earlier, at 8:05 p.m. CDT, an EF3 tornado with peak winds estimated at 140 mph touched down in Cherokee County, Kansas, and crossed into Jasper County, Missouri, near Carl Junction, where dozens of well-built two- and three-story homes in a subdivision had significant damage. NOAA lists $5.25 million in damage in Jasper County.2,4 At 8:51 p.m. CDT, another EF3 tornado, with peak winds estimated at 142 mph, touched down in Jasper County and tracked 12 miles into Barton County near Golden City. In Barton County it badly damaged three homes and destroyed a manufactured home, killing 3 people and injuring 1.2

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 829418, tornado, Cole County, Missouri
  2. 2. NWS Springfield: 20-22 May 2019 Tornado and Flooding Event
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 828165, tornado, Miller County, Missouri
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 828159, tornado, Jasper County, Missouri

Reports by hour

Hail55, most at 8 PM

Wind240, most at 3 AM

Tornado36, most at 8 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
2:30 PMEF0About 42 miles from Las Vegas, NV0.16 mi long, 25 yd wide
4:29 PMEF1About 50 miles from Norman, OK1 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:34 PMNot ratedAbout 54 miles from Norman, OK0.5 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:41 PMNot ratedAbout 54 miles from Tulsa, OK1 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:47 PMEF1About 51 miles from Tulsa, OK0.8 mi long, 75 yd wide
5:10 PMEF1About 40 miles from Tulsa, OK0.6 mi long, 125 yd wide
5:23 PMEF1About 51 miles from Tulsa, OK6 mi long, 650 yd wide
5:32 PMEF1About 46 miles from Tulsa, OK7.7 mi long, 400 yd wide
6:03 PMEF0About 35 miles from Tulsa, OK0.2 mi long, 75 yd wide
6:07 PMEF0About 12 miles from Tulsa, OK0.2 mi long, 75 yd wide
6:36 PMEF0About 25 miles from Tulsa, OK0.2 mi long, 75 yd wide
6:44 PMEF1About 58 miles from Tulsa, OK5.1 mi long, 350 yd wide
Show all 36 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
6:59 PMEF1Near 36.83, -95.14, OK1.5 mi long, 150 yd wide
7:25 PMNot ratedAbout 12 miles from Tulsa, OK1.8 mi long, 75 yd wide
7:25 PMEF1Near 36.95, -94.93, OK7.32 mi long, 1100 yd wide
8:05 PMEF3Near 37.11, -94.62, KS9.22 mi long, 440 yd wide
8:09 PMEF1About 35 miles from Tulsa, OK3.1 mi long, 650 yd wide
8:17 PMEF1Near 40.33, -91.32, IL0.53 mi long, 30 yd wide
8:19 PMEF0Near 39.29, -92.70, MO0.56 mi long, 40 yd wide
8:23 PMEF0Near 37.20, -94.46, MO7.88 mi long, 200 yd wide
8:28 PMNot ratedAbout 40 miles from Tulsa, OK0.2 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:31 PMNot ratedAbout 38 miles from Tulsa, OK0.2 mi long, 75 yd wide
8:44 PMNot ratedAbout 39 miles from Tulsa, OK0.2 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:51 PMEF3About 52 miles from Springfield, MO11.29 mi long, 880 yd wide
8:52 PMEF1About 42 miles from Tulsa, OK5.3 mi long, 400 yd wide
9:34 PMEF2About 44 miles from Fayetteville, AR16.59 mi long, 1100 yd wide
9:56 PMEF0Near 40.13, -90.48, IL1.75 mi long, 50 yd wide
10:02 PMEF0Near 39.26, -91.83, MO0.83 mi long, 150 yd wide
10:56 PMEF3Near 38.33, -92.61, MO32.68 mi long, 1500 yd wide
12:15 AMEF1About 58 miles from Peoria, IL15.25 mi long, 150 yd wide
12:33 AMEF1About 42 miles from Peoria, IL2.7 mi long, 100 yd wide
12:39 AMEF0About 56 miles from Tulsa, OK0.5 mi long, 150 yd wide
12:48 AMEF1About 58 miles from Tulsa, OK8.6 mi long, 1100 yd wide
1:10 AMEF1Near 40.01, -88.74, IL1.34 mi long, 200 yd wide
1:49 AMEF1About 59 miles from Springfield, MO11.05 mi long, 440 yd wide
2:06 AMEF1Near 40.11, -87.86, IL1.56 mi long, 200 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Illinois998856
Indiana860860
Missouri4720216
Oklahoma4718722
Ohio300300
Michigan132110
Texas4400
Kansas3201
Iowa1100
Nevada1001

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Wichita Falls, TX1.75 inNone0
Tulsa, OK1.25 inNone2
Peoria, IL0.75 in60 mph0
Dayton, OHNone58 mph0
Fort Wayne, INNone76 mph0
Indianapolis, INNone70 mph0
South Bend, INNone69 mph0
Springfield, MONone60 mph0
St. Louis, MONone70 mph0
Toledo, OHNone60 mph0

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