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Storm reports for May 28, 2019

NOAA recorded 296 hail reports, 120 wind reports and 15 tornado reports in 18 states on May 28, 2019.

in 18 states
431
Storm reports
About 36 miles from Harrisburg, PA
4.0 in
Largest hail
About 30 miles from Binghamton, NY
90 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF4, about 22 miles from Topeka, KS
15
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, 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 strongest storm produced a tornado that formed just east of Lone Star Lake around 6:05 p.m. CDT and moved northeast, passing just south and southeast of Lawrence.1

The tornado crossed the Kansas River into Leavenworth County and produced EF4 damage around Linwood before ending in the Bonner Springs area.2,3 The NWS rated it EF4 with peak winds of 170 mph, a path of 31.82 miles and a maximum width of 1 mile. It lists 18 injuries and no deaths.2 NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $26 million in property damage in Leavenworth County.3 Later, an EF2 tornado with 115 mph winds tracked 5.84 miles from near Kearney to north of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, starting at 7:58 p.m. CDT.2

In central Pennsylvania, large hail was widespread. Hail 4 inches across fell near Fishers Ferry in Northumberland County at 3:59 p.m. EST (4:59 p.m. EDT).4 In the NWS Pittsburgh forecast area, NOAA's Storm Events Database says hail broke windows in homes, damaged cars and caused at least $12 million in damage.5

Reports by hour

Hail296, most at 4 PM

Wind120, most at 5 PM

Tornado15, most at 5 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
2:45 PMEF0About 51 miles from Pittsburgh, PA0.26 mi long, 30 yd wide
3:50 PMEF1About 31 miles from Binghamton, NY3.2 mi long, 200 yd wide
4:06 PMEF0Near 40.23, -87.71, IL0.16 mi long, 10 yd wide
4:15 PMEF0Near 37.76, -99.31, KS0.14 mi long, 25 yd wide
4:52 PMEF2About 12 miles from Reading, PA3.08 mi long, 400 yd wide
5:10 PMNot ratedAbout 35 miles from Topeka, KS0.5 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:10 PMEF0About 12 miles from Scranton, PA1.58 mi long, 75 yd wide
5:18 PMEF1About 8 miles from Scranton, PA0.79 mi long, 125 yd wide
5:20 PMEF2Near 39.11, -98.85, KS24.41 mi long, 880 yd wide
5:49 PMEF2About 22 miles from Topeka, KS10.69 mi long, 200 yd wide
5:55 PMEF0Near 42.50, -121.64, OR0.01 mi long, 10 yd wide
6:05 PMEF4About 22 miles from Topeka, KS29.07 mi long, 1760 yd wide
6:40 PMNot ratedNear 38.94, -99.43, KS1.32 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:30 PMEF1About 44 miles from New York, NY1.25 mi long, 350 yd wide
7:58 PMEF2About 19 miles from Kansas City, MO5.85 mi long, 400 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Pennsylvania164103565
Kansas604776
Oklahoma433940
Illinois2913151
Missouri262141
Ohio2616100
New Jersey2413101
Nebraska131300
Iowa11650
Indiana11920
Delaware6420
Texas5500
Florida4130
New York4400
Arkansas2020
Colorado1100
Oregon1001
Washington1100

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Scranton, PA2.75 in81 mph2
Reading, PA2.0 in87 mph1
Topeka, KS2.0 inNone0
New York, NY1.75 inNone0
Pittsburgh, PA1.75 in58 mph0
Lancaster, PA1.5 in60 mph0
Philadelphia, PA1.25 inNone0
Youngstown, OH1.25 in64 mph0
Akron, OH1.0 inNone0
Canton, OH1.0 inNone0
Midland, TX1.0 inNone0
Norman, OK1.0 inNone0
Jacksonville, FL0.88 in58 mph0
Peoria, IL0.75 in70 mph0
Wichita Falls, TX0.75 inNone0

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