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Storm reports for May 29, 2019

NOAA recorded 103 hail reports, 281 wind reports and 41 tornado reports in 17 states on May 29, 2019.

in 17 states
425
Storm reports
About 39 miles from Springfield, MO
2.75 in
Largest hail
About 20 miles from Allentown, PA
110 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, about 35 miles from Mesquite, TX
41
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 29, 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

Around 5 p.m. EDT on May 29, 2019, straight-line winds that an NWS survey estimated at up to 110 mph struck Lower Frederick and Upper Salford townships in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.1 Hundreds of trees fell there, and numerous homes, outbuildings and cars were damaged.1 Around 2:11 p.m. EDT, a 70 to 80 mph downburst in downtown Prestonsburg, Kentucky, blew roofing onto West Court Street and killed a man driving there, and nearby buildings and homes had minor roof damage.2

In Van Zandt County, Texas, an EF2 tornado with 125 mph winds tracked toward Canton about 4:51 p.m. CDT, causing significant roof loss to homes and destroying a manufactured home.3 An EF2 at Cedar Creek Reservoir in Kaufman County caused one minor injury, and Storm Events lists $1 million in property damage from it.4 Downburst winds estimated as high as 95 to 100 mph near Bug Tussle in Fannin County damaged homes, outbuildings and trees.5 Hail reached baseball size in Blossom, Texas.6 Baseball-size hail near Kirbyville, Missouri, damaged roofs and several vehicles.7 At Vandalia Municipal Airport in Illinois, a downburst destroyed four hangars and flipped an airplane.8

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 828032, thunderstorm wind, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 815834, thunderstorm wind, Floyd County, Kentucky
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 828790, tornado, Van Zandt County, Texas
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 828780, tornado, Kaufman County, Texas
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 828808, thunderstorm wind, Fannin County, Texas
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 828663, hail, Lamar County, Texas
  7. 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 823193, hail, Taney County, Missouri
  8. 8. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 830595, thunderstorm wind, Fayette County, Illinois

Reports by hour

Hail103, most at 2 PM

Wind281, most at 3 PM

Tornado41, most at 4 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
8:44 AMEF1Near 36.92, -89.52, MO0.97 mi long, 75 yd wide
1:07 PMEF0Near 41.77, -77.19, PA1.05 mi long, 50 yd wide
1:19 PMEF0About 7 miles from Fort Worth, TX3.87 mi long, 200 yd wide
1:22 PMEF0About 6 miles from Denton, TX3.72 mi long, 250 yd wide
1:31 PMEF1About 9 miles from Fort Worth, TX0.45 mi long, 300 yd wide
2:14 PMEF0About 10 miles from Allentown, PA2.3 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:20 PMEF0About 38 miles from Scranton, PA0.42 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:58 PMEF0About 11 miles from Garland, TX3.06 mi long, 25 yd wide
3:07 PMEF0About 36 miles from Tyler, TX2.96 mi long, 100 yd wide
3:14 PMEF1About 16 miles from Harrisburg, PA4.93 mi long, 300 yd wide
3:17 PMNot ratedAbout 36 miles from Tyler, TX0.24 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:24 PMEF1About 12 miles from Harrisburg, PA2.45 mi long, 350 yd wide
Show all 41 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
3:24 PMEF1About 39 miles from Hagerstown, MD0.72 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:36 PMEF0About 43 miles from Tyler, TX3.36 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:00 PMNot ratedNear 42.41, -95.32, IA1.23 mi long, 30 yd wide
4:11 PMNot ratedNear 42.43, -95.16, IA0.65 mi long, 20 yd wide
4:21 PMEF0Near 33.95, -95.05, OK1.06 mi long, 75 yd wide
4:24 PMEF2About 35 miles from Mesquite, TX4.01 mi long, 215 yd wide
4:28 PMEF0Near 39.69, -89.21, IL0.23 mi long, 20 yd wide
4:30 PMEF0Near 39.74, -89.39, IL0.23 mi long, 20 yd wide
4:35 PMEF0Near 39.69, -89.15, IL0.29 mi long, 20 yd wide
4:49 PMNot ratedNear 42.76, -94.67, IA0.22 mi long, 40 yd wide
4:50 PMEF0Near 39.70, -89.08, IL0.46 mi long, 20 yd wide
4:50 PMEF2About 40 miles from Longview, TX9.07 mi long, 850 yd wide
4:51 PMEF2About 39 miles from Mesquite, TX7.24 mi long, 700 yd wide
5:08 PMEF1About 37 miles from Tyler, TX2.33 mi long, 140 yd wide
5:16 PMEF0Near 36.27, -91.23, AR0.62 mi long, 75 yd wide
5:18 PMEF1About 35 miles from Tyler, TX3.81 mi long, 250 yd wide
5:31 PMEF0About 27 miles from McKinney, TX10.84 mi long, 300 yd wide
6:21 PMNot ratedNear 42.79, -94.40, IA0.54 mi long, 30 yd wide
6:23 PMEF0About 35 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA0.07 mi long, 20 yd wide
7:01 PMEF1About 50 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA3.52 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:28 PMNot ratedAbout 44 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA0.9 mi long, 30 yd wide
7:37 PMEF0About 47 miles from Des Moines, IA1.11 mi long, 30 yd wide
7:39 PMNot ratedAbout 40 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA0.95 mi long, 30 yd wide
7:46 PMEF0About 37 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA3.34 mi long, 20 yd wide
8:13 PMEF0About 32 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA0.3 mi long, 20 yd wide
8:15 PMEF0About 55 miles from Des Moines, IA1.23 mi long, 30 yd wide
8:29 PMEF0About 58 miles from Des Moines, IA0.57 mi long, 40 yd wide
8:31 PMEF0Near 42.45, -93.25, IA1.33 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:54 PMNot ratedNear 42.41, -93.04, IA0.66 mi long, 20 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Pennsylvania13938956
Texas40121513
West Virginia386320
Missouri3310221
Kentucky3212200
Virginia293260
Arkansas204151
Iowa192215
Illinois17584
Maryland131120
New Jersey13580
Oklahoma11551
Ohio9090
Delaware4040
North Carolina3030
Puerto Rico3030
Indiana2020

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Allentown, PA2.0 in58 mph1
Baltimore, MD1.5 in90 mph0
Trenton, NJ1.25 in70 mph0
Philadelphia, PA1.0 in59 mph0
Reading, PA1.0 in63 mph0
Roanoke, VA0.88 in63 mph0
Carrollton, TX0.75 inNone0
Fort Worth, TX0.75 in69 mph2
Irving, TX0.75 inNone0
Lewisville, TX0.75 inNone0
Scranton, PA0.75 inNone0
Wichita Falls, TX0.75 inNone0
Abilene, TXNone64 mph0
Denton, TXNone61 mph1
Garland, TXNoneNone1
Harrisburg, PANoneNone1
Little Rock, ARNone70 mph0
Mesquite, TXNoneNone1
Pittsburgh, PANone58 mph0
St. Louis, MONone70 mph0
Tulsa, OKNone64 mph0
Winston-Salem, NCNone58 mph0
York, PANone60 mph0

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