May 17, 2019, Tornadoes and Severe Weather - Updated

Tornadoes:

Tornado #1   6 miles southwest of Stockville Frontier County Date May 17, 2019 Time (Local) 632 pm CDT EF Rating 0 Est. Peak Winds 70 mph Path Length 0.1 miles Max Width 20 yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: Brief touchdown with no damage reported. Track Map

Tornado #2   Northwest edge of Stockville Frontier County Date May 17, 2019 Time (Local) 645 pm CDT EF Rating 0 Est. Peak Winds 70 mph Path Length 0.1 miles Max Width 50 yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: Brief touchdown. Track Map

Tornado #3   3 miles northeast of Stockville Frontier County Date May 17, 2019 Time (Local) 655 pm CDT EF Rating 0 Est. Peak Winds 70 mph Path Length 0.5 miles Max Width 315 yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: Several 1400 lb. hay bales were moved, damaging two fence lines and posts. Track Map

Tornado #4   5 miles northeast of Stockville Frontier County Date May 17, 2019 Time (Local) 658 pm CDT EF Rating 2 Est. Peak Winds 118 mph Path Length 0.56 miles Max Width 178 yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: Numerous hay bales were rolled across the road and into ditches. Twelve power poles were snapped. Track Map

Tornado #5  8 miles northeast of Stockville Frontier County Date May 17, 2019 Time (Local) 705 pm CDT EF Rating 3 Est. Peak Winds 158 mph Path Length 2.12 miles Max Width 400 yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: The tornado touched down 8 miles northeast of Stockville and produced damage consistent with an EF-2 winds. The tornado continued northeast where it produced extensive damage at a farm consistent with an EF-3 winds. Two buildings were destroyed and multiple structures were damaged. Track Map

Tornado #6  14 miles northeast of Stockville Frontier County Date May 17, 2019 Time (Local) 712 pm CDT EF Rating 0 Est. Peak Winds 73 mph Path Length 0.25 miles Max Width 40 yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: A brief tornado touched down and twisted a cedar tree trunk and broke large limbs. Track Map

Tornado #7  9 miles west of Eustis Frontier County (and into Dawson Co.) Date May 17, 2019 Time (Local) 715 pm CDT EF Rating 0 (Frontier Co. portion) Est. Peak Winds 70 mph Path Length 0.2 miles (Frontier Co.) Max Width 360 yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: The tornado began in far north Frontier County, and downed large tree limbs. The tornado then moved into Dawson County (see NWS Hastings for further details). Track Map

Tornado #8   7 miles southeast of Oconto Custer County Date May 17, 2019 Time (Local) 830 pm CDT EF Rating 1 Est. Peak Winds 107 mph Path Length 0.1 miles Max Width 92 yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: The tornado touched down in a field and moved north, damaging a pole barn, snapping a tree trunk, and producing minor damage to a porch. A horse trailer was rolled over two wooden fences and a metal fence prior to landing in a horse corral. Track Map

For information of the McCook area tornadoes, see NWS Goodland, KS webpage: https://www.weather.gov/gld/may17tornadoes

For information of the Dawson County tornadoes, see NWS Hastings webpage: https://www.weather.gov/gid/may172019

The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

Photos 

Tornado #3 - EF-0 damage (NWS storm survey)	Tornado #4 - EF-2 damage (NWS storm survey)	Tornado #5 - EF-0 damage (NWS storm survey)	Tornado #5 - EF-1 damage (NWS storm survey)

Tornado #5 - EF-2 damage (NWS storm survey)	Tornado #5 - EF-1 damage (NWS storm survey)	Tornado #5 - EF-0 damage (NWS storm survey)	Tornado #5 - EF-1 damage (NWS storm survey)

Tornado #5 - EF-2 damage (NWS storm survey)	Tornado #5 - EF-2 damage (NWS storm survey)	Tornado #5 - EF-2 damage (NWS storm survey)	Tornado #5 - EF-2 damage (NWS storm survey)

Tornado #5 - EF-2 damage (NWS storm survey)	Tornado #6 - EF-0 damage (NWS storm survey)	Tornado #8 - EF-1 damage (NWS storm survey)	Tornado #8 - EF-1 damage (NWS storm survey)

Tornado southwest of Stockville (photo credit: Jon Bothe)	Tornado near Stockville (photo credit: Aaron Edwards)	Tornado near Stockville (photo credit: Shawn Erickson)

Tornado near Stockville (photo credit: Joshua Janulewicz)	Tornado near Farnam (photo credit: Jacob Terrell)	Tornado near Farnam (photo credit: Michael Charnick)	Tornado near Farnam (photo credit: Eric Mortimore)

Tornado near Farnam (photo credit: Mike Umscheid)	Hail in Thedford (photo credit: Dawn Bryant)	Hail in Mullen (photo credit: Adrienne Deibler)

For pictures of the McCook area tornadoes, see NWS Goodland, KS webpage: https://www.weather.gov/gld/may17tornadoes

For pictures of the Dawson County tornadoes, see NWS Hastings webpage: https://www.weather.gov/gid/may172019

Radar

Radar loop courtesy of Iowa Environmental Mesonet red boxes = Tornado Warnings, yellow boxes = Severe Thunderstorm Warnings orange outlines = NWS boundaries (LBF: North Platte, GID: Hastings, GLD: Goodland KS, BOU: Boulder CO, CYS: Cheyenne WY)

Storm Reports & Survey Summary

Tornado storm survey preliminary summary: https://nwschat.weather.gov/p.php?pid=201905200141-KLBF-NOUS43-PNSLBF

Storm reports:

   Regional map: https://nwschat.weather.gov/lsr/#LBF,GID,GLD,BOU,CYS/201905172100/201905180600/0100

   Local list:

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0410 PM     HAIL             4 E THEDFORD            41.98N 100.50W
05/17/2019  E1.75 INCH       THOMAS             NE   PUBLIC          

            MOSTLY QUARTER SIZE WITH A HANDFUL OF GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL


0415 PM     HAIL             THEDFORD                41.98N 100.57W
05/17/2019  M1.00 INCH       THOMAS             NE   PUBLIC          

0435 PM     HAIL             2 N BRANDON             40.83N 101.93W
05/17/2019  E1.50 INCH       PERKINS            NE   PUBLIC          

0450 PM     HAIL             4 NE CHAPPELL           41.13N 102.41W
05/17/2019  E1.00 INCH       DEUEL              NE   PUBLIC          

0521 PM     HAIL             15 N ALMERIA            42.05N 99.54W 
05/17/2019  E1.00 INCH       LOUP               NE   PUBLIC          

0540 PM     HAIL             8 WNW LEMOYNE           41.33N 101.94W
05/17/2019  E1.00 INCH       KEITH              NE   TRAINED SPOTTER 

0540 PM     HAIL             8 WNW LEMOYNE           41.33N 101.94W
05/17/2019  E1.00 INCH       KEITH              NE   PUBLIC          

0540 PM     HAIL             7 WNW LEMOYNE           41.32N 101.93W
05/17/2019  E1.00 INCH       KEITH              NE   PUBLIC          

            PEA TO QUARTER

0556 PM     HAIL             5 NE JOHNSTOWN          42.62N 99.99W 
05/17/2019  E1.75 INCH       BROWN              NE   PUBLIC          

0630 PM     HAIL             13 NW HAYES CENTER      40.64N 101.20W
05/17/2019  E1.00 INCH       HAYES              NE   PUBLIC          

0643 PM     HAIL             NNW STOCKVILLE          40.54N 100.39W
05/17/2019  E2.75 INCH       FRONTIER           NE   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            REPORT VIA MPING. TIME BASED ON RADAR.

0658 PM     TORNADO          5 NE STOCKVILLE         40.58N 100.32W
05/17/2019                   FRONTIER           NE   STORM CHASER    

            BRIEF ROPE TORNADO ONE THE GROUND FOR A SHORT TIME 

0700 PM     HAIL             16 SSW MULLEN           41.83N 101.16W
05/17/2019  M1.00 INCH       HOOKER             NE   PUBLIC          

            TIME ESTIMATED. DELAYED REPORT

0709 PM     TORNADO          10 NE STOCKVILLE        40.64N 100.25W
05/17/2019                   FRONTIER           NE   STORM CHASER    

            TORNADO ON THE GROUND VIA LIVE STREAM 

0712 PM     HAIL             11 SW MULLEN            41.93N 101.19W
05/17/2019  E1.00 INCH       HOOKER             NE   PUBLIC          

            NICKEL TO QUARTER

0714 PM     HAIL             1 NE MOOREFIELD         40.70N 100.39W
05/17/2019  M2.50 INCH       LINCOLN            NE   PUBLIC          

            DELAYED REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA PICTURE

0714 PM     HAIL             10 SW MULLEN            41.94N 101.18W
05/17/2019  E1.75 INCH       HOOKER             NE   PUBLIC          

            PEA TO GOLF BALL

0723 PM     HAIL             3 S MULLEN              42.00N 101.04W
05/17/2019  E1.00 INCH       HOOKER             NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

0727 PM     TSTM WND GST     8 W LEMOYNE             41.30N 101.95W
05/17/2019  M58.00 MPH       KEITH              NE   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            WEST NORTHWEST DIRECTION

0730 PM     HAIL             MULLEN                  42.04N 101.04W
05/17/2019  E1.75 INCH       HOOKER             NE   PUBLIC          

0740 PM     HAIL             8 ENE MOOREFIELD        40.73N 100.26W
05/17/2019  M2.50 INCH       LINCOLN            NE   STORM CHASER    

            LOCATION OF THE REPORT WAS LATITUDE 40.700 AND LONGITUDE 
            -100.261 OR ABOUT 8 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF MOOREFIELD. 

0740 PM     HAIL             8 ENE MOOREFIELD        40.73N 100.26W
05/17/2019  M2.50 INCH       LINCOLN            NE   STORM CHASER    

            STORM CHASER REPORTS TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL AT LATITUDE 
            40.700 AND LONGITUDE -100.261 OR APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES 
            EAST NORTHEAST OF MOOREFIELD. 

0740 PM     HAIL             8 ENE MOOREFIELD        40.73N 100.26W
05/17/2019  M2.50 INCH       LINCOLN            NE   STORM CHASER    

0743 PM     HAIL             2 SE JOHNSTOWN          42.55N 100.03W
05/17/2019  E1.00 INCH       BROWN              NE   PUBLIC          

0753 PM     HAIL             9 N SENECA              42.17N 100.83W
05/17/2019  E1.00 INCH       CHERRY             NE   PUBLIC          

0817 PM     HAIL             NE HERSHEY              41.16N 101.00W
05/17/2019  E1.00 INCH       LINCOLN            NE   PUBLIC          

            REPORT VIA MPING.

0830 PM     TORNADO          3 S OCONTO              41.10N 99.76W 
05/17/2019                   CUSTER             NE   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            STORM SPOTTER OBSERVED. REPORT RELAYED BY EMERGENCY 
            MANAGER

0845 PM     HAIL             OCONTO                  41.14N 99.76W 
05/17/2019  E2.00 INCH       CUSTER             NE   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            REPORT VIA SPOTTER NETWORK. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0902 PM     HAIL             5 W STAPLETON           41.48N 100.61W
05/17/2019  E1.25 INCH       LOGAN              NE   CO-OP OBSERVER  

            REPORT FROM OBSERVER. HAIL ENDED AT 0902 CDT.

0907 PM     HAIL             9 SSW BERWYN            41.23N 99.58W 
05/17/2019  E1.25 INCH       CUSTER             NE   PUBLIC          

            TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0930 PM     HAIL             BRADY                   41.02N 100.37W
05/17/2019  E1.00 INCH       LINCOLN            NE   CO-OP OBSERVER  

0935 PM     HAIL             11 N ARNOLD             41.58N 100.19W
05/17/2019  E1.00 INCH       CUSTER             NE   PUBLIC          

            HAIL OF WIDE RANGE OF SIZES WITH A 1 INCH STONES. TIME 
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0949 PM     HAIL             4 ESE BRADY             41.00N 100.30W
05/17/2019  M1.00 INCH       LINCOLN            NE   TRAINED SPOTTER