Storm data and unusual weather phenomena
Storm Data, May, 2005
Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena
May 2005
Time Path Path
Local/ Length Width
Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards)
ILLINOIS, Central
Macon County
Maroa 11 1623CST
Edgar County
Brocton 11 1640CST
Sangamon County
Springfield 11 1645CST
Macon County
Blue Mound 11 1650CST
1700CST
Hail covered the ground.
Sangamon County
Chatham 11 1653CST
Macon County
Blue Mound 11 1700CST
Moultrie County
Lovington 11 1705CST
Macon County
Southwest Portion 11 1742CST
1930CST
Highway 48 impassible southwest of Blue
Mound due to water over road.
Additional county roads were also under
water in southwest portion of county.
Moultrie County
North Portion 11 1800CST
2000CST
3.5 inches of rain fell in a short
period of time in Lovington and
produced flash flooding on several
city streets making them
impassible.
Morgan County
Woodson 11 1830CST
A few power lines blown down.
Christian County
Northeast Portion 11 1855CST
2000CST
Highway 48 under three feet of
water near Christian and Macon
county line.
Piatt County
2 N Hammond 13 1639CST
Champaign County
Philo 13 1712CST
Effingham County
Altamont 13 1720CST
Trees and power lines blown down.
Vermilion County
Fithian 13 1730CST
A greenhouse, 2 barns and a metal
tool shed were destroyed. Numerous
trees and power lines blown down.
Effingham County
Dieterich 13 1800CST
Trees and power lines blown down.
Cumberland County
Greenup 13 1806CST
A few large tree limbs blown down.
Clark County
3 E Marshall 13 1830CST
A few trees blown down.
Jasper County
Newton 13 1900CST
A few trees and power lines blown
down.
Jasper County
Yale 13 1900CST
Crawford County
Bellair 13 1920CST
Crawford County
Annapolis 13 1926CST
Clay County
Clay City 19 1423CST
Richland County
Noble 19 1443CST
Lawrence County
1 N Bridgeport 19 1458CST
Richland County
Calhoun 19 1510CST
Lawrence County
1 S Helena 19 1540CST
Large tree blown down.
Peoria County
8 W Princeville 19 1642CST
Richland County
Olney 19 1655CST
Few trees blown down.
Peoria County
Peoria 19
Peoria County
Peoria 19 1700CST
1710CST
Numerous trees and power lines
blown down.
Richland County
Olney 19 1701CST
Tazewell County
1 N Mackinaw 19 1732CST
Tazewell County
4 SW Washington 19 1745CST
Large tree blown down.
Logan County
Elkhart 19 1900CST
Numerous tree limbs blown down.
Moultrie County
Sullivan 19 1954CST
Numerous trees and power lines
blown down.
Morgan County
Chapin 19 2000CST
A few trees blown down.
Morgan County
Woodson 19 2005CST
Several tree limbs blown down.
Coles County
Mattoon 19 2010CST
Numerous trees blown down.
ILLINOIS, Central
Lawrence County
Countywide 19 2145CST
2230CST
Trees and power lines blown down
across the county.
Christian County
Stonington 19 1754CST
Power lines down.
ILLINOIS, Northeast
Lee County
5 S Harmon 11 0400CST
0404CST
Lee County
5 S Harmon 11 0400CST
De Kalb County
1 SE De Kalb 11 0430CST
Eleven utility poles along with
power lines were blown down just
south of Interstate 88.
Kendall County
Oswego 11 0517CST
0521CST
Will County
Plainfield 11 0525CST
A two foot diameter tree fell on
power lines and a house, causing
the house to catch on fire near
Renwick and Drauden Roads.
Cook County
Chicago 11 0600CST
A 27 year old man was struck by
lightning and suffered burns and
internal injuries.
Cook County
Maywood 19 1146CST
1150CST
De Kalb County
De Kalb 19 1445CST
Winnebago County
Rockton to 19 1502CST
2 SW Roscoe 1507CST
Hail ranging from the size of
nickels to golfballs fell across
far northeast Winnebago County.
Boone County
Poplar Grove 19 1517CST
1520CST
Quarter size hail fell near Route
173 in central Boone County.
Will County
Plainfield to 19 1520CST
1 S Shorewood 1541CST
Hail ranging from the size of
nickels to golfballs fell from
Plainfield to Shorewood. Golfball
size hail was reported in
Shorewood. Quarter size hail was
reported at Interstate 55 and
Interstate 80. Half dollar size
hail was reported at Route 59 and
Theodore Road. Numerous homes
received roof and siding damage
from the hail.
Kendall County
Yorkville 19 1527CST
A utility pole and numerous oak
trees were blown down near Walker
and Schlapp Roads.
Boone County
Poplar Grove 19 1528CST
1530CST
Kendall County
Oswego 19 1528CST
1530CST
Penny size hail reported near
Route 34.
Will County
Plainfield to 19 1530CST
Joliet 1535CST
A gust to 60 mph was reported at
Route 59 and Theodore Road. Several
trees were blown down across
Plainfield and the west side of
Joliet, including a one foot
diameter tree near Route 30 and
Route 59, a large tree near Drauden
and Caton Farm Roads. Part of the
roof at the Plainfield South High
School was damaged.
Winnebago County
2 NW Durand to 19 1536CST
Durand 1539CST
Nickel size hail was reported near
Lake Summerset.
Kendall County
3 NW Yorkville 19 1544CST
Railroad gates were blown down near
Eldmain Road and Route 34.
Mchenry County
Woodstock 19 1548CST
1550CST
Mchenry County
Crystal Lake 19 1605CST
1607CST
Mchenry County
Crystal Lake 19 1613CST
1618CST
Golfball size hail was reported
covering the ground.
ILZ005 Mchenry
19 1620CST
1720CST
Numerous roads were blocked in
Crystal Lake due to flooding with
six inches or more of standing
water.
Mchenry County
Cary 19 1620CST
1625CST
Half dollar size hail was reported
covering the ground.
Cook County
Barrington 19 1644CST
1646CST
Lake County
Barrington 19 1644CST
1646CST
Will County
1 NE Wilmington 19 1650CST
A gust to 60 mph was reported near
Route 53 and Wilmington-Petone
Road.
Kankakee County
Herscher 19 1703CST
1708CST
Golfball size hail broke windows,
dented cars and damaged roofs in
Herscher.
Iroquois County
Chebanse 19 1714CST
1719CST
Baseball size hail was reported
near mile marker 302 on Interstate
57 at the Kankakee-Iroquois County
line.
Kankakee County
7.5 S Kankakee 19 1714CST
1719CST
Baseball size hail was reported
near mile marker 302 on Interstate
57 in Chebanse at the Kankakee-
Iroquois County line.
Iroquois County
Watseka 19 1735CST
Several trees were blown down.
Iroquois County
Watseka to 19 1748CST
Sheldon 1756CST
Quarter size to Golfball size hail
fell from northern Watseka to
Sheldon.
Iroquois County
Sheldon 19 1750CST
Shingles were blown off a roof.
Winnebago County
Loves Park 27 1651CST
1655CST
ILZ001>002-007-009- Jo Daviess--Stephenson--Carroll--
015>018-024>026- Whiteside--Rock Island--Henry--
034>035 Bureau Putnam Mercer Henderson--
Warren--Hancock--Mcdonough
03 0100CST
0800CST
Record breaking cold settled over
the Midwest during the early
morning hours of 3 May 2005. The
cold was of such intensity that all
time record minimums for the month
of May were tied or shattered at
most first order stations and many
co-operative stations. Farmers that
took advantage of the unseasonably
mild weather during the first half
of April had to replant after crops
were killed off by the freeze. In
some cases, crops had to be
replanted even though the growing
point was below the surface. This
was due to the soil being a sandy
loam which allowed freezing
temperatures to penetrate into the
ground.
Bureau County
Spring Vly 11 0428CST
0431CST
A downburst or weak microburst
occurred over Spring Valley,
Illinois and affected roughly a 3-4
block area concentrated on 2nd
through 4th streets. The wind
pushed over a utility pole which
broke in half when a large tree
branch fell on it. Shingles were
torn off a few roofs with a tree
snapped off at its base. At one
residence, a wooden fence was blown
over. Thunderstorms developed in a
semi-moist atmosphere north of a
stationary front across Southern
Iowa and Central Illinois. The
storms evolved into a mesoscale
line that developed a small bow as
it moved through East Central Iowa.
The bow continued across the
Mississippi and into North Central
Illinois.
Whiteside County
2.8 S Rock Falls 19 1434CST
Lightning struck the chimney of the
Montmorency School south of Rock
Falls while students were being
dismissed for the day. Luckily the
chimney was located in the back of
the school and the school bus
boarding area is in the front so
there were no injuries. The chimney
had to be toppled by a wrecking
company that evening for safety
reasons. Repairs from the lightning
strike and subsequent damage to
part of the roof and a boiler were
briefly put on hold when asbestos
was discovered in the damaged area.
Stephenson County
Lake Summerset 19 1534CST
1535CST
Thunderstorms developed in a semi
moist atmosphere along a cold front
and occluded front in Northwest
Illinois. A lone storm became
strong enough to produce nickel
hail in northeast Stephenson
County. An hour earlier, a
lightning strike severely damaged
a chimney at a school south of Rock
Falls, Illinois as students were
being dismissed for the day.
ILLINOIS, South
ILZ075>078-080>091 Jefferson--Wayne--Edwards--Wabash--
Perry--Franklin--Hamilton--White
Jackson Williamson Saline--
Gallatin--Union--Johnson--Pope--
Hardin
04 0300CST
0500CST
An unusually late season frost
affected most of southern Illinois
except for the three southernmost
counties. Temperatures fell into
the mid 30s. Many unofficial
readings from 34 to 36 degrees were
recorded. This was the last of four
consecutive frosty mornings. Lows
each morning from May 1st to the
4th were about the same, mostly in
the middle 30's. The combination of
the cold weather and much lower
than normal rainfall slowed the
development of some early-planted
corn and soybeans.
Alexander County
Cairo 13 1105CST
Saline County
Harrisburg 13 1140CST
1145CST
Numerous reports of nickel to
quarter-size hail in downtown
Harrisburg.
Franklin County
Rend City 13 1500CST
Trees were blown down near the Rend
Lake Dam spillway.
Franklin County
West Frankfort 13 1502CST
ILLINOIS, South
Alexander County
East Cape Girardeau 13 1817CST
Pulaski County
1 SW Pulaski to 13 1840CST
2 S Pulaski 1845CST
Power lines were blown down on
Sandusky Road southwest of Pulaski.
Trees were down between Pulaski and
Villa Ridge along U.S. Highway 51.
Johnson County
Cypress to 13 1915CST
Vienna 1920CST
Trees were blown down in Cypress.
Power lines were down in Vienna.
Massac County
4 NNE Brookport to 13 2045CST
2.5 NE Brookport
Some shingles were blown off a
house, and the metal roof was blown
off an older farm building. Three
very large oak trees were blown
down, along with power lines. Two
trucks were damaged from debris.
Scattered thunderstorms developed
during the midday hours and
continued through the evening.
Several storms reached severe
levels for a brief time, producing
hail up to one inch in diameter and
wind gusts to around 60 MPH.
Jackson County
Murphysboro 19 1522CST
Wabash County
Bellmont 19 1734CST
Jackson County
Murphysboro 20 0012CST
Perry County
Du Quoin 19 2320CST
20 0030CST
Street flooding was reported all
over Du Quoin. U.S. Highway 51 was
reported to be under water.
ILLINOIS, Southwest
Adams County
5 N Quincy 11 1710CST
A local TV station relayed reports
of 3/4 inch hail north of Quincy.
Adams County
2 SE Paloma 11 1735CST 0.2
Macoupin County
Palmyra 11 1900CST
Macoupin County
5 W Bunker Hill 11 1910CST
Storm spotters reported nickel size
hail in Palmyra and west of Bunker
Hill.
Montgomery County
Litchfield 11 1920CST
Montgomery County
Taylor Spgs 11 1920CST
Montgomery County
5 W Honey Bend 11 1925CST
Montgomery County
Litchfield Muni Arpt 11 1927CST
A couple of severe thunderstorms
produced hail and strong wind gusts
across Montgomery County. Amateur
radio spotters reported a tree on a
house in Taylor Springs. The
automated surface system at the
Litchfield Airport recorded a
60 mph wind gust. Hail up to 1 inch
in diameter was reported near Honey
Bend and in Litchfield.
Montgomery County
Donnellson 11 1940CST
Montgomery County
Hillsboro 11 1940CST
Montgomery County
Taylor Spgs 11 1940CST
Montgomery County
Coffeen 11 1945CST
Montgomery County
Irving 11 1945CST
Montgomery County
Irving 11 1950CST
Severe thunderstorms produced wind
damage and dropped 1 inch hail
across parts of Montgomery County.
Trees, power lines and some power
poles were reported down in
Hillsboro, Taylor Springs,
Donnellson, and Coffeen. One inch
hail was reported by storm spotters
in Irving. One house in Taylor
Springs suffered major damage from
a downed tree. The roof of a home
in Coffeen was also damage by a
large tree limb.
Madison County
Hamel 11 2000CST
The public reported large tree
branches down.
Bond County
Greenville 11 2015CST
Bond County
Greenville 11 2015CST
Amateur radio spotters reported 3/4
inch hail in Greenville. Several
electric lines were also downed by
tree limbs.
Fayette County
6 S Ramsey 11 2020CST
A storm spotter reported nickel
size hail.
Bond County
Mulberry Grove 11 2025CST
Thunderstorm wind gusts blew down a
tree and power line at the
intersection of Second and Tower
Streets.
Marion County
Vernon 11 2030CST
Emergency management officials
reported tin from the roof of a
storage building blown off.
Madison County
St Jacob 11 2030CST
Thunderstorm wind gusts destroyed a
greenhouse near St. Jacob. Damage
was estimated at $5000.
Macoupin County
1 NW Carlinville 19 2100CST
Amateur radio spotters reported
nickel size hail northwest of
Carlinville.
Macoupin County
Wilsonville 19 2120CST
Macoupin County
Benld 19 2130CST
Macoupin County
Staunton 19 2130CST
The County Sheriff reported 1 inch
hail in Wilsonville. Amateur radio
spotters reported 3/4 inch hail in
Staunton. A storm spotter reported
3/4 inch hail in Benld.
Madison County
Livingston 19 2130CST
Madison County
Alhambra 19 2140CST
A cooperative observer reported
hail up to golfball size in
Alhambra. The public reported 1
inch hail in Livingston.
Bond County
Pocahontas 19 2157CST
Bond County
Pierron 19 2207CST
The public reported 3/4 inch hail
in Pocahontas. A storm spotter
reported nickel size hail in
Pierron.
Madison County
Troy 19 2220CST
A storm spotter reported several
large tree limbs down.
Clinton County
3 N Breese 19 2225CST
Amateur radio spotters reported
1 inch hail north of Breese.
St. Clair County
3 E Belleville 19 2250CST
St. Clair County
Cahokia 19 2250CST
Local law enforcement reported
trees and power lines down. One
home in Cahokia was damaged by a
downed tree.
Monroe County
Fults 19 2335CST
Emergency management officials
reported a couple of power poles
snapped and a couple a garages
damaged by thunderstorm wind gusts.
Randolph County
Prairie Du Rocher 19 2345CST
A storm spotter reported 3/4 inch
hail.
INDIANA, Central
Howard County
Greentown 11 1440EST
1441EST
Delaware County
2 E Eaton 11 1542EST
1543EST
Delaware County
Albany 11 1555EST
1556EST
Delaware County
Albany 11 1600EST
1800EST
Roads were closed in Albany due to
high water.
Delaware County
10 NW Muncie 11 1600EST
1601EST
Putnam County
Russellville 11 1605EST
1606EST
Boone County
4 N Lebanon 11 1625EST
1626EST
Delaware County
Gaston 11 1630EST
1631EST
Putnam County
Roachdale 11 1630EST
1631EST
Delaware County
Albany 11 1636EST
1637EST
Delaware County
3 N Muncie 11 1638EST
1639EST
Boone County
2 S Terhune 11 1640EST
Hamilton County
Sheridan 11 1641EST
1642EST
Boone County
5 NW Lebanon 11 1643EST
1644EST
Boone County
5 NE Lebanon 11 1644EST
1645EST
Randolph County
7 N Winchester 11 1645EST
1646EST
Madison County
3 WSW Anderson 11 1652EST
1653EST
Hamilton County
8 W Noblesville 11 1654EST
1655EST
INDIANA, Central
Hamilton County
8 W Noblesville 11 1702EST
1703EST
Randolph County
1 E Parker City 11 1702EST
1703EST
Madison County
3 S Anderson 11 1704EST
1705EST
Hamilton County
Noblesville 11 1710EST
1711EST
Hamilton County
Noblesville 11 1719EST
1720EST
Henry County
3 S Middletown 11 1722EST
1723EST
Madison County
4 N Elwood 11 1723EST
1724EST
Madison County
3 W Alexandria 11 1737EST
1738EST
Henry County
New Castle 11 1738EST
1739EST
Madison County
Summitville 11 1738EST
1739EST
Hancock County
Foriville 11 1741EST
1742EST
Hendricks County
6 W Danville 11 1742EST
1743EST
Madison County
2 N Alexandria 11 1745EST
1746EST
Henry County
New Castle 11 1754EST
1755EST
Henry County
New Castle 11 1754EST
Trees were blown down.
Putnam County
5 E Bainbridge 11 1755EST
1756EST
Hendricks County
1 W Stilesville 11 1819EST
1820EST
Madison County
1 W Summitville 11 1822EST
1823EST
Henry County
1 E Lewisville 11 1824EST
1825EST
INDIANA, Central
Hendricks County
5 W Danville to 11 1825EST
1 W Danville
Large tree branches broken.
Putnam County
1 E Bainbridge 11 1835EST
1836EST
Morgan County
3 W Mooresville 11 1858EST
1859EST
Morgan County
3 S Lake Hart 11 1907EST
1908EST
Parke County
9 SE Rockville 11 1908EST
1909EST
Johnson County
1 S Franklin 11 2030EST
2031EST
Johnson County
1 N Edinburg 11 2100EST
2101EST
Johnson County
Edinburg 11 2109EST
Several trees were downed at State
Road 252 and Blue River Bridge.
Bartholomew County
Columbus 11 2112EST
An estimated wind gust or 60 mph
occurred in Columbus.
Several severe thunderstorms moved
across mainly the northern half of
central Indiana on the afternoon
and evening of 11 May 2005. Reports
of wind damage were sparse, as most
of the severe weather produced by
the storms was in the form of large
hail. The tennis ball sized hail
which fell in Delaware County was
the largest hail in central Indiana
in just over two years, and the
largest in Delaware County in
almost five years.
Brown County
2 S Helmsburg 13 1305EST
Trees two feet in diameter were
blown down along Lanam Ridge Road.
Monroe County
12 SE Bloomington 13 1305EST
Power lines were blown down at the
south end of Lake Monroe.
Brown County
Spearsville 13 1310EST
Six-inch diameter limbs were blown down.
Martin County
7 N Shoals 13 1330EST
Several trees were blown down.
Johnson County
7 NW Franklin 13 1340EST
Trees were blown down on State
Road 144.
Morgan County
Chetwynd 13 1345EST
Trees were blown down on State
Road 44.
Johnson County
4 W Greenwood 13 1348EST
1357EST
Shelby County
Shelbyville Muni Arp 13 1359EST
The Shelbyville ASOS (KGEZ)
reported a wind gust to 51 knots
(59 miles per hour).
Clay County
2 NW Brazil 13 1420EST
Trees were blown down.
Jennings County
8 NW North Vernon 13 1425EST
Several trees were blown down.
Marion County
Lawrence 13 1427EST
1428EST
Decatur County
2 SW Westport 13 1430EST
Trees and power lines were blown
down. One tree, which was 93 feet
tall and over 100 years old, came
within inches of crushing a home
when it was uprooted by the storm.
Rush County
8 N Rushville 13 1430EST
Trees were blown down just west of
State Road 3 near the Little Blue
River.
Owen County
Quincy 13 1440EST
1441EST
Knox County
1 SW Wheatland 13 1447EST
Several six to ten inch diameter limbs
were blown down.
Morgan County
Eminence 13 1455EST
Several trees were blown down.
Greene County
4 S Bloomfield 13 1500EST
Several trees were blown down.
Delaware County
2 NW Muncie 13 1516EST
1517EST
Hendricks County
Brownsburg 13 1518EST
1519EST
Hendricks County
Brownsburg 13 1518EST
A 61 mph wind gust was measured in
Brownsburg.
Marion County
3 NW Indianapolis 13 1548EST
1549EST
Parke County
4 W Rosedale 13 1607EST
Trees were snapped off on County
Road 900 South between Lyford and
Rosedale. The limbs fell on a
vehicle, causing damage and an
injury. Damage numbers are
estimated.
Madison County
Linwood 13 1627EST
A wind gust to 60 mph was reported.
Vigo County
3 S Terre Haute 13 1634EST
1635EST
Delaware County
5 SW Gaston 13 1637EST
1638EST
Hamilton County
8 NW Noblesville 13 1742EST
A wind gust to 60 mph was reported,
along with tree limb damage near
State Road 28.
Madison County
Lapel 13 1800EST
Trees were blown down in Lapel.
Vermillion County
4 N Perrysville 13 1807EST
A wind gust to 60 mph was reported.
INDIANA, Central
Fountain County
Covington 13 1810EST
An estimated wind gust to 60 mph
blew part of a barn roof off.
Damage amounts are estimated.
Warren County
Williamsport 13 1815EST
1816EST
Warren County
Williamsport 13 1900EST
1901EST
Montgomery County
Linden 13 1907EST
An estimated wind gust to 60 mph
was reported.
Tippecanoe County
Romney 13 1910EST
A tree was blown down near Romney.
Carroll County
2 E Delphi 13 1915EST
Trees were blown down near Delphi.
Tippecanoe County
Romney 13 1915EST
Trees were blown down near State
Road 28 at Romney.
Clinton County
Frankfort 13 1928EST
Vigo County
Terre Haute 13 1950EST
Trees were blown down.
Clay County
2 W Brazil 13 2000EST
Trees were blown down near Cottage
Hill.
Severe thunderstorms moved through
central Indiana during the
afternoon and evening of 13 May
2005. The most serious severe
weather came in the form of wind
damage, with one person being
injured when tree debris fell on
their vehicle in Parke County. Some
severe hail, mostly marginal, was
reported as well.
Tippecanoe County
Lafayette 13 1800EST
Two young girls, ages 15 and 11,
were struck by lightning while
running toward their home to take
shelter from an approaching
thunderstorm. The two suffered no
apparent injuries, and were treated
and released at a local hospital.
Boone County
Zionsville 19 0715EST
Lightning struck a home in the Fox
Hollow Subdivision of Zionsville,
Indiana. Significant damage was
caused by the ensuing fire.
Boone County
Zionsville 19 0745EST
Lightning struck a home in the
Willow Ridge Subdivision of
Zionsville, Indiana on the morning
of 19 May 2005. The homeowner
reported that they not only heard,
but felt the strike. The homeowner
was not injured. The strike caused
a small fire in the basement and
floor joists.
Boone County
Zionsville 19 0800EST
Lightning struck a home in the
Brittany Chase Subdivision of
Zionsville, Indiana. The strike
sparked a small fire in the attic,
which was contained by local
firefighters, but not before
causing significant damage to the
home.
Hamilton County
Fishers 19 0813EST
Lightning struck a home in Fishers,
Indiana on the morning of 19 May
2005. The home was struck at the
peak of the roof, blowing a small
hole in the wood and displacing
some shingles. There was also
electrical damage to the home's
alarm system and to at least one
television set. The home's
telephones were possibly damaged,
as well. The damage amount is
estimated. Lightning from early
morning thunderstorms on 19 May
2005 caused house fires just north
and northwest of Indianapolis.
Brown County
Spearsville 19 1030EST
1630EST
Six inches of rain fell in six
hours in Spearsville.Location
Jackson County
Crothersville 19 1245EST
1845EST
5.60 inches of rain was reported by
the Crothersville LARC.
Putnam County
Greencastle 19 1350EST
1351EST
Putnam County
Greencastle 19 1400EST
Several trees were downed in
Greencastle.
Morgan County
8 SW Mooresville 19 1430EST
1431EST
Greene County
2 SE Worthington 19 1445EST
A downed tree blocked a highway
near Worthington.
Morgan County
3 N Martinsville 19 1455EST
1456EST
Morgan County
Martinsville 19 1500EST
1700EST
Safer Ditch in Martinsville
flooded, spilling onto roadways in
Martinsville and threatening three
homes, one of which had to be
sandbagged.
Johnson County
6 NW Franklin 19 1508EST
1509EST
Morgan County
4 N Martinsville 19 1508EST
A wind gust to 60 mph knocked down
trees near Martinsville.
Brown County
8 NW Nashville 19 1530EST
Trees were blown down.
Owen County
1 S Spencer 19 1550EST
Trees were blown down near Spencer.
Monroe County
Ellettsville 19 1555EST
1625EST
Nearly an inch of rain fell in 30
minutes in Ellettsville.
Bartholomew County
2 W Columbus 19 1600EST
1601EST
Bartholomew County
Columbus 19 1600EST
A 12-inch diameter tree was blown
down.
Bartholomew County
Columbus 19 1600EST
Several trees were blown down
throughout Columbus. One fell on a
parked car, and another fell on a
church. No damage estimates were
available.
Brown County
Countywide 19 1600EST
2000EST
Very heavy rain on 19 May 2005
caused significant flooding of
roadways in Brown County. County
officials reported that 10-15
bridges were affected by high
water, including three that were
washed away, along with 160 miles
of roads in the county. Several
rescues were required. County
schools were closed the following
day due to the condition of the
roads.
Brown County
1.5 S Spearsville 19 1600EST
1700EST
Over three inches of rain fell in
one hour near Spearsville.
Monroe County
10 N Bloomington 19 1600EST
Several trees were blown down.
INZ064 Bartholomew
19 1610EST
1710EST
High water made several county
roads impassable, stranding at
least one motorist. Waters quickly
receded.
Brown County
6 N Nashville 19 1615EST
Several trees were blown down.
Decatur County
Westport 19 1615EST
Several 14-inch diameter trees were
uprooted by thunderstorm winds.
Monroe County
5 S Bloomington 19 1700EST
Trees were downed near Bloomington.
Monroe County
South Portion 19 1710EST
1810EST
Roads were flooded by heavy rain in
southern Monroe County on 19 May
2005. Some motorists were
reportedly stranded.
Jackson County
4 NW Seymour 19 1735EST
Trees were downed near Seymour.
Lawrence County
Bedford 19 1814EST
1815EST
Warren County
Pine Vlg 19 1920EST
A wind gust to 60 mph was reported
in Pine Village.
Warren County
Pine Vlg 19 1935EST
Six-inch diameter tree limbs were
broken in Pine Village.
Warren County
Pine Vlg 19 1938EST
1939EST
Fountain County
5 NE Attica 19 1945EST
Several trees were blown down.
Montgomery County
1 S Linden 19 2012EST
2013EST
Tippecanoe County
5 W Lafayette 19 2013EST
Large limbs and small trees were
blown down near Lafayette.
Fountain County
Hillsboro 19 2025EST
2026EST
Montgomery County
2 SW Crawfordsville 19 2038EST
2039EST
Putnam County
Greencastle 19 2115EST
A few trees were downed.
Parke County
6 ESE Rockville 19 2130EST
Several trees were downed.
Owen County
Cataract 19 2145EST
Trees were downed near Cataract.
Morgan County
2 W Martinsville 19 2155EST
2156EST
Several areas of severe
thunderstorms, producing high
winds, large hail, and extremely
heavy rain, moved through central
Indiana on 19 May 2005. Serious
flooding occurred in some areas due
to the extremely heavy rain.
INZ064 Bartholomew
23 1400EST
1600EST
Gusty winds caused dirt and sand
from a nearby farm field to reduce
visibilities to near zero on a
county road south of Edinburgh,
Indiana in Bartholomew County,
causing two automobile accidents.
The conditions made the
investigation and cleanup difficult
for emergency responders, who
closed the road due to safety
concerns. Wind gusts to 40 mph were
observed at stations around central
Indiana that afternoon. Two
vehicles sideswiped each other in
the first crash, causing one car to
go off the road and a pickup truck
to flip. The truck's driver was
treated and released at a local
hospital. The second crash occurred
when another driver stopped for the
first wreck and was rear-ended. One
driver, who was not involved in the
accidents, told the Indianapolis
Star newspaper, "I couldn't even
tell if I was on the road." Damage
amounts are estimated.
INDIANA, Northeast
Jay County
New Corydon 11 1418EST
Grant County
5 N Marion 11 1445EST
Grant County
3 N Van Buren 11 1455EST
Huntington County
2 NW Warren 11 1505EST
Huntington County
4 N Warren 11 1512EST
Huntington County
Warren 11 1515EST
Grant County
4 ESE Fairmount 11 1517EST
Wells County
4 N Bluffton 11 1530EST
Blackford County
9 NNE Hartford City 11 1540EST
Blackford County
1 S Shamrock Lakes 11 1545EST
Jay County
1 S Redkey 11 1610EST
Grant County
1 W Fairmount 11 1749EST
Grant County
Fowlerton 11 1803EST
Blackford County
2 N Shamrock Lakes 11 1812EST
White County
2 N Wolcott 13 1330EST
12 large trees uprooted. Large
branches fell onto house, causing
damage. New 2 car garage, with
garage doors open, was destroyed.
A machine shed with its doors open
and a storage shed were both
destroyed.
Marshall County
Argos 13 1456EST
Tree blown over.
Marshall County
Bremen 13 1456EST
Tree blown over.
Blackford County
4 S Hartford City 13 1523EST
Blackford County
Hartford City 13 1530EST
1535EST
Hail was reported ranging from
nickel to the size of quarters.
Blackford County
1 W Hartford City 13 1535EST
Wells County
Uniondale 13 1554EST
Numerous trees and power lines down
in and around Uniondale and Markle.
Adams County
3 SE Decatur 13 1607EST
Cass County
Logansport 13 1702EST
Miami County
Mexico 13 1725EST
Several 9 to 10 inch diameter
branches blown down.
Cass County
New Waverly 13 1735EST
Several trees down in New Waverly
and Hoover
Miami County
2 N Peru 13 1735EST
Numerous trees and power lines down.
Cass County
Logansport 13 1745EST
Several reports of penny to quarter
size hail around Logansport.
Kosciusko County
10 S Winona Lake 13 1750EST
Wabash County
North Manchester 13 1755EST
Wabash County
La Fontaine 13 1800EST
Numerous large tree branches down.
Kosciusko County
8 NE Warsaw 13 1930EST
2.45 inches of rain reported
between 630 and 730 pm EST. Pending
of water noted on roads in the
area.
Kosciusko County
4 E Leesburg 13 1938EST
2.05 inches of rain reported in
1 hour.
Lake County
Crown Pt 11 0645CST
Lightning struck a business in
Crown Point and ignited a fire on
the roof and in the attic.
Benton County
Earl Park 19 1906EST
1908EST
Benton County
Earl Park to 19 1906EST
Freeland Park
Several road signs were blown down.
Benton County
Freeland Park 19 1908EST
1912EST
Half dollar size hail fell near
State Road 18 and 71.
Benton County
Boswell 19 1915EST
1920EST
Several trees were uprooted and
numerous tree limbs were blown
down. One barn and one house
trailer were leveled. A parked
tractor trailer was blown over.
Several barns suffered roof damage.
INDIANA, Northwest
Benton County
Boswell 19 1918EST
1922EST
INDIANA, South Central
Floyd County
New Albany 19 2023EST
2200EST
Three to four feet of water covered
Ebersol Street.
Clark County
South Portion to 19 2024EST
Clarksville 2200EST
Numerous roads were closed due to
high water in Clarksville and
Jeffersonville. A person was
trapped in a vehicle on Nole Drive
in Jeffersonville.
Dubois County
Huntingburg 19 2329EST
INDIANA, Southeast
Ripley County
Sunman 13 1510EST
1513EST
Trees were downed.
Union County
Liberty 13 1530EST
1534EST
A few trees were knocked down.
Ripley County
Osgood 19 1657EST
1700EST
Trees were downed west of US Route
50 and cast of Fairground Road.
INDIANA, Southwest
INZ081>082-085>088 Gibson--Pike--Posey--Vanderburgh--
Warrick--Spencer
04 0300CST
0500CST
An unusually late season frost
occurred. Low temperatures were in
the middle 30's, including 34
degrees at the Evansville airport.
This was the last of four
consecutive frosty mornings. Lows
each morning from May 1st to the
4th were about the same, mostly in
the middle 30's. The cold weather,
combined with below normal
rainfall, slowed the development of
some early-planted corn and
soybeans.
Warrick County
Boonville 13 1350CST
Hail fell for less than one minute.
Vanderburgh County
Evansville 19 1338CST
1343CST
Traffic wires were blown down,
taking down traffic lights with
them at a busy intersection in the
city. The peak wind gust measured
at the Evansville Airport was
52 MPH.
Gibson County
.5 W Princeton 19 1530CST
Nickel-size hail was reported on
the west side of Princeton.
Gibson County
Princeton 19 1840CST
Gibson County
Johnson to 19 2117CST
Owensville
Quarter-size hail was reported at
Johnson, and dime-size hail was
reported at Owensville.
Warrick County
2 W Boonville 19 2218CST
Pike County
2 W Petersburg 19 2254CST
A few trees were blown down,
including one across Highway 56
west of Petersburg.
INDIANA, Southwest
Warrick County
Folsomville to 19 2325CST
Jockey
Numerous trees were blown down
along a 3-mile stretch of road
between Jockey and Folsomville.
Isolated severe thunderstorms
during the afternoon and evening
produced mainly large hail, up to
the size of quarters. The final
round of severe thunderstorms,
which occurred later in the night,
produced mostly strong wind gusts,
especially in Pike and Warrick
Counties.
Spencer County
3 NNW Chrisney 20 0015CST
0115CST
Three to four inches of water was
over Highway 62 in a few places.
Warrick County
Chandler to 20 0015CST
Boonville 0115CST
Two inches of water was over
Highway 62 in a few places. Some
minor urban flooding was reported
in Boonville.
IOWA, Central
Carroll County
4 S Arcadia 06 1916CST
Calhoun County
3 E Jolley 06 2025CST
Calhoun County
1 S Jolley 06 2026CST
Humboldt County
Humboldt 06 2130CST
Calhoun County
3 SW Manson 06 2137CST
Calhoun County
Manson 06 2140CST
Humboldt County
Humboldt 06 2140CST
Humboldt County
Hardy 06 2145CST
Humboldt County
Humboldt 06 2150CST
Calhoun County
Manson 06 2200CST
Webster County
Lehigh 06 2240CST
Webster County
Lehigh 06 2255CST
Emmet County
Estherville 06 2330CST
Webster County
1 S Gowrie 07 0306CST
Emmet County
Estherville 07 0330CST
0500CST
A spring type weather pattern
returned to Iowa during the day on
the 6th. A nearly stationary front
extended from South Dakota,
southeast to near Fort Dodge, then
east to near Waterloo. South of the
front the air was warm and quite
unstable with temperatures in the
upper 70s during the afternoon and
dew points in the upper 50s to low
60s. North of the front,
temperatures were in the mid 70s
however dew point temperatures were
in the 30s to mid 40s. By early
evening the sounding from Omaha
indicated a lifted index of -6 with
a CAPE of 1500 to 2000 J/kg. The
freezing level was relatively low,
around 12,000 feet. As the sun set
the low level jet strengthened. By
the late evening hours the jet was
in the 40 to 50 kt range across the
front. Thunderstorms erupted along
the frontal boundary during the
evening and became severe quite
quickly. The mode of severe weather
was in the form of hail. Some cell
splitting took place with several
left movers noted. Most of the hail
was in the three quarter inch to
one inch in diameter range. A few
reports of one and one quarter inch
hail were received. The largest
hail was in Webster County with
golf ball size hail falling on the
town of Lehigh. Of note was the
amount of hail reported with one of
the storms as it moved through
Calhoun County. Hail accumulated to
a depth of two inches south of
Jolley. The storms became heavy
rain producers as the night wore
on. Emmet County was hard hit with
3 to 5 inches of rain falling in
the Estherville area. The heaviest
official rain total was at the
river gage in Estherville with 5.39
inches. The observer from
Estherville reported 4.77 inches at
the Emergency Managers office.
Roads were flooded in and around
Estherville and a campground
required evacuation at the
fairgrounds there.
IAZ004>005-015 Emmet--Kossuth--Palo Alto
07 0645CST
09 1200CST
The first several days of May were
dry, however very heavy rains
affected a small area of northwest
and north central Iowa on the night
of the 6th. At Estherville 4.71
inches of rain was reported
unofficially between 6 and 9 pm,
with a storm total of 5.39 inches.
The heavy rainfall caused some
minor flooding across the area,
however damage was limited to
agricultural lands for the most
part.
Sac County
2 NNE Wall Lake Mur 08 1445CST
Crawford County
Charter Oak 08 1506CST
Pocahontas County
2 SE Palmer 08 1520CST
IAZ035>036-047>048- Webster--Hamilton--Boone--Story--
061 Jasper
08 1530CST
1700CST
Palo Alto County
Mallard 08 1533CST
Crawford County
Vail 08 1539CST
Carroll County
4 W Breda 08 1542CST
Palo Alto County
Mallard 08 1551CST
Palo Alto County
4 S Emmetsburg 08 1553CST
Emmet County
Ringsted 08 1615CST
Emmet County
Ringsted 08 1619CST
Emmet County
Ringsted 08 1624CST
Kossuth County
12 SE Whittemore 08 1633CST
Pocahontas County
Countywide 08 1634CST
2030CST
Kossuth County
Lakota 08 1640CST
Kossuth County
Lakota 08 1643CST
Humboldt County
Bradgate 08 1646CST
Kossuth County
Algona 08 1700CST
2046CST
Hancock County
Kanawha 08 1730CST
A complicated weather situation was
found during the afternoon of the
8th. A large upper level low
pressure system was positioned over
the western U.S. with a broad south
to southwest flow of air over the
middle of the nation. Surface low
pressure moved across South Dakota
during the afternoon. A dry line
extended south from the low and
tracked across Nebraska. At the
same time, a vorticity maximum
lifted northeast from Oklahoma into
Iowa during the late afternoon
hours. Convergence and lift were
both enhanced by these features.
The airmass became quite unstable
during the afternoon, especially
over the west half of Iowa. Surface
temperatures warmed into the low to
mid 80s as dew point readings
reached the low 60s. By mid
afternoon, the lifted index fell to
around -9 C with no cap in place
and 2000 to 3000 J/kg of CAPE. The
freezing level was relatively low,
being just below 12,000 feet at
the beginning of the event. Cold
air advection took place aloft,
lowering the freezing level to
11,000 by late afternoon. Three
areas of thunderstorms developed.
The dry line kicked off a line of
severe thunderstorms to the west of
Iowa. These storms did not directly
affect Iowa, however they did
enhance convergence in the flow. A
second area formed over western
Iowa as the airmass became very
unstable. Thunderstorms erupted by
mid afternoon. Many of them
produced hail of three quarters of
an inch to an inch in diameter.
Hail covered the ground in a few
locations. In Emmet County, the
town of Ringsted received hail of 2
inches in diameter. There were some
reports of gusty winds with the
storms, however winds of severe
strength were limited. Seventy MPH
winds were reported west of Breda
in Carroll County. In Palo Alto
County, a 73 MPH wind gust was
measured in the town of Mallard.
These storms formed in a northeast
to southwest line and trained over
areas of northwest Iowa. This
resulted in flash flooding in
Pocahontas and parts of Kossuth
Counties. Two to two and one half
inches of rain fell in about an
hour in these areas. These were the
same areas that received heavy
rainfall just 48 hours prior. Water
overtopped roads countywide in
Pocahontas County. Flooding was
less severe in Kossuth County,
however the flooding took place in
and around the town of Algona. The
short wave lifting north from
Oklahoma produced convection.
Though the convection was not
severe, it did aid in the
production of a high wind event.
The storms moved into Iowa and
collapsed, producing an outflow
that expanded north across the
central counties. Winds of 35 to
40 MPH, with gusts to over 60 MPH
pushed north across several
counties in the central sections of
the state. The winds caused
considerable blowing dust in these
areas and there were numerous
reports of trees being blown down.
In Story County, two to three foot
diameter trees were toppled. One of
them fell onto a house in Huxley,
causing considerable damage to the
house.
Audubon County
3 W Gray 10 1826CST
Audubon County
2 SW Brayton 10 1830CST
Audubon County
2 SW Brayton 10 1832CST
Audubon County
2 SW Audubon 10 1833CST
Audubon County
3 SW Audubon 10 1839CST
Audubon County
2 W Gray 10 1854CST
Carroll County
3 S Manning 10 1856CST
Audubon County
1 NE Kimballton to 10 1858CST 2 40
2 ENE Kimballton 1905CST
Tornado tracked through open fields.
Audubon County
8 NE Audubon 10 1912CST
Audubon County
1 N Kimballton to 10 1913CST 2 40
2.5 NE Kimballton 1917CST
Tornado tracked through open
fields.
Audubon County
2 SSE Audubon to 10 1920CST 2.54
3 ESE Audubon 1926CST
Tornado tracked through open
fields.
Audubon County
Audubon 10 1938CST
Crawford County
6 ENE Manilla 10 2005CST
Guthrie County
3 W Guthrie Center 10 2005CST
Carroll County
Manning 10 2010CST
Guthrie County
8 W Guthrie Center 10 2010CST
Guthrie County
3 WSW Guthrie Cente 10 2010CST
Audubon County
9 SW Audubon 10 2023CST
IOWA, Central
Guthrie County
3 WSW Guthrie Cente 10 2024CST
Audubon County
3 E Exira 10 2032CST
Guthrie County
6 SSE Guthrie Center 10 2047CST
Guthrie County
3 SE Panora 10 2050CST
Guthrie County
3 NE Stuart 10 2107CST
2122CST
Cass County
1 N Atlantic Arpt 10 2109CST
Dallas County
Dexter 10 2113CST
Dallas County
2 E Dexter 10 2124CST
Winnebago County
2 NW Forest City 10 2132CST
Winnebago County
Forest City 10 2138CST
Winnebago County
Forest City 10 2140CST
Winnebago County
3 NNE Forest City Arl 10 2143CST
Dallas County
6 E Dexter 10 2146CST
Dallas County
De Soto 10 2152CST
Dallas County
5 W De Soto 10 2153CST
Worth County
3 W Fertile 10 2155CST
Audubon County
Kimballton 10 2200CST
Dallas County
8 E Dexter 10 2202CST
Dallas County
3 W De Soto 10 2203CST
Madison County
5 S Earlham 10 2208CST
Audubon County
Brayton 10 2210CST
Madison County
7 N Winterset 10 2225CST
Cerro Gordo County
1 N Mason City 10 2228CST
Dallas County
Redfield 10 2230CST
Winnebago County
5 SSW Thompson 10 2230CST
Dallas County
2 S De Soto 10 2231CST
Polk County
4 NW Des Moines 10 2258CST
Polk County
2 N Des Moines 10 2301CST
Audubon County
Audubon 10 2302CST
Polk County
2 N Des Moines 10 2304CST
Warren County
Bevington 10 2305CST
Cass County
4 ESE Atlantic Arpt 10 2311CST
Audubon County
Audubon 10 2315CST
Warren County
1 SW St Marys 10 2323CST
Jasper County
Newton 10 2355CST
Marion County
Harvey 11 OOOOCST
Poweshiek County
Grinnell 11 0030CST
Hamilton County
Webster City 11 0200CST
A volatile situation took shape
during the afternoon of the 10th.
A unseasonably deep upper low had
formed aloft over the southwest
U.S., while at the same time a cold
front dropped south across the
state during the day. Behind the
cold front was a strong polar high
pressure area. The southwest flow
aloft impinged on the frontal
boundary, setting the stage for
very strong thunderstorm
development. Temperatures reached
the low 90s over far southwest
Iowa, with mid 80s over the central
sections. Dew points reached the
mid 60s to the south of the front
by late afternoon. North of the
front, temperatures were in the 50s
during the afternoon. The very
unstable air was lifted north over
the frontal boundary with explosive
development during the early
evening as the low level jet began
to strengthen. The airmass to the
south was very unstable with lifted
indices of -11 C., CAPE values of
3500 J/kg, and a freezing level of
only 13,300 feet. Hail was very
widespread with the event. During
the initial convection, a
super-cell moved into southwest
Iowa. This storm dropped three
small tornadoes in Audubon County.
All of the tornadoes were
relatively short lived and caused
little damage as they were in open
areas. The main weather feature was
the hail. There were numerous
reports of nickel to quarter size
hail with the storms. The largest
hail occurred with the super cell
in Audubon County, with tennis ball
size hail falling southwest of
Audubon. In several reports of hail
of ping pong to golf ball size were
received from Carroll and Guthrie
Counties. As the evening
progressed, a secondary line of
storms formed to the north of the
developing MCS. These formed in an
east to west line across northern
Iowa, producing a round of hail
there. Late in the storm life
cycle, a few of the storms began to
produce strong winds. As one of the
storms moved through the Des Moines
area, winds of 57 MPH were
measured. Some minor damage
occurred to a fast food sign. Sixty
MPH winds were reported in Marion
County, while 60 to 65 MPH winds
blew down power line poles in
Poweshiek County. Late in the
event, as the storms moved through
Hamilton Country, lightening struck
a storape and repair shop building
in Webster City. The building was
set ablaze and was a total loss.
IAZ025>028-036>039- Wright--Franklin--Butler--Bremer--
048>049 Hamilton--Hardin--Grundy--Black
Hawk--Story--Marshall
12 0930CST
1130CST
An area of thunderstorms moved
across the state. The storms were
elevated in nature and well north
of the frontal boundary. A strong
high pressure area was poised to
the north in Canada, creating a
moderate easterly flow across the
state. As the precipitation ended a
wake low formed behind the
convection. High winds resulted
over several counties. The
strongest winds was recorded from
an RWIS site southwest of
Marshalltown in Marshall County.
Winds gusted to 72 MPH. There were
scattered reports of damage, mostly
by toppled trees. A few reports of
damage to out buildings and
carports were also received.
IAZ004>006-015>016- Emmet--Kossuth--Winnebago--Palo
023>025-033>036- Alto--Hancock--Pocahontas--
044>047-057>061- Humboldt--Wright--Sac--Calhoun--
071>075-083>086- Webster--Hamilton--Crawford--
096>097 Carroll--Greene--Boone--Audubon--
Guthrie--Dallas--Polk--Jasper--
Adair--Madison--Warren--Marion--
Mahaska--Clarke--Lucas--Monroe--
Wapello--Appanoose--Davis
13 0200CST
17 1200CST
Another round of heavy rainfall
occurred during the middle part of
the month. The month's most
widespread rainfall occurred from
late on the 10th until early on the
13th when an average of 2.42 inches
of rain fell across the state.
Nearly all of Iowa recorded at
least an inch of rain during this
60 hour period with Adair reporting
the most with 6.70 inches. Rain
fell frequently during the last
half of the month but amounts were
on the light side with a state
average of only 0.84 inches after
the 14th. As was the case in April,
precipitation was generally well
below normal in eastern Iowa and
near to above normal elsewhere.
Preliminary monthly totals vary
from 1.45 inches at Washington,
their driest May since 1992, to
8.50 inches at Estherville, their
highest May total since
1965. Streamflow was elevated
throughout the month of May across
nearly all of Iowa. Heavy rain
occurring in the middle of May
brought numerous rivers across the
Des Moines HAS to bankfull levels
and some places would experience
flooding. Flooding was by far the
worst across northern Iowa, where
inflow into the upper Des Moines
basin would bring significant
flooding to the areas near
Estherville and Algona and points
immediately downstream. Elevated
river conditions would then persist
through the end of the month. The
flooding did cause some damage
around the state, however most of
the flooding was in agricultural
lands. The actual amount of
property damage was relatively
limited.
Polk County
Des Moines Arpt 18 0930CST
A frontal boundary advancing east
across Nebraska pushed east as a
line of thunderstorms developed
ahead of the front. A strong low
level jet was in place over western
Iowa, along with a narrow ribbon of
55 to 60 degree dew points.
Thunderstorms advanced across Iowa
during the morning and produced
brief heavy rain and some pea size
hail. One of the cells dropped
penny size hail at the Des Monies
Airport and was reported by the
132nd Tactical Wing of the Air
National Guard.
Calhoun County
2 N Farnhamville to 18 1758CST 2 100
2 NNE Farnhamville 1803CST
Tornado touched down on a farm
north of Farnhamville, damaging
several buildings on the farm. The
tornado moved from Calhoun County
into Webster County.
Webster County
1 WSW Slifer to 18 1803CST 22.5 50
5.7 NE Lehigh 1837CST
Tornado moved from Calhoun County
into Webster County. It moved
through mostly open country and
have a very intermittent track from
Slifer on northeast. Damage
occurred to several grain bins,
then tornado lifted for some time
with another tornado forming over
Hamilton County.
Hamilton County
4 N Blairsburg 18 1938CST 0.2 20
Tornado occurred north of
Blairsburg with only a bried
touchdown. The frontal boundary
from Nebraska moved into western
Iowa during the evening hours. The
airmass was unstable, but not
overly so. CAPE values were around
1500 J/kg with Lifted Indices
around -2. There was about 45 kts
of effective shear in place. A few
thunderstorms developed ahead of
the boundary with one of the cells
becoming severe. The first tornado
occurred in Calhoun County at 2358
UTC where the tornado dropped into
a farm field between York aye and
Zearing Ave south of 320th St.
about 2 miles north of
Farnhamville. The tornado was an
F1 tornado as it crossed the
intersection of Zearing and 320th
St. IT destroyed dome outbuildings
north of the intersection and
continued moving northeast toward
Slifer in Webster County. The
tornado remained on the ground
crossing the Calhoun/Webster County
line crossing County Road D46
between Zebulon Ave and County Road
P29. The tornado destroyed three
grain bins and just missed a farm.
Debris was tossed over several
hundred yards before the tornado
weakened and lifted for the first
time prior to reaching Slifer. The
F1 tornado was on the ground for
about 4 miles during this time with
F1 strength and a width of 50 to
100 yards. The tornado was reported
on the ground very intermittently
from this point on with numerous
reports southwest of Callender,
northeast through the Woodman Hol
State preserve and into the Brushy
Creek State Reserve. At this point,
the tornado lifted. The parent
storm continued into Hamilton
County. A brief touchdown was
reported in Hamilton County north
of Blairsburg. No damage was
reported and the tornado roped out
quickly.
Cerro Gordo County
Mason City 21 1130CST
Thunderstorms moved through the
Mason City area. As the storms
moved through, lightning struck a
tree. The lightning bolt ruptured
a gas line in the area, resulting
in a fire and minor damage.
Butler County
2 S Greene 26 1528CST 0.2 25
Brief touchdown in open field south
of town.
Dallas County
Woodward 26 1555CST
Boone County
Boone Muni Arpt 26 1713CST
Boone County
Boone 26 1930CST
Thunderstorms developed during the
mid to late afternoon hours and
persisted into the evening. A weak
trough of low pressure moved
through the state during the
afternoon setting off the first
line of thunderstorms. A cold front
dropping south through South Dakota
formed another line of
thunderstorms to the northwest.
These storms raced southeast into
the state at nearly 50 kts. The
airmass was fairly unstable as a
closed upper level low was settling
into the area and the cold pool was
in place aloft. Freezing levels
were in the 8000 to 8500 foot
range. The Lifted Index was around
-5 by late afternoon with 800-1000
J/kg of CAPE. The airmass was quite
dry in the low levels with
soundings showing an inverted "V"
type structure in a unidirectional
profile. Considerable virga was
reported with most of the storms
producing 45 to 55 MPH winds as
they passed. A few produced small
hail, and one produced a tornado
that touched down briefly in a
rural area of Butler County. Damage
was spotty with small limbs being
taken down. High winds tore a stop
sign out at the base in Dallas
County at Woodward. Trees were
downed in the city of Boone in
Boone County. The storms weakened
quite rapidly once sunset occurred.
IOWA, East Central and Southeast
IAZ040>042-051>054- Buchanan--Delaware--Dubuque--
063>068-076>078- Benton--Linn--Jones--Jackson--
087>089-098>099 Iowa--Johnson Cedar Clinton
Muscatine--Scott--Keokuk--
Washington--Louisa--Jefferson--
Henry--Des Moines Van Buren--Lee
03 0100CST
0800CST
Record breaking cold settled over
the Midwest during the early
morning hours of 3 May 2005. The
cold was of such intensity that
all time record minimums for the
month of May were tied or shattered
at most first order stations and
many co-operative stations. Farmers
that took advantage of the
unseasonably mild weather during
the first half of April had to
replant after crops were killed off
by the freeze. In some cases, crops
had to be replanted even though the
growing point was below the
surface. This was due to the soil
being a sandy loam which allowed
freezing temperatures to penetrate
into the ground.
Muscatine County
1.5 N Muscatine 10 2353CST
2354CST
Linn County
Cedar Rapids 11 0025CST
0125CST
1 inch in the past hour.
Scott County
Davenport 11 0102CST
0130CST
1 inch in 28 minutes.
Iowa County
Amana 11 0119CST
0125CST
Branches down
Linn County
4 SSW Fairfax 11 0122CST
0126CST
Location is 2 miles southeast of
Walford, Iowa. Co-op observer
reported several large trees down
and a corn crib damaged. The trees
were partially or fully rotten. The
estimated 52 knots (60 mph) was
based on a measured gust of 49
knots (56 mph) at 0135 CST from the
KCID ASOS 5 miles to the cast
northeast and KDVN 88D velocities
indicating 50 to 55 knots (58 to
63 mph) in the bow section.
Johnson County
1.2 S Swisher 11 0132CST
0139CST
Large sliding doors blown in with
a utility pole down.
Cedar County
West Branch 11 0200CST
0205CST
Scott County
2.5 S Dixon 11 0235CST
0239CST
several limbs down from a live maple.
Muscatine County
2 N Muscatine 11 0240CST
From Co-op observer.
Thunderstorms developed in a
semi-moist atmosphere north of a
stationary front across Southern
Iowa and Central Illinois. The
storms evolved into a mesoscale
line that developed a small bow as
it moved through East Central Iowa.
The bow continued across the
Mississippi and into North Central
Illinois.
Henry County
Wayland to 12 2154CST
1 E Wayland 2157CST
Downburst occurred over and
immediately cast of Wayland, Iowa.
Several trees were downed including
some that were 14 inches in
diameter. One tree in town spared a
direct hit on a house but took out
the porch.
Linn County
Cedar Rapids 12 2222CST
2226CST
Downburst occurred a few miles
northeast of KCID but was caught by
an IDOT RWIS on U.S. 30 just west
of Interstate 380. A squall line
developed in a semi-moist
atmosphere north of a warm front
that was in far associated with the
squall line were generally in the
30 to 40 knot range (35 to 46 mph).
Two severe downbursts occurred in
Cedar Rapids and Wayland.
IAZ063 Iowa
13 0754CST
23 0820CST
Affected agricultural land.
A heavy rain event of 1 to 2.5
inches occurred on May 10th-14th in
central Iowa. This resulted in
minor agricultural flooding on
the Iowa River around Marengo.
Dubuque County
2 WNW Peosta to 27 1533CST
2 SW Peosta 1541CST
Mainly 0.50 to 0.70 inch hail
A weak upper level disturbance
produced scattered showers and
thunderstorms in a near semi-dry
atmosphere across northeast Iowa.
A low freezing level aloft allowed
storms to be prolific hail
producers. A lone storm became
strong enough to produce a swath of
mainly 0.50 to 0.70 inch hail near
Peosta, Iowa.
IOWA, Northeast
Winneshiek County
Decorah 26 1759CST
Hail the size of pennies was
reported by law enforcement
officials.
IOWA, Northwest
Cherokee County
7 NW Quimby 06 2135CST
Dickinson County
5 E Lake Park 06 2220CST
Cherokee County
6 N Cleghorn 06 2229CST
Cherokee County
6 NE Cleghorn 06 2232CST
O'Brien County
4 SW Paullina 06 2233CST
Dickinson County
4 W Spirit Lake 07 1750CST
Buena Vista County
1 NE Marathon 08 1516CST
Clay County
Spencer 08 1521CST
Clay County
Spencer 08 1524CST
Clay County
Spencer 08 1528CST
Buena Vista County
Sioux Rapids 08 1533CST
Dickinson County
2 S Okoboji 08 1538CST
Clay County
Spencer 08 1540CST
Sioux County
Chatsworth 08 1656CST
Lyon County
Larchwood 08 1725CST
Lyon County
2 NE Larchwood 08 1730CST
IOWA, Northwest
Sioux County
3 NE Hull 08 1747CST
Sioux County
5 W Matlock 08 1758CST
Lyon County
5 S George 08 1800CST
Plymouth County
Le Mars 08 1832CST
Plymouth County
Merrill 08 1841CST
Plymouth County
Le Mars to 08 1934CST
4 S Le Mars 2130CST
Heavy rain flooded streets, parking
lots, at least one small stream,
and other low areas.
Lyon County
4 N Doon 10 2024CST
Osceola County
Ashton 10 2055CST
Osceola County
Sibley 10 2100CST
Osceola County
Sibley 10 2102CST
Dickinson County
Spirit Lake 10 2121CST
Dickinson County
3 W Spirit Lake 10 2128CST
Dickinson County
9 W Spirit Lake 10 2141CST
Plymouth County
4 NW Le Mars 10 2249CST
Plymouth County
4 N Le Mars 10 2302CST
IAZ003-014-022 Dickinson--Clay--Buena Vista
11 0600CST
23 0600CST
Runoff from heavy rain caused minor
flooding of lowlands along the
Little Sioux River. The greatest
reported crest was 3.9 feet
above flood stage at Spencer.
IAZ002 Osceola
12 0727CST
Non thunderstorm winds blew down 3
to 4 inch tree limbs and tore
shingles from the roof of a house
about 7 miles north of Hartley.
O'Brien County
5 S Hartley 18 1534CST 0.1 50
A brief tornado caused no reported
damage.
Lyon County
4 N Lester 24 1710CST
IAZ020 Plymouth
26 1645CST
Non thunderstorm winds caused tree
damage at Akron, including several
large trees blown down.
IOWA, Southwest
Pottawattamie
County
2 W Crescent 08 1435CST
Shelby County
2 W Earling 08 1515CST
Shelby County
3 N Earling 08 1535CST
IOWA, Southwest
Pottawattamie
County
3 E Crescent to 08 1540CST
4 ENE Crescent 1544CST
Hail up to half dollar size in
diameter was reported east
northeast of Crescent.
Harrison County
2 ENE Modale 08 1810CST
Harrison County
1 NE Missouri Vly 08 1858CST
Shelby County
2 E Irwin 10 1802CST
Shelby County
Defiance 10 1815CST
Shelby County
2 E Irwin 10 1830CST
1844CST
Shelby County
1 W Elk Horn 10 2035CST
Pottawattamie
County
Avoca 10 2110CST
Harrison County
1 WSW Missouri Vly 10 2220CST
Harrison County
2 W Mondamin 11 0200CST
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated
at 60 mph caused some tree damage
near Mondamin.
Page County
3 NE Hepburn 12 1729CST
1900CST
Heavy rain caused flash flooding
along Highway 71 near the Page and
Montgomery county line which washed
a car off the highway. Rain amounts
were around 2 to 3 inches this
evening.
IAZ090 Fremont
13 0145CST
14 0815CST
Rainfall of several inches on May
11 and May 12 caused the
Nishnabotna River to go above flood
stage near Hamburg. The river
reached 25.2 feet at Hamburg around
530 pm on 05/13/05, flood stage is
23 feet. A levee near town
protected the area from any
significant flooding at this level.
Harrison County
2 S Little Sioux 18 0110CST
Monona County
Whiting 26 1725CST
27 1725CST
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated
at 60 mph took the roof off of a
mobile home near Whiting.
KANSAS, East
Republic County
Norway 08 1351CST
Republic County
5 SSW Belleville 08 1410CST
Washington County
2 NW Linn 08 1416CST
Washington County
3 NE Linn 08 1421CST
Washington County
3 NE Linn 08 1421CST
Cloud County
1 W Clyde 08 1425CST
Cloud County
6 N Glasco 08 1428CST
Cloud County
Concordia 08 1452CST
Cloud County
1 W Clyde 08 1528CST
Cloud County
1 N Clyde 08 1536CST
Clay County
7 S Clay Center 08 1639CST
Clay County
Clay Center 08 1720CST
Clay County
4 N Green 08 1744CST
Marshall County
8 S Waterville 08 1801CST
Quarter size hail covered the
ground along U.S. Highway 77.
Riley County
9 N Randolph 08 1801CST
Quarter size hail covered the
ground along U.S. Highway 77.
Clay County
1 W Green 08 1807CST
Pottawatomie County
Olsburg 08 1827CST
Pottawatomie County
1 E Olsburg 08 1830CST
Shawnee County
2 NE Rossville 11 1327CST
Jefferson County
Ozawkie 11 1340CST
Jefferson County
Meriden 11 1343CST
Shawnee County
8 NNE Topeka 11 1346CST
Jefferson County
2 W Ozawkie 11 1349CST
Jefferson County
Meriden 11 1355CST
Jefferson County
1 W Oskaloosa 11 1406CST
Jefferson County
Winchester 11 1417CST
Jefferson County
Oskaloosa 11 1420CST
Jefferson County
1 S Me Louth 11 1421CST
Jefferson County
Mc Louth 11 1423CST
Pottawatomie County
4 W Wamego 11 1448CST
Pottawatomie County
4 NNW St George 11 1458CST
Washington County
7 SW Morrowville 11 1553CST
Washington County
6 SSE Haddam 11 1608CST
Hail covered the ground.
Washington County
Morrowville 11 1617CST
Washington County
Washington l l 1641CST
Marshall County
Marysville 11 1654CST
Marshall County
Beattie 11 1655CST
Marshall County
2 W Marysville 11 1700CST
Washington County
2 N Washington 11 1703CST
Pottawatomie County
Onaga 11 1714CST
Pottawatomie County
Onaga 11 1715CST
2015CST
Torrential rains brought about 6
inches of fast flowing water across
roads in the area.
Washington County
2 NE Washington 11 1732CST
2032CST
Heavy rains brought over 6 inches
of fast flowing water over roads in
the area.
Washington County
6 N Hanover 11 1748CST
Washington County
6 N Hanover 11 1800CST
2100CST
Torrential rains of 5 to 6 inches
brought fast flowing water of at
least 6 inches across Kansas
highway 148.
Marshall County
Beattie 11 1815CST
Marshall County
Beattie 11 1818CST
Marshall County
1 S Summerfield 12 1415CST
2015CST
Heavy rain brought rapid flowing water
over K-99.
Dickinson County
5 E Enterprise 12 1425CST
Geary County
Junction City 12 1438CST
Geary County
Junction City 12 1441CST
Geary County
Junction City 12 1442CST
Riley County
10 SW Manhattan 12 1451CST
Nemaha County
Baileyville 12 1455CST
Nemaha County
6 S Baileyville 12 1455CST
Morris County
7 SSW Latimer 12 1510CST
Nemaha County
6 NW Sabetha 12 1526CST
Nemaha County
1 N Centralia 12 1538CST
2138CST
Fast flowing water running across
highway 187.
Nemaha County
2 E Seneca 12 1545CST
2145CST
Fast flowing water running across
highway 36 and other area rural
roads.
Marshall County
2 W Axtell 12 1617CST
2217CST
Fast flowing water running across
county roads.
Brown County
3 N Everest 12 1700CST
Shawnee County
4 S Topeka 12 1730CST
Osage County
Overbrook 12 1732CST
Shawnee County
4 N Richland 12 1732CST
Jefferson County
5 S Oskaloosa 12 1750CST
Dickinson County
Hope 12 1900CST
13 0200CST
Numerous reports of fast flowing
water over highway 4 with several
cars in ditches.
Lyon County
Americus 12 1900CST
13 0100CST
Intense rains brought fast flowing
water over county roads around
Americus.
Morris County
Council Grove 12 1900CST
13 0200CST
Up to 6 inches of rain caused flash
flooding with rapid flow over rural
roads around Council Grove.
Osage County
Osage City 12 1900CST
13 0100CST
Intense rains brought fast flowing
water across streets and roads
around Osage City.
Shawnee County
Dover 12 2100CST
13 0600CST
Intense rains brought fast flowing
water across area streets with some
waters 10 to 20 feet deep. Some
families evacuated due to high
water.
Shawnee County
Topeka 12 2100CST
13 0300CST
Intense rains brought fast flowing
water and stalled cars in streets
in parts of Topeka.
Douglas County
Lawrence 12 2115CST
13 0315CST
Fast flowing water over 23rd St.
and 2nd St.
Brown County
Hiawatha 12 2135CST
13 0335CST
Numerous reports of fast flowing
water over numerous streets and
roads including Highway 75 and 36
as well as prairie road.
Jefferson County
Perry 12 2200CST
13 0400CST
Fast flowing water over highway 24.
KANSAS, East
Wabaunsee County
South Portion 12 2245CST
13 0445CST
Intense rains brought fast flowing
water across K-4 highway.
Morris County
1 S Dunlap 12 2325CST
13 0200CST
Fast flowing water over 4 mile road
near Dunlap.
Jefferson County
Meriden 18 1741CST
Jefferson County
1 N Meriden 18 1746CST
Jefferson County
3 E Meriden 18 1750CST
2350CST
Nearly 5 inches of rain brought
fast flowing water across roads in
Meriden area.
Jefferson County
3 E Meriden 18 1750CST
Jefferson County
3 E Meriden 18 1756CST
Jefferson County
3 S Ozawkie 18 1758CST
Jefferson County
Grantville 18 1829CST
2330CST
Fast flowing water over 21st St. in
Grantville.
Douglas County
Stull 18 1845CST
Shawnee County
3 SSE Tecumseh 18 1845CST
Douglas County
2 SW Lecompton 18 1852CST
Douglas County
5 W Lawrence 18 1910CST
Osage County
5 W Melvern 18 2007CST
Osage County
3 E Osage City 18 2007CST
19 0200CST
Report of fast flowing water over
k-31 highway.
Osage County
1 E Olivet 18 2015CST
24 car (empty) train derailed with
tree and building damage at nearby
farmsteads.
Coffey County
Burlington 18 2043CST
Coffey County
John Redmond Res 18 2043CST
Coffey County
5 E Lebo 18 2043CST
Osage County
5 S Melvern 18 2108CST
Semi-truck blown over on i-35.
Morris County
Council Grove Res 28 1509CST
Morris County
4 N Dunlap 28 1520CST
Lyon County
5 W Bushong 28 1528CST
KANSAS, Extreme Southeast
Crawford County
1 W Arma 13 2315CST
14 0200CST
Heavy thunderstorms caused flash
flooding in a few areas of Crawford
County. One specific location that
became impassable to motorists was
a section of County Road 210 west
of Arma.
Crawford County
Pittsburg 22 2300CST
Cherokee County
2 N West Mineral 24 0734CST
Severe thunderstorm wind gusts
downed several tree limbs.
KANSAS, North Central
NONE REPORTED.
KANSAS, Northeast
Leavenworth County
Leavenworth 11 1230CST
Leavenworth County
Basehor 11 1405CST
Leavenworth County
2 W Easton 11 1428CST
Leavenworth County
2 SE Tonganoxie 11 1437CST
Leavenworth County
Lansing 11 1456CST
Leavenworth County
Lansing 11 1503CST
Leavenworth County
Leavenworth 11 1505CST
Leavenworth County
Leavenworth 11 1600CST
2115CST
Heavy rains from thunderstorms
caused numerous roads to be flooded
across the county.
Wyandotte County
Kansas City 11 1415CST
Doniphan County
1 S Severance 12 1750CST
2345CST
Heavy rains closed the intersection
at K20 and County Road 120.
Doniphan County
1 S Highland 12 1750CST
2345CST
Heavy rains closed the intersection
at U36 and County Road 120.
Leavenworth County
Lansing 12 1757CST
8 inch tree limb blown down along
with numerous smaller tree limbs.
Wyandotte County
Kansas City 12 1820CST
Trees and power lines down between
16th and Kansas Avenue and 8th
Avenue.
Wyandotte County
Kansas City 12 1825CST
Roofs torn off 2 homes and church
suffered wind damage
Wyandotte County
Kansas City 12 2200CST
13 0345CST
Flooding in the Armourdale area
closed roads from around 11 pm to
1 am.
Johnson County
Olathe 12 1828CST
KANSAS, Northeast
Atchison County
6 NW Lancaster 12 1835CST
2345CST
Thunderstorms produced heavy rains
with 6 inches of water over County
Road 326.
KSZ103 Leavenworth
13 1200CST
2300CST
Stranger Creek near Easton crested
at 19.65 feet, or 2.65 feet above
flood stage.
KANSAS, Northwest
Sherman County
Goodland 04 1755MST
Sherman County
Goodland 04 1757MST
Sherman County
Goodland 04 1758MST
Sherman County
Goodland 04 1800MST
Sherman County
Goodland 04 1801MST
Hail covering the ground. Kansas
Highway Patrol reported hail 6-8
inches deep on Highway 27 from
north edge of Goodland northward.
Snow plows used to clear hail from
roadway.
Sherman County
Goodland 04 1802MST
Cheyenne County
St Francis 06 1320MST
Cheyenne County
St Francis 06 1320MST
Hail covered the ground.
Cheyenne County
2 W Wheeler 06 1320MST
Cheyenne County
St Francis 06 1325MST
Cheyenne County
9 SW St Francis 06 1745MST
Cheyenne County
2 W Wheeler 06 1823MST
Cheyenne County
3 N Wheeler 06 1841MST
Norton County
Almena 11 1325MST
Norton County
4 NE Almena 11 1337MST
Broken car windshield on highway
383 about 1 mile from Phillips
county line.
Decatur County
Oberlin 11 1420MST
Decatur County
Oberlin 11 1420MST
Decatur County
Oberlin 11 1422MST
Decatur County
Cedar Bluffs 11 1440MST
Cheyenne County
14 NW St Francis 11 1539MST
Cheyenne County
14 NW St Francis 11 1539MST
Cheyenne County
16 NNW St Francis 11 1545MST
KANSAS, Northwest
Graham County
9 E Hill City 17 1650MST
Norton County
8 SE Norton 17 1927MST
Norton County
6 E Lenora 17 1958MST
Graham County
13 NNW Hill City 17 2015MST
Graham County
8 NW Hill City 17 2017MST
Norton County
3 E Lenora 17 2020MST
Graham County
13 N Hill City 17 2045MST
Graham County
11 N Hill City 17 2050MST
Hail covered the ground.
Graham County
6 N Hill City 17 2125MST
Logan County
Oakley 23 1936MST
Logan County
Oakley 23 1937MST
Logan County
2 S Oakley 23 1937MST
Logan County
Oakley 23 1940MST
Thomas County
8 S Colby 23 1950MST
Wallace County
Sharon Spgs 23 2000MST
Gove County
Grinnell 23 2005MST
Lightning struck a house producing
damage from both the lightning
stike and the fire.
Norton County
Lenora 23 2009MST
Wallace County
Sharon Spgs 23 2011MST
Norton County
Lenora 23 2019MST
Wallace County
2 N Wallace 23 2020MST
Greeley County
Tribune 23 2044MST
Wichita County
6 W Leoti 23 2050MST
Semi trailer overturned in high
winds.
Cheyenne County
17 NW St Francis 24 1617MST
Cheyenne County
15 NNW St Francis 24 1620MST
6 REA poles knocked down and 5th
wheel motor home tipped over by
strong winds.
Cheyenne County
Bird City Arpt 24 1654MST
Cheyenne County
Bird City Arpt 24 1658MST
Minor tree damage.
Rawlins County
Mc Donald 24 1715MST
Roof blown off shed.
Rawlins County
Mc Donald 24 1715MST
Roof blown off gas station and
power lines knocked down.
Rawlins County
3 NE Mc Donald 24 1715MST
1/4 mile irrigation pivot sprinkler
blown over. Time estimated from
radar.
Rawlins County
5 N Atwood 24 1729MST
Decatur County
Oberlin 24 1810MST
KSN WX Lab Weathemet. Tree limbs
also reported down.
Decatur County
2 N Traer 24 1810MST
Rawlins County
4 N Herndon 24 1810MST
5-inch diameter live tree branches
snapped.
Norton County
Norton 24 1840MST
4-inch live tree banches down.
Rawlins County
11 S Herndon 28 0945MST
Decatur County
Oberlin 28 1005MST
Decatur County
Oberlin 28 1006MST
Decatur County
Oberlin 28 1012MST
Rawlins County
21 NW Atwood 28 1242MST
Cheyenne County
13 SW St Francis 28 1252MST
Rawlins County
Mc Donald 28 1318MST 0.3 25
1319MST
Brief touchdown over open fields.
No known damage.
Rawlins County
7 W Atwood 28 1349MST
Rawlins County
7 NW Atwood 28 1352MST
Hail covered the ground to a depth
of 6 inches in a two-mile wide
swath from extreme northwest
Rawlins county to about 10 miles
south and a little cast of Atwood,
according to a newspaper account.
Rawlins County
5 SW Atwood 28 1405MST
Rawlins County
12 SE Atwood 28 1430MST
Thomas County
3 N Colby 28 1434MST
KANSAS, Southeast
Ellsworth County
2 SE Lorraine 08 1421CST
Rice County
5 SSW Frederick 08 1452CST
Ellsworth County
8 ESE Lorraine 08 1507CST
Rice County
3 W Geneseo 08 1513CST
Rice County
Lyons 08 1516CST
Ellsworth County
8 ESE Lorraine 08 1521CST
KSN Channel 3.
Ellsworth County
8 ESE Lorraine 08 1521CST
Rice County
4 NW Lyons 08 1521CST
Mcpherson County
1 N Marquette 08 1551CST
Saline County
9 WSW Assaria 08 1556CST
Rice County
5 NE Sterling 08 1624CST
Rice County
1 S Lyons 08 1628CST
Rice County
4 SE Lyons 08 1630CST
Rice County
10 S Little River 08 1637CST
Saline County
3 S Assaria 08 1637CST
Mcpherson County
5 SSW Me Pherson 08 1640CST 0.7 75
1641CST
Brief Touchdown in open country.
Mcpherson County
1 W Me Pherson 08 1649CST
Saline County
1 N Gypsum 08 1652CST
Mcpherson County
1 N Mc Pherson 08 1704CST
Mcpherson County
1 NNW Mc Pherson 08 1705CST
Hail covered ground.
Marion County
1 N Durham 08 1710CST
Mcpherson County
Mc Pherson 08 1712CST
Mcpherson County
1 S Galva 08 1743CST
Mcpherson County
1 NE Moundridge 08 1746CST
Reno County
7 NE Hutchinson 08 1746CST
Mcpherson County
1 N Moundridge 08 1753CST
Harvey County
5 WNW Hesston 08 1759CST
Mcpherson County
Moundridge 08 1801CST
Mcpherson County
Moundridge 08 1811 CST
Unspecified number of cars damaged.
KANSAS, Southeast
Harvey County
2 E Hesston 08 1823CST
Harvey County
8 WNW Newton 08 1836CST
Reno County
4 E Hutchinson 08 1846CST
Reno County
5 SSE Butler 08 1852CST
Hail covered the ground.
Harvey County
1 W Burrton 08 1859CST
Reno County
6 SE Hutchinson Arpt 08 1900CST
Sedgwick County
Wichita 08 1916CST
Per KFDI, hail occurred at in NW
21st/W 119th St intersection.
Harvey County
1 S Burrton 08 1923CST
Sedgwick County
Maize 08 1928CST
Harvey County
5 S Newton 08 1933CST
Sedgwick County
Colwich 08 1934CST
Reno County
2 N Haven 08 1937CST
Harvey County
3 E Annelly 08 1938CST
Reno County
Hutchinson 08 1943CST
Sedgwick County
3 SE Bentley 08 1948CST
Butler County
6 NE Potwin 08 1949CST
Sedgwick County
3 N Wichita 08 1953CST
Per KWCH Channel 12, hail occurred
at 85th St. N/Ridge Rd.
intersection.
Butler County
2 W Potwin 08 1956CST
Sedgwick County
Mt Hope 08 2000CST
Butler County
3 N El Dorado 08 2014CST
Sedgwick County
Wichita 08 2017CST
Occurred at 61 st St. N/Hydraulic
intersecton.
Sedgwick County
Andale 08 2041CST
Sedgwick County
Colwich 08 2046CST
KSZ083-083-083-083- Sedgwick
083
08 2053CST
2300CST
Two cars stalled in Valley Center
at Main/Meridian intersection.
Butler County
Andover 08 2113CST
Sedgwick County
Wichita 08 2114CST
Occurred at 13th St. N/Ridge Rd.
intersection.
Butler County
Leon 08 2119CST
Butler County
Douglass 08 2127CST
Occurred on North side of town.
Harper County
3 SSE Anthony 08 2129CST
Sedgwick County
Clearwater 08 2155CST
Reno County
6 N Sylvia 12 1330CST
Saline County
Assaria 12 1330CST
Mcpherson County
5 S Canton 12 1405CST
Sedgwick County
Andale 12 1406CST
Mcpherson County
5 S Canton 12 1407CST
Sedgwick County
Andale 12 1412CST
Mcpherson County
5 NE Moundridge 12 1419CST
Reno County
6 N Sylvia 12 1438CST
Reno County
4 W Hutchinson 12 1526CST
Reno County
Hutchinson 12 1526CST
Sedgwick County
5 E Cheney 12 1557CST
Sedgwick County
7 W Goddard 12 1600CST
Marion County
Durham 12 1608CST
Harvey County
Halstead 12 1620CST
Harper County
9 S Anthony 12 1720CST
Mcpherson County
Mc Pherson 12 1616CST
1830CST
Localized street flooding throughout
the community.
Marion County
2 E Ramona 12 2236CST
13 0100CST
Two miles east of Ramona,
intersection of 360th and Sunflower
Road washed out.
Chase County
Cottonwood Falls 13 0630CST
0930CST
Several county roads under water.
KANSAS, Southeast
Mcpherson County
Mc Pherson 13 0935CST
1100CST
Several roads were covered by water
across the county.
Chautauqua County
Hale 13 1538CST
Montgomery County
Independence 13 1601CST
Cowley County
Arkansas City 13 1916CST
Occurred on north side of town.
Chautauqua County
1 N Cedar Vale 13 2038CST
Woodson County
2 NW Piqua to 19 0133CST
Piqua 0545CST
Bridge washed out on 150th Road
between Violet and Ute Roads.
County Road washed out between
Piqua and Neosho Falls.
Woodson County
10 NE Yates Center to 19 0133CST
2 N Yates Center 0830CST
Bridge washed out on 150th Road,
between Violet and Ute Roads--2
miles northwest of Piqua.
Woodson County
5 S Neosho Falls 19 0245CST
0830CST
Several rural county roads washed
out between Piqua and Neosho Falls.
Rice County
5 SSW Frederick 21 1919CST
Rice County
5 N Chase 21 1925CST
Rice County
7 N Lyons 21 1953CST
Rice County
4 NNE Lyons 21 2002CST
Rice County
4 NNE Lyons 21 2011CST
Large motorcycle blown over.
Rice County
5 NNW Lyons 21 2012CST
Rice County
Lyons 21 2015CST
Rice County
1 SE Lyons 21 2022CST
Damage?
Rice County
Lyons 21 2023CST
A 2nd dealership sustained damage
to only 3 vehicles. As was the case
1 mile southeast of Lyons, damage
was limited due to the sparse
number of hailstones achieving the
2.75 inch diameter. (Narrative
courtesy of Lyons Daily News.)
Rice County
1 SE Lyons 21 2026CST
A total of 35 vehicles damaged at a
dealership. Of this total, 18 were
2005 models. One car sustained a
broken windshield. Damage was
limited due to the sparse number of
hailstones achieving the 2.75 inch
diameter. (Narrative courtesy of
Lyons Daily News.)
Mcpherson County
7 WSW Inman 21 2050CST
Downed large limbs.
Rice County
4 NNE Lyons 21 2114CST
Rice County
4 NNE Lyons 22 2114CST
Butler County
3 SW Augusta 22 2150CST
Butler County
1 S Augusta 22 2155CST
Butler County
3 SSW Douglass 22 2155CST
Butler County
2 S Leon 22 2155CST
Butler County
3 S Rose Hill 22 2155CST
Wilson County
5 SSE Coyville 22 2203CST
Butler County
1 W Douglass 22 2209CST
Cowley County
6 NE Udall 22 2212CST
Elk County
5 S Howard 22 2214CST
Butler County
Douglass 22 2215CST
Elk County
5 W Howard 22 2215CST
Elk County
5 W Howard 22 2218CST
Neosho County
3 S Erie 22 2218CST
Butler County
El Dorado 22 2230CST
Butler County
El Dorado 22 2231CST
Neosho County
5 NNW Thayer 22 2234CST
Butler County
3 E El Dorado 22 2240CST
Elk County
Moline 22 2240CST
Unspecified number of vehicles damaged
with windows broken out of homes,
businesses and vehicles. (Narrative
courtesy of Independence Daily
Reporter.)
Butler County
3 E El Dorado 22 2242CST
Harvey County
4 W Halstead 22 2242CST
Butler County
3 E El Dorado 22 2246CST
Elk County
Elk Falls 22 2246CST
Cowley County
Cambridge 22 2250CST
Cowley County
Atlanta 22 2302CST
Harvey County
5 S Halstead 22 2304CST
Cowley County
1 S Atlanta 22 2308CST
Butler County
1 SW El Dorado 22 2320CST
Sedgwick County
Valley Center 22 2320CST
Harvey County
2 S Halstead 22 2336CST
Sedgwick County
Wichita 22 2350CST
Butler County
Andover 22 2358CST
Chautauqua County
Elgin 22 2358CST
Butler County
Andover 22 2359CST
Butler County
Elbing 23 0004CST
Sedgwick County
2 N Park City 23 0005CST
Sedgwick County
Park City 23 0011CST
Sedgwick County
Park City 23 0012CST
Cowley County
Udall 23 0015CST
Montgomery County
Coffeyville 23 0015CST
Tree damage, including numerous limbs
that fell onto houses, vehicles and
power lines. The 3rd instance no doubt
resulted in power outages, most of
which occurred on the west side of
town. Time of the event is an
approximation based on earlier severe
convection. (Report and narrative
courtesy of Coffeyville Journal.)
Sedgwick County
Eastborough 23 0023CST
Harvey County
Newton 24 0300CST
Home struck, with the resulting
electrical surge causing a small fire
in the bathroom fan. Time of occurrence
is an approximation. (Narrative
courtesy of Newton Kansan.)
Cowley County
Udall 24 0457CST
KANSAS, Southwest
Finney County
2 N Garden City 07 0105CST
Kearny County
16 SW Lakin 11 1905CST
Kearny County
15 NW Lakin 11 1905CST
Kearny County
17 N Lakin 11 1916CST
Grant County
9 SW Ulysses 11 1918CST
Kearny County
4 W Lakin 11 1928CST
Grant County
Ulysses 11 1934CST
Kearny County
Lakin 11 1934CST
Kearny County
Lakin 11 1937CST
Grant County
Ulysses 11 1940CST
Grant County
9 SSW Ulysses to 11 1944CST 0.5 30
8.5 SSW Ulysses 1945CST
Contact was made briefly in pasture of
native grass.
Grant County
3 W Ulysses 11 1948CST 0.2 30
Contact was made in a field only very
briefly.
Kearny County
2 N Deerfield 11 1948CST
Kearny County
Deerfield 11 1950CST
Grant County
1 NE Ulysses to 11 2003CST 13.2 250
12 N Hickok 2022CST
This tornado traveled into Kearny
county before roping out. At 2ne of
Ulysses part of a barn roof was blown
off and a large tree was uprooted.
Several horses were slightly injured.
Then at 5ne of Ulysses an abandoned
mobile home was destroyed. At six miles
northeast of Ulysses, two pivot
sprinklers were mangled, large trees
were snapped at the base and several
power poles were destroyed. Several
grain bins (full of wheat) were
completely swept away and the grain
was scattered for some distance.
Remnants of the grain bins were not
found in the local vicinity. Farther
northeast along the track several more
pivot sprinklers were destroyed. It is
estimated that if this tornado had
made a direct hit, it would have
likely caused at least high-end F3
damage.
Finney County
15 NW Garden City 11 2020CST
Kearny County
14 SSE Lakin to 11 2022CST 1.3 30
13 SSE Lakin 2024CST
This tornado originated near Ulysses
in Grant county and roped out in
Kearny county. There was nothing
significant to hit in this area. A
mail box was blown over and there was
some minor tree damage.
Finney County
2 SE Friend 11 2048CST 0.2 15
This was very brief spinup.
Finney County
3 S Holcomb 11 2124CST 0.2 15
This was another brief spinup under
the mesocyclone.
Finney County
Holcomb 11 2140CST
Finney County
Garden City 11 2144CST
Comanche County
12 SE Coldwater 12 1347CST
Comanche County
9 ENE Wilmore 12 1355CST
Pratt County
Croft 12 1355CST
Barber County
8 NW Lake City 12 1410CST
Kiowa County
Belvidere 12 1415CST
Stafford County
8 S Stafford 12 1415CST
Barber County
4 WSW Isabel 12 1420CST
Porch window was broken by this PENNY
sized hail!
Pratt County
Sawyer 12 1430CST
Pratt County
3 N Pratt 12 1445CST
Kiowa County
Haviland 12 1610CST
Kiowa County
Greensburg 12 1620CST
Pratt County
4 WNW Byers 12 1628CST
Hail covered the ground.
Pratt County
3 WNW Byers 12 1630CST
KSZ066 Stafford
12 2020CST
2220CST
High water was flowing over highway
50 near Stafford causing traffic to be
diverted.
Kiowa County
1 SE Mullinville 12 2230CST
Three inches of rain fell since 1 pm
CST.
Stafford County
5 S St John 12 2305CST
Four and quarter inches of rain fell
since 2 pm CST.
Stafford County
4 NW Stafford 12 2315CST
Stafford County
St John 12 2330CST
Edwards County
11 SSE Belpre 13 0001CST
Scott County
7 N Scott City 23 2227CST
Scott County
Scott City 23 2233CST
KSN weather lab site at the middle
school
Finney County
2 N Garden City 23 2245CST
Finney County
2 N Garden City 23 2249CST
Power lines blown down.
Finney County
Garden City 23 2250CST
Recorded at a weather lab site.
Finney County
Garden City 23 2250CST
One diameter tree limbs were broken by
the high wind.
Finney County
(Gck)Garden City Arpt 23 2259CST
Finney County
Garden City 23 2305CST
Recorded at a KSN weather lab.
Haskell County
Sublette 23 2311CST
Recorded at a KSN weather lab site.
Haskell County
1 W Satanta 23 2318CST
Haskell County
15 N Sublette 23 2320CST
Four inch diameter tree limbs were
blown down.
Grant County
11 NE Hickok 23 2322CST
Feed bunkers blown over.
Gray County
6 WNW Montezuma 23 2326CST
Seward County
14 N Liberal 23 2340CST
A camper was overturned.
Gray County
3 N Ensign 23 2345CST
Four to six inch diameter tree
branches were broken.
Ford County
Dodge City Arpt 23 2350CST
Hodgeman County
1 NE Jetmore 23 2355CST
Clark County
4 S Minneola 24 0015CST
Ford County
4.8 ENE Windthorst 24 0015CST
Edwards County
1 SW Kinsley 24 0030CST
Some tree damage was reported.
Kiowa County
Mullinville 24 0030CST
Three to four inch diameter tree limbs
were blown down.
Meade County
Meade 24 0030CST
Clark County
10 S Ashland 24 0040CST
This wind was reported by a USGS data
logger.
Comanche County
11 W Coldwater 24 0040CST
A tree was blown across the highway
near the Clark/Comanche county line.
Edwards County
14 SSW Kinsley 24 0040CST
Two inch tree limbs broken. A
semi-trailer was partially overturned.
Kiowa County
2 N Greensburg 24 0045CST
Comanche County
Coldwater 24 0100CST
Two inch diameter tree limbs were
broken.
Edwards County
1 NE Trousdale 24 0100CST
Pear trees were uprooted.
Barber County
13 S Sun City 24 0120CST
Three house windows were blown out.
Pratt County
Pratt 24 0130CST
A thirty inch diameter tree was
uprooted.
Stafford County
Seward 24 0130CST
Two inch diameter tree limbs were
broken.
Pratt County
Pratt 24 0135CST
A moderate sized redbud tree was
snapped off at the ground.
Hamilton County
2 E Coolidge 24 2054CST
Measured at a KDOT site.
Hamilton County
Syracuse 24 2113CST
Measured at a KSN-tv weather lab at
the High School.
Kearny County
13 W Lakin 24 2145CST
Three to four inch diameter tree limbs
were broken.
Morton County
2 E Richfield 24 2300CST
Morton County
Elkhart 24 2305CST
Morton County
12 WNW Richfield to 30 2010CST 3.2 75
9 WNW Richfield 2020CST
This tornado had nothing to hit.
Morton County
8 WNW Richfield 30 2015CST
Number of Estimated
Persons Damage
Location Killed Injured Property Crops
ILLINOIS, Central
Macon County
Maroa 0 0
Edgar County
Brocton 0 0
Sangamon County
Springfield 0 0
Macon County
Blue Mound 0 0
Hail covered the ground.
Sangamon County
Chatham 0 0
Macon County
Blue Mound 0 0
Moultrie County
Lovington 0 0
Macon County
Southwest Portion 0 0
Highway 48 impassible southwest of Blue
Mound due to water over road.
Additional county roads were also under
water in southwest portion of county.
Moultrie County
North Portion 0 0
3.5 inches of rain fell in a short
period of time in Lovington and
produced flash flooding on several
city streets making them
impassible.
Morgan County
Woodson 0 0
A few power lines blown down.
Christian County
Northeast Portion 0 0
Highway 48 under three feet of
water near Christian and Macon
county line.
Piatt County
2 N Hammond 0 0
Champaign County
Philo 0 0
Effingham County
Altamont 0 0
Trees and power lines blown down.
Vermilion County
Fithian 0 0
A greenhouse, 2 barns and a metal
tool shed were destroyed. Numerous
trees and power lines blown down.
Effingham County
Dieterich 0 0
Trees and power lines blown down.
Cumberland County
Greenup 0 0
A few large tree limbs blown down.
Clark County
3 E Marshall 0 0
A few trees blown down.
Jasper County
Newton 0 0
A few trees and power lines blown
down.
Jasper County
Yale 0 0
Crawford County
Bellair 0 0
Crawford County
Annapolis 0 0
Clay County
Clay City 0 0
Richland County
Noble 0 0
Lawrence County
1 N Bridgeport 0 0
Richland County
Calhoun 0 0
Lawrence County
1 S Helena 0 0
Large tree blown down.
Peoria County
8 W Princeville 0 0
Richland County
Olney 0 0
Few trees blown down.
Peoria County
Peoria 0 0
Peoria County
Peoria 0 0
Numerous trees and power lines
blown down.
Richland County
Olney 0 0
Tazewell County
1 N Mackinaw 0 0
Tazewell County
4 SW Washington 0 0
Large tree blown down.
Logan County
Elkhart 0 0
Numerous tree limbs blown down.
Moultrie County
Sullivan 0 0
Numerous trees and power lines
blown down.
Morgan County
Chapin 0 0
A few trees blown down.
Morgan County
Woodson 0 0
Several tree limbs blown down.
Coles County
Mattoon 0 0
Numerous trees blown down.
ILLINOIS, Central
Lawrence County
Countywide 0 0
Trees and power lines blown down
across the county.
Christian County
Stonington 0 0
Power lines down.
ILLINOIS, Northeast
Lee County
5 S Harmon 0 0
Lee County
5 S Harmon 0 0
De Kalb County
1 SE De Kalb 0 0
Eleven utility poles along with
power lines were blown down just
south of Interstate 88.
Kendall County
Oswego 0 0
Will County
Plainfield 0 0
A two foot diameter tree fell on
power lines and a house, causing
the house to catch on fire near
Renwick and Drauden Roads.
Cook County
Chicago 0 1
A 27 year old man was struck by
lightning and suffered burns and
internal injuries.
Cook County
Maywood 0 0
De Kalb County
De Kalb 0 0
Winnebago County
Rockton to 0 0
2 SW Roscoe
Hail ranging from the size of
nickels to golfballs fell across
far northeast Winnebago County.
Boone County
Poplar Grove 0 0
Quarter size hail fell near Route
173 in central Boone County.
Will County
Plainfield to 0 0
1 S Shorewood
Hail ranging from the size of
nickels to golfballs fell from
Plainfield to Shorewood. Golfball
size hail was reported in
Shorewood. Quarter size hail was
reported at Interstate 55 and
Interstate 80. Half dollar size
hail was reported at Route 59 and
Theodore Road. Numerous homes
received roof and siding damage
from the hail.
Kendall County
Yorkville 0 0
A utility pole and numerous oak
trees were blown down near Walker
and Schlapp Roads.
Boone County
Poplar Grove 0 0
Kendall County
Oswego 0 0
Penny size hail reported near
Route 34.
Will County
Plainfield to 0 0
Joliet
A gust to 60 mph was reported at
Route 59 and Theodore Road. Several
trees were blown down across
Plainfield and the west side of
Joliet, including a one foot
diameter tree near Route 30 and
Route 59, a large tree near Drauden
and Caton Farm Roads. Part of the
roof at the Plainfield South High
School was damaged.
Winnebago County
2 NW Durand to 0 0
Durand
Nickel size hail was reported near
Lake Summerset.
Kendall County
3 NW Yorkville 0 0
Railroad gates were blown down near
Eldmain Road and Route 34.
Mchenry County
Woodstock 0 0
Mchenry County
Crystal Lake 0 0
Mchenry County
Crystal Lake 0 0
Golfball size hail was reported
covering the ground.
ILZ005
0 0
Numerous roads were blocked in
Crystal Lake due to flooding with
six inches or more of standing
water.
Mchenry County
Cary 0 0
Half dollar size hail was reported
covering the ground.
Cook County
Barrington 0 0
Lake County
Barrington 0 0
Will County
1 NE Wilmington 0 0
A gust to 60 mph was reported near
Route 53 and Wilmington-Petone
Road.
Kankakee County
Herscher 0 0
Golfball size hail broke windows,
dented cars and damaged roofs in
Herscher.
Iroquois County
Chebanse 0 0
Baseball size hail was reported
near mile marker 302 on Interstate
57 at the Kankakee-Iroquois County
line.
Kankakee County
7.5 S Kankakee 0 0
Baseball size hail was reported
near mile marker 302 on Interstate
57 in Chebanse at the Kankakee-
Iroquois County line.
Iroquois County
Watseka 0 0
Several trees were blown down.
Iroquois County
Watseka to 0 0
Sheldon
Quarter size to Golfball size hail
fell from northern Watseka to
Sheldon.
Iroquois County
Sheldon 0 0
Shingles were blown off a roof.
Winnebago County
Loves Park 0 0
ILZ001>002-007-009-
015>018-024>026-
034>035
0 0 26.4M
Record breaking cold settled over
the Midwest during the early
morning hours of 3 May 2005. The
cold was of such intensity that all
time record minimums for the month
of May were tied or shattered at
most first order stations and many
co-operative stations. Farmers that
took advantage of the unseasonably
mild weather during the first half
of April had to replant after crops
were killed off by the freeze. In
some cases, crops had to be
replanted even though the growing
point was below the surface. This
was due to the soil being a sandy
loam which allowed freezing
temperatures to penetrate into the
ground.
Bureau County
Spring Vly 0 0 10K
A downburst or weak microburst
occurred over Spring Valley,
Illinois and affected roughly a 3-4
block area concentrated on 2nd
through 4th streets. The wind
pushed over a utility pole which
broke in half when a large tree
branch fell on it. Shingles were
torn off a few roofs with a tree
snapped off at its base. At one
residence, a wooden fence was blown
over. Thunderstorms developed in a
semi-moist atmosphere north of a
stationary front across Southern
Iowa and Central Illinois. The
storms evolved into a mesoscale
line that developed a small bow as
it moved through East Central Iowa.
The bow continued across the
Mississippi and into North Central
Illinois.
Whiteside County
2.8 S Rock Falls 0 0 200K
Lightning struck the chimney of the
Montmorency School south of Rock
Falls while students were being
dismissed for the day. Luckily the
chimney was located in the back of
the school and the school bus
boarding area is in the front so
there were no injuries. The chimney
had to be toppled by a wrecking
company that evening for safety
reasons. Repairs from the lightning
strike and subsequent damage to
part of the roof and a boiler were
briefly put on hold when asbestos
was discovered in the damaged area.
Stephenson County
Lake Summerset 0 0
Thunderstorms developed in a semi
moist atmosphere along a cold front
and occluded front in Northwest
Illinois. A lone storm became
strong enough to produce nickel
hail in northeast Stephenson
County. An hour earlier, a
lightning strike severely damaged
a chimney at a school south of Rock
Falls, Illinois as students were
being dismissed for the day.
ILLINOIS, South
ILZ075>078-080>091
0 0
An unusually late season frost
affected most of southern Illinois
except for the three southernmost
counties. Temperatures fell into
the mid 30s. Many unofficial
readings from 34 to 36 degrees were
recorded. This was the last of four
consecutive frosty mornings. Lows
each morning from May 1st to the
4th were about the same, mostly in
the middle 30's. The combination of
the cold weather and much lower
than normal rainfall slowed the
development of some early-planted
corn and soybeans.
Alexander County
Cairo 0 0
Saline County
Harrisburg 0 0
Numerous reports of nickel to
quarter-size hail in downtown
Harrisburg.
Franklin County
Rend City 0 0
Trees were blown down near the Rend
Lake Dam spillway.
Franklin County
West Frankfort 0 0
ILLINOIS, South
Alexander County
East Cape Girardeau 0 0
Pulaski County
1 SW Pulaski to 0 0 2K
2 S Pulaski
Power lines were blown down on
Sandusky Road southwest of Pulaski.
Trees were down between Pulaski and
Villa Ridge along U.S. Highway 51.
Johnson County
Cypress to 0 0 2K
Vienna
Trees were blown down in Cypress.
Power lines were down in Vienna.
Massac County
4 NNE Brookport to 0 0 15K
2.5 NE Brookport
Some shingles were blown off a
house, and the metal roof was blown
off an older farm building. Three
very large oak trees were blown
down, along with power lines. Two
trucks were damaged from debris.
Scattered thunderstorms developed
during the midday hours and
continued through the evening.
Several storms reached severe
levels for a brief time, producing
hail up to one inch in diameter and
wind gusts to around 60 MPH.
Jackson County
Murphysboro 0 0
Wabash County
Bellmont 0 0
Jackson County
Murphysboro 0 0
Perry County
Du Quoin 0 0
Street flooding was reported all
over Du Quoin. U.S. Highway 51 was
reported to be under water.
ILLINOIS, Southwest
Adams County
5 N Quincy 0 0
A local TV station relayed reports
of 3/4 inch hail north of Quincy.
Adams County
2 SE Paloma 50 0
Macoupin County
Palmyra 0 0
Macoupin County
5 W Bunker Hill 0 0
Storm spotters reported nickel size
hail in Palmyra and west of Bunker
Hill.
Montgomery County
Litchfield 0 0
Montgomery County
Taylor Spgs 0 0
Montgomery County
5 W Honey Bend 0 0
Montgomery County
Litchfield Muni Arpt 0 0
A couple of severe thunderstorms
produced hail and strong wind gusts
across Montgomery County. Amateur
radio spotters reported a tree on a
house in Taylor Springs. The
automated surface system at the
Litchfield Airport recorded a
60 mph wind gust. Hail up to 1 inch
in diameter was reported near Honey
Bend and in Litchfield.
Montgomery County
Donnellson 0 0
Montgomery County
Hillsboro 0 0
Montgomery County
Taylor Spgs 0 0
Montgomery County
Coffeen 0 0
Montgomery County
Irving 0 0
Montgomery County
Irving 0 0
Severe thunderstorms produced wind
damage and dropped 1 inch hail
across parts of Montgomery County.
Trees, power lines and some power
poles were reported down in
Hillsboro, Taylor Springs,
Donnellson, and Coffeen. One inch
hail was reported by storm spotters
in Irving. One house in Taylor
Springs suffered major damage from
a downed tree. The roof of a home
in Coffeen was also damage by a
large tree limb.
Madison County
Hamel 0 0
The public reported large tree
branches down.
Bond County
Greenville 0 0
Bond County
Greenville 0 0
Amateur radio spotters reported 3/4
inch hail in Greenville. Several
electric lines were also downed by
tree limbs.
Fayette County
6 S Ramsey 0 0
A storm spotter reported nickel
size hail.
Bond County
Mulberry Grove 0 0
Thunderstorm wind gusts blew down a
tree and power line at the
intersection of Second and Tower
Streets.
Marion County
Vernon 0 0
Emergency management officials
reported tin from the roof of a
storage building blown off.
Madison County
St Jacob 0 0 5K
Thunderstorm wind gusts destroyed a
greenhouse near St. Jacob. Damage
was estimated at $5000.
Macoupin County
1 NW Carlinville 0 0
Amateur radio spotters reported
nickel size hail northwest of
Carlinville.
Macoupin County
Wilsonville 0 0
Macoupin County
Benld 0 0
Macoupin County
Staunton 0 0
The County Sheriff reported 1 inch
hail in Wilsonville. Amateur radio
spotters reported 3/4 inch hail in
Staunton. A storm spotter reported
3/4 inch hail in Benld.
Madison County
Livingston 0 0
Madison County
Alhambra 0 0
A cooperative observer reported
hail up to golfball size in
Alhambra. The public reported 1
inch hail in Livingston.
Bond County
Pocahontas 0 0
Bond County
Pierron 0 0
The public reported 3/4 inch hail
in Pocahontas. A storm spotter
reported nickel size hail in
Pierron.
Madison County
Troy 0 0
A storm spotter reported several
large tree limbs down.
Clinton County
3 N Breese 0 0
Amateur radio spotters reported
1 inch hail north of Breese.
St. Clair County
3 E Belleville 0 0
St. Clair County
Cahokia 0 0
Local law enforcement reported
trees and power lines down. One
home in Cahokia was damaged by a
downed tree.
Monroe County
Fults 0 0
Emergency management officials
reported a couple of power poles
snapped and a couple a garages
damaged by thunderstorm wind gusts.
Randolph County
Prairie Du Rocher 0 0
A storm spotter reported 3/4 inch
hail.
INDIANA, Central
Howard County
Greentown 0 0 0 0
Delaware County
2 E Eaton 0 0 0 0
Delaware County
Albany 0 0 0 0
Delaware County
Albany 0 0 0 0
Roads were closed in Albany due to
high water.
Delaware County
10 NW Muncie 0 0 0 0
Putnam County
Russellville 0 0 0 0
Boone County
4 N Lebanon 0 0 0 0
Delaware County
Gaston 0 0 0 0
Putnam County
Roachdale 0 0 0 0
Delaware County
Albany 0 0 0 0
Delaware County
3 N Muncie 0 0 0 0
Boone County
2 S Terhune 0 0 0 0
Hamilton County
Sheridan 0 0 0 0
Boone County
5 NW Lebanon 0 0 0 0
Boone County
5 NE Lebanon 0 0 0 0
Randolph County
7 N Winchester 0 0 0 0
Madison County
3 WSW Anderson 0 0 0 0
Hamilton County
8 W Noblesville 0 0 0 0
INDIANA, Central
Hamilton County
8 W Noblesville 0 0 0 0
Randolph County
1 E Parker City 0 0 0 0
Madison County
3 S Anderson 0 0 0 0
Hamilton County
Noblesville 0 0 0 0
Hamilton County
Noblesville 0 0 0 0
Henry County
3 S Middletown 0 0 0 0
Madison County
4 N Elwood 0 0 0 0
Madison County
3 W Alexandria 0 0 0 0
Henry County
New Castle 0 0 0 0
Madison County
Summitville 0 0 0 0
Hancock County
Foriville 0 0 0 0
Hendricks County
6 W Danville 0 0 0 0
Madison County
2 N Alexandria 0 0 0 0
Henry County
New Castle 0 0 0 0
Henry County
New Castle 0 0 0 0
Trees were blown down.
Putnam County
5 E Bainbridge 0 0 0 0
Hendricks County
1 W Stilesville 0 0 0 0
Madison County
1 W Summitville 0 0 0 0
Henry County
1 E Lewisville 0 0 0 0
INDIANA, Central
Hendricks County
5 W Danville to 0 0 0 0
1 W Danville
Large tree branches broken.
Putnam County
1 E Bainbridge 0 0 0 0
Morgan County
3 W Mooresville 0 0 0 0
Morgan County
3 S Lake Hart 0 0 0 0
Parke County
9 SE Rockville 0 0 0 0
Johnson County
1 S Franklin 0 0 0 0
Johnson County
1 N Edinburg 0 0 0 0
Johnson County
Edinburg 0 0 0 0
Several trees were downed at State
Road 252 and Blue River Bridge.
Bartholomew County
Columbus 0 0 0 0
An estimated wind gust or 60 mph
occurred in Columbus.
Several severe thunderstorms moved
across mainly the northern half of
central Indiana on the afternoon
and evening of 11 May 2005. Reports
of wind damage were sparse, as most
of the severe weather produced by
the storms was in the form of large
hail. The tennis ball sized hail
which fell in Delaware County was
the largest hail in central Indiana
in just over two years, and the
largest in Delaware County in
almost five years.
Brown County
2 S Helmsburg 0 0 0 0
Trees two feet in diameter were
blown down along Lanam Ridge Road.
Monroe County
12 SE Bloomington 0 0 0 0
Power lines were blown down at the
south end of Lake Monroe.
Brown County
Spearsville 0 0 0 0
Six-inch diameter limbs were blown down.
Martin County
7 N Shoals 0 0 0 0
Several trees were blown down.
Johnson County
7 NW Franklin 0 0 0 0
Trees were blown down on State
Road 144.
Morgan County
Chetwynd 0 0 0 0
Trees were blown down on State
Road 44.
Johnson County
4 W Greenwood 0 0 0 0
Shelby County
Shelbyville Muni Arp 0 0 0 0
The Shelbyville ASOS (KGEZ)
reported a wind gust to 51 knots
(59 miles per hour).
Clay County
2 NW Brazil 0 0 0 0
Trees were blown down.
Jennings County
8 NW North Vernon 0 0 0 0
Several trees were blown down.
Marion County
Lawrence 0 0 0 0
Decatur County
2 SW Westport 0 0 0 0
Trees and power lines were blown
down. One tree, which was 93 feet
tall and over 100 years old, came
within inches of crushing a home
when it was uprooted by the storm.
Rush County
8 N Rushville 0 0 0 0
Trees were blown down just west of
State Road 3 near the Little Blue
River.
Owen County
Quincy 0 0 0 0
Knox County
1 SW Wheatland 0 0 0 0
Several six to ten inch diameter limbs
were blown down.
Morgan County
Eminence 0 0 0 0
Several trees were blown down.
Greene County
4 S Bloomfield 0 0 0 0
Several trees were blown down.
Delaware County
2 NW Muncie 0 0 0 0
Hendricks County
Brownsburg 0 0 0 0
Hendricks County
Brownsburg 0 0 0 0
A 61 mph wind gust was measured in
Brownsburg.
Marion County
3 NW Indianapolis 0 0 0 0
Parke County
4 W Rosedale 0 1 10K 0
Trees were snapped off on County
Road 900 South between Lyford and
Rosedale. The limbs fell on a
vehicle, causing damage and an
injury. Damage numbers are
estimated.
Madison County
Linwood 0 0 0 0
A wind gust to 60 mph was reported.
Vigo County
3 S Terre Haute 0 0 0 0
Delaware County
5 SW Gaston 0 0 0 0
Hamilton County
8 NW Noblesville 0 0 0 0
A wind gust to 60 mph was reported,
along with tree limb damage near
State Road 28.
Madison County
Lapel 0 0 0 0
Trees were blown down in Lapel.
Vermillion County
4 N Perrysville 0 0 0 0
A wind gust to 60 mph was reported.
INDIANA, Central
Fountain County
Covington 0 0 10K 0
An estimated wind gust to 60 mph
blew part of a barn roof off.
Damage amounts are estimated.
Warren County
Williamsport 0 0 0 0
Warren County
Williamsport 0 0 0 0
Montgomery County
Linden 0 0 0 0
An estimated wind gust to 60 mph
was reported.
Tippecanoe County
Romney 0 0 0 0
A tree was blown down near Romney.
Carroll County
2 E Delphi 0 0 0 0
Trees were blown down near Delphi.
Tippecanoe County
Romney 0 0 0 0
Trees were blown down near State
Road 28 at Romney.
Clinton County
Frankfort 0 0 0 0
Vigo County
Terre Haute 0 0 0 0
Trees were blown down.
Clay County
2 W Brazil 0 0 0 0
Trees were blown down near Cottage
Hill.
Severe thunderstorms moved through
central Indiana during the
afternoon and evening of 13 May
2005. The most serious severe
weather came in the form of wind
damage, with one person being
injured when tree debris fell on
their vehicle in Parke County. Some
severe hail, mostly marginal, was
reported as well.
Tippecanoe County
Lafayette 0 0 0 0
Two young girls, ages 15 and 11,
were struck by lightning while
running toward their home to take
shelter from an approaching
thunderstorm. The two suffered no
apparent injuries, and were treated
and released at a local hospital.
Boone County
Zionsville 0 0 175K 0
Lightning struck a home in the Fox
Hollow Subdivision of Zionsville,
Indiana. Significant damage was
caused by the ensuing fire.
Boone County
Zionsville 0 0 25K 0
Lightning struck a home in the
Willow Ridge Subdivision of
Zionsville, Indiana on the morning
of 19 May 2005. The homeowner
reported that they not only heard,
but felt the strike. The homeowner
was not injured. The strike caused
a small fire in the basement and
floor joists.
Boone County
Zionsville 0 0 85K 0
Lightning struck a home in the
Brittany Chase Subdivision of
Zionsville, Indiana. The strike
sparked a small fire in the attic,
which was contained by local
firefighters, but not before
causing significant damage to the
home.
Hamilton County
Fishers 0 0 15K 0
Lightning struck a home in Fishers,
Indiana on the morning of 19 May
2005. The home was struck at the
peak of the roof, blowing a small
hole in the wood and displacing
some shingles. There was also
electrical damage to the home's
alarm system and to at least one
television set. The home's
telephones were possibly damaged,
as well. The damage amount is
estimated. Lightning from early
morning thunderstorms on 19 May
2005 caused house fires just north
and northwest of Indianapolis.
Brown County
Spearsville 0 0 0 0
Six inches of rain fell in six
hours in Spearsville.Location
Jackson County
Crothersville 0 0 0 0
5.60 inches of rain was reported by
the Crothersville LARC.
Putnam County
Greencastle 0 0 0 0
Putnam County
Greencastle 0 0 0 0
Several trees were downed in
Greencastle.
Morgan County
8 SW Mooresville 0 0 0 0
Greene County
2 SE Worthington 0 0 0 0
A downed tree blocked a highway
near Worthington.
Morgan County
3 N Martinsville 0 0 0 0
Morgan County
Martinsville 0 0 0 0
Safer Ditch in Martinsville
flooded, spilling onto roadways in
Martinsville and threatening three
homes, one of which had to be
sandbagged.
Johnson County
6 NW Franklin 0 0 0 0
Morgan County
4 N Martinsville 0 0 0 0
A wind gust to 60 mph knocked down
trees near Martinsville.
Brown County
8 NW Nashville 0 0 0 0
Trees were blown down.
Owen County
1 S Spencer 0 0 0 0
Trees were blown down near Spencer.
Monroe County
Ellettsville 0 0 0 0
Nearly an inch of rain fell in 30
minutes in Ellettsville.
Bartholomew County
2 W Columbus 0 0 0 0
Bartholomew County
Columbus 0 0 0 0
A 12-inch diameter tree was blown
down.
Bartholomew County
Columbus 0 0 0 0
Several trees were blown down
throughout Columbus. One fell on a
parked car, and another fell on a
church. No damage estimates were
available.
Brown County
Countywide 0 0 0 0
Very heavy rain on 19 May 2005
caused significant flooding of
roadways in Brown County. County
officials reported that 10-15
bridges were affected by high
water, including three that were
washed away, along with 160 miles
of roads in the county. Several
rescues were required. County
schools were closed the following
day due to the condition of the
roads.
Brown County
1.5 S Spearsville 0 0 0 0
Over three inches of rain fell in
one hour near Spearsville.
Monroe County
10 N Bloomington 0 0 0 0
Several trees were blown down.
INZ064
0 0 0 0
High water made several county
roads impassable, stranding at
least one motorist. Waters quickly
receded.
Brown County
6 N Nashville 0 0 0 0
Several trees were blown down.
Decatur County
Westport 0 0 0 0
Several 14-inch diameter trees were
uprooted by thunderstorm winds.
Monroe County
5 S Bloomington 0 0 0 0
Trees were downed near Bloomington.
Monroe County
South Portion 0 0 0 0
Roads were flooded by heavy rain in
southern Monroe County on 19 May
2005. Some motorists were
reportedly stranded.
Jackson County
4 NW Seymour 0 0 0 0
Trees were downed near Seymour.
Lawrence County
Bedford 0 0 0 0
Warren County
Pine Vlg 0 0 0 0
A wind gust to 60 mph was reported
in Pine Village.
Warren County
Pine Vlg 0 0 0 0
Six-inch diameter tree limbs were
broken in Pine Village.
Warren County
Pine Vlg 0 0 0 0
Fountain County
5 NE Attica 0 0 0 0
Several trees were blown down.
Montgomery County
1 S Linden 0 0 0 0
Tippecanoe County
5 W Lafayette 0 0 0 0
Large limbs and small trees were
blown down near Lafayette.
Fountain County
Hillsboro 0 0 0 0
Montgomery County
2 SW Crawfordsville 0 0 0 0
Putnam County
Greencastle 0 0 0 0
A few trees were downed.
Parke County
6 ESE Rockville 0 0 0 0
Several trees were downed.
Owen County
Cataract 0 0 0 0
Trees were downed near Cataract.
Morgan County
2 W Martinsville 0 0 0 0
Several areas of severe
thunderstorms, producing high
winds, large hail, and extremely
heavy rain, moved through central
Indiana on 19 May 2005. Serious
flooding occurred in some areas due
to the extremely heavy rain.
INZ064
0 1 50K 0
Gusty winds caused dirt and sand
from a nearby farm field to reduce
visibilities to near zero on a
county road south of Edinburgh,
Indiana in Bartholomew County,
causing two automobile accidents.
The conditions made the
investigation and cleanup difficult
for emergency responders, who
closed the road due to safety
concerns. Wind gusts to 40 mph were
observed at stations around central
Indiana that afternoon. Two
vehicles sideswiped each other in
the first crash, causing one car to
go off the road and a pickup truck
to flip. The truck's driver was
treated and released at a local
hospital. The second crash occurred
when another driver stopped for the
first wreck and was rear-ended. One
driver, who was not involved in the
accidents, told the Indianapolis
Star newspaper, "I couldn't even
tell if I was on the road." Damage
amounts are estimated.
INDIANA, Northeast
Jay County
New Corydon 0 0 0 0
Grant County
5 N Marion 0 0 0 0
Grant County
3 N Van Buren 0 0 0 0
Huntington County
2 NW Warren 0 0 0 0
Huntington County
4 N Warren 0 0 0 0
Huntington County
Warren 0 0 0 0
Grant County
4 ESE Fairmount 0 0 0 0
Wells County
4 N Bluffton 0 0 0 0
Blackford County
9 NNE Hartford City 0 0 0 0
Blackford County
1 S Shamrock Lakes 0 0 0 0
Jay County
1 S Redkey 0 0 0 0
Grant County
1 W Fairmount 0 0 0 0
Grant County
Fowlerton 0 0 0 0
Blackford County
2 N Shamrock Lakes 0 0 0 0
White County
2 N Wolcott 0 0 25K
12 large trees uprooted. Large
branches fell onto house, causing
damage. New 2 car garage, with
garage doors open, was destroyed.
A machine shed with its doors open
and a storage shed were both
destroyed.
Marshall County
Argos 0 0
Tree blown over.
Marshall County
Bremen 0 0
Tree blown over.
Blackford County
4 S Hartford City 0 0
Blackford County
Hartford City 0 0
Hail was reported ranging from
nickel to the size of quarters.
Blackford County
1 W Hartford City 0 0
Wells County
Uniondale 0 0 10K
Numerous trees and power lines down
in and around Uniondale and Markle.
Adams County
3 SE Decatur 0 0
Cass County
Logansport 0 0
Miami County
Mexico 0 0
Several 9 to 10 inch diameter
branches blown down.
Cass County
New Waverly 0 0
Several trees down in New Waverly
and Hoover
Miami County
2 N Peru 0 0
Numerous trees and power lines down.
Cass County
Logansport 0 0
Several reports of penny to quarter
size hail around Logansport.
Kosciusko County
10 S Winona Lake 0 0
Wabash County
North Manchester 0 0
Wabash County
La Fontaine 0 0
Numerous large tree branches down.
Kosciusko County
8 NE Warsaw 0 0
2.45 inches of rain reported
between 630 and 730 pm EST. Pending
of water noted on roads in the
area.
Kosciusko County
4 E Leesburg 0 0
2.05 inches of rain reported in
1 hour.
Lake County
Crown Pt 0 0
Lightning struck a business in
Crown Point and ignited a fire on
the roof and in the attic.
Benton County
Earl Park 0 0
Benton County
Earl Park to 0 0
Freeland Park
Several road signs were blown down.
Benton County
Freeland Park 0 0
Half dollar size hail fell near
State Road 18 and 71.
Benton County
Boswell 0 0
Several trees were uprooted and
numerous tree limbs were blown
down. One barn and one house
trailer were leveled. A parked
tractor trailer was blown over.
Several barns suffered roof damage.
INDIANA, Northwest
Benton County
Boswell 0 0
INDIANA, South Central
Floyd County
New Albany 0 0
Three to four feet of water covered
Ebersol Street.
Clark County
South Portion to 0 0
Clarksville
Numerous roads were closed due to
high water in Clarksville and
Jeffersonville. A person was
trapped in a vehicle on Nole Drive
in Jeffersonville.
Dubois County
Huntingburg 0 0
INDIANA, Southeast
Ripley County
Sunman 0 0 3K
Trees were downed.
Union County
Liberty 0 3K
A few trees were knocked down.
Ripley County
Osgood 0 0 3K
Trees were downed west of US Route
50 and cast of Fairground Road.
INDIANA, Southwest
INZ081>082-085>088
0 0
An unusually late season frost
occurred. Low temperatures were in
the middle 30's, including 34
degrees at the Evansville airport.
This was the last of four
consecutive frosty mornings. Lows
each morning from May 1st to the
4th were about the same, mostly in
the middle 30's. The cold weather,
combined with below normal
rainfall, slowed the development of
some early-planted corn and
soybeans.
Warrick County
Boonville 0 0
Hail fell for less than one minute.
Vanderburgh County
Evansville 0 0 1K
Traffic wires were blown down,
taking down traffic lights with
them at a busy intersection in the
city. The peak wind gust measured
at the Evansville Airport was
52 MPH.
Gibson County
.5 W Princeton 0
Nickel-size hail was reported on
the west side of Princeton.
Gibson County
Princeton 0 0
Gibson County
Johnson to 0 0
Owensville
Quarter-size hail was reported at
Johnson, and dime-size hail was
reported at Owensville.
Warrick County
2 W Boonville 0 0
Pike County
2 W Petersburg 0 0
A few trees were blown down,
including one across Highway 56
west of Petersburg.
INDIANA, Southwest
Warrick County
Folsomville to 0 0
Jockey
Numerous trees were blown down
along a 3-mile stretch of road
between Jockey and Folsomville.
Isolated severe thunderstorms
during the afternoon and evening
produced mainly large hail, up to
the size of quarters. The final
round of severe thunderstorms,
which occurred later in the night,
produced mostly strong wind gusts,
especially in Pike and Warrick
Counties.
Spencer County
3 NNW Chrisney 0 0
Three to four inches of water was
over Highway 62 in a few places.
Warrick County
Chandler to 0 0
Boonville
Two inches of water was over
Highway 62 in a few places. Some
minor urban flooding was reported
in Boonville.
IOWA, Central
Carroll County
4 S Arcadia 0 0 1K
Calhoun County
3 E Jolley 0 0 5K
Calhoun County
1 S Jolley 0 0 2K
Humboldt County
Humboldt 0 0 1K
Calhoun County
3 SW Manson 0 0 1K
Calhoun County
Manson 0 0 5K
Humboldt County
Humboldt 0 0
Humboldt County
Hardy 0 0
Humboldt County
Humboldt 0 0 3K
Calhoun County
Manson 0 0 10K
Webster County
Lehigh 0 0 5K
Webster County
Lehigh 0 0 25K
Emmet County
Estherville 0 0 2K
Webster County
1 S Gowrie 0 0
Emmet County
Estherville 0 0 25K
A spring type weather pattern
returned to Iowa during the day on
the 6th. A nearly stationary front
extended from South Dakota,
southeast to near Fort Dodge, then
east to near Waterloo. South of the
front the air was warm and quite
unstable with temperatures in the
upper 70s during the afternoon and
dew points in the upper 50s to low
60s. North of the front,
temperatures were in the mid 70s
however dew point temperatures were
in the 30s to mid 40s. By early
evening the sounding from Omaha
indicated a lifted index of -6 with
a CAPE of 1500 to 2000 J/kg. The
freezing level was relatively low,
around 12,000 feet. As the sun set
the low level jet strengthened. By
the late evening hours the jet was
in the 40 to 50 kt range across the
front. Thunderstorms erupted along
the frontal boundary during the
evening and became severe quite
quickly. The mode of severe weather
was in the form of hail. Some cell
splitting took place with several
left movers noted. Most of the hail
was in the three quarter inch to
one inch in diameter range. A few
reports of one and one quarter inch
hail were received. The largest
hail was in Webster County with
golf ball size hail falling on the
town of Lehigh. Of note was the
amount of hail reported with one of
the storms as it moved through
Calhoun County. Hail accumulated to
a depth of two inches south of
Jolley. The storms became heavy
rain producers as the night wore
on. Emmet County was hard hit with
3 to 5 inches of rain falling in
the Estherville area. The heaviest
official rain total was at the
river gage in Estherville with 5.39
inches. The observer from
Estherville reported 4.77 inches at
the Emergency Managers office.
Roads were flooded in and around
Estherville and a campground
required evacuation at the
fairgrounds there.
IAZ004>005-015
0 0 30K
The first several days of May were
dry, however very heavy rains
affected a small area of northwest
and north central Iowa on the night
of the 6th. At Estherville 4.71
inches of rain was reported
unofficially between 6 and 9 pm,
with a storm total of 5.39 inches.
The heavy rainfall caused some
minor flooding across the area,
however damage was limited to
agricultural lands for the most
part.
Sac County
2 NNE Wall Lake Mur 0 0 1K
Crawford County
Charter Oak 0 0 5K
Pocahontas County
2 SE Palmer 0 0 1K
IAZ035>036-047>048-
061
0 0 105K
Palo Alto County
Mallard 0 0 5K
Crawford County
Vail 0 0
Carroll County
4 W Breda 0 0 2K
Palo Alto County
Mallard 0 0 5K
Palo Alto County
4 S Emmetsburg 0 0 2K
Emmet County
Ringsted 0 0
Emmet County
Ringsted 0 0 25K
Emmet County
Ringsted 0 0 1K
Kossuth County
12 SE Whittemore 0 0
Pocahontas County
Countywide 0 0 25K
Kossuth County
Lakota 0 0 3K
Kossuth County
Lakota 0 0 1K
Humboldt County
Bradgate 0 0 1K
Kossuth County
Algona 0 0 25K
Hancock County
Kanawha 0 0 1K
A complicated weather situation was
found during the afternoon of the
8th. A large upper level low
pressure system was positioned over
the western U.S. with a broad south
to southwest flow of air over the
middle of the nation. Surface low
pressure moved across South Dakota
during the afternoon. A dry line
extended south from the low and
tracked across Nebraska. At the
same time, a vorticity maximum
lifted northeast from Oklahoma into
Iowa during the late afternoon
hours. Convergence and lift were
both enhanced by these features.
The airmass became quite unstable
during the afternoon, especially
over the west half of Iowa. Surface
temperatures warmed into the low to
mid 80s as dew point readings
reached the low 60s. By mid
afternoon, the lifted index fell to
around -9 C with no cap in place
and 2000 to 3000 J/kg of CAPE. The
freezing level was relatively low,
being just below 12,000 feet at
the beginning of the event. Cold
air advection took place aloft,
lowering the freezing level to
11,000 by late afternoon. Three
areas of thunderstorms developed.
The dry line kicked off a line of
severe thunderstorms to the west of
Iowa. These storms did not directly
affect Iowa, however they did
enhance convergence in the flow. A
second area formed over western
Iowa as the airmass became very
unstable. Thunderstorms erupted by
mid afternoon. Many of them
produced hail of three quarters of
an inch to an inch in diameter.
Hail covered the ground in a few
locations. In Emmet County, the
town of Ringsted received hail of 2
inches in diameter. There were some
reports of gusty winds with the
storms, however winds of severe
strength were limited. Seventy MPH
winds were reported west of Breda
in Carroll County. In Palo Alto
County, a 73 MPH wind gust was
measured in the town of Mallard.
These storms formed in a northeast
to southwest line and trained over
areas of northwest Iowa. This
resulted in flash flooding in
Pocahontas and parts of Kossuth
Counties. Two to two and one half
inches of rain fell in about an
hour in these areas. These were the
same areas that received heavy
rainfall just 48 hours prior. Water
overtopped roads countywide in
Pocahontas County. Flooding was
less severe in Kossuth County,
however the flooding took place in
and around the town of Algona. The
short wave lifting north from
Oklahoma produced convection.
Though the convection was not
severe, it did aid in the
production of a high wind event.
The storms moved into Iowa and
collapsed, producing an outflow
that expanded north across the
central counties. Winds of 35 to
40 MPH, with gusts to over 60 MPH
pushed north across several
counties in the central sections of
the state. The winds caused
considerable blowing dust in these
areas and there were numerous
reports of trees being blown down.
In Story County, two to three foot
diameter trees were toppled. One of
them fell onto a house in Huxley,
causing considerable damage to the
house.
Audubon County
3 W Gray 0 0 2K
Audubon County
2 SW Brayton 0 0
Audubon County
2 SW Brayton 0 0 2K
Audubon County
2 SW Audubon 0 0 2K
Audubon County
3 SW Audubon 0 0 10K
Audubon County
2 W Gray 0 0
Carroll County
3 S Manning 0 0 2K
Audubon County
1 NE Kimballton to 0 0 2K
2 ENE Kimballton
Tornado tracked through open fields.
Audubon County
8 NE Audubon 0 0 2K
Audubon County
1 N Kimballton to 0 0 2K
2.5 NE Kimballton
Tornado tracked through open
fields.
Audubon County
2 SSE Audubon to 0 0 2K
3 ESE Audubon
Tornado tracked through open
fields.
Audubon County
Audubon 0 0 5K
Crawford County
6 ENE Manilla 0 0
Guthrie County
3 W Guthrie Center 0 0 10K
Carroll County
Manning 0 0 25K
Guthrie County
8 W Guthrie Center 0 0
Guthrie County
3 WSW Guthrie Cente 0 0 3K
Audubon County
9 SW Audubon 0 0
Guthrie County
3 WSW Guthrie Cente 0 0 1K
Audubon County
3 E Exira 0 0 2K
Guthrie County
6 SSE Guthrie Center 0 0 5K
Guthrie County
3 SE Panora 0 0
Guthrie County
3 NE Stuart 0 0 10K
Cass County
1 N Atlantic Arpt 0 0
Dallas County
Dexter 0 0
Dallas County
2 E Dexter 0 0
Winnebago County
2 NW Forest City 0 0
Winnebago County
Forest City 0 0 5K
Winnebago County
Forest City 0 0 2K
Winnebago County
3 NNE Forest City Arl 0 0 2K
Dallas County
6 E Dexter 0 0
Dallas County
De Soto 0 0 5K
Dallas County
5 W De Soto 0 0 2K
Worth County
3 W Fertile 0 0 3K
Audubon County
Kimballton 0 0 10K
Dallas County
8 E Dexter 0 0
Dallas County
3 W De Soto 0 0 10K
Madison County
5 S Earlham 0 0 2K
Audubon County
Brayton 0 0 2K
Madison County
7 N Winterset 0 0 2K
Cerro Gordo County
1 N Mason City 0 0 3K
Dallas County
Redfield 0 0 5K
Winnebago County
5 SSW Thompson 0 0
Dallas County
2 S De Soto 0 0 3K
Polk County
4 NW Des Moines 0 0 2K
Polk County
2 N Des Moines 0 0
Audubon County
Audubon 0 0 2K
Polk County
2 N Des Moines 0 0 5K
Warren County
Bevington 0 0
Cass County
4 ESE Atlantic Arpt 0 0 3K
Audubon County
Audubon 0 0 3K
Warren County
1 SW St Marys 0 0
Jasper County
Newton 0 0 3K
Marion County
Harvey 0 0 2K
Poweshiek County
Grinnell 0 0 10K
Hamilton County
Webster City 0 0 50K
A volatile situation took shape
during the afternoon of the 10th.
A unseasonably deep upper low had
formed aloft over the southwest
U.S., while at the same time a cold
front dropped south across the
state during the day. Behind the
cold front was a strong polar high
pressure area. The southwest flow
aloft impinged on the frontal
boundary, setting the stage for
very strong thunderstorm
development. Temperatures reached
the low 90s over far southwest
Iowa, with mid 80s over the central
sections. Dew points reached the
mid 60s to the south of the front
by late afternoon. North of the
front, temperatures were in the 50s
during the afternoon. The very
unstable air was lifted north over
the frontal boundary with explosive
development during the early
evening as the low level jet began
to strengthen. The airmass to the
south was very unstable with lifted
indices of -11 C., CAPE values of
3500 J/kg, and a freezing level of
only 13,300 feet. Hail was very
widespread with the event. During
the initial convection, a
super-cell moved into southwest
Iowa. This storm dropped three
small tornadoes in Audubon County.
All of the tornadoes were
relatively short lived and caused
little damage as they were in open
areas. The main weather feature was
the hail. There were numerous
reports of nickel to quarter size
hail with the storms. The largest
hail occurred with the super cell
in Audubon County, with tennis ball
size hail falling southwest of
Audubon. In several reports of hail
of ping pong to golf ball size were
received from Carroll and Guthrie
Counties. As the evening
progressed, a secondary line of
storms formed to the north of the
developing MCS. These formed in an
east to west line across northern
Iowa, producing a round of hail
there. Late in the storm life
cycle, a few of the storms began to
produce strong winds. As one of the
storms moved through the Des Moines
area, winds of 57 MPH were
measured. Some minor damage
occurred to a fast food sign. Sixty
MPH winds were reported in Marion
County, while 60 to 65 MPH winds
blew down power line poles in
Poweshiek County. Late in the
event, as the storms moved through
Hamilton Country, lightening struck
a storape and repair shop building
in Webster City. The building was
set ablaze and was a total loss.
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An area of thunderstorms moved
across the state. The storms were
elevated in nature and well north
of the frontal boundary. A strong
high pressure area was poised to
the north in Canada, creating a
moderate easterly flow across the
state. As the precipitation ended a
wake low formed behind the
convection. High winds resulted
over several counties. The
strongest winds was recorded from
an RWIS site southwest of
Marshalltown in Marshall County.
Winds gusted to 72 MPH. There were
scattered reports of damage, mostly
by toppled trees. A few reports of
damage to out buildings and
carports were also received.
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Another round of heavy rainfall
occurred during the middle part of
the month. The month's most
widespread rainfall occurred from
late on the 10th until early on the
13th when an average of 2.42 inches
of rain fell across the state.
Nearly all of Iowa recorded at
least an inch of rain during this
60 hour period with Adair reporting
the most with 6.70 inches. Rain
fell frequently during the last
half of the month but amounts were
on the light side with a state
average of only 0.84 inches after
the 14th. As was the case in April,
precipitation was generally well
below normal in eastern Iowa and
near to above normal elsewhere.
Preliminary monthly totals vary
from 1.45 inches at Washington,
their driest May since 1992, to
8.50 inches at Estherville, their
highest May total since
1965. Streamflow was elevated
throughout the month of May across
nearly all of Iowa. Heavy rain
occurring in the middle of May
brought numerous rivers across the
Des Moines HAS to bankfull levels
and some places would experience
flooding. Flooding was by far the
worst across northern Iowa, where
inflow into the upper Des Moines
basin would bring significant
flooding to the areas near
Estherville and Algona and points
immediately downstream. Elevated
river conditions would then persist
through the end of the month. The
flooding did cause some damage
around the state, however most of
the flooding was in agricultural
lands. The actual amount of
property damage was relatively
limited.
Polk County
Des Moines Arpt 0 0
A frontal boundary advancing east
across Nebraska pushed east as a
line of thunderstorms developed
ahead of the front. A strong low
level jet was in place over western
Iowa, along with a narrow ribbon of
55 to 60 degree dew points.
Thunderstorms advanced across Iowa
during the morning and produced
brief heavy rain and some pea size
hail. One of the cells dropped
penny size hail at the Des Monies
Airport and was reported by the
132nd Tactical Wing of the Air
National Guard.
Calhoun County
2 N Farnhamville to 0 0 50K
2 NNE Farnhamville
Tornado touched down on a farm
north of Farnhamville, damaging
several buildings on the farm. The
tornado moved from Calhoun County
into Webster County.
Webster County
1 WSW Slifer to 0 0 40K
5.7 NE Lehigh
Tornado moved from Calhoun County
into Webster County. It moved
through mostly open country and
have a very intermittent track from
Slifer on northeast. Damage
occurred to several grain bins,
then tornado lifted for some time
with another tornado forming over
Hamilton County.
Hamilton County
4 N Blairsburg 0 0 10K
Tornado occurred north of
Blairsburg with only a bried
touchdown. The frontal boundary
from Nebraska moved into western
Iowa during the evening hours. The
airmass was unstable, but not
overly so. CAPE values were around
1500 J/kg with Lifted Indices
around -2. There was about 45 kts
of effective shear in place. A few
thunderstorms developed ahead of
the boundary with one of the cells
becoming severe. The first tornado
occurred in Calhoun County at 2358
UTC where the tornado dropped into
a farm field between York aye and
Zearing Ave south of 320th St.
about 2 miles north of
Farnhamville. The tornado was an
F1 tornado as it crossed the
intersection of Zearing and 320th
St. IT destroyed dome outbuildings
north of the intersection and
continued moving northeast toward
Slifer in Webster County. The
tornado remained on the ground
crossing the Calhoun/Webster County
line crossing County Road D46
between Zebulon Ave and County Road
P29. The tornado destroyed three
grain bins and just missed a farm.
Debris was tossed over several
hundred yards before the tornado
weakened and lifted for the first
time prior to reaching Slifer. The
F1 tornado was on the ground for
about 4 miles during this time with
F1 strength and a width of 50 to
100 yards. The tornado was reported
on the ground very intermittently
from this point on with numerous
reports southwest of Callender,
northeast through the Woodman Hol
State preserve and into the Brushy
Creek State Reserve. At this point,
the tornado lifted. The parent
storm continued into Hamilton
County. A brief touchdown was
reported in Hamilton County north
of Blairsburg. No damage was
reported and the tornado roped out
quickly.
Cerro Gordo County
Mason City 0 0 5K
Thunderstorms moved through the
Mason City area. As the storms
moved through, lightning struck a
tree. The lightning bolt ruptured
a gas line in the area, resulting
in a fire and minor damage.
Butler County
2 S Greene 0 0
Brief touchdown in open field south
of town.
Dallas County
Woodward 0 0 2K
Boone County
Boone Muni Arpt 0 0 3K
Boone County
Boone 0 0 5K
Thunderstorms developed during the
mid to late afternoon hours and
persisted into the evening. A weak
trough of low pressure moved
through the state during the
afternoon setting off the first
line of thunderstorms. A cold front
dropping south through South Dakota
formed another line of
thunderstorms to the northwest.
These storms raced southeast into
the state at nearly 50 kts. The
airmass was fairly unstable as a
closed upper level low was settling
into the area and the cold pool was
in place aloft. Freezing levels
were in the 8000 to 8500 foot
range. The Lifted Index was around
-5 by late afternoon with 800-1000
J/kg of CAPE. The airmass was quite
dry in the low levels with
soundings showing an inverted "V"
type structure in a unidirectional
profile. Considerable virga was
reported with most of the storms
producing 45 to 55 MPH winds as
they passed. A few produced small
hail, and one produced a tornado
that touched down briefly in a
rural area of Butler County. Damage
was spotty with small limbs being
taken down. High winds tore a stop
sign out at the base in Dallas
County at Woodward. Trees were
downed in the city of Boone in
Boone County. The storms weakened
quite rapidly once sunset occurred.
IOWA, East Central and Southeast
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Record breaking cold settled over
the Midwest during the early
morning hours of 3 May 2005. The
cold was of such intensity that
all time record minimums for the
month of May were tied or shattered
at most first order stations and
many co-operative stations. Farmers
that took advantage of the
unseasonably mild weather during
the first half of April had to
replant after crops were killed off
by the freeze. In some cases, crops
had to be replanted even though the
growing point was below the
surface. This was due to the soil
being a sandy loam which allowed
freezing temperatures to penetrate
into the ground.
Muscatine County
1.5 N Muscatine 0 0
Linn County
Cedar Rapids 0 0
1 inch in the past hour.
Scott County
Davenport 0 0
1 inch in 28 minutes.
Iowa County
Amana 0 0 0.50K
Branches down
Linn County
4 SSW Fairfax 0 0 2K
Location is 2 miles southeast of
Walford, Iowa. Co-op observer
reported several large trees down
and a corn crib damaged. The trees
were partially or fully rotten. The
estimated 52 knots (60 mph) was
based on a measured gust of 49
knots (56 mph) at 0135 CST from the
KCID ASOS 5 miles to the cast
northeast and KDVN 88D velocities
indicating 50 to 55 knots (58 to
63 mph) in the bow section.
Johnson County
1.2 S Swisher 0 0 4K
Large sliding doors blown in with
a utility pole down.
Cedar County
West Branch 0 0 1K
Scott County
2.5 S Dixon 0 0 0.50K
several limbs down from a live maple.
Muscatine County
2 N Muscatine 0 0 1K
From Co-op observer.
Thunderstorms developed in a
semi-moist atmosphere north of a
stationary front across Southern
Iowa and Central Illinois. The
storms evolved into a mesoscale
line that developed a small bow as
it moved through East Central Iowa.
The bow continued across the
Mississippi and into North Central
Illinois.
Henry County
Wayland to 0 0 5K
1 E Wayland
Downburst occurred over and
immediately cast of Wayland, Iowa.
Several trees were downed including
some that were 14 inches in
diameter. One tree in town spared a
direct hit on a house but took out
the porch.
Linn County
Cedar Rapids 0 0 0.50K
Downburst occurred a few miles
northeast of KCID but was caught by
an IDOT RWIS on U.S. 30 just west
of Interstate 380. A squall line
developed in a semi-moist
atmosphere north of a warm front
that was in far associated with the
squall line were generally in the
30 to 40 knot range (35 to 46 mph).
Two severe downbursts occurred in
Cedar Rapids and Wayland.
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Affected agricultural land.
A heavy rain event of 1 to 2.5
inches occurred on May 10th-14th in
central Iowa. This resulted in
minor agricultural flooding on
the Iowa River around Marengo.
Dubuque County
2 WNW Peosta to 0 0
2 SW Peosta
Mainly 0.50 to 0.70 inch hail
A weak upper level disturbance
produced scattered showers and
thunderstorms in a near semi-dry
atmosphere across northeast Iowa.
A low freezing level aloft allowed
storms to be prolific hail
producers. A lone storm became
strong enough to produce a swath of
mainly 0.50 to 0.70 inch hail near
Peosta, Iowa.
IOWA, Northeast
Winneshiek County
Decorah 0 0
Hail the size of pennies was
reported by law enforcement
officials.
IOWA, Northwest
Cherokee County
7 NW Quimby 0 0
Dickinson County
5 E Lake Park 0 0
Cherokee County
6 N Cleghorn 0 0
Cherokee County
6 NE Cleghorn 0 0
O'Brien County
4 SW Paullina 0 0
Dickinson County
4 W Spirit Lake 0 0
Buena Vista County
1 NE Marathon 0 0
Clay County
Spencer 0 0
Clay County
Spencer 0 0
Clay County
Spencer 0 0
Buena Vista County
Sioux Rapids 0 0
Dickinson County
2 S Okoboji 0 0
Clay County
Spencer 0 0
Sioux County
Chatsworth 0 0
Lyon County
Larchwood 0 0
Lyon County
2 NE Larchwood 0 0
IOWA, Northwest
Sioux County
3 NE Hull 0 0
Sioux County
5 W Matlock 0 0
Lyon County
5 S George 0 0
Plymouth County
Le Mars 0 0
Plymouth County
Merrill 0 0
Plymouth County
Le Mars to 0 0
4 S Le Mars
Heavy rain flooded streets, parking
lots, at least one small stream,
and other low areas.
Lyon County
4 N Doon 0 0
Osceola County
Ashton 0 0
Osceola County
Sibley 0 0
Osceola County
Sibley 0 0
Dickinson County
Spirit Lake 0 0
Dickinson County
3 W Spirit Lake 0 0
Dickinson County
9 W Spirit Lake 0 0
Plymouth County
4 NW Le Mars 0 0
Plymouth County
4 N Le Mars 0 0
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0 0
Runoff from heavy rain caused minor
flooding of lowlands along the
Little Sioux River. The greatest
reported crest was 3.9 feet
above flood stage at Spencer.
IAZ002 0 0
Non thunderstorm winds blew down 3
to 4 inch tree limbs and tore
shingles from the roof of a house
about 7 miles north of Hartley.
O'Brien County
5 S Hartley 0 0
A brief tornado caused no reported
damage.
Lyon County
4 N Lester 0 0
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0 0
Non thunderstorm winds caused tree
damage at Akron, including several
large trees blown down.
IOWA, Southwest
Pottawattamie
County
2 W Crescent 0 0
Shelby County
2 W Earling 0 0
Shelby County
3 N Earling 0 0
Pottawattamie
County
3 E Crescent to 0 0
4 ENE Crescent
Hail up to half dollar size in
diameter was reported east
northeast of Crescent.
Harrison County
2 ENE Modale 0 0
Harrison County
1 NE Missouri Vly 0 0
Shelby County
2 E Irwin 0 0
Shelby County
Defiance 0 0
Shelby County
2 E Irwin 0 0
Shelby County
1 W Elk Horn 0 0
Pottawattamie
County
Avoca 0 0
Harrison County
1 WSW Missouri Vly 0 0
Harrison County
2 W Mondamin 0 0
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated
at 60 mph caused some tree damage
near Mondamin.
Page County
3 NE Hepburn 0 0
Heavy rain caused flash flooding
along Highway 71 near the Page and
Montgomery county line which washed
a car off the highway. Rain amounts
were around 2 to 3 inches this
evening.
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Rainfall of several inches on May
11 and May 12 caused the
Nishnabotna River to go above flood
stage near Hamburg. The river
reached 25.2 feet at Hamburg around
530 pm on 05/13/05, flood stage is
23 feet. A levee near town
protected the area from any
significant flooding at this level.
Harrison County
2 S Little Sioux 0 0
Monona County
Whiting 0 0
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated
at 60 mph took the roof off of a
mobile home near Whiting.
KANSAS, East
Republic County
Norway 0 0
Republic County
5 SSW Belleville 0 0
Washington County
2 NW Linn 0 0
Washington County
3 NE Linn 0 0
Washington County
3 NE Linn 0 0
Cloud County
1 W Clyde 0 0
Cloud County
6 N Glasco 0 0
Cloud County
Concordia 0 0
Cloud County
1 W Clyde 0 0
Cloud County
1 N Clyde 0 0
Clay County
7 S Clay Center 0 0
Clay County
Clay Center 0 0
Clay County
4 N Green 0 0
Marshall County
8 S Waterville 0 0
Quarter size hail covered the
ground along U.S. Highway 77.
Riley County
9 N Randolph 0 0
Quarter size hail covered the
ground along U.S. Highway 77.
Clay County
1 W Green 0 0
Pottawatomie County
Olsburg 0 0
Pottawatomie County
1 E Olsburg 0 0
Shawnee County
2 NE Rossville 0 0
Jefferson County
Ozawkie 0 0
Jefferson County
Meriden 0 0
Shawnee County
8 NNE Topeka 0 0
Jefferson County
2 W Ozawkie 0 0
Jefferson County
Meriden 0 0
Jefferson County
1 W Oskaloosa 0 0
Jefferson County
Winchester 0 0
Jefferson County
Oskaloosa 0 0
Jefferson County
1 S Me Louth 0 0
Jefferson County
Mc Louth 0 0
Pottawatomie County
4 W Wamego 0 0
Pottawatomie County
4 NNW St George 0 0
Washington County
7 SW Morrowville 0 0
Washington County
6 SSE Haddam 0 0
Hail covered the ground.
Washington County
Morrowville 0 0
Washington County
Washington 0 0
Marshall County
Marysville 0 0
Marshall County
Beattie 0 0
Marshall County
2 W Marysville 0 0
Washington County
2 N Washington 0 0
Pottawatomie County
Onaga 0 0
Pottawatomie County
Onaga 0 0 1K
Torrential rains brought about 6
inches of fast flowing water across
roads in the area.
Washington County
2 NE Washington 0 0 1K
Heavy rains brought over 6 inches
of fast flowing water over roads in
the area.
Washington County
6 N Hanover 0 0
Washington County
6 N Hanover 0 0 5K
Torrential rains of 5 to 6 inches
brought fast flowing water of at
least 6 inches across Kansas
highway 148.
Marshall County
Beattie 0 0
Marshall County
Beattie 0 0
Marshall County
1 S Summerfield 0 0 0.50K
Heavy rain brought rapid flowing water
over K-99.
Dickinson County
5 E Enterprise 0 0
Geary County
Junction City 0 0
Geary County
Junction City 0 0
Geary County
Junction City 0 0
Riley County
10 SW Manhattan 0 0
Nemaha County
Baileyville 0 0
Nemaha County
6 S Baileyville 0 0
Morris County
7 SSW Latimer 0 0
Nemaha County
6 NW Sabetha 0 0
Nemaha County
1 N Centralia 0 0 1K
Fast flowing water running across
highway 187.
Nemaha County
2 E Seneca 0 0 1K
Fast flowing water running across
highway 36 and other area rural
roads.
Marshall County
2 W Axtell 0 0 0.50K
Fast flowing water running across
county roads.
Brown County
3 N Everest 0 0
Shawnee County
4 S Topeka 0 0
Osage County
Overbrook 0 0
Shawnee County
4 N Richland 0 0
Jefferson County
5 S Oskaloosa 0 0
Dickinson County
Hope 0 0 6K
Numerous reports of fast flowing
water over highway 4 with several
cars in ditches.
Lyon County
Americus 0 0 0.50K
Intense rains brought fast flowing
water over county roads around
Americus.
Morris County
Council Grove 0 0 1K
Up to 6 inches of rain caused flash
flooding with rapid flow over rural
roads around Council Grove.
Osage County
Osage City 0 0 0.50K
Intense rains brought fast flowing
water across streets and roads
around Osage City.
Shawnee County
Dover 0 0 10K
Intense rains brought fast flowing
water across area streets with some
waters 10 to 20 feet deep. Some
families evacuated due to high
water.
Shawnee County
Topeka 0 0 5K
Intense rains brought fast flowing
water and stalled cars in streets
in parts of Topeka.
Douglas County
Lawrence 0 0 1K
Fast flowing water over 23rd St.
and 2nd St.
Brown County
Hiawatha 0 0 0.50K
Numerous reports of fast flowing
water over numerous streets and
roads including Highway 75 and 36
as well as prairie road.
Jefferson County
Perry 0 0 0.50K
Fast flowing water over highway 24.
KANSAS, East
Wabaunsee County
South Portion 0 0 1K
Intense rains brought fast flowing
water across K-4 highway.
Morris County
1 S Dunlap 0 0 0.50K
Fast flowing water over 4 mile road
near Dunlap.
Jefferson County
Meriden 0 0
Jefferson County
1 N Meriden 0 0
Jefferson County
3 E Meriden 0 0 0.50K
Nearly 5 inches of rain brought
fast flowing water across roads in
Meriden area.
Jefferson County
3 E Meriden 0 0
Jefferson County
3 E Meriden 0 0
Jefferson County
3 S Ozawkie 0 0
Jefferson County
Grantville 0 0 0.50K
Fast flowing water over 21st St. in
Grantville.
Douglas County
Stull 0 0
Shawnee County
3 SSE Tecumseh 0 0
Douglas County
2 SW Lecompton 0 0
Douglas County
5 W Lawrence 0 0
Osage County
5 W Melvern 0 0
Osage County
3 E Osage City 0 0 0.50K
Report of fast flowing water over
k-31 highway.
Osage County
1 E Olivet 0 0
24 car (empty) train derailed with
tree and building damage at nearby
farmsteads.
Coffey County
Burlington 0 0
Coffey County
John Redmond Res 0 0
Coffey County
5 E Lebo 0 0
Osage County
5 S Melvern 0 0
Semi-truck blown over on i-35.
Morris County
Council Grove Res 0 0
Morris County
4 N Dunlap 0 0
Lyon County
5 W Bushong 0 0
KANSAS, Extreme Southeast
Crawford County
1 W Arma 0 0
Heavy thunderstorms caused flash
flooding in a few areas of Crawford
County. One specific location that
became impassable to motorists was
a section of County Road 210 west
of Arma.
Crawford County
Pittsburg 0 0
Cherokee County
2 N West Mineral 0 0
Severe thunderstorm wind gusts
downed several tree limbs.
KANSAS, North Central
KANSAS, Northeast
Leavenworth County
Leavenworth 0 0
Leavenworth County
Basehor 0 0
Leavenworth County
2 W Easton 0 0
Leavenworth County
2 SE Tonganoxie 0 0
Leavenworth County
Lansing 0 0
Leavenworth County
Lansing 0 0
Leavenworth County
Leavenworth 0 0
Leavenworth County
Leavenworth 0 0
Heavy rains from thunderstorms
caused numerous roads to be flooded
across the county.
Wyandotte County
Kansas City 0 0
Doniphan County
1 S Severance 0 0
Heavy rains closed the intersection
at K20 and County Road 120.
Doniphan County
1 S Highland 0 0
Heavy rains closed the intersection
at U36 and County Road 120.
Leavenworth County
Lansing 0 0
8 inch tree limb blown down along
with numerous smaller tree limbs.
Wyandotte County
Kansas City 0 0 1K
Trees and power lines down between
16th and Kansas Avenue and 8th
Avenue.
Wyandotte County
Kansas City 0 0 25K
Roofs torn off 2 homes and church
suffered wind damage
Wyandotte County
Kansas City 0 0
Flooding in the Armourdale area
closed roads from around 11 pm to
1 am.
Johnson County
Olathe 0 0
KANSAS, Northeast
Atchison County
6 NW Lancaster 0 0
Thunderstorms produced heavy rains
with 6 inches of water over County
Road 326.
KSZ103 0 0
Stranger Creek near Easton crested
at 19.65 feet, or 2.65 feet above
flood stage.
KANSAS, Northwest
Sherman County
Goodland 0 0
Sherman County
Goodland 0 0
Sherman County
Goodland 0 0
Sherman County
Goodland 0 0
Sherman County
Goodland 0 0
Hail covering the ground. Kansas
Highway Patrol reported hail 6-8
inches deep on Highway 27 from
north edge of Goodland northward.
Snow plows used to clear hail from
roadway.
Sherman County
Goodland 0 0
Cheyenne County
St Francis 0 0
Cheyenne County
St Francis 0 0
Hail covered the ground.
Cheyenne County
2 W Wheeler 0 0
Cheyenne County
St Francis 0 0
Cheyenne County
9 SW St Francis 0 0
Cheyenne County
2 W Wheeler 0 0
Cheyenne County
3 N Wheeler 0 0
Norton County
Almena 0 0
Norton County
4 NE Almena 0 0
Broken car windshield on highway
383 about 1 mile from Phillips
county line.
Decatur County
Oberlin 0 0
Decatur County
Oberlin 0 0
Decatur County
Oberlin 0 0
Decatur County
Cedar Bluffs 0 0
Cheyenne County
14 NW St Francis 0 0
Cheyenne County
14 NW St Francis 0 0
Cheyenne County
16 NNW St Francis 0 0
Graham County
9 E Hill City 0 0
Norton County
8 SE Norton 0 0
Norton County
6 E Lenora 0 0
Graham County
13 NNW Hill City 0 0
Graham County
8 NW Hill City 0 0
Norton County
3 E Lenora 0 0
Graham County
13 N Hill City 0 0
Graham County
11 N Hill City 0 0
Hail covered the ground.
Graham County
6 N Hill City 0 0
Logan County
Oakley 0 0
Logan County
Oakley 0 0
Logan County
2 S Oakley 0 0
Logan County
Oakley 0 0
Thomas County
8 S Colby 0 0
Wallace County
Sharon Spgs 0 0
Gove County
Grinnell 0 0
Lightning struck a house producing
damage from both the lightning
stike and the fire.
Norton County
Lenora 0 0
Wallace County
Sharon Spgs 0 0
Norton County
Lenora 0 0
Wallace County
2 N Wallace 0 0
Greeley County
Tribune 0 0
Wichita County
6 W Leoti 0 0
Semi trailer overturned in high
winds.
Cheyenne County
17 NW St Francis 0 0
Cheyenne County
15 NNW St Francis 0 0
6 REA poles knocked down and 5th
wheel motor home tipped over by
strong winds.
Cheyenne County
Bird City Arpt 0 0
Cheyenne County
Bird City Arpt 0 0
Minor tree damage.
Rawlins County
Mc Donald 0 0
Roof blown off shed.
Rawlins County
Mc Donald 0 0
Roof blown off gas station and
power lines knocked down.
Rawlins County
3 NE Mc Donald 0 0
1/4 mile irrigation pivot sprinkler
blown over. Time estimated from
radar.
Rawlins County
5 N Atwood 0 0
Decatur County
Oberlin 0 0
KSN WX Lab Weathemet. Tree limbs
also reported down.
Decatur County
2 N Traer 0 0
Rawlins County
4 N Herndon 0 0
5-inch diameter live tree branches
snapped.
Norton County
Norton 0 0
4-inch live tree banches down.
Rawlins County
11 S Herndon 0 0
Decatur County
Oberlin 0 0
Decatur County
Oberlin 0 0
Decatur County
Oberlin 0 0
Rawlins County
21 NW Atwood 0 0
Cheyenne County
13 SW St Francis 0 0
Rawlins County
Mc Donald 0 0
Brief touchdown over open fields.
No known damage.
Rawlins County
7 W Atwood 0 0
Rawlins County
7 NW Atwood 0 0
Hail covered the ground to a depth
of 6 inches in a two-mile wide
swath from extreme northwest
Rawlins county to about 10 miles
south and a little cast of Atwood,
according to a newspaper account.
Rawlins County
5 SW Atwood 0 0
Rawlins County
12 SE Atwood 0 0
Thomas County
3 N Colby 0 0
Ellsworth County
2 SE Lorraine 0 0
Rice County
5 SSW Frederick 0 0
Ellsworth County
8 ESE Lorraine 0 0
Rice County
3 W Geneseo 0 0
Rice County
Lyons 0 0
Ellsworth County
8 ESE Lorraine 0 0
KSN Channel 3.
Ellsworth County
8 ESE Lorraine 0 0
Rice County
4 NW Lyons 0 0
Mcpherson County
1 N Marquette 0 0
Saline County
9 WSW Assaria 0 0
Rice County
5 NE Sterling 0 0
Rice County
1 S Lyons 0 0
Rice County
4 SE Lyons 0 0
Rice County
10 S Little River 0 0
Saline County
3 S Assaria 0 0
Mcpherson County
5 SSW Me Pherson 0 0 0 0
Brief Touchdown in open country.
Mcpherson County
1 W Me Pherson 0 0
Saline County
1 N Gypsum 0 0
Mcpherson County
1 N Mc Pherson 0 0
Mcpherson County
1 NNW Mc Pherson 0 0
Hail covered ground.
Marion County
1 N Durham 0 0
Mcpherson County
Mc Pherson 0 0
Mcpherson County
1 S Galva 0 0
Mcpherson County
1 NE Moundridge 0 0
Reno County
7 NE Hutchinson 0 0
Mcpherson County
1 N Moundridge 0 0
Harvey County
5 WNW Hesston 0 0
Mcpherson County
Moundridge 0 0
Mcpherson County
Moundridge 0 0
Unspecified number of cars damaged.
KANSAS, Southeast
Harvey County
2 E Hesston 0 0
Harvey County
8 WNW Newton 0 0
Reno County
4 E Hutchinson 0 0
Reno County
5 SSE Butler 0 0
Hail covered the ground.
Harvey County
1 W Burrton 0 0
Reno County
6 SE Hutchinson Arpt 0 0
Sedgwick County
Wichita 0 0
Per KFDI, hail occurred at in NW
21st/W 119th St intersection.
Harvey County
1 S Burrton 0 0
Sedgwick County
Maize 0 0
Harvey County
5 S Newton 0 0
Sedgwick County
Colwich 0 0
Reno County
2 N Haven 0 0
Harvey County
3 E Annelly 0 0
Reno County
Hutchinson 0 0
Sedgwick County
3 SE Bentley 0 0
Butler County
6 NE Potwin 0 0
Sedgwick County
3 N Wichita 0 0
Per KWCH Channel 12, hail occurred
at 85th St. N/Ridge Rd.
intersection.
Butler County
2 W Potwin 0 0
Sedgwick County
Mt Hope 0 0
Butler County
3 N El Dorado 0 0
Sedgwick County
Wichita 0 0
Occurred at 61 st St. N/Hydraulic
intersecton.
Sedgwick County
Andale 0 0
Sedgwick County
Colwich 0 0
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0 0
Two cars stalled in Valley Center
at Main/Meridian intersection.
Butler County
Andover 0 0
Sedgwick County
Wichita 0 0
Occurred at 13th St. N/Ridge Rd.
intersection.
Butler County
Leon 0 0
Butler County
Douglass 0 0
Occurred on North side of town.
Harper County
3 SSE Anthony 0 0
Sedgwick County
Clearwater 0 0
Reno County
6 N Sylvia 0 0
Saline County
Assaria 0 0
Mcpherson County
5 S Canton 0 0
Sedgwick County
Andale 0 0
Mcpherson County
5 S Canton 0 0
Sedgwick County
Andale 0 0
Mcpherson County
5 NE Moundridge 0 0
Reno County
6 N Sylvia 0 0
Reno County
4 W Hutchinson 0 0
Reno County
Hutchinson 0 0
Sedgwick County
5 E Cheney 0 0
Sedgwick County
7 W Goddard 0 0
Marion County
Durham 0 0
Harvey County
Halstead 0 0
Harper County
9 S Anthony 0 0
Mcpherson County
Mc Pherson 0 0
Localized street flooding throughout
the community.
Marion County
2 E Ramona 0 0
Two miles east of Ramona,
intersection of 360th and Sunflower
Road washed out.
Chase County
Cottonwood Falls 0 0
Several county roads under water.
KANSAS, Southeast
Mcpherson County
Mc Pherson 0 0
Several roads were covered by water
across the county.
Chautauqua County
Hale 0 0
Montgomery County
Independence 0 0
Cowley County
Arkansas City 0 0
Occurred on north side of town.
Chautauqua County
1 N Cedar Vale 0 0
Woodson County
2 NW Piqua to 0 0
Piqua
Bridge washed out on 150th Road
between Violet and Ute Roads.
County Road washed out between
Piqua and Neosho Falls.
Woodson County
10 NE Yates Center to 0 0
2 N Yates Center
Bridge washed out on 150th Road,
between Violet and Ute Roads--2
miles northwest of Piqua.
Woodson County
5 S Neosho Falls 0 0
Several rural county roads washed
out between Piqua and Neosho Falls.
Rice County
5 SSW Frederick 0 0
Rice County
5 N Chase 0 0
Rice County
7 N Lyons 0 0
Rice County
4 NNE Lyons 0 0
Rice County
4 NNE Lyons 0 0 5K
Large motorcycle blown over.
Rice County
5 NNW Lyons 0 0
Rice County
Lyons 0 0
Rice County
1 SE Lyons 0 0
Rice County
Lyons 0 0 5K
A 2nd dealership sustained damage
to only 3 vehicles. As was the case
1 mile southeast of Lyons, damage
was limited due to the sparse
number of hailstones achieving the
2.75 inch diameter. (Narrative
courtesy of Lyons Daily News.)
Rice County
1 SE Lyons 0 0 25K
A total of 35 vehicles damaged at a
dealership. Of this total, 18 were
2005 models. One car sustained a
broken windshield. Damage was
limited due to the sparse number of
hailstones achieving the 2.75 inch
diameter. (Narrative courtesy of
Lyons Daily News.)
Mcpherson County
7 WSW Inman 0 0
Downed large limbs.
Rice County
4 NNE Lyons 0 0
Rice County
4 NNE Lyons 0 0
Butler County
3 SW Augusta 0 0
Butler County
1 S Augusta 0 0
Butler County
3 SSW Douglass 0 0
Butler County
2 S Leon 0 0
Butler County
3 S Rose Hill 0 0
Wilson County
5 SSE Coyville 0 0
Butler County
1 W Douglass 0 0
Cowley County
6 NE Udall 0 0
Elk County
5 S Howard 0 0
Butler County
Douglass 0 0
Elk County
5 W Howard 0 0
Elk County
5 W Howard 0 0
Neosho County
3 S Erie 0 0
Butler County
El Dorado 0 0
Butler County
El Dorado 0 0
Neosho County
5 NNW Thayer 0 0
Butler County
3 E El Dorado 0 0
Elk County
Moline 0 0 25K
Unspecified number of vehicles damaged
with windows broken out of homes,
businesses and vehicles. (Narrative
courtesy of Independence Daily
Reporter.)
Butler County
3 E El Dorado 0 0
Harvey County
4 W Halstead 0 0
Butler County
3 E El Dorado 0 0
Elk County
Elk Falls 0 0
Cowley County
Cambridge 0 0
Cowley County
Atlanta 0 0
Harvey County
5 S Halstead 0 0
Cowley County
1 S Atlanta 0 0
Butler County
1 SW El Dorado 0 0
Sedgwick County
Valley Center 0 0
Harvey County
2 S Halstead 0 0
Sedgwick County
Wichita 0 0
Butler County
Andover 0 0
Chautauqua County
Elgin 0 0
Butler County
Andover 0 0
Butler County
Elbing 0 0
Sedgwick County
2 N Park City 0 0
Sedgwick County
Park City 0 0
Sedgwick County
Park City 0 0
Cowley County
Udall 0 0
Montgomery County
Coffeyville 0 0 15K
Tree damage, including numerous limbs
that fell onto houses, vehicles and
power lines. The 3rd instance no doubt
resulted in power outages, most of
which occurred on the west side of
town. Time of the event is an
approximation based on earlier severe
convection. (Report and narrative
courtesy of Coffeyville Journal.)
Sedgwick County
Eastborough 0 0
Harvey County
Newton 0 0 1K
Home struck, with the resulting
electrical surge causing a small fire
in the bathroom fan. Time of occurrence
is an approximation. (Narrative
courtesy of Newton Kansan.)
Cowley County
Udall 0 0
KANSAS, Southwest
Finney County
2 N Garden City 0 0
Kearny County
16 SW Lakin 0 0
Kearny County
15 NW Lakin 0 0
Kearny County
17 N Lakin 0 0
Grant County
9 SW Ulysses 0 0
Kearny County
4 W Lakin 0 0
Grant County
Ulysses 0 0
Kearny County
Lakin 0 0
Kearny County
Lakin 0 0
Grant County
Ulysses 0 0
Grant County
9 SSW Ulysses to 0 0
8.5 SSW Ulysses
Contact was made briefly in pasture of
native grass.
Grant County
3 W Ulysses 0 0
Contact was made in a field only very
briefly.
Kearny County
2 N Deerfield 0 0
Kearny County
Deerfield 0 0
Grant County
1 NE Ulysses to 0 0 350M
12 N Hickok
This tornado traveled into Kearny
county before roping out. At 2ne of
Ulysses part of a barn roof was blown
off and a large tree was uprooted.
Several horses were slightly injured.
Then at 5ne of Ulysses an abandoned
mobile home was destroyed. At six miles
northeast of Ulysses, two pivot
sprinklers were mangled, large trees
were snapped at the base and several
power poles were destroyed. Several
grain bins (full of wheat) were
completely swept away and the grain
was scattered for some distance.
Remnants of the grain bins were not
found in the local vicinity. Farther
northeast along the track several more
pivot sprinklers were destroyed. It is
estimated that if this tornado had
made a direct hit, it would have
likely caused at least high-end F3
damage.
Finney County
15 NW Garden City 0 0
Kearny County
14 SSE Lakin to 0 0
13 SSE Lakin
This tornado originated near Ulysses
in Grant county and roped out in
Kearny county. There was nothing
significant to hit in this area. A
mail box was blown over and there was
some minor tree damage.
Finney County
2 SE Friend 0 0
This was very brief spinup.
Finney County
3 S Holcomb 0 0
This was another brief spinup under
the mesocyclone.
Finney County
Holcomb 0 0
Finney County
Garden City 0 0
Comanche County
12 SE Coldwater 0 0
Comanche County
9 ENE Wilmore 0 0
Pratt County
Croft 0 0
Barber County
8 NW Lake City 0 0
Kiowa County
Belvidere 0 0
Stafford County
8 S Stafford 0 0
Barber County
4 WSW Isabel 0 0
Porch window was broken by this PENNY
sized hail!
Pratt County
Sawyer 0 0
Pratt County
3 N Pratt 0 0
Kiowa County
Haviland 0 0
Kiowa County
Greensburg 0 0
Pratt County
4 WNW Byers 0 0
Hail covered the ground.
Pratt County
3 WNW Byers 0 0
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0 0
High water was flowing over highway
50 near Stafford causing traffic to be
diverted.
Kiowa County
1 SE Mullinville 0 0
Three inches of rain fell since 1 pm
CST.
Stafford County
5 S St John 0 0
Four and quarter inches of rain fell
since 2 pm CST.
Stafford County
4 NW Stafford 0 0
Stafford County
St John 0 0
Edwards County
11 SSE Belpre 0 0
Scott County
7 N Scott City 0 0
Scott County
Scott City 0 0
KSN weather lab site at the middle
school
Finney County
2 N Garden City 0 0
Finney County
2 N Garden City 0 0
Power lines blown down.
Finney County
Garden City 0 0
Recorded at a weather lab site.
Finney County
Garden City 0 0
One diameter tree limbs were broken by
the high wind.
Finney County
(Gck)Garden City Arpt 0 0
Finney County
Garden City 0 0
Recorded at a KSN weather lab.
Haskell County
Sublette 0 0
Recorded at a KSN weather lab site.
Haskell County
1 W Satanta 0 0
Haskell County
15 N Sublette 0 0
Four inch diameter tree limbs were
blown down.
Grant County
11 NE Hickok 0 0
Feed bunkers blown over.
Gray County
6 WNW Montezuma 0 0
Seward County
14 N Liberal 0 0
A camper was overturned.
Gray County
3 N Ensign 0 0
Four to six inch diameter tree
branches were broken.
Ford County
Dodge City Arpt 0 0
Hodgeman County
1 NE Jetmore 0 0
Clark County
4 S Minneola 0 0
Ford County
4.8 ENE Windthorst 0 0
Edwards County
1 SW Kinsley 0 0
Some tree damage was reported.
Kiowa County
Mullinville 0 0
Three to four inch diameter tree limbs
were blown down.
Meade County
Meade 0 0
Clark County
10 S Ashland 0 0
This wind was reported by a USGS data
logger.
Comanche County
11 W Coldwater 0 0
A tree was blown across the highway
near the Clark/Comanche county line.
Edwards County
14 SSW Kinsley 0 0
Two inch tree limbs broken. A
semi-trailer was partially overturned.
Kiowa County
2 N Greensburg 0 0
Comanche County
Coldwater 0 0
Two inch diameter tree limbs were
broken.
Edwards County
1 NE Trousdale 0 0
Pear trees were uprooted.
Barber County
13 S Sun City 0 0
Three house windows were blown out.
Pratt County
Pratt 0 0
A thirty inch diameter tree was
uprooted.
Stafford County
Seward 0 0
Two inch diameter tree limbs were
broken.
Pratt County
Pratt 0 0
A moderate sized redbud tree was
snapped off at the ground.
Hamilton County
2 E Coolidge 0 0
Measured at a KDOT site.
Hamilton County
Syracuse 0 0
Measured at a KSN-tv weather lab at
the High School.
Kearny County
13 W Lakin 0 0
Three to four inch diameter tree limbs
were broken.
Morton County
2 E Richfield 0 0
Morton County
Elkhart 0 0
Morton County
12 WNW Richfield to 0 0
9 WNW Richfield
This tornado had nothing to hit.
Morton County
8 WNW Richfield 0 0
Location Character of Storm
ILLINOIS, Central
Macon County
Maroa Hail (0.88)
Edgar County
Brocton Hail (0.75)
Sangamon County
Springfield Hail (0.88)
Macon County
Blue Mound Hail (1.75)
Hail covered the ground.
Sangamon County
Chatham Hail (0.75)
Macon County
Blue Mound Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Moultrie County
Lovington Hail (1.00)
Macon County
Southwest Portion Flash Flood
Highway 48 impassible southwest of Blue
Mound due to water over road.
Additional county roads were also under
water in southwest portion of county.
Moultrie County
North Portion Flash Flood
3.5 inches of rain fell in a short
period of time in Lovington and
produced flash flooding on several
city streets making them
impassible.
Morgan County
Woodson Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A few power lines blown down.
Christian County
Northeast Portion Flash Flood
Highway 48 under three feet of
water near Christian and Macon
county line.
Piatt County
2 N Hammond Hail (1.00)
Champaign County
Philo Hail (0.75)
Effingham County
Altamont Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees and power lines blown down.
Vermilion County
Fithian Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A greenhouse, 2 barns and a metal
tool shed were destroyed. Numerous
trees and power lines blown down.
Effingham County
Dieterich Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees and power lines blown down.
Cumberland County
Greenup Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A few large tree limbs blown down.
Clark County
3 E Marshall Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A few trees blown down.
Jasper County
Newton Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A few trees and power lines blown
down.
Jasper County
Yale Hail (1.00)
Crawford County
Bellair Hail (0.75)
Crawford County
Annapolis Hail (0.75)
Clay County
Clay City Hail (1.00)
Richland County
Noble Hail (1.00)
Lawrence County
1 N Bridgeport Hail (0.75)
Richland County
Calhoun Hail (0.75)
Lawrence County
1 S Helena Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Large tree blown down.
Peoria County
8 W Princeville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Richland County
Olney Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Few trees blown down.
Peoria County
Peoria Hail (0.75)
Peoria County
Peoria Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Numerous trees and power lines
blown down.
Richland County
Olney Hail (0.75)
Tazewell County
1 N Mackinaw Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Tazewell County
4 SW Washington Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Large tree blown down.
Logan County
Elkhart Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Numerous tree limbs blown down.
Moultrie County
Sullivan Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Numerous trees and power lines
blown down.
Morgan County
Chapin Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A few trees blown down.
Morgan County
Woodson Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several tree limbs blown down.
Coles County
Mattoon Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Numerous trees blown down.
ILLINOIS, Central
Lawrence County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Trees and power lines blown down
across the county.
Christian County
Stonington Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Power lines down.
ILLINOIS, Northeast
Lee County
5 S Harmon Hail (1.00)
Lee County
5 S Harmon Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
De Kalb County
1 SE De Kalb Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Eleven utility poles along with
power lines were blown down just
south of Interstate 88.
Kendall County
Oswego Hail (1.00)
Will County
Plainfield Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A two foot diameter tree fell on
power lines and a house, causing
the house to catch on fire near
Renwick and Drauden Roads.
Cook County
Chicago Lightning
A 27 year old man was struck by
lightning and suffered burns and
internal injuries.
Cook County
Maywood Hail (1.00)
De Kalb County
De Kalb Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Winnebago County
Rockton to Hail (1.75)
2 SW Roscoe
Hail ranging from the size of
nickels to golfballs fell across
far northeast Winnebago County.
Boone County
Poplar Grove Hail (1.00)
Quarter size hail fell near Route
173 in central Boone County.
Will County
Plainfield to Hail (1.75)
1 S Shorewood
Hail ranging from the size of
nickels to golfballs fell from
Plainfield to Shorewood. Golfball
size hail was reported in
Shorewood. Quarter size hail was
reported at Interstate 55 and
Interstate 80. Half dollar size
hail was reported at Route 59 and
Theodore Road. Numerous homes
received roof and siding damage
from the hail.
Kendall County
Yorkville Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
A utility pole and numerous oak
trees were blown down near Walker
and Schlapp Roads.
Boone County
Poplar Grove Hail (1.00)
Kendall County
Oswego Hail (0.75)
Penny size hail reported near
Route 34.
Will County
Plainfield to Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Joliet
A gust to 60 mph was reported at
Route 59 and Theodore Road. Several
trees were blown down across
Plainfield and the west side of
Joliet, including a one foot
diameter tree near Route 30 and
Route 59, a large tree near Drauden
and Caton Farm Roads. Part of the
roof at the Plainfield South High
School was damaged.
Winnebago County
2 NW Durand to Hail (0.88)
Durand
Nickel size hail was reported near
Lake Summerset.
Kendall County
3 NW Yorkville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Railroad gates were blown down near
Eldmain Road and Route 34.
Mchenry County
Woodstock Hail (0.88)
Mchenry County
Crystal Lake Hail (0.88)
Mchenry County
Crystal Lake Hail (1.75)
Golfball size hail was reported
covering the ground.
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Flood
Numerous roads were blocked in
Crystal Lake due to flooding with
six inches or more of standing
water.
Mchenry County
Cary Hail (1.25)
Half dollar size hail was reported
covering the ground.
Cook County
Barrington Hail (0.75)
Lake County
Barrington Hail (0.75)
Will County
1 NE Wilmington Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
A gust to 60 mph was reported near
Route 53 and Wilmington-Petone
Road.
Kankakee County
Herscher Hail (1.75)
Golfball size hail broke windows,
dented cars and damaged roofs in
Herscher.
Iroquois County
Chebanse Hail (2.75)
Baseball size hail was reported
near mile marker 302 on Interstate
57 at the Kankakee-Iroquois County
line.
Kankakee County
7.5 S Kankakee Hail (2.75)
Baseball size hail was reported
near mile marker 302 on Interstate
57 in Chebanse at the Kankakee-
Iroquois County line.
Iroquois County
Watseka Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Several trees were blown down.
Iroquois County
Watseka to Hail (1.75)
Sheldon
Quarter size to Golfball size hail
fell from northern Watseka to
Sheldon.
Iroquois County
Sheldon Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Shingles were blown off a roof.
Winnebago County
Loves Park Hail (1.00)
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034>035
Frost/Freeze
Record breaking cold settled over
the Midwest during the early
morning hours of 3 May 2005. The
cold was of such intensity that all
time record minimums for the month
of May were tied or shattered at
most first order stations and many
co-operative stations. Farmers that
took advantage of the unseasonably
mild weather during the first half
of April had to replant after crops
were killed off by the freeze. In
some cases, crops had to be
replanted even though the growing
point was below the surface. This
was due to the soil being a sandy
loam which allowed freezing
temperatures to penetrate into the
ground.
Bureau County
Spring Vly Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
A downburst or weak microburst
occurred over Spring Valley,
Illinois and affected roughly a 3-4
block area concentrated on 2nd
through 4th streets. The wind
pushed over a utility pole which
broke in half when a large tree
branch fell on it. Shingles were
torn off a few roofs with a tree
snapped off at its base. At one
residence, a wooden fence was blown
over. Thunderstorms developed in a
semi-moist atmosphere north of a
stationary front across Southern
Iowa and Central Illinois. The
storms evolved into a mesoscale
line that developed a small bow as
it moved through East Central Iowa.
The bow continued across the
Mississippi and into North Central
Illinois.
Whiteside County
2.8 S Rock Falls Lightning
Lightning struck the chimney of the
Montmorency School south of Rock
Falls while students were being
dismissed for the day. Luckily the
chimney was located in the back of
the school and the school bus
boarding area is in the front so
there were no injuries. The chimney
had to be toppled by a wrecking
company that evening for safety
reasons. Repairs from the lightning
strike and subsequent damage to
part of the roof and a boiler were
briefly put on hold when asbestos
was discovered in the damaged area.
Stephenson County
Lake Summerset Hail (0.88)
Thunderstorms developed in a semi
moist atmosphere along a cold front
and occluded front in Northwest
Illinois. A lone storm became
strong enough to produce nickel
hail in northeast Stephenson
County. An hour earlier, a
lightning strike severely damaged
a chimney at a school south of Rock
Falls, Illinois as students were
being dismissed for the day.
ILLINOIS, South
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Frost/Freeze
An unusually late season frost
affected most of southern Illinois
except for the three southernmost
counties. Temperatures fell into
the mid 30s. Many unofficial
readings from 34 to 36 degrees were
recorded. This was the last of four
consecutive frosty mornings. Lows
each morning from May 1st to the
4th were about the same, mostly in
the middle 30's. The combination of
the cold weather and much lower
than normal rainfall slowed the
development of some early-planted
corn and soybeans.
Alexander County
Cairo Hail (0.75)
Saline County
Harrisburg Hail (1.00)
Numerous reports of nickel to
quarter-size hail in downtown
Harrisburg.
Franklin County
Rend City Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees were blown down near the Rend
Lake Dam spillway.
Franklin County
West Frankfort Hail (0.75)
ILLINOIS, South
Alexander County
East Cape Girardeau Hail (0.75)
Pulaski County
1 SW Pulaski to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
2 S Pulaski
Power lines were blown down on
Sandusky Road southwest of Pulaski.
Trees were down between Pulaski and
Villa Ridge along U.S. Highway 51.
Johnson County
Cypress to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Vienna
Trees were blown down in Cypress.
Power lines were down in Vienna.
Massac County
4 NNE Brookport to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
2.5 NE Brookport
Some shingles were blown off a
house, and the metal roof was blown
off an older farm building. Three
very large oak trees were blown
down, along with power lines. Two
trucks were damaged from debris.
Scattered thunderstorms developed
during the midday hours and
continued through the evening.
Several storms reached severe
levels for a brief time, producing
hail up to one inch in diameter and
wind gusts to around 60 MPH.
Jackson County
Murphysboro Hail (0.75)
Wabash County
Bellmont Hail (1.75)
Jackson County
Murphysboro Hail (0.75)
Perry County
Du Quoin Heavy Rain
Street flooding was reported all
over Du Quoin. U.S. Highway 51 was
reported to be under water.
ILLINOIS, Southwest
Adams County
5 N Quincy Hail (0.75)
A local TV station relayed reports
of 3/4 inch hail north of Quincy.
Adams County
2 SE Paloma Tornado (F0)
Macoupin County
Palmyra Hail (0.88)
Macoupin County
5 W Bunker Hill Hail (0.88)
Storm spotters reported nickel size
hail in Palmyra and west of Bunker
Hill.
Montgomery County
Litchfield Hail (1.00)
Montgomery County
Taylor Spgs Thunderstorm Wind (G51)
Montgomery County
5 W Honey Bend Hail (1.00)
Montgomery County
Litchfield Muni Arpt Thunderstorm Wind (G51)
A couple of severe thunderstorms
produced hail and strong wind gusts
across Montgomery County. Amateur
radio spotters reported a tree on a
house in Taylor Springs. The
automated surface system at the
Litchfield Airport recorded a
60 mph wind gust. Hail up to 1 inch
in diameter was reported near Honey
Bend and in Litchfield.
Montgomery County
Donnellson Thunderstorm Wind (G51)
Montgomery County
Hillsboro Thunderstorm Wind (G51)
Montgomery County
Taylor Spgs Thunderstorm Wind (G51)
Montgomery County
Coffeen Thunderstorm Wind (G51)
Montgomery County
Irving Hail (0.88)
Montgomery County
Irving Hail (1.00)
Severe thunderstorms produced wind
damage and dropped 1 inch hail
across parts of Montgomery County.
Trees, power lines and some power
poles were reported down in
Hillsboro, Taylor Springs,
Donnellson, and Coffeen. One inch
hail was reported by storm spotters
in Irving. One house in Taylor
Springs suffered major damage from
a downed tree. The roof of a home
in Coffeen was also damage by a
large tree limb.
Madison County
Hamel Thunderstorm Wind (G51)
The public reported large tree
branches down.
Bond County
Greenville Hail (0.75)
Bond County
Greenville Thunderstorm Wind (G51)
Amateur radio spotters reported 3/4
inch hail in Greenville. Several
electric lines were also downed by
tree limbs.
Fayette County
6 S Ramsey Hail (0.88)
A storm spotter reported nickel
size hail.
Bond County
Mulberry Grove Thunderstorm Wind (G51)
Thunderstorm wind gusts blew down a
tree and power line at the
intersection of Second and Tower
Streets.
Marion County
Vernon Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Emergency management officials
reported tin from the roof of a
storage building blown off.
Madison County
St Jacob Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Thunderstorm wind gusts destroyed a
greenhouse near St. Jacob. Damage
was estimated at $5000.
Macoupin County
1 NW Carlinville Hail (0.88)
Amateur radio spotters reported
nickel size hail northwest of
Carlinville.
Macoupin County
Wilsonville Hail (1.00)
Macoupin County
Benld Hail (0.75)
Macoupin County
Staunton Hail (0.75)
The County Sheriff reported 1 inch
hail in Wilsonville. Amateur radio
spotters reported 3/4 inch hail in
Staunton. A storm spotter reported
3/4 inch hail in Benld.
Madison County
Livingston Hail (1.00)
Madison County
Alhambra Hail (1.75)
A cooperative observer reported
hail up to golfball size in
Alhambra. The public reported 1
inch hail in Livingston.
Bond County
Pocahontas Hail (0.75)
Bond County
Pierron Hail (0.88)
The public reported 3/4 inch hail
in Pocahontas. A storm spotter
reported nickel size hail in
Pierron.
Madison County
Troy Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
A storm spotter reported several
large tree limbs down.
Clinton County
3 N Breese Hail (1.00)
Amateur radio spotters reported
1 inch hail north of Breese.
St. Clair County
3 E Belleville Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
St. Clair County
Cahokia Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Local law enforcement reported
trees and power lines down. One
home in Cahokia was damaged by a
downed tree.
Monroe County
Fults Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Emergency management officials
reported a couple of power poles
snapped and a couple a garages
damaged by thunderstorm wind gusts.
Randolph County
Prairie Du Rocher Hail (0.75)
A storm spotter reported 3/4 inch
hail.
INDIANA, Central
Howard County
Greentown Hail (0.75)
Delaware County
2 E Eaton Hail (1.75)
Delaware County
Albany Hail (2.5)
Delaware County
Albany Flash Flood
Roads were closed in Albany due to
high water.
Delaware County
10 NW Muncie Hail (1.75)
Putnam County
Russellville Hail (1.25)
Boone County
4 N Lebanon Hail (1.00)
Delaware County
Gaston Hail (1.75)
Putnam County
Roachdale Hail (0.75)
Delaware County
Albany Hail (0.75)
Delaware County
3 N Muncie Hail (0.75)
Boone County
2 S Terhune Hail (0.75)
Hamilton County
Sheridan Hail (1.00)
Boone County
5 NW Lebanon Hail (1.00)
Boone County
5 NE Lebanon Hail (1.75)
Randolph County
7 N Winchester Hail (1.75)
Madison County
3 WSW Anderson Hail (0.75)
Hamilton County
8 W Noblesville Hail (1.00)
INDIANA, Central
Hamilton County
8 W Noblesville Hail (1.00)
Randolph County
1 E Parker City Hail (1.75)
Madison County
3 S Anderson Hail (0.75)
Hamilton County
Noblesville Hail (1.00)
Hamilton County
Noblesville Hail (1.00)
Henry County
3 S Middletown Hail (0.75)
Madison County
4 N Elwood Hail (1.00)
Madison County
3 W Alexandria Hail (0.75)
Henry County
New Castle Hail (0.75)
Madison County
Summitville Hail (0.75)
Hancock County
Foriville Hail (0.75)
Hendricks County
6 W Danville Hail (0.75)
Madison County
2 N Alexandria Hail (1.00)
Henry County
New Castle Hail (0.75)
Henry County
New Castle Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees were blown down.
Putnam County
5 E Bainbridge Hail (1.25)
Hendricks County
1 W Stilesville Hail (1.00)
Madison County
1 W Summitville Hail (0.75)
Henry County
1 E Lewisville Hail (0.88)
INDIANA, Central
Hendricks County
5 W Danville to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
1 W Danville
Large tree branches broken.
Putnam County
1 E Bainbridge Hail (1.00)
Morgan County
3 W Mooresville Hail (0.75)
Morgan County
3 S Lake Hart Hail (1.00)
Parke County
9 SE Rockville Hail (0.75)
Johnson County
1 S Franklin Hail (0.88)
Johnson County
1 N Edinburg Hail (0.88)
Johnson County
Edinburg Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several trees were downed at State
Road 252 and Blue River Bridge.
Bartholomew County
Columbus Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
An estimated wind gust or 60 mph
occurred in Columbus.
Several severe thunderstorms moved
across mainly the northern half of
central Indiana on the afternoon
and evening of 11 May 2005. Reports
of wind damage were sparse, as most
of the severe weather produced by
the storms was in the form of large
hail. The tennis ball sized hail
which fell in Delaware County was
the largest hail in central Indiana
in just over two years, and the
largest in Delaware County in
almost five years.
Brown County
2 S Helmsburg Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees two feet in diameter were
blown down along Lanam Ridge Road.
Monroe County
12 SE Bloomington Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Power lines were blown down at the
south end of Lake Monroe.
Brown County
Spearsville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Six-inch diameter limbs were blown down.
Martin County
7 N Shoals Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several trees were blown down.
Johnson County
7 NW Franklin Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees were blown down on State
Road 144.
Morgan County
Chetwynd Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees were blown down on State
Road 44.
Johnson County
4 W Greenwood Hail (0.88)
Shelby County
Shelbyville Muni Arp Thunderstorm Wind (G51)
The Shelbyville ASOS (KGEZ)
reported a wind gust to 51 knots
(59 miles per hour).
Clay County
2 NW Brazil Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees were blown down.
Jennings County
8 NW North Vernon Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several trees were blown down.
Marion County
Lawrence Hail (0.75)
Decatur County
2 SW Westport Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees and power lines were blown
down. One tree, which was 93 feet
tall and over 100 years old, came
within inches of crushing a home
when it was uprooted by the storm.
Rush County
8 N Rushville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees were blown down just west of
State Road 3 near the Little Blue
River.
Owen County
Quincy Hail (1.00)
Knox County
1 SW Wheatland Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several six to ten inch diameter limbs
were blown down.
Morgan County
Eminence Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several trees were blown down.
Greene County
4 S Bloomfield Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several trees were blown down.
Delaware County
2 NW Muncie Hail (0.75)
Hendricks County
Brownsburg Hail (1.00)
Hendricks County
Brownsburg Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
A 61 mph wind gust was measured in
Brownsburg.
Marion County
3 NW Indianapolis Hail (0.88)
Parke County
4 W Rosedale Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees were snapped off on County
Road 900 South between Lyford and
Rosedale. The limbs fell on a
vehicle, causing damage and an
injury. Damage numbers are
estimated.
Madison County
Linwood Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
A wind gust to 60 mph was reported.
Vigo County
3 S Terre Haute Hail (0.75)
Delaware County
5 SW Gaston Hail (0.75)
Hamilton County
8 NW Noblesville Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
A wind gust to 60 mph was reported,
along with tree limb damage near
State Road 28.
Madison County
Lapel Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees were blown down in Lapel.
Vermillion County
4 N Perrysville Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
A wind gust to 60 mph was reported.
INDIANA, Central
Fountain County
Covington Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
An estimated wind gust to 60 mph
blew part of a barn roof off.
Damage amounts are estimated.
Warren County
Williamsport Hail (0.75)
Warren County
Williamsport Hail (0.75)
Montgomery County
Linden Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
An estimated wind gust to 60 mph
was reported.
Tippecanoe County
Romney Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A tree was blown down near Romney.
Carroll County
2 E Delphi Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees were blown down near Delphi.
Tippecanoe County
Romney Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees were blown down near State
Road 28 at Romney.
Clinton County
Frankfort Hail (0.75)
Vigo County
Terre Haute Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees were blown down.
Clay County
2 W Brazil Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees were blown down near Cottage
Hill.
Severe thunderstorms moved through
central Indiana during the
afternoon and evening of 13 May
2005. The most serious severe
weather came in the form of wind
damage, with one person being
injured when tree debris fell on
their vehicle in Parke County. Some
severe hail, mostly marginal, was
reported as well.
Tippecanoe County
Lafayette Lightning
Two young girls, ages 15 and 11,
were struck by lightning while
running toward their home to take
shelter from an approaching
thunderstorm. The two suffered no
apparent injuries, and were treated
and released at a local hospital.
Boone County
Zionsville Lightning
Lightning struck a home in the Fox
Hollow Subdivision of Zionsville,
Indiana. Significant damage was
caused by the ensuing fire.
Boone County
Zionsville Lightning
Lightning struck a home in the
Willow Ridge Subdivision of
Zionsville, Indiana on the morning
of 19 May 2005. The homeowner
reported that they not only heard,
but felt the strike. The homeowner
was not injured. The strike caused
a small fire in the basement and
floor joists.
Boone County
Zionsville Lightning
Lightning struck a home in the
Brittany Chase Subdivision of
Zionsville, Indiana. The strike
sparked a small fire in the attic,
which was contained by local
firefighters, but not before
causing significant damage to the
home.
Hamilton County
Fishers Lightning
Lightning struck a home in Fishers,
Indiana on the morning of 19 May
2005. The home was struck at the
peak of the roof, blowing a small
hole in the wood and displacing
some shingles. There was also
electrical damage to the home's
alarm system and to at least one
television set. The home's
telephones were possibly damaged,
as well. The damage amount is
estimated. Lightning from early
morning thunderstorms on 19 May
2005 caused house fires just north
and northwest of Indianapolis.
Brown County
Spearsville Heavy Rain
Six inches of rain fell in six
hours in Spearsville.Location
Jackson County
Crothersville Heavy Rain
5.60 inches of rain was reported by
the Crothersville LARC.
Putnam County
Greencastle Hail (0.88)
Putnam County
Greencastle Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several trees were downed in
Greencastle.
Morgan County
8 SW Mooresville Hail (1.00)
Greene County
2 SE Worthington Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A downed tree blocked a highway
near Worthington.
Morgan County
3 N Martinsville Hail (0.88)
Morgan County
Martinsville Flash Flood
Safer Ditch in Martinsville
flooded, spilling onto roadways in
Martinsville and threatening three
homes, one of which had to be
sandbagged.
Johnson County
6 NW Franklin Hail (1.00)
Morgan County
4 N Martinsville Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
A wind gust to 60 mph knocked down
trees near Martinsville.
Brown County
8 NW Nashville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees were blown down.
Owen County
1 S Spencer Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees were blown down near Spencer.
Monroe County
Ellettsville Heavy Rain
Nearly an inch of rain fell in 30
minutes in Ellettsville.
Bartholomew County
2 W Columbus Hail (0.75)
Bartholomew County
Columbus Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A 12-inch diameter tree was blown
down.
Bartholomew County
Columbus Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several trees were blown down
throughout Columbus. One fell on a
parked car, and another fell on a
church. No damage estimates were
available.
Brown County
Countywide Flash Flood
Very heavy rain on 19 May 2005
caused significant flooding of
roadways in Brown County. County
officials reported that 10-15
bridges were affected by high
water, including three that were
washed away, along with 160 miles
of roads in the county. Several
rescues were required. County
schools were closed the following
day due to the condition of the
roads.
Brown County
1.5 S Spearsville Heavy Rain
Over three inches of rain fell in
one hour near Spearsville.
Monroe County
10 N Bloomington Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several trees were blown down.
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Flood
High water made several county
roads impassable, stranding at
least one motorist. Waters quickly
receded.
Brown County
6 N Nashville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several trees were blown down.
Decatur County
Westport Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several 14-inch diameter trees were
uprooted by thunderstorm winds.
Monroe County
5 S Bloomington Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees were downed near Bloomington.
Monroe County
South Portion Flash Flood
Roads were flooded by heavy rain in
southern Monroe County on 19 May
2005. Some motorists were
reportedly stranded.
Jackson County
4 NW Seymour Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees were downed near Seymour.
Lawrence County
Bedford Hail (0.75)
Warren County
Pine Vlg Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
A wind gust to 60 mph was reported
in Pine Village.
Warren County
Pine Vlg Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Six-inch diameter tree limbs were
broken in Pine Village.
Warren County
Pine Vlg Hail (1.75)
Fountain County
5 NE Attica Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several trees were blown down.
Montgomery County
1 S Linden Hail (1.50)
Tippecanoe County
5 W Lafayette Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Large limbs and small trees were
blown down near Lafayette.
Fountain County
Hillsboro Hail (0.75)
Montgomery County
2 SW Crawfordsville Hail (0.75)
Putnam County
Greencastle Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A few trees were downed.
Parke County
6 ESE Rockville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several trees were downed.
Owen County
Cataract Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees were downed near Cataract.
Morgan County
2 W Martinsville Hail (1.00)
Several areas of severe
thunderstorms, producing high
winds, large hail, and extremely
heavy rain, moved through central
Indiana on 19 May 2005. Serious
flooding occurred in some areas due
to the extremely heavy rain.
INZ064
Dust Storm
Gusty winds caused dirt and sand
from a nearby farm field to reduce
visibilities to near zero on a
county road south of Edinburgh,
Indiana in Bartholomew County,
causing two automobile accidents.
The conditions made the
investigation and cleanup difficult
for emergency responders, who
closed the road due to safety
concerns. Wind gusts to 40 mph were
observed at stations around central
Indiana that afternoon. Two
vehicles sideswiped each other in
the first crash, causing one car to
go off the road and a pickup truck
to flip. The truck's driver was
treated and released at a local
hospital. The second crash occurred
when another driver stopped for the
first wreck and was rear-ended. One
driver, who was not involved in the
accidents, told the Indianapolis
Star newspaper, "I couldn't even
tell if I was on the road." Damage
amounts are estimated.
INDIANA, Northeast
Jay County
New Corydon Hail (1.00)
Grant County
5 N Marion Hail (1.00)
Grant County
3 N Van Buren Hail (0.75)
Huntington County
2 NW Warren Hail (1.00)
Huntington County
4 N Warren Hail (1.00)
Huntington County
Warren Hail (1.00)
Grant County
4 ESE Fairmount Hail (1.75)
Wells County
4 N Bluffton Hail (0.88)
Blackford County
9 NNE Hartford City Hail (1.75)
Blackford County
1 S Shamrock Lakes Hail (1.00)
Jay County
1 S Redkey Hail (1.00)
Grant County
1 W Fairmount Hail (1.75)
Grant County
Fowlerton Hail (0.75)
Blackford County
2 N Shamrock Lakes Hail (0.75)
White County
2 N Wolcott Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
12 large trees uprooted. Large
branches fell onto house, causing
damage. New 2 car garage, with
garage doors open, was destroyed.
A machine shed with its doors open
and a storage shed were both
destroyed.
Marshall County
Argos Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Tree blown over.
Marshall County
Bremen Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Tree blown over.
Blackford County
4 S Hartford City Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Blackford County
Hartford City Hail (1.00)
Hail was reported ranging from
nickel to the size of quarters.
Blackford County
1 W Hartford City Hail (1.75)
Wells County
Uniondale Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Numerous trees and power lines down
in and around Uniondale and Markle.
Adams County
3 SE Decatur Hail (0.75)
Cass County
Logansport Hail (0.75)
Miami County
Mexico Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Several 9 to 10 inch diameter
branches blown down.
Cass County
New Waverly Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several trees down in New Waverly
and Hoover
Miami County
2 N Peru Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Numerous trees and power lines down.
Cass County
Logansport Hail (1.00)
Several reports of penny to quarter
size hail around Logansport.
Kosciusko County
10 S Winona Lake Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Wabash County
North Manchester Hail (0.88)
Wabash County
La Fontaine Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Numerous large tree branches down.
Kosciusko County
8 NE Warsaw Heavy Rain
2.45 inches of rain reported
between 630 and 730 pm EST. Pending
of water noted on roads in the
area.
Kosciusko County
4 E Leesburg Heavy Rain
2.05 inches of rain reported in
1 hour.
Lake County
Crown Pt Lightning
Lightning struck a business in
Crown Point and ignited a fire on
the roof and in the attic.
Benton County
Earl Park Hail (0.88)
Benton County
Earl Park to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Freeland Park
Several road signs were blown down.
Benton County
Freeland Park Hail (1.50)
Half dollar size hail fell near
State Road 18 and 71.
Benton County
Boswell Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Several trees were uprooted and
numerous tree limbs were blown
down. One barn and one house
trailer were leveled. A parked
tractor trailer was blown over.
Several barns suffered roof damage.
INDIANA, Northwest
Benton County
Boswell Hail (1.00)
INDIANA, South Central
Floyd County
New Albany Flash Flood
Three to four feet of water covered
Ebersol Street.
Clark County
South Portion to Flash Flood
Clarksville
Numerous roads were closed due to
high water in Clarksville and
Jeffersonville. A person was
trapped in a vehicle on Nole Drive
in Jeffersonville.
Dubois County
Huntingburg Hail (0.75)
INDIANA, Southeast
Ripley County
Sunman Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees were downed.
Union County
Liberty Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A few trees were knocked down.
Ripley County
Osgood Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees were downed west of US Route
50 and cast of Fairground Road.
INDIANA, Southwest
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Frost/Freeze
An unusually late season frost
occurred. Low temperatures were in
the middle 30's, including 34
degrees at the Evansville airport.
This was the last of four
consecutive frosty mornings. Lows
each morning from May 1st to the
4th were about the same, mostly in
the middle 30's. The cold weather,
combined with below normal
rainfall, slowed the development of
some early-planted corn and
soybeans.
Warrick County
Boonville Hail (0.75)
Hail fell for less than one minute.
Vanderburgh County
Evansville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Traffic wires were blown down,
taking down traffic lights with
them at a busy intersection in the
city. The peak wind gust measured
at the Evansville Airport was
52 MPH.
Gibson County
.5 W Princeton Hail (0.88)
Nickel-size hail was reported on
the west side of Princeton.
Gibson County
Princeton Hail (0.75)
Gibson County
Johnson to Hail (1.00)
Owensville
Quarter-size hail was reported at
Johnson, and dime-size hail was
reported at Owensville.
Warrick County
2 W Boonville Hail (0.75)
Pike County
2 W Petersburg Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A few trees were blown down,
including one across Highway 56
west of Petersburg.
INDIANA, Southwest
Warrick County
Folsomville to Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Jockey
Numerous trees were blown down
along a 3-mile stretch of road
between Jockey and Folsomville.
Isolated severe thunderstorms
during the afternoon and evening
produced mainly large hail, up to
the size of quarters. The final
round of severe thunderstorms,
which occurred later in the night,
produced mostly strong wind gusts,
especially in Pike and Warrick
Counties.
Spencer County
3 NNW Chrisney Heavy Rain
Three to four inches of water was
over Highway 62 in a few places.
Warrick County
Chandler to Heavy Rain
Boonville
Two inches of water was over
Highway 62 in a few places. Some
minor urban flooding was reported
in Boonville.
IOWA, Central
Carroll County
4 S Arcadia Hail (0.88)
Calhoun County
3 E Jolley Hail (1.25)
Calhoun County
1 S Jolley Hail (1.00)
Humboldt County
Humboldt Hail (0.88)
Calhoun County
3 SW Manson Hail (0.88)
Calhoun County
Manson Hail (1.00)
Humboldt County
Humboldt Hail (0.75)
Humboldt County
Hardy Hail (0.75)
Humboldt County
Humboldt Hail (0.88)
Calhoun County
Manson Hail (1.25)
Webster County
Lehigh Hail (1.00)
Webster County
Lehigh Hail (1.75)
Emmet County
Estherville Hail (0.88)
Webster County
1 S Gowrie Hail (0.88)
Emmet County
Estherville Flash Flood
A spring type weather pattern
returned to Iowa during the day on
the 6th. A nearly stationary front
extended from South Dakota,
southeast to near Fort Dodge, then
east to near Waterloo. South of the
front the air was warm and quite
unstable with temperatures in the
upper 70s during the afternoon and
dew points in the upper 50s to low
60s. North of the front,
temperatures were in the mid 70s
however dew point temperatures were
in the 30s to mid 40s. By early
evening the sounding from Omaha
indicated a lifted index of -6 with
a CAPE of 1500 to 2000 J/kg. The
freezing level was relatively low,
around 12,000 feet. As the sun set
the low level jet strengthened. By
the late evening hours the jet was
in the 40 to 50 kt range across the
front. Thunderstorms erupted along
the frontal boundary during the
evening and became severe quite
quickly. The mode of severe weather
was in the form of hail. Some cell
splitting took place with several
left movers noted. Most of the hail
was in the three quarter inch to
one inch in diameter range. A few
reports of one and one quarter inch
hail were received. The largest
hail was in Webster County with
golf ball size hail falling on the
town of Lehigh. Of note was the
amount of hail reported with one of
the storms as it moved through
Calhoun County. Hail accumulated to
a depth of two inches south of
Jolley. The storms became heavy
rain producers as the night wore
on. Emmet County was hard hit with
3 to 5 inches of rain falling in
the Estherville area. The heaviest
official rain total was at the
river gage in Estherville with 5.39
inches. The observer from
Estherville reported 4.77 inches at
the Emergency Managers office.
Roads were flooded in and around
Estherville and a campground
required evacuation at the
fairgrounds there.
IAZ004>005-015
Flood
The first several days of May were
dry, however very heavy rains
affected a small area of northwest
and north central Iowa on the night
of the 6th. At Estherville 4.71
inches of rain was reported
unofficially between 6 and 9 pm,
with a storm total of 5.39 inches.
The heavy rainfall caused some
minor flooding across the area,
however damage was limited to
agricultural lands for the most
part.
Sac County
2 NNE Wall Lake Mur Hail (0.88)
Crawford County
Charter Oak Hail (1.00)
Pocahontas County
2 SE Palmer Hail (0.88)
IAZ035>036-047>048-
061
High Wind (G57)
Palo Alto County
Mallard Hail (1.00)
Crawford County
Vail Hail (0.75)
Carroll County
4 W Breda Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Palo Alto County
Mallard Thunderstorm Wind (G63)
Palo Alto County
4 S Emmetsburg Hail (1.00)
Emmet County
Ringsted Hail (0.75)
Emmet County
Ringsted Hail (2.00)
Emmet County
Ringsted Hail (0.88)
Kossuth County
12 SE Whittemore Hail (0.75)
Pocahontas County
Countywide Flash Flood
Kossuth County
Lakota Hail (1.00)
Kossuth County
Lakota Hail (0.88)
Humboldt County
Bradgate Hail (0.88)
Kossuth County
Algona Flash Flood
Hancock County
Kanawha Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A complicated weather situation was
found during the afternoon of the
8th. A large upper level low
pressure system was positioned over
the western U.S. with a broad south
to southwest flow of air over the
middle of the nation. Surface low
pressure moved across South Dakota
during the afternoon. A dry line
extended south from the low and
tracked across Nebraska. At the
same time, a vorticity maximum
lifted northeast from Oklahoma into
Iowa during the late afternoon
hours. Convergence and lift were
both enhanced by these features.
The airmass became quite unstable
during the afternoon, especially
over the west half of Iowa. Surface
temperatures warmed into the low to
mid 80s as dew point readings
reached the low 60s. By mid
afternoon, the lifted index fell to
around -9 C with no cap in place
and 2000 to 3000 J/kg of CAPE. The
freezing level was relatively low,
being just below 12,000 feet at
the beginning of the event. Cold
air advection took place aloft,
lowering the freezing level to
11,000 by late afternoon. Three
areas of thunderstorms developed.
The dry line kicked off a line of
severe thunderstorms to the west of
Iowa. These storms did not directly
affect Iowa, however they did
enhance convergence in the flow. A
second area formed over western
Iowa as the airmass became very
unstable. Thunderstorms erupted by
mid afternoon. Many of them
produced hail of three quarters of
an inch to an inch in diameter.
Hail covered the ground in a few
locations. In Emmet County, the
town of Ringsted received hail of 2
inches in diameter. There were some
reports of gusty winds with the
storms, however winds of severe
strength were limited. Seventy MPH
winds were reported west of Breda
in Carroll County. In Palo Alto
County, a 73 MPH wind gust was
measured in the town of Mallard.
These storms formed in a northeast
to southwest line and trained over
areas of northwest Iowa. This
resulted in flash flooding in
Pocahontas and parts of Kossuth
Counties. Two to two and one half
inches of rain fell in about an
hour in these areas. These were the
same areas that received heavy
rainfall just 48 hours prior. Water
overtopped roads countywide in
Pocahontas County. Flooding was
less severe in Kossuth County,
however the flooding took place in
and around the town of Algona. The
short wave lifting north from
Oklahoma produced convection.
Though the convection was not
severe, it did aid in the
production of a high wind event.
The storms moved into Iowa and
collapsed, producing an outflow
that expanded north across the
central counties. Winds of 35 to
40 MPH, with gusts to over 60 MPH
pushed north across several
counties in the central sections of
the state. The winds caused
considerable blowing dust in these
areas and there were numerous
reports of trees being blown down.
In Story County, two to three foot
diameter trees were toppled. One of
them fell onto a house in Huxley,
causing considerable damage to the
house.
Audubon County
3 W Gray Hail (1.00)
Audubon County
2 SW Brayton Hail (0.88)
Audubon County
2 SW Brayton Hail (1.00)
Audubon County
2 SW Audubon Hail (1.00)
Audubon County
3 SW Audubon Hail (2.00)
Audubon County
2 W Gray Hail (0.75)
Carroll County
3 S Manning Hail (0.88)
Audubon County
1 NE Kimballton to Tornado (F0)
2 ENE Kimballton
Tornado tracked through open fields.
Audubon County
8 NE Audubon Hail (1.00)
Audubon County
1 N Kimballton to Tornado (F0)
2.5 NE Kimballton
Tornado tracked through open
fields.
Audubon County
2 SSE Audubon to Tornado (F0)
3 ESE Audubon
Tornado tracked through open
fields.
Audubon County
Audubon Hail (1.00)
Crawford County
6 ENE Manilla Hail (0.75)
Guthrie County
3 W Guthrie Center Hail (1.75)
Carroll County
Manning Hail (1.75)
Guthrie County
8 W Guthrie Center Hail (0.75)
Guthrie County
3 WSW Guthrie Cente Hail (1.00)
Audubon County
9 SW Audubon Hail (0.75)
Guthrie County
3 WSW Guthrie Cente Hail (0.88)
Audubon County
3 E Exira Hail (1.00)
Guthrie County
6 SSE Guthrie Center Hail (1.75)
Guthrie County
3 SE Panora Hail (0.75)
Guthrie County
3 NE Stuart Hail (1.75)
Cass County
1 N Atlantic Arpt Hail (0.75)
Dallas County
Dexter Hail (0.75)
Dallas County
2 E Dexter Hail (0.75)
Winnebago County
2 NW Forest City Hail (0.75)
Winnebago County
Forest City Hail (1.00)
Winnebago County
Forest City Hail (0.88)
Winnebago County
3 NNE Forest City Arl Hail (0.88)
Dallas County
6 E Dexter Hail (0.75)
Dallas County
De Soto Hail (1.00)
Dallas County
5 W De Soto Hail (0.88)
Worth County
3 W Fertile Hail (1.00)
Audubon County
Kimballton Hail (1.50)
Dallas County
8 E Dexter Hail (0.75)
Dallas County
3 W De Soto Hail (1.75)
Madison County
5 S Earlham Hail (0.88)
Audubon County
Brayton Hail (0.88)
Madison County
7 N Winterset Hail (0.88)
Cerro Gordo County
1 N Mason City Hail (1.00)
Dallas County
Redfield Hail (1.00)
Winnebago County
5 SSW Thompson Hail (0.75)
Dallas County
2 S De Soto Hail (1.00)
Polk County
4 NW Des Moines Hail (0.88)
Polk County
2 N Des Moines Hail (0.75)
Audubon County
Audubon Hail (0.88)
Polk County
2 N Des Moines Hail (1.00)
Warren County
Bevington Hail (0.75)
Cass County
4 ESE Atlantic Arpt Hail (1.00)
Audubon County
Audubon Hail (1.00)
Warren County
1 SW St Marys Hail (0.75)
Jasper County
Newton Hail (0.88)
Marion County
Harvey Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Poweshiek County
Grinnell Thunderstorm Wind (G54)
Hamilton County
Webster City Lightning
A volatile situation took shape
during the afternoon of the 10th.
A unseasonably deep upper low had
formed aloft over the southwest
U.S., while at the same time a cold
front dropped south across the
state during the day. Behind the
cold front was a strong polar high
pressure area. The southwest flow
aloft impinged on the frontal
boundary, setting the stage for
very strong thunderstorm
development. Temperatures reached
the low 90s over far southwest
Iowa, with mid 80s over the central
sections. Dew points reached the
mid 60s to the south of the front
by late afternoon. North of the
front, temperatures were in the 50s
during the afternoon. The very
unstable air was lifted north over
the frontal boundary with explosive
development during the early
evening as the low level jet began
to strengthen. The airmass to the
south was very unstable with lifted
indices of -11 C., CAPE values of
3500 J/kg, and a freezing level of
only 13,300 feet. Hail was very
widespread with the event. During
the initial convection, a
super-cell moved into southwest
Iowa. This storm dropped three
small tornadoes in Audubon County.
All of the tornadoes were
relatively short lived and caused
little damage as they were in open
areas. The main weather feature was
the hail. There were numerous
reports of nickel to quarter size
hail with the storms. The largest
hail occurred with the super cell
in Audubon County, with tennis ball
size hail falling southwest of
Audubon. In several reports of hail
of ping pong to golf ball size were
received from Carroll and Guthrie
Counties. As the evening
progressed, a secondary line of
storms formed to the north of the
developing MCS. These formed in an
east to west line across northern
Iowa, producing a round of hail
there. Late in the storm life
cycle, a few of the storms began to
produce strong winds. As one of the
storms moved through the Des Moines
area, winds of 57 MPH were
measured. Some minor damage
occurred to a fast food sign. Sixty
MPH winds were reported in Marion
County, while 60 to 65 MPH winds
blew down power line poles in
Poweshiek County. Late in the
event, as the storms moved through
Hamilton Country, lightening struck
a storape and repair shop building
in Webster City. The building was
set ablaze and was a total loss.
IAZ025>028-036>039-
048>049
High Wind (G62)
An area of thunderstorms moved
across the state. The storms were
elevated in nature and well north
of the frontal boundary. A strong
high pressure area was poised to
the north in Canada, creating a
moderate easterly flow across the
state. As the precipitation ended a
wake low formed behind the
convection. High winds resulted
over several counties. The
strongest winds was recorded from
an RWIS site southwest of
Marshalltown in Marshall County.
Winds gusted to 72 MPH. There were
scattered reports of damage, mostly
by toppled trees. A few reports of
damage to out buildings and
carports were also received.
IAZ004>006-015>016-
023>025-033>036-
044>047-057>061-
071>075-083>086-
096>097
Flood
Another round of heavy rainfall
occurred during the middle part of
the month. The month's most
widespread rainfall occurred from
late on the 10th until early on the
13th when an average of 2.42 inches
of rain fell across the state.
Nearly all of Iowa recorded at
least an inch of rain during this
60 hour period with Adair reporting
the most with 6.70 inches. Rain
fell frequently during the last
half of the month but amounts were
on the light side with a state
average of only 0.84 inches after
the 14th. As was the case in April,
precipitation was generally well
below normal in eastern Iowa and
near to above normal elsewhere.
Preliminary monthly totals vary
from 1.45 inches at Washington,
their driest May since 1992, to
8.50 inches at Estherville, their
highest May total since
1965. Streamflow was elevated
throughout the month of May across
nearly all of Iowa. Heavy rain
occurring in the middle of May
brought numerous rivers across the
Des Moines HAS to bankfull levels
and some places would experience
flooding. Flooding was by far the
worst across northern Iowa, where
inflow into the upper Des Moines
basin would bring significant
flooding to the areas near
Estherville and Algona and points
immediately downstream. Elevated
river conditions would then persist
through the end of the month. The
flooding did cause some damage
around the state, however most of
the flooding was in agricultural
lands. The actual amount of
property damage was relatively
limited.
Polk County
Des Moines Arpt Hail (0.75)
A frontal boundary advancing east
across Nebraska pushed east as a
line of thunderstorms developed
ahead of the front. A strong low
level jet was in place over western
Iowa, along with a narrow ribbon of
55 to 60 degree dew points.
Thunderstorms advanced across Iowa
during the morning and produced
brief heavy rain and some pea size
hail. One of the cells dropped
penny size hail at the Des Monies
Airport and was reported by the
132nd Tactical Wing of the Air
National Guard.
Calhoun County
2 N Farnhamville to Tornado (F1)
2 NNE Farnhamville
Tornado touched down on a farm
north of Farnhamville, damaging
several buildings on the farm. The
tornado moved from Calhoun County
into Webster County.
Webster County
1 WSW Slifer to Tornado (F1)
5.7 NE Lehigh
Tornado moved from Calhoun County
into Webster County. It moved
through mostly open country and
have a very intermittent track from
Slifer on northeast. Damage
occurred to several grain bins,
then tornado lifted for some time
with another tornado forming over
Hamilton County.
Hamilton County
4 N Blairsburg Tornado (F0)
Tornado occurred north of
Blairsburg with only a bried
touchdown. The frontal boundary
from Nebraska moved into western
Iowa during the evening hours. The
airmass was unstable, but not
overly so. CAPE values were around
1500 J/kg with Lifted Indices
around -2. There was about 45 kts
of effective shear in place. A few
thunderstorms developed ahead of
the boundary with one of the cells
becoming severe. The first tornado
occurred in Calhoun County at 2358
UTC where the tornado dropped into
a farm field between York aye and
Zearing Ave south of 320th St.
about 2 miles north of
Farnhamville. The tornado was an
F1 tornado as it crossed the
intersection of Zearing and 320th
St. IT destroyed dome outbuildings
north of the intersection and
continued moving northeast toward
Slifer in Webster County. The
tornado remained on the ground
crossing the Calhoun/Webster County
line crossing County Road D46
between Zebulon Ave and County Road
P29. The tornado destroyed three
grain bins and just missed a farm.
Debris was tossed over several
hundred yards before the tornado
weakened and lifted for the first
time prior to reaching Slifer. The
F1 tornado was on the ground for
about 4 miles during this time with
F1 strength and a width of 50 to
100 yards. The tornado was reported
on the ground very intermittently
from this point on with numerous
reports southwest of Callender,
northeast through the Woodman Hol
State preserve and into the Brushy
Creek State Reserve. At this point,
the tornado lifted. The parent
storm continued into Hamilton
County. A brief touchdown was
reported in Hamilton County north
of Blairsburg. No damage was
reported and the tornado roped out
quickly.
Cerro Gordo County
Mason City Lightning
Thunderstorms moved through the
Mason City area. As the storms
moved through, lightning struck a
tree. The lightning bolt ruptured
a gas line in the area, resulting
in a fire and minor damage.
Butler County
2 S Greene Tornado (F0)
Brief touchdown in open field south
of town.
Dallas County
Woodward Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Boone County
Boone Muni Arpt Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Boone County
Boone Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Thunderstorms developed during the
mid to late afternoon hours and
persisted into the evening. A weak
trough of low pressure moved
through the state during the
afternoon setting off the first
line of thunderstorms. A cold front
dropping south through South Dakota
formed another line of
thunderstorms to the northwest.
These storms raced southeast into
the state at nearly 50 kts. The
airmass was fairly unstable as a
closed upper level low was settling
into the area and the cold pool was
in place aloft. Freezing levels
were in the 8000 to 8500 foot
range. The Lifted Index was around
-5 by late afternoon with 800-1000
J/kg of CAPE. The airmass was quite
dry in the low levels with
soundings showing an inverted "V"
type structure in a unidirectional
profile. Considerable virga was
reported with most of the storms
producing 45 to 55 MPH winds as
they passed. A few produced small
hail, and one produced a tornado
that touched down briefly in a
rural area of Butler County. Damage
was spotty with small limbs being
taken down. High winds tore a stop
sign out at the base in Dallas
County at Woodward. Trees were
downed in the city of Boone in
Boone County. The storms weakened
quite rapidly once sunset occurred.
IOWA, East Central and Southeast
IAZ040>042-051>054-
063>068-076>078-
087>089-098>099
Frost/Freeze
Record breaking cold settled over
the Midwest during the early
morning hours of 3 May 2005. The
cold was of such intensity that
all time record minimums for the
month of May were tied or shattered
at most first order stations and
many co-operative stations. Farmers
that took advantage of the
unseasonably mild weather during
the first half of April had to
replant after crops were killed off
by the freeze. In some cases, crops
had to be replanted even though the
growing point was below the
surface. This was due to the soil
being a sandy loam which allowed
freezing temperatures to penetrate
into the ground.
Muscatine County
1.5 N Muscatine Hail (0.88)
Linn County
Cedar Rapids Heavy Rain
1 inch in the past hour.
Scott County
Davenport Heavy Rain
1 inch in 28 minutes.
Iowa County
Amana Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Branches down
Linn County
4 SSW Fairfax Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Location is 2 miles southeast of
Walford, Iowa. Co-op observer
reported several large trees down
and a corn crib damaged. The trees
were partially or fully rotten. The
estimated 52 knots (60 mph) was
based on a measured gust of 49
knots (56 mph) at 0135 CST from the
KCID ASOS 5 miles to the cast
northeast and KDVN 88D velocities
indicating 50 to 55 knots (58 to
63 mph) in the bow section.
Johnson County
1.2 S Swisher Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Large sliding doors blown in with
a utility pole down.
Cedar County
West Branch Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Scott County
2.5 S Dixon Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
several limbs down from a live maple.
Muscatine County
2 N Muscatine Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
From Co-op observer.
Thunderstorms developed in a
semi-moist atmosphere north of a
stationary front across Southern
Iowa and Central Illinois. The
storms evolved into a mesoscale
line that developed a small bow as
it moved through East Central Iowa.
The bow continued across the
Mississippi and into North Central
Illinois.
Henry County
Wayland to Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
1 E Wayland
Downburst occurred over and
immediately cast of Wayland, Iowa.
Several trees were downed including
some that were 14 inches in
diameter. One tree in town spared a
direct hit on a house but took out
the porch.
Linn County
Cedar Rapids Thunderstorm Wind (G54)
Downburst occurred a few miles
northeast of KCID but was caught by
an IDOT RWIS on U.S. 30 just west
of Interstate 380. A squall line
developed in a semi-moist
atmosphere north of a warm front
that was in far associated with the
squall line were generally in the
30 to 40 knot range (35 to 46 mph).
Two severe downbursts occurred in
Cedar Rapids and Wayland.
IAZ063
Flood
Affected agricultural land.
A heavy rain event of 1 to 2.5
inches occurred on May 10th-14th in
central Iowa. This resulted in
minor agricultural flooding on
the Iowa River around Marengo.
Dubuque County
2 WNW Peosta to Hail (0.75)
2 SW Peosta
Mainly 0.50 to 0.70 inch hail
A weak upper level disturbance
produced scattered showers and
thunderstorms in a near semi-dry
atmosphere across northeast Iowa.
A low freezing level aloft allowed
storms to be prolific hail
producers. A lone storm became
strong enough to produce a swath of
mainly 0.50 to 0.70 inch hail near
Peosta, Iowa.
IOWA, Northeast
Winneshiek County
Decorah Hail (0.75)
Hail the size of pennies was
reported by law enforcement
officials.
IOWA, Northwest
Cherokee County
7 NW Quimby Hail (0.88)
Dickinson County
5 E Lake Park Hail (0.88)
Cherokee County
6 N Cleghorn Hail (0.88)
Cherokee County
6 NE Cleghorn Hail (0.75)
O'Brien County
4 SW Paullina Hail (0.75)
Dickinson County
4 W Spirit Lake Hail (0.88)
Buena Vista County
1 NE Marathon Hail (1.00)
Clay County
Spencer Hail (0.88)
Clay County
Spencer Hail (1.00)
Clay County
Spencer Hail (1.00)
Buena Vista County
Sioux Rapids Hail (0.88)
Dickinson County
2 S Okoboji Hail (0.75)
Clay County
Spencer Hail (0.88)
Sioux County
Chatsworth Hail (1.00)
Lyon County
Larchwood Hail (1.00)
Lyon County
2 NE Larchwood Hail (1.00)
IOWA, Northwest
Sioux County
3 NE Hull Hail (0.75)
Sioux County
5 W Matlock Hail (0.88)
Lyon County
5 S George Hail (1.00)
Plymouth County
Le Mars Hail (0.88)
Plymouth County
Merrill Hail (0.75)
Plymouth County
Le Mars to Flash Flood
4 S Le Mars
Heavy rain flooded streets, parking
lots, at least one small stream,
and other low areas.
Lyon County
4 N Doon Hail (0.88)
Osceola County
Ashton Hail (0.88)
Osceola County
Sibley Hail (0.75)
Osceola County
Sibley Hail (0.75)
Dickinson County
Spirit Lake Hail (1.00)
Dickinson County
3 W Spirit Lake Hail (0.75)
Dickinson County
9 W Spirit Lake Hail (1.00)
Plymouth County
4 NW Le Mars Hail (1.00)
Plymouth County
4 N Le Mars Thunderstorm Wind (G54)
IAZ003-014-022
Flood
Runoff from heavy rain caused minor
flooding of lowlands along the
Little Sioux River. The greatest
reported crest was 3.9 feet
above flood stage at Spencer.
IAZ002 High Wind (G50)
Non thunderstorm winds blew down 3
to 4 inch tree limbs and tore
shingles from the roof of a house
about 7 miles north of Hartley.
O'Brien County
5 S Hartley Tornado (F0)
A brief tornado caused no reported
damage.
Lyon County
4 N Lester Hail (0.75)
IAZ020
High Wind (G61)
Non thunderstorm winds caused tree
damage at Akron, including several
large trees blown down.
IOWA, Southwest
Pottawattamie
County
2 W Crescent Hail (0.75)
Shelby County
2 W Earling Hail (0.75)
Shelby County
3 N Earling Hail (0.75)
Pottawattamie
County
3 E Crescent to Hail (1.50)
4 ENE Crescent
Hail up to half dollar size in
diameter was reported east
northeast of Crescent.
Harrison County
2 ENE Modale Hail (0.88)
Harrison County
1 NE Missouri Vly Hail (0.88)
Shelby County
2 E Irwin Hail (0.75)
Shelby County
Defiance Hail (1.75)
Shelby County
2 E Irwin Hail (1.25)
Shelby County
1 W Elk Horn Hail (0.75)
Pottawattamie
County
Avoca Hail (1.00)
Harrison County
1 WSW Missouri Vly Hail (1.00)
Harrison County
2 W Mondamin Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated
at 60 mph caused some tree damage
near Mondamin.
Page County
3 NE Hepburn Flash Flood
Heavy rain caused flash flooding
along Highway 71 near the Page and
Montgomery county line which washed
a car off the highway. Rain amounts
were around 2 to 3 inches this
evening.
IAZ090
Flood
Rainfall of several inches on May
11 and May 12 caused the
Nishnabotna River to go above flood
stage near Hamburg. The river
reached 25.2 feet at Hamburg around
530 pm on 05/13/05, flood stage is
23 feet. A levee near town
protected the area from any
significant flooding at this level.
Harrison County
2 S Little Sioux Hail (0.88)
Monona County
Whiting Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated
at 60 mph took the roof off of a
mobile home near Whiting.
KANSAS, East
Republic County
Norway Hail (1.00)
Republic County
5 SSW Belleville Hail (1.00)
Washington County
2 NW Linn Hail (1.00)
Washington County
3 NE Linn Hail (1.00)
Washington County
3 NE Linn Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Cloud County
1 W Clyde Hail (1.00)
Cloud County
6 N Glasco Hail (1.00)
Cloud County
Concordia Hail (0.88)
Cloud County
1 W Clyde Hail (1.00)
Cloud County
1 N Clyde Hail (0.88)
Clay County
7 S Clay Center Hail (0.88)
Clay County
Clay Center Hail (0.88)
Clay County
4 N Green Hail (1.00)
Marshall County
8 S Waterville Hail (1.00)
Quarter size hail covered the
ground along U.S. Highway 77.
Riley County
9 N Randolph Hail (1.00)
Quarter size hail covered the
ground along U.S. Highway 77.
Clay County
1 W Green Hail (1.00)
Pottawatomie County
Olsburg Hail (1.00)
Pottawatomie County
1 E Olsburg Hail (0.88)
Shawnee County
2 NE Rossville Hail (1.00)
Jefferson County
Ozawkie Hail (0.88)
Jefferson County
Meriden Hail (0.88)
Shawnee County
8 NNE Topeka Hail (1.00)
Jefferson County
2 W Ozawkie Hail (1.00)
Jefferson County
Meriden Hail (1.75)
Jefferson County
1 W Oskaloosa Hail (1.00)
Jefferson County
Winchester Hail (1.00)
Jefferson County
Oskaloosa Hail (1.75)
Jefferson County
1 S Me Louth Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Jefferson County
Mc Louth Hail (1.75)
Pottawatomie County
4 W Wamego Hail (0.75)
Pottawatomie County
4 NNW St George Hail (1.50)
Washington County
7 SW Morrowville Hail (1.00)
Washington County
6 SSE Haddam Hail (1.75)
Hail covered the ground.
Washington County
Morrowville Hail (1.00)
Washington County
Washington Hail (1.00)
Marshall County
Marysville Hail (1.00)
Marshall County
Beattie Hail (1.00)
Marshall County
2 W Marysville Hail (1.75)
Washington County
2 N Washington Hail (1.00)
Pottawatomie County
Onaga Hail (0.88)
Pottawatomie County
Onaga Flash Flood
Torrential rains brought about 6
inches of fast flowing water across
roads in the area.
Washington County
2 NE Washington Flash Flood
Heavy rains brought over 6 inches
of fast flowing water over roads in
the area.
Washington County
6 N Hanover Hail (0.88)
Washington County
6 N Hanover Flash Flood
Torrential rains of 5 to 6 inches
brought fast flowing water of at
least 6 inches across Kansas
highway 148.
Marshall County
Beattie Hail (0.88)
Marshall County
Beattie Hail (1.00)
Marshall County
1 S Summerfield Flash Flood
Heavy rain brought rapid flowing water
over K-99.
Dickinson County
5 E Enterprise Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Geary County
Junction City Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Geary County
Junction City Hail (1.00)
Geary County
Junction City Hail (1.00)
Riley County
10 SW Manhattan Hail (1.00)
Nemaha County
Baileyville Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Nemaha County
6 S Baileyville Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Morris County
7 SSW Latimer Hail (0.75)
Nemaha County
6 NW Sabetha Hail (1.00)
Nemaha County
1 N Centralia Flash Flood
Fast flowing water running across
highway 187.
Nemaha County
2 E Seneca Flash Flood
Fast flowing water running across
highway 36 and other area rural
roads.
Marshall County
2 W Axtell Flash Flood
Fast flowing water running across
county roads.
Brown County
3 N Everest Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Shawnee County
4 S Topeka Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Osage County
Overbrook Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Shawnee County
4 N Richland Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Jefferson County
5 S Oskaloosa Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Dickinson County
Hope Flash Flood
Numerous reports of fast flowing
water over highway 4 with several
cars in ditches.
Lyon County
Americus Flash Flood
Intense rains brought fast flowing
water over county roads around
Americus.
Morris County
Council Grove Flash Flood
Up to 6 inches of rain caused flash
flooding with rapid flow over rural
roads around Council Grove.
Osage County
Osage City Flash Flood
Intense rains brought fast flowing
water across streets and roads
around Osage City.
Shawnee County
Dover Flash Flood
Intense rains brought fast flowing
water across area streets with some
waters 10 to 20 feet deep. Some
families evacuated due to high
water.
Shawnee County
Topeka Flash Flood
Intense rains brought fast flowing
water and stalled cars in streets
in parts of Topeka.
Douglas County
Lawrence Flash Flood
Fast flowing water over 23rd St.
and 2nd St.
Brown County
Hiawatha Flash Flood
Numerous reports of fast flowing
water over numerous streets and
roads including Highway 75 and 36
as well as prairie road.
Jefferson County
Perry Flash Flood
Fast flowing water over highway 24.
KANSAS, East
Wabaunsee County
South Portion Flash Flood
Intense rains brought fast flowing
water across K-4 highway.
Morris County
1 S Dunlap Flash Flood
Fast flowing water over 4 mile road
near Dunlap.
Jefferson County
Meriden Hail (1.00)
Jefferson County
1 N Meriden Hail (1.75)
Jefferson County
3 E Meriden Flash Flood
Nearly 5 inches of rain brought
fast flowing water across roads in
Meriden area.
Jefferson County
3 E Meriden Hail (1.00)
Jefferson County
3 E Meriden Hail (1.00)
Jefferson County
3 S Ozawkie Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Jefferson County
Grantville Flash Flood
Fast flowing water over 21st St. in
Grantville.
Douglas County
Stull Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Shawnee County
3 SSE Tecumseh Hail (1.00)
Douglas County
2 SW Lecompton Hail (1.00)
Douglas County
5 W Lawrence Hail (1.00)
Osage County
5 W Melvern Hail (1.00)
Osage County
3 E Osage City Flash Flood
Report of fast flowing water over
k-31 highway.
Osage County
1 E Olivet Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
24 car (empty) train derailed with
tree and building damage at nearby
farmsteads.
Coffey County
Burlington Hail (0.75)
Coffey County
John Redmond Res Hail (0.88)
Coffey County
5 E Lebo Thunderstorm Wind (G58)
Osage County
5 S Melvern Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Semi-truck blown over on i-35.
Morris County
Council Grove Res Hail (0.88)
Morris County
4 N Dunlap Hail (1.00)
Lyon County
5 W Bushong Hail (0.75)
KANSAS, Extreme Southeast
Crawford County
1 W Arma Flash Flood
Heavy thunderstorms caused flash
flooding in a few areas of Crawford
County. One specific location that
became impassable to motorists was
a section of County Road 210 west
of Arma.
Crawford County
Pittsburg Hail (1.00)
Cherokee County
2 N West Mineral Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Severe thunderstorm wind gusts
downed several tree limbs.
KANSAS, North Central
KANSAS, Northeast
Leavenworth County
Leavenworth Hail (1.75)
Leavenworth County
Basehor Hail (1.00)
Leavenworth County
2 W Easton Hail (1.75)
Leavenworth County
2 SE Tonganoxie Thunderstorm Wind (G57)
Leavenworth County
Lansing Hail (1.75)
Leavenworth County
Lansing Hail (1.75)
Leavenworth County
Leavenworth Hail (1.00)
Leavenworth County
Leavenworth Flash Flood
Heavy rains from thunderstorms
caused numerous roads to be flooded
across the county.
Wyandotte County
Kansas City Hail (1.00)
Doniphan County
1 S Severance Flash Flood
Heavy rains closed the intersection
at K20 and County Road 120.
Doniphan County
1 S Highland Flash Flood
Heavy rains closed the intersection
at U36 and County Road 120.
Leavenworth County
Lansing Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
8 inch tree limb blown down along
with numerous smaller tree limbs.
Wyandotte County
Kansas City Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Trees and power lines down between
16th and Kansas Avenue and 8th
Avenue.
Wyandotte County
Kansas City Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Roofs torn off 2 homes and church
suffered wind damage
Wyandotte County
Kansas City Flash Flood
Flooding in the Armourdale area
closed roads from around 11 pm to
1 am.
Johnson County
Olathe Thunderstorm Wind (G57)
KANSAS, Northeast
Atchison County
6 NW Lancaster Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rains
with 6 inches of water over County
Road 326.
KSZ103 Flood
Stranger Creek near Easton crested
at 19.65 feet, or 2.65 feet above
flood stage.
KANSAS, Northwest
Sherman County
Goodland Hail (1.00)
Sherman County
Goodland Hail (1.00)
Sherman County
Goodland Hail (0.75)
Sherman County
Goodland Hail (0.75)
Sherman County
Goodland Hail (1.00)
Hail covering the ground. Kansas
Highway Patrol reported hail 6-8
inches deep on Highway 27 from
north edge of Goodland northward.
Snow plows used to clear hail from
roadway.
Sherman County
Goodland Hail (0.75)
Cheyenne County
St Francis Hail (1.00)
Cheyenne County
St Francis Hail (0.75)
Hail covered the ground.
Cheyenne County
2 W Wheeler Hail (0.75)
Cheyenne County
St Francis Hail (1.00)
Cheyenne County
9 SW St Francis Hail (0.75)
Cheyenne County
2 W Wheeler Hail (1.25)
Cheyenne County
3 N Wheeler Hail (1.25)
Norton County
Almena Hail (1.00)
Norton County
4 NE Almena Hail (1.75)
Broken car windshield on highway
383 about 1 mile from Phillips
county line.
Decatur County
Oberlin Hail (0.75)
Decatur County
Oberlin Hail (1.00)
Decatur County
Oberlin Hail (1.00)
Decatur County
Cedar Bluffs Hail (1.00)
Cheyenne County
14 NW St Francis Hail (1.00)
Cheyenne County
14 NW St Francis Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Cheyenne County
16 NNW St Francis Hail (1.75)
Graham County
9 E Hill City Hail (1.00)
Norton County
8 SE Norton Hail (1.00)
Norton County
6 E Lenora Hail (0.75)
Graham County
13 NNW Hill City Hail (0.88)
Graham County
8 NW Hill City Hail (1.75)
Norton County
3 E Lenora Hail (1.00)
Graham County
13 N Hill City Hail (0.88)
Graham County
11 N Hill City Hail (1.00)
Hail covered the ground.
Graham County
6 N Hill City Hail (0.75)
Logan County
Oakley Hail (0.88)
Logan County
Oakley Hail (0.75)
Logan County
2 S Oakley Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Logan County
Oakley Hail (0.75)
Thomas County
8 S Colby Hail (0.88)
Wallace County
Sharon Spgs Hail (0.75)
Gove County
Grinnell Lightning
Lightning struck a house producing
damage from both the lightning
stike and the fire.
Norton County
Lenora Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Wallace County
Sharon Spgs Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Norton County
Lenora Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Wallace County
2 N Wallace Hail (0.75)
Greeley County
Tribune Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Wichita County
6 W Leoti Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
Semi trailer overturned in high
winds.
Cheyenne County
17 NW St Francis Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
Cheyenne County
15 NNW St Francis Thunderstorm Wind (G78)
6 REA poles knocked down and 5th
wheel motor home tipped over by
strong winds.
Cheyenne County
Bird City Arpt Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Cheyenne County
Bird City Arpt Thunderstorm Wind (G59)
Minor tree damage.
Rawlins County
Mc Donald Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Roof blown off shed.
Rawlins County
Mc Donald Thunderstorm Wind (G83)
Roof blown off gas station and
power lines knocked down.
Rawlins County
3 NE Mc Donald Thunderstorm Wind (G82)
1/4 mile irrigation pivot sprinkler
blown over. Time estimated from
radar.
Rawlins County
5 N Atwood Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Decatur County
Oberlin Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
KSN WX Lab Weathemet. Tree limbs
also reported down.
Decatur County
2 N Traer Thunderstorm Wind (G58)
Rawlins County
4 N Herndon Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
5-inch diameter live tree branches
snapped.
Norton County
Norton Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
4-inch live tree banches down.
Rawlins County
11 S Herndon Hail (0.75)
Decatur County
Oberlin Hail (0.75)
Decatur County
Oberlin Hail (0.88)
Decatur County
Oberlin Hail (0.75)
Rawlins County
21 NW Atwood Hail (0.75)
Cheyenne County
13 SW St Francis Hail (0.75)
Rawlins County
Mc Donald Tornado (F0)
Brief touchdown over open fields.
No known damage.
Rawlins County
7 W Atwood Hail (0.75)
Rawlins County
7 NW Atwood Hail (0.75)
Hail covered the ground to a depth
of 6 inches in a two-mile wide
swath from extreme northwest
Rawlins county to about 10 miles
south and a little cast of Atwood,
according to a newspaper account.
Rawlins County
5 SW Atwood Hail (0.75)
Rawlins County
12 SE Atwood Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Thomas County
3 N Colby Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Ellsworth County
2 SE Lorraine Hail (1.00)
Rice County
5 SSW Frederick Hail (1.00)
Ellsworth County
8 ESE Lorraine Hail (0.88)
Rice County
3 W Geneseo Hail (0.88)
Rice County
Lyons Hail (1.00)
Ellsworth County
8 ESE Lorraine Hail (1.25)
KSN Channel 3.
Ellsworth County
8 ESE Lorraine Hail (1.00)
Rice County
4 NW Lyons Hail (1.00)
Mcpherson County
1 N Marquette Hail (1.00)
Saline County
9 WSW Assaria Hail (0.88)
Rice County
5 NE Sterling Hail (1.00)
Rice County
1 S Lyons Hail (1.75)
Rice County
4 SE Lyons Hail (1.25)
Rice County
10 S Little River Hail (1.00)
Saline County
3 S Assaria Hail (1.00)
Mcpherson County
5 SSW Me Pherson Tornado (F0)
Brief Touchdown in open country.
Mcpherson County
1 W Me Pherson Hail (1.00)
Saline County
1 N Gypsum Hail (0.75)
Mcpherson County
1 N Mc Pherson Hail (1.00)
Mcpherson County
1 NNW Mc Pherson Hail (0.75)
Hail covered ground.
Marion County
1 N Durham Hail (0.75)
Mcpherson County
Mc Pherson Hail (1.00)
Mcpherson County
1 S Galva Hail (1.00)
Mcpherson County
1 NE Moundridge Hail (1.75)
Reno County
7 NE Hutchinson Hail (0.75)
Mcpherson County
1 N Moundridge Hail (1.75)
Harvey County
5 WNW Hesston Hail (1.00)
Mcpherson County
Moundridge Hail (1.50)
Mcpherson County
Moundridge Hail (2.00)
Unspecified number of cars damaged.
KANSAS, Southeast
Harvey County
2 E Hesston Hail (1.00)
Harvey County
8 WNW Newton Hail (1.00)
Reno County
4 E Hutchinson Hail (0.88)
Reno County
5 SSE Butler Hail (1.00)
Hail covered the ground.
Harvey County
1 W Burrton Hail (1.00)
Reno County
6 SE Hutchinson Arpt Hail (1.50)
Sedgwick County
Wichita Hail (0.75)
Per KFDI, hail occurred at in NW
21st/W 119th St intersection.
Harvey County
1 S Burrton Hail (1.75)
Sedgwick County
Maize Hail (1.75)
Harvey County
5 S Newton Hail (0.75)
Sedgwick County
Colwich Hail (1.00)
Reno County
2 N Haven Hail (0.75)
Harvey County
3 E Annelly Hail (0.88)
Reno County
Hutchinson Hail (0.88)
Sedgwick County
3 SE Bentley Hail (1.00)
Butler County
6 NE Potwin Hail (0.88)
Sedgwick County
3 N Wichita Hail (1.00)
Per KWCH Channel 12, hail occurred
at 85th St. N/Ridge Rd.
intersection.
Butler County
2 W Potwin Hail (0.88)
Sedgwick County
Mt Hope Hail (1.75)
Butler County
3 N El Dorado Hail (0.75)
Sedgwick County
Wichita Hail (1.00)
Occurred at 61 st St. N/Hydraulic
intersecton.
Sedgwick County
Andale Hail (1.00)
Sedgwick County
Colwich Hail (1.00)
KSZ083-083-083-083-
083
Flood
Two cars stalled in Valley Center
at Main/Meridian intersection.
Butler County
Andover Hail (0.88)
Sedgwick County
Wichita Hail (1.00)
Occurred at 13th St. N/Ridge Rd.
intersection.
Butler County
Leon Hail (1.00)
Butler County
Douglass Hail (0.88)
Occurred on North side of town.
Harper County
3 SSE Anthony Hail (1.00)
Sedgwick County
Clearwater Hail (1.00)
Reno County
6 N Sylvia Hail (0.75)
Saline County
Assaria Hail (0.75)
Mcpherson County
5 S Canton Hail (0.88)
Sedgwick County
Andale Hail (1.75)
Mcpherson County
5 S Canton Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Sedgwick County
Andale Hail (1.00)
Mcpherson County
5 NE Moundridge Hail (0.75)
Reno County
6 N Sylvia Hail (0.75)
Reno County
4 W Hutchinson Hail (0.75)
Reno County
Hutchinson Hail (0.75)
Sedgwick County
5 E Cheney Hail (0.75)
Sedgwick County
7 W Goddard Hail (1.00)
Marion County
Durham Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Harvey County
Halstead Hail (0.75)
Harper County
9 S Anthony Hail (1.00)
Mcpherson County
Mc Pherson Flash Flood
Localized street flooding throughout
the community.
Marion County
2 E Ramona Flash Flood
Two miles east of Ramona,
intersection of 360th and Sunflower
Road washed out.
Chase County
Cottonwood Falls Flash Flood
Several county roads under water.
KANSAS, Southeast
Mcpherson County
Mc Pherson Flash Flood
Several roads were covered by water
across the county.
Chautauqua County
Hale Hail (0.75)
Montgomery County
Independence Hail (0.75)
Cowley County
Arkansas City Hail (0.88)
Occurred on north side of town.
Chautauqua County
1 N Cedar Vale Hail (0.75)
Woodson County
2 NW Piqua to Flash Flood
Piqua
Bridge washed out on 150th Road
between Violet and Ute Roads.
County Road washed out between
Piqua and Neosho Falls.
Woodson County
10 NE Yates Center to Flash Flood
2 N Yates Center
Bridge washed out on 150th Road,
between Violet and Ute Roads--2
miles northwest of Piqua.
Woodson County
5 S Neosho Falls Flash Flood
Several rural county roads washed
out between Piqua and Neosho Falls.
Rice County
5 SSW Frederick Hail (1.00)
Rice County
5 N Chase Hail (1.00)
Rice County
7 N Lyons Hail (1.75)
Rice County
4 NNE Lyons Hail (0.75)
Rice County
4 NNE Lyons Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Large motorcycle blown over.
Rice County
5 NNW Lyons Hail (1.00)
Rice County
Lyons Hail (1.75)
Rice County
1 SE Lyons Hail (2.00)
Rice County
Lyons Hail (2.75)
A 2nd dealership sustained damage
to only 3 vehicles. As was the case
1 mile southeast of Lyons, damage
was limited due to the sparse
number of hailstones achieving the
2.75 inch diameter. (Narrative
courtesy of Lyons Daily News.)
Rice County
1 SE Lyons Hail (2.75)
A total of 35 vehicles damaged at a
dealership. Of this total, 18 were
2005 models. One car sustained a
broken windshield. Damage was
limited due to the sparse number of
hailstones achieving the 2.75 inch
diameter. (Narrative courtesy of
Lyons Daily News.)
Mcpherson County
7 WSW Inman Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Downed large limbs.
Rice County
4 NNE Lyons Hail (1.00)
Rice County
4 NNE Lyons Hail (1.00)
Butler County
3 SW Augusta Hail (1.00)
Butler County
1 S Augusta Hail (1.75)
Butler County
3 SSW Douglass Hail (1.75)
Butler County
2 S Leon Hail (0.75)
Butler County
3 S Rose Hill Hail (1.00)
Wilson County
5 SSE Coyville Hail (1.00)
Butler County
1 W Douglass Hail (2.75)
Cowley County
6 NE Udall Hail (1.75)
Elk County
5 S Howard Hail (1.00)
Butler County
Douglass Hail (1.00)
Elk County
5 W Howard Hail (1.00)
Elk County
5 W Howard Hail (1.75)
Neosho County
3 S Erie Hail (0.88)
Butler County
El Dorado Hail (1.00)
Butler County
El Dorado Hail (1.00)
Neosho County
5 NNW Thayer Hail (1.00)
Butler County
3 E El Dorado Hail (1.25)
Elk County
Moline Hail (1.75)
Unspecified number of vehicles damaged
with windows broken out of homes,
businesses and vehicles. (Narrative
courtesy of Independence Daily
Reporter.)
Butler County
3 E El Dorado Hail (1.75)
Harvey County
4 W Halstead Hail (0.88)
Butler County
3 E El Dorado Hail (1.75)
Elk County
Elk Falls Hail (0.88)
Cowley County
Cambridge Hail (1.00)
Cowley County
Atlanta Hail (1.00)
Harvey County
5 S Halstead Hail (1.75)
Cowley County
1 S Atlanta Hail (0.88)
Butler County
1 SW El Dorado Hail (1.00)
Sedgwick County
Valley Center Hail (0.75)
Harvey County
2 S Halstead Hail (2.00)
Sedgwick County
Wichita Hail (1.00)
Butler County
Andover Hail (1.00)
Chautauqua County
Elgin Hail (0.88)
Butler County
Andover Hail (1.00)
Butler County
Elbing Hail (1.00)
Sedgwick County
2 N Park City Hail (1.75)
Sedgwick County
Park City Hail (1.50)
Sedgwick County
Park City Hail (1.75)
Cowley County
Udall Thunderstorm Wind (G70)
Montgomery County
Coffeyville Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Tree damage, including numerous limbs
that fell onto houses, vehicles and
power lines. The 3rd instance no doubt
resulted in power outages, most of
which occurred on the west side of
town. Time of the event is an
approximation based on earlier severe
convection. (Report and narrative
courtesy of Coffeyville Journal.)
Sedgwick County
Eastborough Hail (0.88)
Harvey County
Newton Lightning
Home struck, with the resulting
electrical surge causing a small fire
in the bathroom fan. Time of occurrence
is an approximation. (Narrative
courtesy of Newton Kansan.)
Cowley County
Udall Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
KANSAS, Southwest
Finney County
2 N Garden City Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Kearny County
16 SW Lakin Hail (0.88)
Kearny County
15 NW Lakin Hail (1.25)
Kearny County
17 N Lakin Hail (0.88)
Grant County
9 SW Ulysses Hail (0.88)
Kearny County
4 W Lakin Hail (1.00)
Grant County
Ulysses Hail (0.88)
Kearny County
Lakin Hail (1.50)
Kearny County
Lakin Hail (0.88)
Grant County
Ulysses Hail (1.00)
Grant County
9 SSW Ulysses to Tornado (F0)
8.5 SSW Ulysses
Contact was made briefly in pasture of
native grass.
Grant County
3 W Ulysses Tornado (F0)
Contact was made in a field only very
briefly.
Kearny County
2 N Deerfield Hail (0.88)
Kearny County
Deerfield Hail (1.50)
Grant County
1 NE Ulysses to Tornado (F2)
12 N Hickok
This tornado traveled into Kearny
county before roping out. At 2ne of
Ulysses part of a barn roof was blown
off and a large tree was uprooted.
Several horses were slightly injured.
Then at 5ne of Ulysses an abandoned
mobile home was destroyed. At six miles
northeast of Ulysses, two pivot
sprinklers were mangled, large trees
were snapped at the base and several
power poles were destroyed. Several
grain bins (full of wheat) were
completely swept away and the grain
was scattered for some distance.
Remnants of the grain bins were not
found in the local vicinity. Farther
northeast along the track several more
pivot sprinklers were destroyed. It is
estimated that if this tornado had
made a direct hit, it would have
likely caused at least high-end F3
damage.
Finney County
15 NW Garden City Hail (0.75)
Kearny County
14 SSE Lakin to Tornado (F0)
13 SSE Lakin
This tornado originated near Ulysses
in Grant county and roped out in
Kearny county. There was nothing
significant to hit in this area. A
mail box was blown over and there was
some minor tree damage.
Finney County
2 SE Friend Tornado (F0)
This was very brief spinup.
Finney County
3 S Holcomb Tornado (F0)
This was another brief spinup under
the mesocyclone.
Finney County
Holcomb Hail (1.75)
Finney County
Garden City Hail (1.75)
Comanche County
12 SE Coldwater Hail (0.75)
Comanche County
9 ENE Wilmore Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Pratt County
Croft Hail (0.88)
Barber County
8 NW Lake City Hail (0.75)
Kiowa County
Belvidere Hail (0.75)
Stafford County
8 S Stafford Hail (1.00)
Barber County
4 WSW Isabel Hail (0.75)
Porch window was broken by this PENNY
sized hail!
Pratt County
Sawyer Hail (0.75)
Pratt County
3 N Pratt Hail (0.75)
Kiowa County
Haviland Hail (1.00)
Kiowa County
Greensburg Hail (0.75)
Pratt County
4 WNW Byers Hail (0.75)
Hail covered the ground.
Pratt County
3 WNW Byers Hail (0.75)
KSZ066
Flood
High water was flowing over highway
50 near Stafford causing traffic to be
diverted.
Kiowa County
1 SE Mullinville Heavy Rain
Three inches of rain fell since 1 pm
CST.
Stafford County
5 S St John Heavy Rain
Four and quarter inches of rain fell
since 2 pm CST.
Stafford County
4 NW Stafford Heavy Rain
Stafford County
St John Heavy Rain
Edwards County
11 SSE Belpre Heavy Rain
Scott County
7 N Scott City Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Scott County
Scott City Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
KSN weather lab site at the middle
school
Finney County
2 N Garden City Thunderstorm Wind (G57)
Finney County
2 N Garden City Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Power lines blown down.
Finney County
Garden City Thunderstorm Wind (G54)
Recorded at a weather lab site.
Finney County
Garden City Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
One diameter tree limbs were broken by
the high wind.
Finney County
(Gck)Garden City Arpt Thunderstorm Wind (G62)
Finney County
Garden City Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Recorded at a KSN weather lab.
Haskell County
Sublette Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Recorded at a KSN weather lab site.
Haskell County
1 W Satanta Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
Haskell County
15 N Sublette Thunderstorm Wind (G70)
Four inch diameter tree limbs were
blown down.
Grant County
11 NE Hickok Thunderstorm Wind (G70)
Feed bunkers blown over.
Gray County
6 WNW Montezuma Thunderstorm Wind (G54)
Seward County
14 N Liberal Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
A camper was overturned.
Gray County
3 N Ensign Thunderstorm Wind (G70)
Four to six inch diameter tree
branches were broken.
Ford County
Dodge City Arpt Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Hodgeman County
1 NE Jetmore Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Clark County
4 S Minneola Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Ford County
4.8 ENE Windthorst Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Edwards County
1 SW Kinsley Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Some tree damage was reported.
Kiowa County
Mullinville Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
Three to four inch diameter tree limbs
were blown down.
Meade County
Meade Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Clark County
10 S Ashland Thunderstorm Wind (G51)
This wind was reported by a USGS data
logger.
Comanche County
11 W Coldwater Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
A tree was blown across the highway
near the Clark/Comanche county line.
Edwards County
14 SSW Kinsley Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Two inch tree limbs broken. A
semi-trailer was partially overturned.
Kiowa County
2 N Greensburg Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Comanche County
Coldwater Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Two inch diameter tree limbs were
broken.
Edwards County
1 NE Trousdale Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Pear trees were uprooted.
Barber County
13 S Sun City Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Three house windows were blown out.
Pratt County
Pratt Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
A thirty inch diameter tree was
uprooted.
Stafford County
Seward Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Two inch diameter tree limbs were
broken.
Pratt County
Pratt Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
A moderate sized redbud tree was
snapped off at the ground.
Hamilton County
2 E Coolidge Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Measured at a KDOT site.
Hamilton County
Syracuse Thunderstorm Wind (G51)
Measured at a KSN-tv weather lab at
the High School.
Kearny County
13 W Lakin Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Three to four inch diameter tree limbs
were broken.
Morton County
2 E Richfield Hail (1.00)
Morton County
Elkhart Hail (0.75)
Morton County
12 WNW Richfield to Tornado (F0)
9 WNW Richfield
This tornado had nothing to hit.
Morton County
8 WNW Richfield Hail (1.00)
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