Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

Overview

Late Tuesday afternoon, an area of thunderstorms developed over southeastern Kansas; through 4 PM, these storms became anchored on a warm front, which provided a source of forcing and enhanced low level wind shear. The strongest storm developed a tornado south of Clinton Lake in southwestern Douglas County, KS (NWS Topeka) and continued through southeastern Lawrence, KS (NWS Topeka) before crossing into Leavenworth County, KS, moving through the town of Linwood, KS and the area west of Bonner Springs, KS. The storm began to cycle as it moved into the western Kansas City Metro area and stopped producing a tornado. As it moved east and northeast, a new tornado developed in Clay County, MO, near Kearney, MO, which ended just north of Excelsior Springs, MO.

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Tornado - Douglas/Leavenworth County
Douglas and Leavenworth Counties

Date	28 May 2019
Time (Local)	06:05 PM CDT
EF Rating	EF - 4
Est. Peak Winds	170 MPH
Path Length	31.82 Miles
Max Width	1 mile
Injuries/Deaths	18 injuries; 0 fatalities
Summary: The tornado developed in southwestern Douglas county Kansas and tracked to the east-northeast while strengthening. EF-3 damage occurred in northeastern Douglas county, then the storm gained strength and produced EF-4 damage in southern Leavenworth county Kansas.

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EF-4 damage to a home near Linwood, KS (NWS Survey).	EF-3 damage to a home near Linwood, KS (NWS Survey).	EF-2 damage to a home west of Bonner Springs, KS (NWS Survey).	EF-2 damage to a home near Linwood, KS (NWS Survey).

Tornado - Kearney, MO
Clay County

Date	28 May 2019
Time (Local)	07:58 PM CDT
EF Rating	EF - 2
Est. Peak Winds	115 MPH
Path Length	5.84 Miles
Max Width	400 Yards
Injuries/Deaths	0
Summary: The tornado began about 2 to 3 miles south and southeast of Kearney, MO, traveling east and northeast, ending about 2 miles north of Excelsior Springs. Damage to several homes and trees occurred.

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Damage to home near Hwy 92 north of Excelsior Springs, MO (NWS Survey)	Debris in trees east/southeast of Kearney, MO (NWS Survey)	High tension power poles down near Kearney, MO (NWS Survey)	Tree damage south of Kearney, MO (NWS Survey)

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

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

Photos & Video

Additional Photos from the May 28, 2019 Tornadoes


Power poles leaning from Kearney, MO; EF-2 (NWS Survey)	View of Thunderstorm responsible for the Linwood, KS Tornado (@charnick_wx)	Damage to the greenhouse in Linwood, KS (NWS Survey)	EF-3 damage to a home in Linwood, KS (NWS Survey)

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KTOP 0.5° Reflectivity and Velocity


Loop of radar reflectivity (0.5 degree) from the KTOP radar throughout the Douglas/Leavenworth county tornado.	Loop of radar storm-relative velocity (0.5 degree) from the KTOP radar throughout the Douglas/Leavenworth county tornado.

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Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

28 May 2019 Tornadoes