May 28th large Central Kansas Tornado!

Overview

A low pressure system moved through the Plains on Tuesday, May 28th. There was more than one round of thunderstorms to move through Kansas. In the morning, large hail was the primary report. In the afternoon, convection developed near a dry-line and a stationary front in an unstable and primed environment. Severe thunderstorms produced large hail and tornadoes across Kansas. One tornado developed in Russell County near Waldo and tracked 24 miles to the northeast.

This is the same day the southeast side of Lawrence, KS and the far west side of Kansas City got hit by a violent tornado. Additional info on these tornadoes can be found here:

https://www.weather.gov/eax/28May2019_Tornadoes

One of the most violent tornadoes I've I've ever seen just dissipated north of Luray, KS #kswx #tornado @NWSWichita pic.twitter.com/sDzfXQ59nD
— Connor McCrorey (@ConnorWX) May 28, 2019

Tornado
Hail
Photos & Video
Storm Reports

Tornadoes:

Tornado -
Russell, Osborne and Mitchell counties

Date	5/28/2019
Time (Local)	5:20PM
EF Rating	2
Est. Peak Winds	118 mph
Path Length	24 miles
Max Width	0.5 miles
Injuries/Deaths	0
Summary: The tornado touched down just south west of Waldo and stayed on the ground for 24 miles lifting near Tipton, KS.

Track Map

EF-Scale

Downloadable KMZ File

Tornado near Paradise,KS by Brandon Sullivan

Picture by Kelly Butler

Damage northwest of Waldo, KS

Damage south of Tipton, KS

Picture of tornado near Luray, KS by John Monteverdi

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

Hail:

Reports of large hail ranging from quarter to ping pong ball sized fell in the morning and evening.

Significant amount of 1.5” hail and larger with storm 5 miles north of Partridge, KS. 9:40 AM. @NWSWichita #kswx pic.twitter.com/d14CafwLot — Joseph Miller (@macho_diamond) May 28, 2019
	Ping pong ball sized hail which fell in Hillsboro at 11:38AM courtesy of Bill Rudd

Photos & Video

Additional Storm Shots

Tornado north or Luray looking from my location seven north of Sylvan Grove at 1734 @NWSWichita @KWCHRoss pic.twitter.com/PS28aN6XLt — Damon Vonada (@vonada_damon) May 28, 2019	Tornado just west of Luray KS 525 pm CDT @NWSDodgeCity @NWSHastings #kswx pic.twitter.com/wBlJil1x17 — Shawn Milrad (@shawnmilrad) May 28, 2019	Wedge 2 miles NW of Luray KS from earlier this afternoon #kswx #tornado @KWCH12 @KWCHRoss @ReedTimmerAccu @spann pic.twitter.com/FWaGFiNpxd — Steve Polley (@stormchaseguy) May 29, 2019	View of the severe storm this evening northeast of #Wichita as I left work after an extended day shift. #ICTwx pic.twitter.com/V43qcb42Z2 — Kevin Darmofal (@THUNDR1) May 29, 2019

Two tornadoes on the ground at once and a horizontal tube connecting between the two mesocyclone's near Waldo, Kansas earlier today. All while we were near the notch of tornadic supercell just north of the tornadoes. #kswx #tornado @NWSDodgeCity @NWSWichita @StormHour pic.twitter.com/2dVp25M3Zg — Benjamin Jurkovich (@BenjaminJurkovi) May 29, 2019	Wedge 2 miles NW of Luray KS from earlier this afternoon #kswx #tornado @KWCH12 @KWCHRoss @ReedTimmerAccu @spann pic.twitter.com/FWaGFiNpxd — Steve Polley (@stormchaseguy) May 29, 2019	View of the severe storm this evening northeast of #Wichita as I left work after an extended day shift. #ICTwx pic.twitter.com/V43qcb42Z2 — Kevin Darmofal (@THUNDR1) May 29, 2019

Storm Reports

Significant amount of 1.5” hail and larger with storm 5 miles north of Partridge, KS. 9:40 AM. @NWSWichita #kswx pic.twitter.com/d14CafwLot — Joseph Miller (@macho_diamond) May 28, 2019
	Storm reports across Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska for the day.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
950 AM CDT WED MAY 29 2019

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

1026 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 NNE POTWIN            37.95N 97.01W
05/28/2019                   BUTLER             KS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            CHASER REPORTS COUNTY ROAD INUNDATED BY HIGH
            WATER FROM EARLIER STORM. NEAR 90TH AND
            HOPKINS SWITCH.

0801 PM     TSTM WND GST     BURNS                   38.09N 96.89W
05/28/2019  E60 MPH          MARION             KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ALSO QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

0801 PM     HAIL             BURNS                   38.09N 96.89W
05/28/2019  M1.00 INCH       MARION             KS   AMATEUR RADIO

            ALSO 60 MPH WINDS.

0744 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     6 WSW BURNS             38.05N 96.99W
05/28/2019                   BUTLER             KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BUTLER EOC RELAYED A COUPLE OF REPORTS OF
            FUNNEL CLOUDS SW OF BURNS.

0737 PM     HAIL             1 SW WHITEWATER         37.96N 97.16W
05/28/2019  E1.00 INCH       HARVEY             KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SHERIFFS DEPUTY REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL
            IN WHITEWATER.

0735 PM     HAIL             2 W WHITEWATER          37.96N 97.18W
05/28/2019  E0.88 INCH       HARVEY             KS   911 CALL CENTER

            REPORTED 2 MILES WEST OF WHITEWATER ON K196.

0734 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WHITEWATER              37.96N 97.15W
05/28/2019                   BUTLER             KS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            DELAYED REPORT. DOWNED TREES IN WHITEWATER.
            COURTESY OF KSN.

0731 PM     HAIL             WHITEWATER              37.96N 97.15W
05/28/2019  E1.50 INCH       BUTLER             KS   911 CALL CENTER

            .

0720 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     5 N KECHI               37.87N 97.26W
05/28/2019                   SEDGWICK           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BRIEF FUNNEL REPORTED BY MULTIPLE CHASERS
            NEAR 101ST AND WOODLAWN. RELAYED VIA KAKE.

0642 PM     HAIL             1 S MAIZE               37.76N 97.46W
05/28/2019  M0.88 INCH       SEDGWICK           KS   BROADCAST MEDIA



0634 PM     HAIL             1 N WEST WICHITA        37.70N 97.46W
05/28/2019  M0.75 INCH       SEDGWICK           KS   PUBLIC

            AT 21ST AND MAIZE.

0630 PM     HAIL             6 S MAIZE               37.69N 97.48W
05/28/2019  E0.75 INCH       SEDGWICK           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER


0526 PM     TORNADO          2 W WALDO               39.12N 98.83W
05/28/2019                   RUSSELL            KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TORNADO WAS STILL ON THE GROUND.

0521 PM     TORNADO          3 W WALDO               39.12N 98.85W
05/28/2019                   RUSSELL            KS   STORM CHASER

            CHASER REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR
            HIGHWAY 281 AND HIGHWAY 18 NEAR PARADISE.

0520 PM     TORNADO          2 W WALDO               39.12N 98.83W
05/28/2019                   RUSSELL            KS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            KAKE RELAYED REPORT OF POWER LINES DOWN
            ALONG HWY 281 NEAR WALDO. TIME ESTIMATED
            BASED ON RADAR.

0520 PM     TORNADO          2 W WALDO               39.12N 98.83W
05/28/2019                   RUSSELL            KS   STORM CHASER

            DOWNED POWER LINES. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON
            RADAR.

1138 AM     HAIL             HILLSBORO               38.35N 97.20W
05/28/2019  M1.00 INCH       MARION             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER


1125 AM     HAIL             4 WSW HILLSBORO         38.33N 97.28W
05/28/2019  M0.75 INCH       MARION             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ONLY LASTED A FEW MINUTES.

1118 AM     HAIL             GOESSEL                 38.25N 97.35W
05/28/2019  M0.70 INCH       MARION             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL JUST UNDER DIME SIZE.

1055 AM     HAIL             W GOESSEL               38.25N 97.35W
05/28/2019  E0.88 INCH       MARION             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL JUST LARGER THAN MARBLE SIZE LASTED
            ABOUT 10 SECONDS. SPOTTER SAID IT WAS JUST
            BELOW QUARTER SIZE.

1039 AM     HAIL             1 SSW HESSTON           38.13N 97.43W
05/28/2019  M0.70 INCH       HARVEY             KS   PUBLIC

            DELAYED REPORT. MPING REPORT OF DIME SIZE
            HAIL.

1026 AM     HAIL             1 SSW MCPHERSON         38.35N 97.67W
05/28/2019  E0.70 INCH       MCPHERSON          KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF
            MCPHERSON.

1014 AM     HAIL             BUHLER                  38.14N 97.77W
05/28/2019  M1.50 INCH       RENO               KS   EMERGENCY MNGR



1012 AM     HAIL             3 E HUTCHINSON          38.07N 97.86W
05/28/2019  E0.75 INCH       RENO               KS   PUBLIC

            DELAYED REPORT. PICTURE OF PENNY SIZE HAIL
            AT THE HUTCH AIRPORT. SUBMITTED VIA TWITTER.

1010 AM     HAIL             4 ENE HUTCHINSON        38.08N 97.85W
05/28/2019  E0.88 INCH       RENO               KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A LOT OF DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL.

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