Tornadoes · United States · Colorado · 2019
Unrated tornado, Mc Clave, Colorado, May 26, 2019
This Unrated tornado ran 0.3 miles across Bent County on May 26, 2019, touching down at 2:54 PM MDT and reaching 20 yards wide. It killed nobody.
The rating scale
Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Enhanced Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.
EF065 to 85 mph
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
EF186 to 110 mph
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
EF2111 to 135 mph
Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.
EF3136 to 165 mph
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
EF4166 to 200 mph
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
EF5over 200 mph
Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.
Unratedthis tornado
The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.
The record
- Rating
- Unrated
- Date
- May 26, 2019
- Touchdown
- 2:54 PM MDT (20:54 UTC)
- Lifted
- 2:55 PM MDT (20:55 UTC)
- On the ground
- 1 minutes
- Path length
- 0.3 miles (0.4 km)
- Path width
- 20 yards (18 m)
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- County
- Bent County
- Touchdown point
- 38.100, -102.850
- Lift-off point
- 38.100, -102.850
- Record number
- 1905261454-01
What the Weather Service recorded
The afternoon and evening of Sunday, May 26th was a very active severe weather day across the eastern Colorado plains. The region had been outlooked with a Moderate risk of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. A mesoscale discussion from SPC came out at 1119 AM MDT highlighting much of the eastern plains of Colorado for the need of a Tornado Watch within the next couple of hours. At 1230 PM MDT SPC issued Tornado Watch #253 to include Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero, and Prowers Counties. Throughout the afternoon and evening hours several supercell thunderstorms developed and moved southwest to northeast through the eastern Colorado plains counties. Several reports of large damaging hail, destructive winds, and a few tornadoes were seen by area SKYWARN spotters and Storm Chasers.
Tornado sighted 6 miles south of McClave, CO. It was on the ground about one minute and produced no visible damage. An NWS storm survey was not conducted with the lack of damage indicators to properly assess a EF rating.
From NOAA NCEI's Storm Events Database, the narrative the local forecast office wrote for Storm Data.
The warnings
13 minutes of warning. NWS PUB issued a tornado warning for this county at 20:41 UTC, 13 minutes before the tornado touched down, in force until 21:15 UTC.
The county was under a tornado watch, issued at 18:30 UTC and running to 02:18 UTC.
| Issued (UTC) | Expired | Product | Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 UTC | 02:18 UTC | Tornado Watch | PUB |
| 19:31 UTC | 20:00 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB |
| 20:18 UTC | 20:45 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB |
| 20:25 UTC | 20:49 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB |
| 20:41 UTC | 21:15 UTC | Tornado Warning | PUB |
| 20:47 UTC | 21:15 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB |
| 21:12 UTC | 21:45 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB |
| 21:40 UTC | 22:05 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB |
| 21:55 UTC | 22:06 UTC | Tornado Warning | PUB |
Every warning and watch covering the touchdown point that day, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service products. Lead time is measured from the issue of the warning in force to the touchdown time in the database, both of which were recorded to the minute by different people.
The forecast that day
The Storm Prediction Center had this point in a Moderate Risk, with a 0.10 chance of a tornado within 25 miles. The outlook in force was issued at 19:56 UTC.
SPC's Day 1 convective outlook as it stood when the tornado began, read at the touchdown point. The same archive is on the radar archive.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the tornado touched down, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the tornado touched down at May 26, 12:56 PM MDT, 1 hour 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 12:56 PM MDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1256 PM MDT Sun May 26 2019 .UPDATE... Issued at 1256 PM MDT Sun May 26 2019 Updated grids and zones to add Tornado Watch #253 to Crowley, Otero, Las Animas, Kiowa, Bent, Prowers and Baca counties until 9 PM MDT. && .SHORT TERM...(Today and tonight) Issued at 345 AM MDT Sun May 26 2019 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY TODAY... Currently... Plenty of low level moisture was already over the region early this morning as low clouds were covering most of the plains. The only area on the plains which was clear was the Raton Mesa/Spanish Peaks region. Dewpoints were in the mid 50s except in the TAD region where 30s were noted. Temps were mild with upper 50s to around 60. In the mtns it was noticeably drier with mostly clear skies. Today... Severe thunderstorms are likely today over the plains, mainly east of the I-25 corridor. Plenty of potential instability is already in place and shear is going to be rather stout. SPC 06 UTC Day 1 outlook has a risk of severe over nearly all of the plains with enhanced severe generally east of the longitude of KLHX. A 5% TOR prob is noted over the eastern 1/2 of the SE CO plains, with a 10% tornado prob at the KS border. Hatched hail (>2.00 stones) covers the eastern 1/2 of the plains. Looking at the data a little closer, SPC HREF guidance shows the highest probabilities of rotating storms across Bent, Prowers and Kiowa counties (although I should make clear, severe is possible nearly everywhere across the plain later today). CAPE values by mid afternoon over the far eastern plains will likely be in the 2-3000 J/kg range with 50-60 knots of deep shear. 0-1 km srh should be in the 150-200 range. The best time for severe will be between 2 pm and 7 pm this afternoon. The only thing which may limit severe potential today is some of the HRRR runs are showing quite a bit of convection breaking out and this may decrease the threat somewhat. It will be important to monitor the run-to-run consistency of the hi res guidance as the morning progresses. The more isolated the cells, the better chance of significant severe weather over our plains later today. Tonight... By early this evening, strong to severe storms will likely be ongoing across the far eastern plains, but anticipate the brunt of the activity will be moving into KS by 8 pm. Only isolated convection will be possible later this evening over the plains. \/Hodanish .LONG TERM...(Monday through Saturday) Issued at 345 AM MDT Sun May 26 2019 Upper low across the southern tip of NV will be lifting northeastward into western CO by Monday evening and into northeast CO on Tuesday. Dry line pushes well east of the area on Monday which limits best shower/thunderstorm chances to along the Continental Divide as forcing and moisture with the upper system moves in. Showers will eventually spread into the Palmer Divide and Pikes Peak region Monday night into Tuesday along/behind a cold front with snow levels possibly dropping to around 7000 feet by early Tuesday morning. A few inches of accumulation will be possible across the mountains above 10000 feet. With the more northern track to this storm, Pikes Peak region should see light precipitation amounts with a brief rain/snow mix across portions of the Palmer Divide through Tuesday morning. Not getting much accumulation across the lower elevations due to the warmth of the system. Monday will be warm and windy ahead of the system. Fortunately fuels are too moist across southern CO to warrant any fire weather concerns. Tuesday will be on the colder back side of the storm system with highs topping out below normal. Still enough residual moisture/instability for scattered showers and thunderstorms along the Continental Divide and Pikes Peak region during the afternoon. It remains unsettled and cool for Wednesday as general upper troughing hangs back across the western U.S. Main activity will be over the mountains. A little better chance for showers and thunderstorms will spread across the plains for Thursday as return southerly flow tries to advect higher dew points back northward into the far eastern counties. CAPE values not all that high, and with light flow aloft, shear values are running under 30 kts, so threat of severe looks low at this point. Next upper trof approaches western CO on Friday with embedded shortwaves ejecting across CO ahead of the main upper trough. Southwest flow will likely mix the dry line eastward to near the KS border in the afternoon. Best chance of showers will be across the mountains and Pikes Peak region with temperatures returning to above normal across southern CO. Models differ with the timing of the upper trof ejecting across CO late week into the weekend, but suggest another front will drop through the plains on Saturday, potentially bringing another uptick in thunderstorms to the region. -KT && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Monday afternoon) Issued at 11445 AM MDT Sun May 26 2019 The KCOS and KPUB taf sites should note generally VFR conditions with wind gusts around 30 knots at times in combination with primarily isolated afternoon thunderstorms. KALS should experience VFR conditions during the next 24 hours in conjunction with gusty south to southwest afternoon winds around 35 knots at times. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 11:59 AM MDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1159 AM MDT Sun May 26 2019 COZ058>089-093>099-271800- Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet- Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet- Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet- Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet- Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet- Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet- Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet- La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet- Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Feet-Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet- Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet- Alamosa Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet- Southern San Luis Valley- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet- Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet- Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet- Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet- Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet- Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between 7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet- Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County- Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Feet- Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet- Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet- Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet- Crowley County-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County- Eastern Las Animas County-Western Kiowa County- Eastern Kiowa County-Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County- Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County-Springfield Vicinity/Baca County- 1159 AM MDT Sun May 26 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east central...south central and southeast Colorado. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Severe thunderstorms are likely to occur this afternoon and early evening, generally east of the Interstate 25 corridor, to the Kansas state line. Although severe thunderstorm activity is possible over the majority of the plains, the greatest risk of severe weather activity will be east of a line from Calhan to Trinidad. Very large hail, up to 3 inches in diameter, will be achievable with the strongest storms. Wind gusts of 65 to 75 mph may also be noted. A tornado or two will also be possible, especially across Kiowa, Bent, Prowers and Baca counties. The best time for severe thunderstorm activity will be between 1 PM and 8 PM MDT. Locally heavy rain may also occur over the plains, and this locally heavy rain could produce local flash flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will be possible along the Continental Divide Monday and Tuesday, with isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms spreading into the Pikes Peak region and adjacent plains Monday night through Tuesday. The main threat with thunderstorms will be small hail, wind gusts up to 50 mph, dangerous cloud to ground lightning and locally heavy rain. Some light to moderate snowfall accumulations will be possible across the higher peaks above 10000 feet Monday and Tuesday, particularly along the Continental Divide. Rain may mix with snow down to 7000 feet across the Pikes Peak region late Monday night through Tuesday morning but little to no accumulations are expected. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will remain in the forecast each day from Wednesday through Saturday. The best chances for thunderstorms on the plains will be on Thursday and again on Saturday. The main threats with thunderstorms will be lightning, brief moderate rainfall, small hail under 1 inch in diameter, and wind gusts up to 50 mph. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will be likely over the southeastern Colorado plains, generally east of the Interstate 25 corridor, between 1 PM and 8 PM MDT.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 26, 1:54 PM MDT, 1 hour before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 154 PM MDT Sun May 26 2019 COZ095>098-262045- Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County CO-Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County CO- Western Kiowa County CO-Eastern Kiowa County CO- 154 PM MDT Sun May 26 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN PROWERS...SOUTH CENTRAL KIOWA AND NORTHEASTERN BENT COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM MDT... At 154 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over McClave, or 12 miles west of Lamar, moving northeast at 30 mph. Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Neeoshe Reservoir, McClave, Neegronda Reservoir, Queens Reservoir and Sweetwater Reservoir. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. && A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for southeastern Colorado. LAT...LON 3810 10280 3812 10289 3850 10274 3834 10252 TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 207DEG 25KT 3815 10282 Heavener
Special weather statement, May 26, 1:58 PM MDT, 56 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Pueblo CO 158 PM MDT Sun May 26 2019 COZ093-094-097-262045- Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County CO-Eastern Las Animas County CO- La Junta Vicinity/Otero County CO- 158 PM MDT Sun May 26 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN OTERO...NORTHEASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND SOUTHWESTERN BENT COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM MDT... At 158 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles east of Higbee, or 22 miles southeast of North La Junta, moving north at 30 mph. Penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Las Animas and John Martin Reservoir. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for southeastern Colorado. LAT...LON 3764 10308 3764 10342 3810 10334 3805 10291 TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 194DEG 26KT 3774 10326 KTS
Special weather statement, May 26, 2:04 PM MDT, 50 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
204 PM MDT Sun May 26 2019
COZ096-262030-
Eastern Kiowa County CO-
204 PM MDT Sun May 26 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN KIOWA COUNTY UNTIL
230 PM MDT...
At 204 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Towner, or 19 miles west of Tribune, moving north at 40 mph.
Penny size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Towner.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for southeastern
Colorado.
LAT...LON 3845 10225 3862 10219 3862 10205 3860 10204
3839 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 201DEG 34KT 3849 10212
HeavenerLocal storm report, May 26, 2:13 PM MDT, 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
213 PM MDT SUN MAY 26 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0208 PM HAIL 15 S LAMAR 37.88N 102.62W
05/26/2019 E1.00 INCH PROWERS CO PUBLIC
&&
RMGLocal storm report, May 26, 2:41 PM MDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
241 PM MDT SUN MAY 26 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0238 PM TORNADO 3 NE LAMAR 38.12N 102.58W
05/26/2019 PROWERS CO NWS EMPLOYEE
&&
RMGLocal storm report, May 26, 2:50 PM MDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
250 PM MDT SUN MAY 26 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0238 PM TORNADO 3 NE WILEY 38.12N 102.58W
05/26/2019 PROWERS CO NWS EMPLOYEE
CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 3 NE
LAMAR. REPORTS OF SAME TORNADO ALSO RECEIVED
FROM PROWERS COUNTY SHERIFF DISPATCH AND
TRAINED SPOTTER.
&&
RMGThe air that afternoon
The radiosonde launches on either side of the tornado, from the nearest station that was launching then, drawn and analyzed the way Storm Lab does: the same diagram, the same parcel and shear definitions SPC's mesoanalysis uses.
Denver, CO (KDEN), 12:00Z
8.9 hours before the tornado, 200 km from the path. May 26, 2019.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -47154 J/kg
- Surface CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1575 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
- 0-3 km lapse rate
- 4.6 K/km
Denver, CO (KDEN), 00:00Z
3.1 hours after it, 200 km from the path. May 27, 2019.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -208 J/kg
- Surface CAPE
- 992 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2004 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -191 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.9
- 0-3 km lapse rate
- 6.8 K/km
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 123 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the touchdown began at 20:50 UTC.
Open the radar archive at this moment, over the track
Reflectivity and velocity, decoded from the Level II archive in the browser. Volumes take a few seconds to open the first time.
What was reported nearby
Local storm reports within 60 km of the path, in the three hours either side.
| Time (UTC) | Report | Where | County | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:08 UTC | HAIL 1 | 15 S Lamar | Prowers, CO | . |
| 20:08 UTC | HAIL 1 | 15 S Lamar | Prowers, CO | |
| 20:38 UTC | TORNADO | 3 Ne Lamar | Prowers, CO | . |
| 20:38 UTC | TORNADO | 3 Ne Lamar | Prowers, CO | |
| 20:38 UTC | TORNADO | 3 Ne Wiley | Prowers, CO | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 3 NE LAMAR. REPORTS OF SAME TORNADO ALSO RECEIVED FROM PROWERS COUNTY SHERIFF DISPATCH AND TRAINED SPOTTER. |
| 20:54 UTC | TORNADO | 2 S Mcclave | Bent, CO | TORNADO SIGHTED 6 MILES SOUTH OF SPOTTERS POSITION. ON THE GROUND ABOUT 1 MINUTE. |
| 21:10 UTC | HAIL 1.25 | Hasty | Bent, CO | . |
| 21:10 UTC | HAIL 1.25 | Hasty | Bent, CO | |
| 21:15 UTC | HAIL 1 | Hasty | Bent, CO | . |
| 21:15 UTC | HAIL 1 | Hasty | Bent, CO | |
| 21:15 UTC | HAIL 1.25 | 2 E Hasty | Bent, CO | . |
| 21:15 UTC | HAIL 1.25 | 2 E Hasty | Bent, CO | |
| 21:17 UTC | HAIL 1.25 | 2 Ene Hasty | Bent, CO | . |
| 21:17 UTC | HAIL 1.25 | 2 Ene Hasty | Bent, CO | |
| 22:00 UTC | HAIL 1.5 | 3 Nne Sweetwater Reserv | Kiowa, CO | . |
| 22:00 UTC | HAIL 1.5 | 3 Nne Sweetwater Reserv | Kiowa, CO | |
| 22:03 UTC | HAIL 1 | Eads | Kiowa, CO | . |
| 22:03 UTC | HAIL 1 | Eads | Kiowa, CO | |
| 22:05 UTC | HAIL 2 | 4 S Eads | Kiowa, CO | . |
| 22:05 UTC | HAIL 2 | 4 S Eads | Kiowa, CO | |
| 22:10 UTC | TORNADO | 4 Nne Sweetwater Reserv | Kiowa, CO | ON THE GROUND ABOUT 1 MINUTE. |
| 22:12 UTC | HAIL 1.25 | Eads | Kiowa, CO | . |
| 22:12 UTC | HAIL 1.25 | Eads | Kiowa, CO | |
| 22:23 UTC | HAIL 1.75 | 4 Nne Sweetwater Reserv | Kiowa, CO | . |
| 22:23 UTC | HAIL 1.75 | 4 Nne Sweetwater Reserv | Kiowa, CO |
From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service local storm reports.
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The other tornadoes of May 26, 2019
37 more were confirmed in the United States that day.
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26 | 1:15 AM CDT | EF0 | McIntosh, OK | 0.2 | 75 | |||
| May 26 | 1:23 AM CDT | EF1 | Champaign, IL | 0.9 | 250 | |||
| May 26 | 1:27 AM CDT | EF1 | Champaign, IL | 0.8 | 250 | |||
| May 26 | 1:35 AM CDT | EF1 | Champaign, IL | 1.0 | 250 | |||
| May 26 | 1:44 AM CDT | EF0 | Mayes, OK | 3.2 | 300 | |||
| May 26 | 2:30 AM CDT | EF0 | Washington, AR | 1.5 | 100 | |||
| May 26 | 1:57 PM MDT | EF0 | Bingham, ID | 1.8 | 100 | $1,000 | ||
| May 26 | 2:38 PM MDT | Unrated | Prowers, CO | 0.3 | 20 | |||
| May 26 | 4:36 PM CDT | EF0 | Thomas, KS | 1.0 | 100 | $42,000 | ||
| May 26 | 4:10 PM MDT | Unrated | Kiowa, CO | 0.3 | 20 | |||
| May 26 | 4:38 PM MDT | EF0 | Weld, CO | 0.0 | 25 | |||
| May 26 | 4:53 PM MDT | EF0 | Weld, CO | 0.0 | 25 | |||
| May 26 | 4:55 PM MDT | EF0 | Union, NM | 21.7 | 75 | |||
| May 26 | 5:27 PM MDT | EF0 | Weld, CO | 0.0 | 25 | |||
| May 26 | 5:37 PM MDT | EF0 | Adams, CO | 0.0 | 25 | |||
| May 26 | 5:50 PM MDT | EF0 | Union, NM | 2.6 | 50 | |||
| May 26 | 5:58 PM MDT | EF0 | Lincoln, CO | 0.0 | 50 | |||
| May 26 | 6:04 PM MDT | EF0 | Chaves, NM | 2.4 | 50 | |||
| May 26 | 7:21 PM CDT | EF1 | Franklin, NE | 1.9 | 500 | $125,000 | ||
| May 26 | 6:25 PM MDT | EF0 | Roosevelt, NM | 0.8 | 50 | |||
| May 26 | 7:25 PM CDT | EF0 | Oldham, TX | 0.3 | 50 | |||
| May 26 | 8:02 PM CDT | EF0 | Hartley, TX | 2.0 | 50 | |||
| May 26 | 8:14 PM CDT | EF0 | Hartley, TX | 5.2 | 75 | |||
| May 26 | 7:20 PM MDT | EF2 | Roosevelt, NM | 9.5 | 200 | $2.0 million | ||
| May 26 | 7:57 PM MDT | EF0 | Roosevelt, NM | 2.1 | 50 | |||
| May 26 | 9:11 PM CDT | EF0 | Bailey, TX | 5.0 | 50 | $50,000 | ||
| May 26 | 9:22 PM CDT | EF0 | Washington, KS | 0.1 | 50 | |||
| May 26 | 9:56 PM CDT | EF2 | Lamb, TX | 8.0 | 100 | $150,000 | ||
| May 26 | 10:26 PM CDT | EF0 | Castro, TX | 12.8 | 100 | $100,000 | ||
| May 26 | 10:49 PM CDT | EF1 | Gray, KS | 0.7 | 25 | $60,000 | ||
| May 26 | 10:51 PM CDT | EF1 | Ford, KS | 1.9 | 25 | |||
| May 26 | 10:52 PM CDT | EF1 | Ford, KS | 1.8 | 25 | |||
| May 26 | 11:07 PM CDT | EF1 | Ford, KS | 3.1 | 50 | |||
| May 26 | 11:14 PM CDT | EF0 | Hodgeman, KS | 1.7 | 25 | |||
| May 26 | 11:28 PM CDT | EF1 | Hodgeman, KS | 1.3 | 25 | $60,000 | ||
| May 26 | 12:00 AM CDT | EF1 | Pratt, KS | 8.9 | 100 | |||
| May 26 | 12:25 AM CDT | EF0 | Oldham, TX | 1.5 | 50 |
What this means
Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.
Sources
NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.