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Tornado Reports

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13:41Z EF0 KBRO TX Cameron Port Isabel An off duty Central Region National Weather Service Employee reported a waterspout that briefly moved onshore near Port Isabel. No damage was reported.
21:36Z EF0 KCYS CO Weld Rockport A tornado touched down but did no damage.
21:40Z EF0 KCYS WY Laramie Carpenter Tornado crossed the Colorado/Wyoming state line and weakened considerably as it moved north at 240MST. The tornado moved over all rural uninhabited country and no property damage was observed or reported.
21:41Z EF0 KCYS WY Laramie Cheyenne Spotter reported tornado roping out and dissipating. Spotter location was at end of Christian Road looking southwest.
21:45Z EF0 KCYS WY Laramie Carpenter Spotter Looking west from Carpenter. Spotter location was Speer Wyoming. Nickel sized hail reported at his location.
22:32Z EF0 KAMA TX Hartley Hartley The tornado touched down four miles south southeast of Hartley at 1632 CST. The tornado was on the ground for one mile with a maximum path width of fifty yards. The tornado dissipated at 1636 CST. No damage or injuries were reported as the tornado remained over open country.
22:41Z EF0 KAMA TX Hartley Hartley The tornado was reported by VORTEX2 and touched down eight miles southeast of Hartley at 1641 CST. The tornado was on the ground for one mile with a maximum path width of one hundred yards. The tornado dissipated at 1644 CST. No damage or injuries were reported as the tornado remained over open country.
22:55Z EF0 KAMA TX Moore Dumas The tornado touched down eleven miles west of Dumas at 1655 CST. The tornado was on the ground for one half mile with a maximum path width of twenty-five yards. The tornado dissipated at 1657 CST and remained over open country. No damage or injuries were reported.
23:23Z EF0 KFTG CO Weld Firestone J Bar B Ar A tornado touched down but did no damage.
23:28Z EF0 KAMA TX Moore Dumas The tornado touched down two miles south southwest of Dumas at 1728 CST. The tornado remained over open country and was on the ground for about two miles with a maximum path width of twenty-five yards. The tornado dissipated at 1730 CST approximated two miles southeast of Dumas.
23:42Z EF0 KAMA TX Moore Dumas The tornado touched down two miles east of Dumas at 1742 CST and was reported by both VORTEX2 and storm chasers. The tornado remained on the ground for about one mile with a maximum path width of two hundred yards. The tornado remained over open country and dissipated at 1745 CST. No damage or injuries were reported.
23:48Z EF0 KCYS NE Kimball Bushnell Brief touchdown. No damage reported.
00:00Z EF0 KCYS WY Laramie Pine Bluffs Tornado spotteed 2 miles southeast of Egbert Exit. Exit 391 of Interstate 80.
00:06Z EF0 KCYS WY Laramie Pine Bluffs Tornado on ground near County Road 212.
00:15Z EF0 KCYS WY Laramie Pine Bluffs Brief touchdown of tornado along Interstate 80. No reports of damage.
00:21Z EF0 KCYS WY Laramie Pine Bluffs Public report of a tornado along Interstate 80.
00:24Z EF0 KCYS WY Laramie Pine Bluffs Three tornadoes on the ground at the same time.
00:44Z EF0 KAMA OK Texas Guymon The tornado touched down about fifteen miles northwest of Guymon at 1952 CST and was on the ground for about one half mile. The tornado remained over open country and had a maximum path width of twenty-five yards. The tornado dissipated at 1953 CST. No damage or injuries were reported.
00:44Z EF2 KAMA TX Hutchinson Pringle The tornado touched down three miles south southwest of Pringle or six miles northwest of Stinnett at 1844 CST. The tornado was on the ground for about five miles with a maximum path width of three hundred yards. The tornado moved to the north dissipating at 1900 CST three miles northwest of Pringle. The National Weather Service survey team found significant damage to a farm located on County Road J between County Road 8 and County Road 9. A large portion of the roof was removed from the residence with considerable damage to several small sheds in the vicinity. Numerous trees were stripped with many broken large branches. A pickup truck behind the residence was flipped upside down with the cab smashed. Several power poles were snapped along County Road J just to the east of the residence with additional damage sustained to a few irrigation pivots. A storage bin and large fuel tank were found up to fifty yards to the east northeast of their original locations. One resident was home at the time but no injuries were reported.
00:50Z EF0 KGLD CO Kit Carson Bethune The tornado developed from a well-defined wall cloud and lasted approximately 4 minutes. The tornado remained over rural, open country with no known damage.
00:55Z EF2 KCYS WY Laramie Burns A National Weather Service storm survey determined a tornado that struck Burns Wyoming the evening of May 18 was rated an EF-2. One house lost its roof. Additionally, the storm that spawned the tornado produced hail the size of golfballs which accumulated to over 3 feet in depth.
01:21Z EF0 KGLD CO Kiowa Chivington A tornado occurred over a rural area, taking down one power pole, flipping a center pivot irrigation system, and damaging an abandon farm house.
01:52Z EF0 KAMA TX Dallam Ware The tornado touched down three miles east northeast of Ware at 1952 CST and remained over open country. The tornado was on the ground for about one half mile with a maximum path width of twenty-five yards. The tornado dissipated at 1953 CST. No damage or injuries were reported.
02:30Z EF0 KAMA TX Dallam Conlen The tornado touched down eight miles west of Conlen at 2030 CST and remained over open country. The tornado was on the ground for about four miles with a maximum path width of twenty-five yards. The tornado dissipated at 2042 CST. No damage or injuries were reported.
03:40Z EF0 KAMA TX Sherman Stratford The tornado touched down two miles west of Stratford at 2140 CST and remained over open country. The tornado was on the ground for about one mile and had a maximum path width of fifty yards. The tornado dissipated at 2143 CST. No damage or injuries were reported.
04:27Z EF0 KAMA TX Sherman Stratford The tornado touched down about fifteen miles east of Stratford at 2227 CST. The tornado remained on the ground for about one mile with a maximum path width of eight hundred and eighty yards. The tornado dissipated at 2231 CST. A few irrigation pivots were damaged by the tornado.
05:12Z EF0 KAMA TX Hansford Gruver The tornado touched down about four miles north northwest of Gruver at 2312 CST. The tornado was on the ground for about one half mile with a maximum path width of twenty-five yards. The tornado dissipated at 2314 CST and remained over open country. No damage or injuries were reported.
06:22Z EF0 KFDR OK Ellis Arnett A tornado was observed 1 mile west of Packsaddle in extreme southern Ellis County. No damage was reported with the tornado.
06:56Z EF1 KAMA TX Hutchinson Pringle The tornado touched down about three miles south southwest of Pringle at 0056 CST. The National Weather Service survey team found a metal barn completely destroyed with the sturdy steel frame found forty feet north northeast of its original location. Several large tractors suffered significant damage with the cab windows blown out. One tractor was moved a few feet to the north. The tornado was on the ground for less than one half mile and dissipated at 0057 CST with a maximum path width of one hundred yards. No injuries were reported.
08:15Z EF1 KDDC OK Ellis Fargo A tornado touched down briefly north of Fargo destroying a trailer and damaging trees and power lines. Monetary damage estimates were not available.
08:32Z EF0 KAMA TX Ochiltree Farnsworth The tornado touched down fourteen miles southwest of Wolf Creek County Park in extreme southern Ochiltree County at 0232 CST. The tornado was on the ground for approximately one mile and then dissipated about thirteen miles southwest of Wolf Creek County Park at 0234 CST. The tornado remained over open country and had a maximum path width of fifty yards. No damage or injuries were reported.

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).