Video of Tornado near Rozel, Kansas. Severe weather moved through the Plains states over the weekend, bringing high winds, heavy rains and tornadoes. Two twisters were spotted Saturday evening near Rozel, a sparsely populated area in central Kansas (Map of Rozel, Kansas).
Tornadoes and severe weather struck the states from Texas to Minnesota on Sunday. The worst damage reported is in Oklahoma, where one person was killed and at least 21 injured.
A tornado that hit Oklahoma late Sunday did heavy damage to the town of Shawnee. Reports of injuries could not immediately be confirmed.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TORNADO REPORTS FOR MAY 18 2013
5:58 PM 10 N BROADWATER MORRILL COUNTY, NE NO TORNADO DETAILS
6:01 PM 9 N BROADWATER MORRILL MORRILL COUNTY, NE NO TORNADO DETAILS
6:03 PM 3 N BROWNELL NESS MORRILL COUNTY, KS A BRIEF MULTI-VORTEX TORNADO WAS OBSERVERED. THE TORNADO LASTED 1 TO 2 MINUTES.
6:03 PM 5 S ELLIS ELLIS COUNTY, KS NO TORNADO DETAILS
6:25 PM 2 NW SANFORD PAWNEE COUNTY, KS NO TORNADO DETAILS
6:40 PM 10 SE ELLIS ELLIS COUNTY, KS TORNADO WAS OBSERVED GOING UP AND DOWN, SHORT TIME ON THE SURFACE. NO DAMAGE REPORTED AS OF YET.
6:45 PM ROZEL PAWNEE COUNTY, KS NO DETAILS, BUT VIDEO AVAILABLE (SEE ABOVE)
7:21 PM 5 E BURDETT PAWNEE COUNTY, KS NO TORNADO DETAILS
7:22 PM 1 SSW ROZEL PAWNEE COUNTY, KS NO TORNADO DETAILS
7:24 PM 5 SSW ROZEL PAWNEE COUNTY, KS NO TORNADO DETAILS
7:25 PM 5 SE BURDETT PAWNEE COUNTY, KS NO TORNADO DETAILS
7:25 PM 2 NW SANFORD PAWNEE COUNTY, KS NO TORNADO DETAILS
7:27 PM 7 N GARFIELD PAWNEE COUNTY, KS NO TORNADO DETAILS
7:27 PM 2 ESE ROZEL PAWNEE COUNTY, KS NO TORNADO DETAILS
7:31 PM 6 N SANFORD PAWNEE COUNTY, KS THIS TORNADO WAS REPORTED AS A LARGE STOVEPIPE TORNADO.
7:40 PM 1 W ROZEL PAWNEE COUNTY, KS THE TORNADO WAS JUST BEGINNING TO ROPE OUT, ACCORDING THE CHASER.
Storm Chasers Jeff and Kathryn Piotrowski, Jeremy Holmes and Terry Schenk recorded multiple tornadoes are produced from a storm near Rozel, KS.
7:45 PM 1 WSW ROZEL PAWNEE COUNTY, KS NO TORNADO DETAILS
7:45 PM ROZEL PAWNEE COUNTY, KS NO TORNADO DETAILS
7:45 PM 4 SW LEMOYNE KEITH COUNTY, NE POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE WITH REPORT OF TREES LAYING ON HOUSES AND A GARAGE BEING BLOWN UP OVER 15 TO 20 FT TREES LANDING ON A NEIGHBORS PROPERTY.
7:48 PM 2 W ROZEL PAWNEE COUNTY, KS TORNADO DAMAGE. ONE HOUSE NEARLY DESTROYED, ROOF AND WALLS GONE. THE 2 RESIDENTS WERE O.K. THE LOCATION IS 2 MILES WEST OF ROZEL ON HIGHWAY 156.
7:56 PM 4 NNE SANFORD PAWNEE COUNTY, KS THE CHASER HAD BEEN FOLLOWING THIS CELL FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THE TORNADO HAD LIFTED, BUT TOUCHED BACK DOWN AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
7:58 PM 2 NE SANFORD PAWNEE COUNTY, KS NO TORNADO DETAILS
First segment near Shawnee, Oklahoma. Second segment about four miles south of Shawnee, Oklahoma. Third segment near Edmond, Oklahoma. Brandon Sullivan and his crew documented multiple strong to deadly violent tornadoes Sunday May 19, 2013 across central Oklahoma (Map of Shawnee, Oklahoma/Map of Edmond, Oklahoma).
TORNADO REPORTS FOR MAY 19, 2013
3:10 PM 2 SW VIOLA SUMNER COUNTY, KS BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN BUT HAS SINCE LIFTED. ROTATION IS STILL SEEN.
3:19 PM 2 E VIOLA SEDGWICK COUNTY, KS BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN
3:23 PM 2 E VIOLA SEDGWICK COUNTY, KS ROPE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS AND HAS NOW LIFTED.
3:37 PM CLEARWATER SEDGWICK COUNTY, KS SPOTTER REPORTS LARGE CONE TORNADO DOING DAMAGE
3:38 PM 6 S WEST WITCHITA SEDGWICK COUNTY KS UPROOTED TREES AND DOWNED POWER LINES FOR ABOUT A MILE NEAR 119TH STREET WEST AND JUST NORTH OF 55TH STREET SOUTH. UNKNOWN DAMAGE TO FARMSTEADS AS WELL.
4:12 PM 2 S PERTH SUMNER KS TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A TORNADO WHICH WENT JUST SOUTH OF HIS LOCATION.
4:21 PM EDMOND OKLAHOMA COUNTY, OK 15TH AND COLTRAIN RD, FROM KWTV
4:33 PM 1 SW ARCADIA OKLAHOMA COUNTY, OK AT E HWY 66 AND POST RD. FROM VARIOUS MEDIA SOURCES.
4:35 PM 7 E CALDWELL SUMNER COUNTY KS ELEPHANT TRUNK TORNADO 7-8 MILES EAST OF CALDWELL
4:36 PM SOUTH HAVEN SUMNER COUNTY KS TRAINED SPOTTER WHO WAS 2 NORTHEAST OF SOUTH HAVEN AND LOOKING SOUTHWEST TOWARDS SOUTH HAVEN REPORTS A BRIEF STOVEPIPE TORNADO. IT WAS A FUNNEL AT THE TIME OF THE CALL.
4:40 PM 1 S SOUTH HAVEN SUMNER COUNTY, KS A ROPE TORNADO WAS REPORTED 1 MILE SOUTH OF SOUTH HAVEN AND MOVING NORTHEAST BY OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY TROOP K.
4:46 PM 4 S UDALL COWLEY COUNTY, KS SPOTTER WAS 5 SOUTH OF UDALL LOOKING NORTH WEST AND OBSERVED WHITE CONE TORNADO
4:53 PM 3 N LUTHER OKLAHOMA COUNTY, OK FROM KWTV
5:05 PM 1 SW RAMONA MARION COUNTY, KS A BRIEF TOUCHDOWN WAS REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT BETWEEN TAMPA AND NEAR RAMONA. THIS WAS A DELAYED REPORT. TIME IS APPROXIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
5:13 PM SE CARNEY LINCOLN COUNTY, OK VARIOUS MEDIA SOURCES
5:28 PM 5 WSW EMPORIA LYON COUNTY, KS SMALL BARN WITH MINOR ROOF DAMAGE AND MINOR TREE DAMAGE. SIGNS BLOWN OFF HIGHWAY.
5:59 PM 1 N ARKANSAS CITY COWLEY COUNTY, KS BRIEF ROPE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN ROUGHLY 1 NORTH OF ARK CITY
6:01 PM NW LAKE THUNDERBIRD CLEVELAND COUNTY, OK FROM KWTV
6:11 PM E LAKE THUNDERBIRD CLEVELAND COUNTY, OK FROM KWTV
6:30 PM 2 W EARLHAM MADISON COUNTY, IA CONFIRMED TORNADO ON GROUND WEST OF EARLHAM
6:41 PM 2 S ADEL DALLAS COUNTY, IA LOOKING NORTHWEST OFF OF R22
7:08 PM 2 NW PRAGUE LINCOLN COUNTY, OK NO DETAILS
7:08 PM SLATER STORY COUNTY, IA TORNADO REPORTED BETWEEN SLATER AND HUXLEY NEAR 538TH. STREET.
7:10 PM 2 S SLATER POLK COUNTY, IA TORNADO ON THE GROUND ABOUT 2 SOUTH OF SLATER
7:10 PM 1 S HUXLEY STORY COUNTY, IA NO DETAILS
8:02 PM 1 E ARGO FAY CARROLL COUNTY, IL CONFIRMED TORNADO HEADING NNE TOWARDS CHADWICK.
8:26 PM 2 SE GRUNDY CENTER GRUNDY COUNTY, IA ASSISTANT TAMA COUNTY EM REPORTED THAT GRUNDY COUNTY DISPATCH HAS A TORNADO ON THE GROUND. GRUNDY COUNTY REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FROM TAMA COUNTY.
12:25 AM (MAY 20 2013) 2 E GOLDEN CITY DADE COUNTY, MO EMERGENCY MANAGER FROM BARTON COUNTY REPORTED A CONE TORNADO 1 MILE SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 126 APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES EAST OF GOLDEN CITY … MOVING EAST.
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