The cities of San Angelo and Abilene both sustained direct hits from EF2 tornadoes, resulting in severe damage to many homes and businesses. [126] The mayor declared a state of emergency in Zelienople, Pennsylvania, after it received more than four inches of rain in 24 hours. [82] [3] Several other homes at the western edge of Linwood sustained EF2 to EF3 damage, sustaining loss of their roofs and exterior walls. EF4 damage to a house at the western edge of Linwood, Kansas. Debris patterns in this area indicated that the tornado had a multiple-vortex structure at this point. Some minor EF0 tree limb damage was noted at 150th Street before the tornado dissipated. [87] Multiple localities in southern and central California broke rainfall records at the beginning of the sequence, including locations which had never previously reported more than a trace of rain in May. Three of these tornadoes reached EF3 intensity, including a large multiple-vortex tornado that struck Ballinger, where homes were left with only interior rooms standing, and a water tower was punctured by flying debris. In Dayton, Ohio highway snowplows were used to clear Interstate 75 of debris on May 28, after multiple destructive tornadoes moved through the city. The tornado continued at EF1 strength as it exited the Dayton city limits and entered the suburb of Riverside, Ohio. Snow plows getting extra duty tonight on I … Staff Photo. [120], States of emergency were declared in every county in Oklahoma. The school itself sustained minor roof damage, while numerous trees were downed, and many homes sustained roof damage. The weather service also confirmed that a tornado had touched down just south of Circleville, about 70 miles east of Dayton. An EF3 tornado touched down outside of the nearby city of Odessa, destroying oil pump jacks and leaving behind a swath of ground scouring as it moved through open oil fields. Beyond this point, the tornado began to weaken rapidly as it moved to the north of Golden City. The tornado proceeded to cross Ellis Boulevard, heavily damaging multiple self-storage buildings, a gas station, a Sonic Drive-in, a church, and several other businesses. [3] Only three days during this period did not see an EF3 tornado or stronger. Underneath the potent mid-level flow, rich low-level moisture was forecast to surge into western Kansas and eastern Colorado while mid-level CAPE values were projected to top 3,000 J/kg. The extreme rainfall has significantly set back crop planting in the region for the 2019 season. The other covered upstate New York and Pennsylvania, along with portions of Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia, and included a 2% risk for tornadoes. Seven other states had precipitation totals in their top 5. 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The most intense point of damage was noted at one anchor-bolted house in this area that was swept clean from its foundation and scattered through an adjacent field. Eighteen of these were EF3 tornadoes, spanning over multiple states, including Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Indiana, Iowa, and Ohio, with additional tornadoes confirmed across a region extending from California to New Jersey. Damage to trees and homes in Brookville, Ohio. At least 34 people were injured in Jefferson City, including one man who succumbed to his injuries a few days later. [72][23], Despite striking at night and producing major damage in a densely-populated urban area, remarkably, this tornado did not result in any direct fatalities. Large wooden transmission line supports were snapped and a house had its roof torn off. [69] Numerous homes in town had their roof torn off, some of which sustained collapse of a few exterior walls. 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