A tornado with a maximum damage rating of EF-2 occurred on this Tuesday evening. Around 3 PM CST, a thunderstorm began forming over Ellis county. This storm rapidly strengthened into a supercell and it split as it moved into Rooks and Osborne counties around 430 PM CST. The slow-moving left-mover produced hail primarily the size of quarters and smaller over Rooks county, but there was a single 3-inch hailstone reported. This storm rapidly weakened by 6 PM CST. The right-mover advanced across Osborne and northern Mitchell counties. This storm produced a tornado that tracked from south central Osborne county to southwest Mitchell county. While this storm was in progress over southern Osborne county, another supercell developed near the town of Osborne. This storm moved northeast across Jewell county from 430 to 545 PM CST, producing hail up to the size of half dollars and possibly a funnel cloud that was reported by a spotter.
Slow-moving 997 mb low pressure was over central Kansas. This low was moving east along a quasi-stationary front that extended from Pennsylvania, across northern Kansas , to Colorado. In the upper-levels, strong southwest flow was over the Central Plains. During the day, a low moved from Utah and Colorado into the Nebraska Panhandle. A subtropical high was over the Gulf of Mexico. There was strong temperature contrast across the front. Temperatures were in the 50s over Nebraska, and in the lower 80s over most of Kansas. Dewpoints over north central Kansas were in the middle 60s to near 70. Mid-level lapse rates were steep (7.5 C/km) resulting in MLCAPE of 2000-3500 J/kg. Deep layer shear was 70-80 kt. The greatest low-level shear and SRH were north of the front where low-level winds were significantly backed. Along and south of the front, 0-3 km SRH was around 150 m2/s2, with 0-1 km SRH around 100 m2/s2. The Significant Tornado Parameter was near 2.

Hail in JEWELL, KANSAS
From 28-MAY-19 17:36:00 to 28-MAY-19 17:36:00 (CST-6)
Location: JEWELL
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Tornado in MITCHELL, KANSAS
From 28-MAY-19 16:57:00 to 28-MAY-19 17:03:00 (CST-6)
Location: TIPTON
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Property damage: 75.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This tornado initially developed in Russell County, tracking northeast through Osborne County and eventually into far western portions of Mitchell County. This at times large tornado was observed by storm spotters, chasers and residents. Along its path, the tornado damaged several power poles, snapped and uprooted trees and overturned a grain cart. Three farmsteads were damaged, including a destroyed grain bin, outbuildings and sheds. The maximum wind speed was estimated to be 118 MPH.

Hail in OSBORNE, KANSAS
From 28-MAY-19 18:34:00 to 28-MAY-19 18:34:00 (CST-6)
Location: COVERT
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in ROOKS, KANSAS
From 28-MAY-19 18:06:00 to 28-MAY-19 18:06:00 (CST-6)
Location: CODELL
Magnitude: 3.00 
Property damage: 300.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

The hailstone 3 inches in diameter was by far the exception, the majority of the hail ranged from pea to quarter size.

Hail in JEWELL, KANSAS
From 28-MAY-19 17:26:00 to 28-MAY-19 17:26:00 (CST-6)
Location: RANDALL
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: State Official

Tornado in OSBORNE, KANSAS
From 28-MAY-19 16:23:00 to 28-MAY-19 16:57:00 (CST-6)
Location: COVERT
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Property damage: 75.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This tornado initially developed in Russell County, tracking northeast into Osborne County around 5:23 PM CDT. This at times large tornado was observed by storm spotters, chasers and residents. Along its path, the tornado damaged several power poles, snapped and uprooted trees and overturned a grain cart. Three farmsteads were damaged, including a destroyed grain bin, outbuildings and sheds. The maximum wind speed was estimated to be 118 MPH.