List of United States tornadoes in May 2013 explained

This is a list of all tornadoes that were confirmed by local offices of the National Weather Service in the United States in May 2013.

May

May 8 event

List of confirmed tornadoes – Wednesday, May 8, 2013

EF#	Location	County / Parish	State	Start Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Max width	Summary
bgcolor=#	EF0	E of Lamar	Prowers	CO		1954 – 1959	0.1abbr=onNaNabbr=on	75abbr=onNaNabbr=on	A landspout tornado lasted for about five minutes but caused no damage.[5]
bgcolor=#	EF0	NW of Mayfield	Yankton	SD		2200 – 2203	0.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on	25abbr=onNaNabbr=on	A brief landspout tornado was caught on camera but caused no damage.[6]
bgcolor=#	EF0	NW of Aspermont	Stonewall	TX		2255	0.01abbr=onNaNabbr=on	40abbr=onNaNabbr=on	A very brief tornado was reported by a storm chaser but caused no damage.[7]
bgcolor=#	EF0	NE of Jerome	Jerome	ID		2320 – 2325	1abbr=onNaNabbr=on	20abbr=onNaNabbr=on	A brief tornado caused no damage.[8]
bgcolor=#	EF0	NNE of Catherine (1st tornado)	Ellis	KS		2330 – 2335	0.66abbr=onNaNabbr=on	100abbr=onNaNabbr=on	This tornado occurred simultaneously with the following tornado, causing no damage.[9]
bgcolor=#	EF0	NNE of Catherine (2nd tornado)	Ellis	KS		2330 – 2332	0.21abbr=onNaNabbr=on	50abbr=onNaNabbr=on	This tornado occurred simultaneously with the previous tornado, causing no damage.[10]
bgcolor=#	EF0	N of Gorham	Russell	KS		2339 – 2342	0.41abbr=onNaNabbr=on	50abbr=onNaNabbr=on	A nearly stationary rope tornado touched down after the merger of two funnels that produced the previous two tornadoes. No damage was reported.[11]
bgcolor=#	EF0	SE of Minco	Grady	OK		0118	0.1abbr=onNaNabbr=on	50abbr=onNaNabbr=on	A brief tornado was reported by a storm chaser and seen live KWTV. No damage was reported.[12]

May 9 event

List of confirmed tornadoes – Thursday, May 9, 2013

EF#	Location	County / Parish	State	Start Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Max width	Summary
bgcolor=#	EF0	S of Stoughton	Norfolk	MA		2031 – 2033	0.38abbr=onNaNabbr=on	50abbr=onNaNabbr=on	A brief tornado touched down near a car dealership and was caught on camera. Three RVs, weighing about 5000lb each, were pushed back about 6feet into a chain-link fence. A trailer was lifted about 15feet and thrown into a light pole, but it landed back on its wheels with minimal damage. A 15feetby20feetft (byft) aluminum door was blown out of a garage at the dealership and ceiling tiles were lifted from the dealership. Two pine trees were downed before the tornado dissipated. This tornado formed from a cold-air funnel, the majority of which do not touch down.[13]
bgcolor=#	EF0	Snyder	Kiowa	OK		2200	0.1abbr=onNaNabbr=on	10abbr=onNaNabbr=on	A brief, weak landspout tornado caused minor damage to a carport.[14]
bgcolor=#	EF0	NE of Lostine	Wallowa	OR		2230 – 2235	0.1abbr=onNaNabbr=on	10abbr=onNaNabbr=on	A brief tornado caused no damage.[15]
bgcolor=#	EF0	N of Owaneco	Christian	IL		2241 – 2242	0.55abbr=onNaNabbr=on	20abbr=onNaNabbr=on	No damage was reported.[16]
bgcolor=#	EF0	SW of Altus	Jackson	OK		2321	0.1abbr=onNaNabbr=on	20abbr=onNaNabbr=on	A brief landspout tornado caused no damage.[17]
bgcolor=#	EF0	S of Terre Haute	Vigo	IN		0014 – 0015	0.14abbr=onNaNabbr=on	20abbr=onNaNabbr=on	A brief tornado that was observed by a storm spotter downed several trees.[18]
bgcolor=#	EF0	SE of Terre Haute	Vigo	IN		0024 – 0025	0.15abbr=onNaNabbr=on	20abbr=onNaNabbr=on	A tornado was observed by the Riley Fire Department west of Riley. It destroyed a small storage shed and downed several trees.[19]
bgcolor=#	EF0	NW of Singer	Beauregard	LA		0435 – 0438	1.04abbr=onNaNabbr=on	20abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Numerous pine trees were downed, several of which fell on power lines.[20]

May 21 event

See also: List of tornadoes in the tornado outbreak of May 18–21, 2013.

List of confirmed tornadoes – Tuesday, May 21, 2013

EF#	Location	County / Parish	State	Start Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Max width	Summary
bgcolor=#	EF0	E of Roachdale	Putnam	IN		0629 – 0631	1.05abbr=onNaNabbr=on	100abbr=onNaNabbr=on	A brief tornado damaged a barn and a shed, flipped an irrigation system, and downed several trees.[22]
bgcolor=#	EF0	WNW of North Salem	Hendricks	IN		0634 – 0635	0.13abbr=onNaNabbr=on	30abbr=onNaNabbr=on	A brief tornado caused damage to a home and a barn and downed several trees.[23]

May 23 event

List of confirmed tornadoes – Thursday, May 23, 2013

EF#	Location	County / Parish	State	Start Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Max width	Summary
bgcolor=#	EF0	ESE of Lockney	Floyd	TX		1853	0.01abbr=onNaNabbr=on	30abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Multiple storm chasers observed a brief landspout tornado; no damage was reported.[24]
bgcolor=#	EF0	E of Lockney	Floyd	TX		1922	0.01abbr=onNaNabbr=on	30abbr=onNaNabbr=on	The Floydada Fire Department personnel observed a brief landspout tornado; no damage was reported.[25]
bgcolor=#	EF0	E of Floydada	Floyd	TX		1930–1935	0.67abbr=onNaNabbr=on	50abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Multiple storm chasers observed a landspout tornado. It remained over open country, causing no damage.[26]
bgcolor=#	EF1	NNE of Girard	Dickens	TX		2115 – 2125	1.94abbr=onNaNabbr=on	300abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Trees were downed over open country east of Spur.[27]
bgcolor=#	EF0	Eastern Rotan	Fisher	TX		2312–2318	1abbr=onNaNabbr=on	175abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Trees were downed and a few structures suffered minor roof damage.[28]

May 25 event

List of confirmed tornadoes – Saturday, May 25, 2013

EF#	Location	County / Parish	State	Start Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Max width	Summary
bgcolor=#	EF0	SW of La Vernia	Wilson	TX		0845 – 0846	0.3abbr=onNaNabbr=on	50abbr=onNaNabbr=on	A brief tornado damaged about 12 homes and aluminum carports in the Country Garden and Woodcreek communities of La Vernia.[29]
bgcolor=#	EF0	WSW of Live Oak	Bexar	TX		1025 – 1027	0.4abbr=onNaNabbr=on	100abbr=onNaNabbr=on	A brief tornado caused minor damage to homes in suburban areas. The facade of a medical building was entirely torn off, while a hospital sustained damage to windows, doors, and rooftop air conditioning units. An aluminum storage shed was picked up and thrown over the top of two houses. Trees and power lines were downed as well.[30]
bgcolor=#	EF0	NNE of Victoria	Victoria	TX		1847 – 1852	1.25abbr=onNaNabbr=on	25abbr=onNaNabbr=on	A tornado was reported and confirmed by multiple photographs; it remained in an open field and caused no damage.[31]

May 31 event

See also

• Tornadoes of 2013
• List of United States tornadoes from March to April 2013
• List of United States tornadoes from June to July 2013

Notes and References

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3. National Weather Service in Hanford, California. [California Event Report: EF0 Tornado]]. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2013. February 4, 2023.
4. Web site: Storm Events Database - Event Details | National Centers for Environmental Information. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2013. February 3, 2023.
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6. Web site: Storm Events Database - Event Details | National Centers for Environmental Information. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2013. February 3, 2023.
7. Web site: Storm Events Database - Event Details | National Centers for Environmental Information. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2013. February 3, 2023.
8. Web site: Storm Events Database - Event Details | National Centers for Environmental Information. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2013. February 3, 2023.
9. Web site: Storm Events Database - Event Details | National Centers for Environmental Information. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2013. February 3, 2023.
10. Web site: Storm Events Database - Event Details | National Centers for Environmental Information. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2013. February 3, 2023.
11. Web site: Storm Events Database - Event Details | National Centers for Environmental Information. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2013. February 3, 2023.
12. Web site: Storm Events Database - Event Details | National Centers for Environmental Information. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2013. February 3, 2023.
13. Web site: National Weather Service Office in Boston, Massachusetts. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. May 10, 2013. September 9, 2013. Tornado Confirmed In Stoughton In Norfolk County MA. Web site: Storm Events Database - Event Details | National Centers for Environmental Information. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2013. February 3, 2023.
14. Web site: Storm Events Database - Event Details | National Centers for Environmental Information. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2013. February 3, 2023.
15. Web site: Storm Events Database - Event Details | National Centers for Environmental Information. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2013. February 3, 2023.
16. Web site: Storm Events Database - Event Details | National Centers for Environmental Information. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2013. February 3, 2023.
17. Web site: Storm Events Database - Event Details | National Centers for Environmental Information. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2013. February 3, 2023.
18. Web site: Storm Events Database - Event Details | National Centers for Environmental Information. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2013. February 3, 2023.
19. Web site: Storm Events Database - Event Details | National Centers for Environmental Information. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2013. February 3, 2023.
20. Web site: Storm Events Database - Event Details | National Centers for Environmental Information. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2013. February 3, 2023.
21. Web site: Storm Events Database - Event Details | National Centers for Environmental Information. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2013. February 3, 2023.
22. Web site: Storm Events Database - Event Details | National Centers for Environmental Information. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2013. February 3, 2023.
23. Web site: Storm Events Database - Event Details | National Centers for Environmental Information. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2013. February 3, 2023.
24. National Weather Service in Lubbock, Texas. [Texas Event Report: EF0 Tornado]]. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2013. February 4, 2023.
25. National Weather Service in Lubbock, Texas. [Texas Event Report: EF0 Tornado]]. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2013. February 4, 2023.
26. National Weather Service in Lubbock, Texas. [Texas Event Report: EF0 Tornado]]. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2013. February 4, 2023.
27. National Weather Service in Lubbock, Texas. [Texas Event Report: EF1 Tornado]]. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2013. February 4, 2023.
28. National Weather Service in San Angelo, Texas. [Texas Event Report: EF0 Tornado]]. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2013. February 4, 2023.
29. National Weather Service in Austin, Texas. [Texas Event Report: EF0 Tornado]]. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2013. February 4, 2023.
30. National Weather Service in Austin, Texas. [Texas Event Report: EF0 Tornado]]. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2013. February 4, 2023.
31. National Weather Service in Corpus Christi, Texas. [Texas Event Report: EF0 Tornado]]. National Centers for Environmental Information. 2013. February 4, 2023.