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19:08Z EF1 KSRX AR Polk Mountain Fork An EF1 tornado blew the roof off a metal barn, destroyed a shed, damaged the roof of a house, and blew down many large trees.
20:00Z EF2 KSRX AR Montgomery Huddleston An EF2 tornado blew the roof off one house and damaged another. A number of outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped off. Two people were injured.
20:03Z EF1 KSRX AR Pike Kirby An EF1 tornado blew down timber and deer stands.
20:08Z EF0 KTLX OK Payne Perkins Tornado reported via KWTV. Tornado was brief and only lasted 30 seconds. No damage was reported and the location was estimated.
20:15Z EF0 KTLX OK Payne Ripley Tornado was reported by KWTV. No damage was reported.
20:16Z EF1 KSRX AR Pike Rosboro Some trees were blown down. The tornado exited Pike County 1.5 miles northeast of Rosboro and entered Clark County 2.3 miles northwest of Amity. This is the first segment of a four-segment tornado.
20:17Z EF2 KSRX AR Clark Amity This tornado exited Pike County 1.5 miles northeast of Rosboro and entered Clark County 2.3 miles northwest of Amity. In Clark County, the tornado destroyed a mobile home, injuring five people. Four houses had minor damage. A large metal building was badly damaged. Many trees were uprooted or snapped off; one of the trees fell on a house. The tornado exited Clark County 3.2 miles west-northwest of Elm and entered Montgomery County 2.1 miles east-southeast of Welsh. This is the second segment of a four-segment tornado.
20:26Z EF0 KTLX OK Payne Ripley Tornado was reported by a storm chaser via Spotter Network and by broadcast media. A large revolving bowl wall cloud with debris was noted. No damage was reported.
20:27Z EF1 KLZK AR Montgomery Welsh This tornado exited Clark County 3.2 miles west-northwest of Elm and entered Montgomery County 2.1 miles east-southeast of Welsh. In Montgomery County, trees were snapped off or uprooted. The tornado exited Montgomery County 4.2 miles east-northeast of Welsh and entered Hot Spring County 1.6 miles west of Bonnerdale. This is the third segment of a four-segment tornado.
20:34Z EF1 KLZK AR Hot Spring Bonnerdale This tornado exited Montgomery County 4.2 miles east-northeast of Welsh and entered Hot Spring County 1.6 miles west of Bonnerdale. In Hot Spring County, trees were uprooted. This is the fourth segment of a four-segment tornado.
20:35Z EF1 KSRX OK Mccurtain Plunkettville A supercell thunderstorm moved through McCurtain county on the afternoon of May 30th. The storm produced an EF1 tornado about 6 miles southeast of Watson, Oklahoma. The tornado mainly uprooted and snapped trees. A tree fell on a home in this rural community, causing damage to the roof. The tornado then crossed over the state line into Arkansas about 3 miles southwest of Cove, Arkansas. Please see the report from WFO Little Rock on the continuation of this tornado.
20:35Z EF1 KLZK AR Garland Lake Ouachita East A waterspout developed in Lake Ouachita, north of the Brady Mountain area. Its starting point was determined based on videos and interviews with witnesses. The waterspout moved onshore, becoming a tornado, about 1.5 miles east of Lena Landing. Huge trees were blown down or snapped off on Air National Guard Cove. The falling trees damaged a house and a number of cabins, with some of the cabins having holes poked in their roofs. Farther away from the lake, a lessening number of trees were blown down.
20:37Z EF0 KTLX OK Payne Cushing Tornado was reported via Spotter Network. Brief spin up tornado near Cushing. No damage was reported.
20:44Z EF2 KSRX AR Polk Cove This tornado exited McCurtain County, Oklahoma, 1.4 miles southeast of Plunkettville and entered Polk County, Arkansas, 3 miles southwest of Cove. In Arkansas, several mobile homes were damaged, including one that was crushed by a large tree and another that rolled over onto two vehicles. Trees were blown down onto a house, and a barn was destroyed. Several houses suffered roof damage. Numerous large trees, power lines, and power poles were blown down. Two cars were crushed by falling trees. Five people were injured.
20:49Z EF1 KLZK AR Garland Maddox An EF1 tornado damaged several houses, mostly on their roofs, but one house lost a room that had been added on. A mobile home and two travel trailers were destroyed, and another mobile home had one end torn off. A few barns and outbuildings were destroyed. A falling tree crushed a van and another went through the roof of a mobile home. Numerous large trees were snapped off or blown down.
21:01Z EF0 KTLX OK Creek Oilton Storm chasers reported a brief tornado over open country. No known damage resulted from this tornado.
21:10Z EF1 KDVN IA Muscatine Conesville Large trees were snapped and uprooted along the path. The roof of a mobile home was partially blown off. The wind speed with this tornado were estimated to be around 95 mph.
21:32Z EF1 KSRX AR Polk Wickes An EF1 tornado caused a mobile home and a horse trailer to be crushed by falling trees. Shingles were blown off a house. The metal roof was blown off a shed. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped off.
21:44Z EF0 KDVN IL Rock Island Andalusia An EF1 tornado touched down in Andalusia, IL around 445 pm CDT and traveled north-northeast. This weak tornado crossed the Mississippi River into Scott County and moved through eastern sections of Buffalo, IA. Wind speeds were estimated to be 95 mph. Some large trees were snapped and uprooted along the path. Some of the fallen trees fell onto houses.
21:45Z EF1 KDVN IA Scott Buffalo An EF1 tornado touched down in Andalusia, IL around 445 pm CDT and traveled north-northeast. This weak tornado crossed the Mississippi River from Rock Island County and moved into Scott County, IA through eastern sections of Buffalo, IA, affecting a few houses. The primary impact was to the parks on the eastern edge of town. Wind speeds were estimated to be 95 mph. Some large trees were snapped and uprooted along the path. Some of the fallen trees fell onto houses.
22:35Z EF0 KDVN IL Whiteside Portland Corners An EF0 tornado briefly touched down about 2 miles southwest of Prophetstown, IL around 535 pm CDT. Wind speeds were estimated to be about 70 mph. No damage was reported.
22:58Z EF0 KTLX OK Garvin Pernell Brief rain wrapped tornado was reported via Spotter Network. No damage was reported.
23:10Z EF1 KSRX AR Montgomery Cox Spgs An EF1 tornado uprooted trees and blew down part of a hay barn.
23:49Z EF0 KINX OK Mayes Mazie Storm chasers photographed a brief tornado over open country. No known damage resulted from this tornado.
23:54Z EF0 KINX OK Mayes Mazie Storm chasers photographed a brief tornado over open country. No known damage resulted from this tornado.
00:08Z EF0 KINX OK Mayes Mazie Storm chasers photographed a tornado over open country. No known damage resulted from this tornado.
00:24Z EF1 KINX OK Mayes Murphy This tornado snapped a couple trees and uprooted several others. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 95 to 105 mph.
00:46Z EF1 KLZK AR Saline Reform An EF1 tornado took part of the roof off a church and damaged the roofs of several nearby houses. The front of an old motor home was badly damaged by pieces of the church roof flying off. Several outbuildings were damaged or destroyed, and trees were blown down.
01:40Z EF1 KINX OK Tulsa Broken Arrow This is the first of two segments for this tornado. This tornado developed south of E 96th Street South and west of S 16th Street where it damaged roofs of homes, snapped or uprooted large trees, and destroyed barns as it moved northeast. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 100 to 110 mph. The tornado continued into Wagoner County, crossing County Line Road near E 94th Street South.
01:41Z EF2 KINX OK Wagoner Broken Arrow This is the second and final segment of this tornado. As the tornado crossed into Wagoner County south of E 91st Street South it blew down trees and damaged barns. Roofs of homes were damaged as it crossed E 91st Street South near S 199th E Avenue, where it also snapped trees and damaged barns. The tornado turned more east crossing open fields and the Muskogee Turnpike. A gas station, several metal buildings, and a small wood-framed building was damaged as it crossed Highway 51. ||The tornado appeared to intensify as it approached and crossed S 225th E Avenue where several homes were severely damaged. The most pronounced damage followed as the tornado moved into a subdivision north of E 91st Street South, where the second floor of one home was destroyed. Several other homes in this neighborhood sustained major damage to their roofs and exterior walls. The tornado continued to move eastward, crossing the Muskogee Turnpike where it snapped numerous large trees. Two school buildings lost a number of windows as the tornado approached S 257th E Avenue. A home was damaged and a large outbuilding was destroyed in this area. Trees were snapped along and near Joy Avenue before the tornado dissipated.||Maximum estimated wind in this segment of this tornado based on this damage was 125 to 135 mph.
02:13Z EF1 KLZK AR Pulaski Maumelle A brief EF1 tornado blew in the north doors of a metal building and pushed out the south wall. A mobile home was moved off its foundation. Numerous trees were snapped off or uprooted.
02:36Z EF1 KLZK AR Grant Tull A brief EF1 tornado caused damage, mainly to trees. However, one of these trees killed a 33 year-old man when it fell on his car. He was driving on Main St./Arkansas 291 in Tull on his way to work. This was the first tornado fatality in Grant County in more than 60 years. A few houses had minor roof damage.
05:20Z EF1 KSGF MO Howell Olden A tornado uprooted numerous trees along its 4 mile path. Several bales of hay were picked up and thrown. An outbuilding was destroyed near a dairy farm. The width of the path was estimated about a quarter of a mile wide. Estimated maximum winds were up to 100 mph.
05:25Z EF1 KLZK AR Monroe Allendale A brief EF1 tornado uprooted or snapped numerous trees in a cemetery, and an adjacent building suffered roof damage.
05:50Z EF1 KLZK AR Monroe Brinkley Meml Arpt An EF1 tornado began around Greenlee Park on the east side of Brinkley and moved mostly to the north. It took the roof off a house, slightly injuring a person inside. A few other buildings had minor roof damage. Trees were uprooted or snapped off. The tornado continued into St. Francis County 2.5 miles west-southwest of Wheatley.
05:55Z EF1 KLZK AR St. Francis Wheatley A weak tornado crossed from Monroe County into St. Francis County. A few trees and power lines were knocked down. Two tractor trailers were blown off Interstate 40 before the tornado lifted.
11:05Z EF1 KNQA TN Tipton Avrett The tornado touched down on Mount Lebanon Road and tracked east destroying two homes. The wind moved cars and trucks a significant amount. There was also damage to grain bins and trees were knocked down. A shop was destroyed.

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