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19:45Z EF0 KDDC OK Beaver Balko Report of tornado on the ground 1 mile south and 2 miles west of Balko. Brief touchdown. Less than a minute.
20:04Z EF0 KAMA TX Hansford Spearman Brief tornado touchdown for one minute.
21:39Z EF0 KAMA TX Donley Jericho Tornado on the ground observed by NWS Employee.
21:42Z EF0 KMPX WI Polk Clear Lake A powerful thunderstorm tracked across northwest Wisconsin during the the early evening of 05/16/17. The tornado produced a strong, long track tornado that first developed over southeastern Polk County, 5 miles south of Clayton. It damaged a couple farmsteads in Polk County then tracked mostly eastward across southern Barron and southern Rusk counties.
21:43Z EF0 KUEX NE Fillmore Exeter A brief landspout tornado touched down northeast of Exeter. Damage was minimal along its short path, with some tin taken off a roof and an auger turned over. The maximum wind speed was estimated to be 70 MPH.
21:44Z EF2 KMPX WI Barron Reeve The tornado first developed over southeastern Polk County, then tracked mostly east-northeast across southern Barron before moving into Rusk County and eventually Price County. In Barron County, the tornado hit numerous farmsteads, devastating barns and other outbuildings. The hardest hit area in Barron County was just north of Chetek, WI, where high-end EF2 damage was found. A number of mobile homes were completely demolished, and this is where the one fatality occurred. After that, several turkey barns were leveled, and then multiple homes were hit hard near Prairie Lake, especially those on the eastern shore.
21:53Z EF0 KAMA TX Wheeler Lela Tornado observed by storm chaser.
22:16Z EF1 KAMA TX Wheeler Lela Brief tornado touched down and caused tree damage and damage to a powerline off of County Road 9 in rural Wheeler County.
22:25Z EF2 KAMA TX Wheeler Twitty Multiple reports of a tornado from NWS Employee and storm chasers. This tornado touched down around 525 pm CDT 5 miles south southwest of wheeler. The tornado moved northeast and was on the ground for approximately 9.1 miles and around 19 minutes.
22:38Z EF3 KDLH WI Rusk Weyerhaeuser The long-track tornado continued from Barron County into Rusk County and produced EF3 damage in the Conrath area. It entered Rusk County with an east-northeast track, but shortly thereafter began a gradual turn to the east and barely missed the village of Weyerhaeuser. Soon after passing Weyerhaeuser, it even turned a little toward the east-southeast (this happened at about 45.4063, -91.3583). The tornado then barely missed the village of Conrath. North of Conrath, however, the tornado leveled a house, and this is where the EF3 damage took place. Elsewhere, the tornado destroyed numerous sheds, outbuildings and garages and thousands of trees across the county. The tornado continued into southwestern Price County where it only produced EF0 damage and dissipated at 18:10 CST at 45.3916, -90.4919.
22:45Z EF0 KFDR TX Collingsworth Lutie Tornado reported on the ground by storm chasers in the area.
22:49Z EF1 KDDC KS Clark Minneola The tornado did damage to vehicles, power lines and a small outbuildings.
22:50Z EF0 KFDR TX Collingsworth Lutie Tornado reported on the ground by storm chasers in the area.
23:08Z EFU KFDR OK Beckham Erick The Erick Fire Department and storm chasers observed a tornado south of the entrance to Sandy Sanders Wildlife Management Area on State Highway 30. No damage was reported.
23:18Z EF2 KFDR OK Roger Mills Reydon Firefighters observed a tornado develop about 6 miles south of Reydon at 6:18 pm CDT. Power poles were snapped along SH-30. The roof of a barn was removed and additional power poles were snapped as the tornado moved northeast between SH-30 and SH-47. Numerous power poles were snapped near SH-47. The tornado moved northeast, then east-northeast snapping additional power poles, uprooting trees, took the roof off a ranch hotel, and turned over a 16-foot grain feeder that was full of grain. Damage costs are a rough estimate.
23:23Z EFU KFDR OK Beckham Erick An NWS employee observed a tornado from an occluded mesocyclone to the south-southeast of Erick. The tornado was observed for about two minutes. No damage was reported and the specific path is estimated.
23:36Z EF0 KGLD NE Perkins Venango A retired NWS employee witnessed a brief tornado embedded in rain 5 miles west southwest of Brandon. The tornado was visible for less than one minute. No damage was reported.
23:45Z EF1 KFDR OK Roger Mills Roll A tornado damaged the water tank off a well site and blew over a cottonwood tree between Roll and Strong City.
23:46Z EF2 KFDR OK Beckham Carter The Elk City tornado initially developed near the North Fork of the Red River about 3 miles northwest of Carter. Damage was primarily to trees and power poles for the first few miles as it moved northeast approaching State Highway 34.||One fatality occurred on State Highway 34 (Merritt Road) south of State Highway 152 when his vehicle was impacted by the tornado. According to law enforcement, the victim had been in a mobile home, then left in his vehicle to try and find more substantial shelter. He had returned to his mobile home and it's believed he was still in the vehicle when the tornado hit.||Moving northeast, permanent homes and mobile homes were damaged, and damage continued to power poles and trees. About two miles southwest of Elk City Reservoir, damage intensity with persistent EF-2 damage into Elk City as the tornado continued northeast over Elk City Reservoir and through a neighborhood on south side of Elk City just west of State Highway 6. Numerous homes were damaged and mobile homes damaged or destroyed from southwest of Elk City Reservoir through the south side of Elk City. The tornado continued moving east-northeast out of Elk City and moved into Washita County. ||Damage assessments found 66 homes destroyed (62 in Elk City) and 140 homes damaged (126 in Elk City). In addition, 3 businesses were destroyed and 5 businesses were damaged by the tornado. Damage costs are a rough estimate.
23:56Z EF0 KARX WI Price Kennan A supercell thunderstorm tracked across northwest Wisconsin during the late afternoon and early evening of 5/16/2017. The storm produced a strong, 83-mile-long track tornado which affected 4 Wisconsin counties (Polk, Barron, Rusk, and Price). The tornado developed at 4:42 pm over southeastern Polk County, east of Clear Lake, then moved east-northeastward across southern Barron County, and then east across southern Rusk counties into southwest Price County. The tornado tore across the Prairie Lake Estate 50-unit mobile home park halfway between Chetek and Cameron in Barron County. Dozens of mobile homes were destroyed and damaged from high-end EF-2 wind speeds. About a couple dozen people were injured, one seriously, and one adult man lost his life. The most intense damage was north of the Village of Conrath in Rusk County. A family home was completely destroyed down to the foundation, which resulted in an EF rating of 3 (140 mph). The remainder of the tornado's path ranged from EF0 to EF1 with mainly tree damage and occasional structural damage. The damage in Price County, along the last miles of its track, was EF0. The tornado dissipated at 7:10 pm. The tornado lasted 2 hours and 28 minutes.||As of June 2017, this was Wisconsin's longest tracked tornado on record since modern National Weather Service tornado records were established in 1950.
00:12Z EF2 KFDR OK Washita Canute The Elk City tornado moved into Washita County and moved northeast about 3 miles before dissipating. Three outbuildings were damaged or destroyed and one house received minor damage. Otherwise, damage was primarily to trees and power lines in Washita County. Damage costs were roughly estimated.
00:59Z EF1 KDDC KS Pawnee Ray The tornado did EF1 damage in Pawnee county but became stronger as it moved into Pawnee Rock in Barton County.
01:12Z EF0 KGRB WI Oneida Enterprise A brief tornado uprooted several hundred pine trees (DI 28, DOD 3) just north of Highway Q near the Oneida County/Langlade County line, about 9.5 miles west-southwest of Pelican Lake. The EF0 tornado was on the ground for less than a minute and had an average width of 100 yards.
01:14Z EF3 KDDC KS Barton Pawnee Rock This long track tornado moved in from Pawnee County. Law Enforcement reported the tornado just south of the county line near Pawnee Rock and then followed it as it moved to the NE. The tornado moved through the west side of Pawnee Rock causing sporadic EF1 and isolated EF2 damage to several homes and one school type facility. The tornado continued to move to the NNE causing EF2 damage to a couple of homes on West Barton County Road. One residence was a mobile home that lost the far east side of the structure and all roofing material. One injury was noted at that location as they did not seek shelter. The home just to the west lost the east half of structure with the occupants seeking refuge in the basement. Of note, a Ford F-150 was thrown or rolled approximately 75 to hundred yards away from its original location. Further to the NE, the tornado strengthened considerably as noted by complete destruction of an 1890 farm house. With the age of the home and no anchoring being present due to the structure resting on cinder blocks along with a lack of debarking, a higher rating could not be justified though the amount of devastation to the structure itself pointed towards a possible higher rating. Three occupants sought refuge in the basement and were unharmed. The next door neighbor's home was also considerably damaged with all of the structure being demolished except for one corner section. The tornado then continued to the NE over open country damaging trees and power lines along the way before dissipating NW of Hoisington. A total of 44 parcels were affected. Ten homes were deemed total losses. The estimated property value losses were estimated at $658,000.
01:48Z EF0 KDDC KS Barton Susank Brief touchdown over open country.
06:24Z EF1 KUEX NE Clay Ong A brief EF-1 tornado touched down northeast of Edgar. The tornado remained on the ground for approximately 2 miles, resulting in damage to 2 farmsteads. The damage was confined mainly to outbuildings and trees. A few center irrigation pivots were also damaged along its path. The maximum wind speed was estimated to be 90 MPH.

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