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The outflow from this complex of storms was expected to also trigger additional severe thunderstorms within an environment favorable for large hail and strong winds near the Gulf Coast. The southern storm also took the roof off an equipment shed. The strongest of the ten tornadoes was an F3tornado that hit parts of northeastern Oklahoma City, triggering a tornado emergency and marking the second consecutive day that tornadoes impacted the Oklahoma City area; this tornado was also the strongest tornado of the day. [255] One person was injured in Paducah by the hailstorm; this was the first reported hail-related injury in the warning area of National Weather Service Paducah, Kentucky since 1994. While moving across this deadly and destructive path, the tornado severely damaged numerous modular and wood framed homes, barns and outbuildings. *Tornado risk is calculated from the destruction path that has occured within 30 miles of the . Current Hazards "Just to look out this way and see nothing there. While the Cedar County courthouse appeared to be all right, many storefronts no longer were distinguishable. From the Neosho and Crawford County line, or six miles north northwest of McCune F-2, damage was observed as the tornado moved east northeast until it reached about two miles south of Girard were the tornado intensified. In Polk County, two miles north of Dunnegan, a dairy farm sustained high F-1 damage, with trees sheared off and barn roofs blown off. However, the tornado quickly grew in size and intensity, causing F3damage to two homes south of Parallel Parkway near Interstate 435 and expanding to a width of over 500yd (460m). All NOAA. [259] The same storms persisted into southern Maryland, downing trees in the La Plata area and St. Mary's County. Cemetery List, Remember these are only partial lists, that have been contributed for this web site.. Regional Max/Min Temp and Precip. Tornado watches were issued and remained in effect for various parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Tennessee during the early morning hours of May5 as conditions supported both the persistence of preexisting supercell thunderstorms and the development of new storms.