Storm reports for May 2, 2010

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, May 2, 2010
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 50 hail reports, 29 wind reports and 2 tornado reports in 12 states on May 2, 2010.

in 12 states; 81
Storm reports: About 49 miles from Jackson, MS; 2.75 in
Largest hail: About 6 miles from Des Moines, IA; 75 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF2, near 36.89, -84.73, KY; 2
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports.

Wind report
Tornado and its path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports.

Wind report
Tornado and its path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 2, 2010 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report.

Reports by hour

Hail50, most at 5 PM

Wind29, most at 11 PM

Tornado2, most at 8 AM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
8:35 AM	EF0	Near 36.70, -85.76, KY	5.7 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:25 PM	EF2	Near 36.89, -84.73, KY	0.25 mi long, 100 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
11:15 AM	1.0 in	About 4 miles from Kansas City, MO
1:20 PM	0.75 in	About 31 miles from Kansas City, MO
1:26 PM	0.75 in	About 24 miles from Kansas City, MO
1:27 PM	0.75 in	About 20 miles from Kansas City, MO
1:41 PM	0.88 in	About 24 miles from Kansas City, MO
1:48 PM	0.75 in	About 8 miles from Des Moines, IA
1:50 PM	1.0 in	About 22 miles from Kansas City, MO
2:01 PM	0.75 in	About 6 miles from Des Moines, IA
2:38 PM	0.88 in	About 4 miles from Des Moines, IA
3:52 PM	1.0 in	About 58 miles from Kansas City, MO
4:00 PM	0.75 in	About 15 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:38 PM	1.5 in	About 48 miles from Jackson, MS

Show all 50 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
4:55 PM	1.0 in	Near 33.05, -89.60, MS
5:13 PM	2.5 in	Near 33.23, -89.34, MS
5:18 PM	2.0 in	Near 33.26, -89.29, MS
5:24 PM	1.75 in	Near 33.30, -89.18, MS
5:33 PM	1.75 in	Near 33.36, -89.07, MS
5:38 PM	1.25 in	Near 33.42, -88.95, MS
5:41 PM	1.0 in	Near 33.45, -88.92, MS
5:50 PM	1.25 in	Near 33.46, -88.84, MS
5:55 PM	1.0 in	About 20 miles from Jackson, MS
6:05 PM	2.0 in	About 35 miles from Jackson, MS
6:13 PM	1.25 in	About 41 miles from Jackson, MS
6:25 PM	2.75 in	About 49 miles from Jackson, MS
6:30 PM	2.0 in	About 52 miles from Jackson, MS
6:30 PM	2.75 in	About 58 miles from Jackson, MS
6:43 PM	1.75 in	Near 32.92, -89.29, MS
6:43 PM	2.0 in	Near 32.96, -89.34, MS
6:55 PM	1.0 in	Near 33.02, -89.10, MS
7:03 PM	1.5 in	Near 33.12, -89.07, MS
7:30 PM	1.75 in	Near 33.36, -88.69, MS
7:31 PM	1.0 in	Near 33.42, -88.64, MS
7:50 PM	1.0 in	About 54 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
7:55 PM	0.75 in	About 34 miles from Kansas City, MO
8:06 PM	1.0 in	About 52 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
8:11 PM	1.75 in	About 46 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
8:19 PM	1.0 in	About 35 miles from Kansas City, MO
8:34 PM	0.75 in	About 52 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
8:37 PM	1.75 in	About 52 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
8:51 PM	1.0 in	About 59 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
9:55 PM	0.88 in	About 54 miles from Kansas City, MO
11:15 PM	1.0 in	About 13 miles from Kansas City, MO
11:15 PM	1.0 in	About 4 miles from Kansas City, MO
11:20 PM	0.88 in	About 12 miles from Kansas City, MO
11:47 PM	0.88 in	About 5 miles from Kansas City, MO
12:10 AM	0.75 in	About 11 miles from Kansas City, MO
12:13 AM	1.0 in	About 9 miles from Kansas City, MO
12:13 AM	1.0 in	About 9 miles from Kansas City, MO
12:29 AM	0.75 in	About 7 miles from Kansas City, MO
12:58 AM	0.88 in	Near 39.91, -93.96, MO

Time	Gust	Where
7:28 AM	64 mph	About 2 miles from Nashville, TN
8:20 AM	63 mph	About 58 miles from Nashville, TN
8:30 AM	58 mph	Near 34.16, -88.78, MS
9:05 AM	58 mph	Near 34.38, -88.68, MS
9:22 AM	58 mph	Near 36.57, -85.53, TN
9:42 AM	63 mph	Near 35.59, -87.59, TN
10:36 AM	63 mph	Near 31.68, -89.14, MS
10:53 AM	49 mph	About 31 miles from Birmingham, AL
1:34 PM	60 mph	About 9 miles from Memphis, TN
1:55 PM	60 mph	Near 36.67, -85.80, KY
2:15 PM	58 mph	About 53 miles from Nashville, TN
2:27 PM	69 mph	Near 35.44, -87.47, TN

Show all 29 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
2:52 PM	75 mph	About 6 miles from Des Moines, IA
3:08 PM	71 mph	About 51 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:02 PM	61 mph	Near 42.05, -94.78, IA
5:20 PM	58 mph	Near 36.38, -85.32, TN
5:45 PM	58 mph	About 21 miles from Hagerstown, MD
6:15 PM	58 mph	Near 39.35, -79.68, WV
6:15 PM	58 mph	Near 39.47, -79.68, WV
7:11 PM	74 mph	Near 40.67, -94.72, IA
10:39 PM	60 mph	About 14 miles from Allentown, PA
10:55 PM	64 mph	About 39 miles from Huntsville, AL
11:00 PM	58 mph	About 34 miles from Birmingham, AL
11:49 PM	58 mph	About 21 miles from Trenton, NJ
11:52 PM	58 mph	About 22 miles from Trenton, NJ
11:53 PM	40 mph	About 16 miles from Atlanta, GA
3:54 AM	58 mph	About 41 miles from Columbus, GA
4:24 AM	58 mph	About 38 miles from Columbus, GA
4:46 AM	58 mph	About 26 miles from Hagerstown, MD

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Mississippi	25	22	3	0
Missouri	11	11	0	0
Alabama	10	5	5	0
Iowa	8	4	4	0
Kansas	8	8	0	0
Tennessee	8	0	8	0
Kentucky	3	0	1	2
New Jersey	2	0	2	0
Pennsylvania	2	0	2	0
West Virginia	2	0	2	0
Georgia	1	0	1	0
Maryland	1	0	1	0

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

City	Largest hail	Highest gust
Kansas City, MO	1.0 in	None
Des Moines, IA	0.88 in	75 mph
Allentown, PA	None	60 mph
Memphis, TN	None	60 mph
Nashville, TN	None	64 mph

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.