Storm reports for May 8, 2011

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, May 8, 2011
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 34 hail reports, 4 wind reports and 1 tornado report in 5 states on May 8, 2011.

in 5 states; 39
Storm reports: About 13 miles from Wichita Falls, TX; 1.75 in
Largest hail: Near 43.81, -99.37, SD; 81 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF0, near 43.83, -100.17, SD; 1
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 8, 2011 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report.

Reports by hour

Hail34, most at 6 PM

Wind4, most at 9 PM

Tornado1, most at 8 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
8:03 PM	EF0	Near 43.83, -100.17, SD	0.09 mi long, 10 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
7:40 AM	1.25 in	Near 44.23, -97.78, SD
8:21 AM	1.0 in	About 56 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
8:35 AM	0.88 in	About 53 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
8:58 AM	0.88 in	About 51 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
5:37 PM	1.0 in	Near 45.73, -97.09, SD
5:50 PM	0.88 in	About 52 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
6:07 PM	0.88 in	About 46 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
6:13 PM	1.0 in	About 48 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
6:39 PM	1.0 in	About 48 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
6:53 PM	1.75 in	About 13 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
6:58 PM	0.88 in	About 31 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
7:26 PM	0.88 in	About 18 miles from Wichita Falls, TX

Show all 34 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
7:55 PM	0.75 in	About 4 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
7:57 PM	1.25 in	About 3 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
8:02 PM	0.88 in	About 2 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
8:03 PM	1.0 in	About 3 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
8:10 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.81, -100.06, SD
8:40 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.91, -100.06, SD
8:50 PM	1.5 in	Near 43.76, -100.06, SD
9:01 PM	1.75 in	Near 43.79, -100.06, SD
10:18 PM	1.75 in	Near 44.05, -98.27, SD
12:05 AM	1.25 in	Near 45.14, -97.47, SD
12:40 AM	1.5 in	Near 45.34, -97.20, SD
1:06 AM	1.0 in	Near 45.22, -97.04, SD
1:58 AM	1.0 in	Near 45.81, -96.50, MN
2:20 AM	1.0 in	Near 45.89, -96.23, MN
2:47 AM	0.75 in	Near 45.69, -95.89, MN
3:15 AM	1.0 in	Near 44.82, -99.20, SD
5:30 AM	0.75 in	About 24 miles from Minneapolis, MN
5:35 AM	0.75 in	Near 44.15, -94.01, MN
5:48 AM	0.75 in	About 18 miles from Minneapolis, MN
5:48 AM	0.75 in	About 18 miles from Minneapolis, MN
5:59 AM	0.88 in	About 17 miles from Minneapolis, MN
6:45 AM	0.88 in	About 37 miles from Minneapolis, MN

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
South Dakota	17	14	2	1
Texas	9	8	1	0
Minnesota	8	8	0	0
Oklahoma	4	3	1	0
Wisconsin	1	1	0	0

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Wichita Falls, TX	1.75 in	None	0

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

Time	Gust	Where
7:40 PM	58 mph	Near 29.48, -100.94, TX
9:15 PM	59 mph	Near 34.21, -97.25, OK
9:45 PM	81 mph	Near 43.81, -99.37, SD
9:51 PM	62 mph	Near 43.80, -99.38, SD