Iowa storm reports for May 11, 2011

Name: NOAA storm reports, Iowa, May 11, 2011
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 12 hail reports, 7 wind reports and 6 tornado reports in Iowa on May 11, 2011.

in Iowa; 25
Storm reports: Near 40.95, -94.84, IA; 2.0 in
Largest hail: About 27 miles from Des Moines, IA; 64 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF1, near 40.88, -94.57, IA; 6
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 11, 2011 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report.

Reports by hour

Hail12, most at 5 PM

Wind7, most at 6 PM

Tornado6, most at 4 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
4:20 PM	EF0	Near 40.82, -94.62, IA	0.18 mi long, 30 yd wide
4:38 PM	EF1	Near 40.88, -94.57, IA	0.74 mi long, 440 yd wide
4:45 PM	EF1	Near 40.88, -94.57, IA	1 mi long, 400 yd wide
4:58 PM	EF0	Near 40.96, -94.48, IA	0.44 mi long, 30 yd wide
6:53 PM	EF0	About 37 miles from Sioux Falls, SD	0.51 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:07 PM	EF0	About 50 miles from Sioux Falls, SD	0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
12:57 PM	0.88 in	Near 41.05, -94.88, IA
2:36 PM	1.25 in	Near 40.94, -94.90, IA
2:42 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.94, -94.90, IA
2:55 PM	2.0 in	Near 40.95, -94.84, IA
3:08 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.92, -94.72, IA
5:10 PM	0.88 in	Near 42.31, -96.09, IA
5:13 PM	1.75 in	Near 42.31, -96.29, IA
5:46 PM	1.0 in	About 57 miles from Des Moines, IA
5:55 PM	1.0 in	About 40 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
5:55 PM	1.0 in	About 38 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
5:55 PM	1.0 in	About 54 miles from Des Moines, IA
9:45 PM	0.88 in	Near 41.02, -92.44, IA

Time	Gust	Where
6:04 PM	60 mph	Near 40.71, -94.05, IA
6:08 PM	60 mph	About 50 miles from Des Moines, IA
6:11 PM	60 mph	About 37 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
6:31 PM	64 mph	About 27 miles from Des Moines, IA
6:36 PM	60 mph	About 53 miles from Des Moines, IA
6:40 PM	60 mph	About 23 miles from Des Moines, IA
6:54 PM	60 mph	About 10 miles from Des Moines, IA

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Des Moines, IA	None	60 mph	0

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