Storm reports for May 29, 2011

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, May 29, 2011
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 77 hail reports, 179 wind reports and 4 tornado reports in 14 states on May 29, 2011.

in 14 states; 260
Storm reports: Near 39.27, -98.55, KS; 2.0 in
Largest hail: About 11 miles from Kalamazoo, MI; 100 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF1, about 18 miles from Kalamazoo, MI; 4
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 29, 2011 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report.

What happened

Between 2 and 6 p.m. on May 29, 2011, storms crossed southern Lower Michigan with straight line winds that an NWS survey estimated at 85 to 100 mph.¹ On the south side of Battle Creek, about 600 homes were damaged and 76 destroyed, and 21 businesses were damaged, 4 of them destroyed.¹ NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $25 million in property damage in Calhoun County, where a state of emergency was declared.¹ In Brady and Wakeshma Townships in Kalamazoo County, a grain silo collapsed and nearly a dozen farm buildings had significant roof damage.² Between Charlotte and Eaton Rapids in Eaton County, several homes had roof damage and several barns were damaged. In Ingham County, a path of nearly 20 miles from Onondaga to Vantown damaged roofs on some homes and barns. The database lists $1 million in damage in each county.^3,4

Around noon CST, wind downed trees and power lines across Kankakee, Illinois, and a large tree and tree limbs fell onto houses. The database lists $250,000 in damage.⁵ At 5:37 p.m. EST, golf ball size hail, 1.75 inches across, damaged vehicles and homes on Catawba Island in Ottawa County, Ohio.⁶ That morning a tree fell onto a tent at Lake Macbride State Park in Johnson County, Iowa, killing a camper.⁷

Sources

1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 297226, thunderstorm wind, Calhoun County, Michigan
2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 297222, thunderstorm wind, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 297329, thunderstorm wind, Eaton County, Michigan
4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 297404, thunderstorm wind, Ingham County, Michigan
5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 306839, thunderstorm wind, Kankakee County, Illinois
6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 315088, hail, Ottawa County, Ohio
7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 317304, thunderstorm wind, Johnson County, Iowa

Reports by hour

Hail77, most at 7 PM

Wind179, most at 4 PM

Tornado4, most at 3 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
3:10 PM	EF1	About 18 miles from Kalamazoo, MI	2.85 mi long, 100 yd wide
3:32 PM	EF1	About 39 miles from Kalamazoo, MI	0.33 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:27 PM	EF1	About 16 miles from Lansing, MI	3.26 mi long, 100 yd wide
12:45 AM	EF1	Near 41.96, -77.46, PA	2.54 mi long, 200 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
7:16 AM	1.0 in	About 41 miles from Des Moines, IA
7:16 AM	0.88 in	About 3 miles from Omaha, NE
7:29 AM	0.88 in	About 41 miles from Des Moines, IA
7:50 AM	1.0 in	About 51 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
8:35 AM	1.0 in	Near 40.96, -92.64, IA
8:45 AM	1.0 in	About 53 miles from Des Moines, IA
8:55 AM	1.0 in	Near 41.17, -92.31, IA
8:58 AM	1.0 in	Near 41.10, -92.21, IA
9:04 AM	1.5 in	About 41 miles from Des Moines, IA
9:10 AM	0.75 in	Near 40.61, -91.78, MO
9:55 AM	1.0 in	Near 40.39, -92.26, MO
10:02 AM	0.75 in	Near 40.46, -92.17, MO

Show all 77 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
10:40 AM	0.88 in	Near 40.42, -91.72, MO
10:40 AM	1.0 in	About 42 miles from Peoria, IL
10:55 AM	1.0 in	Near 40.64, -91.16, IL
12:24 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.18, -88.58, IL
12:59 PM	0.75 in	About 26 miles from Chicago, IL
1:45 PM	0.75 in	Near 42.70, -90.67, WI
1:51 PM	1.0 in	About 58 miles from Madison, WI
3:35 PM	1.0 in	About 38 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
4:39 PM	1.0 in	About 25 miles from Toledo, OH
4:40 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.38, -100.08, TX
5:05 PM	1.0 in	About 46 miles from Cleveland, OH
5:37 PM	1.75 in	About 38 miles from Toledo, OH
6:35 PM	0.88 in	Near 38.34, -99.58, KS
6:40 PM	0.75 in	Near 39.50, -98.55, KS
6:49 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.47, -99.51, KS
6:50 PM	1.0 in	About 11 miles from Cleveland, OH
6:50 PM	0.88 in	Near 38.47, -99.53, KS
6:53 PM	0.75 in	About 33 miles from Youngstown, OH
7:13 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.65, -99.32, KS
7:14 PM	0.88 in	About 41 miles from Erie, PA
7:15 PM	1.75 in	Near 38.70, -99.32, KS
7:16 PM	0.88 in	Near 44.41, -85.40, MI
7:23 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.43, -98.43, KS
7:23 PM	1.75 in	Near 39.41, -98.55, KS
7:25 PM	1.75 in	Near 39.36, -98.55, KS
7:30 PM	2.0 in	Near 39.27, -98.55, KS
7:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.52, -98.43, KS
7:35 PM	1.75 in	Near 39.52, -98.43, KS
7:45 PM	0.75 in	About 28 miles from Youngstown, OH
7:50 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.68, -98.36, KS
7:50 PM	1.0 in	About 29 miles from Youngstown, OH
7:50 PM	2.0 in	Near 39.52, -98.43, KS
7:58 PM	0.88 in	About 9 miles from Youngstown, OH
8:45 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.10, -98.77, NE
9:02 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.39, -98.39, NE
9:20 PM	0.88 in	Near 40.62, -98.10, NE
9:39 PM	0.75 in	About 53 miles from Lincoln, NE
9:44 PM	1.0 in	About 48 miles from Lincoln, NE
10:12 PM	0.75 in	Near 42.20, -97.68, NE
10:12 PM	1.75 in	Near 42.14, -98.67, NE
10:17 PM	1.25 in	Near 42.21, -98.57, NE
10:24 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.33, -98.46, NE
10:42 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.46, -97.47, NE
11:03 PM	0.75 in	About 3 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
11:07 PM	1.75 in	Near 42.77, -98.55, NE
11:07 PM	1.75 in	Near 42.78, -98.54, NE
11:42 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.84, -97.85, NE
11:43 PM	1.75 in	Near 42.85, -97.89, SD
11:44 PM	0.88 in	Near 43.04, -98.19, SD
12:04 AM	0.75 in	In Sioux Falls, SD
12:05 AM	0.75 in	About 3 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
12:05 AM	1.25 in	About 9 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
12:13 AM	0.75 in	About 11 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
12:28 AM	1.5 in	About 56 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
1:08 AM	1.0 in	Near 43.73, -98.03, SD
1:13 AM	0.88 in	Near 43.73, -98.03, SD
2:22 AM	0.75 in	Near 44.41, -98.47, SD
2:23 AM	1.25 in	Near 44.42, -98.47, SD
3:00 AM	0.88 in	Near 44.58, -97.23, SD
3:15 AM	1.0 in	Near 44.82, -97.94, SD
3:45 AM	1.25 in	Near 44.43, -96.65, SD
4:10 AM	1.25 in	Near 44.51, -96.43, MN
4:40 AM	1.0 in	Near 45.33, -97.31, SD
5:15 AM	0.88 in	Near 44.69, -95.62, MN
5:40 AM	0.88 in	Near 45.79, -92.23, WI

Time	Gust	Where
7:48 AM	60 mph	About 46 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
7:55 AM	66 mph	About 30 miles from Des Moines, IA
7:55 AM	66 mph	About 32 miles from Des Moines, IA
8:03 AM	66 mph	About 37 miles from Des Moines, IA
8:50 AM	58 mph	Near 41.03, -92.40, IA
8:54 AM	60 mph	Near 41.00, -92.43, IA
8:55 AM	69 mph	Near 41.23, -92.49, IA
8:55 AM	60 mph	Near 41.27, -92.46, IA
9:11 AM	66 mph	About 37 miles from Des Moines, IA
9:17 AM	70 mph	Near 41.06, -91.91, IA
9:17 AM	70 mph	Near 41.06, -91.91, IA
9:30 AM	60 mph	About 49 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA

Show all 179 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
9:30 AM	60 mph	About 9 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
9:32 AM	60 mph	About 9 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
9:39 AM	60 mph	In Cedar Rapids, IA
9:40 AM	75 mph	About 13 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
9:48 AM	60 mph	About 35 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
10:28 AM	70 mph	About 22 miles from Davenport, IA
10:28 AM	70 mph	About 22 miles from Davenport, IA
10:40 AM	60 mph	About 5 miles from Davenport, IA
10:40 AM	60 mph	About 8 miles from Davenport, IA
10:40 AM	60 mph	About 9 miles from Davenport, IA
10:43 AM	64 mph	About 10 miles from Davenport, IA
10:45 AM	60 mph	About 5 miles from Davenport, IA
10:46 AM	60 mph	About 38 miles from Davenport, IA
10:50 AM	64 mph	About 29 miles from Davenport, IA
10:50 AM	60 mph	About 41 miles from Peoria, IL
11:10 AM	60 mph	About 27 miles from Davenport, IA
11:13 AM	60 mph	About 28 miles from Davenport, IA
11:18 AM	70 mph	About 39 miles from Davenport, IA
11:40 AM	75 mph	About 41 miles from Peoria, IL
11:40 AM	75 mph	About 41 miles from Peoria, IL
11:45 AM	58 mph	About 29 miles from Chicago, IL
11:55 AM	60 mph	About 5 miles from Peoria, IL
11:55 AM	60 mph	About 4 miles from Peoria, IL
12:10 PM	58 mph	About 48 miles from Rockford, IL
12:20 PM	58 mph	About 26 miles from Rockford, IL
12:20 PM	60 mph	About 31 miles from Peoria, IL
1:05 PM	75 mph	About 50 miles from Chicago, IL
1:32 PM	58 mph	About 50 miles from Chicago, IL
1:50 PM	58 mph	About 48 miles from South Bend, IN
1:50 PM	63 mph	About 41 miles from Chicago, IL
1:55 PM	63 mph	About 37 miles from South Bend, IN
2:04 PM	63 mph	About 34 miles from South Bend, IN
2:04 PM	69 mph	About 39 miles from South Bend, IN
2:05 PM	69 mph	About 57 miles from South Bend, IN
2:15 PM	69 mph	About 18 miles from South Bend, IN
2:30 PM	69 mph	About 40 miles from Chicago, IL
2:33 PM	69 mph	About 9 miles from South Bend, IN
2:35 PM	63 mph	About 17 miles from South Bend, IN
2:37 PM	63 mph	About 21 miles from South Bend, IN
2:45 PM	69 mph	About 19 miles from South Bend, IN
2:50 PM	81 mph	About 28 miles from South Bend, IN
2:50 PM	69 mph	About 15 miles from South Bend, IN
3:00 PM	75 mph	About 23 miles from Kalamazoo, MI
3:01 PM	98 mph	About 22 miles from Kalamazoo, MI
3:05 PM	63 mph	About 21 miles from South Bend, IN
3:06 PM	63 mph	About 23 miles from South Bend, IN
3:14 PM	70 mph	About 28 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
3:15 PM	90 mph	About 16 miles from Kalamazoo, MI
3:18 PM	63 mph	About 42 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
3:23 PM	63 mph	About 43 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
3:24 PM	63 mph	About 39 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
3:25 PM	63 mph	About 39 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
3:25 PM	100 mph	About 11 miles from Kalamazoo, MI
3:33 PM	69 mph	About 46 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
3:35 PM	69 mph	About 38 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
3:37 PM	63 mph	About 48 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
3:40 PM	63 mph	About 20 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
3:40 PM	69 mph	About 48 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
3:55 PM	69 mph	About 43 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
3:55 PM	85 mph	About 23 miles from Lansing, MI
3:55 PM	100 mph	About 17 miles from Lansing, MI
3:58 PM	64 mph	About 44 miles from Toledo, OH
4:00 PM	63 mph	About 40 miles from Toledo, OH
4:05 PM	85 mph	About 19 miles from Lansing, MI
4:07 PM	85 mph	About 10 miles from Lansing, MI
4:10 PM	64 mph	About 33 miles from Toledo, OH
4:15 PM	75 mph	About 39 miles from Toledo, OH
4:15 PM	63 mph	About 30 miles from Toledo, OH
4:17 PM	90 mph	About 23 miles from Lansing, MI
4:19 PM	64 mph	About 25 miles from Toledo, OH
4:20 PM	68 mph	About 24 miles from Toledo, OH
4:21 PM	81 mph	About 24 miles from Lansing, MI
4:23 PM	75 mph	About 25 miles from Lansing, MI
4:26 PM	75 mph	About 26 miles from Lansing, MI
4:28 PM	81 mph	About 17 miles from Lansing, MI
4:30 PM	60 mph	About 27 miles from Lansing, MI
4:30 PM	60 mph	About 27 miles from Ann Arbor, MI
4:31 PM	59 mph	About 17 miles from Toledo, OH
4:31 PM	70 mph	About 22 miles from Toledo, OH
4:33 PM	64 mph	About 19 miles from Toledo, OH
4:37 PM	58 mph	About 8 miles from Toledo, OH
4:38 PM	75 mph	About 21 miles from Flint, MI
4:40 PM	62 mph	About 18 miles from Ann Arbor, MI
4:40 PM	60 mph	About 12 miles from Toledo, OH
4:40 PM	63 mph	About 31 miles from Toledo, OH
4:41 PM	58 mph	About 7 miles from Toledo, OH
4:42 PM	60 mph	About 15 miles from Ann Arbor, MI
4:42 PM	75 mph	About 25 miles from Flint, MI
4:45 PM	67 mph	About 16 miles from Flint, MI
4:45 PM	60 mph	About 18 miles from Flint, MI
4:46 PM	64 mph	About 15 miles from Flint, MI
4:46 PM	67 mph	About 14 miles from Flint, MI
4:46 PM	64 mph	About 17 miles from Flint, MI
4:46 PM	60 mph	About 17 miles from Toledo, OH
4:50 PM	58 mph	About 2 miles from Toledo, OH
4:50 PM	67 mph	About 24 miles from Detroit, MI
4:50 PM	58 mph	About 16 miles from Flint, MI
4:50 PM	58 mph	About 2 miles from Toledo, OH
4:56 PM	70 mph	About 24 miles from Ann Arbor, MI
5:00 PM	58 mph	About 25 miles from Toledo, OH
5:00 PM	70 mph	In Flint, MI
5:02 PM	64 mph	About 19 miles from Detroit, MI
5:05 PM	62 mph	About 13 miles from Flint, MI
5:07 PM	74 mph	About 9 miles from Flint, MI
5:12 PM	61 mph	About 4 miles from Detroit, MI
5:14 PM	75 mph	About 18 miles from Flint, MI
5:15 PM	70 mph	About 19 miles from Flint, MI
5:20 PM	58 mph	About 32 miles from Toledo, OH
5:21 PM	60 mph	About 20 miles from Detroit, MI
5:22 PM	60 mph	About 20 miles from Detroit, MI
5:28 PM	58 mph	About 34 miles from Toledo, OH
5:45 PM	75 mph	Near 37.77, -100.01, KS
6:15 PM	58 mph	About 21 miles from Cleveland, OH
6:20 PM	58 mph	About 19 miles from Cleveland, OH
6:30 PM	58 mph	About 15 miles from Cleveland, OH
6:35 PM	70 mph	Near 38.34, -99.58, KS
6:35 PM	58 mph	About 9 miles from Cleveland, OH
7:05 PM	60 mph	Near 38.47, -99.13, KS
7:23 PM	60 mph	Near 39.50, -98.38, KS
7:35 PM	58 mph	About 32 miles from Youngstown, OH
7:45 PM	58 mph	About 28 miles from Youngstown, OH
7:47 PM	58 mph	About 30 miles from Youngstown, OH
7:50 PM	64 mph	About 21 miles from Erie, PA
7:50 PM	60 mph	About 16 miles from Youngstown, OH
7:52 PM	64 mph	Near 38.89, -98.85, KS
7:52 PM	72 mph	Near 38.89, -98.85, KS
8:10 PM	58 mph	About 43 miles from Erie, PA
8:10 PM	58 mph	About 39 miles from Erie, PA
8:15 PM	58 mph	About 33 miles from Youngstown, OH
8:40 PM	60 mph	About 42 miles from Buffalo, NY
8:40 PM	58 mph	About 33 miles from Buffalo, NY
8:40 PM	81 mph	Near 40.02, -97.62, NE
9:25 PM	58 mph	About 55 miles from Buffalo, NY
9:28 PM	58 mph	About 54 miles from Buffalo, NY
9:30 PM	58 mph	About 25 miles from Buffalo, NY
9:30 PM	58 mph	About 37 miles from Buffalo, NY
9:35 PM	58 mph	Near 42.22, -78.03, NY
9:49 PM	58 mph	Near 42.30, -77.66, NY
9:50 PM	58 mph	About 11 miles from Rochester, NY
10:00 PM	58 mph	About 59 miles from Rochester, NY
10:05 PM	60 mph	About 7 miles from Rochester, NY
10:06 PM	58 mph	About 41 miles from Rochester, NY
10:08 PM	58 mph	Near 42.27, -77.61, NY
10:10 PM	58 mph	Near 42.30, -77.66, NY
10:10 PM	58 mph	Near 42.17, -98.19, NE
10:10 PM	60 mph	About 10 miles from Rochester, NY
10:15 PM	58 mph	About 26 miles from Rochester, NY
10:25 PM	58 mph	About 37 miles from Rochester, NY
10:30 PM	59 mph	About 22 miles from Rochester, NY
10:30 PM	59 mph	About 21 miles from Rochester, NY
10:40 PM	58 mph	About 38 miles from Rochester, NY
10:40 PM	59 mph	About 28 miles from Rochester, NY
10:40 PM	59 mph	About 36 miles from Rochester, NY
10:50 PM	58 mph	About 23 miles from Syracuse, NY
10:50 PM	58 mph	About 24 miles from Syracuse, NY
11:01 PM	58 mph	About 36 miles from Syracuse, NY
11:12 PM	58 mph	About 31 miles from Syracuse, NY
12:37 AM	58 mph	Near 41.83, -77.80, PA
1:47 AM	58 mph	About 42 miles from Binghamton, NY
2:25 AM	58 mph	About 26 miles from Scranton, PA
2:40 AM	58 mph	About 12 miles from Scranton, PA
2:49 AM	58 mph	About 5 miles from Scranton, PA
2:51 AM	58 mph	About 17 miles from Scranton, PA
4:51 AM	58 mph	About 18 miles from Poughkeepsie, NY
4:55 AM	58 mph	About 18 miles from Poughkeepsie, NY
4:57 AM	58 mph	About 17 miles from Poughkeepsie, NY
5:30 AM	58 mph	About 22 miles from Poughkeepsie, NY

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Michigan	47	1	43	3
New York	33	0	33	0
Iowa	29	8	21	0
Indiana	28	1	27	0
Ohio	26	6	20	0
Illinois	22	4	18	0
Kansas	20	14	6	0
Nebraska	16	14	2	0
South Dakota	16	16	0	0
Pennsylvania	13	3	9	1
Missouri	4	4	0	0
Wisconsin	3	3	0	0
Minnesota	2	2	0	0
Texas	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
Sioux Falls, SD	1.25 in	None
Cleveland, OH	1.0 in	58 mph
Omaha, NE	0.88 in	None
Youngstown, OH	0.88 in	None
Ann Arbor, MI	None	60 mph
Cedar Rapids, IA	None	75 mph
Davenport, IA	None	64 mph
Detroit, MI	None	61 mph
Flint, MI	None	74 mph
Kalamazoo, MI	None	100 mph
Lansing, MI	None	85 mph
Peoria, IL	None	60 mph
Rochester, NY	None	60 mph
Scranton, PA	None	58 mph
South Bend, IN	None	69 mph
Toledo, OH	None	60 mph

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