Storm reports for April 30, 2012

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, April 30, 2012
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 165 hail reports, 60 wind reports and 23 tornado reports in 12 states on April 30, 2012.

in 12 states; 248
Storm reports: About 58 miles from Lubbock, TX; 4.25 in
Largest hail: Near 36.80, -97.74, OK; 84 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF2, near 37.05, -99.08, KS; 23
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports.

Wind report
Tornado and its path
Surveyed tornado path

Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports.

Wind report
Tornado and its path
Surveyed tornado path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on April 30, 2012 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot.

Reports by hour

Hail165, most at 6 PM

Wind60, most at 10 PM

Tornado23, 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
5:38 PM	EF0	Near 37.30, -99.73, KS	0.43 mi long, 75 yd wide
5:52 PM	EF0	Near 37.88, -100.06, KS	0.01 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:57 PM	EF0	Near 37.95, -99.48, KS	0.3 mi long, 75 yd wide
6:39 PM	EF0	Near 37.56, -99.40, KS	0.68 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:12 PM	EF0	Near 37.62, -99.24, KS	0.6 mi long, 75 yd wide
7:34 PM	EF0	Near 36.66, -98.22, OK	0.1 mi long, 20 yd wide
7:40 PM	EF0	Near 36.70, -98.22, OK	3.2 mi long, 30 yd wide
7:45 PM	EF2	Near 37.05, -99.08, KS	2.57 mi long, 200 yd wide
8:10 PM	EF0	About 42 miles from Tulsa, OK	0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:12 PM	EF1	About 41 miles from Tulsa, OK	0.2 mi long, 75 yd wide
8:13 PM	EF1	Near 36.85, -97.91, OK	16 mi long, 300 yd wide
8:25 PM	EF0	About 44 miles from Tulsa, OK	0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide

Show all 23 tornado reports

Time	Rating	Where	Path
8:30 PM	EF0	Near 34.75, -100.22, TX	1.26 mi long, 150 yd wide
8:33 PM	EF0	About 45 miles from Tulsa, OK	0.2 mi long, 75 yd wide
8:59 PM	EF1	About 51 miles from Tulsa, OK	1.5 mi long, 200 yd wide
9:06 PM	EF1	Near 36.79, -97.75, OK	1 mi long, 50 yd wide
9:10 PM	EF1	Near 36.80, -97.72, OK	14 mi long, 400 yd wide
9:29 PM	EF1	Near 36.71, -98.01, OK	12 mi long, 200 yd wide
10:05 PM	EF0	Near 36.94, -95.35, OK	1 mi long, 75 yd wide
10:07 PM	EF1	Near 36.81, -97.46, OK	2 mi long, 50 yd wide
10:25 PM	EF1	Near 36.78, -97.43, OK	7 mi long, 100 yd wide
12:42 AM	EF1	About 39 miles from Tulsa, OK	6.5 mi long, 300 yd wide
1:30 AM	EF2	Near 36.89, -95.09, OK	1 mi long, 150 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
3:47 PM	0.75 in	About 42 miles from Clarksville, TN
4:15 PM	1.0 in	About 58 miles from Kingsport, TN
4:15 PM	1.0 in	About 37 miles from Kingsport, TN
4:40 PM	0.75 in	About 41 miles from Kingsport, TN
4:45 PM	2.75 in	About 38 miles from Lubbock, TX
4:46 PM	1.0 in	About 42 miles from Kingsport, TN
4:50 PM	2.0 in	Near 37.83, -100.45, KS
4:50 PM	1.0 in	About 39 miles from Kingsport, TN
4:51 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.83, -100.45, KS
4:53 PM	1.0 in	About 28 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
4:58 PM	0.88 in	About 24 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
5:00 PM	1.0 in	About 24 miles from Fort Wayne, IN

Show all 165 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
5:12 PM	2.0 in	About 43 miles from Kingsport, TN
5:14 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.83, -100.33, KS
5:14 PM	0.88 in	In Amarillo, TX
5:16 PM	0.88 in	About 49 miles from Lubbock, TX
5:19 PM	0.75 in	About 7 miles from Amarillo, TX
5:20 PM	0.88 in	About 8 miles from Amarillo, TX
5:21 PM	1.0 in	About 6 miles from Amarillo, TX
5:24 PM	1.0 in	About 6 miles from Amarillo, TX
5:25 PM	1.0 in	About 34 miles from Kingsport, TN
5:25 PM	1.0 in	In Amarillo, TX
5:26 PM	1.5 in	About 7 miles from Amarillo, TX
5:27 PM	1.0 in	About 42 miles from Lubbock, TX
5:29 PM	1.0 in	About 9 miles from Amarillo, TX
5:30 PM	4.25 in	About 58 miles from Lubbock, TX
5:33 PM	1.0 in	About 5 miles from Amarillo, TX
5:33 PM	0.88 in	About 6 miles from Amarillo, TX
5:35 PM	1.25 in	About 9 miles from Amarillo, TX
5:35 PM	1.0 in	About 5 miles from Amarillo, TX
5:42 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.19, -99.77, KS
5:45 PM	1.5 in	About 5 miles from Amarillo, TX
5:45 PM	1.0 in	About 52 miles from Lubbock, TX
5:45 PM	1.0 in	About 55 miles from Lubbock, TX
5:50 PM	0.88 in	Near 37.14, -99.92, KS
5:53 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.12, -99.91, KS
5:55 PM	0.75 in	Near 34.15, -93.72, AR
5:55 PM	1.75 in	About 4 miles from Amarillo, TX
5:59 PM	1.5 in	Near 37.91, -99.95, KS
6:00 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.63, -99.63, KS
6:04 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.55, -99.63, KS
6:05 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.04, -99.62, KS
6:05 PM	1.0 in	Near 32.88, -101.15, TX
6:10 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.26, -99.19, KS
6:10 PM	0.88 in	Near 37.61, -99.47, KS
6:10 PM	0.75 in	About 37 miles from Hickory, NC
6:10 PM	0.88 in	Near 36.64, -81.43, VA
6:13 PM	2.0 in	Near 33.90, -100.86, TX
6:15 PM	0.75 in	About 56 miles from Toledo, OH
6:18 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.07, -99.77, KS
6:20 PM	1.0 in	About 54 miles from Amarillo, TX
6:23 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.59, -99.47, KS
6:25 PM	3.0 in	Near 37.05, -99.60, KS
6:26 PM	1.0 in	About 40 miles from Little Rock, AR
6:32 PM	1.25 in	Near 37.61, -99.47, KS
6:34 PM	1.5 in	About 27 miles from Amarillo, TX
6:35 PM	1.25 in	About 30 miles from Amarillo, TX
6:36 PM	0.88 in	About 27 miles from Amarillo, TX
6:36 PM	1.75 in	About 25 miles from Amarillo, TX
6:36 PM	1.25 in	Near 37.59, -99.47, KS
6:38 PM	1.75 in	About 27 miles from Amarillo, TX
6:38 PM	1.75 in	About 27 miles from Amarillo, TX
6:41 PM	1.5 in	About 27 miles from Amarillo, TX
6:41 PM	2.5 in	Near 32.79, -101.15, TX
6:41 PM	2.75 in	Near 32.79, -101.15, TX
6:43 PM	2.5 in	Near 37.61, -99.29, KS
6:45 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.99, -99.60, KS
6:46 PM	1.0 in	About 53 miles from Amarillo, TX
6:48 PM	1.25 in	About 52 miles from Amarillo, TX
6:49 PM	1.75 in	About 56 miles from Amarillo, TX
6:50 PM	2.5 in	Near 32.88, -101.15, TX
6:51 PM	1.0 in	About 10 miles from Asheville, NC
6:52 PM	2.75 in	Near 33.59, -100.84, TX
6:54 PM	1.0 in	About 30 miles from Amarillo, TX
6:55 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.61, -99.29, KS
6:55 PM	0.88 in	Near 36.87, -99.12, OK
6:55 PM	1.75 in	About 58 miles from Amarillo, TX
6:55 PM	1.5 in	About 58 miles from Amarillo, TX
6:57 PM	3.0 in	Near 37.05, -99.60, KS
6:58 PM	1.75 in	About 56 miles from Amarillo, TX
6:58 PM	1.75 in	About 56 miles from Amarillo, TX
6:59 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.61, -99.24, KS
7:00 PM	0.88 in	About 15 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:00 PM	3.0 in	Near 34.93, -100.77, TX
7:00 PM	3.0 in	Near 37.19, -99.77, KS
7:00 PM	3.0 in	Near 37.19, -99.77, KS
7:00 PM	0.75 in	About 9 miles from Asheville, NC
7:00 PM	1.75 in	Near 36.80, -98.89, OK
7:05 PM	0.88 in	About 21 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:09 PM	2.5 in	About 59 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:12 PM	1.5 in	Near 32.79, -101.15, TX
7:14 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.65, -99.14, KS
7:14 PM	2.0 in	Near 34.90, -100.77, TX
7:17 PM	1.0 in	About 32 miles from Asheville, NC
7:20 PM	1.0 in	About 32 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:26 PM	1.75 in	About 38 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:30 PM	2.5 in	Near 34.90, -100.77, TX
7:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.81, -99.41, KS
7:30 PM	1.25 in	About 52 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:35 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.02, -98.48, KS
7:38 PM	1.25 in	About 36 miles from Asheville, NC
7:40 PM	1.0 in	About 44 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:44 PM	1.25 in	Near 37.01, -98.70, KS
7:45 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.83, -99.48, KS
7:45 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.02, -98.48, KS
7:48 PM	1.25 in	About 41 miles from Tulsa, OK
7:49 PM	2.75 in	Near 34.91, -100.64, TX
7:50 PM	0.75 in	Near 37.82, -99.26, KS
7:51 PM	0.88 in	Near 37.50, -98.70, KS
7:55 PM	2.0 in	About 45 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:55 PM	1.75 in	Near 36.74, -98.19, OK
7:56 PM	2.5 in	About 52 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:57 PM	1.75 in	About 56 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:57 PM	2.5 in	About 55 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:58 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.01, -100.30, TX
8:01 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.15, -98.25, KS
8:06 PM	1.5 in	About 56 miles from Amarillo, TX
8:08 PM	1.25 in	Near 37.92, -99.41, KS
8:10 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.01, -98.76, KS
8:10 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.05, -98.78, KS
8:12 PM	1.75 in	About 53 miles from Amarillo, TX
8:20 PM	1.75 in	About 58 miles from Amarillo, TX
8:28 PM	2.5 in	Near 37.00, -98.65, KS
8:28 PM	0.75 in	About 32 miles from Hickory, NC
8:30 PM	1.0 in	About 12 miles from Asheville, NC
8:30 PM	1.25 in	About 52 miles from Amarillo, TX
8:34 PM	1.75 in	Near 34.85, -100.21, TX
8:35 PM	1.75 in	Near 36.97, -98.67, OK
8:46 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.02, -98.48, KS
8:48 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.01, -98.41, KS
8:48 PM	0.75 in	Near 37.10, -95.36, KS
8:49 PM	1.75 in	Near 34.85, -100.21, TX
8:50 PM	1.75 in	Near 34.85, -100.21, TX
8:50 PM	1.75 in	Near 34.85, -100.22, TX
9:00 PM	1.75 in	Near 34.90, -100.77, TX
9:03 PM	1.75 in	About 43 miles from Winston-Salem, NC
9:05 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.59, -99.18, KS
9:06 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.58, -99.13, KS
9:07 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.01, -95.93, KS
9:11 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.19, -95.29, KS
9:13 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.58, -99.13, KS
9:16 PM	1.25 in	Near 37.57, -99.06, KS
9:20 PM	0.75 in	Near 35.11, -99.40, OK
9:23 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.30, -95.27, KS
9:31 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.73, -100.54, TX
9:35 PM	1.75 in	Near 34.83, -99.89, OK
9:39 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.40, -98.84, KS
9:45 PM	1.75 in	Near 34.83, -99.89, OK
9:55 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.33, -98.58, KS
9:58 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.69, -99.92, OK
9:58 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.42, -98.90, KS
10:00 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.33, -98.58, KS
10:00 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.75, -100.02, TX
10:10 PM	1.5 in	Near 34.69, -99.87, OK
10:22 PM	0.75 in	Near 37.06, -95.36, KS
10:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.69, -99.92, OK
10:46 PM	0.88 in	Near 37.02, -95.14, KS
11:25 PM	1.0 in	About 60 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
11:52 PM	1.0 in	About 14 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
12:00 AM	1.0 in	About 20 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
1:20 AM	1.0 in	Near 37.03, -94.96, KS
1:33 AM	1.0 in	Near 37.17, -94.90, KS
1:57 AM	0.75 in	About 35 miles from Tulsa, OK
2:28 AM	0.75 in	About 38 miles from Fayetteville, AR
2:58 AM	0.75 in	About 28 miles from Springfield, MO

Time	Gust	Where
4:05 PM	75 mph	About 40 miles from Clarksville, TN
4:15 PM	70 mph	About 21 miles from Clarksville, TN
4:34 PM	49 mph	About 6 miles from Indianapolis, IN
4:35 PM	55 mph	About 7 miles from Indianapolis, IN
4:39 PM	63 mph	About 32 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
4:45 PM	70 mph	About 20 miles from Clarksville, TN
5:29 PM	49 mph	About 24 miles from Indianapolis, IN
5:53 PM	63 mph	About 48 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
6:03 PM	58 mph	About 53 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
7:40 PM	77 mph	About 57 miles from Lubbock, TX
7:45 PM	60 mph	Near 37.83, -99.48, KS
7:45 PM	59 mph	Near 35.24, -100.57, TX

Show all 60 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
7:48 PM	60 mph	About 41 miles from Tulsa, OK
8:13 PM	62 mph	About 16 miles from Cincinnati, OH
8:32 PM	63 mph	Near 34.85, -100.22, TX
8:35 PM	58 mph	About 40 miles from Akron, OH
8:50 PM	60 mph	Near 34.85, -100.22, TX
9:10 PM	84 mph	Near 36.80, -97.74, OK
9:11 PM	70 mph	Near 37.19, -95.29, KS
9:12 PM	70 mph	About 60 miles from Wichita, KS
9:15 PM	58 mph	Near 36.80, -97.74, OK
9:30 PM	64 mph	Near 36.80, -97.74, OK
9:50 PM	67 mph	Near 36.80, -97.74, OK
9:55 PM	67 mph	Near 36.80, -97.74, OK
10:00 PM	64 mph	Near 36.80, -97.74, OK
10:05 PM	70 mph	Near 36.63, -97.64, OK
10:10 PM	76 mph	Near 34.67, -99.82, OK
10:15 PM	58 mph	About 34 miles from Lexington, KY
10:25 PM	64 mph	About 58 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
10:30 PM	64 mph	Near 36.69, -97.32, OK
10:30 PM	60 mph	About 58 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
10:40 PM	64 mph	Near 36.76, -97.28, OK
10:43 PM	70 mph	About 23 miles from Wichita, KS
10:53 PM	58 mph	About 55 miles from Huntington, WV
11:10 PM	60 mph	About 44 miles from Huntington, WV
11:19 PM	60 mph	About 54 miles from Tulsa, OK
11:25 PM	78 mph	About 28 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
11:30 PM	64 mph	About 28 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
11:33 PM	62 mph	About 7 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
11:40 PM	60 mph	About 53 miles from Tulsa, OK
12:00 AM	64 mph	About 20 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
12:06 AM	60 mph	About 34 miles from Tulsa, OK
12:10 AM	70 mph	About 36 miles from Tulsa, OK
12:25 AM	64 mph	About 27 miles from Tulsa, OK
12:33 AM	64 mph	About 12 miles from Norman, OK
12:55 AM	75 mph	About 47 miles from Tulsa, OK
12:58 AM	70 mph	About 31 miles from Norman, OK
1:05 AM	70 mph	About 56 miles from Tulsa, OK
1:11 AM	70 mph	About 55 miles from Tulsa, OK
1:21 AM	70 mph	About 10 miles from Tulsa, OK
1:30 AM	62 mph	About 59 miles from Tulsa, OK
1:30 AM	64 mph	About 53 miles from Tulsa, OK
1:34 AM	81 mph	Near 36.86, -94.95, OK
1:35 AM	64 mph	Near 36.88, -94.88, OK
1:37 AM	60 mph	Near 37.02, -94.89, KS
1:45 AM	58 mph	About 25 miles from Tulsa, OK
1:53 AM	60 mph	About 31 miles from Tulsa, OK
3:14 AM	60 mph	About 28 miles from Springfield, MO
3:18 AM	60 mph	About 13 miles from Springfield, MO
3:35 AM	60 mph	About 25 miles from Fayetteville, AR

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Texas	76	71	4	1
Kansas	66	55	5	6
Oklahoma	65	14	35	16
North Carolina	13	13	0	0
Indiana	7	3	4	0
Kentucky	7	1	6	0
Missouri	4	2	2	0
Ohio	4	1	3	0
Arkansas	2	2	0	0
Virginia	2	2	0	0
Tennessee	1	1	0	0
West Virginia	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
Amarillo, TX	1.75 in	None
Asheville, NC	1.0 in	None
Oklahoma City, OK	1.0 in	64 mph
Indianapolis, IN	None	55 mph
Norman, OK	None	64 mph
Springfield, MO	None	60 mph
Tulsa, OK	None	70 mph

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