Iowa storm reports for May 1, 2012

Name: NOAA storm reports, Iowa, May 1, 2012
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 12 hail reports, 34 wind reports and 1 tornado report in Iowa on May 1, 2012.

in Iowa; 47
Storm reports: About 27 miles from Sioux Falls, SD; 2.0 in
Largest hail: About 53 miles from Sioux Falls, SD; 87 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF0, near 43.13, -95.37, IA; 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 1, 2012 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 7 PM

Wind34, most at 1 AM

Tornado1, most at 9 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
9:40 PM	EF0	Near 43.13, -95.37, IA	2.61 mi long, 50 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
7:22 PM	1.5 in	About 23 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
7:34 PM	1.0 in	About 24 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
7:45 PM	2.0 in	About 27 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
8:15 PM	1.0 in	About 29 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
10:58 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.10, -94.40, IA
11:34 PM	0.75 in	Near 42.42, -95.00, IA
12:49 AM	0.75 in	About 53 miles from Rochester, MN
1:36 AM	1.0 in	Near 43.11, -91.41, IA
2:58 AM	0.88 in	About 19 miles from Des Moines, IA
3:40 AM	0.75 in	About 37 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
3:47 AM	0.75 in	About 37 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
4:39 AM	0.88 in	About 31 miles from Davenport, IA

Time	Gust	Where
9:00 PM	87 mph	About 53 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
9:15 PM	74 mph	About 51 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
9:17 PM	81 mph	About 57 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
9:20 PM	60 mph	About 59 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
9:35 PM	70 mph	Near 43.40, -95.54, IA
9:44 PM	75 mph	Near 43.04, -95.50, IA
9:55 PM	64 mph	Near 43.14, -95.15, IA
9:56 PM	60 mph	Near 43.11, -95.28, IA
10:06 PM	71 mph	Near 43.15, -95.15, IA
10:18 PM	64 mph	Near 43.16, -94.98, IA
10:20 PM	70 mph	Near 43.18, -94.83, IA
10:55 PM	60 mph	Near 43.10, -94.42, IA

Show all 34 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
11:34 PM	60 mph	Near 42.59, -94.18, IA
12:25 AM	60 mph	Near 42.14, -95.32, IA
1:35 AM	60 mph	About 43 miles from Des Moines, IA
1:35 AM	70 mph	About 47 miles from Des Moines, IA
1:40 AM	70 mph	About 36 miles from Des Moines, IA
1:50 AM	85 mph	About 33 miles from Des Moines, IA
1:50 AM	66 mph	About 32 miles from Des Moines, IA
1:50 AM	85 mph	About 33 miles from Des Moines, IA
1:51 AM	66 mph	About 33 miles from Des Moines, IA
1:52 AM	61 mph	About 33 miles from Des Moines, IA
1:52 AM	60 mph	About 30 miles from Des Moines, IA
1:53 AM	60 mph	About 31 miles from Des Moines, IA
1:55 AM	72 mph	About 31 miles from Des Moines, IA
1:59 AM	66 mph	About 42 miles from Des Moines, IA
2:19 AM	70 mph	About 38 miles from Des Moines, IA
2:40 AM	66 mph	About 53 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
3:15 AM	81 mph	About 34 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
3:30 AM	69 mph	About 35 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
3:35 AM	69 mph	About 24 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
4:39 AM	60 mph	About 31 miles from Davenport, IA
4:50 AM	60 mph	About 50 miles from Davenport, IA
4:52 AM	58 mph	About 49 miles from Davenport, IA

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