Iowa storm reports for May 3, 2012

Name: NOAA storm reports, Iowa, May 3, 2012
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 37 hail reports, 6 wind reports and 1 tornado report in Iowa on May 3, 2012.

in Iowa; 44
Storm reports: Near 43.39, -94.42, IA; 1.75 in
Largest hail: About 31 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA; 70 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF2, about 57 miles from Cedar Rapids, 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 3, 2012 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report.

Reports by hour

Hail37, most at 8 PM

Wind6, most at 10 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
8:40 PM	EF2	About 57 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA	6.73 mi long, 440 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
2:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.29, -94.22, IA
2:50 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.29, -94.22, IA
3:02 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.27, -94.14, IA
4:13 PM	1.75 in	Near 43.39, -94.42, IA
4:13 PM	0.88 in	Near 43.26, -93.65, IA
4:14 PM	1.75 in	Near 43.40, -94.38, IA
4:23 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.26, -93.62, IA
4:24 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.28, -93.64, IA
4:56 PM	0.88 in	Near 43.22, -93.33, IA
5:01 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.20, -93.31, IA
5:12 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.24, -93.22, IA
5:15 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.20, -93.16, IA

Show all 37 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
6:23 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.81, -94.27, IA
6:23 PM	1.25 in	Near 42.84, -94.22, IA
6:32 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.84, -94.22, IA
7:25 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.78, -94.16, IA
7:37 PM	0.75 in	About 23 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
7:57 PM	1.25 in	Near 42.73, -94.09, IA
8:01 PM	0.88 in	Near 42.79, -95.53, IA
8:03 PM	0.75 in	Near 42.79, -95.55, IA
8:08 PM	1.75 in	About 31 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
8:12 PM	0.88 in	Near 42.81, -95.56, IA
8:16 PM	0.75 in	About 14 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
8:23 PM	0.88 in	Near 42.82, -95.49, IA
8:31 PM	1.0 in	About 13 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
8:34 PM	0.75 in	Near 42.75, -95.55, IA
8:39 PM	1.75 in	Near 42.71, -95.44, IA
8:50 PM	1.75 in	About 14 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
8:55 PM	1.5 in	About 52 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
9:01 PM	0.88 in	About 30 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
9:01 PM	0.75 in	About 15 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
12:10 AM	1.0 in	About 41 miles from Davenport, IA
2:34 AM	1.0 in	Near 41.02, -94.61, IA
3:00 AM	0.88 in	Near 41.02, -94.61, IA
3:03 AM	1.25 in	Near 40.97, -94.65, IA
3:30 AM	1.0 in	Near 40.95, -94.59, IA
3:38 AM	1.0 in	Near 40.88, -94.56, IA

Time	Gust	Where
8:23 PM	60 mph	Near 42.82, -95.48, IA
9:01 PM	60 mph	About 15 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
9:27 PM	70 mph	About 31 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
10:00 PM	58 mph	About 22 miles from Davenport, IA
10:14 PM	70 mph	About 9 miles from Davenport, IA
10:30 PM	63 mph	About 23 miles from Davenport, IA

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Cedar Rapids, IA	1.75 in	60 mph	0
Davenport, IA	None	70 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.