Storm reports for May 4, 2012

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, May 4, 2012
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 165 hail reports, 77 wind reports and 12 tornado reports in 19 states on May 4, 2012.

in 19 states; 254
Storm reports: About 13 miles from Wichita Falls, TX; 3.0 in
Largest hail: About 51 miles from Sioux Falls, SD; 79 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF1, near 43.49, -93.77, IA; 12
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 May 4, 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 7 PM

Wind77, most at 3 PM

Tornado12, most at 2 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
2:03 PM	EF0	About 51 miles from Sioux Falls, SD	1 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:10 PM	EF0	About 54 miles from Sioux Falls, SD	1.25 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:25 PM	EF0	Near 43.61, -95.47, MN	0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:40 PM	EF0	Near 43.63, -95.25, MN	0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:49 PM	EF0	Near 43.65, -95.17, MN	0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:05 PM	EF0	Near 43.63, -95.11, MN	0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:15 PM	EF0	About 44 miles from Sioux Falls, SD	0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:22 PM	EF0	About 48 miles from Sioux Falls, SD	0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:45 PM	EF0	Near 43.70, -94.73, MN	0.1 mi long, 25 yd wide
3:50 PM	EF0	Near 43.09, -95.69, IA	0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:45 PM	EF0	Near 43.54, -93.75, MN	3.44 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:52 PM	EF1	Near 43.49, -93.77, IA	0.81 mi long, 90 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
8:51 AM	1.75 in	Near 38.88, -88.52, IL
9:10 AM	1.0 in	Near 38.84, -91.46, MO
10:30 AM	1.0 in	Near 43.53, -100.73, SD
10:47 AM	1.0 in	Near 43.50, -100.48, SD
11:20 AM	1.25 in	About 21 miles from St. Louis, MO
1:47 PM	0.88 in	Near 42.56, -98.32, NE
1:51 PM	1.75 in	Near 42.68, -98.15, NE
2:00 PM	1.0 in	About 21 miles from Evansville, IN
2:15 PM	1.0 in	About 57 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
2:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.68, -98.04, NE
3:06 PM	1.25 in	About 39 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
3:27 PM	0.88 in	Near 43.69, -94.95, MN

Show all 165 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
3:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.44, -97.99, SD
3:30 PM	1.5 in	About 56 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
3:50 PM	0.88 in	Near 42.72, -98.65, NE
3:52 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.65, -94.85, MN
3:55 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.64, -98.40, NE
3:57 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.65, -94.86, MN
3:57 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.64, -94.75, MN
3:57 PM	1.0 in	About 21 miles from Dayton, OH
4:00 PM	1.75 in	Near 42.70, -98.51, NE
4:01 PM	0.88 in	About 21 miles from Dayton, OH
4:02 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.18, -100.99, NE
4:03 PM	1.75 in	Near 42.67, -98.37, NE
4:05 PM	1.25 in	About 17 miles from Dayton, OH
4:06 PM	0.88 in	About 15 miles from Dayton, OH
4:13 PM	0.75 in	About 17 miles from Dayton, OH
4:14 PM	1.0 in	About 15 miles from Dayton, OH
4:22 PM	0.75 in	Near 43.65, -94.44, MN
4:40 PM	1.0 in	About 47 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
4:42 PM	0.88 in	About 50 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
4:48 PM	0.88 in	About 32 miles from Abilene, TX
4:50 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.94, -99.73, NE
4:50 PM	1.0 in	About 40 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
4:50 PM	0.88 in	Near 42.08, -100.71, NE
4:56 PM	0.88 in	Near 45.62, -114.31, MT
5:00 PM	2.75 in	Near 41.94, -99.69, NE
5:00 PM	2.0 in	Near 41.94, -99.63, NE
5:02 PM	0.88 in	Near 43.39, -94.48, IA
5:05 PM	1.5 in	About 32 miles from Abilene, TX
5:15 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.26, -94.32, IA
5:22 PM	1.0 in	About 19 miles from Harrisburg, PA
5:27 PM	0.75 in	About 7 miles from Raleigh, NC
5:31 PM	1.0 in	About 21 miles from Abilene, TX
5:42 PM	1.0 in	About 31 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
5:45 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.01, -94.03, IA
5:45 PM	1.0 in	About 35 miles from Columbus, OH
5:50 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.80, -99.38, NE
5:50 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.99, -94.02, IA
5:52 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.81, -99.33, NE
5:55 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.88, -99.00, NE
5:55 PM	1.25 in	About 24 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
6:03 PM	2.75 in	About 24 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
6:03 PM	0.75 in	About 51 miles from Dayton, OH
6:08 PM	0.88 in	Near 41.77, -99.30, NE
6:10 PM	1.75 in	About 31 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
6:12 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.59, -97.53, NE
6:15 PM	1.0 in	About 53 miles from Fort Worth, TX
6:18 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.62, -98.24, NE
6:23 PM	1.0 in	About 19 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
6:26 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.75, -97.78, NE
6:27 PM	1.0 in	About 47 miles from Fort Worth, TX
6:34 PM	2.75 in	About 15 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
6:36 PM	0.75 in	About 26 miles from Raleigh, NC
6:40 PM	3.0 in	About 13 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
6:40 PM	1.75 in	About 20 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
6:41 PM	1.75 in	About 13 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
6:55 PM	1.75 in	About 12 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
6:59 PM	1.0 in	About 58 miles from Rochester, MN
7:00 PM	1.25 in	About 50 miles from Abilene, TX
7:00 PM	1.25 in	About 48 miles from Omaha, NE
7:02 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.97, -92.99, IA
7:06 PM	0.75 in	About 45 miles from Fort Worth, TX
7:10 PM	1.0 in	About 18 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
7:12 PM	0.75 in	About 45 miles from Rochester, MN
7:15 PM	1.75 in	About 43 miles from Fort Worth, TX
7:15 PM	1.0 in	About 30 miles from Fort Worth, TX
7:16 PM	1.5 in	About 40 miles from Abilene, TX
7:17 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.78, -98.78, NE
7:17 PM	0.75 in	About 35 miles from Rochester, MN
7:18 PM	0.88 in	About 22 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
7:20 PM	1.75 in	About 40 miles from Abilene, TX
7:20 PM	1.75 in	About 55 miles from Abilene, TX
7:22 PM	1.0 in	About 53 miles from Evansville, IN
7:22 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.78, -98.78, NE
7:22 PM	1.5 in	Near 41.78, -98.81, NE
7:23 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.74, -98.80, NE
7:30 PM	1.25 in	About 27 miles from Omaha, NE
7:40 PM	1.0 in	About 49 miles from Columbia, SC
7:45 PM	1.0 in	About 44 miles from Fort Worth, TX
7:45 PM	1.5 in	Near 38.61, -88.31, IL
7:45 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.65, -98.74, NE
7:46 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.65, -98.77, NE
7:47 PM	1.5 in	About 42 miles from Fort Worth, TX
7:47 PM	1.0 in	About 47 miles from Rochester, MN
7:48 PM	0.75 in	About 48 miles from Rochester, MN
7:48 PM	1.75 in	About 41 miles from Fort Worth, TX
7:56 PM	1.0 in	About 24 miles from Fort Worth, TX
7:56 PM	0.88 in	Near 38.61, -88.35, IL
8:00 PM	0.88 in	About 57 miles from Abilene, TX
8:00 PM	1.5 in	About 26 miles from Omaha, NE
8:05 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.54, -98.85, NE
8:13 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.15, -91.78, IA
8:14 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.54, -98.78, NE
8:23 PM	1.25 in	About 36 miles from Louisville, KY
8:24 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.50, -98.71, NE
8:25 PM	1.0 in	About 46 miles from Denton, TX
8:32 PM	0.88 in	About 45 miles from Indianapolis, IN
8:50 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.36, -98.47, NE
8:50 PM	0.75 in	Near 41.29, -99.92, NE
8:58 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.37, -99.27, NE
8:59 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.28, -98.58, NE
9:00 PM	0.88 in	About 29 miles from Denton, TX
9:07 PM	2.75 in	Near 41.26, -98.49, NE
9:10 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.47, -99.13, NE
9:15 PM	0.75 in	About 55 miles from Louisville, KY
9:24 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.28, -98.70, NE
9:30 PM	1.0 in	About 15 miles from Evansville, IN
9:36 PM	1.25 in	About 32 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
9:42 PM	0.75 in	In Evansville, IN
9:43 PM	0.75 in	About 37 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
9:45 PM	1.0 in	About 6 miles from Evansville, IN
9:45 PM	1.0 in	About 34 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
9:47 PM	1.0 in	In Evansville, IN
9:51 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.60, -98.99, NE
9:52 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.28, -97.02, NE
9:52 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.28, -97.04, NE
9:55 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.60, -98.93, NE
10:01 PM	1.25 in	In Evansville, IN
10:09 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.60, -98.87, NE
10:10 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.16, -99.30, NE
10:12 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.17, -99.19, NE
10:15 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.01, -99.08, NE
10:22 PM	0.75 in	About 26 miles from St. Louis, MO
10:23 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.23, -97.35, NE
10:25 PM	0.75 in	Near 48.60, -104.45, MT
10:27 PM	1.25 in	Near 41.16, -99.30, NE
10:30 PM	0.75 in	Near 42.47, -96.70, NE
10:30 PM	0.88 in	Near 42.48, -96.71, NE
10:35 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.46, -96.65, NE
10:55 PM	1.75 in	Near 42.74, -94.67, IA
11:00 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.27, -98.79, NE
11:15 PM	0.88 in	Near 33.66, -95.62, TX
11:47 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.73, -90.23, IL
12:06 AM	0.75 in	About 39 miles from St. Louis, MO
12:19 AM	1.0 in	About 40 miles from St. Louis, MO
2:01 AM	1.5 in	About 31 miles from Evansville, IN
2:40 AM	0.75 in	About 36 miles from Evansville, IN
2:52 AM	0.88 in	Near 38.20, -88.68, IL
3:00 AM	1.0 in	About 28 miles from Rapid City, SD
3:25 AM	2.0 in	About 17 miles from Rapid City, SD
3:30 AM	0.75 in	About 12 miles from Rapid City, SD
4:15 AM	1.0 in	Near 38.32, -88.90, IL
5:00 AM	1.75 in	Near 43.69, -102.02, SD
5:03 AM	1.5 in	Near 43.72, -101.98, SD
5:05 AM	0.75 in	About 7 miles from Rapid City, SD
5:30 AM	1.0 in	About 56 miles from Knoxville, TN
5:42 AM	1.0 in	About 39 miles from Rapid City, SD
6:05 AM	1.0 in	Near 43.36, -99.85, SD
6:08 AM	0.75 in	Near 43.37, -99.87, SD
6:30 AM	1.0 in	Near 43.91, -100.71, SD
6:30 AM	1.0 in	Near 43.89, -101.05, SD
6:30 AM	1.0 in	Near 43.71, -100.69, SD
6:40 AM	0.75 in	Near 43.47, -99.50, SD
6:50 AM	1.5 in	Near 43.49, -99.23, SD

Time	Gust	Where
11:40 AM	60 mph	About 16 miles from Washington, DC
12:44 PM	60 mph	About 37 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
1:30 PM	75 mph	About 39 miles from Evansville, IN
1:48 PM	59 mph	About 48 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
1:50 PM	60 mph	About 56 miles from Evansville, IN
2:05 PM	60 mph	About 20 miles from Evansville, IN
2:15 PM	60 mph	About 57 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
2:32 PM	60 mph	About 42 miles from Evansville, IN
2:35 PM	60 mph	About 43 miles from Evansville, IN
2:45 PM	64 mph	Near 43.66, -95.27, MN
3:00 PM	60 mph	About 48 miles from Louisville, KY
3:12 PM	70 mph	About 43 miles from Sioux Falls, SD

Show all 77 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
3:20 PM	61 mph	About 50 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
3:23 PM	79 mph	About 51 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
3:25 PM	60 mph	About 28 miles from Louisville, KY
3:30 PM	60 mph	About 56 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
3:40 PM	60 mph	About 58 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
3:40 PM	60 mph	About 55 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
3:45 PM	60 mph	About 51 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
3:46 PM	70 mph	About 53 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
3:47 PM	70 mph	Near 42.73, -96.17, IA
4:05 PM	60 mph	Near 42.85, -95.71, IA
4:10 PM	58 mph	Near 43.42, -95.23, IA
4:10 PM	60 mph	Near 43.16, -95.30, IA
4:12 PM	64 mph	Near 43.46, -94.61, IA
4:15 PM	60 mph	Near 43.21, -95.41, IA
4:22 PM	69 mph	Near 43.17, -95.20, IA
4:24 PM	60 mph	Near 43.34, -95.15, IA
4:30 PM	60 mph	Near 43.18, -94.95, IA
4:30 PM	60 mph	About 30 miles from Louisville, KY
4:30 PM	52 mph	About 20 miles from Augusta, GA
4:45 PM	64 mph	Near 43.40, -94.83, IA
5:00 PM	60 mph	About 32 miles from Abilene, TX
5:25 PM	60 mph	About 19 miles from Harrisburg, PA
5:58 PM	58 mph	About 20 miles from Raleigh, NC
6:00 PM	68 mph	About 26 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
6:10 PM	64 mph	About 25 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
6:11 PM	64 mph	Near 43.48, -93.49, IA
6:23 PM	60 mph	About 37 miles from Fayetteville, AR
6:32 PM	58 mph	About 32 miles from Raleigh, NC
6:34 PM	60 mph	About 50 miles from Abilene, TX
6:39 PM	60 mph	About 36 miles from Indianapolis, IN
6:48 PM	64 mph	About 49 miles from Rochester, MN
7:02 PM	58 mph	About 59 miles from Raleigh, NC
7:05 PM	60 mph	About 11 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
7:06 PM	60 mph	About 45 miles from Fort Worth, TX
7:15 PM	60 mph	About 40 miles from Abilene, TX
7:25 PM	60 mph	About 39 miles from Fort Worth, TX
7:30 PM	60 mph	About 30 miles from Fort Worth, TX
7:40 PM	58 mph	About 49 miles from Columbia, SC
7:40 PM	64 mph	About 18 miles from Fort Worth, TX
8:22 PM	60 mph	About 14 miles from Fort Worth, TX
8:28 PM	58 mph	About 29 miles from Arlington, TX
8:30 PM	70 mph	About 48 miles from Columbia, SC
8:35 PM	60 mph	About 29 miles from Arlington, TX
8:42 PM	70 mph	About 43 miles from Denton, TX
8:47 PM	60 mph	About 22 miles from Arlington, TX
8:47 PM	63 mph	About 30 miles from Denton, TX
8:58 PM	60 mph	About 29 miles from Denton, TX
9:07 PM	60 mph	About 15 miles from Grand Prairie, TX
9:10 PM	64 mph	About 25 miles from Denton, TX
9:10 PM	60 mph	About 18 miles from Denton, TX
9:15 PM	70 mph	About 31 miles from Denton, TX
9:25 PM	60 mph	About 11 miles from McKinney, TX
9:25 PM	60 mph	About 8 miles from Frisco, TX
9:27 PM	60 mph	About 6 miles from Frisco, TX
9:30 PM	60 mph	About 5 miles from Frisco, TX
9:30 PM	58 mph	About 58 miles from Columbus, OH
9:32 PM	58 mph	About 47 miles from Huntington, WV
9:35 PM	60 mph	About 5 miles from Frisco, TX
2:28 AM	60 mph	About 49 miles from Evansville, IN
3:03 AM	64 mph	About 60 miles from Louisville, KY
3:40 AM	64 mph	Near 37.10, -85.95, KY
3:44 AM	70 mph	Near 36.98, -85.87, KY
5:00 AM	63 mph	Near 36.43, -84.94, TN
5:00 AM	63 mph	Near 36.55, -85.77, TN
5:00 AM	63 mph	Near 36.57, -85.13, TN

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Nebraska	52	52	0	0
Texas	51	27	24	0
Iowa	40	16	20	4
Minnesota	19	7	4	8
South Dakota	18	18	0	0
Indiana	17	10	7	0
Illinois	12	11	1	0
Ohio	10	8	2	0
Oklahoma	9	7	2	0
Kentucky	6	1	5	0
North Carolina	5	2	3	0
Tennessee	4	1	3	0
South Carolina	3	1	2	0
Montana	2	2	0	0
Pennsylvania	2	1	1	0
Arkansas	1	0	1	0
Georgia	1	0	1	0
Maryland	1	0	1	0
Missouri	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
Wichita Falls, TX	3.0 in	60 mph
Evansville, IN	1.25 in	None
Dayton, OH	1.0 in	None
Raleigh, NC	0.75 in	None
Rapid City, SD	0.75 in	None
Allen, TX	None	60 mph
Denton, TX	None	60 mph
Fort Worth, TX	None	60 mph
Frisco, TX	None	60 mph
Lewisville, TX	None	60 mph
McKinney, TX	None	60 mph
Plano, TX	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.