Illinois storm reports for May 6, 2012

Name: NOAA storm reports, Illinois, May 6, 2012
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 30 hail reports, 9 wind reports and 2 tornado reports in Illinois on May 6, 2012.

in Illinois; 41
Storm reports: Near 40.93, -87.93, IL; 2.75 in
Largest hail: Near 40.77, -87.83, IL; 100 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF1, near 40.77, -87.69, IL; 2
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 6, 2012 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report.

Reports by hour

Hail30, most at 3 PM

Wind9, most at 3 PM

Tornado2, most at 4 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
4:48 PM	EF1	Near 40.77, -87.69, IL	1.3 mi long, 200 yd wide
5:18 PM	EF0	Near 40.46, -87.73, IL	2.12 mi long, 75 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
10:25 AM	1.0 in	About 11 miles from Rockford, IL
10:40 AM	1.0 in	About 11 miles from Rockford, IL
11:04 AM	0.75 in	About 44 miles from Chicago, IL
1:00 PM	0.88 in	About 25 miles from Chicago, IL
1:52 PM	0.75 in	About 34 miles from Davenport, IA
1:56 PM	1.0 in	About 35 miles from Davenport, IA
2:07 PM	1.0 in	About 44 miles from Peoria, IL
2:23 PM	0.75 in	About 32 miles from Peoria, IL
2:35 PM	0.88 in	About 44 miles from Peoria, IL
2:52 PM	0.88 in	About 5 miles from Chicago, IL
3:05 PM	1.75 in	About 31 miles from Peoria, IL
3:20 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.98, -88.06, IL

Show all 30 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
3:20 PM	1.75 in	About 24 miles from Peoria, IL
3:20 PM	1.0 in	About 31 miles from Peoria, IL
3:20 PM	0.88 in	About 29 miles from Peoria, IL
3:24 PM	1.0 in	About 29 miles from Peoria, IL
3:31 PM	1.0 in	About 48 miles from Peoria, IL
3:33 PM	1.75 in	About 59 miles from Chicago, IL
3:35 PM	1.0 in	About 33 miles from Peoria, IL
3:35 PM	2.75 in	Near 40.93, -87.93, IL
3:40 PM	0.88 in	About 33 miles from Peoria, IL
4:55 PM	0.88 in	Near 40.75, -88.29, IL
5:06 PM	0.88 in	Near 40.44, -87.70, IL
5:10 PM	2.5 in	Near 40.47, -87.73, IL
5:17 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.41, -87.67, IL
5:24 PM	2.5 in	Near 40.47, -87.67, IL
5:30 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.47, -87.67, IL
7:42 PM	0.75 in	Near 38.02, -89.05, IL
8:20 PM	0.75 in	Near 38.22, -89.05, IL
11:04 PM	1.0 in	About 48 miles from Peoria, IL

Time	Gust	Where
3:30 PM	60 mph	About 31 miles from Peoria, IL
3:35 PM	70 mph	About 33 miles from Peoria, IL
3:45 PM	81 mph	About 32 miles from Peoria, IL
3:50 PM	60 mph	About 42 miles from Peoria, IL
4:37 PM	100 mph	Near 40.77, -87.83, IL
4:44 PM	69 mph	Near 40.78, -87.74, IL
5:15 PM	60 mph	Near 40.32, -88.15, IL
5:58 PM	70 mph	Near 40.46, -87.68, IL
6:20 PM	60 mph	Near 40.16, -87.60, IL

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Rockford, IL	1.0 in	None	0
Chicago, IL	0.88 in	None	0

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