Iowa storm reports for May 6, 2012

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

NOAA recorded 3 hail reports and 7 wind reports in Iowa on May 6, 2012.

in Iowa; 10
Storm reports: About 7 miles from Des Moines, IA; 0.88 in
Largest hail: About 40 miles from Des Moines, IA; 77 mph
Highest gust: 0
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports.

Wind report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports.

Wind report

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

Hail3, most at 9 AM

Wind7, most at 7 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Size	Where
8:35 AM	0.88 in	About 7 miles from Des Moines, IA
9:15 AM	0.88 in	About 30 miles from Des Moines, IA
9:18 AM	0.88 in	About 32 miles from Des Moines, IA

Time	Gust	Where
7:05 AM	64 mph	About 53 miles from Des Moines, IA
7:23 AM	77 mph	About 40 miles from Des Moines, IA
7:40 AM	70 mph	About 34 miles from Des Moines, IA
7:55 AM	67 mph	About 26 miles from Des Moines, IA
8:10 AM	71 mph	About 18 miles from Des Moines, IA
8:19 AM	70 mph	About 8 miles from Des Moines, IA
9:00 AM	70 mph	About 31 miles from Des Moines, IA

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Des Moines, IA	0.88 in	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.