Storm reports for May 22, 2012
NOAA recorded 154 hail reports, 55 wind reports and 2 tornado reports in 13 states on May 22, 2012.
- in 13 states
- 211
- Storm reports
- Near 46.26, -99.56, ND
- 2.0 in
- Largest hail
- Near 48.81, -104.25, MT
- 78 mph
- Highest gust
- Highest rating EF0, near 48.98, -103.59, ND
- 2
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
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 22, 2012 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.
Select a dot or a path for the report.
Reports by hour
Hail154, most at 5 PM
Wind55, most at 6 PM
Tornado2, most at 5 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5:07 PM | EF0 | Near 48.98, -103.59, ND | 5.32 mi long, 50 yd wide |
| 6:21 PM | EF0 | Near 48.34, -102.03, ND | 0.83 mi long, 25 yd wide |
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 7:15 AM | 1.0 in | Near 42.28, -98.75, NE |
| 7:23 AM | 1.0 in | Near 42.28, -98.65, NE |
| 7:35 AM | 1.0 in | Near 42.30, -98.62, NE |
| 7:45 AM | 1.25 in | Near 42.30, -98.65, NE |
| 12:25 PM | 1.0 in | About 40 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 12:40 PM | 0.75 in | About 44 miles from Wilmington, NC |
| 12:45 PM | 1.0 in | About 47 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 12:59 PM | 0.75 in | About 46 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 1:02 PM | 1.0 in | About 49 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 1:04 PM | 0.75 in | About 50 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 1:04 PM | 1.25 in | About 15 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 1:10 PM | 0.88 in | About 31 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC |
Show all 154 hail reportsShow fewer
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1:22 PM | 0.88 in | About 39 miles from Wilmington, NC |
| 1:39 PM | 0.75 in | About 42 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 1:40 PM | 0.75 in | About 24 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 1:43 PM | 0.75 in | About 20 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 1:45 PM | 0.75 in | About 20 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 1:50 PM | 1.0 in | About 31 miles from Wilmington, NC |
| 1:57 PM | 1.0 in | About 17 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL |
| 2:00 PM | 0.75 in | Near 35.39, -77.53, NC |
| 2:00 PM | 0.75 in | Near 32.03, -82.32, GA |
| 2:02 PM | 1.0 in | About 18 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL |
| 2:05 PM | 0.88 in | About 31 miles from Wilmington, NC |
| 2:09 PM | 1.0 in | About 34 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 2:14 PM | 0.75 in | Near 32.02, -82.23, GA |
| 2:30 PM | 0.75 in | About 31 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 2:30 PM | 0.75 in | About 15 miles from Wilmington, NC |
| 2:30 PM | 1.0 in | About 14 miles from Wilmington, NC |
| 2:35 PM | 1.25 in | About 18 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL |
| 2:35 PM | 1.0 in | About 39 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 2:39 PM | 0.75 in | About 43 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 2:40 PM | 1.0 in | About 14 miles from Wilmington, NC |
| 2:43 PM | 1.0 in | About 16 miles from Wilmington, NC |
| 2:46 PM | 1.75 in | About 17 miles from Wilmington, NC |
| 2:46 PM | 0.75 in | About 40 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 3:00 PM | 0.88 in | Near 35.53, -77.23, NC |
| 3:00 PM | 1.75 in | About 31 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 3:05 PM | 1.0 in | About 27 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 3:05 PM | 1.0 in | About 33 miles from Durham, NC |
| 3:06 PM | 0.88 in | Near 34.59, -83.44, GA |
| 3:10 PM | 1.0 in | About 15 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 3:14 PM | 0.88 in | About 29 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 3:18 PM | 0.75 in | About 31 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 3:19 PM | 1.25 in | About 43 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 3:20 PM | 0.75 in | Near 35.52, -76.73, NC |
| 3:21 PM | 1.75 in | About 42 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 3:24 PM | 1.0 in | Near 31.53, -84.59, GA |
| 3:27 PM | 1.0 in | About 33 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 3:35 PM | 1.0 in | About 33 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 3:38 PM | 1.0 in | About 36 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 3:50 PM | 1.75 in | About 32 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 3:50 PM | 1.0 in | About 20 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 3:50 PM | 1.0 in | About 14 miles from Hickory, NC |
| 3:55 PM | 1.0 in | Near 31.50, -84.32, GA |
| 4:00 PM | 0.75 in | About 19 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 4:00 PM | 1.0 in | About 26 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 4:05 PM | 0.88 in | About 29 miles from Lafayette, LA |
| 4:10 PM | 1.75 in | About 22 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 4:15 PM | 1.75 in | Near 31.42, -84.12, GA |
| 4:15 PM | 0.75 in | Near 35.46, -76.47, NC |
| 4:20 PM | 1.0 in | About 10 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 4:23 PM | 1.0 in | About 37 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 4:25 PM | 0.75 in | About 33 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 4:30 PM | 1.0 in | About 39 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 4:30 PM | 1.0 in | About 22 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 4:34 PM | 1.0 in | About 9 miles from Durham, NC |
| 4:37 PM | 1.5 in | Near 31.41, -83.94, GA |
| 4:46 PM | 1.75 in | About 43 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 4:49 PM | 1.75 in | About 46 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 4:50 PM | 0.75 in | About 10 miles from Durham, NC |
| 4:50 PM | 1.0 in | About 19 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 4:58 PM | 1.0 in | About 33 miles from Lake Charles, LA |
| 5:00 PM | 1.25 in | About 24 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 5:00 PM | 0.75 in | About 19 miles from Ocala, FL |
| 5:00 PM | 1.5 in | About 24 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 5:01 PM | 1.0 in | About 27 miles from Lake Charles, LA |
| 5:04 PM | 1.75 in | About 46 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 5:10 PM | 1.0 in | About 13 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 5:12 PM | 1.0 in | About 3 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 5:12 PM | 0.75 in | About 2 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 5:15 PM | 0.88 in | Near 31.38, -83.69, GA |
| 5:15 PM | 1.25 in | About 58 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 5:15 PM | 1.25 in | Near 31.34, -83.59, GA |
| 5:17 PM | 0.88 in | About 25 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
| 5:18 PM | 1.0 in | Near 31.34, -83.55, GA |
| 5:18 PM | 1.25 in | Near 31.35, -83.68, GA |
| 5:20 PM | 0.88 in | About 24 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
| 5:20 PM | 0.75 in | In Lynchburg, VA |
| 5:28 PM | 1.0 in | Near 31.36, -83.59, GA |
| 5:40 PM | 1.0 in | Near 31.36, -83.49, GA |
| 5:42 PM | 0.88 in | About 14 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 5:48 PM | 1.0 in | About 17 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 5:48 PM | 1.75 in | About 35 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 5:55 PM | 1.0 in | About 29 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 6:05 PM | 1.0 in | About 24 miles from Winston-Salem, NC |
| 6:10 PM | 1.0 in | About 37 miles from Winston-Salem, NC |
| 6:11 PM | 0.88 in | Near 31.20, -83.25, GA |
| 6:18 PM | 1.25 in | About 22 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 6:24 PM | 0.88 in | About 59 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 6:24 PM | 1.0 in | Near 48.44, -101.93, ND |
| 6:28 PM | 1.0 in | About 21 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 6:29 PM | 1.0 in | About 18 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 6:30 PM | 1.75 in | Near 30.18, -103.27, TX |
| 6:34 PM | 0.75 in | About 41 miles from Deltona, FL |
| 6:34 PM | 1.0 in | About 18 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 6:35 PM | 1.0 in | Near 48.44, -101.93, ND |
| 6:39 PM | 0.75 in | About 46 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 6:45 PM | 0.75 in | Near 31.49, -82.85, GA |
| 6:45 PM | 1.0 in | Near 45.47, -99.99, SD |
| 6:52 PM | 0.88 in | About 26 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 7:00 PM | 0.88 in | About 38 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 7:00 PM | 0.75 in | Near 31.04, -82.75, GA |
| 7:03 PM | 1.25 in | About 37 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 7:05 PM | 1.0 in | About 38 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 7:10 PM | 1.75 in | Near 45.77, -99.79, SD |
| 7:13 PM | 1.75 in | Near 45.77, -99.75, SD |
| 7:20 PM | 0.75 in | About 39 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 7:30 PM | 1.0 in | Near 45.58, -99.47, SD |
| 7:35 PM | 1.0 in | About 42 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 7:42 PM | 1.0 in | About 37 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 7:48 PM | 1.25 in | Near 45.64, -99.34, SD |
| 7:50 PM | 0.75 in | About 7 miles from Winston-Salem, NC |
| 7:50 PM | 1.0 in | Near 48.59, -101.31, ND |
| 7:50 PM | 1.0 in | Near 48.57, -101.28, ND |
| 7:58 PM | 1.0 in | Near 45.58, -99.29, SD |
| 8:00 PM | 1.75 in | Near 46.25, -99.34, ND |
| 8:13 PM | 1.0 in | Near 46.26, -99.56, ND |
| 8:20 PM | 1.75 in | Near 46.26, -99.56, ND |
| 8:21 PM | 0.75 in | Near 48.72, -101.14, ND |
| 8:29 PM | 1.25 in | Near 46.70, -99.14, ND |
| 8:34 PM | 2.0 in | Near 46.26, -99.56, ND |
| 8:45 PM | 1.0 in | About 56 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
| 8:51 PM | 0.88 in | About 56 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
| 8:55 PM | 1.75 in | Near 46.87, -99.04, ND |
| 9:00 PM | 1.0 in | Near 46.77, -98.71, ND |
| 9:07 PM | 1.0 in | Near 46.98, -98.71, ND |
| 9:12 PM | 1.0 in | About 56 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
| 9:15 PM | 0.88 in | Near 47.06, -98.83, ND |
| 9:16 PM | 0.88 in | Near 46.53, -98.90, ND |
| 9:26 PM | 0.75 in | About 59 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
| 9:30 PM | 0.88 in | Near 46.65, -98.22, ND |
| 9:39 PM | 0.88 in | About 41 miles from Roanoke, VA |
| 9:41 PM | 1.0 in | Near 32.44, -82.70, GA |
| 9:46 PM | 0.75 in | Near 46.48, -98.71, ND |
| 9:50 PM | 1.0 in | About 58 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 9:55 PM | 1.0 in | Near 47.62, -98.25, ND |
| 10:05 PM | 0.88 in | Near 46.91, -98.71, ND |
| 10:07 PM | 0.75 in | Near 46.91, -98.71, ND |
| 10:30 PM | 1.0 in | Near 32.38, -82.56, GA |
| 10:42 PM | 0.75 in | Near 48.82, -104.57, MT |
| 11:07 PM | 1.0 in | Near 44.26, -98.99, SD |
| 11:15 PM | 1.0 in | Near 47.11, -98.25, ND |
| 11:20 PM | 1.0 in | Near 44.30, -98.83, SD |
| 12:57 AM | 1.0 in | About 14 miles from Birmingham, AL |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 12:45 PM | 58 mph | About 33 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 1:04 PM | 60 mph | About 50 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 1:26 PM | 58 mph | About 49 miles from Wilmington, NC |
| 2:00 PM | 58 mph | Near 32.03, -82.32, GA |
| 2:05 PM | 52 mph | Near 32.00, -82.25, GA |
| 2:20 PM | 63 mph | About 15 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL |
| 2:22 PM | 58 mph | About 39 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 2:25 PM | 58 mph | About 57 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 2:30 PM | 58 mph | About 36 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 2:47 PM | 58 mph | About 41 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 2:52 PM | 58 mph | About 40 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 3:50 PM | 58 mph | About 32 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
Show all 55 wind reportsShow fewer
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 4:00 PM | 58 mph | About 23 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
| 4:12 PM | 78 mph | Near 48.81, -104.25, MT |
| 4:28 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.39, -84.02, GA |
| 4:50 PM | 58 mph | About 30 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
| 4:55 PM | 69 mph | Near 48.91, -103.78, ND |
| 5:00 PM | 58 mph | About 15 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 5:10 PM | 58 mph | About 27 miles from Lake Charles, LA |
| 5:28 PM | 70 mph | Near 31.36, -83.59, GA |
| 5:29 PM | 58 mph | About 38 miles from Hilton Head Island, SC |
| 5:30 PM | 58 mph | About 30 miles from Gainesville, FL |
| 5:41 PM | 59 mph | About 44 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 6:05 PM | 58 mph | About 42 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 6:10 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.38, -83.22, GA |
| 6:18 PM | 58 mph | About 22 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 6:26 PM | 58 mph | About 40 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 6:30 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.34, -83.05, GA |
| 6:32 PM | 58 mph | About 36 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 6:34 PM | 58 mph | About 10 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 6:35 PM | 58 mph | About 39 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 6:38 PM | 58 mph | About 44 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 7:04 PM | 58 mph | About 33 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 7:14 PM | 61 mph | Near 45.60, -103.55, SD |
| 7:15 PM | 60 mph | Near 43.70, -100.67, SD |
| 7:49 PM | 58 mph | About 38 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 7:53 PM | 58 mph | In Winston-Salem, NC |
| 7:55 PM | 58 mph | About 30 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 7:55 PM | 58 mph | About 33 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 8:10 PM | 60 mph | Near 45.74, -99.00, SD |
| 8:51 PM | 64 mph | About 56 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
| 9:00 PM | 60 mph | Near 46.77, -98.71, ND |
| 9:07 PM | 60 mph | Near 46.98, -98.71, ND |
| 9:10 PM | 60 mph | Near 47.06, -98.83, ND |
| 9:11 PM | 64 mph | Near 45.41, -97.91, SD |
| 9:18 PM | 58 mph | About 34 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
| 9:18 PM | 58 mph | About 44 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
| 9:18 PM | 58 mph | About 33 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
| 9:18 PM | 58 mph | About 33 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
| 10:30 PM | 69 mph | Near 47.95, -97.49, ND |
| 10:45 PM | 69 mph | Near 47.91, -97.63, ND |
| 10:47 PM | 58 mph | Near 47.96, -97.38, ND |
| 11:20 PM | 58 mph | Near 48.17, -97.00, MN |
| 11:20 PM | 60 mph | Near 44.31, -98.70, SD |
| 12:58 AM | 60 mph | About 14 miles from Birmingham, AL |
By state
| State | Reports | Hail | Wind | Tornado |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 47 | 40 | 7 | 0 |
| Georgia | 43 | 29 | 14 | 0 |
| North Dakota | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 |
| South Carolina | 27 | 15 | 12 | 0 |
| Florida | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 |
| Virginia | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| South Dakota | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| Louisiana | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Alabama | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Montana | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Texas | 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 | Tornado reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 1.0 in | 60 mph | 0 |
| Charleston, SC | 1.0 in | 58 mph | 0 |
| Durham, NC | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| Greenville, SC | 1.0 in | 58 mph | 0 |
| Hickory, NC | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| Wilmington, NC | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 0.75 in | 58 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.