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Storm reports for May 29, 2012

NOAA recorded 323 hail reports, 258 wind reports and 5 tornado reports in 23 states on May 29, 2012.

in 23 states
586
Storm reports
About 23 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
5.0 in
Largest hail
About 41 miles from Syracuse, NY
90 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF1, about 19 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
5
Tornado reports
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 wind damage

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 29, 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.

What happened

On May 29, 2012, long-lived storms tracked from northwest and north-central Oklahoma into the Oklahoma City metro area, starting in the afternoon and lasting well into the night, according to NWS Norman.1 Hail 3.5 to 5 inches across fell in northern Oklahoma City and nearby suburbs, and hail and high winds caused significant damage to homes and businesses.1 Hail 5 inches across fell near Piedmont in Canadian County at about 8:15 p.m. CDT, and hail up to 4.5 inches fell at Kingfisher.2,3 NWS Norman estimated total damage at $400 million to $500 million.1

In Edmond and Nichols Hills, hail of 1.25 to 2.75 inches damaged numerous homes and 8,000 to 10,000 vehicles, and NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $250 million in property damage there.4 Around Oklahoma City, hail up to 3 inches damaged vehicles and the windows and roofs of several buildings, and at least two people were hurt. The database lists $150 million in property damage there.5 Later that night, gusts near 70 mph in Norman caused minor roof damage to homes, with $1 million in damage listed.6

Earlier in the day, at about 1:40 p.m. EDT, hail up to 3.5 inches across fell in North Bolton in Warren County, New York.7 That evening, hail up to 4 inches fell in Wichita County, Texas.8

Sources

  1. 1. NWS Norman: 2012 Significant Weather Events Summary
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 385119, hail, Canadian County, Oklahoma
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 385116, hail, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 385127, hail, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 385166, hail, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 385180, thunderstorm wind, Cleveland County, Oklahoma
  7. 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 376751, hail, Warren County, New York
  8. 8. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 385212, hail, Wichita County, Texas

Reports by hour

Hail323, most at 5 PM

Wind258, most at 5 PM

Tornado5, most at 9 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
1:13 PMEF0About 38 miles from Ocala, FL2.84 mi long, 200 yd wide
2:25 PMEF0Near 44.70, -72.26, VT0.27 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:26 PMEF1About 19 miles from Oklahoma City, OK1 mi long, 30 yd wide
9:03 PMEF1About 40 miles from Charleston, SC1.52 mi long, 60 yd wide
9:15 PMEF0About 27 miles from Oklahoma City, OK1 mi long, 30 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
New York12267550
Oklahoma11775402
Pennsylvania8436480
Vermont413461
Ohio332580
Texas271890
Tennessee260260
Kansas242400
New Hampshire231580
Alabama193160
Arkansas141130
Kentucky10460
Massachusetts9450
Georgia7250
South Carolina6051
Florida5041
New Jersey5050
Virginia4220
West Virginia4130
Maryland2020
Missouri2200
Connecticut1010
Montana1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Oklahoma City, OK3.0 in76 mph0
Denton, TX1.75 inNone0
Frisco, TX1.75 in71 mph0
Lewisville, TX1.75 in71 mph0
Topeka, KS1.5 inNone0
Youngstown, OH1.25 in58 mph0
Albany, NY1.0 in58 mph0
Binghamton, NY1.0 inNone0
Carrollton, TX1.0 in71 mph0
Chattanooga, TN1.0 inNone0
Erie, PA1.0 inNone0
Kansas City, MO1.0 inNone0
Lancaster, PA1.0 in58 mph0
Norman, OK1.0 in81 mph0
Plano, TX1.0 in71 mph0
Syracuse, NY1.0 in60 mph0
Wichita, KS1.0 inNone0
Akron, OH0.88 inNone0
Canton, OH0.75 inNone0
Utica, NY0.75 inNone0
Worcester, MA0.75 in58 mph0
Allen, TXNone71 mph0
Allentown, PANone58 mph0
Clarksville, TNNone84 mph0
Dallas, TXNone58 mph0
Garland, TXNone58 mph0
Hagerstown, MDNone60 mph0
Huntington, WVNone58 mph0
Huntsville, ALNone60 mph0
Irving, TXNone58 mph0
McKinney, TXNone71 mph0
Philadelphia, PANone58 mph0
Pittsburgh, PANone58 mph0
Reading, PANone58 mph0
Richardson, TXNone71 mph0
Scranton, PANone58 mph0
Trenton, NJNone58 mph0
Wichita Falls, TXNone70 mph0
York, PANone58 mph0

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