Storm reports for April 17, 2013
NOAA recorded 191 hail reports, 48 wind reports and 16 tornado reports in 13 states on April 17, 2013.
- in 13 states
- 255
- Storm reports
- Near 38.93, -92.37, MO
- 2.75 in
- Largest hail
- Near 39.64, -91.74, MO
- 90 mph
- Highest gust
- Highest rating EF2, about 45 miles from Fayetteville, AR
- 16
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
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 April 17, 2013 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
Hail191, most at 6 PM
Wind48, most at 8 PM
Tornado16, most at 12 AM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5:31 PM | EF1 | Near 39.38, -92.12, MO | 7.45 mi long, 70 yd wide |
| 5:35 PM | EF0 | Near 39.40, -92.06, MO | 0.07 mi long, 40 yd wide |
| 6:00 PM | EF0 | Near 39.59, -91.80, MO | 0.45 mi long, 60 yd wide |
| 6:50 PM | EF0 | About 47 miles from Wichita Falls, TX | 3.41 mi long, 100 yd wide |
| 8:03 PM | EF0 | About 32 miles from Wichita Falls, TX | 1.03 mi long, 100 yd wide |
| 8:11 PM | EF0 | About 33 miles from Wichita Falls, TX | 0.16 mi long, 100 yd wide |
| 8:35 PM | EF1 | About 30 miles from Wichita Falls, TX | 5.21 mi long, 200 yd wide |
| 11:50 PM | EF0 | About 19 miles from Tulsa, OK | 0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide |
| 12:01 AM | EF0 | About 11 miles from Tulsa, OK | 1.3 mi long, 250 yd wide |
| 12:03 AM | EF1 | About 11 miles from Tulsa, OK | 2.1 mi long, 400 yd wide |
| 12:28 AM | EF0 | About 21 miles from Tulsa, OK | 0.9 mi long, 125 yd wide |
| 12:29 AM | EF1 | About 21 miles from Tulsa, OK | 1.8 mi long, 140 yd wide |
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| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:33 AM | EF1 | About 22 miles from Tulsa, OK | 1.9 mi long, 180 yd wide |
| 12:48 AM | EF1 | About 35 miles from Tulsa, OK | 6.5 mi long, 100 yd wide |
| 1:07 AM | EF1 | About 49 miles from Tulsa, OK | 3.5 mi long, 350 yd wide |
| 1:30 AM | EF2 | About 45 miles from Fayetteville, AR | 8 mi long, 800 yd wide |
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM | 1.0 in | About 57 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 7:05 AM | 0.75 in | About 58 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 7:12 AM | 1.0 in | About 53 miles from Peoria, IL |
| 7:20 AM | 0.88 in | Near 40.05, -87.83, IL |
| 7:33 AM | 1.0 in | About 59 miles from Des Moines, IA |
| 7:44 AM | 0.88 in | Near 40.73, -92.87, IA |
| 7:50 AM | 1.0 in | Near 40.75, -92.89, IA |
| 8:14 AM | 0.88 in | About 58 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 8:40 AM | 0.75 in | About 32 miles from Davenport, IA |
| 8:46 AM | 0.88 in | About 40 miles from Rockford, IL |
| 8:50 AM | 0.75 in | Near 40.14, -95.23, MO |
| 9:20 AM | 0.75 in | About 36 miles from Chicago, IL |
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| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 AM | 0.88 in | Near 40.34, -94.87, MO |
| 9:47 AM | 0.75 in | About 17 miles from Chicago, IL |
| 10:02 AM | 0.75 in | About 22 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA |
| 10:22 AM | 1.0 in | About 16 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA |
| 10:27 AM | 0.88 in | Near 40.35, -94.67, MO |
| 10:30 AM | 1.0 in | About 46 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA |
| 10:31 AM | 0.75 in | About 18 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA |
| 10:44 AM | 1.0 in | About 57 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA |
| 10:48 AM | 1.0 in | About 52 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA |
| 10:51 AM | 0.88 in | About 49 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA |
| 11:00 AM | 0.75 in | About 42 miles from Omaha, NE |
| 11:05 AM | 0.75 in | About 27 miles from Davenport, IA |
| 11:10 AM | 0.88 in | About 28 miles from Rockford, IL |
| 11:19 AM | 0.75 in | About 24 miles from Chicago, IL |
| 11:20 AM | 0.88 in | About 33 miles from Rockford, IL |
| 11:23 AM | 0.88 in | About 30 miles from Rockford, IL |
| 11:26 AM | 0.88 in | About 35 miles from Chicago, IL |
| 11:37 AM | 0.75 in | About 33 miles from Chicago, IL |
| 11:41 AM | 0.75 in | Near 41.00, -92.00, IA |
| 11:45 AM | 0.88 in | About 41 miles from Rockford, IL |
| 12:14 PM | 1.0 in | About 35 miles from Chicago, IL |
| 12:29 PM | 1.0 in | Near 37.26, -99.34, KS |
| 12:30 PM | 1.0 in | About 48 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 12:30 PM | 1.0 in | About 54 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 12:38 PM | 0.75 in | Near 37.27, -99.50, KS |
| 12:40 PM | 1.0 in | Near 37.06, -99.34, KS |
| 12:45 PM | 1.75 in | About 46 miles from Knoxville, TN |
| 12:45 PM | 0.88 in | About 38 miles from Chicago, IL |
| 12:50 PM | 0.75 in | About 34 miles from Davenport, IA |
| 1:00 PM | 0.75 in | Near 39.69, -92.04, MO |
| 1:00 PM | 1.25 in | About 46 miles from Chattanooga, TN |
| 1:05 PM | 1.0 in | Near 37.59, -99.18, KS |
| 1:07 PM | 0.88 in | Near 37.61, -99.11, KS |
| 1:12 PM | 1.0 in | About 38 miles from Rockford, IL |
| 1:13 PM | 0.88 in | Near 37.62, -99.11, KS |
| 1:30 PM | 1.0 in | Near 37.88, -98.82, KS |
| 1:37 PM | 1.0 in | Near 40.20, -92.58, MO |
| 1:43 PM | 0.75 in | Near 40.19, -92.58, MO |
| 1:44 PM | 0.75 in | About 26 miles from Davenport, IA |
| 1:46 PM | 0.88 in | Near 37.43, -98.92, KS |
| 1:52 PM | 0.75 in | Near 37.41, -98.88, KS |
| 2:11 PM | 1.75 in | About 43 miles from Chattanooga, TN |
| 2:17 PM | 0.75 in | About 42 miles from Peoria, IL |
| 2:37 PM | 0.75 in | About 37 miles from Peoria, IL |
| 2:40 PM | 0.88 in | Near 40.23, -91.06, IL |
| 2:40 PM | 1.0 in | About 13 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 2:42 PM | 1.0 in | Near 40.23, -91.06, IL |
| 2:42 PM | 0.75 in | Near 37.43, -98.78, KS |
| 2:43 PM | 0.88 in | Near 40.32, -90.91, IL |
| 2:45 PM | 1.0 in | Near 40.37, -90.79, IL |
| 2:46 PM | 0.88 in | Near 40.40, -90.79, IL |
| 2:53 PM | 0.75 in | Near 37.52, -98.72, KS |
| 2:55 PM | 1.0 in | Near 40.46, -90.76, IL |
| 2:58 PM | 0.75 in | Near 40.42, -90.80, IL |
| 2:58 PM | 0.75 in | About 59 miles from Peoria, IL |
| 3:02 PM | 1.0 in | About 58 miles from Springfield, MO |
| 3:05 PM | 1.0 in | About 40 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 3:15 PM | 1.0 in | Near 35.17, -98.84, OK |
| 3:24 PM | 1.0 in | About 37 miles from Peoria, IL |
| 3:25 PM | 1.0 in | Near 38.13, -93.40, MO |
| 3:26 PM | 1.0 in | Near 40.23, -91.06, IL |
| 3:28 PM | 1.0 in | Near 35.25, -98.72, OK |
| 3:30 PM | 1.75 in | Near 38.19, -93.36, MO |
| 3:31 PM | 0.75 in | Near 40.37, -91.08, IL |
| 3:33 PM | 1.0 in | Near 38.18, -93.37, MO |
| 3:38 PM | 1.25 in | About 46 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 3:38 PM | 1.0 in | Near 33.97, -85.55, AL |
| 3:38 PM | 0.88 in | Near 40.20, -92.58, MO |
| 3:40 PM | 1.0 in | Near 40.24, -90.95, IL |
| 3:42 PM | 1.5 in | About 49 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 3:42 PM | 1.0 in | Near 34.06, -85.46, AL |
| 3:45 PM | 1.25 in | Near 40.27, -90.82, IL |
| 3:51 PM | 1.0 in | Near 38.70, -93.23, MO |
| 3:55 PM | 1.75 in | About 44 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 3:56 PM | 1.0 in | Near 38.70, -93.23, MO |
| 4:00 PM | 1.0 in | Near 40.23, -90.95, IL |
| 4:02 PM | 1.0 in | About 41 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 4:09 PM | 0.88 in | About 22 miles from Peoria, IL |
| 4:10 PM | 1.0 in | About 49 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 4:11 PM | 0.75 in | Near 40.32, -90.64, IL |
| 4:15 PM | 1.5 in | About 38 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 4:17 PM | 1.0 in | About 35 miles from Peoria, IL |
| 4:17 PM | 0.75 in | About 37 miles from Peoria, IL |
| 4:20 PM | 1.0 in | Near 38.38, -93.07, MO |
| 4:25 PM | 1.0 in | About 42 miles from Indianapolis, IN |
| 4:30 PM | 0.88 in | About 48 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 4:32 PM | 1.0 in | Near 38.44, -92.99, MO |
| 4:34 PM | 1.0 in | Near 39.51, -92.54, MO |
| 4:34 PM | 2.0 in | About 40 miles from Indianapolis, IN |
| 4:36 PM | 1.0 in | Near 39.44, -92.54, MO |
| 4:40 PM | 0.88 in | Near 39.42, -93.13, MO |
| 4:44 PM | 0.88 in | Near 40.23, -90.95, IL |
| 4:45 PM | 1.75 in | About 37 miles from Indianapolis, IN |
| 4:46 PM | 1.0 in | About 32 miles from Indianapolis, IN |
| 5:04 PM | 1.75 in | About 20 miles from Indianapolis, IN |
| 5:05 PM | 0.75 in | Near 38.92, -97.10, KS |
| 5:05 PM | 1.0 in | About 20 miles from Indianapolis, IN |
| 5:05 PM | 1.75 in | About 21 miles from Indianapolis, IN |
| 5:06 PM | 0.75 in | About 20 miles from Indianapolis, IN |
| 5:06 PM | 1.5 in | About 20 miles from Indianapolis, IN |
| 5:06 PM | 1.75 in | Near 38.66, -92.67, MO |
| 5:10 PM | 1.0 in | Near 39.44, -92.54, MO |
| 5:12 PM | 1.25 in | Near 34.69, -99.83, OK |
| 5:13 PM | 1.75 in | About 31 miles from Chattanooga, TN |
| 5:15 PM | 1.75 in | About 50 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 5:22 PM | 1.75 in | Near 38.76, -92.55, MO |
| 5:24 PM | 1.5 in | About 13 miles from Indianapolis, IN |
| 5:25 PM | 1.0 in | About 18 miles from Oklahoma City, OK |
| 5:26 PM | 1.75 in | About 42 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 5:30 PM | 1.75 in | About 59 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 5:35 PM | 0.88 in | Near 38.89, -92.45, MO |
| 5:40 PM | 1.0 in | Near 39.48, -92.00, MO |
| 5:42 PM | 0.75 in | Near 39.45, -88.48, IL |
| 5:45 PM | 2.75 in | Near 38.93, -92.37, MO |
| 5:46 PM | 1.75 in | Near 34.78, -98.29, OK |
| 5:49 PM | 1.75 in | Near 34.51, -99.33, OK |
| 5:50 PM | 1.0 in | Near 38.65, -92.98, MO |
| 5:59 PM | 1.0 in | Near 35.41, -99.42, OK |
| 6:00 PM | 1.25 in | Near 38.98, -92.62, MO |
| 6:00 PM | 0.88 in | Near 39.42, -92.44, MO |
| 6:10 PM | 0.75 in | Near 38.79, -92.80, MO |
| 6:10 PM | 1.25 in | Near 39.04, -92.50, MO |
| 6:10 PM | 0.75 in | Near 39.65, -91.86, MO |
| 6:15 PM | 1.0 in | Near 34.30, -99.72, TX |
| 6:15 PM | 0.88 in | Near 39.08, -92.03, MO |
| 6:20 PM | 1.0 in | Near 39.11, -92.47, MO |
| 6:20 PM | 1.0 in | Near 40.75, -94.05, IA |
| 6:24 PM | 1.25 in | About 56 miles from Norman, OK |
| 6:29 PM | 2.75 in | About 50 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 6:31 PM | 1.75 in | About 51 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 6:31 PM | 2.25 in | About 48 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 6:33 PM | 1.75 in | About 51 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 6:33 PM | 2.0 in | About 56 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 6:35 PM | 1.75 in | About 57 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 6:36 PM | 2.0 in | About 56 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 6:39 PM | 0.88 in | Near 39.95, -91.60, MO |
| 6:41 PM | 0.75 in | About 22 miles from Peoria, IL |
| 6:41 PM | 0.75 in | Near 40.02, -88.07, IL |
| 6:45 PM | 0.75 in | About 22 miles from Peoria, IL |
| 6:48 PM | 1.5 in | About 36 miles from Indianapolis, IN |
| 6:50 PM | 1.0 in | About 54 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 6:50 PM | 0.88 in | About 32 miles from Indianapolis, IN |
| 6:56 PM | 1.5 in | About 34 miles from Indianapolis, IN |
| 6:58 PM | 1.5 in | About 34 miles from Indianapolis, IN |
| 7:08 PM | 0.88 in | About 35 miles from Indianapolis, IN |
| 7:10 PM | 1.0 in | About 12 miles from Peoria, IL |
| 7:10 PM | 1.0 in | About 35 miles from Indianapolis, IN |
| 7:15 PM | 0.88 in | Near 39.15, -92.69, MO |
| 7:16 PM | 1.75 in | Near 34.78, -98.31, OK |
| 7:16 PM | 1.75 in | About 32 miles from Norman, OK |
| 7:25 PM | 0.88 in | About 7 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 7:32 PM | 1.25 in | About 60 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 7:40 PM | 1.0 in | Near 39.42, -92.44, MO |
| 7:45 PM | 1.0 in | About 56 miles from Norman, OK |
| 8:00 PM | 1.0 in | About 8 miles from Norman, OK |
| 8:05 PM | 1.0 in | About 60 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 8:09 PM | 1.25 in | About 58 miles from Norman, OK |
| 8:18 PM | 1.0 in | About 40 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 8:20 PM | 1.0 in | About 8 miles from Oklahoma City, OK |
| 8:30 PM | 0.88 in | Near 38.18, -98.79, KS |
| 8:30 PM | 0.75 in | Near 40.96, -87.28, IN |
| 8:50 PM | 2.0 in | About 23 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 8:52 PM | 1.0 in | About 45 miles from Norman, OK |
| 8:53 PM | 2.5 in | About 45 miles from Norman, OK |
| 9:01 PM | 1.75 in | About 41 miles from Norman, OK |
| 9:18 PM | 1.25 in | About 26 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 9:25 PM | 1.0 in | About 33 miles from Norman, OK |
| 9:26 PM | 1.0 in | About 32 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 9:29 PM | 1.75 in | About 34 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 10:09 PM | 1.0 in | About 35 miles from Norman, OK |
| 10:12 PM | 1.5 in | About 16 miles from Norman, OK |
| 10:30 PM | 1.0 in | About 55 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 11:05 PM | 1.0 in | About 31 miles from Norman, OK |
| 11:55 PM | 1.0 in | About 13 miles from Tulsa, OK |
| 1:20 AM | 0.88 in | About 34 miles from Abilene, TX |
| 1:35 AM | 0.88 in | About 16 miles from Flint, MI |
| 1:50 AM | 1.0 in | About 59 miles from Fayetteville, AR |
| 2:03 AM | 0.88 in | About 48 miles from Fayetteville, AR |
| 2:35 AM | 1.0 in | About 11 miles from San Angelo, TX |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 12:37 PM | 58 mph | About 50 miles from Kingsport, TN |
| 1:30 PM | 58 mph | About 48 miles from Chattanooga, TN |
| 2:54 PM | 58 mph | About 38 miles from Chattanooga, TN |
| 3:15 PM | 46 mph | About 40 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 5:31 PM | 75 mph | Near 39.37, -92.12, MO |
| 5:46 PM | 68 mph | About 45 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 6:07 PM | 90 mph | Near 39.64, -91.74, MO |
| 6:11 PM | 81 mph | Near 39.65, -91.66, MO |
| 6:20 PM | 75 mph | Near 39.67, -91.55, MO |
| 6:20 PM | 81 mph | Near 39.69, -91.56, MO |
| 6:20 PM | 70 mph | Near 40.75, -94.05, IA |
| 6:25 PM | 60 mph | About 54 miles from Norman, OK |
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| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 6:35 PM | 70 mph | Near 39.84, -91.52, MO |
| 6:45 PM | 77 mph | Near 39.93, -91.41, IL |
| 7:06 PM | 85 mph | Near 40.03, -91.16, IL |
| 7:15 PM | 90 mph | Near 40.14, -91.16, IL |
| 7:20 PM | 81 mph | Near 40.11, -91.02, IL |
| 7:38 PM | 75 mph | Near 39.82, -91.03, IL |
| 7:53 PM | 75 mph | Near 40.03, -90.95, IL |
| 8:05 PM | 70 mph | About 60 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 8:35 PM | 60 mph | About 25 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 8:35 PM | 60 mph | About 37 miles from Norman, OK |
| 8:35 PM | 61 mph | About 49 miles from Norman, OK |
| 8:37 PM | 60 mph | About 11 miles from Norman, OK |
| 8:37 PM | 79 mph | About 28 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 8:45 PM | 72 mph | About 25 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 8:48 PM | 58 mph | Near 41.02, -92.40, IA |
| 8:50 PM | 64 mph | About 25 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 8:54 PM | 63 mph | Near 41.02, -92.40, IA |
| 9:10 PM | 70 mph | About 56 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA |
| 10:44 PM | 64 mph | About 8 miles from Tulsa, OK |
| 11:15 PM | 85 mph | About 40 miles from Tulsa, OK |
| 11:18 PM | 81 mph | About 42 miles from Tulsa, OK |
| 11:36 PM | 64 mph | About 28 miles from Tulsa, OK |
| 11:39 PM | 60 mph | About 15 miles from Norman, OK |
| 11:50 PM | 64 mph | About 17 miles from Tulsa, OK |
| 12:05 AM | 81 mph | About 20 miles from Tulsa, OK |
| 12:05 AM | 64 mph | About 9 miles from Tulsa, OK |
| 1:20 AM | 64 mph | About 23 miles from Abilene, TX |
| 1:44 AM | 85 mph | About 44 miles from Fayetteville, AR |
| 1:46 AM | 64 mph | About 19 miles from Abilene, TX |
| 2:06 AM | 60 mph | Near 37.02, -94.47, MO |
| 2:06 AM | 60 mph | About 56 miles from Springfield, MO |
| 2:25 AM | 60 mph | In San Angelo, TX |
| 2:30 AM | 60 mph | About 11 miles from San Angelo, TX |
| 2:45 AM | 60 mph | About 24 miles from Abilene, TX |
| 4:05 AM | 64 mph | About 58 miles from Tulsa, OK |
| 4:18 AM | 60 mph | Near 36.51, -92.38, MO |
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Cities with reports nearby
Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.
| City | Largest hail | Highest gust | Tornado reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis, IN | 1.5 in | None | 0 |
| Louisville, KY | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| Norman, OK | 1.0 in | 60 mph | 0 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 1.0 in | 60 mph | 0 |
| Peoria, IL | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| San Angelo, TX | 1.0 in | 60 mph | 0 |
| Tulsa, OK | 1.0 in | 64 mph | 2 |
| Topeka, KS | 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.