Storm reports for May 6, 2013

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, May 6, 2013
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 12 hail reports, 5 wind reports and 1 tornado report in 3 states on May 6, 2013.

in 3 states; 18
Storm reports: About 26 miles from Hickory, NC; 1.5 in
Largest hail: Near 34.73, -76.66, NC; 71 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF0, about 2 miles from Bakersfield, CA; 1
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, 2013 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report.

Reports by hour

Hail12, most at 4 PM

Wind5, most at 9 PM

Tornado1, most at 9 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
9:10 PM	EF0	About 2 miles from Bakersfield, CA	0.44 mi long, 15 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
3:47 PM	1.5 in	About 26 miles from Hickory, NC
4:00 PM	1.0 in	About 31 miles from Hickory, NC
4:02 PM	1.0 in	About 31 miles from Hickory, NC
4:25 PM	0.88 in	About 33 miles from Hickory, NC
4:25 PM	1.0 in	About 33 miles from Hickory, NC
4:38 PM	0.88 in	About 31 miles from Winston-Salem, NC
4:51 PM	1.0 in	About 30 miles from Winston-Salem, NC
5:17 PM	1.0 in	About 31 miles from Winston-Salem, NC
6:26 PM	1.0 in	About 46 miles from Winston-Salem, NC
7:40 PM	1.0 in	About 18 miles from Winston-Salem, NC
9:37 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.73, -76.65, NC
9:46 PM	1.0 in	About 37 miles from Lubbock, TX

Time	Gust	Where
6:20 PM	64 mph	Near 41.05, -120.69, CA
9:26 PM	71 mph	Near 34.73, -76.66, NC
9:40 PM	58 mph	Near 34.81, -76.68, NC
10:12 PM	64 mph	About 33 miles from Lubbock, TX
10:50 PM	67 mph	About 30 miles from Lubbock, TX

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
North Carolina	13	11	2	0
Texas	3	1	2	0
California	2	0	1	1

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Bakersfield, CA	None	None	1

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