Storm reports for May 17, 2013

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, May 17, 2013
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 107 hail reports, 14 wind reports and 7 tornado reports in 13 states on May 17, 2013.

in 13 states; 128
Storm reports: About 51 miles from Wichita Falls, TX; 3.0 in
Largest hail: Near 34.67, -99.83, OK; 69 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF1, near 33.00, -98.78, TX; 7
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports.

Wind report
Tornado and its path
Surveyed tornado path

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 tornado path

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

Hail107, most at 5 PM

Wind14, most at 9 PM

Tornado7, most at 2 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
2:00 PM	EF0	About 17 miles from Huntsville, AL	2.04 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:45 PM	EF0	About 21 miles from Huntsville, AL	0.15 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:54 PM	EF0	Near 42.78, -103.40, NE	2.67 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:45 PM	EF0	Near 43.83, -95.22, MN	0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:10 PM	EF0	Near 43.72, -95.17, MN	0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:34 PM	EF0	Near 32.99, -98.81, TX	1.02 mi long, 75 yd wide
7:50 PM	EF1	Near 33.00, -98.78, TX	3.14 mi long, 20 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
7:30 AM	1.75 in	About 42 miles from Waco, TX
7:35 AM	1.0 in	About 42 miles from Waco, TX
7:45 AM	1.0 in	About 42 miles from Waco, TX
8:48 AM	1.75 in	About 53 miles from Waco, TX
9:25 AM	0.75 in	Near 31.47, -96.10, TX
3:05 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.94, -103.50, NE
3:30 PM	0.88 in	About 44 miles from Rapid City, SD
4:03 PM	0.88 in	About 41 miles from Rapid City, SD
4:10 PM	1.0 in	About 42 miles from Rapid City, SD
4:11 PM	1.75 in	Near 42.47, -102.69, NE
4:15 PM	0.75 in	Near 33.22, -92.66, AR
4:15 PM	0.75 in	Near 33.20, -92.67, AR

Show all 107 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
4:17 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.10, -102.88, NE
4:20 PM	1.0 in	Near 44.04, -95.28, MN
4:20 PM	1.0 in	About 44 miles from Rapid City, SD
4:27 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.86, -108.16, WY
4:30 PM	0.75 in	Near 44.06, -95.24, MN
4:35 PM	0.75 in	Near 43.99, -95.17, MN
4:45 PM	0.88 in	Near 43.87, -105.92, WY
4:49 PM	0.75 in	Near 43.69, -106.27, WY
4:56 PM	0.88 in	Near 44.08, -105.91, WY
5:08 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.90, -95.16, MN
5:10 PM	0.75 in	About 53 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
5:10 PM	1.5 in	Near 43.90, -95.20, MN
5:15 PM	1.75 in	Near 43.88, -95.15, MN
5:20 PM	1.25 in	Near 43.87, -95.14, MN
5:20 PM	1.75 in	Near 43.92, -95.12, MN
5:20 PM	1.0 in	Near 44.39, -105.50, WY
5:20 PM	1.5 in	Near 43.93, -95.19, MN
5:22 PM	1.5 in	Near 43.87, -95.12, MN
5:25 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.87, -95.20, MN
5:26 PM	1.0 in	About 40 miles from Rapid City, SD
5:27 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.11, -94.70, IA
5:27 PM	1.25 in	About 39 miles from Rapid City, SD
5:30 PM	1.25 in	Near 43.80, -95.10, MN
5:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.84, -95.09, MN
5:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.88, -95.20, MN
5:30 PM	1.0 in	About 37 miles from Rapid City, SD
5:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.87, -95.11, MN
5:35 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.89, -95.16, MN
5:38 PM	1.0 in	About 40 miles from Rapid City, SD
5:40 PM	2.0 in	Near 43.87, -95.12, MN
5:40 PM	0.88 in	Near 43.11, -94.68, IA
5:41 PM	1.75 in	About 38 miles from Rapid City, SD
5:42 PM	1.75 in	Near 43.87, -95.20, MN
5:45 PM	2.0 in	Near 43.87, -95.12, MN
5:45 PM	1.25 in	Near 44.14, -105.69, WY
5:52 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.18, -102.62, NE
5:59 PM	1.0 in	About 56 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
6:00 PM	0.88 in	Near 43.11, -94.68, IA
6:03 PM	2.75 in	About 56 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
6:03 PM	2.5 in	About 40 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
6:05 PM	1.75 in	About 56 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
6:07 PM	1.5 in	About 56 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
6:09 PM	1.75 in	About 56 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
6:14 PM	2.0 in	About 56 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
6:15 PM	2.5 in	About 53 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
6:15 PM	1.75 in	Near 43.31, -101.37, SD
6:15 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.12, -94.67, IA
6:20 PM	1.0 in	Near 44.23, -105.43, WY
6:21 PM	1.75 in	About 56 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
6:24 PM	0.88 in	Near 43.10, -100.75, SD
6:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.73, -95.10, MN
6:30 PM	1.0 in	About 28 miles from Rapid City, SD
6:39 PM	2.0 in	About 56 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
6:42 PM	2.0 in	About 51 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
6:45 PM	1.75 in	Near 42.97, -94.77, IA
6:47 PM	3.0 in	About 51 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
6:55 PM	0.88 in	Near 42.96, -94.79, IA
7:00 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.24, -100.66, SD
7:00 PM	0.88 in	Near 42.97, -94.77, IA
7:08 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.27, -102.65, NE
7:10 PM	3.0 in	About 54 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
7:12 PM	1.75 in	Near 42.23, -102.29, NE
7:15 PM	1.75 in	Near 44.58, -104.70, WY
7:17 PM	1.5 in	Near 41.37, -102.65, NE
7:18 PM	2.5 in	Near 44.54, -104.68, WY
7:45 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.06, -102.42, NE
7:55 PM	1.0 in	About 43 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
8:00 PM	1.5 in	Near 42.10, -102.29, NE
8:00 PM	1.25 in	Near 42.06, -102.29, NE
8:10 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.56, -102.54, NE
8:15 PM	1.25 in	Near 44.57, -104.28, WY
8:15 PM	1.0 in	Near 44.17, -100.76, SD
8:19 PM	0.88 in	Near 44.21, -100.73, SD
8:20 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.09, -102.16, NE
8:24 PM	1.5 in	Near 42.19, -102.16, NE
8:27 PM	2.5 in	Near 32.95, -98.75, TX
8:50 PM	0.88 in	About 26 miles from Birmingham, AL
8:53 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.73, -102.17, NE
8:55 PM	1.0 in	Near 44.27, -104.40, WY
8:59 PM	2.5 in	Near 33.00, -98.71, TX
9:07 PM	1.0 in	About 47 miles from Montgomery, AL
9:15 PM	0.88 in	Near 44.62, -102.23, SD
9:43 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.26, -102.01, NE
9:45 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.73, -104.82, WY
10:30 PM	1.0 in	About 46 miles from Rapid City, SD
10:37 PM	1.5 in	Near 42.00, -101.86, NE
10:58 PM	1.75 in	About 33 miles from Rapid City, SD
11:00 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.05, -101.83, NE
12:30 AM	0.75 in	About 44 miles from Rapid City, SD
12:45 AM	1.0 in	About 36 miles from Rapid City, SD
1:48 AM	1.0 in	Near 45.74, -95.12, MN
2:04 AM	1.5 in	Near 45.85, -95.12, MN
2:15 AM	0.88 in	Near 42.55, -102.06, NE
2:20 AM	0.75 in	Near 46.08, -97.38, ND
4:28 AM	1.75 in	Near 33.76, -88.84, MS

Time	Gust	Where
5:50 PM	60 mph	Near 31.27, -98.94, TX
6:15 PM	60 mph	Near 43.31, -101.37, SD
6:40 PM	60 mph	Near 43.25, -100.91, SD
7:34 PM	60 mph	Near 46.02, -103.14, ND
7:35 PM	58 mph	About 20 miles from Knoxville, TN
8:16 PM	58 mph	Near 44.37, -101.00, SD
8:51 PM	61 mph	Near 44.45, -100.44, SD
9:05 PM	60 mph	Near 46.05, -102.36, ND
9:15 PM	60 mph	Near 46.11, -102.33, ND
9:29 PM	60 mph	Near 46.09, -102.16, ND
10:53 PM	60 mph	About 35 miles from Bismarck, ND
11:40 PM	63 mph	Near 34.17, -103.34, NM
12:45 AM	60 mph	About 36 miles from Rapid City, SD
5:50 AM	69 mph	Near 34.67, -99.83, OK

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Minnesota	24	22	0	2
South Dakota	24	19	5	0
Texas	24	21	1	2
Nebraska	19	18	0	1
Wyoming	13	13	0	0
Iowa	7	7	0	0
North Dakota	6	1	5	0
Alabama	5	3	0	2
Arkansas	2	2	0	0
Mississippi	1	1	0	0
New Mexico	1	0	1	0
Oklahoma	1	0	1	0
Tennessee	1	0	1	0

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