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Storm reports for May 9, 2014

NOAA recorded 57 hail reports and 56 wind reports in 12 states on May 9, 2014.

in 12 states
113
Storm reports
Near 34.01, -93.85, AR
2.0 in
Largest hail
About 5 miles from Evansville, IN
120 mph
Highest gust
0
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
  • Surveyed tornado 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 9, 2014 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

In the late afternoon of May 9, a macroburst of thunderstorm wind cut a path 35 miles long and about 3 miles wide from the west side of Evansville, Indiana, across Warrick County to western Spencer County.1,2 Peak winds were estimated near 120 mph, and the control tower at the Evansville airport measured an 89 mph gust.1 About 100 structures were damaged and dozens destroyed in Evansville and Warrick County, most of them by falling trees. Roofing was blown off some buildings and many others had window and siding damage.1,2 NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $35 million in property damage in Vanderburgh County and $25 million in Warrick County, where houses, barns and a warehouse had structural damage.1,2

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 510749, thunderstorm wind, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 510944, thunderstorm wind, Warrick County, Indiana

Reports by hour

Hail57, most at 6 PM

Wind56, most at 4 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeSizeWhere
7:00 AM0.75 inAbout 6 miles from Springfield, MO
7:13 AM0.88 inIn Springfield, MO
9:18 AM1.0 inNear 29.70, -100.13, TX
9:30 AM1.0 inNear 29.67, -100.01, TX
10:35 AM1.0 inNear 29.76, -99.56, TX
11:30 AM1.5 inNear 37.63, -91.53, MO
12:19 PM1.0 inAbout 25 miles from San Antonio, TX
12:30 PM1.5 inAbout 14 miles from San Antonio, TX
1:44 PM1.25 inAbout 56 miles from St. Louis, MO
2:15 PM0.75 inAbout 21 miles from San Marcos, TX
2:25 PM0.75 inNear 37.82, -89.23, IL
2:28 PM1.0 inAbout 16 miles from Charlotte, NC
Show all 57 hail reports
TimeSizeWhere
2:31 PM1.5 inAbout 47 miles from San Angelo, TX
2:33 PM0.88 inAbout 56 miles from St. Louis, MO
3:04 PM1.0 inAbout 16 miles from Longview, TX
3:12 PM1.0 inNear 37.14, -90.08, MO
3:46 PM0.75 inAbout 10 miles from Canton, OH
4:28 PM1.0 inNear 36.05, -90.98, AR
4:30 PM0.88 inIn Evansville, IN
4:30 PM0.88 inNear 37.28, -88.97, IL
4:41 PM0.75 inAbout 35 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
4:45 PM1.5 inAbout 27 miles from Shreveport, LA
4:46 PM1.0 inAbout 27 miles from Shreveport, LA
4:55 PM1.25 inAbout 15 miles from Evansville, IN
5:10 PM1.5 inAbout 24 miles from Evansville, IN
5:10 PM1.75 inNear 33.59, -93.28, AR
5:30 PM0.88 inAbout 39 miles from Waco, TX
5:30 PM1.0 inNear 37.76, -90.45, MO
5:40 PM1.0 inAbout 45 miles from Tyler, TX
5:40 PM0.75 inAbout 25 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
5:45 PM1.75 inAbout 3 miles from Laredo, TX
5:46 PM1.0 inAbout 2 miles from Laredo, TX
5:47 PM1.75 inAbout 18 miles from Shreveport, LA
5:50 PM1.0 inAbout 44 miles from Tyler, TX
5:55 PM1.25 inAbout 38 miles from Waco, TX
6:05 PM0.75 inAbout 40 miles from Tyler, TX
6:20 PM1.0 inNear 33.36, -94.25, TX
6:35 PM1.0 inAbout 3 miles from Shreveport, LA
6:35 PM2.0 inNear 34.01, -93.85, AR
6:35 PM1.0 inIn Shreveport, LA
6:40 PM1.0 inNear 33.97, -93.85, AR
6:40 PM1.75 inNear 33.94, -93.85, AR
6:41 PM1.0 inAbout 40 miles from Tyler, TX
6:48 PM1.0 inAbout 22 miles from Shreveport, LA
6:50 PM1.0 inAbout 13 miles from Waco, TX
6:50 PM0.88 inAbout 15 miles from Tyler, TX
6:52 PM1.0 inAbout 59 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
6:55 PM0.75 inNear 34.03, -93.67, AR
7:00 PM0.88 inAbout 53 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
7:04 PM1.25 inAbout 36 miles from Grand Prairie, TX
7:20 PM1.0 inNear 37.59, -90.33, MO
7:50 PM1.0 inAbout 24 miles from Longview, TX
8:10 PM0.75 inNear 33.42, -94.11, TX
8:10 PM1.0 inNear 33.44, -94.13, TX
8:50 PM1.0 inAbout 18 miles from College Station, TX
9:05 PM1.0 inNear 37.52, -89.92, MO
9:10 PM0.75 inNear 32.53, -92.64, LA

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Texas4926230
Indiana16790
Missouri13850
Michigan7070
Arkansas6600
Louisiana6510
Illinois4310
New York4040
Ohio4130
North Carolina2110
Idaho1010
South Carolina1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Laredo, TX1.75 in70 mph0
San Antonio, TX1.5 inNone0
Shreveport, LA1.0 in62 mph0
Waco, TX1.0 inNone0
Evansville, IN0.88 in120 mph0
Springfield, MO0.88 inNone0
Tyler, TX0.88 inNone0
Canton, OH0.75 inNone0
Ann Arbor, MINone60 mph0
Buffalo, NYNone58 mph0
Charlotte, NCNone58 mph0
Edinburg, TXNone60 mph0
Fort Wayne, INNone60 mph0
McAllen, TXNone58 mph0
New Braunfels, TXNone49 mph0
San Marcos, TXNone49 mph0
Toledo, OHNone58 mph0

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