Storm reports for May 12, 2014

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, May 12, 2014
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 93 hail reports, 56 wind reports and 2 tornado reports in 14 states on May 12, 2014.

in 14 states; 151
Storm reports: About 25 miles from Milwaukee, WI; 2.5 in
Largest hail: Near 34.03, -95.70, OK; 81 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF0, about 20 miles from Cleveland, OH; 2
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 12, 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.

Reports by hour

Hail93, most at 7 PM

Wind56, most at 5 PM

Tornado2, most at 6 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
6:45 PM	EF0	About 20 miles from Cleveland, OH	1.08 mi long, 100 yd wide
7:15 PM	EF0	About 18 miles from Akron, OH	0.21 mi long, 40 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
11:28 AM	0.75 in	About 43 miles from Milwaukee, WI
11:34 AM	0.75 in	About 25 miles from Madison, WI
11:37 AM	1.0 in	About 38 miles from Milwaukee, WI
12:49 PM	1.25 in	Near 31.72, -99.12, TX
1:20 PM	0.88 in	About 31 miles from Spartanburg, SC
1:30 PM	0.75 in	About 28 miles from Denton, TX
1:38 PM	1.25 in	Near 31.78, -98.91, TX
1:44 PM	0.75 in	About 23 miles from Fort Worth, TX
1:49 PM	1.5 in	Near 31.78, -98.91, TX
1:50 PM	0.75 in	About 25 miles from Fort Worth, TX
1:55 PM	0.75 in	Near 40.48, -93.04, MO
1:55 PM	1.0 in	Near 31.71, -98.99, TX

Show all 93 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
2:00 PM	0.88 in	About 26 miles from Fort Worth, TX
2:05 PM	0.88 in	About 58 miles from Des Moines, IA
2:15 PM	1.0 in	Near 31.72, -98.90, TX
2:40 PM	0.75 in	Near 35.73, -91.68, AR
2:40 PM	0.75 in	About 33 miles from Fort Worth, TX
2:44 PM	1.0 in	About 60 miles from Springfield, MO
2:58 PM	1.0 in	Near 31.14, -99.33, TX
3:03 PM	0.75 in	About 2 miles from Fort Worth, TX
3:05 PM	1.0 in	About 43 miles from Akron, OH
3:10 PM	1.0 in	About 4 miles from Fort Worth, TX
3:17 PM	1.0 in	About 14 miles from Fort Worth, TX
3:17 PM	2.0 in	About 15 miles from Rockford, IL
3:18 PM	1.75 in	About 18 miles from Rockford, IL
3:35 PM	0.88 in	About 49 miles from Fayetteville, AR
3:35 PM	0.88 in	About 50 miles from Fayetteville, AR
3:40 PM	0.75 in	About 38 miles from Hickory, NC
3:40 PM	0.75 in	About 54 miles from Fayetteville, AR
3:42 PM	0.75 in	About 6 miles from Ann Arbor, MI
3:49 PM	1.0 in	About 3 miles from Grand Prairie, TX
3:50 PM	1.25 in	About 9 miles from Arlington, TX
4:00 PM	1.5 in	Near 30.84, -99.16, TX
4:02 PM	2.0 in	About 9 miles from Arlington, TX
4:02 PM	1.75 in	About 3 miles from Grand Prairie, TX
4:10 PM	0.75 in	About 34 miles from Cleveland, OH
4:18 PM	1.0 in	About 35 miles from Rockford, IL
4:20 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.13, -92.38, MO
4:25 PM	1.5 in	About 39 miles from Rockford, IL
4:35 PM	1.75 in	About 32 miles from Madison, WI
4:40 PM	0.75 in	About 19 miles from Springfield, MO
4:41 PM	1.75 in	Near 30.72, -99.77, TX
4:42 PM	0.88 in	Near 30.75, -99.19, TX
4:43 PM	1.5 in	About 33 miles from Madison, WI
4:51 PM	2.0 in	About 35 miles from Milwaukee, WI
5:09 PM	1.0 in	Near 30.71, -99.77, TX
5:10 PM	0.88 in	About 27 miles from Milwaukee, WI
5:18 PM	0.75 in	About 18 miles from Springfield, MO
5:18 PM	2.0 in	About 35 miles from Milwaukee, WI
5:22 PM	0.75 in	About 25 miles from Ann Arbor, MI
5:27 PM	0.75 in	About 6 miles from Springfield, MO
5:32 PM	1.75 in	Near 30.62, -99.77, TX
5:33 PM	0.88 in	About 11 miles from Springfield, MO
5:45 PM	0.75 in	About 5 miles from Springfield, MO
6:01 PM	1.0 in	About 48 miles from Peoria, IL
6:05 PM	0.75 in	Near 39.69, -92.04, MO
6:05 PM	0.75 in	About 16 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
6:10 PM	1.0 in	About 56 miles from Davenport, IA
6:10 PM	1.0 in	About 55 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
6:10 PM	0.75 in	About 26 miles from Cleveland, OH
6:18 PM	1.25 in	About 53 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
6:31 PM	1.0 in	About 38 miles from Rockford, IL
6:41 PM	1.0 in	About 22 miles from Chicago, IL
6:55 PM	1.0 in	About 39 miles from Davenport, IA
6:58 PM	1.0 in	About 59 miles from Columbus, OH
6:59 PM	0.75 in	About 43 miles from Canton, OH
7:00 PM	0.75 in	About 22 miles from Milwaukee, WI
7:05 PM	0.75 in	Near 34.03, -94.57, OK
7:13 PM	0.75 in	About 26 miles from Chicago, IL
7:14 PM	0.75 in	Near 40.75, -91.33, IA
7:16 PM	1.25 in	About 18 miles from Akron, OH
7:18 PM	1.0 in	Near 30.28, -99.30, TX
7:19 PM	1.25 in	About 25 miles from Milwaukee, WI
7:20 PM	1.0 in	About 24 miles from Milwaukee, WI
7:20 PM	0.75 in	In Tyler, TX
7:20 PM	1.0 in	About 22 miles from Chicago, IL
7:25 PM	1.5 in	About 25 miles from Milwaukee, WI
7:27 PM	1.0 in	About 17 miles from Akron, OH
7:29 PM	2.5 in	About 25 miles from Milwaukee, WI
7:32 PM	0.88 in	About 31 miles from Rockford, IL
7:38 PM	0.75 in	About 5 miles from Temple, TX
7:40 PM	1.0 in	About 31 miles from Cleveland, OH
7:40 PM	0.75 in	About 5 miles from Milwaukee, WI
7:41 PM	0.75 in	About 6 miles from Akron, OH
7:45 PM	1.25 in	About 19 miles from Cleveland, OH
7:48 PM	2.0 in	In Milwaukee, WI
7:55 PM	0.75 in	About 3 miles from Milwaukee, WI
8:00 PM	1.0 in	About 24 miles from Rockford, IL
8:03 PM	0.75 in	In Akron, OH
8:05 PM	1.0 in	About 29 miles from Cleveland, OH
8:30 PM	0.75 in	About 18 miles from Akron, OH
8:43 PM	0.88 in	About 36 miles from Peoria, IL
9:00 PM	1.0 in	In Akron, OH

Time	Gust	Where
12:09 PM	58 mph	About 29 miles from Rockford, IL
12:09 PM	60 mph	About 35 miles from Madison, WI
12:23 PM	60 mph	Near 39.97, -93.76, MO
1:45 PM	60 mph	About 56 miles from Lynchburg, VA
1:55 PM	58 mph	About 19 miles from Charlotte, NC
2:19 PM	58 mph	About 22 miles from Ann Arbor, MI
2:20 PM	58 mph	About 27 miles from Charlotte, NC
2:25 PM	46 mph	About 25 miles from Charlotte, NC
2:27 PM	58 mph	About 39 miles from Crestview, FL
2:28 PM	58 mph	About 41 miles from Crestview, FL
2:29 PM	58 mph	About 29 miles from Charlotte, NC
2:45 PM	58 mph	About 20 miles from Charlotte, NC

Show all 56 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
2:45 PM	58 mph	About 31 miles from Winston-Salem, NC
3:14 PM	64 mph	About 46 miles from Des Moines, IA
3:40 PM	64 mph	About 3 miles from Plano, TX
3:53 PM	60 mph	About 2 miles from Plano, TX
4:05 PM	60 mph	About 7 miles from McKinney, TX
4:17 PM	60 mph	About 30 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
4:27 PM	60 mph	Near 40.88, -91.95, IA
4:40 PM	60 mph	About 27 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
4:50 PM	64 mph	About 58 miles from Killeen, TX
4:53 PM	60 mph	About 23 miles from Washington, DC
4:56 PM	60 mph	About 28 miles from Washington, DC
5:00 PM	70 mph	About 34 miles from Milwaukee, WI
5:10 PM	70 mph	About 52 miles from Davenport, IA
5:10 PM	60 mph	About 28 miles from Washington, DC
5:10 PM	81 mph	Near 34.03, -95.70, OK
5:11 PM	60 mph	About 27 miles from Washington, DC
5:13 PM	60 mph	About 28 miles from Washington, DC
5:15 PM	70 mph	About 40 miles from Fayetteville, AR
5:16 PM	58 mph	About 31 miles from Milwaukee, WI
5:24 PM	60 mph	Near 30.63, -99.17, TX
6:15 PM	64 mph	Near 40.35, -91.43, IL
6:18 PM	60 mph	Near 40.43, -91.42, IA
6:30 PM	60 mph	About 23 miles from Chicago, IL
6:45 PM	58 mph	About 20 miles from Cleveland, OH
7:14 PM	58 mph	About 25 miles from Milwaukee, WI
7:25 PM	67 mph	About 26 miles from Milwaukee, WI
7:29 PM	61 mph	About 11 miles from Longview, TX
7:40 PM	62 mph	About 25 miles from Tyler, TX
7:40 PM	62 mph	About 24 miles from Tyler, TX
7:45 PM	63 mph	About 33 miles from Tyler, TX
7:45 PM	63 mph	About 11 miles from Longview, TX
7:48 PM	60 mph	In Milwaukee, WI
7:56 PM	62 mph	About 26 miles from Tyler, TX
8:14 PM	62 mph	About 48 miles from Longview, TX
8:47 PM	69 mph	About 4 miles from Rockford, IL
8:48 PM	58 mph	About 18 miles from Rockford, IL
8:48 PM	58 mph	About 25 miles from Milwaukee, WI
9:00 PM	63 mph	About 11 miles from Rockford, IL
9:40 PM	60 mph	About 13 miles from Peoria, IL
9:45 PM	60 mph	About 6 miles from Peoria, IL
10:45 PM	58 mph	About 27 miles from Youngstown, OH
10:45 PM	58 mph	About 27 miles from Pittsburgh, PA
10:50 PM	58 mph	About 27 miles from Pittsburgh, PA
10:55 PM	58 mph	About 27 miles from Youngstown, OH

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Texas	38	26	12	0
Wisconsin	28	19	9	0
Ohio	17	14	1	2
Illinois	15	9	6	0
Iowa	13	7	6	0
Missouri	13	12	1	0
North Carolina	8	2	6	0
Maryland	5	0	5	0
Pennsylvania	4	0	4	0
Michigan	3	2	1	0
Alabama	2	0	2	0
Arkansas	2	1	1	0
Oklahoma	2	1	1	0
Virginia	1	0	1	0

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust
Arlington, TX	2.0 in	None
Grand Prairie, TX	2.0 in	None
Milwaukee, WI	2.0 in	60 mph
Rockford, IL	2.0 in	69 mph
Akron, OH	1.0 in	None
Fort Worth, TX	1.0 in	None
Springfield, MO	0.88 in	None
Ann Arbor, MI	0.75 in	None
Temple, TX	0.75 in	None
Tyler, TX	0.75 in	None
Allen, TX	None	64 mph
Carrollton, TX	None	64 mph
Frisco, TX	None	64 mph
Garland, TX	None	64 mph
Lewisville, TX	None	64 mph
Longview, TX	None	63 mph
McKinney, TX	None	64 mph
Peoria, IL	None	60 mph
Plano, TX	None	64 mph
Richardson, TX	None	64 mph

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