Storm reports for May 15, 2014

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, May 15, 2014
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 22 hail reports, 27 wind reports and 5 tornado reports in 10 states on May 15, 2014.

in 10 states; 54
Storm reports: Near 34.41, -93.45, AR; 1.75 in
Largest hail: Near 35.19, -77.74, NC; 81 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF1, about 43 miles from Gainesville, FL; 5
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 15, 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

Hail22, most at 2 PM

Wind27, most at 3 PM

Tornado5, most at 8 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
8:15 AM	EF1	About 43 miles from Gainesville, FL	0.4 mi long, 50 yd wide
1:29 PM	EF0	About 8 miles from Miami, FL	0.27 mi long, 30 yd wide
5:10 PM	EF1	About 3 miles from Durham, NC	0.76 mi long, 150 yd wide
6:03 PM	EF0	Near 41.13, -77.43, PA	0.32 mi long, 100 yd wide
2:31 AM	EF0	About 37 miles from Washington, DC	0.4 mi long, 75 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
1:25 PM	0.75 in	Near 38.72, -92.08, MO
1:33 PM	0.88 in	About 57 miles from Springfield, MO
2:05 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.48, -93.97, AR
2:20 PM	0.75 in	About 29 miles from St. Louis, MO
2:22 PM	0.75 in	Near 34.55, -93.63, AR
2:30 PM	0.75 in	Near 34.55, -93.63, AR
2:51 PM	1.75 in	Near 34.41, -93.45, AR
3:00 PM	0.88 in	Near 36.32, -92.37, AR
3:22 PM	0.88 in	About 5 miles from St. Louis, MO
3:30 PM	0.75 in	About 42 miles from Little Rock, AR
3:32 PM	0.88 in	Near 36.73, -91.85, MO
3:46 PM	0.88 in	About 41 miles from Fayetteville, AR

Show all 22 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
4:10 PM	0.88 in	About 12 miles from Little Rock, AR
4:25 PM	0.75 in	About 41 miles from St. Louis, MO
4:29 PM	0.75 in	About 4 miles from Little Rock, AR
4:45 PM	0.88 in	Near 35.70, -92.12, AR
4:47 PM	1.75 in	Near 35.73, -92.12, AR
5:44 PM	1.0 in	About 55 miles from Fayetteville, AR
8:15 PM	1.0 in	Near 47.66, -111.98, MT
8:57 PM	1.75 in	Near 47.31, -111.51, MT
9:05 PM	1.0 in	Near 47.22, -111.39, MT
9:13 PM	0.88 in	Near 47.28, -111.43, MT

Time	Gust	Where
12:29 PM	58 mph	About 16 miles from Charleston, SC
12:46 PM	58 mph	About 27 miles from Charleston, SC
1:29 PM	60 mph	Near 38.60, -78.55, VA
2:35 PM	60 mph	Near 38.25, -78.11, VA
2:37 PM	60 mph	Near 38.51, -78.17, VA
2:40 PM	60 mph	Near 38.37, -78.10, VA
2:51 PM	60 mph	Near 38.59, -78.08, VA
2:55 PM	60 mph	Near 38.47, -78.00, VA
3:07 PM	60 mph	About 57 miles from Hagerstown, MD
3:12 PM	60 mph	About 54 miles from Hagerstown, MD
3:12 PM	60 mph	About 53 miles from Hagerstown, MD
3:25 PM	72 mph	About 29 miles from Deltona, FL

Show all 27 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
3:28 PM	58 mph	About 48 miles from Charlotte, NC
3:30 PM	58 mph	About 56 miles from Charlotte, NC
3:50 PM	49 mph	About 35 miles from Little Rock, AR
4:04 PM	60 mph	About 29 miles from Washington, DC
4:26 PM	60 mph	About 8 miles from Washington, DC
5:47 PM	67 mph	About 59 miles from Fayetteville, AR
5:52 PM	58 mph	About 19 miles from Durham, NC
5:55 PM	58 mph	About 11 miles from Harrisburg, PA
5:58 PM	58 mph	About 16 miles from Harrisburg, PA
6:47 PM	58 mph	About 47 miles from Durham, NC
1:06 AM	60 mph	About 4 miles from Hagerstown, MD
1:10 AM	60 mph	About 4 miles from Hagerstown, MD
1:30 AM	60 mph	About 5 miles from Hagerstown, MD
2:37 AM	60 mph	About 35 miles from Washington, DC
3:15 AM	81 mph	Near 35.19, -77.74, NC

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Arkansas	14	12	2	0
Virginia	13	0	12	1
Missouri	5	5	0	0
Maryland	4	0	4	0
Montana	4	4	0	0
South Carolina	4	0	4	0
Florida	3	0	1	2
North Carolina	3	0	2	1
Pennsylvania	3	0	2	1
Illinois	1	1	0	0

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Little Rock, AR	0.88 in	None	0
St. Louis, MO	0.88 in	None	0
Durham, NC	None	None	1
Hagerstown, MD	None	60 mph	0
Harrisburg, PA	None	58 mph	0
Miami, FL	None	None	1
Washington, DC	None	60 mph	0

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