Storm reports for April 12, 2015

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, April 12, 2015
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 55 hail reports, 24 wind reports and 2 tornado reports in 9 states on April 12, 2015.

in 9 states; 81
Storm reports: Near 34.68, -100.58, TX; 2.0 in
Largest hail: About 3 miles from Midland, TX; 87 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF0, near 39.82, -98.78, KS; 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 April 12, 2015 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

Hail55, most at 5 PM

Wind24, most at 3 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
6:46 PM	EF0	Near 39.82, -98.78, KS	1.12 mi long, 20 yd wide
8:18 PM	EF0	Near 37.37, -98.42, KS	0.5 mi long, 75 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
3:35 PM	1.75 in	Near 31.70, -103.63, TX
4:48 PM	0.75 in	Near 45.45, -94.52, MN
4:53 PM	0.88 in	Near 41.29, -98.14, NE
5:05 PM	1.25 in	About 10 miles from Odessa, TX
5:15 PM	0.75 in	Near 45.15, -95.05, MN
5:20 PM	0.88 in	About 12 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
5:20 PM	0.75 in	About 54 miles from Minneapolis, MN
5:25 PM	1.0 in	Near 35.53, -100.35, TX
5:25 PM	0.75 in	About 17 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
5:25 PM	0.88 in	About 52 miles from Lincoln, NE
5:37 PM	1.0 in	About 3 miles from Odessa, TX
5:40 PM	0.88 in	About 54 miles from Minneapolis, MN

Show all 55 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
5:41 PM	1.0 in	About 47 miles from Lincoln, NE
5:45 PM	2.0 in	Near 34.68, -100.58, TX
5:46 PM	0.88 in	Near 38.03, -99.32, KS
5:54 PM	1.75 in	About 53 miles from Lincoln, NE
5:55 PM	1.75 in	About 53 miles from Lincoln, NE
5:58 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.22, -97.74, NE
6:03 PM	1.0 in	About 43 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
6:12 PM	0.88 in	Near 39.85, -98.99, KS
6:15 PM	1.0 in	Near 35.65, -99.99, OK
6:20 PM	0.88 in	About 42 miles from Lincoln, NE
6:25 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.61, -97.23, NE
6:30 PM	0.75 in	About 48 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
6:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.60, -97.18, NE
6:37 PM	0.75 in	About 41 miles from Lincoln, NE
6:49 PM	0.88 in	Near 38.36, -98.81, KS
6:52 PM	0.75 in	Near 38.36, -98.79, KS
7:10 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.81, -98.56, KS
7:12 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.65, -99.40, OK
7:12 PM	0.75 in	Near 42.09, -96.74, NE
7:13 PM	0.75 in	Near 42.08, -96.80, NE
7:17 PM	0.88 in	Near 42.50, -96.39, IA
7:25 PM	0.88 in	Near 36.56, -99.56, OK
7:32 PM	0.75 in	Near 32.60, -103.12, NM
7:39 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.87, -98.30, KS
7:45 PM	1.75 in	Near 39.79, -98.21, KS
7:47 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.52, -98.05, NE
7:48 PM	1.0 in	About 28 miles from Lincoln, NE
7:54 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.35, -98.20, KS
7:54 PM	1.25 in	Near 34.89, -100.20, TX
8:10 PM	1.0 in	About 23 miles from Omaha, NE
8:10 PM	0.75 in	Near 37.43, -98.49, KS
8:13 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.78, -97.99, KS
8:15 PM	0.88 in	Near 37.98, -98.55, KS
8:23 PM	0.75 in	Near 37.32, -98.57, KS
8:23 PM	0.88 in	Near 39.76, -97.87, KS
8:28 PM	1.25 in	Near 39.69, -97.89, KS
8:28 PM	1.75 in	Near 34.86, -100.17, TX
8:40 PM	0.75 in	About 58 miles from Wichita, KS
8:40 PM	1.0 in	About 9 miles from Omaha, NE
8:42 PM	0.88 in	About 53 miles from Lincoln, NE
8:45 PM	0.75 in	About 50 miles from Wichita, KS
9:07 PM	0.88 in	Near 39.71, -97.46, KS
10:02 PM	0.88 in	Near 39.87, -96.26, KS

Time	Gust	Where
3:00 PM	58 mph	Near 29.13, -103.09, TX
3:00 PM	59 mph	Near 29.30, -103.30, TX
3:45 PM	58 mph	About 21 miles from Jacksonville, FL
3:50 PM	64 mph	Near 29.10, -103.11, TX
4:25 PM	68 mph	Near 30.05, -102.12, TX
4:31 PM	68 mph	Near 30.05, -102.12, TX
4:38 PM	59 mph	Near 29.30, -103.30, TX
5:25 PM	68 mph	Near 30.05, -102.12, TX
7:00 PM	87 mph	About 3 miles from Midland, TX
7:36 PM	60 mph	Near 37.50, -98.68, KS
7:44 PM	61 mph	Near 35.64, -99.80, OK
8:10 PM	60 mph	Near 37.43, -98.49, KS

Show all 24 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
8:30 PM	60 mph	Near 37.96, -98.41, KS
8:32 PM	69 mph	Near 34.86, -100.17, TX
8:46 PM	60 mph	Near 39.96, -97.16, KS
9:00 PM	60 mph	About 7 miles from Laredo, TX
9:17 PM	64 mph	About 46 miles from Laredo, TX
10:30 PM	60 mph	Near 37.02, -98.48, KS
10:30 PM	60 mph	Near 37.02, -98.48, KS
10:40 PM	60 mph	Near 27.35, -98.13, TX
11:00 PM	45 mph	About 2 miles from McAllen, TX
11:03 PM	60 mph	About 47 miles from Corpus Christi, TX
11:45 PM	60 mph	About 51 miles from Corpus Christi, TX
12:04 AM	58 mph	About 12 miles from Corpus Christi, TX

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Kansas	26	18	6	2
Texas	23	7	16	0
Nebraska	17	17	0	0
Minnesota	6	6	0	0
Oklahoma	4	3	1	0
South Dakota	2	2	0	0
Florida	1	0	1	0
Iowa	1	1	0	0
New Mexico	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
Odessa, TX	1.25 in	None
Omaha, NE	1.0 in	None
Sioux Falls, SD	0.88 in	None
Corpus Christi, TX	None	58 mph
Edinburg, TX	None	45 mph
Laredo, TX	None	60 mph
McAllen, TX	None	45 mph
Midland, TX	None	87 mph

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