Storm reports for May 3, 2015

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, May 3, 2015
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 80 hail reports, 14 wind reports and 2 tornado reports in 9 states on May 3, 2015.

in 9 states; 96
Storm reports: Near 42.53, -94.54, IA; 2.5 in
Largest hail: About 27 miles from Lubbock, TX; 70 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF0, near 43.31, -94.93, IA; 2
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports.

Wind report
Tornado and its path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports.

Wind report
Tornado and its path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 3, 2015 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report.

Reports by hour

Hail80, most at 5 PM

Wind14, most at 5 PM

Tornado2, most at 5 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
5:34 PM	EF0	Near 43.31, -94.93, IA	0.25 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:33 PM	EF0	About 18 miles from Lincoln, NE	0.3 mi long, 100 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
3:39 PM	0.88 in	About 42 miles from Rockford, IL
4:04 PM	0.75 in	About 38 miles from Minneapolis, MN
4:18 PM	1.5 in	About 17 miles from Minneapolis, MN
4:20 PM	2.0 in	About 17 miles from Minneapolis, MN
4:25 PM	1.5 in	About 19 miles from Minneapolis, MN
4:48 PM	1.0 in	Near 46.50, -87.84, MI
4:48 PM	0.88 in	About 24 miles from Minneapolis, MN
4:50 PM	0.88 in	Near 46.48, -87.70, MI
4:53 PM	0.88 in	About 14 miles from Minneapolis, MN
4:58 PM	0.75 in	About 48 miles from Peoria, IL
5:08 PM	1.0 in	About 8 miles from Minneapolis, MN
5:08 PM	1.0 in	About 5 miles from Minneapolis, MN

Show all 80 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
5:09 PM	0.88 in	About 7 miles from Minneapolis, MN
5:10 PM	1.0 in	About 4 miles from Minneapolis, MN
5:12 PM	1.0 in	About 4 miles from Minneapolis, MN
5:14 PM	1.5 in	About 5 miles from Minneapolis, MN
5:14 PM	1.25 in	About 3 miles from Minneapolis, MN
5:15 PM	1.0 in	About 2 miles from Minneapolis, MN
5:15 PM	1.0 in	About 5 miles from Minneapolis, MN
5:18 PM	1.25 in	About 5 miles from Minneapolis, MN
5:23 PM	0.75 in	About 5 miles from Minneapolis, MN
5:25 PM	0.88 in	About 3 miles from Minneapolis, MN
5:30 PM	1.25 in	About 9 miles from Minneapolis, MN
5:30 PM	1.0 in	About 9 miles from Minneapolis, MN
5:43 PM	1.0 in	About 14 miles from Minneapolis, MN
5:45 PM	1.5 in	Near 43.30, -94.91, IA
5:45 PM	1.75 in	About 23 miles from Minneapolis, MN
5:45 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.33, -94.40, IA
5:45 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.31, -94.97, IA
5:50 PM	0.75 in	About 45 miles from Minneapolis, MN
5:52 PM	0.88 in	Near 45.92, -89.91, WI
5:53 PM	1.25 in	About 26 miles from Minneapolis, MN
5:57 PM	1.0 in	About 10 miles from Lincoln, NE
6:10 PM	1.75 in	About 13 miles from Lincoln, NE
6:11 PM	0.75 in	About 43 miles from Peoria, IL
6:20 PM	0.75 in	Near 37.05, -100.29, KS
6:35 PM	2.0 in	About 22 miles from Lincoln, NE
6:50 PM	1.75 in	About 22 miles from Lincoln, NE
6:52 PM	2.0 in	About 23 miles from Lincoln, NE
6:52 PM	0.88 in	In Lincoln, NE
6:55 PM	1.5 in	About 20 miles from Rochester, MN
7:00 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.96, -94.46, IA
7:08 PM	1.5 in	About 17 miles from Rochester, MN
7:15 PM	1.0 in	About 30 miles from Lincoln, NE
7:20 PM	1.0 in	About 58 miles from Rochester, MN
7:21 PM	1.0 in	About 34 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:25 PM	0.75 in	About 2 miles from Rochester, MN
7:25 PM	0.88 in	About 37 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:26 PM	2.0 in	About 29 miles from Lincoln, NE
7:33 PM	1.75 in	About 30 miles from Lincoln, NE
7:41 PM	1.0 in	About 5 miles from Lincoln, NE
7:42 PM	1.0 in	About 32 miles from Rochester, MN
7:45 PM	2.0 in	Near 42.04, -96.75, NE
7:51 PM	1.0 in	About 18 miles from Rochester, MN
8:00 PM	1.25 in	About 29 miles from Lubbock, TX
8:01 PM	1.0 in	About 33 miles from Lubbock, TX
8:04 PM	1.75 in	About 6 miles from Lincoln, NE
8:08 PM	0.88 in	Near 42.62, -94.23, IA
8:15 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.58, -94.20, IA
8:18 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.15, -96.49, NE
8:20 PM	1.0 in	About 34 miles from Lincoln, NE
8:45 PM	1.0 in	About 26 miles from Lincoln, NE
9:00 PM	1.5 in	About 45 miles from Lincoln, NE
9:03 PM	0.75 in	Near 42.24, -96.47, NE
9:05 PM	2.0 in	About 29 miles from Lincoln, NE
9:11 PM	1.75 in	About 48 miles from Lincoln, NE
9:40 PM	1.25 in	About 40 miles from Lincoln, NE
9:44 PM	0.75 in	Near 44.02, -90.50, WI
10:35 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.53, -94.54, IA
10:51 PM	2.5 in	Near 42.53, -94.54, IA
10:52 PM	2.5 in	Near 42.53, -94.54, IA
10:53 PM	0.75 in	About 49 miles from Madison, WI
10:55 PM	0.75 in	About 39 miles from Madison, WI
11:35 PM	0.75 in	About 22 miles from Lincoln, NE
11:45 PM	0.88 in	About 17 miles from Madison, WI
11:55 PM	1.0 in	About 35 miles from Madison, WI
11:57 PM	0.88 in	About 36 miles from Madison, WI
12:30 AM	1.25 in	About 9 miles from Madison, WI
12:38 AM	0.88 in	About 8 miles from Madison, WI
1:00 AM	0.88 in	Near 42.43, -92.93, IA

Time	Gust	Where
4:44 PM	69 mph	Near 46.42, -87.97, MI
5:00 PM	60 mph	About 13 miles from Minneapolis, MN
5:25 PM	60 mph	About 3 miles from Minneapolis, MN
5:33 PM	58 mph	About 26 miles from Minneapolis, MN
5:35 PM	60 mph	About 16 miles from Minneapolis, MN
5:35 PM	58 mph	About 16 miles from Minneapolis, MN
5:45 PM	60 mph	Near 43.30, -94.91, IA
5:55 PM	60 mph	About 44 miles from Minneapolis, MN
6:10 PM	60 mph	About 40 miles from Minneapolis, MN
6:45 PM	59 mph	Near 43.08, -94.27, IA
6:50 PM	60 mph	About 51 miles from Rochester, MN
7:36 PM	46 mph	About 38 miles from Rochester, MN
8:00 PM	70 mph	About 27 miles from Lubbock, TX
9:45 PM	63 mph	Near 36.60, -100.26, OK

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Minnesota	33	27	6	0
Nebraska	22	21	0	1
Iowa	14	11	2	1
Wisconsin	14	11	3	0
Texas	5	4	1	0
Illinois	3	3	0	0
Michigan	3	2	1	0
Kansas	1	1	0	0
Oklahoma	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
Lincoln, NE	1.75 in	None
Minneapolis, MN	1.5 in	60 mph
Madison, WI	1.25 in	None
Rochester, MN	0.75 in	None

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