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Texas storm reports for May 6, 2015

NOAA recorded 41 hail reports, 4 wind reports and 4 tornado reports in Texas on May 6, 2015.

in Texas
49
Storm reports
About 47 miles from Abilene, TX
4.5 in
Largest hail
About 55 miles from Abilene, TX
81 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, about 22 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
4
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
  • 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 6, 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

Hail41, most at 7 PM

Wind4, most at 7 AM

Tornado4, most at 8 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
8:49 PMEF2About 22 miles from Wichita Falls, TX12 mi long, 400 yd wide
9:37 PMEF0About 56 miles from Abilene, TX3.39 mi long, 440 yd wide
10:00 PMEF0About 60 miles from Abilene, TX1.18 mi long, 100 yd wide
11:00 PMEF0About 51 miles from Wichita Falls, TX0.01 mi long, 50 yd wide

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Midland, TX2.75 inNone0
Abilene, TX1.75 inNone0

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