Storm reports for May 15, 2015

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, May 15, 2015
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 57 hail reports, 40 wind reports and 10 tornado reports in 15 states on May 15, 2015.

in 15 states; 107
Storm reports: Near 42.42, -102.69, NE; 2.75 in
Largest hail: Near 41.16, -101.72, NE; 70 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF1, about 32 miles from Denver, CO; 10
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, 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

Hail57, most at 1 PM

Wind40, most at 1 PM

Tornado10, most at 1 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
11:18 AM	EF0	Near 27.85, -98.42, TX	0.02 mi long, 10 yd wide
1:05 PM	EF0	About 14 miles from Corpus Christi, TX	0.22 mi long, 25 yd wide
1:20 PM	EF0	About 12 miles from Corpus Christi, TX	1.38 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:03 PM	EF0	About 43 miles from Denver, CO	0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:51 PM	EF1	About 32 miles from Denver, CO	0.1 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:34 PM	EF1	Near 41.92, -104.21, WY	9.84 mi long, 400 yd wide
6:22 PM	EF0	About 38 miles from Topeka, KS	0.05 mi long, 20 yd wide
7:41 PM	EF0	About 56 miles from Topeka, KS	0.05 mi long, 20 yd wide
8:34 PM	EF0	Near 42.81, -101.97, NE	0.08 mi long, 20 yd wide
9:08 PM	EF0	Near 42.68, -102.47, NE	0.01 mi long, 10 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
1:44 PM	0.88 in	About 6 miles from Denver, CO
1:44 PM	0.88 in	About 6 miles from Denver, CO
1:46 PM	0.75 in	Near 37.41, -90.02, MO
1:52 PM	1.25 in	About 16 miles from Denver, CO
1:52 PM	1.25 in	About 12 miles from Denver, CO
1:52 PM	1.25 in	About 12 miles from Denver, CO
1:52 PM	1.25 in	About 16 miles from Denver, CO
2:00 PM	1.0 in	About 12 miles from Denver, CO
2:00 PM	1.0 in	About 12 miles from Denver, CO
2:20 PM	1.25 in	About 16 miles from Boulder, CO
2:20 PM	1.25 in	About 16 miles from Boulder, CO
2:52 PM	1.0 in	About 17 miles from Boulder, CO

Show all 57 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
2:52 PM	1.0 in	About 17 miles from Boulder, CO
3:30 PM	1.0 in	About 5 miles from Greeley, CO
3:30 PM	1.0 in	About 5 miles from Greeley, CO
3:30 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.24, -103.18, NE
3:32 PM	0.75 in	About 41 miles from Nashville, TN
3:38 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.32, -103.14, NE
3:40 PM	1.25 in	Near 41.33, -103.11, NE
4:05 PM	1.0 in	About 46 miles from Cheyenne, WY
4:35 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.67, -103.10, NE
4:45 PM	1.25 in	Near 41.67, -103.10, NE
4:48 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.94, -104.18, WY
5:15 PM	0.88 in	Near 43.08, -103.03, SD
5:55 PM	0.88 in	Near 43.25, -102.82, SD
5:57 PM	0.88 in	About 19 miles from Tampa, FL
5:58 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.10, -102.87, NE
6:01 PM	2.0 in	Near 41.18, -103.12, NE
6:15 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.57, -102.58, NE
6:15 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.57, -102.58, NE
6:20 PM	2.75 in	Near 42.42, -102.69, NE
6:32 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.67, -103.18, NE
6:42 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.60, -102.85, NE
6:45 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.60, -102.85, NE
7:15 PM	1.75 in	Near 42.07, -102.48, NE
7:28 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.63, -102.96, NE
7:30 PM	1.25 in	Near 38.43, -92.84, MO
7:59 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.99, -102.26, CO
8:00 PM	1.25 in	Near 40.70, -102.37, CO
8:27 PM	1.5 in	Near 40.99, -102.26, CO
8:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.83, -102.04, NE
8:32 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.81, -102.11, NE
8:42 PM	0.75 in	Near 40.30, -99.96, NE
8:48 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.40, -99.85, NE
8:55 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.11, -102.36, NE
9:00 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.21, -102.49, NE
9:00 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.06, -102.29, NE
9:18 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.84, -101.82, NE
9:24 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.96, -101.73, NE
9:41 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.12, -101.71, NE
9:50 PM	2.0 in	Near 41.07, -101.68, NE
10:10 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.57, -101.58, NE
10:16 PM	1.5 in	Near 41.13, -101.60, NE
10:32 PM	1.75 in	Near 32.93, -103.35, NM
10:42 PM	2.0 in	Near 33.13, -103.32, NM
10:45 PM	0.88 in	Near 33.13, -103.32, NM
10:47 PM	1.0 in	Near 33.78, -103.25, NM

Time	Gust	Where
12:25 PM	60 mph	About 32 miles from Corpus Christi, TX
12:27 PM	60 mph	About 39 miles from Corpus Christi, TX
12:45 PM	63 mph	About 40 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
12:52 PM	59 mph	About 20 miles from Corpus Christi, TX
1:00 PM	64 mph	About 16 miles from Corpus Christi, TX
1:06 PM	60 mph	About 6 miles from Kansas City, MO
1:13 PM	60 mph	About 14 miles from Corpus Christi, TX
1:20 PM	64 mph	About 38 miles from Corpus Christi, TX
1:20 PM	58 mph	About 53 miles from Crestview, FL
2:35 PM	49 mph	About 22 miles from St. Louis, MO
2:40 PM	49 mph	About 5 miles from Jackson, MS
2:44 PM	52 mph	About 2 miles from Jackson, MS

Show all 40 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
2:47 PM	64 mph	About 30 miles from St. Louis, MO
3:25 PM	46 mph	About 40 miles from Jackson, MS
3:30 PM	49 mph	About 36 miles from Jackson, MS
3:40 PM	58 mph	About 38 miles from Jackson, MS
3:45 PM	60 mph	Near 39.59, -89.54, IL
3:50 PM	58 mph	About 39 miles from Jackson, MS
4:25 PM	58 mph	Near 32.29, -88.49, MS
4:36 PM	60 mph	About 44 miles from Peoria, IL
4:56 PM	60 mph	About 51 miles from Evansville, IN
5:00 PM	45 mph	About 26 miles from Edinburg, TX
5:00 PM	58 mph	Near 35.29, -88.42, TN
5:45 PM	55 mph	Near 33.78, -89.81, MS
5:53 PM	60 mph	Near 39.00, -87.62, IL
6:25 PM	58 mph	Near 41.67, -103.10, NE
6:28 PM	60 mph	Near 39.25, -87.38, IN
6:30 PM	60 mph	About 29 miles from Springfield, MO
6:45 PM	64 mph	Near 39.33, -87.39, IN
6:46 PM	60 mph	Near 39.45, -87.31, IN
7:33 PM	60 mph	About 23 miles from Indianapolis, IN
8:40 PM	60 mph	Near 34.76, -91.14, AR
8:40 PM	60 mph	Near 34.73, -91.10, AR
8:57 PM	60 mph	Near 41.59, -102.10, NE
9:15 PM	60 mph	Near 42.42, -102.29, NE
9:39 PM	70 mph	Near 41.16, -101.72, NE
9:50 PM	60 mph	Near 41.07, -101.68, NE
10:00 PM	58 mph	Near 35.07, -88.31, TN
10:20 PM	64 mph	Near 39.34, -101.71, KS
10:21 PM	60 mph	Near 39.35, -101.71, KS

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Nebraska	35	28	5	2
Colorado	19	17	0	2
Texas	10	0	7	3
Mississippi	8	0	8	0
Illinois	5	0	5	0
Missouri	5	2	3	0
Indiana	4	0	4	0
Kansas	4	0	2	2
New Mexico	4	4	0	0
Tennessee	3	1	2	0
Wyoming	3	2	0	1
Arkansas	2	0	2	0
Florida	2	1	1	0
South Dakota	2	2	0	0
Louisiana	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	Tornado reports
Denver, CO	1.25 in	None	0
Greeley, CO	1.0 in	None	0
Corpus Christi, TX	None	60 mph	2
Jackson, MS	None	52 mph	0
Kansas City, MO	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.