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Storm reports for May 16, 2015

NOAA recorded 69 hail reports, 161 wind reports and 59 tornado reports in 20 states on May 16, 2015.

in 20 states
289
Storm reports
Near 34.30, -99.74, TX
3.0 in
Largest hail
Near 34.78, -98.54, OK
98 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF3, near 34.38, -99.51, TX
59
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
  • Surveyed wind damage

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 16, 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

Hail69, most at 4 PM

Wind161, most at 12 AM

Tornado59, most at 5 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
1:12 PMEF0About 53 miles from Amarillo, TX0.54 mi long, 30 yd wide
2:13 PMEF0Near 44.50, -108.75, WY1.37 mi long, 20 yd wide
2:20 PMEF1Near 34.87, -100.74, TX8.59 mi long, 150 yd wide
2:40 PMEF1Near 34.95, -100.62, TX22.48 mi long, 100 yd wide
3:14 PMEF0Near 35.22, -100.29, TX5.49 mi long, 30 yd wide
4:33 PMEF1Near 45.05, -95.74, MN1.83 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:49 PMEF1Near 35.81, -99.49, OK3.5 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:05 PMEF1Near 35.93, -99.31, OK0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:18 PMEF0Near 45.30, -95.72, MN2.69 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:23 PMEF0Near 45.10, -95.53, MN2.7 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:26 PMEF3Near 34.38, -99.51, TX40.41 mi long, 1600 yd wide
5:33 PMEF1Near 45.16, -95.51, MN3.07 mi long, 100 yd wide
Show all 59 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
5:36 PMEF0Near 45.37, -95.76, MN0.15 mi long, 15 yd wide
5:37 PMEF1About 46 miles from Topeka, KS0.18 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:47 PMEF0Near 35.42, -99.37, OK0.2 mi long, 30 yd wide
5:51 PMEF0Near 45.10, -95.51, MN0.81 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:57 PMEF0Near 45.14, -95.45, MN0.51 mi long, 25 yd wide
6:05 PMEF0About 56 miles from Wichita Falls, TX0.2 mi long, 20 yd wide
6:22 PMEF1Near 36.32, -98.56, OK16 mi long, 400 yd wide
6:24 PMEF0Near 45.27, -95.36, MN0.25 mi long, 25 yd wide
6:38 PMEF0Near 45.33, -95.33, MN1.26 mi long, 25 yd wide
7:01 PMEF0Near 45.43, -95.29, MN0.11 mi long, 15 yd wide
7:14 PMEF1About 57 miles from Wichita Falls, TX7.14 mi long, 400 yd wide
7:15 PMEF0Near 45.51, -95.26, MN5.02 mi long, 200 yd wide
7:22 PMEF0About 24 miles from Wichita Falls, TX0.2 mi long, 30 yd wide
7:41 PMEF0Near 45.61, -95.26, MN2.52 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:48 PMEF0About 58 miles from Minneapolis, MN5.02 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:55 PMEF0About 55 miles from Norman, OK2.01 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:56 PMEF0Near 45.71, -95.23, MN0.77 mi long, 15 yd wide
7:58 PMEF0About 38 miles from Wichita Falls, TX6 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:01 PMEF0About 53 miles from Oklahoma City, OK2.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:09 PMEF0Near 45.76, -95.21, MN0.21 mi long, 15 yd wide
8:28 PMEF0About 56 miles from Minneapolis, MN1.44 mi long, 25 yd wide
9:35 PMEF0About 28 miles from Kansas City, MO0.87 mi long, 100 yd wide
10:20 PMEF1About 49 miles from Tulsa, OK1.4 mi long, 110 yd wide
11:15 PMEF2About 18 miles from Kansas City, MO10.03 mi long, 250 yd wide
11:26 PMEF2About 13 miles from Tulsa, OK16 mi long, 1000 yd wide
11:43 PMEF2About 19 miles from Tulsa, OK9.8 mi long, 1500 yd wide
11:51 PMEF1About 38 miles from Kansas City, MO2.82 mi long, 100 yd wide
11:52 PMEF1About 26 miles from Tulsa, OK3.3 mi long, 300 yd wide
12:00 AMEF1About 32 miles from Tulsa, OK2.3 mi long, 450 yd wide
12:05 AMEF1About 52 miles from Kansas City, MO0.88 mi long, 100 yd wide
12:10 AMEF1About 42 miles from Tulsa, OK4.5 mi long, 600 yd wide
12:24 AMEF1About 58 miles from Tulsa, OK4.6 mi long, 550 yd wide
12:30 AMEF1About 58 miles from Fayetteville, AR6.7 mi long, 1100 yd wide
12:38 AMEF1About 56 miles from Fayetteville, AR11.5 mi long, 650 yd wide
12:48 AMEF0Near 38.35, -93.79, MO6.46 mi long, 25 yd wide
12:51 AMEF1About 55 miles from Fayetteville, AR12.23 mi long, 200 yd wide
1:38 AMEF1About 37 miles from Springfield, MO4.53 mi long, 100 yd wide
2:07 AMEF0About 37 miles from Springfield, MO1.7 mi long, 200 yd wide
2:10 AMEF0About 36 miles from Springfield, MO10.57 mi long, 100 yd wide
2:11 AMEF0About 42 miles from Springfield, MO2.09 mi long, 100 yd wide
2:20 AMEF0About 32 miles from Des Moines, IA7.11 mi long, 130 yd wide
2:27 AMEF0About 29 miles from Des Moines, IA1.7 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:38 AMEF0About 44 miles from Springfield, MO0.1 mi long, 40 yd wide
2:40 AMEF1About 18 miles from Des Moines, IA1.49 mi long, 100 yd wide
2:40 AMEF1About 20 miles from Des Moines, IA1.54 mi long, 110 yd wide
3:00 AMEF0About 20 miles from Des Moines, IA0.32 mi long, 40 yd wide
3:30 AMEF1About 36 miles from Baton Rouge, LA1.56 mi long, 50 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Texas7447216
Oklahoma6744419
Missouri5224010
Kansas224171
Minnesota224216
Iowa180135
Pennsylvania7250
Virginia7160
Mississippi3120
Arkansas2020
Maryland2020
North Dakota2110
Nebraska2110
West Virginia2020
Wyoming2101
Florida1010
Louisiana1001
Montana1100
New Jersey1010
New Mexico1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Abilene, TX3.0 in60 mph0
Scranton, PA1.0 in58 mph0
Topeka, KS0.75 in60 mph0
Norman, OKNone82 mph0
Oklahoma City, OKNone82 mph0
Springfield, MONone64 mph0
Tulsa, OKNone64 mph1

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