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Texas storm reports for May 16, 2015

NOAA recorded 47 hail reports, 21 wind reports and 6 tornado reports in Texas on May 16, 2015.

in Texas
74
Storm reports
Near 34.30, -99.74, TX
3.0 in
Largest hail
Near 34.30, -99.72, TX
81 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF3, near 34.38, -99.51, TX
6
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 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

Hail47, most at 8 PM

Wind21, most at 11 PM

Tornado6, most at 2 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
2:20 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
5:26 PMEF3Near 34.38, -99.51, TX40.41 mi long, 1600 yd wide
7:22 PMEF0About 24 miles from Wichita Falls, TX0.2 mi long, 30 yd wide

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

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