Storm reports for May 31, 2015
NOAA recorded 37 hail reports, 77 wind reports and 1 tornado report in 16 states on May 31, 2015.
- in 16 states
- 115
- Storm reports
- About 31 miles from Harrisburg, PA
- 2.0 in
- Largest hail
- Near 40.81, -115.83, NV
- 71 mph
- Highest gust
- Highest rating EF0, about 12 miles from Youngstown, OH
- 1
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
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 31, 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
Hail37, most at 1 PM
Wind77, most at 5 PM
Tornado1, most at 3 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:00 PM | EF0 | About 12 miles from Youngstown, OH | 1.1 mi long, 250 yd wide |
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 10:20 AM | 1.0 in | Near 41.35, -79.22, PA |
| 10:35 AM | 1.0 in | Near 41.31, -79.19, PA |
| 12:24 PM | 0.75 in | About 7 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 1:00 PM | 0.75 in | About 37 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 1:05 PM | 1.0 in | Near 35.65, -88.13, TN |
| 1:08 PM | 0.88 in | Near 41.33, -79.26, PA |
| 1:41 PM | 1.0 in | About 53 miles from Harrisburg, PA |
| 1:46 PM | 1.0 in | About 40 miles from Nashville, TN |
| 1:47 PM | 0.88 in | Near 41.25, -79.15, PA |
| 2:28 PM | 0.88 in | About 48 miles from Harrisburg, PA |
| 2:28 PM | 0.88 in | About 48 miles from Harrisburg, PA |
| 3:35 PM | 2.0 in | About 31 miles from Harrisburg, PA |
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| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 3:45 PM | 1.5 in | About 33 miles from Harrisburg, PA |
| 3:48 PM | 0.75 in | About 57 miles from Columbus, GA |
| 4:50 PM | 0.88 in | About 39 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 5:00 PM | 1.0 in | About 37 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 5:36 PM | 1.5 in | Near 39.76, -101.86, KS |
| 5:40 PM | 0.88 in | About 25 miles from New York, NY |
| 5:50 PM | 1.25 in | Near 39.77, -101.80, KS |
| 5:52 PM | 1.0 in | About 24 miles from Gainesville, FL |
| 6:02 PM | 1.25 in | About 23 miles from Cape Coral, FL |
| 6:25 PM | 1.75 in | Near 45.49, -118.00, OR |
| 6:25 PM | 0.75 in | Near 44.95, -120.22, OR |
| 6:50 PM | 1.0 in | Near 42.49, -114.40, ID |
| 6:55 PM | 0.75 in | Near 38.80, -102.43, CO |
| 7:10 PM | 0.88 in | Near 45.31, -118.09, OR |
| 7:16 PM | 1.25 in | Near 39.34, -102.04, KS |
| 7:27 PM | 1.0 in | Near 45.31, -118.09, OR |
| 7:28 PM | 0.88 in | Near 39.23, -102.02, KS |
| 7:40 PM | 0.75 in | Near 38.90, -102.25, CO |
| 7:55 PM | 0.75 in | Near 38.95, -102.11, CO |
| 8:10 PM | 1.0 in | Near 45.37, -119.69, OR |
| 8:19 PM | 1.75 in | Near 45.40, -118.05, OR |
| 8:25 PM | 1.0 in | Near 45.47, -117.96, OR |
| 8:30 PM | 0.75 in | Near 46.23, -116.47, ID |
| 8:35 PM | 1.0 in | Near 42.22, -123.29, OR |
| 11:30 PM | 0.88 in | Near 46.19, -116.47, ID |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 10:26 AM | 58 mph | Near 41.34, -79.23, PA |
| 11:15 AM | 58 mph | Near 41.43, -78.73, PA |
| 12:12 PM | 60 mph | About 19 miles from Allentown, PA |
| 12:35 PM | 58 mph | About 16 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 12:50 PM | 58 mph | About 11 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 1:00 PM | 58 mph | Near 30.11, -85.19, FL |
| 1:05 PM | 58 mph | Near 35.65, -88.13, TN |
| 1:32 PM | 60 mph | About 54 miles from Hagerstown, MD |
| 1:45 PM | 58 mph | About 33 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 1:55 PM | 58 mph | About 17 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 2:00 PM | 58 mph | About 12 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 2:06 PM | 58 mph | About 22 miles from Hagerstown, MD |
Show all 77 wind reportsShow fewer
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 2:12 PM | 58 mph | About 25 miles from Hagerstown, MD |
| 2:15 PM | 58 mph | About 47 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 2:31 PM | 45 mph | About 32 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 2:44 PM | 58 mph | About 56 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 2:55 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.29, -83.95, GA |
| 2:57 PM | 58 mph | About 43 miles from Scranton, PA |
| 3:11 PM | 58 mph | About 30 miles from Youngstown, OH |
| 3:34 PM | 58 mph | About 26 miles from Youngstown, OH |
| 3:38 PM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Allentown, PA |
| 3:45 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.71, -84.23, GA |
| 3:48 PM | 58 mph | About 57 miles from Columbus, GA |
| 3:55 PM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 4:00 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.82, -83.91, GA |
| 4:40 PM | 58 mph | About 8 miles from Harrisburg, PA |
| 4:42 PM | 58 mph | About 42 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 4:42 PM | 58 mph | About 21 miles from Reading, PA |
| 4:45 PM | 58 mph | About 12 miles from Harrisburg, PA |
| 4:45 PM | 55 mph | About 29 miles from Nashville, TN |
| 4:46 PM | 58 mph | About 9 miles from Harrisburg, PA |
| 4:48 PM | 58 mph | About 19 miles from Columbus, GA |
| 4:50 PM | 45 mph | Near 39.29, -80.76, WV |
| 4:57 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.69, -89.04, MS |
| 4:57 PM | 58 mph | About 16 miles from Harrisburg, PA |
| 5:00 PM | 46 mph | About 4 miles from Gainesville, FL |
| 5:00 PM | 58 mph | About 58 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 5:10 PM | 58 mph | Near 39.48, -80.13, WV |
| 5:12 PM | 58 mph | About 26 miles from Columbus, GA |
| 5:12 PM | 58 mph | Near 39.53, -80.09, WV |
| 5:12 PM | 58 mph | About 21 miles from Columbus, GA |
| 5:15 PM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 5:20 PM | 58 mph | About 16 miles from Harrisburg, PA |
| 5:20 PM | 58 mph | About 13 miles from Harrisburg, PA |
| 5:20 PM | 58 mph | About 16 miles from Harrisburg, PA |
| 5:20 PM | 58 mph | About 48 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 5:24 PM | 58 mph | About 15 miles from Harrisburg, PA |
| 5:30 PM | 58 mph | About 20 miles from Harrisburg, PA |
| 5:34 PM | 58 mph | About 21 miles from Gainesville, FL |
| 5:35 PM | 58 mph | About 18 miles from Gainesville, FL |
| 5:35 PM | 58 mph | About 17 miles from Gainesville, FL |
| 5:35 PM | 58 mph | About 57 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 6:00 PM | 58 mph | About 27 miles from Gainesville, FL |
| 6:25 PM | 60 mph | About 36 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 6:30 PM | 58 mph | About 57 miles from Hagerstown, MD |
| 6:30 PM | 58 mph | About 56 miles from Hagerstown, MD |
| 6:30 PM | 58 mph | About 19 miles from Lancaster, PA |
| 6:49 PM | 71 mph | Near 40.81, -115.83, NV |
| 6:50 PM | 58 mph | About 23 miles from Reading, PA |
| 6:50 PM | 64 mph | Near 41.04, -115.57, NV |
| 7:00 PM | 58 mph | About 20 miles from Baltimore, MD |
| 7:02 PM | 58 mph | Near 39.83, -116.49, NV |
| 7:26 PM | 64 mph | Near 41.52, -115.39, NV |
| 8:04 PM | 58 mph | About 40 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 8:19 PM | 58 mph | About 41 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 9:10 PM | 58 mph | About 17 miles from Birmingham, AL |
| 9:10 PM | 58 mph | About 19 miles from Birmingham, AL |
| 9:15 PM | 58 mph | About 25 miles from Birmingham, AL |
| 9:20 PM | 64 mph | About 39 miles from Kennewick, WA |
| 9:22 PM | 58 mph | About 17 miles from Hagerstown, MD |
| 9:22 PM | 68 mph | About 39 miles from Kennewick, WA |
| 9:30 PM | 60 mph | About 40 miles from Kennewick, WA |
| 10:15 PM | 64 mph | About 50 miles from Kennewick, WA |
| 10:17 PM | 60 mph | About 41 miles from Kennewick, WA |
| 10:24 PM | 58 mph | About 25 miles from Baltimore, MD |
| 10:50 PM | 58 mph | About 18 miles from Baltimore, MD |
| 11:00 PM | 63 mph | Near 46.42, -117.02, ID |
By state
| State | Reports | Hail | Wind | Tornado |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 31 | 9 | 21 | 1 |
| Georgia | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Oregon | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Florida | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Alabama | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Idaho | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Maryland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mississippi | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Nevada | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Virginia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Colorado | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| New Jersey | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Washington | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tallahassee, FL | 0.75 in | 58 mph | 0 |
| Gainesville, FL | None | 46 mph | 0 |
| Harrisburg, PA | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Jackson, MS | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Youngstown, OH | None | None | 1 |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.