Storm reports for July 12, 2015
NOAA recorded 63 hail reports, 167 wind reports and 11 tornado reports in 13 states on July 12, 2015.
- in 13 states
- 241
- Storm reports
- Near 47.26, -98.65, ND
- 3.0 in
- Largest hail
- Near 46.40, -94.45, MN
- 104 mph
- Highest gust
- Highest rating EF2, near 46.38, -95.07, MN
- 11
- 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 July 12, 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
Hail63, most at 4 PM
Wind167, most at 7 PM
Tornado11, most at 5 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4:07 PM | EF0 | About 57 miles from Fargo, ND | 0.05 mi long, 25 yd wide |
| 4:35 PM | EF0 | Near 47.98, -97.16, ND | 0.05 mi long, 10 yd wide |
| 4:59 PM | EF0 | About 45 miles from Fargo, ND | 2.98 mi long, 100 yd wide |
| 5:07 PM | EF0 | About 50 miles from Fargo, ND | 0.1 mi long, 25 yd wide |
| 5:14 PM | EF0 | About 56 miles from Fargo, ND | 0.05 mi long, 10 yd wide |
| 5:31 PM | EF0 | Near 46.10, -96.14, MN | 1.92 mi long, 100 yd wide |
| 5:44 PM | EF0 | Near 46.20, -96.01, MN | 0.5 mi long, 150 yd wide |
| 5:48 PM | EF1 | Near 46.34, -95.53, MN | 2.01 mi long, 150 yd wide |
| 6:00 PM | EF1 | Near 46.23, -95.58, MN | 0.05 mi long, 30 yd wide |
| 6:21 PM | EF1 | Near 45.98, -96.02, MN | 1.96 mi long, 100 yd wide |
| 6:38 PM | EF2 | Near 46.38, -95.07, MN | 12.09 mi long, 400 yd wide |
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 7:20 AM | 1.0 in | Near 48.48, -94.65, MN |
| 8:17 AM | 0.88 in | Near 46.65, -93.53, MN |
| 10:32 AM | 1.0 in | Near 46.10, -92.99, MN |
| 10:53 AM | 1.75 in | Near 46.01, -92.92, MN |
| 10:54 AM | 1.5 in | Near 46.01, -92.94, MN |
| 10:55 AM | 0.75 in | Near 46.00, -92.96, MN |
| 10:58 AM | 1.0 in | Near 46.01, -92.90, MN |
| 11:33 AM | 0.75 in | Near 45.77, -92.69, WI |
| 11:35 AM | 1.0 in | Near 45.79, -92.68, WI |
| 3:15 PM | 1.0 in | Near 48.24, -98.40, ND |
| 4:00 PM | 1.25 in | Near 47.87, -97.23, ND |
| 4:04 PM | 1.75 in | About 31 miles from Fargo, ND |
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| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 4:05 PM | 0.75 in | Near 47.80, -97.48, ND |
| 4:09 PM | 0.75 in | Near 47.87, -97.15, ND |
| 4:13 PM | 1.0 in | Near 48.04, -98.33, ND |
| 4:14 PM | 1.0 in | Near 47.92, -97.18, ND |
| 4:19 PM | 0.75 in | Near 47.95, -97.19, ND |
| 4:19 PM | 0.75 in | Near 47.90, -97.07, ND |
| 4:20 PM | 0.88 in | Near 48.06, -98.16, ND |
| 4:25 PM | 0.75 in | Near 47.75, -97.11, ND |
| 4:36 PM | 1.0 in | About 41 miles from Fargo, ND |
| 4:37 PM | 1.0 in | Near 47.89, -97.12, ND |
| 4:54 PM | 1.0 in | About 43 miles from Fargo, ND |
| 5:14 PM | 1.75 in | About 54 miles from Fargo, ND |
| 5:45 PM | 1.5 in | Near 48.84, -99.74, ND |
| 5:45 PM | 1.75 in | Near 48.39, -97.40, ND |
| 5:47 PM | 2.5 in | About 57 miles from Fargo, ND |
| 6:16 PM | 0.88 in | About 17 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 6:18 PM | 1.0 in | About 17 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 6:40 PM | 2.5 in | Near 45.97, -95.85, MN |
| 6:44 PM | 1.0 in | About 41 miles from Fargo, ND |
| 6:47 PM | 1.25 in | About 2 miles from Fargo, ND |
| 6:49 PM | 0.75 in | Near 46.53, -93.71, MN |
| 6:50 PM | 1.0 in | Near 48.96, -100.54, ND |
| 6:58 PM | 0.88 in | About 15 miles from Fargo, ND |
| 7:00 PM | 0.75 in | Near 45.96, -95.75, MN |
| 7:05 PM | 1.0 in | About 17 miles from Fargo, ND |
| 7:05 PM | 0.88 in | Near 46.53, -93.71, MN |
| 7:06 PM | 0.88 in | Near 45.94, -95.74, MN |
| 7:20 PM | 1.0 in | About 58 miles from Fargo, ND |
| 7:24 PM | 0.88 in | Near 46.47, -93.57, MN |
| 7:38 PM | 1.0 in | Near 46.50, -93.47, MN |
| 7:39 PM | 1.0 in | Near 39.46, -98.43, KS |
| 7:45 PM | 1.5 in | Near 47.83, -96.13, MN |
| 7:46 PM | 2.0 in | Near 39.44, -98.30, KS |
| 8:00 PM | 1.25 in | Near 47.89, -99.89, ND |
| 8:25 PM | 1.0 in | About 11 miles from Rapid City, SD |
| 8:28 PM | 1.0 in | About 11 miles from Rapid City, SD |
| 8:30 PM | 0.75 in | Near 48.29, -99.44, ND |
| 8:36 PM | 1.0 in | Near 47.73, -99.51, ND |
| 8:45 PM | 1.0 in | About 12 miles from Rapid City, SD |
| 9:15 PM | 1.25 in | Near 47.57, -99.14, ND |
| 9:22 PM | 1.0 in | Near 47.63, -99.17, ND |
| 10:27 PM | 2.0 in | Near 47.30, -98.73, ND |
| 10:35 PM | 3.0 in | Near 47.26, -98.65, ND |
| 10:40 PM | 0.75 in | About 26 miles from Minneapolis, MN |
| 10:45 PM | 0.88 in | About 49 miles from Duluth, MN |
| 10:45 PM | 0.88 in | Near 46.88, -90.48, WI |
| 11:05 PM | 1.5 in | Near 46.09, -95.82, MN |
| 11:24 PM | 1.0 in | Near 47.07, -98.20, ND |
| 11:57 PM | 0.88 in | About 11 miles from Minneapolis, MN |
| 12:51 AM | 1.0 in | About 25 miles from Roanoke, VA |
| 4:25 AM | 1.0 in | About 43 miles from Madison, WI |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1:45 PM | 58 mph | About 9 miles from Chattanooga, TN |
| 1:58 PM | 60 mph | Near 37.39, -85.29, KY |
| 2:35 PM | 58 mph | About 34 miles from Ocala, FL |
| 2:40 PM | 58 mph | About 34 miles from Ocala, FL |
| 2:40 PM | 58 mph | About 34 miles from Ocala, FL |
| 4:07 PM | 70 mph | About 57 miles from Tucson, AZ |
| 4:20 PM | 60 mph | Near 48.06, -98.16, ND |
| 4:20 PM | 58 mph | About 29 miles from Tucson, AZ |
| 4:25 PM | 60 mph | Near 36.45, -85.51, TN |
| 4:50 PM | 58 mph | Near 48.08, -96.97, MN |
| 5:05 PM | 63 mph | Near 48.34, -96.82, MN |
| 5:10 PM | 58 mph | About 26 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
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| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 5:13 PM | 60 mph | Near 36.35, -85.65, TN |
| 5:20 PM | 60 mph | About 55 miles from Nashville, TN |
| 5:40 PM | 58 mph | About 30 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 5:50 PM | 70 mph | Near 46.43, -95.56, MN |
| 5:53 PM | 60 mph | About 12 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 5:55 PM | 60 mph | About 13 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 6:10 PM | 69 mph | Near 46.39, -95.32, MN |
| 6:19 PM | 60 mph | About 14 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 6:20 PM | 69 mph | Near 48.26, -95.68, MN |
| 6:25 PM | 90 mph | Near 46.35, -95.19, MN |
| 6:30 PM | 70 mph | Near 46.32, -95.15, MN |
| 6:35 PM | 90 mph | Near 46.40, -95.08, MN |
| 6:35 PM | 70 mph | Near 46.27, -95.06, MN |
| 6:38 PM | 70 mph | Near 46.13, -94.95, MN |
| 6:38 PM | 98 mph | Near 46.37, -95.07, MN |
| 6:39 PM | 70 mph | Near 46.10, -95.78, MN |
| 6:40 PM | 60 mph | About 25 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 6:45 PM | 90 mph | Near 46.37, -94.94, MN |
| 6:45 PM | 93 mph | Near 46.10, -95.77, MN |
| 6:47 PM | 70 mph | Near 46.36, -94.94, MN |
| 6:48 PM | 64 mph | Near 46.09, -94.87, MN |
| 6:50 PM | 85 mph | Near 46.37, -94.83, MN |
| 6:52 PM | 90 mph | Near 46.39, -94.88, MN |
| 7:00 PM | 70 mph | Near 46.33, -94.64, MN |
| 7:03 PM | 64 mph | Near 46.00, -95.69, MN |
| 7:05 PM | 90 mph | Near 45.87, -95.84, MN |
| 7:05 PM | 90 mph | Near 45.87, -95.84, MN |
| 7:05 PM | 70 mph | Near 45.97, -95.60, MN |
| 7:08 PM | 64 mph | Near 45.95, -95.55, MN |
| 7:08 PM | 70 mph | Near 45.94, -95.54, MN |
| 7:09 PM | 64 mph | Near 45.88, -95.49, MN |
| 7:12 PM | 64 mph | Near 45.96, -95.46, MN |
| 7:13 PM | 60 mph | About 37 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 7:15 PM | 70 mph | Near 46.37, -94.69, MN |
| 7:17 PM | 60 mph | Near 46.34, -94.28, MN |
| 7:18 PM | 60 mph | Near 46.35, -94.47, MN |
| 7:18 PM | 64 mph | Near 45.79, -95.36, MN |
| 7:20 PM | 70 mph | Near 46.34, -94.48, MN |
| 7:20 PM | 104 mph | Near 46.40, -94.45, MN |
| 7:24 PM | 70 mph | Near 46.43, -94.30, MN |
| 7:25 PM | 70 mph | Near 46.34, -94.58, MN |
| 7:27 PM | 60 mph | Near 46.34, -94.25, MN |
| 7:30 PM | 60 mph | Near 46.60, -94.22, MN |
| 7:40 PM | 60 mph | Near 48.02, -100.24, ND |
| 7:40 PM | 84 mph | Near 46.42, -94.28, MN |
| 7:40 PM | 94 mph | Near 46.45, -94.19, MN |
| 7:40 PM | 81 mph | Near 46.42, -94.30, MN |
| 7:40 PM | 70 mph | Near 46.40, -94.19, MN |
| 7:40 PM | 60 mph | Near 46.39, -94.24, MN |
| 7:45 PM | 70 mph | Near 46.38, -94.64, MN |
| 7:45 PM | 60 mph | Near 46.40, -94.22, MN |
| 7:45 PM | 63 mph | About 47 miles from Augusta, GA |
| 7:47 PM | 58 mph | About 48 miles from Augusta, GA |
| 7:50 PM | 70 mph | Near 46.34, -94.28, MN |
| 7:50 PM | 60 mph | Near 46.35, -94.19, MN |
| 8:20 PM | 81 mph | Near 45.82, -94.41, MN |
| 8:25 PM | 60 mph | About 11 miles from Rapid City, SD |
| 8:28 PM | 75 mph | About 11 miles from Rapid City, SD |
| 8:28 PM | 64 mph | Near 45.68, -95.27, MN |
| 8:30 PM | 58 mph | Near 48.29, -99.44, ND |
| 8:30 PM | 64 mph | Near 45.71, -95.27, MN |
| 8:45 PM | 58 mph | Near 45.59, -94.20, MN |
| 8:53 PM | 69 mph | Near 45.71, -94.93, MN |
| 8:55 PM | 70 mph | About 21 miles from Rapid City, SD |
| 9:00 PM | 60 mph | About 56 miles from Minneapolis, MN |
| 9:00 PM | 60 mph | Near 45.57, -94.32, MN |
| 9:00 PM | 64 mph | Near 45.63, -94.57, MN |
| 9:05 PM | 60 mph | Near 46.07, -93.67, MN |
| 9:10 PM | 60 mph | About 52 miles from Minneapolis, MN |
| 9:15 PM | 60 mph | About 34 miles from Rapid City, SD |
| 9:16 PM | 58 mph | Near 45.88, -93.27, MN |
| 9:18 PM | 60 mph | About 41 miles from Rapid City, SD |
| 9:20 PM | 60 mph | About 41 miles from Minneapolis, MN |
| 9:30 PM | 60 mph | About 49 miles from Rapid City, SD |
| 9:35 PM | 70 mph | About 54 miles from Rapid City, SD |
| 9:35 PM | 64 mph | About 54 miles from Minneapolis, MN |
| 9:45 PM | 58 mph | About 44 miles from Minneapolis, MN |
| 9:50 PM | 60 mph | Near 44.20, -101.91, SD |
| 9:50 PM | 60 mph | About 41 miles from Minneapolis, MN |
| 9:55 PM | 64 mph | About 44 miles from Minneapolis, MN |
| 10:00 PM | 60 mph | Near 44.04, -101.67, SD |
| 10:00 PM | 60 mph | About 58 miles from Minneapolis, MN |
| 10:25 PM | 60 mph | About 49 miles from Duluth, MN |
| 10:40 PM | 63 mph | Near 44.08, -101.14, SD |
| 10:40 PM | 60 mph | About 36 miles from Minneapolis, MN |
| 10:40 PM | 60 mph | About 52 miles from Minneapolis, MN |
| 10:45 PM | 60 mph | About 49 miles from Duluth, MN |
| 10:48 PM | 60 mph | About 41 miles from Minneapolis, MN |
| 10:58 PM | 60 mph | About 47 miles from Minneapolis, MN |
| 11:00 PM | 60 mph | Near 43.89, -100.89, SD |
| 11:10 PM | 60 mph | Near 45.50, -91.74, WI |
| 11:10 PM | 60 mph | Near 45.34, -92.02, WI |
| 11:36 PM | 58 mph | Near 44.12, -100.34, SD |
| 11:45 PM | 60 mph | Near 45.21, -91.46, WI |
| 12:00 AM | 66 mph | Near 44.96, -91.59, WI |
| 12:00 AM | 60 mph | About 17 miles from Minneapolis, MN |
| 12:10 AM | 60 mph | Near 44.82, -91.49, WI |
| 12:10 AM | 60 mph | About 20 miles from Minneapolis, MN |
| 12:15 AM | 60 mph | Near 44.15, -99.84, SD |
| 12:35 AM | 64 mph | Near 44.96, -90.96, WI |
| 12:35 AM | 60 mph | Near 44.76, -91.23, WI |
| 12:37 AM | 60 mph | Near 44.68, -91.12, WI |
| 12:40 AM | 60 mph | Near 44.81, -91.20, WI |
| 1:05 AM | 60 mph | Near 44.24, -98.88, SD |
| 2:23 AM | 62 mph | Near 44.03, -90.08, WI |
| 2:33 AM | 58 mph | Near 43.94, -90.25, WI |
| 2:33 AM | 60 mph | Near 44.96, -89.63, WI |
| 2:40 AM | 71 mph | Near 44.12, -89.96, WI |
| 2:41 AM | 69 mph | Near 44.11, -89.92, WI |
| 2:45 AM | 66 mph | Near 44.03, -89.88, WI |
| 2:45 AM | 58 mph | Near 44.40, -89.84, WI |
| 3:05 AM | 70 mph | About 57 miles from Appleton, WI |
| 3:10 AM | 69 mph | About 48 miles from Madison, WI |
| 3:13 AM | 69 mph | About 38 miles from Madison, WI |
| 3:15 AM | 75 mph | About 49 miles from Appleton, WI |
| 3:20 AM | 75 mph | About 44 miles from Appleton, WI |
| 3:30 AM | 60 mph | About 47 miles from Appleton, WI |
| 3:30 AM | 68 mph | About 39 miles from Madison, WI |
| 3:30 AM | 60 mph | About 49 miles from Appleton, WI |
| 3:37 AM | 60 mph | About 29 miles from Appleton, WI |
| 3:51 AM | 69 mph | About 25 miles from Madison, WI |
| 3:55 AM | 60 mph | About 17 miles from Appleton, WI |
| 4:01 AM | 100 mph | About 26 miles from Madison, WI |
| 4:02 AM | 100 mph | About 27 miles from Madison, WI |
| 4:02 AM | 69 mph | About 45 miles from Appleton, WI |
| 4:05 AM | 58 mph | About 11 miles from Madison, WI |
| 4:05 AM | 64 mph | About 12 miles from Madison, WI |
| 4:05 AM | 64 mph | About 12 miles from Appleton, WI |
| 4:10 AM | 58 mph | About 4 miles from Madison, WI |
| 4:10 AM | 64 mph | About 36 miles from Madison, WI |
| 4:10 AM | 69 mph | About 23 miles from Madison, WI |
| 4:14 AM | 60 mph | About 6 miles from Appleton, WI |
| 4:15 AM | 69 mph | About 17 miles from Madison, WI |
| 4:16 AM | 60 mph | About 13 miles from Madison, WI |
| 4:16 AM | 60 mph | About 39 miles from Madison, WI |
| 4:25 AM | 60 mph | In Appleton, WI |
| 4:25 AM | 69 mph | About 43 miles from Madison, WI |
| 4:25 AM | 74 mph | About 17 miles from Madison, WI |
| 4:29 AM | 75 mph | About 2 miles from Appleton, WI |
| 4:29 AM | 74 mph | About 17 miles from Madison, WI |
| 4:29 AM | 69 mph | About 38 miles from Milwaukee, WI |
| 4:40 AM | 63 mph | About 28 miles from Milwaukee, WI |
| 4:40 AM | 60 mph | About 8 miles from Green Bay, WI |
| 4:55 AM | 75 mph | About 28 miles from Milwaukee, WI |
| 4:55 AM | 63 mph | About 41 miles from Rockford, IL |
| 4:59 AM | 69 mph | About 30 miles from Madison, WI |
| 5:00 AM | 69 mph | About 37 miles from Milwaukee, WI |
| 5:30 AM | 63 mph | About 25 miles from Rockford, IL |
| 5:30 AM | 62 mph | About 31 miles from Milwaukee, WI |
| 5:41 AM | 66 mph | About 5 miles from Rockford, IL |
| 6:00 AM | 58 mph | About 5 miles from Rockford, IL |
| 6:00 AM | 58 mph | About 23 miles from Rockford, IL |
| 6:19 AM | 60 mph | About 6 miles from Rockford, IL |
| 6:29 AM | 58 mph | About 12 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 6:30 AM | 58 mph | About 11 miles from Raleigh, NC |
By state
| State | Reports | Hail | Wind | Tornado |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 104 | 27 | 68 | 9 |
| Wisconsin | 61 | 5 | 56 | 0 |
| North Dakota | 28 | 23 | 3 | 2 |
| South Dakota | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Florida | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Illinois | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Arizona | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Georgia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kansas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cities with reports nearby
Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.
| City | Largest hail | Highest gust | Tornado reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fargo, ND | 1.25 in | None | 0 |
| Rapid City, SD | 1.0 in | 75 mph | 0 |
| Minneapolis, MN | 0.88 in | None | 0 |
| Appleton, WI | None | 75 mph | 0 |
| Chattanooga, TN | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Green Bay, WI | None | 60 mph | 0 |
| Lexington, KY | None | 60 mph | 0 |
| Madison, WI | None | 64 mph | 0 |
| Raleigh, NC | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Rockford, IL | None | 66 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.