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Storm reports for May 8, 2016

NOAA recorded 113 hail reports, 21 wind reports and 8 tornado reports in 7 states on May 8, 2016.

in 7 states
142
Storm reports
About 16 miles from Abilene, TX
3.0 in
Largest hail
About 47 miles from Topeka, KS
81 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, near 39.05, -99.22, KS
8
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 8, 2016 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

Hail113, most at 6 PM

Wind21, most at 6 PM

Tornado8, most at 7 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
5:33 PMEF0Near 38.89, -100.52, KS8.85 mi long, 25 yd wide
6:00 PMEF0Near 38.79, -99.92, KS1.9 mi long, 25 yd wide
6:25 PMEF0Near 40.24, -100.40, NE0.35 mi long, 25 yd wide
7:00 PMEF0Near 39.02, -99.53, KS0.9 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:03 PMNot ratedAbout 53 miles from Wichita Falls, TX1.3 mi long, 40 yd wide
7:08 PMEF2Near 39.05, -99.22, KS6.88 mi long, 440 yd wide
7:27 PMEF1Near 39.14, -99.16, KS2.82 mi long, 500 yd wide
7:29 PMEF0Near 40.58, -100.38, NE0.01 mi long, 20 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Kansas605145
Nebraska292432
Texas251870
Oklahoma231661
Idaho3300
Colorado1100
Puerto Rico1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Abilene, TX2.75 in64 mph0

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