Storm reports for May 23, 2016
NOAA recorded 96 hail reports, 10 wind reports and 5 tornado reports in 11 states on May 23, 2016.
- in 11 states
- 111
- Storm reports
- Near 35.20, -100.72, TX
- 3.11 in
- Largest hail
- Near 39.15, -100.18, KS
- 90 mph
- Highest gust
- Highest rating EF3, near 34.31, -100.71, TX
- 5
- 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 23, 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
Hail96, most at 5 PM
Wind10, most at 5 PM
Tornado5, most at 9 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2:37 PM | EF0 | Near 40.64, -98.49, NE | 0.09 mi long, 50 yd wide |
| 4:41 PM | EF0 | About 57 miles from Sioux Falls, SD | 0.05 mi long, 25 yd wide |
| 8:25 PM | EF0 | Near 36.51, -99.41, OK | 2.7 mi long, 400 yd wide |
| 9:24 PM | Not rated | Near 36.62, -99.43, OK | 2 mi long, 50 yd wide |
| 9:30 PM | EF3 | Near 34.31, -100.71, TX | 9.99 mi long, 800 yd wide |
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 AM | 2.0 in | About 34 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 3:07 PM | 0.75 in | About 38 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 3:11 PM | 0.88 in | About 38 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 3:59 PM | 1.0 in | About 60 miles from Amarillo, TX |
| 4:02 PM | 1.75 in | Near 34.90, -100.76, TX |
| 4:15 PM | 1.75 in | Near 34.88, -100.74, TX |
| 4:15 PM | 0.88 in | About 47 miles from Baltimore, MD |
| 4:35 PM | 1.0 in | Near 44.89, -95.06, MN |
| 4:38 PM | 1.5 in | Near 42.62, -96.29, IA |
| 4:54 PM | 1.0 in | About 30 miles from Washington, DC |
| 5:05 PM | 2.75 in | Near 30.43, -102.27, TX |
| 5:05 PM | 1.0 in | Near 30.43, -102.27, TX |
Show all 96 hail reportsShow fewer
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 5:08 PM | 0.75 in | About 41 miles from Baltimore, MD |
| 5:08 PM | 0.88 in | Near 29.82, -101.73, TX |
| 5:11 PM | 1.75 in | About 27 miles from Lubbock, TX |
| 5:17 PM | 1.0 in | Near 38.44, -78.03, VA |
| 5:21 PM | 0.75 in | About 34 miles from Baltimore, MD |
| 5:34 PM | 2.5 in | Near 40.79, -98.16, NE |
| 5:35 PM | 1.0 in | Near 42.67, -96.50, IA |
| 5:38 PM | 1.0 in | Near 38.35, -78.12, VA |
| 5:40 PM | 0.88 in | About 59 miles from Sioux Falls, SD |
| 5:42 PM | 1.0 in | About 48 miles from Sioux Falls, SD |
| 5:48 PM | 1.0 in | Near 40.60, -98.15, NE |
| 5:48 PM | 1.0 in | Near 40.88, -98.15, NE |
| 5:55 PM | 1.75 in | About 53 miles from Minneapolis, MN |
| 5:58 PM | 1.0 in | About 47 miles from Sioux Falls, SD |
| 6:01 PM | 0.75 in | Near 40.60, -98.22, NE |
| 6:02 PM | 1.0 in | About 56 miles from Sioux Falls, SD |
| 6:03 PM | 1.75 in | About 40 miles from Midland, TX |
| 6:05 PM | 1.0 in | About 45 miles from Sioux Falls, SD |
| 6:07 PM | 1.75 in | Near 40.96, -97.98, NE |
| 6:08 PM | 0.88 in | About 26 miles from Omaha, NE |
| 6:08 PM | 1.0 in | About 45 miles from Sioux Falls, SD |
| 6:10 PM | 0.75 in | About 32 miles from Baltimore, MD |
| 6:13 PM | 1.5 in | About 46 miles from Minneapolis, MN |
| 6:15 PM | 1.0 in | About 47 miles from Minneapolis, MN |
| 6:20 PM | 1.0 in | About 53 miles from Sioux Falls, SD |
| 6:26 PM | 1.0 in | About 53 miles from Amarillo, TX |
| 6:28 PM | 1.75 in | About 59 miles from Amarillo, TX |
| 6:43 PM | 1.5 in | Near 42.82, -95.81, IA |
| 6:55 PM | 0.88 in | Near 42.91, -95.74, IA |
| 7:10 PM | 1.0 in | Near 34.90, -100.77, TX |
| 7:12 PM | 1.0 in | Near 34.90, -100.75, TX |
| 7:13 PM | 1.0 in | Near 34.90, -100.76, TX |
| 7:34 PM | 1.75 in | Near 36.21, -100.54, TX |
| 7:36 PM | 1.25 in | About 52 miles from Lubbock, TX |
| 7:38 PM | 1.0 in | Near 40.91, -98.52, NE |
| 7:42 PM | 1.75 in | Near 35.21, -100.75, TX |
| 7:43 PM | 1.5 in | Near 36.21, -100.54, TX |
| 7:44 PM | 1.0 in | About 55 miles from Amarillo, TX |
| 7:48 PM | 2.0 in | Near 35.22, -100.69, TX |
| 7:52 PM | 1.75 in | About 58 miles from Amarillo, TX |
| 7:55 PM | 3.11 in | Near 35.20, -100.72, TX |
| 7:57 PM | 1.0 in | About 40 miles from Lubbock, TX |
| 7:57 PM | 1.0 in | Near 40.92, -98.35, NE |
| 7:59 PM | 1.75 in | Near 36.55, -99.39, OK |
| 8:00 PM | 1.0 in | Near 34.47, -100.85, TX |
| 8:02 PM | 2.0 in | About 56 miles from Amarillo, TX |
| 8:03 PM | 1.75 in | Near 35.20, -100.73, TX |
| 8:05 PM | 1.75 in | Near 30.03, -101.57, TX |
| 8:05 PM | 1.5 in | Near 36.40, -100.38, TX |
| 8:10 PM | 1.5 in | Near 36.49, -99.39, OK |
| 8:10 PM | 2.5 in | Near 36.45, -100.33, TX |
| 8:15 PM | 2.0 in | Near 36.45, -100.33, TX |
| 8:15 PM | 1.75 in | Near 41.04, -98.36, NE |
| 8:40 PM | 1.0 in | Near 36.62, -100.17, OK |
| 9:02 PM | 2.75 in | Near 36.57, -99.39, OK |
| 9:05 PM | 3.0 in | Near 36.56, -99.39, OK |
| 9:20 PM | 0.88 in | Near 40.10, -98.53, NE |
| 9:21 PM | 1.75 in | Near 34.33, -100.79, TX |
| 9:23 PM | 2.0 in | Near 34.02, -100.75, TX |
| 9:25 PM | 1.0 in | Near 40.87, -98.00, NE |
| 9:28 PM | 2.5 in | Near 34.31, -100.73, TX |
| 9:38 PM | 1.0 in | Near 36.46, -100.56, TX |
| 9:46 PM | 0.75 in | About 52 miles from Amarillo, TX |
| 10:06 PM | 1.25 in | About 53 miles from Amarillo, TX |
| 10:10 PM | 1.75 in | Near 39.97, -98.28, KS |
| 10:35 PM | 0.75 in | Near 37.11, -99.68, KS |
| 11:15 PM | 1.0 in | Near 39.75, -99.41, KS |
| 11:31 PM | 1.25 in | About 53 miles from Amarillo, TX |
| 11:41 PM | 1.75 in | About 54 miles from Amarillo, TX |
| 11:42 PM | 1.0 in | About 53 miles from Amarillo, TX |
| 11:44 PM | 1.5 in | About 53 miles from Amarillo, TX |
| 11:50 PM | 1.25 in | Near 39.12, -99.65, KS |
| 11:59 PM | 1.5 in | Near 39.07, -100.23, KS |
| 12:10 AM | 1.0 in | About 49 miles from Amarillo, TX |
| 12:14 AM | 0.75 in | About 49 miles from Amarillo, TX |
| 12:19 AM | 1.0 in | Near 39.13, -99.39, KS |
| 12:58 AM | 1.75 in | Near 39.13, -100.85, KS |
| 1:00 AM | 2.0 in | Near 39.13, -100.85, KS |
| 1:14 AM | 0.88 in | Near 39.25, -99.37, KS |
| 1:45 AM | 1.0 in | About 49 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 2:40 AM | 1.0 in | Near 39.95, -103.22, CO |
| 2:45 AM | 1.5 in | Near 39.31, -99.75, KS |
| 4:33 AM | 0.88 in | About 19 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 5:28 AM | 0.75 in | Near 38.89, -98.85, KS |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 4:52 PM | 64 mph | Near 44.94, -94.98, MN |
| 5:36 PM | 60 mph | About 38 miles from Duluth, MN |
| 5:40 PM | 60 mph | About 37 miles from Duluth, MN |
| 6:25 PM | 82 mph | Near 42.66, -95.92, IA |
| 6:55 PM | 60 mph | About 33 miles from Minneapolis, MN |
| 8:32 PM | 60 mph | Near 35.22, -100.59, TX |
| 8:48 PM | 64 mph | Near 34.43, -100.30, TX |
| 9:48 PM | 60 mph | Near 34.36, -100.88, TX |
| 12:00 AM | 90 mph | Near 39.15, -100.18, KS |
| 1:39 AM | 70 mph | About 49 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.