Storm reports for April 15, 2017

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, April 15, 2017
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 157 hail reports, 15 wind reports and 6 tornado reports in 9 states on April 15, 2017.

in 9 states; 178
Storm reports: About 42 miles from Omaha, NE; 3.0 in
Largest hail: About 44 miles from Peoria, IL; 81 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF1, about 26 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA; 6
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports.

Wind report
Tornado and its path
Surveyed tornado path

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 April 15, 2017 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

Hail157, most at 7 PM

Wind15, most at 8 PM

Tornado6, most at 7 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
4:58 PM	EF0	About 30 miles from Lincoln, NE	1.47 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:38 PM	EF0	Near 38.45, -99.26, KS	0.62 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:05 PM	EF0	Near 38.26, -99.55, KS	0.21 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:25 PM	EF0	Near 40.55, -95.38, MO	0.03 mi long, 10 yd wide
7:25 PM	EF0	Near 39.17, -97.87, KS	1.7 mi long, 25 yd wide
8:50 PM	EF1	About 26 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA	3.22 mi long, 25 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
8:40 AM	1.0 in	About 51 miles from Topeka, KS
12:55 PM	0.88 in	About 6 miles from Roanoke, VA
1:25 PM	0.88 in	About 2 miles from Roanoke, VA
4:44 PM	1.75 in	About 22 miles from Lincoln, NE
4:44 PM	1.75 in	About 25 miles from Omaha, NE
4:46 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.31, -94.84, IA
4:50 PM	1.5 in	About 21 miles from Omaha, NE
4:56 PM	1.0 in	About 20 miles from Omaha, NE
4:57 PM	1.0 in	About 21 miles from Omaha, NE
4:58 PM	0.88 in	About 44 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:00 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.34, -94.77, IA
5:23 PM	1.0 in	About 34 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA

Show all 157 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
5:24 PM	0.75 in	About 43 miles from Des Moines, IA
5:26 PM	1.5 in	Near 42.56, -94.86, IA
5:38 PM	1.5 in	About 35 miles from Omaha, NE
6:02 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.61, -96.76, KS
6:03 PM	1.0 in	About 33 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
6:05 PM	0.88 in	About 33 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
6:05 PM	1.75 in	Near 42.45, -97.72, NE
6:05 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.20, -97.53, NE
6:10 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.75, -97.78, NE
6:11 PM	1.0 in	About 21 miles from Davenport, IA
6:12 PM	0.88 in	About 59 miles from Des Moines, IA
6:15 PM	0.88 in	Near 41.75, -97.78, NE
6:15 PM	2.0 in	Near 41.90, -97.60, NE
6:15 PM	2.0 in	Near 41.91, -97.60, NE
6:18 PM	1.25 in	Near 42.11, -97.45, NE
6:20 PM	1.0 in	About 18 miles from Davenport, IA
6:22 PM	1.0 in	About 46 miles from Omaha, NE
6:25 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.35, -92.97, IA
6:30 PM	1.5 in	Near 42.07, -97.34, NE
6:30 PM	1.75 in	Near 42.09, -97.37, NE
6:30 PM	1.5 in	About 18 miles from Davenport, IA
6:33 PM	0.88 in	About 18 miles from Davenport, IA
6:33 PM	1.75 in	About 53 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
6:35 PM	1.0 in	About 18 miles from Davenport, IA
6:37 PM	0.88 in	About 38 miles from Des Moines, IA
6:37 PM	0.75 in	About 33 miles from Des Moines, IA
6:38 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.38, -97.36, NE
6:42 PM	1.0 in	About 36 miles from Des Moines, IA
6:45 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.62, -97.54, NE
6:46 PM	2.0 in	Near 41.87, -97.33, NE
6:50 PM	1.25 in	About 51 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
6:51 PM	1.0 in	About 56 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
6:55 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.53, -96.76, KS
6:56 PM	0.75 in	About 28 miles from Des Moines, IA
6:56 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.26, -97.25, NE
6:57 PM	1.25 in	Near 42.27, -97.23, NE
6:58 PM	1.0 in	About 55 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
6:58 PM	1.0 in	About 50 miles from Omaha, NE
7:04 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.89, -98.12, KS
7:05 PM	1.75 in	About 53 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
7:05 PM	0.88 in	Near 39.27, -98.97, KS
7:05 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.55, -97.38, NE
7:05 PM	1.75 in	About 45 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
7:05 PM	1.75 in	Near 42.26, -97.16, NE
7:09 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.63, -98.78, KS
7:10 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.82, -97.06, NE
7:10 PM	1.75 in	About 25 miles from Des Moines, IA
7:10 PM	1.25 in	About 26 miles from Des Moines, IA
7:10 PM	1.75 in	About 45 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
7:12 PM	1.5 in	About 44 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
7:13 PM	2.5 in	About 24 miles from Des Moines, IA
7:14 PM	1.75 in	Near 39.52, -96.87, KS
7:15 PM	1.0 in	About 51 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
7:16 PM	1.5 in	About 43 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
7:18 PM	2.75 in	About 41 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
7:18 PM	1.0 in	About 40 miles from Des Moines, IA
7:20 PM	1.0 in	About 22 miles from Des Moines, IA
7:23 PM	1.5 in	Near 37.35, -99.33, KS
7:24 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.53, -96.81, KS
7:25 PM	0.88 in	About 42 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
7:26 PM	1.0 in	About 58 miles from Omaha, NE
7:26 PM	1.0 in	About 21 miles from Des Moines, IA
7:29 PM	1.5 in	Near 38.28, -99.44, KS
7:30 PM	1.0 in	About 21 miles from Des Moines, IA
7:31 PM	1.0 in	About 42 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
7:31 PM	1.25 in	Near 38.25, -99.44, KS
7:33 PM	1.75 in	Near 39.18, -98.80, KS
7:36 PM	1.0 in	About 46 miles from Des Moines, IA
7:38 PM	1.0 in	About 16 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
7:39 PM	1.0 in	About 57 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
7:40 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.64, -98.67, KS
7:40 PM	2.75 in	Near 37.16, -99.48, KS
7:40 PM	1.75 in	About 52 miles from Omaha, NE
7:40 PM	1.0 in	About 43 miles from Des Moines, IA
7:46 PM	0.88 in	About 51 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
7:50 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.87, -98.08, KS
7:53 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.53, -96.81, KS
7:54 PM	1.25 in	About 35 miles from Des Moines, IA
7:54 PM	1.0 in	About 30 miles from Des Moines, IA
7:55 PM	0.75 in	About 37 miles from Des Moines, IA
7:56 PM	1.25 in	Near 39.50, -96.80, KS
7:56 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.83, -100.50, KS
7:58 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.52, -96.75, KS
7:59 PM	3.0 in	About 42 miles from Omaha, NE
8:00 PM	1.0 in	About 48 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
8:01 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.22, -97.55, KS
8:05 PM	1.75 in	Near 42.62, -96.29, IA
8:08 PM	1.0 in	About 54 miles from Des Moines, IA
8:08 PM	2.75 in	Near 42.61, -96.29, IA
8:09 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.93, -98.00, KS
8:10 PM	1.25 in	Near 42.62, -96.29, IA
8:10 PM	2.5 in	Near 39.51, -96.76, KS
8:10 PM	1.5 in	Near 38.90, -98.04, KS
8:10 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.23, -95.72, NE
8:11 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.09, -99.31, KS
8:11 PM	1.0 in	About 39 miles from Omaha, NE
8:13 PM	1.0 in	About 14 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
8:15 PM	1.0 in	About 35 miles from Minneapolis, MN
8:17 PM	1.25 in	Near 38.19, -99.31, KS
8:17 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.89, -98.00, KS
8:20 PM	0.75 in	About 37 miles from Minneapolis, MN
8:22 PM	2.5 in	About 31 miles from Omaha, NE
8:22 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.76, -100.35, KS
8:24 PM	2.0 in	Near 42.58, -96.19, IA
8:25 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.19, -99.24, KS
8:28 PM	1.0 in	About 37 miles from Omaha, NE
8:29 PM	1.25 in	Near 40.13, -95.83, NE
8:29 PM	1.0 in	About 31 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
8:29 PM	1.25 in	Near 39.13, -98.49, KS
8:30 PM	0.75 in	About 41 miles from Minneapolis, MN
8:32 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.12, -99.34, KS
8:37 PM	1.5 in	About 31 miles from Omaha, NE
8:39 PM	1.0 in	About 50 miles from Topeka, KS
8:40 PM	0.88 in	Near 40.55, -94.82, MO
8:40 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.13, -95.74, NE
8:40 PM	1.0 in	About 51 miles from Topeka, KS
8:40 PM	1.0 in	About 52 miles from Topeka, KS
8:45 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.92, -97.99, KS
8:47 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.67, -100.13, KS
8:51 PM	1.5 in	About 30 miles from Omaha, NE
8:51 PM	1.0 in	About 29 miles from Omaha, NE
8:52 PM	1.5 in	About 31 miles from Omaha, NE
8:53 PM	1.0 in	About 31 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
8:53 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.00, -98.27, KS
8:54 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.22, -97.55, KS
8:55 PM	2.5 in	Near 38.13, -99.10, KS
8:59 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.65, -100.02, KS
9:05 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.07, -95.60, NE
9:05 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.36, -98.79, KS
9:08 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.94, -98.15, KS
9:15 PM	1.5 in	Near 38.18, -99.10, KS
9:18 PM	1.75 in	About 40 miles from Omaha, NE
9:20 PM	1.0 in	About 38 miles from Omaha, NE
9:23 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.10, -99.20, KS
9:27 PM	1.0 in	About 10 miles from Des Moines, IA
9:40 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.84, -97.57, KS
9:50 PM	0.88 in	Near 38.82, -98.12, KS
10:00 PM	1.0 in	About 19 miles from Des Moines, IA
10:00 PM	0.75 in	About 37 miles from Topeka, KS
10:19 PM	0.75 in	Near 39.30, -97.92, KS
10:48 PM	1.5 in	About 38 miles from Des Moines, IA
12:05 AM	0.88 in	About 8 miles from Topeka, KS
12:05 AM	1.0 in	About 36 miles from Des Moines, IA
12:08 AM	1.25 in	About 38 miles from Des Moines, IA
2:38 AM	1.0 in	About 11 miles from Wichita, KS

Time	Gust	Where
1:06 PM	58 mph	About 3 miles from Roanoke, VA
1:07 PM	58 mph	About 2 miles from Roanoke, VA
3:15 PM	59 mph	About 55 miles from Akron, OH
6:02 PM	60 mph	About 53 miles from Des Moines, IA
6:15 PM	60 mph	Near 41.91, -97.60, NE
7:40 PM	70 mph	About 52 miles from Omaha, NE
7:55 PM	60 mph	About 47 miles from Omaha, NE
8:11 PM	64 mph	About 39 miles from Omaha, NE
8:22 PM	75 mph	Near 38.76, -100.35, KS
8:23 PM	60 mph	About 31 miles from Omaha, NE
8:25 PM	64 mph	About 29 miles from Omaha, NE
11:04 PM	64 mph	About 45 miles from Appleton, WI
11:15 PM	60 mph	About 56 miles from Topeka, KS
11:59 PM	70 mph	About 17 miles from Topeka, KS
1:02 AM	81 mph	About 44 miles from Peoria, IL

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Iowa	69	67	1	1
Kansas	55	49	3	3
Nebraska	38	31	6	1
South Dakota	4	4	0	0
Virginia	4	2	2	0
Wisconsin	4	3	1	0
Missouri	2	1	0	1
Illinois	1	0	1	0
Ohio	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
Cedar Rapids, IA	1.0 in	None
Des Moines, IA	1.0 in	None
Wichita, KS	1.0 in	None
Roanoke, VA	0.88 in	58 mph
Topeka, KS	0.88 in	None

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