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Storm reports for May 1, 2017

NOAA recorded 2 hail reports, 311 wind reports and 15 tornado reports in 9 states on May 1, 2017.

in 9 states
328
Storm reports
Near 41.45, -79.08, PA
1.5 in
Largest hail
About 38 miles from Binghamton, NY
101 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, near 41.42, -79.10, PA
15
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
  • Surveyed wind damage

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 1, 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

Hail2, most at 2 PM

Wind311, most at 5 PM

Tornado15, most at 2 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
9:07 AMEF0About 12 miles from Columbus, GA0.46 mi long, 50 yd wide
9:24 AMEF0About 36 miles from Atlanta, GA2.36 mi long, 150 yd wide
1:30 PMEF0About 32 miles from Youngstown, OH2.86 mi long, 50 yd wide
1:56 PMEF0About 47 miles from Pittsburgh, PA0.38 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:09 PMEF0About 56 miles from Pittsburgh, PA0.88 mi long, 75 yd wide
2:25 PMEF0Near 41.33, -79.25, PA0.54 mi long, 100 yd wide
2:27 PMEF0Near 41.33, -79.22, PA0.75 mi long, 75 yd wide
2:27 PMEF1Near 41.41, -79.36, PA2.23 mi long, 100 yd wide
2:35 PMEF1Near 41.38, -79.18, PA0.82 mi long, 150 yd wide
2:39 PMEF1Near 41.42, -79.11, PA0.2 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:40 PMEF2Near 41.42, -79.10, PA0.9 mi long, 350 yd wide
2:42 PMEF2Near 41.43, -79.07, PA1.1 mi long, 175 yd wide
2:54 PMEF0About 11 miles from Hickory, NC2.67 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:08 PMEF1Near 41.59, -78.74, PA1.68 mi long, 200 yd wide
5:44 PMEF1About 55 miles from Harrisburg, PA1.1 mi long, 100 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Pennsylvania125211112
New York11701170
North Carolina350341
Ohio320320
Virginia100100
South Carolina3030
West Virginia3030
Georgia2002
Maryland1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Albany, NYNone59 mph0
Binghamton, NYNone75 mph0
Buffalo, NYNone64 mph0
Charlotte, NCNone58 mph0
Columbus, GANoneNone1
Erie, PANone58 mph0
Greensboro, NCNone58 mph0
Hickory, NCNone75 mph1
Lynchburg, VANone58 mph0
Pittsburgh, PANone58 mph0
Rochester, NYNone60 mph0
Scranton, PANone58 mph0
Syracuse, NYNone60 mph0
Utica, NYNone58 mph0
Winston-Salem, NCNone62 mph0
Youngstown, OHNone81 mph0

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