Storm reports for May 12, 2017

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, May 12, 2017
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 9 hail reports, 35 wind reports and 5 tornado reports in 8 states on May 12, 2017.

in 8 states; 49
Storm reports: About 10 miles from Baton Rouge, LA; 1.5 in
Largest hail: About 23 miles from Baton Rouge, LA; 100 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF1, about 4 miles from Baton Rouge, LA; 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

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 12, 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

Hail9, most at 3 PM

Wind35, most at 5 PM

Tornado5, most at 9 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
9:00 AM	EF0	About 19 miles from Baton Rouge, LA	4.62 mi long, 80 yd wide
9:11 AM	EF1	About 4 miles from Baton Rouge, LA	0.6 mi long, 30 yd wide
10:37 AM	EF0	About 27 miles from New Orleans, LA	6.77 mi long, 40 yd wide
11:14 AM	EF0	About 18 miles from New Orleans, LA	0.22 mi long, 25 yd wide
3:30 PM	EF0	About 34 miles from Kingsport, TN	0.13 mi long, 40 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
1:30 PM	1.0 in	About 33 miles from Kingsport, TN
3:10 PM	1.5 in	About 10 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
3:33 PM	1.0 in	About 23 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
3:50 PM	1.0 in	About 37 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
4:30 PM	1.0 in	About 12 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
5:23 PM	1.0 in	About 20 miles from Atlanta, GA
5:48 PM	1.0 in	About 50 miles from Jackson, MS
6:13 PM	1.0 in	Near 48.51, -110.97, MT
7:35 PM	0.88 in	About 37 miles from Greenville, SC

Time	Gust	Where
10:26 AM	63 mph	About 27 miles from New Orleans, LA
10:37 AM	69 mph	About 28 miles from New Orleans, LA
10:38 AM	69 mph	About 27 miles from New Orleans, LA
10:40 AM	58 mph	Near 31.60, -89.18, MS
10:49 AM	58 mph	About 20 miles from New Orleans, LA
11:36 AM	63 mph	About 20 miles from New Orleans, LA
11:36 AM	60 mph	About 20 miles from Gulfport, MS
12:54 PM	60 mph	About 13 miles from Mobile, AL
1:05 PM	58 mph	About 22 miles from Kingsport, TN
1:05 PM	60 mph	About 11 miles from Mobile, AL
1:31 PM	58 mph	About 34 miles from Kingsport, TN
1:39 PM	58 mph	About 48 miles from Chattanooga, TN

Show all 35 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
1:40 PM	60 mph	About 19 miles from Daphne, AL
1:46 PM	70 mph	About 23 miles from Daphne, AL
3:15 PM	100 mph	About 23 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
3:55 PM	58 mph	About 24 miles from Crestview, FL
4:00 PM	58 mph	About 46 miles from Crestview, FL
4:02 PM	63 mph	About 40 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
4:32 PM	75 mph	Near 48.35, -110.97, MT
5:02 PM	70 mph	Near 48.55, -110.65, MT
5:24 PM	58 mph	Near 30.70, -85.22, FL
5:25 PM	58 mph	Near 48.80, -110.44, MT
5:29 PM	61 mph	Near 48.83, -110.72, MT
5:30 PM	58 mph	Near 30.85, -85.30, FL
5:31 PM	61 mph	Near 48.85, -110.60, MT
5:35 PM	58 mph	About 49 miles from Tallahassee, FL
5:43 PM	63 mph	Near 33.75, -89.67, MS
6:04 PM	60 mph	Near 47.95, -110.50, MT
7:02 PM	58 mph	About 6 miles from Tallahassee, FL
7:06 PM	59 mph	About 3 miles from Tallahassee, FL
7:07 PM	58 mph	About 7 miles from Tallahassee, FL
7:15 PM	58 mph	About 2 miles from Tallahassee, FL
7:24 PM	63 mph	About 20 miles from Tallahassee, FL
8:50 PM	58 mph	About 43 miles from Greenville, SC
11:00 PM	60 mph	Near 48.30, -108.72, MT

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Louisiana	15	4	7	4
Florida	9	0	9	0
Montana	8	1	7	0
Alabama	5	0	5	0
Tennessee	5	1	3	1
Mississippi	4	1	3	0
South Carolina	2	1	1	0
Georgia	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
Baton Rouge, LA	1.5 in	None	1
Mobile, AL	None	60 mph	0
Tallahassee, FL	None	59 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.