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Storm reports for May 18, 2017

NOAA recorded 264 hail reports, 312 wind reports and 58 tornado reports in 21 states on May 18, 2017.

in 21 states
634
Storm reports
About 26 miles from Kansas City, MO
2.85 in
Largest hail
About 35 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
104 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, about 26 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
58
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 18, 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

Hail264, most at 5 PM

Wind312, most at 6 PM

Tornado58, most at 4 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
2:02 PMNot ratedNear 34.68, -99.59, OK0.7 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:11 PMEF0Near 34.70, -99.58, OK1.2 mi long, 75 yd wide
3:29 PMEF1Near 35.20, -98.97, OK6.05 mi long, 100 yd wide
3:29 PMNot ratedNear 37.71, -103.89, CO2.88 mi long, 75 yd wide
3:40 PMNot ratedNear 35.29, -98.86, OK0.5 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:03 PMEF0Near 38.16, -98.80, KS0.58 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:04 PMNot ratedAbout 45 miles from Wichita Falls, TX0.2 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:11 PMNot ratedNear 36.13, -99.02, OK0.2 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:14 PMEF0Near 37.52, -99.94, KS0.49 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:18 PMEF0Near 37.59, -99.88, KS0.35 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:20 PMNot ratedNear 35.51, -98.67, OK0.2 mi long, 30 yd wide
4:23 PMEF0Near 36.23, -98.97, OK8.6 mi long, 200 yd wide
Show all 58 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
4:30 PMEF0Near 38.35, -98.82, KS0.11 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:33 PMEF0Near 38.24, -98.77, KS0.56 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:33 PMEF0Near 35.58, -98.63, OK0.2 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:37 PMNot ratedNear 36.36, -98.92, OK0.2 mi long, 30 yd wide
4:40 PMNot ratedNear 35.31, -98.85, OK0.3 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:48 PMNot ratedAbout 27 miles from Wichita Falls, TX1.2 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:49 PMEF1Near 36.44, -98.93, OK9 mi long, 200 yd wide
4:54 PMEF2About 26 miles from Wichita Falls, TX2 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:57 PMNot ratedNear 36.85, -98.69, OK0.2 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:05 PMEF0About 48 miles from Oklahoma City, OK3.42 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:23 PMEF0Near 38.39, -98.85, KS0.21 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:49 PMEF0Near 38.38, -98.83, KS0.62 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:52 PMEF0About 43 miles from Topeka, KS0.01 mi long, 25 yd wide
6:31 PMEF0Near 38.80, -97.67, KS0.34 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:00 PMEF0About 47 miles from Wichita Falls, TX0.2 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:41 PMEF1About 46 miles from Abilene, TX3.3 mi long, 450 yd wide
8:04 PMEF0About 55 miles from Abilene, TX0.42 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:38 PMEF1Near 31.94, -98.86, TX4.36 mi long, 880 yd wide
9:13 PMEF0Near 34.65, -96.53, OK0.6 mi long, 75 yd wide
9:46 PMEF1Near 34.81, -96.07, OK8.2 mi long, 1000 yd wide
9:56 PMEF1Near 34.84, -95.92, OK4.6 mi long, 1000 yd wide
9:57 PMEF2Near 35.25, -95.95, OK13.7 mi long, 850 yd wide
10:11 PMEF1About 54 miles from Tulsa, OK4.7 mi long, 500 yd wide
10:15 PMEF1About 54 miles from Tulsa, OK3.8 mi long, 450 yd wide
10:25 PMEF1About 51 miles from Tulsa, OK8.8 mi long, 600 yd wide
10:30 PMEF1About 28 miles from Tulsa, OK5 mi long, 500 yd wide
10:35 PMEF1About 50 miles from Tulsa, OK5.3 mi long, 900 yd wide
10:37 PMEF1About 39 miles from Tulsa, OK2 mi long, 400 yd wide
10:39 PMEF1About 28 miles from Tulsa, OK10.3 mi long, 700 yd wide
10:40 PMEF2About 39 miles from Tulsa, OK2.8 mi long, 400 yd wide
10:41 PMEF1About 51 miles from Tulsa, OK3.7 mi long, 350 yd wide
10:45 PMEF1About 39 miles from Tulsa, OK16.6 mi long, 650 yd wide
10:48 PMEF1About 35 miles from Tulsa, OK12.7 mi long, 650 yd wide
11:01 PMEF1About 41 miles from Tulsa, OK5.8 mi long, 800 yd wide
12:07 AMEF0About 18 miles from Fayetteville, AR2 mi long, 225 yd wide
12:23 AMEF1About 30 miles from Fayetteville, AR1 mi long, 100 yd wide
1:04 AMEF0About 45 miles from Springfield, MO0.12 mi long, 100 yd wide
1:28 AMEF0About 38 miles from Springfield, MO0.25 mi long, 75 yd wide
1:30 AMEF1About 35 miles from Springfield, MO8.7 mi long, 200 yd wide
1:54 AMEF0About 7 miles from Springfield, MO2.49 mi long, 200 yd wide
2:00 AMEF0About 23 miles from Springfield, MO3 mi long, 500 yd wide
2:15 AMEF1About 28 miles from Springfield, MO2 mi long, 300 yd wide
3:00 AMEF0About 54 miles from Springfield, MO0.25 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:12 AMEF0Near 36.53, -91.54, MO0.75 mi long, 300 yd wide
4:15 AMEF1Near 38.92, -91.68, MO1.58 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:23 AMEF0Near 38.90, -91.44, MO3.98 mi long, 75 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Oklahoma138535530
Kansas13077449
New York8634520
Missouri70154411
Texas504136
Vermont237160
New Hampshire210210
Virginia198110
Arkansas181161
Ohio188100
Massachusetts160160
Colorado111001
Indiana7250
Pennsylvania7340
Illinois6330
Maine6060
Kentucky3030
West Virginia2110
Connecticut1010
Georgia1010
Maryland1100

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Abilene, TX1.75 inNone0
Kansas City, MO1.75 in75 mph0
Syracuse, NY1.75 inNone0
Odessa, TX1.5 inNone0
Topeka, KS1.5 in81 mph0
Norman, OK1.0 in70 mph0
Oklahoma City, OK1.0 in71 mph0
Tulsa, OK1.0 in72 mph0
York, PA1.0 inNone0
St. Louis, MO0.88 in70 mph0
Albany, NYNone58 mph0
Boston, MANone58 mph0
Fayetteville, ARNone70 mph0
Manchester, NHNone58 mph0
Pittsburgh, PANone58 mph0
Springfield, MONone60 mph1
Springfield, MANone58 mph0
Washington, DCNone58 mph0
Wichita, KSNone60 mph0

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