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Oklahoma storm reports for May 18, 2017

NOAA recorded 53 hail reports, 55 wind reports and 30 tornado reports in Oklahoma on May 18, 2017.

in Oklahoma
138
Storm reports
Near 34.72, -99.63, OK
2.75 in
Largest hail
About 35 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
104 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, near 35.25, -95.95, OK
30
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

Hail53, most at 2 PM

Wind55, most at 9 PM

Tornado30, most at 10 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
3:40 PMNot ratedNear 35.29, -98.86, OK0.5 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:11 PMNot ratedNear 36.13, -99.02, OK0.2 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
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
4:49 PMEF1Near 36.44, -98.93, OK9 mi long, 200 yd wide
4:57 PMNot ratedNear 36.85, -98.69, OK0.2 mi long, 50 yd wide
Show all 30 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
5:05 PMEF0About 48 miles from Oklahoma City, OK3.42 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:00 PMEF0About 47 miles from Wichita Falls, TX0.2 mi long, 50 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

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Norman, OK1.0 in70 mph0
Oklahoma City, OK1.0 in71 mph0
Tulsa, OK1.0 in72 mph0

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