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Storm reports for May 2, 2018

NOAA recorded 142 hail reports, 158 wind reports and 33 tornado reports in 12 states on May 2, 2018.

in 12 states
333
Storm reports
In Rockford, IL
3.0 in
Largest hail
About 40 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
115 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, about 33 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
33
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 2, 2018 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

Hail142, most at 6 PM

Wind158, most at 8 PM

Tornado33, most at 7 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
4:05 PMEF0Near 39.02, -97.92, KS0.01 mi long, 20 yd wide
4:25 PMEF0Near 34.93, -99.33, OK1.7 mi long, 30 yd wide
4:38 PMNot ratedNear 34.95, -99.21, OK1.2 mi long, 30 yd wide
4:51 PMEF0About 39 miles from Wichita, KS1.98 mi long, 75 yd wide
5:30 PMEF0Near 39.58, -96.71, KS2.32 mi long, 30 yd wide
5:46 PMNot ratedAbout 50 miles from Wichita Falls, TX0.2 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:47 PMEF0Near 39.68, -96.52, KS7.73 mi long, 60 yd wide
6:10 PMNot ratedAbout 40 miles from Wichita Falls, TX0.5 mi long, 20 yd wide
6:21 PMNot ratedAbout 36 miles from Wichita Falls, TX0.4 mi long, 20 yd wide
6:26 PMEF1About 33 miles from Wichita Falls, TX1.6 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:34 PMEF1About 33 miles from Wichita Falls, TX5.5 mi long, 150 yd wide
6:47 PMEF2About 33 miles from Wichita Falls, TX4.1 mi long, 600 yd wide
Show all 33 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
6:51 PMEF0About 45 miles from Wichita, KS0.83 mi long, 75 yd wide
7:02 PMNot ratedAbout 22 miles from Wichita Falls, TX3.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:07 PMEF1About 31 miles from Wichita Falls, TX3 mi long, 250 yd wide
7:18 PMEF0Near 40.08, -95.34, MO4.01 mi long, 25 yd wide
7:45 PMEF0About 54 miles from Topeka, KS0.01 mi long, 20 yd wide
7:51 PMEF0About 45 miles from Topeka, KS0.01 mi long, 25 yd wide
7:55 PMEF1About 52 miles from Norman, OK10 mi long, 400 yd wide
7:58 PMEF1About 34 miles from Oklahoma City, OK5.5 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:04 PMEF0About 41 miles from Topeka, KS0.01 mi long, 25 yd wide
8:05 PMEF1About 29 miles from Oklahoma City, OK0.4 mi long, 25 yd wide
8:42 PMEF1About 5 miles from Norman, OK8 mi long, 400 yd wide
8:48 PMEF1About 17 miles from Norman, OK4.7 mi long, 40 yd wide
9:09 PMEF1About 19 miles from Kansas City, MO4.72 mi long, 25 yd wide
9:19 PMEF1About 22 miles from Norman, OK0.75 mi long, 50 yd wide
9:22 PMEF0About 22 miles from Kansas City, MO0.01 mi long, 10 yd wide
9:24 PMEF0About 11 miles from Kansas City, MO1.61 mi long, 25 yd wide
9:26 PMEF0About 10 miles from Kansas City, MO1.29 mi long, 25 yd wide
10:39 PMEF0Near 30.28, -101.50, TX0.75 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:10 AMEF1About 11 miles from Springfield, MO1.5 mi long, 100 yd wide
2:17 AMEF0About 13 miles from Springfield, MO0.29 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:45 AMEF1About 45 miles from Springfield, MO0.78 mi long, 75 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Kansas8239349
Oklahoma63153315
Illinois373070
Texas3715202
Wisconsin282170
Missouri273177
Indiana181170
Iowa161330
Michigan151140
Arkansas5050
Nebraska4310
Colorado1100

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Rockford, IL3.0 inNone0
Chicago, IL1.0 in81 mph0
Milwaukee, WI1.0 in60 mph0
San Angelo, TX1.0 in60 mph0
Peoria, IL0.88 inNone0
Oklahoma City, OK0.75 inNone0
Ann Arbor, MINone58 mph0
Kansas City, MONoneNone2
Norman, OKNoneNone1
South Bend, INNone75 mph0
Springfield, MONone64 mph2
Tulsa, OKNone81 mph0

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