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Iowa storm reports for May 3, 2018

NOAA recorded 2 hail reports, 5 wind reports and 4 tornado reports in Iowa on May 3, 2018.

in Iowa
11
Storm reports
About 5 miles from Des Moines, IA
0.88 in
Largest hail
Near 42.53, -94.19, IA
70 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF0, about 19 miles from Des Moines, IA
4
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 3, 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

Hail2, most at 5 PM

Wind5, most at 5 PM

Tornado4, most at 7 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
7:46 PMEF0About 19 miles from Des Moines, IA0.43 mi long, 25 yd wide
7:48 PMEF0About 20 miles from Des Moines, IA1.07 mi long, 25 yd wide
7:56 PMEF0About 24 miles from Des Moines, IA0.39 mi long, 25 yd wide
11:15 PMEF0About 27 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA0.01 mi long, 10 yd wide

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Des Moines, IA0.88 in60 mph0

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