Storm reports for May 20, 2018
NOAA recorded 41 hail reports, 74 wind reports and 1 tornado report in 14 states on May 20, 2018.
- in 14 states
- 116
- Storm reports
- Near 36.11, -91.11, AR
- 1.75 in
- Largest hail
- About 45 miles from Evansville, IN
- 81 mph
- Highest gust
- Highest rating EF1, about 9 miles from Georgetown, TX
- 1
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 20, 2018 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.
Select a dot or a path for the report.
Reports by hour
Hail41, most at 3 PM
Wind74, most at 3 PM
Tornado1, most at 8 AM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:22 AM | EF1 | About 9 miles from Georgetown, TX | 5.12 mi long, 50 yd wide |
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 7:15 AM | 1.5 in | About 37 miles from Springfield, MO |
| 9:27 AM | 1.0 in | Near 38.58, -91.61, MO |
| 10:08 AM | 1.0 in | About 57 miles from St. Louis, MO |
| 12:49 PM | 1.0 in | Near 36.08, -91.33, AR |
| 1:35 PM | 1.75 in | Near 36.11, -91.11, AR |
| 1:40 PM | 1.0 in | Near 36.15, -91.08, AR |
| 1:50 PM | 1.0 in | Near 36.44, -90.40, AR |
| 2:17 PM | 0.88 in | Near 37.73, -88.93, IL |
| 2:45 PM | 1.75 in | Near 35.92, -90.79, AR |
| 2:50 PM | 1.0 in | About 19 miles from Birmingham, AL |
| 3:06 PM | 0.88 in | Near 37.68, -88.65, IL |
| 3:15 PM | 1.0 in | Near 36.17, -90.55, AR |
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| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 3:25 PM | 1.0 in | Near 36.46, -89.70, MO |
| 3:25 PM | 1.0 in | Near 36.02, -90.56, AR |
| 3:30 PM | 0.88 in | About 8 miles from Hickory, NC |
| 3:30 PM | 0.88 in | About 8 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 3:35 PM | 1.0 in | Near 37.10, -94.70, KS |
| 3:35 PM | 0.75 in | Near 37.08, -94.70, KS |
| 3:36 PM | 1.0 in | Near 36.03, -90.49, AR |
| 3:45 PM | 0.75 in | About 9 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 3:51 PM | 0.75 in | About 53 miles from Huntsville, AL |
| 3:56 PM | 1.0 in | About 11 miles from Memphis, TN |
| 3:58 PM | 0.75 in | About 57 miles from Springfield, MO |
| 4:51 PM | 0.75 in | About 42 miles from Dayton, OH |
| 4:55 PM | 1.0 in | About 6 miles from Clarksville, TN |
| 5:07 PM | 1.0 in | About 35 miles from Clarksville, TN |
| 5:12 PM | 1.0 in | About 2 miles from Nashville, TN |
| 5:25 PM | 1.0 in | About 24 miles from Clarksville, TN |
| 5:28 PM | 1.0 in | About 24 miles from Clarksville, TN |
| 5:51 PM | 0.75 in | About 34 miles from Springfield, MO |
| 5:55 PM | 1.0 in | About 11 miles from Nashville, TN |
| 6:00 PM | 1.0 in | About 11 miles from Nashville, TN |
| 6:30 PM | 0.88 in | About 35 miles from Springfield, MO |
| 6:55 PM | 0.88 in | About 51 miles from Springfield, MO |
| 6:59 PM | 0.75 in | About 33 miles from Springfield, MO |
| 7:05 PM | 0.75 in | About 48 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 7:10 PM | 1.0 in | About 47 miles from Springfield, MO |
| 7:11 PM | 0.75 in | About 56 miles from Springfield, MO |
| 7:16 PM | 0.75 in | About 47 miles from Springfield, MO |
| 7:58 PM | 0.75 in | Near 34.46, -88.15, AL |
| 7:58 PM | 1.0 in | Near 34.49, -88.14, AL |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | 60 mph | About 48 miles from Springfield, MO |
| 12:50 PM | 49 mph | Near 33.30, -89.18, MS |
| 2:08 PM | 60 mph | Near 38.63, -112.06, UT |
| 2:20 PM | 58 mph | About 39 miles from Chattanooga, TN |
| 2:30 PM | 60 mph | About 48 miles from Huntsville, AL |
| 2:57 PM | 58 mph | About 3 miles from Salt Lake City, UT |
| 3:01 PM | 63 mph | About 41 miles from Winston-Salem, NC |
| 3:05 PM | 58 mph | Near 35.55, -88.87, TN |
| 3:05 PM | 70 mph | Near 37.68, -88.65, IL |
| 3:05 PM | 58 mph | Near 35.55, -88.84, TN |
| 3:11 PM | 58 mph | About 58 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 3:22 PM | 58 mph | About 37 miles from Winston-Salem, NC |
Show all 74 wind reportsShow fewer
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 3:25 PM | 60 mph | Near 36.46, -89.70, MO |
| 3:29 PM | 63 mph | About 33 miles from Winston-Salem, NC |
| 3:30 PM | 60 mph | About 19 miles from Huntsville, AL |
| 3:30 PM | 60 mph | About 48 miles from Huntsville, AL |
| 3:33 PM | 60 mph | About 45 miles from Huntsville, AL |
| 3:33 PM | 60 mph | About 44 miles from Huntsville, AL |
| 3:33 PM | 60 mph | About 43 miles from Huntsville, AL |
| 3:41 PM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from Winston-Salem, NC |
| 3:48 PM | 69 mph | About 27 miles from Winston-Salem, NC |
| 3:50 PM | 60 mph | About 12 miles from Huntsville, AL |
| 3:50 PM | 81 mph | About 45 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 3:51 PM | 58 mph | About 14 miles from Chattanooga, TN |
| 3:51 PM | 58 mph | About 14 miles from Chattanooga, TN |
| 3:52 PM | 63 mph | Near 31.28, -85.71, AL |
| 3:54 PM | 58 mph | About 31 miles from Hickory, NC |
| 4:00 PM | 49 mph | About 9 miles from Huntsville, AL |
| 4:05 PM | 58 mph | About 20 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 4:33 PM | 69 mph | About 23 miles from Winston-Salem, NC |
| 4:40 PM | 58 mph | About 27 miles from Dayton, OH |
| 4:40 PM | 63 mph | About 30 miles from Memphis, TN |
| 4:42 PM | 75 mph | Near 38.10, -94.36, MO |
| 4:48 PM | 58 mph | About 26 miles from Dayton, OH |
| 4:50 PM | 60 mph | About 32 miles from San Antonio, TX |
| 4:50 PM | 52 mph | About 17 miles from Clarksville, TN |
| 5:00 PM | 64 mph | About 4 miles from Nashville, TN |
| 5:12 PM | 58 mph | About 22 miles from Nashville, TN |
| 5:41 PM | 58 mph | About 20 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 5:45 PM | 58 mph | About 15 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 5:46 PM | 58 mph | About 21 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 5:50 PM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Clarksville, TN |
| 5:58 PM | 58 mph | About 20 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 6:00 PM | 58 mph | About 22 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 6:00 PM | 58 mph | About 6 miles from Winston-Salem, NC |
| 6:05 PM | 58 mph | About 30 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 6:10 PM | 58 mph | About 34 miles from Winston-Salem, NC |
| 6:20 PM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 6:35 PM | 60 mph | Near 38.10, -93.07, MO |
| 6:40 PM | 60 mph | About 36 miles from Springfield, MO |
| 6:44 PM | 58 mph | About 37 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 6:45 PM | 60 mph | Near 38.10, -93.07, MO |
| 6:45 PM | 60 mph | Near 38.10, -93.03, MO |
| 6:50 PM | 58 mph | About 33 miles from Nashville, TN |
| 6:54 PM | 64 mph | Near 28.46, -98.19, TX |
| 6:55 PM | 52 mph | About 6 miles from Clarksville, TN |
| 7:10 PM | 58 mph | About 53 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 7:25 PM | 60 mph | Near 38.65, -92.78, MO |
| 7:30 PM | 58 mph | Near 34.26, -88.37, MS |
| 7:35 PM | 60 mph | About 40 miles from Springfield, MO |
| 7:50 PM | 58 mph | About 48 miles from Nashville, TN |
| 7:50 PM | 58 mph | Near 34.32, -88.48, MS |
| 8:00 PM | 58 mph | About 51 miles from Nashville, TN |
| 8:00 PM | 60 mph | Near 37.84, -92.28, MO |
| 8:00 PM | 60 mph | Near 34.44, -88.14, AL |
| 8:01 PM | 60 mph | Near 34.44, -88.14, AL |
| 8:03 PM | 60 mph | Near 34.45, -88.15, AL |
| 8:13 PM | 66 mph | Near 38.94, -92.33, MO |
| 8:29 PM | 60 mph | Near 31.35, -88.95, MS |
| 8:29 PM | 60 mph | Near 31.34, -88.94, MS |
| 9:05 PM | 45 mph | About 33 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 9:18 PM | 45 mph | About 27 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 9:21 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.57, -89.14, MS |
| 9:35 PM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Jackson, MS |
By state
| State | Reports | Hail | Wind | Tornado |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 26 | 9 | 17 | 0 |
| Missouri | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 |
| Alabama | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Arkansas | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Mississippi | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ohio | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Georgia | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Illinois | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Texas | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Kansas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Indiana | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksville, TN | 1.0 in | 52 mph | 0 |
| Memphis, TN | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| Nashville, TN | 1.0 in | 64 mph | 0 |
| Greenville, SC | 0.88 in | None | 0 |
| Hickory, NC | 0.88 in | None | 0 |
| Chattanooga, TN | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Georgetown, TX | None | None | 1 |
| Huntsville, AL | None | 60 mph | 0 |
| Round Rock, TX | None | None | 1 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | None | 58 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.