Storm reports for May 21, 2018

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, May 21, 2018
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 53 hail reports, 27 wind reports and 5 tornado reports in 13 states on May 21, 2018.

in 13 states; 85
Storm reports: About 2 miles from El Paso, TX; 2.0 in
Largest hail: Near 35.15, -107.78, NM; 68 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF0, about 45 miles from Albuquerque, NM; 5
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports.

Wind report
Tornado and its path
Surveyed tornado path

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 21, 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

Hail53, most at 3 PM

Wind27, most at 3 PM

Tornado5, most at 9 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
4:35 PM	EF0	About 45 miles from Albuquerque, NM	3.84 mi long, 20 yd wide
6:15 PM	EF0	About 45 miles from Denver, CO	0.01 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:50 PM	EF0	Near 34.38, -105.64, NM	0.28 mi long, 20 yd wide
9:04 PM	EF0	About 32 miles from Cincinnati, OH	1.85 mi long, 75 yd wide
9:07 PM	EF0	Near 34.11, -105.52, NM	2.39 mi long, 50 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
12:05 PM	0.88 in	Near 34.16, -107.85, NM
12:10 PM	0.75 in	Near 34.20, -107.90, NM
12:52 PM	0.88 in	About 57 miles from Winston-Salem, NC
1:30 PM	0.75 in	Near 35.10, -107.80, NM
1:40 PM	0.88 in	Near 33.75, -107.21, NM
2:26 PM	0.75 in	About 10 miles from Durham, NC
2:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.36, -81.62, OH
2:40 PM	0.75 in	Near 34.06, -106.90, NM
2:48 PM	0.75 in	About 22 miles from Durham, NC
2:53 PM	0.75 in	About 7 miles from Durham, NC
3:08 PM	0.75 in	Near 39.03, -86.94, IN
3:09 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.03, -86.94, IN

Show all 53 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
3:23 PM	1.0 in	About 57 miles from St. Louis, MO
3:25 PM	1.0 in	About 6 miles from Jackson, MS
3:28 PM	1.0 in	Near 44.58, -108.88, WY
3:41 PM	0.88 in	About 4 miles from Albuquerque, NM
3:42 PM	1.0 in	About 7 miles from Albuquerque, NM
3:45 PM	1.0 in	About 3 miles from Albuquerque, NM
3:48 PM	0.75 in	About 10 miles from Albuquerque, NM
3:50 PM	0.75 in	About 6 miles from Albuquerque, NM
3:53 PM	1.0 in	About 13 miles from Albuquerque, NM
3:57 PM	0.75 in	About 23 miles from Indianapolis, IN
4:00 PM	0.75 in	Near 34.08, -107.62, NM
4:00 PM	0.88 in	About 7 miles from Albuquerque, NM
4:00 PM	0.75 in	Near 36.90, -104.44, NM
5:30 PM	1.0 in	About 57 miles from Cheyenne, WY
5:43 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.05, -104.95, WY
5:45 PM	0.88 in	About 25 miles from Huntington, WV
6:05 PM	0.75 in	Near 34.42, -105.89, NM
6:20 PM	0.88 in	About 2 miles from Cheyenne, WY
6:35 PM	1.0 in	About 37 miles from El Paso, TX
6:53 PM	0.75 in	About 8 miles from El Paso, TX
7:00 PM	1.0 in	About 6 miles from El Paso, TX
7:05 PM	1.0 in	About 9 miles from El Paso, TX
7:09 PM	0.75 in	About 8 miles from El Paso, TX
7:11 PM	1.0 in	About 2 miles from El Paso, TX
7:13 PM	2.0 in	About 2 miles from El Paso, TX
7:17 PM	1.0 in	About 25 miles from Columbus, OH
7:20 PM	1.5 in	About 24 miles from Columbus, OH
7:20 PM	1.5 in	About 4 miles from El Paso, TX
7:29 PM	1.5 in	About 4 miles from El Paso, TX
7:30 PM	0.75 in	About 52 miles from Columbus, OH
7:45 PM	1.0 in	About 14 miles from Cheyenne, WY
7:55 PM	1.75 in	Near 33.41, -105.47, NM
8:04 PM	0.88 in	About 32 miles from Billings, MT
8:05 PM	1.0 in	About 33 miles from Billings, MT
8:26 PM	1.0 in	Near 33.42, -105.67, NM
8:28 PM	1.0 in	About 18 miles from Columbus, OH
8:42 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.14, -105.68, NM
8:52 PM	0.88 in	Near 34.20, -105.65, NM
8:57 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.19, -105.65, NM
9:01 PM	1.25 in	Near 34.24, -105.60, NM
9:29 PM	1.0 in	About 36 miles from Greeley, CO

Time	Gust	Where
1:45 PM	68 mph	Near 35.15, -107.78, NM
2:09 PM	58 mph	About 12 miles from Winston-Salem, NC
2:26 PM	63 mph	About 32 miles from Winston-Salem, NC
2:30 PM	58 mph	Near 39.33, -81.65, OH
2:35 PM	58 mph	About 7 miles from Durham, NC
3:12 PM	58 mph	About 57 miles from Huntington, WV
3:15 PM	58 mph	About 60 miles from Huntington, WV
3:22 PM	58 mph	About 5 miles from Jackson, MS
3:50 PM	60 mph	About 3 miles from Albuquerque, NM
3:58 PM	49 mph	About 23 miles from Indianapolis, IN
4:04 PM	58 mph	About 14 miles from Jackson, MS
4:08 PM	58 mph	About 22 miles from Greensboro, NC

Show all 27 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
4:22 PM	58 mph	About 24 miles from Greensboro, NC
4:23 PM	58 mph	About 48 miles from Raleigh, NC
4:36 PM	55 mph	About 24 miles from Jackson, MS
5:15 PM	60 mph	Near 36.00, -106.07, NM
5:45 PM	58 mph	About 25 miles from Huntington, WV
6:30 PM	58 mph	About 45 miles from Columbus, OH
6:36 PM	58 mph	About 46 miles from Columbus, OH
7:03 PM	59 mph	About 8 miles from El Paso, TX
7:05 PM	60 mph	About 7 miles from El Paso, TX
7:13 PM	62 mph	About 2 miles from El Paso, TX
7:15 PM	58 mph	About 55 miles from Columbus, OH
7:20 PM	58 mph	About 52 miles from Columbus, OH
9:27 PM	63 mph	Near 32.94, -105.84, NM
9:32 PM	58 mph	About 44 miles from Cincinnati, OH
10:55 PM	58 mph	Near 38.54, -78.90, VA

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
New Mexico	29	22	4	3
Ohio	12	5	6	1
Texas	11	8	3	0
North Carolina	9	4	5	0
Wyoming	5	5	0	0
Indiana	4	3	1	0
Mississippi	4	1	3	0
Colorado	2	1	0	1
Kentucky	2	1	1	0
Montana	2	2	0	0
Virginia	2	0	2	0
West Virginia	2	0	2	0
Missouri	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
El Paso, TX	2.0 in	62 mph
Albuquerque, NM	1.0 in	60 mph
Cheyenne, WY	1.0 in	None
Jackson, MS	1.0 in	58 mph
Durham, NC	0.75 in	58 mph
Raleigh, NC	0.75 in	None
Winston-Salem, NC	None	58 mph

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