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Storm reports for May 18, 2019

NOAA recorded 60 hail reports, 250 wind reports and 32 tornado reports in 15 states on May 18, 2019.

in 15 states
342
Storm reports
Near 29.60, -99.56, TX
2.5 in
Largest hail
About 49 miles from Fayetteville, AR
100 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF3, about 43 miles from Abilene, TX
32
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
  • Surveyed wind damage

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 18, 2019 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

Hail60, most at 5 PM

Wind250, most at 5 PM

Tornado32, most at 11 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
7:37 AMEF2About 41 miles from Wichita Falls, TX0.5 mi long, 60 yd wide
7:52 AMEF3About 43 miles from Abilene, TX5.79 mi long, 1760 yd wide
8:20 AMEF3About 42 miles from Abilene, TX7.84 mi long, 300 yd wide
9:27 AMEF0About 53 miles from Oklahoma City, OK0.2 mi long, 25 yd wide
9:33 AMEF0About 54 miles from Tulsa, OK0.4 mi long, 50 yd wide
10:42 AMNot ratedAbout 51 miles from Fort Worth, TX0.01 mi long, 25 yd wide
11:03 AMEF0About 14 miles from Tulsa, OK3.7 mi long, 350 yd wide
11:18 AMEF0Near 34.65, -96.18, OK0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
11:34 AMNot ratedAbout 55 miles from San Angelo, TX0.06 mi long, 50 yd wide
11:58 AMEF1About 28 miles from Tulsa, OK10.1 mi long, 400 yd wide
12:32 PMEF0About 51 miles from Tulsa, OK2.1 mi long, 100 yd wide
1:13 PMEF1Near 35.19, -94.99, OK1.2 mi long, 100 yd wide
Show all 32 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
1:55 PMEF1About 53 miles from Fayetteville, AR5.3 mi long, 450 yd wide
1:59 PMEF1About 59 miles from Fayetteville, AR3.5 mi long, 600 yd wide
2:01 PMEF1About 12 miles from Fayetteville, AR1 mi long, 100 yd wide
2:04 PMEF1About 51 miles from Fayetteville, AR2.9 mi long, 400 yd wide
2:10 PMEF1About 54 miles from Fayetteville, AR7.3 mi long, 1000 yd wide
2:25 PMEF1About 40 miles from Fayetteville, AR1.6 mi long, 300 yd wide
5:45 PMEF1About 6 miles from Tyler, TX0.72 mi long, 200 yd wide
5:55 PMEF0About 41 miles from Little Rock, AR0.25 mi long, 50 yd wide
1:07 AMEF1About 46 miles from Beaumont, TX1.3 mi long, 600 yd wide
1:21 AMEF1About 49 miles from Beaumont, TX3.08 mi long, 100 yd wide
2:02 AMEF0Near 31.37, -93.00, LA1.19 mi long, 80 yd wide
2:46 AMEF1Near 32.28, -91.79, LA18.67 mi long, 700 yd wide
3:14 AMEF1About 37 miles from Lake Charles, LA2.91 mi long, 600 yd wide
3:19 AMEF1About 38 miles from Lake Charles, LA2.6 mi long, 800 yd wide
3:26 AMEF1About 41 miles from Lake Charles, LA2.67 mi long, 250 yd wide
4:40 AMEF1About 51 miles from Lake Charles, LA2.26 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:03 AMEF1About 48 miles from Lake Charles, LA1.3 mi long, 900 yd wide
5:42 AMEF0About 35 miles from Lafayette, LA0.23 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:47 AMEF1About 33 miles from Lafayette, LA9.07 mi long, 400 yd wide
5:50 AMEF1About 37 miles from Lafayette, LA2.46 mi long, 600 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Texas5818337
Arkansas540486
Oklahoma5316289
Kansas4913360
Missouri471460
Louisiana3302310
Tennessee224180
Maryland9360
South Carolina5410
Ohio4040
Virginia4040
Iowa1100
Kentucky1010
Mississippi1010
Pennsylvania1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Allen, TX1.0 in58 mph0
Arlington, TX1.0 inNone0
Carrollton, TX1.0 in62 mph0
Dallas, TX1.0 in58 mph0
Fort Worth, TX1.0 in58 mph0
Frisco, TX1.0 in58 mph0
Garland, TX1.0 in58 mph0
Hagerstown, MD1.0 in81 mph0
Killeen, TX1.0 inNone0
Lewisville, TX1.0 in62 mph0
McKinney, TX1.0 in58 mph0
Mesquite, TX1.0 inNone0
Oklahoma City, OK1.0 in60 mph0
Plano, TX1.0 in58 mph0
Richardson, TX1.0 in58 mph0
Denton, TX0.75 inNone0
Columbus, OHNone58 mph0
Fayetteville, ARNone62 mph1
Irving, TXNone62 mph0
Knoxville, TNNone61 mph0
Little Rock, ARNone70 mph0
Memphis, TNNone59 mph0
Springfield, MONone60 mph0
Tulsa, OKNone70 mph1
Tyler, TXNoneNone1

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