Storm reports for May 14, 2020

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, May 14, 2020
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 55 hail reports, 53 wind reports and 6 tornado reports in 11 states on May 14, 2020.

in 11 states; 114
Storm reports: About 28 miles from Des Moines, IA; 3.0 in
Largest hail: About 56 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA; 81 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF1, about 26 miles from Slidell, LA; 6
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 14, 2020 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

Hail55, most at 4 PM

Wind53, most at 4 PM

Tornado6, most at 8 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
6:56 PM	EF1	About 26 miles from Slidell, LA	2.02 mi long, 75 yd wide
8:05 PM	Not rated	About 40 miles from Topeka, KS	2.66 mi long, 25 yd wide
8:20 PM	Not rated	About 40 miles from Topeka, KS	0.97 mi long, 75 yd wide
8:49 PM	Not rated	About 54 miles from Topeka, KS	3.69 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:53 PM	EF0	About 40 miles from Topeka, KS	1.6 mi long, 50 yd wide
10:16 PM	EF1	About 32 miles from Davenport, IA	4.26 mi long, 100 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
2:27 PM	0.88 in	About 16 miles from Fort Collins, CO
4:18 PM	1.75 in	About 28 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:19 PM	1.25 in	About 27 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:22 PM	2.75 in	About 28 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:24 PM	1.0 in	About 25 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:30 PM	3.0 in	About 28 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:35 PM	1.25 in	About 26 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:39 PM	1.0 in	About 42 miles from Columbus, OH
4:46 PM	0.75 in	About 20 miles from Des Moines, IA
5:00 PM	1.0 in	About 21 miles from Des Moines, IA
5:07 PM	1.0 in	About 30 miles from Springfield, MO
5:13 PM	1.0 in	About 26 miles from Des Moines, IA

Show all 55 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
5:22 PM	0.88 in	About 26 miles from Des Moines, IA
5:36 PM	0.75 in	About 16 miles from Columbus, OH
5:55 PM	0.88 in	About 51 miles from Topeka, KS
5:56 PM	1.0 in	About 51 miles from Topeka, KS
6:05 PM	1.0 in	About 50 miles from Topeka, KS
6:59 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.79, -93.08, MO
7:05 PM	1.25 in	Near 39.79, -93.30, MO
7:09 PM	1.0 in	About 56 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
7:09 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.15, -92.50, IA
7:53 PM	1.75 in	Near 38.78, -97.20, KS
8:07 PM	1.25 in	Near 38.80, -97.15, KS
8:07 PM	1.75 in	About 49 miles from Topeka, KS
8:12 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.42, -98.96, OK
8:30 PM	0.88 in	Near 47.66, -92.20, MN
9:06 PM	1.5 in	Near 40.40, -94.79, MO
9:09 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.16, -99.76, OK
9:13 PM	1.0 in	About 55 miles from Peoria, IL
9:20 PM	1.25 in	Near 36.36, -98.78, OK
9:27 PM	2.5 in	Near 36.17, -99.62, OK
9:38 PM	1.0 in	About 49 miles from Topeka, KS
9:54 PM	1.75 in	About 49 miles from Topeka, KS
9:57 PM	1.0 in	About 47 miles from Topeka, KS
10:00 PM	1.0 in	About 29 miles from Topeka, KS
10:08 PM	0.75 in	About 37 miles from Wichita, KS
10:18 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.37, -96.54, KS
10:47 PM	1.0 in	About 34 miles from South Bend, IN
10:49 PM	1.0 in	About 35 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
10:52 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.27, -92.78, MO
11:50 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.27, -98.48, OK
12:00 AM	1.75 in	Near 36.27, -98.44, OK
12:05 AM	1.0 in	Near 37.60, -103.45, CO
12:20 AM	1.0 in	Near 38.08, -95.70, KS
12:20 AM	1.75 in	Near 37.45, -103.32, CO
12:33 AM	0.88 in	About 20 miles from Wichita, KS
12:50 AM	0.7 in	About 3 miles from Cheyenne, WY
1:15 AM	1.0 in	About 16 miles from Wichita, KS
1:15 AM	1.0 in	About 16 miles from Wichita, KS
1:26 AM	1.0 in	About 14 miles from Wichita, KS
1:30 AM	1.0 in	Near 37.93, -95.40, KS
1:36 AM	0.88 in	Near 37.89, -95.34, KS
5:06 AM	0.75 in	About 23 miles from Wichita, KS
5:31 AM	1.0 in	Near 37.40, -95.50, KS
6:02 AM	0.75 in	About 17 miles from Wichita, KS

Time	Gust	Where
2:45 PM	63 mph	About 34 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
3:05 PM	61 mph	About 57 miles from Toledo, OH
3:19 PM	52 mph	About 34 miles from Dayton, OH
3:34 PM	63 mph	About 45 miles from Toledo, OH
3:35 PM	58 mph	About 25 miles from Dayton, OH
3:41 PM	58 mph	About 35 miles from Dayton, OH
3:42 PM	58 mph	About 42 miles from Toledo, OH
4:03 PM	58 mph	About 23 miles from Dayton, OH
4:06 PM	58 mph	About 32 miles from Dayton, OH
4:10 PM	58 mph	About 33 miles from Dayton, OH
4:11 PM	58 mph	About 33 miles from Dayton, OH
4:18 PM	58 mph	About 24 miles from Dayton, OH

Show all 53 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
4:24 PM	63 mph	About 43 miles from Toledo, OH
4:37 PM	58 mph	About 52 miles from Akron, OH
4:47 PM	58 mph	About 17 miles from Columbus, OH
5:00 PM	58 mph	About 47 miles from Columbus, OH
5:03 PM	58 mph	About 56 miles from Akron, OH
5:14 PM	58 mph	About 9 miles from Columbus, OH
5:55 PM	60 mph	About 39 miles from Springfield, MO
5:55 PM	58 mph	About 40 miles from Des Moines, IA
7:01 PM	75 mph	About 59 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
7:05 PM	81 mph	About 56 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
7:30 PM	75 mph	About 56 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
7:55 PM	60 mph	About 40 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
8:05 PM	60 mph	About 55 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
8:13 PM	70 mph	About 59 miles from Davenport, IA
8:18 PM	74 mph	About 53 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
9:42 PM	58 mph	Near 40.78, -91.12, IA
9:45 PM	60 mph	About 30 miles from Davenport, IA
10:10 PM	63 mph	About 47 miles from Chicago, IL
10:15 PM	58 mph	About 44 miles from Chicago, IL
10:23 PM	60 mph	About 42 miles from Peoria, IL
10:27 PM	60 mph	About 41 miles from Peoria, IL
10:40 PM	60 mph	About 47 miles from Davenport, IA
10:40 PM	60 mph	About 44 miles from Topeka, KS
10:52 PM	70 mph	Near 40.27, -92.78, MO
10:55 PM	60 mph	About 15 miles from Peoria, IL
11:06 PM	60 mph	About 11 miles from Peoria, IL
11:10 PM	63 mph	About 44 miles from Rockford, IL
11:18 PM	69 mph	About 43 miles from Rockford, IL
11:25 PM	63 mph	About 39 miles from Rockford, IL
11:34 PM	69 mph	About 40 miles from Rockford, IL
11:35 PM	63 mph	About 43 miles from Rockford, IL
11:35 PM	58 mph	About 46 miles from Rockford, IL
11:55 PM	63 mph	About 36 miles from Rockford, IL
12:00 AM	58 mph	About 40 miles from Rockford, IL
12:00 AM	58 mph	About 37 miles from Rockford, IL
12:24 AM	60 mph	About 41 miles from Chicago, IL
12:29 AM	58 mph	About 37 miles from Chicago, IL
1:36 AM	60 mph	Near 37.89, -95.34, KS
1:40 AM	60 mph	Near 37.74, -94.45, MO
2:24 AM	60 mph	Near 37.47, -96.26, KS
2:30 AM	60 mph	About 17 miles from Wichita, KS

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Kansas	30	22	4	4
Illinois	21	1	19	1
Iowa	20	12	8	0
Ohio	20	2	18	0
Missouri	8	5	3	0
Oklahoma	6	6	0	0
Colorado	3	3	0	0
Indiana	2	2	0	0
Louisiana	2	0	1	1
Minnesota	1	1	0	0
Wyoming	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
Wichita, KS	1.0 in	None
Cheyenne, WY	0.7 in	None
Columbus, OH	None	58 mph
Peoria, IL	None	60 mph

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