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Storm reports for May 16, 2020

NOAA recorded 7 hail reports, 10 wind reports and 12 tornado reports in 8 states on May 16, 2020.

in 8 states
29
Storm reports
Near 35.91, -104.32, NM
1.25 in
Largest hail
About 60 miles from St. Louis, MO
70 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF1, near 33.50, -94.17, TX
12
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 16, 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

Hail7, most at 6 PM

Wind10, most at 6 PM

Tornado12, most at 5 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
12:36 PMEF0About 43 miles from Tyler, TX1.03 mi long, 150 yd wide
1:33 PMEF0About 58 miles from Longview, TX0.64 mi long, 30 yd wide
1:47 PMEF0About 39 miles from Mesquite, TX2.17 mi long, 250 yd wide
2:35 PMNot ratedNear 33.67, -94.47, AR2.24 mi long, 20 yd wide
3:37 PMNot ratedNear 33.28, -94.19, TX2.63 mi long, 40 yd wide
5:05 PMEF1Near 33.50, -94.17, TX0.19 mi long, 30 yd wide
5:16 PMEF1Near 33.45, -93.85, AR2.16 mi long, 30 yd wide
5:20 PMEF0Near 33.75, -94.64, OK0.13 mi long, 20 yd wide
5:36 PMEF0Near 33.61, -93.93, AR0.09 mi long, 20 yd wide
5:39 PMEF1Near 33.41, -93.34, AR2.63 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:56 PMEF1Near 33.53, -93.37, AR1.89 mi long, 40 yd wide
6:46 PMEF0Near 33.87, -93.52, AR0.47 mi long, 20 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Arkansas11056
Texas6015
New Mexico5500
Florida2020
Illinois2110
Indiana1010
Oklahoma1001
Virginia1100

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Brownsville, TXNone61 mph0

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