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Storm reports for May 18, 2020

NOAA recorded 4 hail reports, 16 wind reports and 2 tornado reports in 6 states on May 18, 2020.

in 6 states
22
Storm reports
Near 47.05, -109.88, MT
1.25 in
Largest hail
Near 47.67, -111.71, MT
69 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF0, about 26 miles from Sacramento, CA
2
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 18, 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

Hail4, most at 1 PM

Wind16, most at 7 AM

Tornado2, most at 2 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
2:21 PMEF0About 26 miles from Sacramento, CA0.1 mi long, 20 yd wide
3:49 PMEF0About 18 miles from Columbus, OH1.92 mi long, 75 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Florida7160
Kentucky7070
Montana5230
California1001
Ohio1001
Tennessee1100

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Lexington, KYNone61 mph0
Naples, FLNone58 mph0
Tampa, FLNone60 mph0

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