Storm reports for May 23, 2020

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, May 23, 2020
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 114 hail reports, 117 wind reports and 14 tornado reports in 17 states on May 23, 2020.

in 17 states; 245
Storm reports: About 59 miles from Amarillo, TX; 3.25 in
Largest hail: About 36 miles from Chicago, IL; 96 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF1, about 19 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA; 14
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 23, 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

Hail114, most at 4 PM

Wind117, most at 5 PM

Tornado14, most at 1 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
12:30 PM	EF1	About 19 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA	7.05 mi long, 50 yd wide
12:57 PM	EF1	About 21 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA	6.86 mi long, 30 yd wide
1:20 PM	EF0	About 29 miles from Davenport, IA	1.19 mi long, 20 yd wide
1:53 PM	EF0	About 34 miles from Davenport, IA	1.45 mi long, 20 yd wide
1:54 PM	EF0	About 31 miles from Peoria, IL	3.46 mi long, 75 yd wide
2:24 PM	Not rated	About 42 miles from Davenport, IA	0.04 mi long, 10 yd wide
2:29 PM	EF1	About 42 miles from Davenport, IA	12.25 mi long, 30 yd wide
2:53 PM	EF0	About 42 miles from Chicago, IL	6.3 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:18 PM	Not rated	About 49 miles from Madison, WI	0.53 mi long, 20 yd wide
4:30 PM	EF1	About 22 miles from Rockford, IL	0.3 mi long, 100 yd wide
6:06 PM	EF0	About 24 miles from Rockford, IL	3.2 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:14 PM	Not rated	About 46 miles from Lubbock, TX	0.38 mi long, 30 yd wide
6:52 PM	EF0	Near 48.34, -99.57, ND	0.1 mi long, 20 yd wide
7:07 PM	Not rated	Near 39.45, -101.89, KS	1.11 mi long, 50 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
8:39 AM	0.75 in	About 19 miles from Fort Worth, TX
12:11 PM	1.0 in	About 28 miles from Davenport, IA
1:07 PM	1.0 in	About 12 miles from Peoria, IL
1:09 PM	0.88 in	About 9 miles from Peoria, IL
1:48 PM	1.0 in	Near 30.37, -103.62, TX
1:53 PM	0.88 in	About 7 miles from Jackson, MS
2:05 PM	0.88 in	About 59 miles from Peoria, IL
2:10 PM	1.0 in	About 49 miles from Rapid City, SD
2:13 PM	1.0 in	Near 30.37, -103.62, TX
2:15 PM	0.88 in	Near 41.33, -88.72, IL
2:30 PM	1.0 in	About 18 miles from Rapid City, SD
2:34 PM	1.25 in	About 14 miles from Rapid City, SD

Show all 114 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
2:35 PM	0.88 in	About 7 miles from Rapid City, SD
2:39 PM	1.75 in	About 53 miles from Peoria, IL
2:40 PM	1.75 in	About 31 miles from Indianapolis, IN
2:45 PM	1.0 in	About 27 miles from Rapid City, SD
2:53 PM	1.0 in	About 10 miles from Rockford, IL
2:54 PM	1.0 in	About 41 miles from Rapid City, SD
2:55 PM	1.75 in	About 25 miles from Rapid City, SD
2:56 PM	1.0 in	About 11 miles from Rockford, IL
3:20 PM	1.0 in	About 11 miles from Rapid City, SD
3:24 PM	1.5 in	About 10 miles from Rapid City, SD
3:25 PM	1.0 in	About 57 miles from Jackson, MS
3:28 PM	0.88 in	Near 43.72, -101.98, SD
3:30 PM	2.0 in	Near 30.67, -102.83, TX
3:47 PM	1.0 in	About 60 miles from Chicago, IL
3:50 PM	0.75 in	About 15 miles from Amarillo, TX
3:58 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.83, -101.98, SD
3:58 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.84, -88.29, IL
4:00 PM	1.0 in	About 23 miles from Rapid City, SD
4:05 PM	1.25 in	About 14 miles from Rapid City, SD
4:05 PM	1.75 in	About 47 miles from Lubbock, TX
4:10 PM	0.88 in	About 15 miles from Evansville, IN
4:10 PM	1.0 in	About 41 miles from Rapid City, SD
4:15 PM	1.25 in	About 13 miles from Amarillo, TX
4:18 PM	1.5 in	About 37 miles from Rapid City, SD
4:24 PM	1.5 in	Near 43.99, -101.96, SD
4:25 PM	1.0 in	About 51 miles from Chicago, IL
4:37 PM	0.88 in	About 8 miles from Amarillo, TX
4:41 PM	1.0 in	About 23 miles from Lubbock, TX
4:45 PM	0.88 in	About 41 miles from Indianapolis, IN
4:45 PM	1.0 in	About 18 miles from Rockford, IL
4:45 PM	1.0 in	About 23 miles from Rapid City, SD
4:45 PM	0.75 in	Near 42.07, -104.28, WY
4:49 PM	1.75 in	Near 30.53, -102.93, TX
4:52 PM	0.75 in	About 2 miles from Amarillo, TX
4:58 PM	1.25 in	About 11 miles from Cincinnati, OH
4:58 PM	1.25 in	About 11 miles from Cincinnati, OH
5:00 PM	0.75 in	About 12 miles from Cincinnati, OH
5:04 PM	1.0 in	About 11 miles from Cincinnati, OH
5:05 PM	1.75 in	About 16 miles from Lubbock, TX
5:05 PM	0.75 in	About 14 miles from Cincinnati, OH
5:07 PM	0.88 in	About 11 miles from Cincinnati, OH
5:08 PM	1.25 in	About 48 miles from Cheyenne, WY
5:08 PM	1.0 in	About 13 miles from Lexington, KY
5:12 PM	0.75 in	About 8 miles from Amarillo, TX
5:15 PM	1.25 in	About 17 miles from Cincinnati, OH
5:20 PM	1.0 in	About 50 miles from Rapid City, SD
5:24 PM	1.75 in	Near 44.03, -101.88, SD
5:25 PM	1.5 in	About 45 miles from Lubbock, TX
5:26 PM	1.5 in	About 49 miles from Amarillo, TX
5:34 PM	1.75 in	About 49 miles from Amarillo, TX
5:34 PM	2.0 in	About 5 miles from Lubbock, TX
6:00 PM	1.0 in	About 41 miles from Rapid City, SD
6:02 PM	1.75 in	About 33 miles from Midland, TX
6:07 PM	1.0 in	Near 44.31, -101.90, SD
6:09 PM	1.0 in	About 45 miles from Lubbock, TX
6:10 PM	1.0 in	About 17 miles from Lubbock, TX
6:15 PM	0.75 in	Near 41.47, -103.63, NE
6:19 PM	1.5 in	About 9 miles from Lubbock, TX
6:22 PM	3.25 in	About 59 miles from Amarillo, TX
6:24 PM	0.88 in	Near 44.41, -101.79, SD
6:34 PM	1.0 in	About 54 miles from Amarillo, TX
6:38 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.36, -103.48, NE
6:39 PM	0.75 in	Near 42.32, -103.08, NE
6:40 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.63, -100.68, OK
6:40 PM	1.0 in	Near 44.23, -101.79, SD
6:48 PM	0.75 in	About 51 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:00 PM	1.0 in	Near 44.24, -101.68, SD
7:00 PM	2.25 in	About 54 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:09 PM	2.0 in	About 55 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:11 PM	1.25 in	About 57 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:16 PM	1.25 in	About 51 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.62, -101.93, SD
7:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 44.22, -101.67, SD
7:30 PM	1.25 in	Near 46.64, -102.05, ND
7:35 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.13, -102.99, NE
7:40 PM	1.0 in	Near 46.70, -102.06, ND
7:41 PM	1.25 in	About 33 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:46 PM	1.5 in	About 37 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:49 PM	0.75 in	Near 37.26, -100.60, KS
7:51 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.28, -100.53, KS
7:54 PM	0.88 in	Near 46.72, -102.09, ND
8:02 PM	1.0 in	About 41 miles from South Bend, IN
8:03 PM	1.25 in	Near 41.15, -102.97, NE
8:03 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.15, -102.77, NE
8:04 PM	1.5 in	Near 37.40, -100.42, KS
8:12 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.46, -100.34, KS
8:21 PM	1.25 in	About 37 miles from South Bend, IN
8:23 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.83, -102.18, NE
8:29 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.20, -102.60, NE
8:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.58, -101.52, SD
8:43 PM	1.5 in	Near 41.09, -102.43, NE
8:55 PM	0.88 in	About 58 miles from Huntington, WV
8:58 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.09, -102.31, NE
9:10 PM	0.75 in	Near 35.21, -99.87, OK
9:31 PM	0.75 in	About 25 miles from South Bend, IN
10:15 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.30, -102.05, NE
10:25 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.21, -100.03, NE
11:50 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.39, -99.78, NE
11:50 PM	1.25 in	Near 41.98, -99.87, NE
11:50 PM	1.5 in	Near 41.28, -99.91, NE
12:05 AM	1.25 in	Near 41.43, -99.64, NE
1:05 AM	1.5 in	Near 41.57, -99.24, NE

Time	Gust	Where
1:07 PM	58 mph	Near 32.16, -91.72, LA
1:08 PM	62 mph	About 6 miles from Indianapolis, IN
1:23 PM	60 mph	About 18 miles from Peoria, IL
1:29 PM	60 mph	About 16 miles from Peoria, IL
1:40 PM	58 mph	About 7 miles from Jackson, MS
1:45 PM	58 mph	About 51 miles from Jackson, MS
1:59 PM	58 mph	About 58 miles from Jackson, MS
2:04 PM	58 mph	About 9 miles from Jackson, MS
2:05 PM	63 mph	About 59 miles from Peoria, IL
2:11 PM	58 mph	About 12 miles from Jackson, MS
2:16 PM	58 mph	About 51 miles from Jackson, MS
2:39 PM	63 mph	About 52 miles from Peoria, IL

Show all 117 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
2:40 PM	58 mph	About 4 miles from Tallahassee, FL
2:40 PM	58 mph	About 34 miles from Indianapolis, IN
2:43 PM	58 mph	About 49 miles from Jackson, MS
2:53 PM	60 mph	About 10 miles from Rockford, IL
2:55 PM	58 mph	About 45 miles from Jackson, MS
2:56 PM	58 mph	About 39 miles from Chicago, IL
3:04 PM	96 mph	About 36 miles from Chicago, IL
3:12 PM	96 mph	About 32 miles from Chicago, IL
3:27 PM	60 mph	About 14 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
3:33 PM	58 mph	About 36 miles from Dayton, OH
3:46 PM	60 mph	About 50 miles from Jackson, MS
3:50 PM	58 mph	About 15 miles from Rockford, IL
3:50 PM	58 mph	Near 33.10, -89.03, MS
3:55 PM	63 mph	About 21 miles from Gainesville, FL
4:00 PM	61 mph	Near 30.90, -102.89, TX
4:08 PM	58 mph	About 45 miles from Jackson, MS
4:17 PM	63 mph	About 30 miles from Louisville, KY
4:19 PM	60 mph	Near 32.44, -89.11, MS
4:31 PM	58 mph	About 19 miles from Chicago, IL
4:32 PM	60 mph	Near 32.39, -88.90, MS
4:35 PM	60 mph	About 19 miles from Chicago, IL
4:40 PM	60 mph	About 41 miles from Indianapolis, IN
4:40 PM	62 mph	Near 32.51, -88.89, MS
4:45 PM	60 mph	About 42 miles from Indianapolis, IN
4:56 PM	58 mph	About 10 miles from Cincinnati, OH
4:59 PM	60 mph	Near 32.62, -88.76, MS
5:01 PM	61 mph	About 12 miles from Cincinnati, OH
5:02 PM	62 mph	About 14 miles from Lexington, KY
5:05 PM	58 mph	About 14 miles from Cincinnati, OH
5:06 PM	62 mph	About 4 miles from Lubbock, TX
5:07 PM	62 mph	Near 32.77, -88.65, MS
5:15 PM	58 mph	About 17 miles from Cincinnati, OH
5:16 PM	61 mph	Near 32.83, -88.48, MS
5:17 PM	58 mph	About 17 miles from Cincinnati, OH
5:20 PM	70 mph	About 50 miles from Rapid City, SD
5:24 PM	58 mph	About 54 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
5:24 PM	60 mph	About 60 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
5:25 PM	59 mph	About 40 miles from Lubbock, TX
5:30 PM	60 mph	Near 32.98, -88.57, MS
5:31 PM	58 mph	About 50 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
5:31 PM	58 mph	About 58 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
5:33 PM	60 mph	About 55 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
5:41 PM	63 mph	About 35 miles from South Bend, IN
5:42 PM	60 mph	About 44 miles from Lubbock, TX
5:50 PM	52 mph	Near 37.56, -83.41, KY
5:56 PM	59 mph	About 24 miles from Louisville, KY
6:00 PM	58 mph	About 37 miles from Cincinnati, OH
6:07 PM	69 mph	About 24 miles from South Bend, IN
6:10 PM	60 mph	About 28 miles from Louisville, KY
6:10 PM	58 mph	About 22 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
6:13 PM	74 mph	Near 41.49, -103.66, NE
6:20 PM	69 mph	About 16 miles from South Bend, IN
6:20 PM	63 mph	About 15 miles from South Bend, IN
6:23 PM	62 mph	About 28 miles from Louisville, KY
6:30 PM	60 mph	About 46 miles from Amarillo, TX
6:48 PM	69 mph	About 3 miles from South Bend, IN
6:54 PM	69 mph	In South Bend, IN
6:55 PM	63 mph	About 4 miles from South Bend, IN
7:00 PM	60 mph	About 4 miles from South Bend, IN
7:20 PM	59 mph	About 39 miles from Midland, TX
7:33 PM	67 mph	Near 41.10, -102.98, NE
7:47 PM	58 mph	About 53 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:53 PM	63 mph	About 44 miles from Chicago, IL
7:56 PM	75 mph	Near 41.10, -102.98, NE
8:13 PM	60 mph	Near 35.08, -100.39, TX
8:25 PM	64 mph	Near 33.24, -100.57, TX
9:05 PM	63 mph	About 27 miles from South Bend, IN
9:15 PM	63 mph	About 27 miles from South Bend, IN
9:35 PM	63 mph	About 25 miles from South Bend, IN
9:50 PM	60 mph	About 50 miles from Abilene, TX
10:03 PM	58 mph	Near 34.66, -99.29, OK
10:15 PM	59 mph	About 28 miles from Louisville, KY
10:45 PM	70 mph	Near 41.71, -101.15, NE
11:15 PM	60 mph	About 58 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
11:16 PM	64 mph	Near 34.78, -98.57, OK
11:17 PM	72 mph	Near 41.43, -99.64, NE
11:20 PM	63 mph	About 57 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
11:30 PM	86 mph	Near 41.43, -99.64, NE
11:40 PM	60 mph	Near 34.78, -98.31, OK
11:53 PM	63 mph	Near 41.41, -99.77, NE
12:50 AM	60 mph	About 6 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
1:00 AM	58 mph	Near 41.43, -99.64, NE
1:15 AM	81 mph	Near 41.83, -98.55, NE
1:30 AM	70 mph	Near 41.38, -99.01, NE
1:30 AM	70 mph	Near 41.39, -98.97, NE
1:35 AM	62 mph	Near 41.38, -98.83, NE
2:00 AM	70 mph	Near 42.23, -98.34, NE
2:14 AM	64 mph	Near 34.24, -96.68, OK
2:15 AM	75 mph	Near 42.17, -98.19, NE
2:57 AM	75 mph	Near 42.04, -97.83, NE
2:58 AM	74 mph	Near 41.84, -97.60, NE
2:58 AM	61 mph	Near 41.78, -97.80, NE
2:59 AM	75 mph	Near 41.92, -97.55, NE
3:14 AM	66 mph	Near 41.47, -97.62, NE
3:20 AM	75 mph	Near 41.94, -97.21, NE
3:20 AM	67 mph	Near 41.63, -97.40, NE
3:55 AM	61 mph	About 53 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
4:08 AM	60 mph	Near 42.04, -96.70, NE
4:29 AM	60 mph	Near 42.54, -96.41, IA
4:51 AM	68 mph	About 5 miles from Lincoln, NE
4:54 AM	71 mph	About 17 miles from Omaha, NE
5:14 AM	60 mph	About 6 miles from Omaha, NE
5:55 AM	68 mph	About 4 miles from Lincoln, NE
6:16 AM	63 mph	About 32 miles from Omaha, NE
6:19 AM	71 mph	About 46 miles from Omaha, NE

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Nebraska	45	18	27	0
Texas	41	30	10	1
South Dakota	28	26	2	0
Illinois	26	11	9	6
Indiana	25	6	19	0
Mississippi	24	2	22	0
Ohio	14	8	6	0
Oklahoma	9	2	7	0
Kentucky	8	1	7	0
Iowa	7	0	2	5
Kansas	5	4	0	1
North Dakota	4	3	0	1
Louisiana	3	0	3	0
Florida	2	0	2	0
Wyoming	2	2	0	0
Alabama	1	0	1	0
Wisconsin	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
Lubbock, TX	2.0 in	62 mph
Rapid City, SD	1.5 in	None
Amarillo, TX	1.25 in	None
Cincinnati, OH	1.25 in	61 mph
Lexington, KY	1.0 in	62 mph
Peoria, IL	1.0 in	None
Rockford, IL	1.0 in	60 mph
Evansville, IN	0.88 in	None
Jackson, MS	0.88 in	58 mph
Baton Rouge, LA	None	60 mph
Indianapolis, IN	None	62 mph
Lincoln, NE	None	68 mph
Norman, OK	None	60 mph
Oklahoma City, OK	None	60 mph
Omaha, NE	None	60 mph
South Bend, IN	None	69 mph
Tallahassee, FL	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.