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Storm reports for May 2, 2021

NOAA recorded 37 hail reports, 62 wind reports and 27 tornado reports in 9 states on May 2, 2021.

in 9 states
126
Storm reports
About 4 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
1.75 in
Largest hail
Near 40.37, -102.49, CO
100 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, near 33.25, -90.04, MS
27
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

  • 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 2, 2021 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

Hail37, most at 6 PM

Wind62, most at 7 PM

Tornado27, most at 7 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
3:45 PMEF0About 35 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL1.42 mi long, 45 yd wide
4:57 PMNot ratedAbout 56 miles from Jackson, MS1.38 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:25 PMNot ratedAbout 16 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL0.25 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:26 PMNot ratedNear 38.16, -102.85, CO0.92 mi long, 20 yd wide
5:46 PMNot ratedNear 31.69, -92.22, LA1.18 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:46 PMEF1About 36 miles from Jackson, MS30.15 mi long, 300 yd wide
5:53 PMEF1About 48 miles from Jackson, MS10.63 mi long, 450 yd wide
5:55 PMEF1About 60 miles from Jackson, MS14.03 mi long, 650 yd wide
6:31 PMEF2Near 33.25, -90.04, MS5.95 mi long, 510 yd wide
6:44 PMEF0About 40 miles from Jackson, MS8.15 mi long, 100 yd wide
6:52 PMEF0Near 32.93, -92.15, LA0.11 mi long, 80 yd wide
7:20 PMEF1About 55 miles from Jackson, MS4.15 mi long, 300 yd wide
Show all 27 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
7:22 PMEF1About 16 miles from Jackson, MS6.88 mi long, 1000 yd wide
7:41 PMEF1About 39 miles from Jackson, MS3.37 mi long, 250 yd wide
7:42 PMEF1Near 33.17, -89.73, MS7.46 mi long, 110 yd wide
7:51 PMNot ratedNear 40.84, -98.00, NE0.01 mi long, 40 yd wide
7:51 PMEF0Near 40.84, -97.99, NE0.92 mi long, 150 yd wide
7:57 PMEF0Near 40.47, -99.05, NE1.72 mi long, 150 yd wide
8:06 PMEF0About 53 miles from Lincoln, NE1.33 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:08 PMEF0Near 33.76, -89.47, MS1.29 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:17 PMEF0About 49 miles from Jackson, MS2.94 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:23 PMEF0Near 33.42, -89.42, MS2.07 mi long, 60 yd wide
8:30 PMEF1Near 33.84, -89.32, MS2.07 mi long, 50 yd wide
9:15 PMEF0Near 34.06, -89.02, MS7.45 mi long, 50 yd wide
9:40 PMEF1Near 34.18, -88.84, MS4.5 mi long, 150 yd wide
9:53 PMEF1Near 34.23, -88.75, MS12.66 mi long, 400 yd wide
10:22 PMEF0Near 34.37, -88.56, MS1.99 mi long, 100 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Kansas4312310
Mississippi260917
Colorado247161
Nebraska18864
Wisconsin8800
Louisiana3003
Alabama2002
Iowa1100
Minnesota1100

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Colorado Springs, CO1.75 inNone0
Appleton, WI1.0 inNone0
Boulder, CO0.75 inNone0
Denver, CONone62 mph0
Jackson, MSNone69 mph0

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