Storm reports for May 6, 2021

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, May 6, 2021
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 18 hail reports, 173 wind reports and 5 tornado reports in 10 states on May 6, 2021.

in 10 states; 196
Storm reports: Near 38.65, -88.58, IL; 1.0 in
Largest hail: About 34 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL; 71 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF0, near 39.49, -89.06, IL; 5
Tornado reports

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

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 6, 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

Hail18, most at 1 PM

Wind173, most at 5 PM

Tornado5, most at 3 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
2:11 PM	EF0	Near 39.49, -89.06, IL	0.18 mi long, 20 yd wide
3:10 PM	Not rated	Near 39.03, -88.75, IL	0.06 mi long, 10 yd wide
3:30 PM	Not rated	Near 38.94, -88.66, IL	0.06 mi long, 10 yd wide
5:00 PM	EF0	Near 38.57, -88.43, IL	0.52 mi long, 30 yd wide
5:01 PM	Not rated	About 60 miles from Evansville, IN	0.12 mi long, 10 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
11:25 AM	0.75 in	Near 37.00, -91.04, MO
12:54 PM	0.75 in	Near 36.97, -90.55, MO
1:17 PM	0.75 in	Near 36.31, -91.22, AR
1:24 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.65, -88.58, IL
1:27 PM	0.75 in	Near 36.26, -91.11, AR
1:55 PM	0.88 in	Near 36.38, -90.18, AR
2:41 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.47, -87.59, IL
2:45 PM	0.75 in	Near 36.85, -88.63, KY
3:00 PM	0.88 in	About 41 miles from Memphis, TN
3:47 PM	0.88 in	Near 36.20, -88.42, TN
3:58 PM	0.88 in	Near 36.00, -88.42, TN
4:07 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.43, -88.93, IL

Show all 18 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
5:37 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.62, -88.98, IL
6:10 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.42, -88.91, IL
6:43 PM	0.88 in	Near 37.18, -88.76, IL
5:15 AM	0.75 in	About 27 miles from Fayetteville, NC
6:00 AM	0.75 in	About 3 miles from Fayetteville, NC
6:08 AM	0.75 in	About 29 miles from Fayetteville, NC

Time	Gust	Where
12:45 PM	58 mph	About 37 miles from Deltona, FL
2:00 PM	58 mph	Near 36.20, -90.52, AR
2:25 PM	58 mph	Near 35.83, -90.70, AR
2:40 PM	58 mph	About 56 miles from Memphis, TN
2:45 PM	60 mph	Near 40.11, -87.83, IL
3:00 PM	64 mph	In Evansville, IN
3:30 PM	60 mph	About 54 miles from Clarksville, TN
3:30 PM	58 mph	Near 35.98, -88.94, TN
4:11 PM	60 mph	About 25 miles from Clarksville, TN
4:15 PM	58 mph	About 59 miles from Memphis, TN
4:21 PM	58 mph	About 2 miles from Clarksville, TN
4:33 PM	58 mph	About 38 miles from Clarksville, TN

Show all 173 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
4:34 PM	58 mph	About 11 miles from Clarksville, TN
4:44 PM	58 mph	About 19 miles from Clarksville, TN
4:50 PM	58 mph	About 32 miles from Nashville, TN
4:50 PM	58 mph	Near 34.95, -88.51, MS
4:53 PM	58 mph	About 24 miles from Nashville, TN
4:56 PM	58 mph	About 18 miles from Nashville, TN
5:00 PM	49 mph	Near 34.77, -88.10, AL
5:00 PM	49 mph	Near 34.95, -88.03, AL
5:05 PM	70 mph	Near 35.23, -88.25, TN
5:05 PM	58 mph	Near 35.05, -88.45, TN
5:09 PM	58 mph	About 60 miles from Nashville, TN
5:09 PM	58 mph	About 15 miles from Nashville, TN
5:15 PM	58 mph	Near 34.83, -88.17, MS
5:15 PM	49 mph	Near 34.78, -87.98, AL
5:15 PM	49 mph	Near 34.92, -88.06, AL
5:15 PM	49 mph	Near 34.93, -87.89, AL
5:15 PM	49 mph	Near 34.96, -88.02, AL
5:15 PM	49 mph	Near 34.92, -88.06, AL
5:15 PM	49 mph	Near 34.93, -87.89, AL
5:15 PM	49 mph	About 41 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:15 PM	49 mph	Near 34.97, -87.73, AL
5:15 PM	49 mph	Near 34.87, -87.79, AL
5:15 PM	49 mph	Near 34.87, -87.78, AL
5:15 PM	49 mph	Near 34.98, -87.70, AL
5:15 PM	49 mph	Near 34.85, -87.78, AL
5:15 PM	49 mph	Near 34.87, -87.82, AL
5:15 PM	49 mph	Near 34.87, -87.82, AL
5:15 PM	49 mph	Near 34.75, -87.96, AL
5:15 PM	49 mph	Near 34.92, -87.89, AL
5:15 PM	49 mph	Near 34.77, -87.97, AL
5:20 PM	55 mph	Near 34.90, -87.79, AL
5:20 PM	59 mph	Near 34.80, -88.13, MS
5:21 PM	55 mph	Near 34.85, -88.08, AL
5:22 PM	58 mph	About 32 miles from Nashville, TN
5:24 PM	60 mph	Near 34.90, -87.75, AL
5:25 PM	58 mph	About 10 miles from Nashville, TN
5:26 PM	61 mph	About 32 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 57 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 53 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 57 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 51 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	Near 34.66, -87.76, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 58 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 55 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 57 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 58 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 58 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 59 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 54 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 57 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	Near 34.60, -87.91, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 54 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 55 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 58 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	Near 34.86, -87.73, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 58 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 53 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	Near 34.86, -87.73, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 49 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 53 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 54 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 56 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 57 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 57 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 56 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	Near 34.64, -87.78, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 56 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 55 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 58 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 54 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 58 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 56 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 58 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 54 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 53 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	Near 34.76, -87.78, AL
5:30 PM	49 mph	About 49 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:31 PM	58 mph	About 45 miles from Nashville, TN
5:31 PM	58 mph	About 15 miles from Nashville, TN
5:32 PM	58 mph	About 6 miles from Nashville, TN
5:33 PM	58 mph	About 44 miles from Nashville, TN
5:33 PM	58 mph	About 55 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:33 PM	58 mph	About 57 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:34 PM	58 mph	About 56 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:34 PM	58 mph	About 8 miles from Nashville, TN
5:35 PM	55 mph	About 57 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:35 PM	58 mph	About 11 miles from Nashville, TN
5:35 PM	58 mph	About 53 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:35 PM	58 mph	About 41 miles from Nashville, TN
5:36 PM	49 mph	About 58 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:36 PM	49 mph	About 49 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:37 PM	60 mph	Near 34.76, -87.97, AL
5:38 PM	60 mph	About 56 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:39 PM	71 mph	About 34 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL
5:40 PM	58 mph	Near 34.51, -88.21, MS
5:41 PM	55 mph	About 51 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:45 PM	49 mph	About 39 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:45 PM	58 mph	Near 34.35, -89.03, MS
5:45 PM	49 mph	About 39 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:45 PM	58 mph	About 16 miles from Nashville, TN
5:45 PM	49 mph	About 40 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:45 PM	49 mph	About 43 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:45 PM	49 mph	About 42 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:45 PM	58 mph	About 36 miles from Nashville, TN
5:45 PM	49 mph	About 37 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:45 PM	49 mph	About 45 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:45 PM	49 mph	About 37 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:45 PM	49 mph	About 43 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:45 PM	49 mph	About 48 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:45 PM	49 mph	About 49 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:45 PM	49 mph	About 58 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:45 PM	49 mph	About 48 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:45 PM	49 mph	About 50 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:45 PM	49 mph	About 52 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:45 PM	49 mph	About 48 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:47 PM	60 mph	Near 34.27, -88.77, MS
5:50 PM	58 mph	Near 34.38, -88.68, MS
5:51 PM	58 mph	About 51 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:53 PM	58 mph	About 20 miles from Nashville, TN
5:55 PM	58 mph	Near 34.27, -88.67, MS
5:56 PM	60 mph	Near 34.51, -87.73, AL
5:58 PM	58 mph	About 50 miles from Nashville, TN
6:00 PM	49 mph	About 36 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:00 PM	49 mph	About 36 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:00 PM	49 mph	About 35 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:00 PM	49 mph	About 37 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:04 PM	49 mph	About 30 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:08 PM	49 mph	About 24 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:23 PM	60 mph	About 17 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:28 PM	49 mph	About 27 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:30 PM	58 mph	Near 34.07, -88.40, MS
6:30 PM	58 mph	Near 34.02, -88.52, MS
6:34 PM	60 mph	About 4 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:34 PM	60 mph	About 28 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:35 PM	58 mph	About 51 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:36 PM	49 mph	About 7 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:39 PM	49 mph	About 17 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:39 PM	49 mph	About 4 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:40 PM	49 mph	About 2 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:49 PM	58 mph	About 54 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:50 PM	58 mph	Near 33.73, -88.45, MS
6:53 PM	49 mph	About 6 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:58 PM	49 mph	About 14 miles from Huntsville, AL
7:05 PM	58 mph	About 58 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
7:08 PM	49 mph	About 28 miles from Huntsville, AL
7:10 PM	60 mph	About 47 miles from Huntsville, AL
7:18 PM	49 mph	About 37 miles from Huntsville, AL
7:22 PM	60 mph	About 27 miles from Huntsville, AL
7:23 PM	49 mph	About 35 miles from Huntsville, AL
7:27 PM	60 mph	About 36 miles from Huntsville, AL
7:30 PM	60 mph	About 39 miles from Huntsville, AL
7:34 PM	55 mph	About 40 miles from Huntsville, AL
7:35 PM	60 mph	About 26 miles from Chattanooga, TN
7:36 PM	49 mph	About 32 miles from Chattanooga, TN
7:39 PM	49 mph	About 53 miles from Chattanooga, TN
7:40 PM	60 mph	About 40 miles from Chattanooga, TN
7:40 PM	60 mph	About 24 miles from Chattanooga, TN
7:42 PM	60 mph	About 43 miles from Huntsville, AL
7:45 PM	60 mph	About 22 miles from Chattanooga, TN
8:00 PM	60 mph	About 51 miles from Huntsville, AL
8:10 PM	60 mph	About 6 miles from Chattanooga, TN

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Alabama	111	0	111	0
Tennessee	42	2	40	0
Illinois	12	6	1	5
Mississippi	12	0	12	0
Arkansas	7	4	3	0
Florida	3	0	3	0
Kentucky	3	1	2	0
North Carolina	3	3	0	0
Missouri	2	2	0	0
Indiana	1	0	1	0

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust
Fayetteville, NC	0.75 in	None
Chattanooga, TN	None	60 mph
Clarksville, TN	None	58 mph
Evansville, IN	None	64 mph
Huntsville, AL	None	60 mph
Nashville, TN	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.