Storm reports for May 9, 2021

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, May 9, 2021
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 48 hail reports, 74 wind reports and 3 tornado reports in 7 states on May 9, 2021.

in 7 states; 125
Storm reports: About 37 miles from Little Rock, AR; 2.75 in
Largest hail: Near 34.84, -103.32, NM; 90 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF1, about 25 miles from Memphis, TN; 3
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
Surveyed wind damage

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
Surveyed wind damage

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 9, 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

Hail48, most at 7 PM

Wind74, most at 7 PM

Tornado3, most at 4 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
4:30 PM	EF0	About 58 miles from Memphis, TN	0.62 mi long, 60 yd wide
5:08 PM	EF1	About 25 miles from Memphis, TN	4.8 mi long, 300 yd wide
7:38 PM	EF0	About 23 miles from Nashville, TN	0.78 mi long, 25 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
12:56 PM	1.0 in	Near 32.29, -92.71, LA
12:58 PM	1.0 in	Near 32.35, -92.72, LA
2:20 PM	0.75 in	About 44 miles from Little Rock, AR
2:30 PM	1.0 in	About 40 miles from Little Rock, AR
2:40 PM	1.0 in	About 42 miles from Little Rock, AR
2:45 PM	1.5 in	About 42 miles from Little Rock, AR
2:47 PM	2.75 in	About 37 miles from Little Rock, AR
3:19 PM	1.0 in	About 53 miles from Little Rock, AR
3:38 PM	1.25 in	Near 34.08, -93.83, AR
3:45 PM	1.75 in	About 31 miles from Tyler, TX
3:53 PM	1.75 in	Near 34.03, -93.67, AR
4:00 PM	1.0 in	About 45 miles from Memphis, TN

Show all 48 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
4:09 PM	1.0 in	About 16 miles from Waco, TX
4:20 PM	1.0 in	About 18 miles from Waco, TX
4:25 PM	0.88 in	Near 31.61, -94.68, TX
4:36 PM	1.75 in	Near 33.75, -92.49, AR
4:39 PM	1.5 in	Near 33.73, -92.62, AR
4:45 PM	0.75 in	About 23 miles from Waco, TX
4:56 PM	1.0 in	Near 33.71, -92.47, AR
5:01 PM	1.5 in	Near 33.73, -92.41, AR
5:03 PM	1.75 in	Near 33.72, -92.43, AR
5:06 PM	1.0 in	Near 33.66, -93.68, AR
5:22 PM	1.0 in	Near 33.71, -92.47, AR
5:23 PM	1.0 in	Near 33.63, -93.53, AR
5:54 PM	1.25 in	Near 33.55, -92.85, AR
5:55 PM	1.25 in	Near 33.57, -92.85, AR
6:05 PM	1.5 in	Near 30.83, -99.26, TX
6:15 PM	0.75 in	About 42 miles from Mesquite, TX
6:20 PM	1.75 in	Near 31.43, -95.76, TX
6:22 PM	2.5 in	Near 30.74, -99.17, TX
6:45 PM	0.88 in	Near 31.44, -93.46, LA
7:02 PM	1.5 in	Near 30.58, -98.88, TX
7:05 PM	1.0 in	Near 30.50, -98.89, TX
7:10 PM	1.75 in	About 58 miles from Austin, TX
7:15 PM	1.75 in	Near 30.40, -98.79, TX
7:17 PM	1.75 in	Near 30.43, -98.80, TX
7:19 PM	1.0 in	Near 31.00, -93.67, TX
7:25 PM	1.5 in	Near 31.28, -98.94, TX
7:25 PM	1.5 in	Near 30.44, -98.78, TX
7:25 PM	2.5 in	About 59 miles from Austin, TX
7:30 PM	0.88 in	Near 30.41, -98.77, TX
7:30 PM	2.5 in	Near 31.27, -98.94, TX
7:39 PM	0.75 in	Near 34.13, -89.00, MS
7:43 PM	1.0 in	Near 31.32, -98.94, TX
8:04 PM	1.75 in	About 45 miles from San Marcos, TX
8:30 PM	1.5 in	Near 31.56, -98.66, TX
8:42 PM	0.88 in	Near 34.63, -102.73, TX
11:55 PM	1.0 in	Near 35.37, -103.41, NM

Time	Gust	Where
3:21 PM	70 mph	About 49 miles from Little Rock, AR
4:05 PM	64 mph	Near 31.61, -94.63, TX
4:33 PM	64 mph	Near 31.63, -94.63, TX
4:35 PM	70 mph	Near 31.55, -94.50, TX
5:00 PM	58 mph	About 34 miles from Waco, TX
5:03 PM	70 mph	About 35 miles from Waco, TX
5:04 PM	70 mph	About 35 miles from Waco, TX
5:07 PM	60 mph	About 27 miles from Knoxville, TN
5:15 PM	60 mph	About 40 miles from Waco, TX
5:20 PM	60 mph	About 23 miles from Knoxville, TN
5:41 PM	58 mph	About 37 miles from Memphis, TN
5:45 PM	64 mph	Near 31.30, -94.72, TX

Show all 74 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
5:53 PM	70 mph	Near 31.29, -94.57, TX
5:53 PM	58 mph	About 30 miles from Memphis, TN
6:02 PM	58 mph	About 34 miles from Memphis, TN
6:25 PM	58 mph	Near 35.38, -88.24, TN
6:25 PM	58 mph	Near 31.44, -95.75, TX
6:25 PM	58 mph	Near 31.43, -95.75, TX
6:35 PM	58 mph	About 50 miles from Memphis, TN
6:41 PM	58 mph	Near 31.06, -94.12, TX
6:45 PM	58 mph	About 57 miles from Memphis, TN
6:50 PM	64 mph	Near 31.46, -93.76, TX
6:50 PM	70 mph	Near 31.25, -93.97, TX
6:54 PM	60 mph	Near 33.36, -92.27, AR
6:57 PM	70 mph	Near 31.34, -93.85, TX
7:00 PM	70 mph	Near 31.37, -93.76, TX
7:05 PM	58 mph	Near 34.48, -89.19, MS
7:05 PM	58 mph	Near 34.31, -89.18, MS
7:12 PM	64 mph	Near 31.25, -93.76, TX
7:15 PM	58 mph	Near 34.29, -89.00, MS
7:15 PM	58 mph	Near 34.35, -89.03, MS
7:15 PM	58 mph	Near 34.42, -89.03, MS
7:19 PM	60 mph	Near 31.00, -93.67, TX
7:24 PM	58 mph	Near 34.12, -88.90, MS
7:25 PM	58 mph	Near 34.32, -88.82, MS
7:25 PM	58 mph	Near 34.27, -88.72, MS
7:30 PM	70 mph	Near 33.28, -92.62, AR
7:32 PM	70 mph	Near 33.20, -93.21, AR
7:42 PM	64 mph	Near 31.42, -93.17, LA
7:45 PM	58 mph	Near 34.16, -88.63, MS
7:47 PM	58 mph	Near 34.72, -88.28, MS
7:49 PM	49 mph	Near 34.64, -88.12, AL
7:55 PM	49 mph	About 59 miles from Huntsville, AL
7:55 PM	58 mph	Near 34.17, -88.52, MS
7:58 PM	58 mph	Near 33.98, -88.50, MS
8:00 PM	49 mph	About 26 miles from Huntsville, AL
8:06 PM	60 mph	Near 31.53, -92.78, LA
8:07 PM	49 mph	About 57 miles from Huntsville, AL
8:09 PM	45 mph	About 10 miles from Huntsville, AL
8:09 PM	60 mph	About 16 miles from Huntsville, AL
8:09 PM	49 mph	About 16 miles from Huntsville, AL
8:11 PM	45 mph	About 9 miles from Huntsville, AL
8:15 PM	58 mph	Near 33.05, -91.85, AR
8:15 PM	60 mph	About 16 miles from Huntsville, AL
8:15 PM	58 mph	Near 34.18, -88.35, MS
8:18 PM	49 mph	About 4 miles from Huntsville, AL
8:18 PM	58 mph	Near 33.00, -91.86, LA
8:23 PM	49 mph	About 7 miles from Huntsville, AL
8:24 PM	49 mph	About 5 miles from Huntsville, AL
8:25 PM	49 mph	About 7 miles from Huntsville, AL
8:25 PM	49 mph	About 7 miles from Huntsville, AL
8:27 PM	58 mph	About 60 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
8:48 PM	58 mph	Near 32.97, -91.64, LA
9:12 PM	58 mph	Near 33.03, -91.03, MS
9:19 PM	58 mph	Near 32.86, -91.39, LA
10:05 PM	58 mph	About 56 miles from Jackson, MS
10:10 PM	58 mph	About 58 miles from Jackson, MS
10:10 PM	58 mph	About 53 miles from Jackson, MS
10:16 PM	90 mph	Near 34.84, -103.32, NM
10:19 PM	70 mph	Near 34.87, -103.30, NM
10:20 PM	84 mph	Near 34.82, -103.32, NM
10:20 PM	70 mph	Near 34.82, -103.32, NM
10:40 PM	63 mph	About 39 miles from Jackson, MS
11:20 PM	68 mph	Near 34.65, -102.71, TX

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Texas	43	24	19	0
Arkansas	25	19	5	1
Mississippi	25	1	24	0
Alabama	13	0	13	0
Louisiana	8	3	5	0
Tennessee	6	0	4	2
New Mexico	5	1	4	0

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Huntsville, AL	None	49 mph	0

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