Storm reports for May 15, 2021

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, May 15, 2021
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 35 hail reports, 11 wind reports and 4 tornado reports in 13 states on May 15, 2021.

in 13 states; 50
Storm reports: Near 30.34, -102.43, TX; 2.0 in
Largest hail: Near 39.39, -116.18, NV; 83 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF0, about 43 miles from Rochester, MN; 4
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

Wind report
Tornado and its path

Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

Wind report
Tornado and its path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 15, 2021 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report.

Reports by hour

Hail35, most at 4 PM

Wind11, most at 5 PM

Tornado4, most at 12 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
12:54 PM	Not rated	About 44 miles from Sioux Falls, SD	1.29 mi long, 25 yd wide
4:35 PM	Not rated	Near 42.55, -94.45, IA	0.33 mi long, 30 yd wide
5:49 PM	EF0	About 43 miles from Rochester, MN	0.3 mi long, 15 yd wide
7:19 PM	Not rated	Near 38.02, -103.72, CO	2.43 mi long, 20 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
1:55 PM	0.88 in	Near 43.09, -93.80, IA
4:10 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.78, -104.20, NM
4:15 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.70, -116.05, NV
4:15 PM	1.5 in	Near 39.75, -115.72, NV
4:19 PM	1.0 in	About 48 miles from Minneapolis, MN
4:29 PM	1.0 in	About 48 miles from Minneapolis, MN
4:31 PM	1.25 in	Near 34.18, -103.34, NM
4:50 PM	1.25 in	Near 30.89, -102.75, TX
5:11 PM	1.75 in	Near 42.84, -91.88, IA
5:15 PM	0.75 in	Near 35.14, -103.56, NM
5:20 PM	1.25 in	About 38 miles from Minneapolis, MN
5:23 PM	0.75 in	Near 34.18, -103.34, NM

Show all 35 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
5:35 PM	1.75 in	Near 34.18, -103.34, NM
5:52 PM	1.0 in	About 45 miles from Minneapolis, MN
6:33 PM	2.0 in	Near 30.34, -102.43, TX
6:41 PM	1.0 in	About 10 miles from Odessa, TX
7:05 PM	1.0 in	About 29 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
7:08 PM	1.0 in	About 34 miles from Rochester, MN
7:15 PM	0.88 in	Near 41.78, -107.23, WY
7:22 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.50, -115.95, NV
7:42 PM	0.88 in	About 30 miles from Rochester, MN
7:42 PM	1.25 in	About 20 miles from Midland, TX
8:02 PM	1.75 in	About 33 miles from Midland, TX
8:28 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.90, -101.76, NE
8:50 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.87, -101.74, NE
8:55 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.91, -101.73, NE
9:15 PM	2.0 in	Near 29.91, -101.91, TX
9:22 PM	1.25 in	About 57 miles from Amarillo, TX
9:22 PM	1.25 in	About 57 miles from Amarillo, TX
10:00 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.66, -101.40, OK
10:06 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.59, -100.59, KS
10:55 PM	0.88 in	About 11 miles from Wichita, KS
10:58 PM	0.75 in	About 10 miles from Wichita, KS
11:28 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.18, -99.10, KS
12:20 AM	0.88 in	About 11 miles from Wichita, KS

Time	Gust	Where
1:35 PM	60 mph	About 9 miles from Edinburg, TX
4:51 PM	62 mph	Near 31.81, -104.80, TX
5:39 PM	59 mph	Near 35.21, -103.61, NM
5:50 PM	63 mph	Near 32.87, -106.49, NM
7:00 PM	66 mph	Near 38.30, -116.19, NV
7:00 PM	83 mph	Near 39.39, -116.18, NV
8:21 PM	60 mph	Near 30.05, -102.20, TX
8:43 PM	61 mph	About 59 miles from Lubbock, TX
9:20 PM	67 mph	Near 41.19, -100.74, NE
9:23 PM	62 mph	Near 37.14, -101.90, KS
2:10 AM	64 mph	Near 40.75, -114.01, UT

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Texas	12	8	4	0
New Mexico	7	5	2	0
Kansas	6	5	1	0
Nevada	5	3	2	0
Wisconsin	5	5	0	0
Iowa	4	2	0	2
Nebraska	4	3	1	0
Colorado	2	1	0	1
Minnesota	1	1	0	0
Oklahoma	1	1	0	0
South Dakota	1	0	0	1
Utah	1	0	1	0
Wyoming	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
Odessa, TX	1.0 in	None
Wichita, KS	0.88 in	None
Edinburg, TX	None	60 mph

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