Storm reports for May 16, 2021

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, May 16, 2021
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 75 hail reports, 20 wind reports and 9 tornado reports in 12 states on May 16, 2021.

in 12 states; 104
Storm reports: Near 32.72, -100.87, TX; 4.25 in
Largest hail: About 46 miles from Ogden, UT; 76 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF1, about 7 miles from Richardson, TX; 9
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 16, 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

Hail75, most at 6 PM

Wind20, most at 6 PM

Tornado9, most at 2 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
11:14 AM	EF0	About 7 miles from Temple, TX	1.95 mi long, 50 yd wide
1:42 PM	Not rated	About 29 miles from Grand Prairie, TX	2.33 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:00 PM	EF0	About 4 miles from Dallas, TX	0.27 mi long, 30 yd wide
2:08 PM	Not rated	About 26 miles from Grand Prairie, TX	0.89 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:10 PM	EF1	About 7 miles from Richardson, TX	0.6 mi long, 90 yd wide
3:14 PM	Not rated	About 20 miles from Grand Prairie, TX	0.64 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:15 PM	Not rated	About 55 miles from Colorado Springs, CO	2.6 mi long, 20 yd wide
7:40 PM	Not rated	About 49 miles from Lubbock, TX	0.97 mi long, 50 yd wide
10:46 PM	EF0	About 36 miles from Abilene, TX	0.15 mi long, 130 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
2:20 PM	1.0 in	About 18 miles from Salt Lake City, UT
2:58 PM	0.88 in	About 25 miles from Salt Lake City, UT
3:45 PM	1.0 in	Near 44.57, -68.67, ME
3:53 PM	0.88 in	About 6 miles from Ogden, UT
4:18 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.65, -92.78, MO
4:27 PM	1.0 in	About 7 miles from Ogden, UT
4:30 PM	1.0 in	About 34 miles from Ogden, UT
4:38 PM	2.0 in	About 5 miles from Amarillo, TX
4:50 PM	1.5 in	Near 37.51, -105.01, CO
4:50 PM	1.25 in	About 10 miles from Amarillo, TX
4:52 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.63, -104.78, CO
5:23 PM	1.75 in	About 40 miles from Colorado Springs, CO

Show all 75 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
5:25 PM	1.75 in	About 39 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
5:30 PM	1.75 in	About 40 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
5:31 PM	1.75 in	Near 38.72, -103.63, CO
5:33 PM	1.5 in	Near 34.38, -100.07, TX
5:35 PM	1.0 in	About 40 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
5:36 PM	1.25 in	Near 38.72, -103.60, CO
5:40 PM	1.25 in	Near 38.69, -103.61, CO
5:42 PM	2.0 in	About 44 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
5:42 PM	1.75 in	About 45 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
5:46 PM	1.25 in	About 44 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
5:46 PM	1.0 in	About 40 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
5:46 PM	1.5 in	About 41 miles from Amarillo, TX
5:54 PM	1.0 in	About 43 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
6:00 PM	2.0 in	About 16 miles from Amarillo, TX
6:02 PM	1.25 in	Near 38.52, -98.78, KS
6:05 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.52, -98.78, KS
6:09 PM	1.25 in	About 43 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
6:20 PM	1.75 in	Near 39.35, -100.08, KS
6:21 PM	1.0 in	About 40 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
6:29 PM	1.0 in	About 7 miles from Amarillo, TX
6:34 PM	0.88 in	Near 39.30, -102.60, CO
6:35 PM	0.75 in	Near 39.43, -100.90, KS
6:37 PM	1.0 in	About 22 miles from St. Louis, MO
6:37 PM	1.75 in	About 14 miles from Amarillo, TX
6:45 PM	0.88 in	About 46 miles from Denton, TX
6:47 PM	1.75 in	About 32 miles from Amarillo, TX
6:52 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.53, -99.11, KS
6:55 PM	0.88 in	Near 39.29, -100.08, KS
6:56 PM	2.0 in	About 15 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:27 PM	1.25 in	About 18 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:29 PM	1.5 in	About 54 miles from Lubbock, TX
7:30 PM	1.25 in	Near 34.22, -100.36, TX
7:40 PM	1.0 in	About 33 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:44 PM	1.5 in	About 19 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:45 PM	1.0 in	Near 33.99, -99.73, TX
7:45 PM	0.88 in	Near 39.30, -102.27, CO
7:50 PM	0.88 in	Near 36.08, -104.25, NM
7:54 PM	1.0 in	About 37 miles from Midland, TX
7:55 PM	1.25 in	About 53 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:55 PM	1.5 in	Near 33.99, -99.73, TX
7:57 PM	1.75 in	Near 33.99, -99.72, TX
7:57 PM	1.75 in	About 19 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:59 PM	1.5 in	Near 36.26, -102.83, TX
8:00 PM	1.5 in	About 15 miles from Amarillo, TX
8:05 PM	1.75 in	Near 32.35, -100.92, TX
8:06 PM	1.5 in	About 44 miles from Midland, TX
8:15 PM	2.75 in	Near 32.40, -100.85, TX
8:16 PM	2.0 in	Near 32.40, -100.85, TX
8:19 PM	0.75 in	About 36 miles from Amarillo, TX
8:23 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.34, -103.16, CO
8:32 PM	1.0 in	About 19 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
8:32 PM	1.5 in	About 56 miles from Abilene, TX
8:40 PM	0.75 in	Near 39.37, -101.70, KS
8:50 PM	3.0 in	Near 32.72, -100.90, TX
8:54 PM	4.25 in	Near 32.72, -100.87, TX
9:08 PM	2.0 in	About 44 miles from Abilene, TX
9:28 PM	1.5 in	Near 40.64, -100.60, NE
10:31 PM	3.0 in	About 29 miles from Lubbock, TX
10:44 PM	1.0 in	About 49 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
10:48 PM	1.5 in	Near 33.42, -99.82, TX
11:13 PM	1.5 in	About 44 miles from Fort Worth, TX
11:57 PM	1.0 in	About 23 miles from Fort Worth, TX
12:02 AM	1.0 in	About 19 miles from Fort Worth, TX

Time	Gust	Where
3:51 PM	62 mph	Near 37.02, -116.61, NV
4:50 PM	76 mph	About 46 miles from Ogden, UT
5:20 PM	60 mph	Near 38.61, -98.58, KS
5:25 PM	58 mph	About 57 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
6:00 PM	60 mph	Near 42.17, -112.65, ID
6:30 PM	70 mph	About 49 miles from Denton, TX
6:45 PM	75 mph	About 16 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:00 PM	70 mph	About 40 miles from Denton, TX
7:45 PM	64 mph	Near 38.54, -99.49, KS
7:53 PM	60 mph	Near 42.38, -113.88, ID
8:08 PM	70 mph	Near 38.45, -99.69, KS
8:12 PM	64 mph	About 39 miles from Midland, TX

Show all 20 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
8:19 PM	58 mph	Near 42.55, -113.40, ID
9:07 PM	72 mph	Near 34.64, -100.80, TX
10:23 PM	70 mph	Near 33.38, -99.84, TX
10:30 PM	64 mph	Near 39.30, -89.28, IL
10:39 PM	58 mph	About 50 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
11:52 PM	60 mph	About 47 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
12:07 AM	62 mph	Near 33.53, -99.53, TX
12:25 AM	59 mph	Near 37.60, -101.37, KS

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Texas	53	38	7	8
Colorado	20	19	0	1
Kansas	11	7	4	0
Utah	6	5	1	0
Oklahoma	4	1	3	0
Idaho	3	0	3	0
Missouri	2	2	0	0
Illinois	1	0	1	0
Maine	1	1	0	0
Nebraska	1	1	0	0
New Mexico	1	1	0	0
Nevada	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	Tornado reports
Amarillo, TX	2.0 in	None	0
Ogden, UT	1.0 in	None	0
Carrollton, TX	None	None	2
Dallas, TX	None	None	2
Garland, TX	None	None	2
Irving, TX	None	None	2
Mesquite, TX	None	None	2
Plano, TX	None	None	2
Richardson, TX	None	None	2
Temple, TX	None	None	1

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