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Storm reports for May 23, 2021

NOAA recorded 39 hail reports, 54 wind reports and 12 tornado reports in 8 states on May 23, 2021.

in 8 states
105
Storm reports
Near 40.86, -102.96, CO
3.0 in
Largest hail
Near 43.85, -99.56, SD
85 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF1, near 40.61, -103.14, CO
12
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 23, 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

Hail39, most at 5 PM

Wind54, most at 5 PM

Tornado12, most at 4 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
3:00 PMEF0Near 39.54, -103.68, CO0.01 mi long, 25 yd wide
3:24 PMEF0Near 40.15, -103.47, CO0.01 mi long, 25 yd wide
3:52 PMEF0Near 40.03, -103.39, CO0.69 mi long, 25 yd wide
4:14 PMEF0Near 40.21, -103.30, CO0.01 mi long, 25 yd wide
4:49 PMEF1Near 40.61, -103.14, CO0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:50 PMNot ratedNear 45.30, -102.19, SD2.13 mi long, 10 yd wide
4:55 PMEF1About 34 miles from Rapid City, SD6.6 mi long, 20 yd wide
4:58 PMNot ratedNear 45.38, -102.22, SD4.26 mi long, 10 yd wide
5:04 PMEF1About 27 miles from Rapid City, SD5.86 mi long, 10 yd wide
5:19 PMEF0Near 40.68, -102.91, CO0.01 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:29 PMEF1Near 40.80, -102.95, CO0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:45 PMEF0Near 39.29, -103.26, CO0.5 mi long, 25 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
South Dakota445354
Colorado281378
Nebraska211470
Kansas4220
Texas3300
North Dakota2020
Wyoming2110
New Mexico1100

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Rapid City, SD1.0 in58 mph0
Cheyenne, WY0.75 inNone0

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