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Storm reports for May 15, 2022

NOAA recorded 164 hail reports, 172 wind reports and 2 tornado reports in 16 states on May 15, 2022.

in 16 states
338
Storm reports
About 54 miles from Tulsa, OK
4.5 in
Largest hail
About 51 miles from McKinney, TX
96 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF0, about 9 miles from Jacksonville, FL
2
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

  • Wind report
  • Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
  • 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, 2022 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. Gust lines are estimates: the highest gust of the day in NOAA's hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. They aren't measurements at any building.

Reports by hour

Hail164, most at 4 PM

Wind172, most at 4 PM

Tornado2, most at 12 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
12:44 PMEF0About 9 miles from Jacksonville, FL0.01 mi long, 1 yd wide
3:54 PMNot ratedNear 38.64, -89.01, IL0.11 mi long, 30 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Arkansas7922570
Oklahoma5946130
Texas4220220
Kansas3617190
Missouri3210220
Mississippi3111200
Louisiana151050
Florida12831
Alabama9810
Tennessee7430
Georgia5320
Illinois4301
New York3030
Pennsylvania2110
Oregon1100
Virginia1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Gulfport, MS2.0 inNone0
New Orleans, LA2.0 inNone0
Allen, TX1.75 inNone0
Carrollton, TX1.75 inNone0
Frisco, TX1.75 inNone0
McKinney, TX1.75 inNone0
Plano, TX1.75 inNone0
Richardson, TX1.75 inNone0
Lewisville, TX1.5 inNone0
Daphne, AL1.25 inNone0
Denton, TX1.25 inNone0
Fayetteville, AR1.0 inNone0
Garland, TX1.0 inNone0
Mobile, AL1.0 inNone0
Pensacola, FL1.0 inNone0
Tulsa, OK1.0 inNone0
Albany, NYNone58 mph0
Jackson, MSNone58 mph0
Jacksonville, FLNone58 mph1
Kansas City, MONone60 mph0
Little Rock, ARNone70 mph0
Longview, TXNone60 mph0
Mesquite, TXNone67 mph0
Topeka, KSNone75 mph0

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