North Carolina storm reports for May 16, 2022

Name: NOAA storm reports, North Carolina, May 16, 2022
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 3 hail reports, 27 wind reports and 1 tornado report in North Carolina on May 16, 2022.

in North Carolina; 31
Storm reports: Near 35.63, -77.22, NC; 1.0 in
Largest hail: About 26 miles from Greensboro, NC; 63 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF1, near 35.17, -77.18, NC; 1
Tornado reports

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

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 16, 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

Hail3, most at 5 PM

Wind27, most at 4 PM

Tornado1, most at 7 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
7:20 PM	EF1	Near 35.17, -77.18, NC	0.1 mi long, 80 yd wide

Time	Gust	Where
11:51 AM	58 mph	About 21 miles from Greensboro, NC
11:57 AM	58 mph	About 21 miles from Greensboro, NC
12:02 PM	58 mph	About 21 miles from Greensboro, NC
12:27 PM	58 mph	About 52 miles from Raleigh, NC
12:30 PM	58 mph	About 56 miles from Raleigh, NC
1:50 PM	63 mph	About 26 miles from Greensboro, NC
1:55 PM	58 mph	Near 35.78, -76.91, NC
2:05 PM	58 mph	Near 35.84, -76.74, NC
2:10 PM	63 mph	About 29 miles from Greensboro, NC
2:18 PM	58 mph	About 18 miles from Spartanburg, SC
4:31 PM	58 mph	About 11 miles from Raleigh, NC
4:43 PM	58 mph	Near 35.34, -77.27, NC

Show all 27 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
4:45 PM	58 mph	Near 35.25, -77.16, NC
4:50 PM	58 mph	Near 35.58, -76.95, NC
4:54 PM	58 mph	About 20 miles from Raleigh, NC
4:58 PM	58 mph	Near 35.30, -77.16, NC
5:05 PM	58 mph	About 16 miles from Raleigh, NC
5:08 PM	58 mph	Near 35.61, -76.86, NC
5:08 PM	58 mph	About 18 miles from Raleigh, NC
5:09 PM	58 mph	About 16 miles from Raleigh, NC
5:16 PM	58 mph	About 11 miles from Raleigh, NC
5:30 PM	58 mph	About 21 miles from Raleigh, NC
6:55 PM	58 mph	Near 35.37, -77.44, NC
7:33 PM	58 mph	Near 35.11, -77.10, NC
7:50 PM	58 mph	About 43 miles from Wilmington, NC
8:20 PM	58 mph	About 36 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC
8:25 PM	58 mph	About 32 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Raleigh, NC	None	58 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.

Time	Size	Where
4:24 PM	1.0 in	Near 35.63, -77.22, NC
5:25 PM	1.0 in	Near 35.22, -77.07, NC
5:35 PM	1.0 in	Near 35.25, -77.06, NC