Storm reports for February 15, 2023

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, February 15, 2023
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 55 hail reports, 19 wind reports and 3 tornado reports in 5 states on February 15, 2023.

in 5 states; 77
Storm reports: About 46 miles from Springfield, MO; 2.5 in
Largest hail: Near 36.06, -92.87, AR; 92 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF2, near 36.04, -92.91, AR; 3
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
Surveyed tornado path

Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA; 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
Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
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 February 15, 2023 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. 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

Hail55, most at 11 PM

Wind19, most at 2 AM

Tornado3, most at 1 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
1:15 AM	EF1	About 44 miles from Fayetteville, AR	3.4 mi long, 200 yd wide
1:59 AM	EF2	Near 36.04, -92.91, AR	10.97 mi long, 250 yd wide
2:22 AM	EF1	Near 35.86, -92.72, AR	1.35 mi long, 75 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
7:30 PM	1.0 in	About 30 miles from Norman, OK
8:18 PM	0.75 in	About 50 miles from Norman, OK
8:29 PM	0.75 in	About 44 miles from Norman, OK
8:37 PM	1.0 in	About 48 miles from Norman, OK
8:43 PM	1.0 in	About 46 miles from Norman, OK
9:07 PM	2.0 in	About 12 miles from Memphis, TN
9:10 PM	1.25 in	About 11 miles from Memphis, TN
9:10 PM	1.25 in	About 15 miles from Memphis, TN
9:25 PM	1.5 in	About 17 miles from Memphis, TN
9:42 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.30, -97.11, OK
9:43 PM	1.0 in	About 10 miles from Memphis, TN
9:58 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.81, -96.10, OK

Show all 55 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
10:00 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.82, -96.04, OK
10:27 PM	1.0 in	About 30 miles from Fayetteville, AR
10:36 PM	0.88 in	About 29 miles from Fayetteville, AR
10:39 PM	0.75 in	About 19 miles from Fayetteville, AR
10:43 PM	0.75 in	About 20 miles from Fayetteville, AR
10:46 PM	0.75 in	About 23 miles from Fayetteville, AR
10:46 PM	0.75 in	About 20 miles from Fayetteville, AR
10:47 PM	0.75 in	About 19 miles from Fayetteville, AR
10:48 PM	0.75 in	About 20 miles from Fayetteville, AR
10:53 PM	1.75 in	About 17 miles from Fayetteville, AR
11:06 PM	0.88 in	About 8 miles from Fayetteville, AR
11:12 PM	0.75 in	About 27 miles from Fayetteville, AR
11:14 PM	1.0 in	About 8 miles from Fayetteville, AR
11:15 PM	1.0 in	About 8 miles from Fayetteville, AR
11:18 PM	0.88 in	About 55 miles from Fayetteville, AR
11:23 PM	1.75 in	About 54 miles from Fayetteville, AR
11:23 PM	1.25 in	About 35 miles from Fayetteville, AR
11:24 PM	1.0 in	About 35 miles from Fayetteville, AR
11:25 PM	1.25 in	About 33 miles from Fayetteville, AR
11:25 PM	1.5 in	About 36 miles from Fayetteville, AR
11:28 PM	1.0 in	About 40 miles from Fayetteville, AR
11:32 PM	1.0 in	About 42 miles from Fayetteville, AR
11:32 PM	1.75 in	Near 34.88, -95.49, OK
11:35 PM	2.5 in	About 46 miles from Springfield, MO
11:35 PM	1.0 in	About 38 miles from Fayetteville, AR
11:37 PM	1.0 in	About 46 miles from Springfield, MO
11:41 PM	1.0 in	About 43 miles from Springfield, MO
11:45 PM	1.0 in	About 45 miles from Fayetteville, AR
11:46 PM	0.75 in	Near 34.92, -95.32, OK
11:49 PM	1.0 in	About 40 miles from Springfield, MO
11:54 PM	0.75 in	About 42 miles from Fayetteville, AR
12:07 AM	0.75 in	About 3 miles from Fayetteville, AR
12:28 AM	1.0 in	Near 36.73, -85.69, KY
12:28 AM	1.75 in	Near 35.05, -94.66, OK
12:37 AM	1.0 in	About 39 miles from Fayetteville, AR
12:37 AM	1.0 in	Near 35.25, -94.60, OK
12:39 AM	1.0 in	Near 35.13, -94.54, OK
1:16 AM	1.75 in	About 50 miles from Fayetteville, AR
1:28 AM	1.0 in	About 56 miles from Springfield, MO
1:29 AM	2.0 in	About 57 miles from Springfield, MO
1:52 AM	1.75 in	Near 35.77, -93.08, AR
2:24 AM	1.0 in	Near 37.77, -90.63, MO
3:08 AM	1.25 in	About 30 miles from St. Louis, MO

Time	Gust	Where
8:10 PM	74 mph	About 42 miles from Norman, OK
9:40 PM	69 mph	About 45 miles from Tulsa, OK
9:55 PM	85 mph	About 41 miles from Fayetteville, AR
10:04 PM	81 mph	About 35 miles from Fayetteville, AR
11:51 PM	60 mph	About 44 miles from Fayetteville, AR
12:12 AM	60 mph	About 18 miles from Springfield, MO
12:12 AM	60 mph	About 19 miles from Springfield, MO
12:27 AM	60 mph	About 14 miles from Springfield, MO
12:45 AM	75 mph	About 35 miles from Fayetteville, AR
12:59 AM	60 mph	About 38 miles from Springfield, MO
2:00 AM	92 mph	Near 36.06, -92.87, AR
2:01 AM	81 mph	About 44 miles from Fayetteville, AR

Show all 19 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
2:03 AM	58 mph	Near 37.82, -91.89, MO
2:10 AM	90 mph	Near 36.13, -92.77, AR
2:27 AM	64 mph	Near 37.93, -91.42, MO
2:46 AM	70 mph	Near 35.88, -92.70, AR
2:53 AM	81 mph	Near 35.66, -92.76, AR
3:15 AM	62 mph	About 23 miles from Little Rock, AR
4:38 AM	58 mph	Near 36.04, -89.03, TN

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Arkansas	37	26	8	3
Oklahoma	19	15	4	0
Missouri	17	11	6	0
Tennessee	3	2	1	0
Kentucky	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
Memphis, TN	2.0 in	None
Fayetteville, AR	1.0 in	None
Springfield, MO	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.