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Storm reports for May 7, 2023

NOAA recorded 303 hail reports, 175 wind reports and 13 tornado reports in 16 states on May 7, 2023.

in 16 states
491
Storm reports
Near 39.67, -89.70, IL
3.25 in
Largest hail
About 57 miles from Davenport, IA
81 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF1, about 15 miles from Louisville, KY
13
Tornado reports
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
  • Surveyed wind damage

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 7, 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

Hail303, most at 4 PM

Wind175, most at 8 PM

Tornado13, most at 7 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
7:42 AMEF1About 15 miles from Louisville, KY0.11 mi long, 100 yd wide
7:46 AMEF0About 12 miles from Louisville, KY0.38 mi long, 150 yd wide
7:48 AMEF1About 9 miles from Louisville, KY0.35 mi long, 125 yd wide
7:52 AMEF1About 9 miles from Louisville, KY0.41 mi long, 100 yd wide
7:57 AMEF1About 7 miles from Louisville, KY4.45 mi long, 200 yd wide
8:25 AMEF0About 26 miles from Louisville, KY0.61 mi long, 30 yd wide
5:48 PMEF1About 33 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA4.95 mi long, 100 yd wide
6:30 PMEF0About 18 miles from Asheville, NC0.6 mi long, 15 yd wide
6:30 PMNot ratedAbout 42 miles from Chicago, IL0.21 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:40 PMNot ratedAbout 42 miles from Davenport, IA0.1 mi long, 20 yd wide
6:42 PMNot ratedAbout 43 miles from Chicago, IL0.97 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:09 PMNot ratedAbout 57 miles from Rockford, IL0.09 mi long, 25 yd wide
8:08 PMNot ratedAbout 43 miles from Omaha, NE0.05 mi long, 50 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Iowa167120452
Illinois12461594
Kansas4224180
Texas413830
Nebraska3417170
Kentucky2511131
Tennessee171070
South Dakota141400
Indiana11335
Missouri6150
North Carolina3021
Mississippi2200
Wyoming2110
Arkansas1100
Idaho1010
South Carolina1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Abilene, TX2.5 inNone0
Lincoln, NE2.5 inNone0
San Angelo, TX2.5 in60 mph0
Rapid City, SD1.75 inNone0
Cedar Rapids, IA1.0 in70 mph0
Clarksville, TN1.0 inNone0
Davenport, IA1.0 in70 mph0
Knoxville, TN1.0 in58 mph0
Nashville, TN0.75 inNone0
Asheville, NCNone58 mph0
Chattanooga, TNNone58 mph0
Hickory, NCNone58 mph0
Lexington, KYNone60 mph0
Louisville, KYNone75 mph4
Peoria, ILNone70 mph0

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