Iowa storm reports for May 7, 2023

Name: NOAA storm reports, Iowa, May 7, 2023
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 120 hail reports, 45 wind reports and 2 tornado reports in Iowa on May 7, 2023.

in Iowa; 167
Storm reports: About 29 miles from Des Moines, IA; 2.75 in
Largest hail: About 57 miles from Davenport, IA; 81 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF1, about 33 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA; 2
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 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

Hail120, most at 4 PM

Wind45, most at 5 PM

Tornado2, most at 5 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
5:48 PM	EF1	About 33 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA	4.95 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:08 PM	Not rated	About 43 miles from Omaha, NE	0.05 mi long, 50 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
1:20 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.95, -95.06, IA
1:37 PM	1.5 in	Near 42.06, -94.87, IA
1:40 PM	2.5 in	Near 42.05, -94.85, IA
1:40 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.06, -94.88, IA
2:07 PM	1.75 in	About 58 miles from Des Moines, IA
2:50 PM	0.75 in	About 37 miles from Des Moines, IA
2:55 PM	0.75 in	About 37 miles from Des Moines, IA
2:56 PM	1.0 in	About 43 miles from Des Moines, IA
3:02 PM	0.75 in	About 37 miles from Des Moines, IA
3:04 PM	1.0 in	About 37 miles from Des Moines, IA
3:07 PM	1.25 in	About 33 miles from Des Moines, IA
3:07 PM	1.5 in	About 43 miles from Des Moines, IA

Show all 120 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
3:08 PM	1.5 in	About 37 miles from Des Moines, IA
3:08 PM	1.75 in	About 34 miles from Des Moines, IA
3:10 PM	2.0 in	About 33 miles from Des Moines, IA
3:10 PM	2.5 in	About 34 miles from Des Moines, IA
3:10 PM	2.5 in	About 34 miles from Des Moines, IA
3:30 PM	1.0 in	About 39 miles from Des Moines, IA
3:38 PM	0.88 in	About 24 miles from Des Moines, IA
3:42 PM	1.75 in	About 27 miles from Des Moines, IA
3:47 PM	1.75 in	About 26 miles from Des Moines, IA
3:49 PM	1.25 in	About 27 miles from Des Moines, IA
3:49 PM	1.5 in	About 46 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
3:56 PM	1.5 in	About 22 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:00 PM	1.75 in	About 30 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:00 PM	1.75 in	About 35 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:00 PM	2.75 in	About 29 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:05 PM	1.0 in	About 31 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
4:05 PM	1.5 in	About 31 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
4:05 PM	1.5 in	About 31 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
4:14 PM	1.0 in	About 40 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:16 PM	1.5 in	About 30 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:17 PM	2.0 in	About 30 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:17 PM	2.0 in	About 29 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:19 PM	1.0 in	About 26 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
4:20 PM	2.75 in	About 32 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:20 PM	2.75 in	About 30 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:20 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.72, -91.47, IA
4:21 PM	1.75 in	About 32 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:23 PM	1.75 in	About 26 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
4:28 PM	2.75 in	About 28 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
4:30 PM	2.0 in	About 37 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:32 PM	1.5 in	About 22 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
4:33 PM	2.5 in	About 40 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:34 PM	2.5 in	About 39 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:35 PM	1.0 in	About 24 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
4:35 PM	1.0 in	About 24 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
4:40 PM	2.75 in	About 46 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:42 PM	1.75 in	About 47 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:44 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.74, -91.33, IA
4:45 PM	1.5 in	About 47 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:47 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.74, -91.34, IA
4:50 PM	2.75 in	About 50 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:56 PM	1.5 in	About 16 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
4:57 PM	1.75 in	About 51 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
4:57 PM	1.0 in	About 15 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:00 PM	1.0 in	About 51 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:00 PM	2.0 in	About 53 miles from Des Moines, IA
5:03 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.72, -91.23, IA
5:04 PM	1.25 in	Near 40.74, -91.33, IA
5:09 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.71, -91.23, IA
5:10 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.72, -91.23, IA
5:10 PM	1.0 in	About 27 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:13 PM	1.0 in	About 19 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:20 PM	1.0 in	About 14 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:22 PM	1.0 in	About 51 miles from Des Moines, IA
5:22 PM	1.0 in	About 14 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:23 PM	1.0 in	About 23 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:24 PM	1.0 in	About 15 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:25 PM	1.0 in	About 16 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:36 PM	1.5 in	About 29 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:40 PM	1.0 in	About 33 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:41 PM	2.0 in	Near 41.32, -92.48, IA
5:43 PM	2.0 in	Near 41.32, -92.46, IA
5:45 PM	1.0 in	About 34 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:52 PM	1.25 in	About 31 miles from Davenport, IA
5:55 PM	1.75 in	About 34 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:58 PM	1.25 in	About 51 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
6:00 PM	1.0 in	About 29 miles from Davenport, IA
6:02 PM	1.0 in	About 30 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
6:17 PM	1.0 in	About 57 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
6:21 PM	1.75 in	About 31 miles from Davenport, IA
6:23 PM	1.0 in	About 46 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
6:25 PM	1.0 in	About 46 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
6:26 PM	1.0 in	About 47 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
6:31 PM	1.0 in	About 31 miles from Davenport, IA
6:35 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.09, -91.97, IA
7:10 PM	1.0 in	About 48 miles from Davenport, IA
7:20 PM	2.0 in	Near 40.95, -91.57, IA
7:30 PM	1.0 in	About 27 miles from Omaha, NE
7:30 PM	1.0 in	About 59 miles from Davenport, IA
7:34 PM	1.0 in	About 59 miles from Davenport, IA
7:34 PM	1.0 in	About 22 miles from Omaha, NE
7:35 PM	1.75 in	About 30 miles from Omaha, NE
7:40 PM	2.25 in	About 29 miles from Omaha, NE
7:45 PM	2.25 in	Near 41.19, -94.67, IA
7:50 PM	2.5 in	Near 41.19, -94.67, IA
7:53 PM	1.0 in	About 27 miles from Omaha, NE
7:54 PM	1.0 in	About 30 miles from Omaha, NE
7:54 PM	1.5 in	About 26 miles from Omaha, NE
7:56 PM	1.0 in	About 59 miles from Des Moines, IA
8:26 PM	1.75 in	About 42 miles from Omaha, NE
8:27 PM	1.75 in	About 30 miles from Omaha, NE
8:38 PM	1.0 in	About 50 miles from Omaha, NE
8:41 PM	1.0 in	About 53 miles from Omaha, NE
8:45 PM	1.75 in	About 42 miles from Omaha, NE
9:03 PM	1.0 in	About 55 miles from Omaha, NE
9:20 PM	0.88 in	About 39 miles from Des Moines, IA
9:21 PM	1.0 in	About 57 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
9:21 PM	1.0 in	About 49 miles from Des Moines, IA
9:31 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.73, -95.03, IA
9:33 PM	1.75 in	About 54 miles from Des Moines, IA
9:45 PM	1.25 in	About 43 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
9:49 PM	1.0 in	About 46 miles from Omaha, NE
10:00 PM	1.0 in	About 39 miles from Des Moines, IA
10:13 PM	1.25 in	About 20 miles from Omaha, NE
10:41 PM	1.0 in	About 44 miles from Des Moines, IA
10:48 PM	1.0 in	About 38 miles from Des Moines, IA
10:56 PM	0.88 in	About 45 miles from Des Moines, IA
11:05 PM	1.0 in	About 38 miles from Des Moines, IA

Time	Gust	Where
3:42 PM	62 mph	About 28 miles from Des Moines, IA
3:45 PM	63 mph	About 29 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:32 PM	70 mph	About 28 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
4:33 PM	64 mph	About 24 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
4:35 PM	60 mph	About 24 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
4:42 PM	63 mph	About 46 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:45 PM	70 mph	About 17 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
4:53 PM	63 mph	About 49 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:56 PM	64 mph	About 16 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
4:57 PM	75 mph	About 15 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
4:58 PM	70 mph	About 20 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:00 PM	70 mph	About 15 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA

Show all 45 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
5:00 PM	64 mph	About 23 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:00 PM	66 mph	About 6 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:05 PM	70 mph	About 17 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:08 PM	74 mph	About 19 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:09 PM	70 mph	About 18 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:10 PM	70 mph	About 18 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:10 PM	75 mph	About 18 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:11 PM	60 mph	About 15 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:13 PM	60 mph	Near 40.84, -91.26, IA
5:19 PM	72 mph	About 24 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:19 PM	60 mph	About 14 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:29 PM	63 mph	About 24 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:35 PM	70 mph	About 26 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:51 PM	70 mph	About 30 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:59 PM	60 mph	About 30 miles from Davenport, IA
5:59 PM	70 mph	About 19 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
6:03 PM	60 mph	About 37 miles from Davenport, IA
6:10 PM	59 mph	About 47 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
6:11 PM	60 mph	About 55 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
6:15 PM	60 mph	About 18 miles from Davenport, IA
6:28 PM	64 mph	About 5 miles from Davenport, IA
6:28 PM	70 mph	About 28 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
6:31 PM	66 mph	About 23 miles from Davenport, IA
6:32 PM	67 mph	About 5 miles from Davenport, IA
6:32 PM	70 mph	About 2 miles from Davenport, IA
6:35 PM	64 mph	About 4 miles from Davenport, IA
6:35 PM	81 mph	About 57 miles from Davenport, IA
6:38 PM	70 mph	Near 40.95, -91.57, IA
6:48 PM	64 mph	Near 40.97, -91.55, IA
6:50 PM	77 mph	Near 40.95, -91.52, IA
7:30 PM	60 mph	Near 40.97, -91.54, IA
7:31 PM	60 mph	Near 40.77, -91.13, IA
10:16 PM	60 mph	About 39 miles from Des Moines, IA

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Cedar Rapids, IA	1.0 in	70 mph	0
Davenport, IA	None	70 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.