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Storm reports for May 12, 2023

NOAA recorded 83 hail reports, 58 wind reports and 34 tornado reports in 11 states on May 12, 2023.

in 11 states
175
Storm reports
About 53 miles from Lincoln, NE
4.5 in
Largest hail
Near 41.33, -97.84, NE
81 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, near 42.08, -98.70, NE
34
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 12, 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

Hail83, most at 5 PM

Wind58, most at 6 PM

Tornado34, most at 5 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
12:34 PMEF1Near 41.62, -99.87, NE4.02 mi long, 100 yd wide
12:39 PMNot ratedNear 41.69, -100.32, NE0.09 mi long, 10 yd wide
12:42 PMNot ratedNear 41.49, -100.20, NE0.1 mi long, 1 yd wide
12:47 PMNot ratedNear 41.50, -100.24, NE0.1 mi long, 10 yd wide
2:25 PMEF1Near 41.61, -98.40, NE13.64 mi long, 200 yd wide
3:11 PMEF1Near 41.83, -98.52, NE3.42 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:25 PMNot ratedNear 41.83, -98.75, NE0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:55 PMNot ratedNear 41.59, -97.69, NE0.05 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:55 PMEF2Near 42.08, -98.70, NE7.33 mi long, 75 yd wide
4:00 PMNot ratedNear 41.52, -100.20, NE0.1 mi long, 10 yd wide
4:09 PMEF1Near 41.85, -97.88, NE1.25 mi long, 150 yd wide
4:22 PMNot ratedNear 41.79, -97.70, NE0.15 mi long, 50 yd wide
Show all 34 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
4:33 PMEF1About 55 miles from Lincoln, NE3.05 mi long, 80 yd wide
4:53 PMEF1Near 41.77, -97.26, NE8.9 mi long, 200 yd wide
5:01 PMEF1Near 42.07, -97.55, NE3.11 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:15 PMEF2About 36 miles from Omaha, NE5.5 mi long, 800 yd wide
5:17 PMEF1Near 41.76, -97.21, NE4.98 mi long, 150 yd wide
5:34 PMEF1Near 41.99, -97.23, NE2.79 mi long, 200 yd wide
5:39 PMEF1Near 41.91, -97.10, NE5.08 mi long, 300 yd wide
5:42 PMEF0About 37 miles from Omaha, NE2.49 mi long, 300 yd wide
5:46 PMEF2About 37 miles from Omaha, NE10.37 mi long, 1600 yd wide
6:14 PMEF1About 41 miles from Omaha, NE1.15 mi long, 100 yd wide
6:14 PMEF0Near 42.17, -97.06, NE0.33 mi long, 20 yd wide
6:20 PMEF2About 44 miles from Omaha, NE11.3 mi long, 1150 yd wide
6:34 PMEF0Near 42.31, -97.06, NE0.73 mi long, 20 yd wide
7:03 PMEF2Near 39.94, -95.63, KS1.48 mi long, 500 yd wide
7:11 PMEF1About 32 miles from Topeka, KS3.62 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:18 PMEF0Near 40.00, -95.56, KS2.28 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:23 PMNot ratedAbout 36 miles from Omaha, NE0.42 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:38 PMNot ratedAbout 39 miles from Topeka, KS0.01 mi long, 10 yd wide
7:43 PMNot ratedAbout 36 miles from Omaha, NE0.47 mi long, 20 yd wide
7:49 PMNot ratedAbout 42 miles from Topeka, KS0.01 mi long, 10 yd wide
8:06 PMEF0Near 36.66, -97.34, OK0.3 mi long, 10 yd wide
4:06 AMEF1About 15 miles from Brownsville, TX0.45 mi long, 200 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Nebraska67261427
Oklahoma333111
Texas2610151
Kansas171025
Florida10460
Mississippi7070
Alabama5050
Georgia5140
Iowa3030
Missouri1100
South Dakota1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Lincoln, NE1.25 inNone0
Odessa, TX1.0 in60 mph0
San Angelo, TX1.0 inNone0
Norman, OK0.75 inNone0
Oklahoma City, OK0.75 inNone0
Brownsville, TXNoneNone1
Corpus Christi, TXNone58 mph0

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