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Storm reports for May 16, 2023

NOAA recorded 45 hail reports, 193 wind reports and 4 tornado reports in 14 states on May 16, 2023.

in 14 states
242
Storm reports
Near 37.52, -82.42, KY
2.5 in
Largest hail
Near 37.67, -83.12, KY
90 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF1, near 37.67, -83.12, KY
4
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 16, 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

Hail45, most at 2 PM

Wind193, most at 4 PM

Tornado4, most at 4 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
3:46 PMEF1Near 37.67, -83.12, KY0.67 mi long, 150 yd wide
4:17 PMEF1About 34 miles from Kingsport, TN0.15 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:27 PMEF1About 26 miles from Kingsport, TN0.55 mi long, 30 yd wide
4:33 PMEF1About 19 miles from Kingsport, TN0.56 mi long, 30 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Kentucky6712541
Virginia604533
North Carolina5011390
Tennessee225170
Alabama12480
Georgia6060
South Carolina6150
Kansas5320
Oregon3300
Texas3120
West Virginia3030
Mississippi2020
Nebraska2110
Montana1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Charlotte, NC1.0 in58 mph0
Knoxville, TN1.0 in60 mph0
Richmond, VA1.0 in58 mph0
Birmingham, AL0.88 in58 mph0
Greenville, SC0.88 in58 mph0
League City, TX0.75 in58 mph0
Pasadena, TX0.75 inNone0
Asheville, NCNone58 mph0
Greensboro, NCNone58 mph0
Houston, TXNone58 mph0
Kingsport, TNNone60 mph0
Raleigh, NCNone58 mph0
Winston-Salem, NCNone58 mph0

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