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Storm reports for May 6, 2024

NOAA recorded 132 hail reports, 320 wind reports and 58 tornado reports in 16 states on May 6, 2024.

in 16 states
510
Storm reports
Near 39.09, -97.03, KS
4.0 in
Largest hail
About 8 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
105 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF4, about 29 miles from Tulsa, OK
58
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 6, 2024 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.

What happened

An EF4 tornado formed southeast of Hominy in Osage County, Oklahoma, at about 9:12 p.m. CDT on May 6, 2024, and moved northeast through Barnsdall.1 NWS surveyors estimated winds of 170 to 180 mph in that segment. In Barnsdall, more than 110 homes and businesses were damaged and 65 destroyed, two people were killed and at least 33 were injured. NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $10 million in damage in Osage County.1 The same tornado entered Washington County at about 9:57 p.m. and crossed Bartlesville with winds of 115 to 125 mph, damaging an estimated 1,000 homes and businesses. The database lists $15 million in damage in Washington County.2

Around 11:37 p.m., straight-line winds estimated at 91 knots (105 mph) caved in garage doors at homes in far northwest Cleveland County, near Moore, and the homes then lost shingles and roof decking.3 Minutes later an EF1 tornado crossed south Oklahoma City near Interstate 240, damaging roofs on a few apartment buildings and at two apartment complexes, and damaging businesses along Western Avenue.4 Winds near 87 knots (100 mph) in southern Oklahoma County blew out windows or damaged roofs at homes and businesses.5

In Kansas, hail up to 4 inches across fell near Upland in Dickinson County around 8:26 p.m. CDT, and 3-inch hail hit near Claflin in Barton County.6,7

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1184254, tornado, Osage County, Oklahoma
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1184256, tornado, Washington County, Oklahoma
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1188041, thunderstorm wind, Cleveland County, Oklahoma
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1184052, tornado, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1188051, thunderstorm wind, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1176994, hail, Dickinson County, Kansas
  7. 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1181547, hail, Barton County, Kansas

Reports by hour

Hail132, most at 4 PM

Wind320, most at 11 PM

Tornado58, most at 11 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
1:49 PMNot ratedAbout 56 miles from Rapid City, SD3.45 mi long, 10 yd wide
1:53 PMEF0Near 40.88, -100.70, NE0.87 mi long, 10 yd wide
2:07 PMNot ratedNear 44.96, -103.09, SD10.5 mi long, 10 yd wide
2:55 PMEF0About 34 miles from Nashville, TN0.51 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:19 PMEF0Near 40.15, -98.40, NE7 mi long, 40 yd wide
4:23 PMEF1About 54 miles from Nashville, TN3.23 mi long, 150 yd wide
6:04 PMNot ratedNear 36.46, -98.32, OK3.81 mi long, 30 yd wide
6:40 PMNot ratedNear 41.47, -100.25, NE0.1 mi long, 1 yd wide
6:41 PMEF1About 59 miles from Oklahoma City, OK11.08 mi long, 300 yd wide
7:07 PMEF0About 47 miles from Lincoln, NE0.99 mi long, 30 yd wide
7:16 PMEF0About 34 miles from Lincoln, NE0.22 mi long, 20 yd wide
7:27 PMEF0About 53 miles from Oklahoma City, OK0.2 mi long, 50 yd wide
Show all 58 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
7:34 PMEF0About 51 miles from Oklahoma City, OK0.2 mi long, 30 yd wide
7:39 PMEF0About 48 miles from Topeka, KS1.18 mi long, 75 yd wide
7:44 PMEF1About 56 miles from Oklahoma City, OK6.26 mi long, 300 yd wide
8:44 PMEF0Near 36.71, -97.03, OK0.72 mi long, 30 yd wide
8:48 PMEF1About 26 miles from Omaha, NE5.66 mi long, 250 yd wide
8:54 PMEF1Near 36.78, -96.92, OK8 mi long, 75 yd wide
8:55 PMNot ratedNear 37.00, -96.41, KS0.01 mi long, 10 yd wide
9:07 PMEF1About 29 miles from Omaha, NE1.53 mi long, 200 yd wide
9:12 PMEF4About 29 miles from Tulsa, OK40.8 mi long, 1700 yd wide
9:13 PMEF1About 31 miles from Omaha, NE3.98 mi long, 450 yd wide
9:22 PMEF0Near 38.12, -95.75, KS0.86 mi long, 50 yd wide
9:30 PMEF0About 55 miles from Topeka, KS0.86 mi long, 50 yd wide
10:56 PMEF0About 35 miles from Oklahoma City, OK2.2 mi long, 50 yd wide
10:59 PMEF0About 19 miles from Kansas City, MO5.99 mi long, 50 yd wide
11:00 PMEF0Near 36.97, -95.00, OK24.09 mi long, 1100 yd wide
11:13 PMEF0Near 37.21, -94.90, KS2.67 mi long, 50 yd wide
11:26 PMEF1About 19 miles from Kansas City, MO5.83 mi long, 50 yd wide
11:29 PMEF1Near 37.06, -94.51, MO4.49 mi long, 100 yd wide
11:38 PMEF1About 60 miles from Springfield, MO2.03 mi long, 100 yd wide
11:39 PMEF1About 6 miles from Oklahoma City, OK2.2 mi long, 75 yd wide
11:39 PMEF0About 23 miles from Kansas City, MO4.43 mi long, 50 yd wide
11:46 PMEF1About 4 miles from Oklahoma City, OK1.1 mi long, 30 yd wide
12:06 AMEF1About 34 miles from Tulsa, OK4 mi long, 350 yd wide
12:12 AMEF0About 31 miles from Springfield, MO0.44 mi long, 200 yd wide
12:21 AMEF0Near 38.10, -93.74, MO1 mi long, 100 yd wide
12:33 AMEF0About 13 miles from Springfield, MO18.69 mi long, 150 yd wide
12:38 AMEF1About 43 miles from Des Moines, IA6.16 mi long, 80 yd wide
12:51 AMEF1Near 38.73, -93.30, MO9.74 mi long, 75 yd wide
12:53 AMEF0About 39 miles from Des Moines, IA2.01 mi long, 80 yd wide
1:05 AMEF1About 54 miles from Tulsa, OK2.8 mi long, 200 yd wide
1:12 AMEF0About 17 miles from Des Moines, IA3.12 mi long, 80 yd wide
1:35 AMEF0About 20 miles from Des Moines, IA0.14 mi long, 30 yd wide
1:37 AMEF0About 36 miles from Des Moines, IA4.96 mi long, 80 yd wide
1:43 AMEF1Near 39.39, -92.60, MO8.27 mi long, 250 yd wide
1:44 AMEF0Near 39.30, -92.52, MO2.25 mi long, 400 yd wide
2:23 AMEF2About 33 miles from Fayetteville, AR11.7 mi long, 800 yd wide
2:28 AMEF0Near 37.91, -92.12, MO9.83 mi long, 150 yd wide
2:43 AMEF1About 34 miles from Fayetteville, AR5.7 mi long, 900 yd wide
2:43 AMEF1About 43 miles from Fayetteville, AR9.2 mi long, 1100 yd wide
2:48 AMEF1About 33 miles from Fayetteville, AR0.6 mi long, 100 yd wide
2:55 AMEF1About 16 miles from Fayetteville, AR1.8 mi long, 150 yd wide
2:55 AMEF1About 30 miles from Fayetteville, AR3.9 mi long, 1200 yd wide
3:08 AMEF1About 20 miles from Fayetteville, AR2.8 mi long, 550 yd wide
3:44 AMEF0Near 38.10, -91.19, MO0.72 mi long, 75 yd wide
3:45 AMEF1About 56 miles from St. Louis, MO0.31 mi long, 150 yd wide
4:21 AMEF0About 31 miles from St. Louis, MO2.23 mi long, 50 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Missouri122110615
Oklahoma110247115
Kansas9556345
Iowa445318
Tennessee301992
Arkansas283196
Nebraska256145
Illinois153120
South Carolina10640
South Dakota10082
Georgia6510
Florida4310
Minnesota4040
North Carolina4130
Virginia2020
Puerto Rico1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Greenville, SC1.75 in58 mph0
Tallahassee, FL1.25 in58 mph0
Augusta, GA1.0 inNone0
Davenport, IA1.0 in64 mph0
Knoxville, TN1.0 in60 mph0
Norman, OK1.0 in100 mph2
Oklahoma City, OK1.0 in105 mph2
Kansas City, MONone60 mph0
Nashville, TNNone60 mph0
Omaha, NENone60 mph0
Sioux Falls, SDNone75 mph0
Springfield, MONone69 mph1
St. Louis, MONone74 mph0

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