Storm reports for May 20, 2024

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, May 20, 2024
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 119 hail reports, 107 wind reports and 8 tornado reports in 15 states on May 20, 2024.

in 15 states; 234
Storm reports: Near 40.11, -103.21, CO; 4.0 in
Largest hail: Near 40.06, -101.81, NE; 119 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF0, about 26 miles from Rochester, MN; 8
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
Surveyed wind damage

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 20, 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.

Reports by hour

Hail119, most at 7 PM

Wind107, most at 11 PM

Tornado8, most at 5 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
6:10 PM	EF0	About 26 miles from Rochester, MN	1.16 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:25 PM	EF0	About 24 miles from Rochester, MN	1.39 mi long, 35 yd wide
8:18 PM	Not rated	About 37 miles from Omaha, NE	0.42 mi long, 20 yd wide
4:54 AM	EF0	About 54 miles from Lincoln, NE	4.12 mi long, 75 yd wide
5:14 AM	EF0	About 53 miles from Lincoln, NE	0.51 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:23 AM	EF0	About 31 miles from Lincoln, NE	0.62 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:27 AM	EF0	About 29 miles from Lincoln, NE	2.64 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:45 AM	EF0	About 25 miles from Omaha, NE	0.39 mi long, 50 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
9:30 AM	0.75 in	About 13 miles from Madison, WI
10:33 AM	1.25 in	About 49 miles from Appleton, WI
2:14 PM	1.5 in	About 34 miles from Detroit, MI
2:48 PM	1.0 in	About 16 miles from Chicago, IL
3:33 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.90, -90.84, MO
4:37 PM	1.0 in	About 34 miles from Chicago, IL
4:42 PM	1.0 in	About 23 miles from Detroit, MI
5:10 PM	0.88 in	About 25 miles from South Bend, IN
6:42 PM	1.0 in	About 59 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
6:50 PM	0.75 in	About 9 miles from Rochester, MN
6:51 PM	1.0 in	About 59 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
6:55 PM	1.0 in	About 19 miles from Rochester, MN

Show all 119 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
6:58 PM	1.75 in	Near 43.18, -95.64, IA
7:00 PM	1.25 in	Near 40.94, -98.16, NE
7:01 PM	0.75 in	About 17 miles from Denver, CO
7:06 PM	0.75 in	About 15 miles from Denver, CO
7:10 PM	2.0 in	Near 40.82, -98.60, NE
7:14 PM	0.75 in	About 14 miles from Denver, CO
7:14 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.21, -95.60, IA
7:16 PM	1.25 in	Near 40.81, -98.62, NE
7:25 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.87, -98.50, NE
7:32 PM	1.0 in	About 24 miles from Rochester, MN
7:32 PM	1.5 in	Near 40.15, -103.60, CO
7:33 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.01, -98.01, NE
7:35 PM	1.25 in	About 20 miles from Rochester, MN
7:39 PM	1.25 in	About 10 miles from Rochester, MN
7:39 PM	2.0 in	Near 43.07, -95.37, IA
7:40 PM	2.5 in	Near 43.08, -95.31, IA
7:44 PM	3.0 in	Near 43.06, -95.34, IA
7:45 PM	0.75 in	Near 40.10, -103.59, CO
7:48 PM	2.0 in	Near 43.07, -95.28, IA
7:50 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.89, -95.88, IA
7:50 PM	2.0 in	Near 40.92, -98.35, NE
7:56 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.71, -99.38, NE
8:10 PM	0.75 in	About 57 miles from Greeley, CO
8:15 PM	1.5 in	Near 43.02, -95.15, IA
8:20 PM	1.0 in	About 22 miles from Rochester, MN
8:20 PM	3.0 in	Near 40.05, -103.28, CO
8:22 PM	2.0 in	Near 40.08, -103.21, CO
8:25 PM	4.0 in	Near 40.11, -103.21, CO
8:28 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.16, -103.28, CO
8:32 PM	1.5 in	Near 42.95, -95.01, IA
8:35 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.12, -103.60, CO
8:38 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.16, -103.24, CO
8:45 PM	1.75 in	Near 42.61, -97.63, NE
8:49 PM	0.75 in	Near 40.16, -103.07, CO
8:50 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.24, -94.04, IA
8:50 PM	1.25 in	Near 42.90, -95.63, IA
8:52 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.03, -103.59, CO
9:04 PM	0.88 in	Near 42.98, -94.74, IA
9:05 PM	1.25 in	About 57 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
9:05 PM	2.0 in	Near 40.15, -102.96, CO
9:06 PM	0.75 in	About 47 miles from Greeley, CO
9:10 PM	2.25 in	Near 40.15, -102.96, CO
9:21 PM	1.75 in	Near 42.94, -94.68, IA
9:25 PM	1.25 in	Near 42.70, -97.35, NE
9:25 PM	2.0 in	Near 40.06, -102.96, CO
9:25 PM	1.75 in	About 47 miles from Greeley, CO
9:26 PM	2.75 in	Near 40.09, -102.97, CO
9:27 PM	1.5 in	Near 43.73, -95.51, MN
9:28 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.71, -95.53, MN
9:28 PM	1.75 in	About 29 miles from Lincoln, NE
9:30 PM	1.75 in	Near 42.64, -97.30, NE
9:30 PM	1.5 in	Near 42.82, -95.40, IA
9:41 PM	1.0 in	About 31 miles from Lincoln, NE
9:41 PM	1.0 in	About 47 miles from Omaha, NE
9:49 PM	2.0 in	About 48 miles from Omaha, NE
9:50 PM	0.75 in	About 7 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
9:52 PM	1.0 in	About 45 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
9:58 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.17, -102.66, CO
10:00 PM	2.75 in	Near 40.12, -102.72, CO
10:00 PM	4.0 in	Near 40.13, -102.73, CO
10:05 PM	1.75 in	Near 42.62, -97.05, NE
10:05 PM	2.0 in	Near 40.11, -102.73, CO
10:07 PM	1.5 in	About 9 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
10:09 PM	1.0 in	About 3 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
10:10 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.13, -102.72, CO
10:10 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.09, -102.68, CO
10:20 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.17, -102.66, CO
10:26 PM	1.25 in	About 20 miles from Lincoln, NE
10:26 PM	2.0 in	Near 42.65, -96.87, NE
10:30 PM	1.75 in	Near 42.65, -96.88, NE
10:30 PM	1.75 in	Near 39.95, -103.21, CO
10:32 PM	2.5 in	Near 40.16, -102.47, CO
10:33 PM	2.0 in	Near 39.80, -103.33, CO
10:36 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.74, -103.31, CO
10:42 PM	1.25 in	Near 42.40, -96.36, IA
10:43 PM	1.75 in	Near 39.74, -103.35, CO
10:55 PM	0.88 in	Near 40.00, -102.49, CO
10:59 PM	1.75 in	About 59 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
11:00 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.14, -102.20, CO
11:02 PM	2.75 in	Near 39.73, -103.12, CO
11:05 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.08, -102.23, CO
11:11 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.13, -102.16, CO
11:11 PM	1.5 in	Near 43.65, -94.73, MN
11:15 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.67, -94.63, MN
11:24 PM	1.75 in	Near 43.62, -94.59, MN
11:27 PM	0.88 in	About 60 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
12:00 AM	1.0 in	Near 39.95, -102.32, CO
12:00 AM	1.25 in	Near 40.02, -101.91, NE
12:30 AM	2.5 in	Near 40.28, -101.42, NE
12:40 AM	0.75 in	About 50 miles from Minneapolis, MN
12:41 AM	1.75 in	Near 40.37, -101.40, NE
12:48 AM	1.75 in	Near 40.34, -101.32, NE
12:53 AM	2.0 in	Near 40.26, -101.28, NE
1:15 AM	2.0 in	Near 40.35, -101.11, NE
1:16 AM	0.75 in	About 2 miles from Des Moines, IA
1:17 AM	2.5 in	Near 40.35, -101.11, NE
1:18 AM	1.0 in	About 2 miles from Des Moines, IA
1:21 AM	1.0 in	About 8 miles from Des Moines, IA
1:50 AM	1.5 in	About 39 miles from Minneapolis, MN
1:59 AM	1.25 in	About 43 miles from Minneapolis, MN
2:26 AM	0.75 in	About 52 miles from Minneapolis, MN
2:30 AM	0.75 in	Near 40.25, -100.33, NE
2:39 AM	1.0 in	Near 40.66, -100.03, NE
5:27 AM	1.75 in	About 9 miles from Omaha, NE
5:57 AM	1.5 in	About 2 miles from Omaha, NE
6:06 AM	1.75 in	About 10 miles from Omaha, NE
6:24 AM	1.0 in	About 2 miles from Omaha, NE

Time	Gust	Where
11:40 AM	60 mph	About 25 miles from Flint, MI
12:35 PM	64 mph	About 25 miles from Flint, MI
1:25 PM	63 mph	About 37 miles from Flint, MI
1:26 PM	63 mph	About 30 miles from Toledo, OH
1:31 PM	63 mph	About 31 miles from Toledo, OH
1:31 PM	69 mph	About 33 miles from Toledo, OH
1:59 PM	59 mph	About 34 miles from Chicago, IL
2:00 PM	63 mph	About 34 miles from Chicago, IL
2:10 PM	60 mph	About 30 miles from Chicago, IL
2:58 PM	58 mph	About 6 miles from Chicago, IL
2:58 PM	58 mph	About 21 miles from Miami, FL
2:58 PM	58 mph	About 7 miles from Chicago, IL

Show all 107 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
2:58 PM	58 mph	About 11 miles from Chicago, IL
3:00 PM	63 mph	About 9 miles from Chicago, IL
3:00 PM	63 mph	About 8 miles from Chicago, IL
3:03 PM	63 mph	About 9 miles from Chicago, IL
3:05 PM	63 mph	About 7 miles from Chicago, IL
3:10 PM	62 mph	About 6 miles from Detroit, MI
3:28 PM	67 mph	About 29 miles from Miami, FL
4:12 PM	71 mph	About 51 miles from Chicago, IL
4:15 PM	60 mph	Near 37.72, -90.75, MO
4:22 PM	58 mph	About 41 miles from Chicago, IL
4:35 PM	58 mph	About 19 miles from Miami, FL
4:49 PM	75 mph	Near 36.74, -108.23, NM
5:18 PM	60 mph	About 41 miles from Grand Rapids, MI
5:25 PM	60 mph	About 13 miles from South Bend, IN
5:30 PM	60 mph	About 18 miles from South Bend, IN
5:31 PM	81 mph	About 29 miles from South Bend, IN
5:34 PM	75 mph	About 21 miles from South Bend, IN
5:35 PM	90 mph	About 29 miles from South Bend, IN
5:36 PM	60 mph	About 24 miles from South Bend, IN
5:55 PM	60 mph	About 16 miles from South Bend, IN
6:00 PM	58 mph	About 43 miles from South Bend, IN
6:00 PM	63 mph	About 42 miles from South Bend, IN
6:00 PM	70 mph	About 3 miles from South Bend, IN
6:04 PM	60 mph	About 38 miles from Grand Rapids, MI
6:10 PM	60 mph	About 3 miles from South Bend, IN
6:15 PM	70 mph	About 19 miles from South Bend, IN
6:25 PM	60 mph	About 5 miles from South Bend, IN
6:44 PM	58 mph	About 50 miles from Chicago, IL
6:53 PM	66 mph	Near 37.15, -107.75, CO
7:14 PM	58 mph	About 50 miles from Chicago, IL
7:17 PM	58 mph	About 50 miles from Chicago, IL
7:21 PM	58 mph	Near 44.10, -84.59, MI
8:20 PM	60 mph	About 48 miles from Lansing, MI
8:50 PM	58 mph	About 30 miles from Cheyenne, WY
9:25 PM	64 mph	Near 39.75, -103.72, CO
9:52 PM	74 mph	Near 40.13, -102.74, CO
10:07 PM	64 mph	About 54 miles from Omaha, NE
10:13 PM	67 mph	Near 40.15, -102.72, CO
10:14 PM	67 mph	Near 40.11, -102.72, CO
10:16 PM	75 mph	Near 40.05, -102.66, CO
10:42 PM	72 mph	Near 42.40, -96.38, IA
10:42 PM	75 mph	Near 42.40, -96.36, IA
10:46 PM	70 mph	About 2 miles from South Bend, IN
10:47 PM	71 mph	Near 41.44, -99.64, NE
10:53 PM	59 mph	Near 38.77, -109.75, UT
10:55 PM	75 mph	Near 40.00, -102.49, CO
10:58 PM	81 mph	Near 42.64, -96.60, SD
11:00 PM	90 mph	Near 42.62, -96.59, SD
11:04 PM	60 mph	Near 39.98, -102.30, CO
11:05 PM	60 mph	Near 41.47, -99.45, NE
11:15 PM	69 mph	About 11 miles from Omaha, NE
11:15 PM	63 mph	Near 40.10, -102.25, CO
11:25 PM	60 mph	Near 41.56, -99.24, NE
11:31 PM	59 mph	Near 39.98, -102.20, CO
11:40 PM	70 mph	Near 40.04, -102.23, CO
11:50 PM	85 mph	Near 40.12, -101.93, NE
11:50 PM	70 mph	Near 41.13, -100.77, NE
11:53 PM	60 mph	Near 36.74, -104.50, NM
11:53 PM	93 mph	Near 40.10, -101.93, NE
12:02 AM	119 mph	Near 40.06, -101.81, NE
12:07 AM	91 mph	Near 40.04, -101.73, NE
12:07 AM	67 mph	Near 40.23, -101.61, NE
1:38 AM	64 mph	Near 41.73, -94.94, IA
1:38 AM	58 mph	Near 41.72, -94.93, IA
1:39 AM	60 mph	Near 41.72, -94.92, IA
1:50 AM	70 mph	Near 42.77, -93.23, IA
2:00 AM	60 mph	About 44 miles from Minneapolis, MN
2:38 AM	70 mph	Near 40.67, -100.03, NE
2:44 AM	60 mph	Near 40.48, -99.89, NE
2:55 AM	60 mph	About 55 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
3:06 AM	70 mph	About 55 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
3:15 AM	70 mph	About 54 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
3:21 AM	58 mph	Near 40.15, -99.38, NE
4:07 AM	59 mph	Near 40.97, -98.31, NE
4:13 AM	64 mph	Near 41.49, -98.35, NE
4:29 AM	60 mph	Near 41.36, -97.97, NE
4:30 AM	69 mph	Near 41.52, -98.08, NE
4:31 AM	58 mph	Near 41.62, -98.08, NE
4:38 AM	64 mph	Near 41.49, -97.89, NE
4:54 AM	74 mph	About 48 miles from Lincoln, NE
4:56 AM	66 mph	About 52 miles from Lincoln, NE
5:00 AM	90 mph	About 58 miles from Lincoln, NE
5:05 AM	96 mph	About 54 miles from Lincoln, NE
5:06 AM	85 mph	About 50 miles from Lincoln, NE
5:25 AM	93 mph	About 52 miles from Omaha, NE
5:36 AM	75 mph	About 25 miles from Lincoln, NE
5:39 AM	81 mph	Near 42.19, -97.18, NE
5:51 AM	58 mph	Near 42.24, -97.02, NE
6:06 AM	62 mph	About 35 miles from Omaha, NE
6:19 AM	60 mph	About 2 miles from Omaha, NE
6:19 AM	71 mph	Near 42.38, -96.38, IA
6:24 AM	75 mph	Near 42.53, -96.36, IA
6:26 AM	60 mph	Near 42.48, -96.33, IA
6:43 AM	64 mph	Near 42.66, -96.09, IA
6:45 AM	70 mph	About 36 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Nebraska	64	28	31	5
Colorado	52	41	11	0
Iowa	40	25	14	1
Indiana	20	2	18	0
Minnesota	17	14	1	2
Illinois	12	1	11	0
Michigan	10	2	8	0
South Dakota	4	2	2	0
Florida	3	0	3	0
Ohio	3	0	3	0
Wisconsin	3	3	0	0
Missouri	2	1	1	0
New Mexico	2	0	2	0
Utah	1	0	1	0
Wyoming	1	0	1	0

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust
Omaha, NE	1.75 in	69 mph
Colorado Springs, CO	1.5 in	None
Rochester, MN	1.25 in	None
Des Moines, IA	1.0 in	None
Denver, CO	0.75 in	None
Madison, WI	0.75 in	None
Chicago, IL	None	63 mph
Detroit, MI	None	62 mph
South Bend, IN	None	70 mph

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