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Storm reports for May 15, 2025

NOAA recorded 266 hail reports, 313 wind reports and 35 tornado reports in 17 states on May 15, 2025.

in 17 states
614
Storm reports
Near 44.81, -91.47, WI
4.0 in
Largest hail
Near 45.45, -91.05, WI
100 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, about 38 miles from Minneapolis, MN
35
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

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 15, 2025 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

Hail266, most at 6 PM

Wind313, most at 8 PM

Tornado35, most at 5 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
1:05 PMEF0Near 45.09, -95.71, MN4.02 mi long, 25 yd wide
1:28 PMEF0Near 45.30, -95.80, MN0.52 mi long, 40 yd wide
1:34 PMEF1Near 45.27, -95.58, MN2.66 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:43 PMEF0Near 45.52, -94.78, MN2.77 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:08 PMNot ratedAbout 22 miles from Fargo, ND0.1 mi long, 20 yd wide
3:26 PMEF2About 38 miles from Minneapolis, MN3.94 mi long, 120 yd wide
4:05 PMEF0About 35 miles from Madison, WI0.08 mi long, 20 yd wide
4:28 PMNot ratedNear 48.71, -97.62, ND0.1 mi long, 20 yd wide
4:42 PMNot ratedAbout 30 miles from Madison, WI1.18 mi long, 20 yd wide
4:47 PMEF1Near 44.62, -90.60, WI0.85 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:55 PMEF0Near 44.67, -90.56, WI2.4 mi long, 75 yd wide
5:08 PMEF1Near 44.72, -90.49, WI2.4 mi long, 100 yd wide
Show all 35 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
5:09 PMNot ratedNear 47.79, -96.53, MN0.1 mi long, 10 yd wide
5:21 PMEF2Near 44.85, -90.36, WI4.63 mi long, 230 yd wide
5:32 PMEF1About 33 miles from Madison, WI6.62 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:38 PMEF2About 38 miles from Madison, WI11.48 mi long, 500 yd wide
5:41 PMEF0Near 44.96, -89.92, WI2.5 mi long, 65 yd wide
5:48 PMEF1About 44 miles from Madison, WI4.21 mi long, 75 yd wide
5:52 PMEF0Near 44.25, -89.61, WI5.21 mi long, 45 yd wide
5:57 PMEF2About 43 miles from Milwaukee, WI8.28 mi long, 300 yd wide
6:08 PMEF1About 41 miles from Milwaukee, WI2.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:09 PMEF1About 43 miles from Milwaukee, WI1.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:22 PMEF0Near 35.85, -75.65, NC0.82 mi long, 100 yd wide
9:24 PMEF0About 19 miles from Grand Rapids, MI3.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
9:28 PMEF1About 21 miles from Grand Rapids, MI5.4 mi long, 175 yd wide
9:41 PMEF1About 18 miles from Kalamazoo, MI8.3 mi long, 200 yd wide
9:50 PMEF1About 21 miles from Kalamazoo, MI6.75 mi long, 200 yd wide
9:51 PMEF1About 15 miles from Grand Rapids, MI14.88 mi long, 100 yd wide
9:59 PMEF0About 9 miles from Kalamazoo, MI10.05 mi long, 200 yd wide
10:11 PMEF0About 21 miles from Kalamazoo, MI8.5 mi long, 200 yd wide
10:25 PMEF1About 17 miles from Lansing, MI15.68 mi long, 250 yd wide
11:03 PMEF1About 24 miles from Ann Arbor, MI1.9 mi long, 230 yd wide
11:05 PMEF0About 31 miles from Flint, MI1.62 mi long, 250 yd wide
11:11 PMEF0About 20 miles from Flint, MI3.36 mi long, 160 yd wide
11:35 PMEF0About 9 miles from Flint, MI1.24 mi long, 100 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Wisconsin2071434915
Illinois176661100
Michigan10228812
Minnesota488355
Indiana161150
Kentucky131120
Arkansas111010
North Carolina11821
Virginia8800
Missouri4400
North Dakota4022
New York4040
Pennsylvania4220
Ohio2110
South Dakota2020
Oklahoma1100
South Carolina1100

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Madison, WI2.25 in58 mph0
Chicago, IL1.5 in72 mph0
Milwaukee, WI1.5 in61 mph0
Peoria, IL1.0 in70 mph0
Rochester, MN1.0 inNone0
Rockford, IL1.0 in69 mph0
Erie, PA0.88 in63 mph0
Flint, MI0.88 in62 mph1
Ann Arbor, MINone64 mph0
Buffalo, NYNone58 mph0
Detroit, MINone58 mph0
Grand Rapids, MINone61 mph1
Kalamazoo, MINone75 mph1
Lansing, MINone75 mph0
Minneapolis, MNNone63 mph0
South Bend, INNone63 mph0

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