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Storm reports for May 18, 2025

NOAA recorded 183 hail reports, 116 wind reports and 42 tornado reports in 10 states on May 18, 2025.

in 10 states
341
Storm reports
Near 36.16, -99.70, OK
4.5 in
Largest hail
Near 40.18, -101.29, NE
120 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF3, near 36.09, -99.86, OK
42
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 18, 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

Hail183, most at 5 PM

Wind116, most at 10 PM

Tornado42, most at 5 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
2:07 PMEF2About 20 miles from Denver, CO0.94 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:23 PMEF1About 19 miles from Denver, CO2.62 mi long, 75 yd wide
2:30 PMEF2About 21 miles from Denver, CO4.34 mi long, 200 yd wide
2:40 PMEF2About 25 miles from Denver, CO4.44 mi long, 400 yd wide
5:03 PMNot ratedAbout 14 miles from Abilene, TX2.98 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:05 PMNot ratedNear 39.64, -102.59, CO0.01 mi long, 15 yd wide
5:12 PMEF2Near 39.70, -101.95, KS3.94 mi long, 200 yd wide
5:15 PMNot ratedNear 39.44, -102.04, KS0.07 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:19 PMEF2About 38 miles from Abilene, TX0.8 mi long, 150 yd wide
5:21 PMEF1Near 36.01, -100.00, TX1.68 mi long, 75 yd wide
5:35 PMEF2Near 38.65, -100.95, KS11.04 mi long, 460 yd wide
5:37 PMEF2Near 38.43, -101.13, KS10.77 mi long, 150 yd wide
Show all 42 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
5:41 PMEF3Near 36.09, -99.86, OK6 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:56 PMEF0Near 36.10, -99.78, OK0.2 mi long, 10 yd wide
5:58 PMEF1Near 36.15, -99.79, OK3.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:09 PMNot ratedNear 38.66, -100.96, KS0.42 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:32 PMEF3Near 38.96, -100.72, KS13.33 mi long, 416 yd wide
6:47 PMEF0About 51 miles from Abilene, TX3.28 mi long, 200 yd wide
6:49 PMEF0Near 40.14, -101.26, NE0.21 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:49 PMEF3Near 40.16, -101.29, NE10.68 mi long, 250 yd wide
7:04 PMNot ratedNear 40.24, -101.28, NE0.51 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:07 PMEF3Near 39.21, -100.52, KS4.24 mi long, 230 yd wide
7:08 PMEF2Near 39.21, -100.51, KS0.34 mi long, 20 yd wide
7:21 PMEF0Near 37.89, -99.37, KS4.18 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:35 PMEF2Near 40.51, -101.09, NE17.79 mi long, 1000 yd wide
7:36 PMEF1Near 32.57, -98.41, TX0.4 mi long, 400 yd wide
7:38 PMEF2Near 37.98, -99.26, KS7.75 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:48 PMEF1Near 32.57, -98.37, TX2.11 mi long, 995 yd wide
7:54 PMNot ratedNear 40.12, -101.38, NE0.13 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:01 PMEF0About 54 miles from Fort Worth, TX2.59 mi long, 1000 yd wide
8:07 PMNot ratedAbout 51 miles from Fort Worth, TX0.23 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:36 PMEF0About 43 miles from Fort Worth, TX3.12 mi long, 200 yd wide
9:21 PMEF3Near 37.38, -99.45, KS8.18 mi long, 800 yd wide
9:44 PMEF3Near 37.50, -99.33, KS10.41 mi long, 500 yd wide
10:04 PMEF3Near 37.59, -99.20, KS15.84 mi long, 500 yd wide
10:09 PMEF0About 60 miles from Lincoln, NE3.08 mi long, 30 yd wide
10:14 PMEF1Near 37.64, -99.19, KS2.82 mi long, 50 yd wide
10:26 PMEF1About 19 miles from Memphis, TN0.42 mi long, 50 yd wide
10:47 PMEF3Near 37.67, -98.91, KS11.45 mi long, 500 yd wide
11:09 PMNot ratedNear 37.72, -98.74, KS0.42 mi long, 50 yd wide
11:17 PMEF3Near 37.79, -98.65, KS32.65 mi long, 1760 yd wide
12:51 AMNot ratedNear 41.23, -98.53, NE0.01 mi long, 30 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Kansas7753717
Oklahoma595333
Nebraska5624257
Colorado3318105
Arkansas2919100
Texas281459
Mississippi270261
Georgia170170
Alabama141130
Wyoming1100

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Fayetteville, AR1.75 in75 mph0
Wichita, KS1.75 inNone0
Boulder, CO1.0 inNone0
Denver, CO0.75 inNone0
Greeley, CO0.75 inNone0
Tulsa, OK0.75 inNone0
Abilene, TXNoneNone1
Denton, TXNone70 mph0
Huntsville, ALNone49 mph0
Lewisville, TXNone70 mph0
Lincoln, NENone60 mph0
Memphis, TNNone69 mph0

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