The NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 21 tornado reports, 66 hail reports and 83 damaging-wind reports for the storm day from 12:00 UTC on May 1, 2024 to 12:00 UTC the next morning — most of them in TX, KS, NE.
| UTC | Rating | Place | County | State | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:52 | — | 1 S Fort Stockton | Pecos | TX | [Landspout] No damage reported. (MAF) |
| 19:35 | — | 3 E Fort Stockton | Pecos | TX | [Landspout] Two landspouts reported. No damage reported. (MAF) |
| 20:56 | — | 6 Wsw Clarendon | Donley | TX | This tornado touched down briefly in ranch land to the west southwest of Clarendon. The damage appeared to be mostly from damaged mesquite brush and perhaps some fencin (AMA) |
| 20:58 | — | 7 W Clarendon | Donley | TX | A very brief tornado occurred at this location and was confirmed by video. (AMA) |
| 21:04 | — | 7 W Clarendon | Donley | TX | This tornado touched down after the initial parent tornado occluded. Based on spotter/chaser video... it appears to have developed in about the same locations as the fi (AMA) |
| 21:10 | — | 5 W Clarendon | Donley | TX | Tornado at this location began around 4:10 PM and lifted around 4:19 PM... confirmed by video. (AMA) |
| 22:14 | — | 12 Sse Spearman | Hutchinson | TX | This brief tornado began around 5:14 PM... had a path length of 1.01 miles and a path width of 25 yards. The tornado lifted around 5:16 PM about 13 miles south southeas (AMA) |
| 22:49 | — | 7 Nnw Turkey | Hall | TX | Brief tornado touchdown northwest of Turkey. (LUB) |
| 23:26 | — | 14 S Gove | Gove | KS | [Landspout] Brief landspout with ground circulation about 100 yds east of Hwy 23. Video sent in. (GLD) |
| 23:43 | — | 1 Wsw Spearman | Hansford | TX | This tornado touched down to the west of County Road 24 where it snapped the top branches and trunk of a couple of hardwood trees. It then traveled south... crossing Co (AMA) |
| 23:46 | — | 1 Sse Spearman | Hansford | TX | This tornado began at 6:46 PM. The path length was 0.22 mile and the path width was around 15 yards. The tornado moved east across the Spearman High School football fie (AMA) |
| 23:53 | — | Spearman | Hansford | TX | This tornado occurred on the northeast side of the Spearman. It initially touched down near Brandt Street and Kenneth Avenue(FM 759 760). Here it snapped some tree bran (AMA) |
| 23:55 | — | 3 Ene Spearman | Hansford | TX | This very brief tornado began at 6:55 PM and lasted around 15 to 20 seconds... confirmed by video. (AMA) |
| 00:10 | — | 6 N Lorenzo | Crosby | TX | Media relayed video of brief touchdown of a weak rope tornado between Lorenzo and Petersburg. (LUB) |
| 00:20 | — | 2 E Petersburg | Hale | TX | [Landspout] Media relayed video of a landspout occurring near Petersburg. Location estimated. (LUB) |
| 00:52 | — | 5 Ne Turkey | Hall | TX | Re-issued to correct time and location of previous tornado report from 1 NE Turkey. Multiple social media photos and videos of a tornado several miles northeast of Turk (LUB) |
| 01:01 | — | 4 Ne Turkey | Hall | TX | Hall County Sheriff dispatch confirms tornado ongoing northeast of Turkey. (LUB) |
| 01:07 | — | 1 Ne Turkey | Hall | TX | (LUB) |
| 01:52 | — | 21 Sse Gove | Gove | KS | [Landspout] Corrects previous landspout report from 21 SSE Gove. Multiple media outlets reported a possible landspout near the Gove/Lane county line. Location estimate (GLD) |
| 01:55 | — | 3 Nnw Pendennis | Lane | KS | [Landspout] Video and pictures of a landspout/possible tornado. (DDC) |
| 02:12 | — | 3 Nnw Utica | Ness | KS | [Landspout] Pictures of a landspout. (DDC) |
| UTC | Size | Place | County | State | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:15 | 1.25″ | 4 E Wapanucka | Atoka | OK | Delayed report. Relayed images. Radar estimated time. (OUN) |
| 19:41 | 1.00″ | 3 E Fort Stockton | Pecos | TX | . (MAF) |
| 20:21 | 1.75″ | 11 S Fort Stockton | Pecos | TX | . (MAF) |
| 20:48 | 1.50″ | 5 W Clarendon | Donley | TX | (AMA) |
| 21:00 | 2.50″ | 5 Wnw Clarendon | Donley | TX | Time estimated off of radar. (AMA) |
| 21:00 | 1.75″ | 8 Wsw Greenbelt Lake | Donley | TX | (AMA) |
| 21:19 | 4.00″ | 4 Wnw Clarendon | Donley | TX | (AMA) |
| 21:30 | 1.75″ | Clarendon | Donley | TX | (AMA) |
| 21:32 | 1.50″ | 9 Sw Andrews | Andrews | TX | . (MAF) |
| 21:46 | 1.00″ | 2 Sse Andrews | Andrews | TX | . (MAF) |
| 22:14 | 1.75″ | Turkey | Hall | TX | (LUB) |
| 22:14 | 1.75″ | 10 Nnw Turkey | Hall | TX | Re-issued to correct location of previous hail report from Turkey. (LUB) |
| 22:53 | 1.25″ | 10 Ne Caprock Canyons S | Briscoe | TX | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (LUB) |
| 22:57 | 3.25″ | 10 Ne Caprock Canyons S | Briscoe | TX | Corrects time and location of previous hail report from 1 NE Turkey. Social media photo shows partially melted hailstone measuring about 3.2 inches in diameter which wa (LUB) |
| 23:16 | 1.25″ | 2 Ssw Woodrow | Lubbock | TX | Corrects time and location of previous hail report from Woodrow. Fire Dept reported mostly quarter size stones with a few slightly larger. (LUB) |
| 23:17 | 1.00″ | Woodrow | Lubbock | TX | (LUB) |
| 23:21 | 3.00″ | 1 Ne Turkey | Hall | TX | Measured 3.1 inches with a micrometer. (LUB) |
| 23:30 | 1.00″ | 1 Wsw Spearman | Hansford | TX | Slightly larger than quarter size hail fell at the Lowes Market along Highway 207 in Spearman. (AMA) |
| 23:30 | 1.00″ | 0.5 N Spearman | Hansford | TX | Social Media Report. (AMA) |
| 23:34 | 1.75″ | 6 Nnw Spearman | Hansford | TX | (AMA) |
| 23:35 | 2.75″ | 13 Sse Gove | Gove | KS | Corrects previous hail report from 13 SSE Gove. Delayed report via EM. Multiple baseball sized hail stones found. Time estimated via radar. (GLD) |
| 23:43 | 1.50″ | 2 Nw Woodrow | Lubbock | TX | Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (LUB) |
| 23:44 | 1.00″ | 2 E Wolfforth | Lubbock | TX | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LUB) |
| 23:45 | 1.00″ | 4 W Centerville | Leon | TX | Report of quarter sized hail about 4 miles west of Centerville. (FWD) |
| 23:45 | 1.00″ | The Monument Rocks | Gove | KS | Facebook picture of several hailstones matching the size of a quarter. (GLD) |
| 23:46 | 1.00″ | 4 Se Reese Center | Lubbock | TX | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LUB) |
| 23:46 | 1.00″ | 4 Ssw Wolf Creek Park | Ochiltree | TX | (AMA) |
| 23:49 | 1.00″ | 3 E Reese Center | Lubbock | TX | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LUB) |
| 23:50 | 1.75″ | 13 Sse Gove | Gove | KS | Live video feed from storm chaser showed them holding hailstones of approximately golf ball size. Location and hail size approximate. (GLD) |
| 23:53 | 1.25″ | 5 S Glen Rose | Somervell | TX | (FWD) |
| 23:55 | 2.75″ | 8 Se Gove | Gove | KS | Corrects previous hail report from 8 SE Gove. Delayed report via EM. Baseball sized hail. Time estimated via radar. (GLD) |
| 23:55 | 1.25″ | 1 Ese Abarr | Yuma | CO | Location via report and radar. (GLD) |
| 23:56 | 1.75″ | 4 Wsw Lubbock Int. Airp | Lubbock | TX | (LUB) |
| 23:58 | 1.00″ | 5 Nw Lubbock | Lubbock | TX | Minor hail dents on automobile exterior. (LUB) |
| 00:12 | 1.75″ | 4 W Waka | Hansford | TX | Report from social media. (AMA) |
| 00:24 | 1.75″ | Waka | Ochiltree | TX | Report from social media. (AMA) |
| 00:40 | 2.75″ | 12 S Gove | Gove | KS | Delayed report. Baseball sized hail reported at Rd G and Hwy 23. Time radar estimated. Report via Scott and Lane counites EMs. (GLD) |
| 00:42 | 1.00″ | 5 Ne Vernon | Yuma | CO | 7 minute duration of pea to quarter sized hail. (GLD) |
| 00:44 | 1.50″ | 1 N Plainview | Hale | TX | Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). Time estimated from radar. (LUB) |
| 00:45 | 1.75″ | 10 S Gove | Gove | KS | Delayed report via EM. Spotter reported golf ball sized hail around CR I and KS 23. (GLD) |
| 00:49 | 1.00″ | Wray | Yuma | CO | Social media report with picture of one inch hail in Wray. (GLD) |
| 00:52 | 1.00″ | 3 Se Wray | Yuma | CO | Social media report with pictures of pea to quarter sized hail. (GLD) |
| 01:03 | 1.75″ | Haigler | Dundy | NE | Corrects previous hail report from Haigler. Delayed report. Half dollar to ping pong ball sized hail reported. Hail fell for a duration of 10 minutes. (GLD) |
| 01:05 | 2.50″ | 1 Wnw Haigler | Dundy | NE | Storm chaser had a hailstone measuring 2.3 inches using a caliper. (GLD) |
| 01:10 | 2.00″ | 6 S Perryton | Ochiltree | TX | Report from social media. (AMA) |
| 01:10 | 2.75″ | 15 Ese The Monument Roc | Gove | KS | Delayed report via social media. Multiple hailstones fell ranging in size from quarter to baseball in size. (GLD) |
| 01:10 | 4.50″ | 15 E The Monument Rocks | Gove | KS | Broadcast media provided pictures of hailstones 3.75 to 4.50 inches in diameter. (GLD) |
| 01:14 | 4.00″ | 16 Sse Gove | Gove | KS | Live feed from storm chaser showing softball size hail. Hail size and location estimated. (GLD) |
| 01:15 | 4.00″ | 15 S Gove | Gove | KS | (GLD) |
| 01:15 | 1.00″ | 7 S Kirk | Kit Carson | CO | Public report and photo via social media of quarter size hail. (GLD) |
| 01:35 | 2.00″ | 6 Sw Booker | Ochiltree | TX | (AMA) |
| 01:37 | 2.00″ | 1 Ene Haigler | Dundy | NE | Delayed report. (GLD) |
| 01:40 | 1.75″ | 4 Sw Wakeeney | Trego | KS | (DDC) |
| 01:40 | 1.75″ | 5 Nw Haigler | Dundy | NE | Delayed report. Ping pong to golf ball sized hail measured at Hwy 34 and Rd 312. (GLD) |
| 02:05 | 1.00″ | 3 W Trenton | Hitchcock | NE | Ground covered with quarter sized hail. (GLD) |
| 02:10 | 2.75″ | 24 Se Gove | Gove | KS | Delayed report via EM. Baseball sized hail fell over the location. Time radar estimated. (GLD) |
| 02:15 | 2.50″ | 25 Se Gove | Gove | KS | Corrects previous hail report from 25 SE Gove. Delayed reported of tennis ball sized hail that caused damage at a house. (GLD) |
| 02:15 | 1.00″ | 3 W Trenton | Hitchcock | NE | Corrects previous hail report from 3 W Trenton. Ground covered with quarter sized hail. (GLD) |
| 02:15 | 1.00″ | 4 Nw Trenton | Hitchcock | NE | Facebook picture of hailstone one inch in diameter. (GLD) |
| 02:20 | 1.00″ | 1 W Trenton | Hitchcock | NE | Social media report of nickel to quarter size hail. (GLD) |
| 02:35 | 1.00″ | Wakeeney | Trego | KS | (DDC) |
| 02:37 | 1.00″ | Ballinger | Runnels | TX | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (SJT) |
| 02:42 | 1.00″ | 10 S Wheeler | Cheyenne | KS | Delayed Entry. Report of quarter sized hail at Highway 27 and Road D... relayed from local dispatch. (GLD) |
| 03:00 | 1.00″ | 9 S Mcdonald | Rawlins | KS | Hail the size of quarters fell for a duration of 5 minutes. (GLD) |
| 03:15 | 2.50″ | 25 Se Gove | Gove | KS | Delayed reported of tennis ball sized hail that caused damage at a house. (GLD) |
| 07:06 | 1.50″ | 2 Ssw Coldspring | San Jacinto | TX | (HGX) |
| UTC | Gust | Place | County | State | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22:42 | 58 mph | 1 Sw Seagraves | Gaines | TX | (MAF) |
| 22:42 | 58 mph | 1 Wsw Seagraves | Gaines | TX | . (MAF) |
| 22:54 | 59 mph | 2 Sse Lamesa | Dawson | TX | (MAF) |
| 22:54 | 59 mph | 1 S Lamesa | Dawson | TX | . (MAF) |
| 22:54 | 61 mph | 2 S Brownfield | Terry | TX | West Texas Mesonet. Also gusted to 61 mph at 555 PM. (LUB) |
| 22:59 | damage | Groesbeck | Limestone | TX | Downed power line in Groesbeck. Time estimated via radar. (FWD) |
| 23:01 | damage | Groesbeck | Limestone | TX | Large tree downed across powerlines. (FWD) |
| 23:30 | damage | 1 S Iron Mountain | St. Francois | MO | 10-12 Diameter tree down on King School Road. (LSX) |
| 23:31 | 69 mph | 5 Nne Tahoka | Lynn | TX | (LUB) |
| 23:31 | 69 mph | 6 Ssw Wolfforth | Lubbock | TX | Corrects location of previous tstm wnd gst report from 5 NNE Tahoka. West Texas Mesonet. Additional gusts ranging from 58 to 64 mph were also measured from 630 to 636 P (LUB) |
| 23:35 | damage | 1 Nne Lubbock | Lubbock | TX | Tree limbs several inches in diameter blown down in Mackenzie Park. Time estimated from radar. (LUB) |
| 23:38 | damage | 5 Sse Mexia | Limestone | TX | Multiple trees and road blockages in Shiloh area. Time estimated by radar. (FWD) |
| 23:38 | damage | 1 S Spearman | Hansford | TX | Received images of a large tree downed onto a brick fence which also suffered damage from the collision. (AMA) |
| 23:41 | damage | 9 E Groesbeck | Limestone | TX | EM reports large tree down on LCR 444 with picture. Time estimated by radar. (FWD) |
| 23:41 | 61 mph | Reese Center | Lubbock | TX | West Texas Mesonet. Additional gusts ranging from 58 to 60 mph measured from 638 PM through 642 PM. (LUB) |
| 23:43 | 58 mph | 6 S Lubbock | Lubbock | TX | West Texas Mesonet. (LUB) |
| 23:43 | 61 mph | 6 W Lubbock | Lubbock | TX | West Texas Mesonet. Additional gust to 61 mph measured at 644 PM. (LUB) |
| 23:56 | 59 mph | 4 Nne Shallowater | Lubbock | TX | West Texas Mesonet. Also gusted to 58 mph at 655 PM. (LUB) |
| 00:00 | 80 mph | 2 E Flomot | Motley | TX | Estimated gusts to 80mph for approx 20 minutes. (LUB) |
| 00:04 | 73 mph | 4 E Lubbock | Lubbock | TX | West Texas Mesonet. Additional gusts ranging from 58 to 67 mph measured from 657 PM through 706 PM. (LUB) |
| 00:05 | 73 mph | 4 E Lubbock | Lubbock | TX | (LUB) |
| 00:07 | 59 mph | 6 E New Deal | Lubbock | TX | West Texas Mesonet. (LUB) |
| 00:10 | 60 mph | 1 Nnw Lubbock Int. Airp | Lubbock | TX | Lubbock Int. Airport ASOS. Additional gusts ranging from 58 to 59 mph measured from 654 PM through 709 PM. (LUB) |
| 00:29 | 61 mph | 5 Ssw Graham | Garza | TX | West Texas Mesonet. Additional gusts ranging from 58 to 59 mph measured from 724 PM through 728 PM. (LUB) |
| 00:51 | 62 mph | 2 Nne Floydada | Floyd | TX | West Texas Mesonet. Additional gust to 61 mph measured at 755 PM. (LUB) |
| 01:02 | 69 mph | 3 Nnw Mcadoo | Dickens | TX | West Texas Mesonet. (LUB) |
| 01:05 | 59 mph | 2 Wsw Turkey | Hall | TX | West Texas Mesonet. (LUB) |
| 01:22 | 62 mph | 2 Wsw Turkey | Hall | TX | West Texas Mesonet. (LUB) |
| 01:28 | 58 mph | 3 N Roaring Springs | Motley | TX | West Texas Mesonet. (LUB) |
| 01:34 | 59 mph | 2 S Lesley | Hall | TX | West Texas Mesonet. (LUB) |
| 01:54 | 80 mph | 1 Sse Jayton | Kent | TX | West Texas Mesonet. Additional gusts ranging from 60 to 71 mph measured from 853 PM through 856 PM. (LUB) |
| 02:14 | 60 mph | 2 Wsw Clarendon | Donley | TX | Clarendon Mesonet Wind Gust. (AMA) |
| 02:33 | 59 mph | 2 Nw Lake Mcclellan | Gray | TX | West Texas Mesonet Wind Gust. (AMA) |
| 03:06 | 61 mph | 3 W Dozier | Collingsworth | TX | (AMA) |
| 03:15 | 80 mph | 5 Nne Seguin | Sheridan | KS | Weatherunderground site KKSHOXIE16. (GLD) |
| 03:18 | 68 mph | 3 W Dozier | Collingsworth | TX | (AMA) |
| 03:30 | damage | 4 Ne Trinity | Trinity | TX | Trees down on Ward St... near Highway 94. (HGX) |
| 03:35 | 59 mph | 7 Nne Tasco | Sheridan | KS | Weatherunderground site KKSHOXIE18. (GLD) |
| 03:38 | 64 mph | 7 Nne Tasco | Sheridan | KS | Weatherunderground site KKSHOXIE18. (GLD) |
| 03:39 | 74 mph | 7 Nne Tasco | Sheridan | KS | Weatherunderground site KKSHOXIE18. (GLD) |
| 03:44 | 63 mph | 3 Ese Park | Gove | KS | Weatherunderground site KKSPARK1. (GLD) |
| 03:50 | damage | 7 Ne Silver Valley | Coleman | TX | Downed power lines at Lake Coleman. (SJT) |
| 03:55 | 60 mph | 5 Wsw Norton | Norton | KS | Kansas mesonet. Wind gust measured at 10 meter height above ground. (GLD) |
| 04:01 | 61 mph | Lenora | Norton | KS | Weatherunderground site KKSLENOR7. (GLD) |
| 04:04 | 66 mph | Lenora | Norton | KS | Weatherunderground site KKSLENOR20. (GLD) |
| 04:05 | 71 mph | 4 S Altus | Jackson | OK | Altus Mesonet. (OUN) |
| 04:08 | 60 mph | 1 Ese Altus Air Force B | Jackson | OK | KLTS. (OUN) |
| 04:12 | damage | 1 Wsw Mason | Mason | TX | There was part of a roof blown off and a few trees blown down at the high school and park in Mason. (SJT) |
| 04:20 | damage | 2 Se Katemcy | Mason | TX | A roof to a house was partially blown off. (SJT) |
| 04:25 | damage | 3 E Logan | Phillips | KS | Corrects time of previous tstm wnd dmg report from 3 E Logan. Dispatch reported a tree down on K9 Highway. Time estimated from radar. (GID) |
| 04:29 | 68 mph | 2 Wsw Phillipsburg | Phillips | KS | KSU Mesonet. (GID) |
| 04:30 | damage | 7 Sse Bogue | Graham | KS | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 7 SSE Bogue. Delayed report of exceptional damage to a large shed. One wall blown in... roof blown away and substructure part (GLD) |
| 04:30 | damage | 5 Se Hill City | Graham | KS | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 5 SE Hill City. Delayed report of a shed with damage 5 miles southeast of Hill City. Timing based on Radar and nearby ASOS. (GLD) |
| 04:30 | damage | Phillipsburg | Phillips | KS | Corrects time of previous tstm wnd dmg report from Phillipsburg. Dispatch reports some tree damage in town. Time estimated from radar. (GID) |
| 04:35 | 63 mph | Phillipsburg Airport | Phillips | KS | (GID) |
| 04:35 | 59 mph | 6 W Huntley | Harlan | NE | (GID) |
| 04:40 | 60 mph | 5 Wsw Agra | Phillips | KS | (GID) |
| 04:44 | 58 mph | 4 W Kirwin | Phillips | KS | RAWS station. (GID) |
| 04:48 | 60 mph | 1 S Hollister | Tillman | OK | (OUN) |
| 04:49 | 83 mph | 6 N Plainville | Rooks | KS | KSU mesonet. (GID) |
| 04:49 | 61 mph | 3 Wsw Agra | Phillips | KS | (GID) |
| 05:09 | 68 mph | Smith Center Airport | Smith | KS | (GID) |
| 05:15 | 79 mph | Smith Center Airport | Smith | KS | (GID) |
| 05:15 | damage | Smith Center | Smith | KS | Dispatch reports a tree and some branches down in town... along with damage to a store sign. (GID) |
| 05:20 | damage | 3 E Logan | Phillips | KS | Dispatch reported a tree down on K9 Highway. Time estimated from radar. (GID) |
| 05:24 | damage | 5 N Athol | Smith | KS | New outbuilding destroyed. Also reports of trees down around the area. (GID) |
| 05:30 | damage | 7 Sse Bogue | Graham | KS | Delayed report of exceptional damage to a large shed. One wall blown in... roof blown away and substructure partially collapsed... metal siding blown/peeled away. (GLD) |
| 05:30 | damage | 5 Se Hill City | Graham | KS | Delayed report of a shed with damage 5 miles southeast of Hill City. Timing based on Radar and nearby ASOS. (GLD) |
| 05:30 | damage | Phillipsburg | Phillips | KS | Dispatch reports some tree damage in town. Time estimated from radar. (GID) |
| 05:33 | damage | Red Cloud | Webster | NE | Facebook report of trees down in a yard. Time estimated from radar. (GID) |
| 05:50 | 67 mph | 6 N Esbon | Jewell | KS | Trained spotter measured on home weather station and called in the report. (GID) |
| 06:00 | 69 mph | 1 Nnw Acme | Grady | OK | Acme Mesonet. (OUN) |
| 06:01 | 59 mph | 2 N Superior | Nuckolls | NE | 1.11 inches of rain. (GID) |
| 06:01 | 65 mph | 5 Ese Lawrence | Nuckolls | NE | 0.90 inches of rainfall. (GID) |
| 06:02 | 61 mph | 3 Wnw Jewell | Jewell | KS | KS Mesonet. (GID) |
| 06:22 | 58 mph | 4 Wnw Davenport | Nuckolls | NE | UPR station. (GID) |
| 06:27 | 72 mph | 4 Wnw Davenport | Nuckolls | NE | UPR station. (GID) |
| 06:34 | 59 mph | 6 Ene Republic | Republic | KS | Personal Weather Station. (TOP) |
| 07:13 | 62 mph | 5 Nne Western | Saline | NE | Also a measured 55 mph gust at a separate but nearly collocated station. (OAX) |
| 07:47 | 58 mph | 1 Ene Hickman | Lancaster | NE | (OAX) |
| 08:00 | damage | 9 Se Goodrich | Polk | TX | Trees downed. (HGX) |
| 08:00 | 60 mph | 2 N Firth | Lancaster | NE | (OAX) |
| 08:40 | damage | 9 Se Goodrich | Polk | TX | Corrected time previous tstm wnd dmg report from 9 SE Goodrich. Trees downed. (HGX) |
Original file: SPC report page for this day. Times are UTC; the storm day starts at 12:00 UTC (7 AM CDT).