Storm reports — Wednesday, May 14, 2025

The NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 5 tornado reports, 38 hail reports and 146 damaging-wind reports for the storm day from 12:00 UTC on May 14, 2025 to 12:00 UTC the next morning — most of them in NE, CO, KS.

5tornado reports
38hail reports · largest 2.50″
146wind reports · peak 86 mph

Reports by state

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Tornado reports

UTCRatingPlaceCountyStateRemarks
00:08—5 S HersheyLincolnNE[Landspout] Multiple reports and photos of landspout tornadoes. (LBF)
00:11—14 Sw HersheyLincolnNE[Landspout] Estimated location of 14 miles SW of Hershy... landspout continues on the ground. (LBF)
00:18—6 S SutherlandLincolnNE[Landspout] Estimated location of 1 mile south of Sutherland Power Plant. (LBF)
00:23—5 W North PlatteLincolnNE[Landspout] Off duty NWS employee reported an ongoing landspout 5 miles west of town. (LBF)
00:34—5 Ssw HersheyLincolnNE[Landspout] Estimated location of the landspout. (LBF)

Hail reports

UTCSizePlaceCountyStateRemarks
18:311.00″2 Nnw ValdeseBurkeNCTime estimated from radar. (GSP)
20:001.00″3 Sse DunnHarnettNCPicture of quarter sized hail received. Time estimated based on radar. (RAH)
20:321.75″NenzelCherryNE(LBF)
21:161.00″1 N ErieWeldCOReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (BOU)
21:201.00″1 Ne ErieWeldCO(BOU)
21:211.25″1 N ErieWeldCOReport from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (BOU)
21:251.00″1 Nne ManningClarendonSCSpotter report of quarter sized hail in Manning. (CAE)
21:291.00″3 W FrederickWeldCOReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (BOU)
22:061.75″11 Wsw BrownleeCherryNE(LBF)
22:301.00″MullenHookerNE(LBF)
22:331.00″8 Ene AnsleyCusterNE(LBF)
23:111.75″1 N ScottsbluffScotts BluffNE(CYS)
23:111.25″5 N ScottsbluffScotts BluffNE(CYS)
23:401.75″7 Nw MaywoodLincolnNE(LBF)
23:452.00″8 Nne MullenCherryNEHad 2 rounds of 2 inch hail the first at 4:15 MT and 5:45 MT. (LBF)
23:571.75″2 Nw WellfleetLincolnNE(LBF)
00:271.75″8 W BurwellLoupNE(LBF)
00:351.75″2 S HersheyLincolnNE(LBF)
00:352.00″4 E HersheyLincolnNERelayed report... time estimated. (LBF)
00:502.50″13 Nw North PlatteLincolnNE(LBF)
00:571.25″2 W BurwellGarfieldNE(LBF)
00:581.00″Saint FrancisCheyenneKSReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (GLD)
00:581.00″1 Ne Saint FrancisCheyenneKSDelayed report via social media. Photo of accumulating quarter sized hail. Time estimated via other reports and radar. (GLD)
00:591.25″Saint FrancisCheyenneKSReported via social media. Quarter to half dollar sized hail measured. (GLD)
00:591.00″1 W WaunetaYumaCOdelayed report. (GLD)
01:001.25″Saint FrancisCheyenneKSReport from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (GLD)
01:001.00″9 Wsw ElyriaValleyNEHail up to quarter size...most smaller. (GID)
01:011.75″10 W North PlatteLincolnNE(LBF)
01:031.00″6 Ne TaylorLoupNE(LBF)
01:041.75″BurwellGarfieldNE(LBF)
01:051.00″3 Nw BurwellGarfieldNE(LBF)
01:101.25″8 W Fort Hartsuff StateValleyNEHail up to half dollar size...most smaller. Report less than a mile south of Garfield County line. (GID)
01:121.75″4 Nw North PlatteLincolnNE(LBF)
01:211.50″8 W Fort Hartsuff StateValleyNEHail up to ping pong ball size...most smaller. (GID)
01:281.25″9 N ArcadiaValleyNEHail up to half dollar size...more flat than round. (GID)
01:391.00″9 N ArcadiaValleyNEHail to around quarter size...second round of hail in last 11 minutes from a new core. (GID)
01:471.25″8 W Fort Hartsuff StateValleyNEAt least the third round of hail in 45 minutes. (GID)
02:082.50″6 Ene BurwellGarfieldNEReport with photos. Time estimated from radar. (LBF)

Wind reports

UTCGustPlaceCountyStateRemarks
16:20damage2 Nnw QuickCaswellNCTree downed by thunderstorm winds on Quick Road. (RNK)
16:20damage1 Nw CascadePittsylvaniaVATree down along Cascade Mill Road... near its intersection with Loblolly Drive. Time estimated from radar. (RNK)
16:45damage1 Wnw HamerCaswellNCTree downed by thunderstorm winds on Slade Road. (RNK)
16:50damage3 Sw BlanchCaswellNCTree downed by thunderstorm winds on Blanch Road. (RNK)
17:05damage2 Ene BlanchCaswellNCTree downed by thunderstorm winds on Culver Road. (RNK)
17:10damage1 Ne AjaxPittsylvaniaVATree down blocking Graves Bridge Road. Time estimated from radar. (RNK)
17:30damage3 S ClimaxPittsylvaniaVATree downed by thunderstorm winds at the intersection of Double Bridge Road and Callands Road... blocking the road. (RNK)
17:30damage3 Nw ChathamPittsylvaniaVATree down blocking Cherrystone Lake Road... near its intersection with Hodnetts Mill Road. Time estimated from radar. (RNK)
18:15damage1 Nne NelsonMecklenburgVAReport of a tree down on HWY 49. (AKQ)
18:28damage3 Ne DrexelCaldwellNCDamage to utility equipment from falling trees. (GSP)
18:37damageClarksvilleMecklenburgVAReports of numerous trees and power lines down in an around Clarksville. (AKQ)
19:20damage3 Ene CoatsHarnettNCTrees and power lines down. (RAH)
20:38damage1 Nnw PowellsvilleHertfordNCTree down across Ward Rd near US 13. (AKQ)
21:50damage1 Sse SurrySurryVATree down across Brownsview Lane near Beechland Rd. Time estimated via radar. (AKQ)
22:0759 mph2 Nnw BriggsdaleWeldCORAWS station TT567 Crow Creek. (BOU)
22:1460 mph2 Se Denver Intl AirporDenverCOASOS station KDEN Denver Intl Airport. (BOU)
22:1866 mph5 E Prospect ValleyWeldCOWeatherLink station. (BOU)
22:23damage4 Sw Rose HillDuplinNCDuplin County 911 reported trees down near the intersection of Fussell Rd and Corinth Church Rd. Time based on radar. (MHX)
22:2359 mph5 N Pawnee ButtesWeldCOAWOS station K1OW 2 NW Pawnee Buttes. (BOU)
22:2558 mph1 W MastersWeldCOMesonet station CO222 Dearfield. (BOU)
22:2870 mph6 S New RaymerMorganCOMeasured with VantagePro Weather Station. Also reported 3-4 inch diameter tree limbs down and minor roof damage to outbuilding. (BOU)
22:5164 mph6 Sw Log Lane VillageMorganCOWunderground Station PWS-KCOFORTM56. (BOU)
22:5158 mph2 Ene WigginsMorganCOMesonet station CO039 Wiggins Bijou Creek. (BOU)
22:5564 mphFort Morgan AirportMorganCOAWOS station KFMM Fort Morgan. (BOU)
22:5564 mphKimballKimballNE(CYS)
22:58damage6 Ne BrownleeCherryNEReport of an overturned semi on Highway 83 MM 174. (LBF)
23:10damage3 Wsw BrushMorganCOPower poles down near the intersection of County Road 25 and County Road R. Time estimated. (BOU)
23:1270 mph3 Se BrushMorganCOWeatherLink station. (BOU)
23:12damageBrushMorganCOMultiple 3-4 inch diameter tree limbs down. Time estimated. (BOU)
23:13damageBrushMorganCOSpotter and social media posts of at least one tree down on a house in Brush. Time and location estimated. (BOU)
23:1562 mph3 Wnw Fremont ButteWashingtonCOMesonet station BRU01 Brush. (BOU)
23:1560 mph3 Wsw SterlingLoganCOAWOS station KSTK Sterling. (BOU)
23:1760 mph1 Nw WoodrowWashingtonCOWeatherLink station. (BOU)
23:2361 mph1 Nnw AkronWashingtonCOAWOS station KAKO Akron. (BOU)
23:3266 mph5 N Pawnee PassLoganCOAWOS station K1MW Sterling 15 WNW. (BOU)
23:3363 mph1 Nnw AkronWashingtonCOAWOS station KAKO Akron. (BOU)
23:3460 mph2 W GeringScotts BluffNEBFF RAWS site. (CYS)
23:4159 mph4 W PeetzLoganCOAWOS station K1JW Peetz. (BOU)
23:4580 mphIliffLoganCOSpotter confident in at least 80 mph wind gusts. Damage to branches 7 to 8 inches in diameter reported... as well as an overturned pivot sprinkler. (BOU)
23:4565 mph1 Ene IliffLoganCOCoAgMet Station CSU67 Iliff. (BOU)
23:4963 mph4 Nnw Pawnee PassLoganCOWeatherLink station. (BOU)
23:50damage1 Nne IliffLoganCOPower line down by County Road 55 north of Iliff. Spotter also reported no power in town. Location and time estimated. (BOU)
23:5162 mphSidneyCheyenneNE(CYS)
23:5363 mph3 Wnw BrownsonCheyenneNEUPR site. (CYS)
00:0464 mph8 Nnw FlaglerKit CarsonCOCorrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 8 NNW Flagler. Wunderground site KCOFLAGL13. (GLD)
00:0463 mph8 W LodgepoleCheyenneNESunol UPR site. (CYS)
00:0560 mph10 S Saint FrancisCheyenneKSKS Mesonet Cheyenne reported 60 mph gust at 10 meters. (GLD)
00:0862 mph3 W CopeWashingtonCOWeatherLink station. (BOU)
00:1058 mph5 Nnw HeartstrongYumaCOSite RMR Ranch reports wind gust of 58 mph. (GLD)
00:1561 mph1 N FlaglerKit CarsonCOSite KCOFLAGL2 reports 61 mph wind gust with thunderstorms in area. (GLD)
00:15damageImperialChaseNEDamage to roof on a metal structure - garage like structure... estimated time. (LBF)
00:2167 mph10 Ene ClarkvilleYumaCOCorrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 10 ENE Clarkville. Ambient weather site Struckmeyer. (GLD)
00:2661 mph6 Nw WaunetaYumaCOAWN site Brophy. (GLD)
00:2959 mphVonaKit CarsonCOWxUnderground KCOVONA4. (GLD)
00:2966 mph4 Ne FairfieldSedgwickCOWeatherLink station. (BOU)
00:3063 mph7 N StrattonKit CarsonCO(GLD)
00:30damageWrayYumaCOPicked house roof up on NW corner and dropped it again. Broke 4 roof trusses. Healthy 12 inch diameter Honey Locust tree x 25 feet tall nearby was uprooted. (GLD)
00:3059 mph1 W OshkoshGardenNE(LBF)
00:3363 mph10 N ChappellGardenNE(LBF)
00:3459 mph7 Ssw OshkoshGardenNE(LBF)
00:3558 mph5 Wnw ChappellDeuelNE(LBF)
00:3564 mphSidneyCheyenneNE(CYS)
00:3760 mph4 W Highland CenterPhillipsCOWunderground station PWS-KCOHAXTU21. (BOU)
00:3958 mph3 W LewellenGardenNE(LBF)
00:4364 mph7 Nnw FlaglerKit CarsonCOKCOFLAGL13 64 MPH Gust. (GLD)
00:4367 mph8 S HolyokePhillipsCOMesonet station CO048 US 385 Holyoke. (BOU)
00:4463 mph7 N Beecher IslandYumaCOAmbient Weather Station My_Weather_Station_. (GLD)
00:45damageHolyokePhillipsCOCounty dispatch reported two trees down on houses within Holyoke... along with other tree damage and power outages. Time estimated. (BOU)
00:4671 mph8 Sse OvidSedgwickCOWeatherLink station. (BOU)
00:4675 mph3 W LewellenGardenNE(LBF)
00:4762 mph17 N FlaglerKit CarsonCOMesonet station EW7003 17 N Flagler. (GLD)
00:4764 mph3 Wsw PaoliPhillipsCOWeatherLink station. (BOU)
00:4779 mph3 Ene HolyokePhillipsCOWeatherLink station. (BOU)
00:4886 mph4 Ese Pleasant ValleyPhillipsCOWeatherLink station. (BOU)
00:4965 mph6 Sse ChappellDeuelNE(LBF)
00:5060 mph1 E Pleasant ValleyPhillipsCOWeatherLink station. (BOU)
00:5260 mph3 Ssw Big SpringsDeuelNE(LBF)
00:5370 mph8 S HolyokePhillipsCOMesonet station CO048 US 385 Holyoke. (BOU)
00:5560 mph2 Se HolyokePhillipsCOAWOS station KHEQ Holyoke Airport. (BOU)
00:5760 mphBurlingtonKit CarsonCOReported via social media. Estimated 60 mph winds with under half mile visibility due to dust. (GLD)
01:0363 mph5 S BurlingtonKit CarsonCOASOS station KITR Burlington Co Airport. (GLD)
01:0458 mph5 Nnw ArapahoeCheyenneCOWxUnderground KCOARAPA3. (GLD)
01:0564 mph13 Nnw RuletonShermanKSLeonard Farms - KKSKANOR6. (GLD)
01:0872 mph11 N ImperialChaseNE(LBF)
01:1063 mph4 S BurlingtonKit CarsonCO(GLD)
01:10damage1 Nne Saint FrancisCheyenneKSEM relayed report of a tree powerline. Time is estimated. (GLD)
01:1259 mph10 S WheelerCheyenneKSReported via social media. Time reported via weather station. (GLD)
01:1259 mph1 Nnw ImperialChaseNE(LBF)
01:1566 mphArapahoeCheyenneCOUP694. (GLD)
01:15damageGoodlandShermanKSOff Duty NWS employee reports a moderately healthy 8 to 12 inch diameter branch snapped. Estimated Time. (GLD)
01:15damageImperialChaseNEBuilding damage and power poles snapped in Imperial. (LBF)
01:1582 mph2 Nnw GrantPerkinsNE(LBF)
01:1879 mph1 Nw ImperialChaseNE(LBF)
01:2358 mph1 Nne GoodlandShermanKSCorrects previous non-tstm wnd gst report from 1 NNE Goodland. ASOS station KGLD Goodland. (GLD)
01:2376 mph4 N WaunetaChaseNE(LBF)
01:3060 mph10 N Bird CityCheyenneKSEstimated 60 mph gust with very small tree branches down. A lot of pea sized hail also reported. Time provided by spotter. (GLD)
01:30damageOgallalaKeithNEMultiple 4 inch limbs down from trees during thunderstorm. (LBF)
01:3171 mph4 Se OgallalaKeithNE(LBF)
01:3373 mph10 S WallaceHayesNE(LBF)
01:3760 mph10 N Bird CityCheyenneKSReported via social media. Estimated at least 60 mph. (GLD)
01:4158 mph1 Sse Saint FrancisCheyenneKSSt Francis airport KKSSAINT20. (GLD)
01:4560 mph10 Nnw BrewsterShermanKSOff-duty employee reported. Time via weather station. (GLD)
01:4570 mph2 Nnw BlakemanRawlinsKSTrained spotter reports 70 mph wind gusts. Wind gusts were down to 60 mph as of 8:55pm CT. (GLD)
01:45damage2 Nnw BlakemanRawlinsKSDelayed report. Numerous healthy 2.6 inch diameter tree limbs down across the property. Time estimated based on prior reports at the location and surrounding area. (GLD)
01:4873 mph9 Nnw McdonaldCheyenneKSAmbient Weather. (GLD)
01:5063 mph9 S StrattonHitchcockNELorens Farms... Ambient Weather. (GLD)
01:5460 mph1 S AtwoodRawlinsKSReported via social media. Estimated 50-60 mph winds with wall of dust. (GLD)
01:5586 mph4 N LudellRawlinsKSK State mesonet. (GLD)
02:0072 mph9 Wsw WinonaLoganKSUP840. (GLD)
02:00damageGoodlandShermanKSDelayed report of 2.5 inch diameter healthy branch falling on roof. Time estimated. (GLD)
02:0060 mph7 Nnw LudellRawlinsKSTrained spotter estimated 60 mph wind gust. (GLD)
02:0071 mph3 Wnw TrentonHitchcockNEPublic report from a PWS 3W 1 N of Trenton. (GLD)
02:0167 mph1 Nw SutherlandLincolnNE(LBF)
02:02damageGoodlandShermanKSOff duty NWS employee reports roof damage to building. (GLD)
02:0358 mph10 Sse Sharon SpringsWallaceKSCW6099 APRSWXNET/CWOP. (GLD)
02:0474 mph3 Wnw TrentonHitchcockNEWNW Trenton. 3W 1N Trenton... NE - KNETRENT7 (corrected time). (GLD)
02:05damageNorth PlatteLincolnNE5 to 10 inch diameter tree branches down across town. (LBF)
02:0871 mph11 Ne DickensLincolnNE(LBF)
02:1260 mphCulbertsonHitchcockNEVisibility reported of 100 yards with estimated wind gusts of 60 mph as wall of dust moves through. Time provided by spotter. (GLD)
02:1559 mph3 Sw Russell SpringsLoganKSK State mesonet. (GLD)
02:1974 mph3 Wnw TrentonHitchcockNE3W 1N Trenton... NE - KNETRENT7. (GLD)
02:2767 mph2 E MccookRed WillowNEASOS station KMCK McCook Airport. Visibility down to 1/2 mile due to dust. (GLD)
02:3168 mph3 Ese IndianolaRed WillowNEReport of 68 MPH gust from PWS. (GLD)
02:35damageOberlinDecaturKSDelayed report via social media. Tree trunk split in half. Time estimated based on Oberlin AWOS (KOIN) recorded a 60 mph gust at the report time listed. (GLD)
02:4559 mph2 Nnw GothenburgDawsonNEIntense outflow from combo of synoptic front and convective outflow. (GID)
02:4560 mph3 Sw BonesteelGregorySDPersonal weather station. (FSD)
02:5563 mph2 Nne CambridgeFurnasNEAt Cambridge airport. Intense outflow from combo of synoptic front and convective outflow. (GID)
03:0859 mph9 Sw PlatteCharles MixSDPersonal weather station. (FSD)
03:15damageNortonNortonKS16 inch diameter tree uprooted near middle of town. Another similar size tree was uprooted near the visitor center. (GLD)
03:29damageGeddesCharles MixSDSpotter reported that his son in town saw some trees blow down when the storm came through. (FSD)
03:3060 mphGeddesCharles MixSDLots of dust blew through his farmstead just north of Geddes... and blew the barn door open. (FSD)
03:3659 mph2 Nnw Lake AndesCharles MixSDPersonal weather station. (FSD)
04:5260 mph2 Nnw SpringfieldBon HommeSDPersonal wether station. (FSD)
05:3660 mph8 Se TaborYanktonSDPersonal weather station. (FSD)
06:0259 mph5 S FreemanHutchinsonSDMesonet station 163 SD RWIS Freeman. (FSD)
06:2365 mph3 Ese ParkerTurnerSDMesonet station 310 SD RWIS Parker. Initial gust to 61 mph... peak of 65 mph at 125 am. (FSD)
06:5160 mph1 E HartfordMinnehahaSD(FSD)
07:4659 mph3 E EganMoodySDAWOS station K4P3 2 S Flandreau. (FSD)
07:52damage1 W JasperPipestoneMNVideo and photos from social media of tree damage and limbs down. (FSD)
08:0660 mph2 N TroskyPipestoneMNMesonet station MN154 U.s.75 - Trosky - Mp 30.3. (FSD)
08:1773 mph5 S Lake BentonPipestoneMNPersonal weather station. (FSD)
08:5069 mphTunervilleDeuelSDMesonet station 291 4N Altamont (SDDOT). (ABR)
09:1760 mph1 Wnw SummitRobertsSDMesonet station 55 Summit (SDDOT). (ABR)
09:2758 mph3 Sw Big Stone CityGrantSDMesonet station 292 7NE Milbank (SDDOT). (ABR)
09:3561 mph3 W OdessaBig StoneMNMesonet station MN137 U.s.75 - Ortonville - Mp 132.7. (ABR)
09:4560 mph3 Wsw GracevilleBig StoneMNMesonet station MN036 T.h.28 - Graceville - Mp 19. (ABR)

Original file: SPC report page for this day. Times are UTC; the storm day starts at 12:00 UTC (7 AM CDT).

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