Severe Storms of May 6 and 7, 2023

Radar

Radar Image at 1130PM EDT May 6	Radar Image at 1210 AM EDT May 7	Radar Image at 130 AM EDT May 7

Storm Reports

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN


..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1135 PM     HAIL             COVINGTON               40.14N 87.39W
05/06/2023  E1.75 INCH       FOUNTAIN           IN   PUBLIC

            RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

1135 PM     HAIL             COVINGTON               40.14N 87.39W
05/06/2023  M2.25 INCH       FOUNTAIN           IN   PUBLIC

            RELAYED BY BROADCAST MEDIA.

1140 PM     HAIL             5 N COVINGTON           40.19N 87.39W
05/06/2023  E3.00 INCH       FOUNTAIN           IN   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORTS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF 2-3 INCH
            DIAMETER HAIL.

1155 PM     HAIL             WILLIAMSPORT            40.29N 87.29W
05/06/2023  E2.50 INCH       WARREN             IN   PUBLIC

            REPORT VIA TWITTER. TIME ESTIMATED VIA
            RADAR.

1210 AM     HAIL             1 SSW DARLINGTON        40.10N 86.78W
05/07/2023  E1.25 INCH       MONTGOMERY         IN   PUBLIC


1225 AM     HAIL             3 WSW THORNTOWN         40.12N 86.67W
05/07/2023  M1.00 INCH       BOONE              IN   PUBLIC

1259 AM     HAIL             3 WSW THORNTOWN         40.12N 86.67W
05/07/2023  E0.70 INCH       BOONE              IN   PUBLIC

0135 AM     HAIL             1 NNW LEBANON           40.06N 86.48W
05/07/2023  E0.88 INCH       BOONE              IN   PUBLIC

0135 AM     HAIL             LEBANON                 40.05N 86.47W
05/07/2023  M1.50 INCH       BOONE              IN   PUBLIC

            LATE REPORT OF FACEBOOK PHOTO SHOWING MAINLY
            1.00 HAIL WITH ONE 1.6 INCH HAILSTONE.

0137 AM     HAIL             1 WSW LEBANON           40.05N 86.49W
05/07/2023  U1.00 INCH       BOONE              IN   PUBLIC

            REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.).

0153 AM     HAIL             4 SE ELIZAVILLE         40.09N 86.31W
05/07/2023  E1.00 INCH       BOONE              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE FALLING AT A RAPID
            RATE.

0350 AM     HAIL             SUMMITVILLE             40.33N 85.65W
05/07/2023  U0.75 INCH       MADISON            IN   PUBLIC

            REPORT FROM MPING: DIME (0.75 IN.).

0415 AM     TSTM WND GST     3 WSW FRANKFORT         40.27N 86.57W
05/07/2023  M52 MPH          CLINTON            IN   AWOS

            AWOS STATION KFKR FRANKFORT.

0420 AM     TSTM WND GST     4 ENE CLARKS HILL       40.26N 86.66W
05/07/2023  M55 MPH          CLINTON            IN   MESONET

            MESONET STATION IN006 FRANKFORT.

0622 AM     HAIL             INDIANA STATE UNIVERSIT 39.47N 87.41W
05/07/2023  U0.50 INCH       VIGO               IN   PUBLIC

            REPORT FROM MPING: HALF-INCH (0.50 IN.).

Environment

Thunderstorms developed near a warm front.

Figure 1: Surface Map at 11pm EDT May 6	Figure 2: Most Unstable CAPE at 12 AM May 7	Figure 3: Effective Shear at 12am May 7