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Storm reports for May 26, 1983
On May 26, 1983, 38 hail, 14 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 15 states.
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On May 26, 1983, 38 hail, 14 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in St. Mary's County, MD.
Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.
Storm reports by state
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| SC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| PA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| OK | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| AR | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.50″ |
| MD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| NC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| IA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| TX | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| MN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| KS | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| GA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| NJ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50″ |
| LA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| AL | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
Cities with hail reported within 5 miles
| City | Population | Largest report |
|---|---|---|
| Raleigh, NC | 499,825 | 1.75″ |
| Douglasville, GA | 40,540 | 1.75″ |
| Denison, TX | 26,446 | 1.75″ |
| Wadena, MN | 4,373 | 1.75″ |
| Jefferson, IA | 4,148 | 1.75″ |
| High Bridge, NJ | 3,607 | 1.50″ |
| Clinton, NJ | 2,793 | 1.50″ |
| North Charleston, SC | 126,005 | 1.00″ |
| Goose Creek, SC | 50,352 | 1.00″ |
| Hanahan, SC | 21,983 | 1.00″ |
| Hillsborough, NC | 9,773 | 1.00″ |
| Stroud, OK | 2,862 | 1.00″ |
| Charleston, SC | 157,665 | 0.75″ |
| Reading, PA | 96,000 | 0.75″ |
| Harrisburg, PA | 50,649 | 0.75″ |
| York, PA | 45,241 | 0.75″ |
| Lebanon, PA | 26,456 | 0.75″ |
| Ephrata, PA | 13,719 | 0.75″ |
| Pottsville, PA | 13,404 | 0.75″ |
| Wyomissing, PA | 11,292 | 0.75″ |
| Doylestown, PA | 8,382 | 0.75″ |
| Camp Hill, PA | 8,231 | 0.75″ |
| New Cumberland, PA | 7,625 | 0.75″ |
| Steelton, PA | 6,358 | 0.75″ |
| Shillington, PA | 5,533 | 0.75″ |
Hail reports (38)
| Time (UTC) | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | 1.75″ | St. Mary's County, MD |
| 19:50 | 1.75″ | Douglas County, GA |
| 20:00 | 1.75″ | St. Mary's County, MD |
| 20:20 | 1.75″ | Wake County, NC |
| 21:00 | 1.75″ | Montgomery County, MD |
| 01:35 | 1.75″ | Grayson County, TX |
| 02:36 | 1.75″ | Pushmataha County, OK |
| 02:40 | 1.75″ | Dixon County, NE |
| 02:45 | 1.75″ | Johnston County, OK |
| 02:50 | 1.75″ | Choctaw County, OK |
| 03:00 | 1.75″ | Clay County, NE |
| 04:00 | 1.75″ | Burt County, NE |
| 05:20 | 1.75″ | Guthrie County, IA |
| 05:28 | 1.75″ | Greene County, IA |
| 07:55 | 1.75″ | Wadena County, MN |
| 10:30 | 1.75″ | Wadena County, MN |
| 21:30 | 1.50″ | Hunterdon County, NJ |
| 21:40 | 1.50″ | Garland County, AR |
| 04:00 | 1.50″ | Clay County, NE |
| 20:30 | 1.00″ | Berkeley County, SC |
| 21:00 | 1.00″ | Orangeburg County, SC |
| 21:20 | 1.00″ | Orange County, NC |
| 22:15 | 1.00″ | Charleston County, SC |
| 23:35 | 1.00″ | Lafayette County, AR |
| 23:55 | 1.00″ | Columbia County, AR |
| 03:15 | 1.00″ | Lincoln County, OK |
| 19:00 | 0.75″ | Dauphin County, PA |
| 19:20 | 0.75″ | Lebanon County, PA |
| 19:40 | 0.75″ | York County, PA |
| 20:00 | 0.75″ | Berks County, PA |
| 20:20 | 0.75″ | Berks County, PA |
| 20:40 | 0.75″ | Lancaster County, PA |
| 20:40 | 0.75″ | Schuylkill County, PA |
| 21:00 | 0.75″ | Bucks County, PA |
| 21:10 | 0.75″ | Charleston County, SC |
| 22:50 | 0.75″ | Latimer County, OK |
| 00:25 | 0.75″ | Kimball County, NE |
| 00:49 | 0.75″ | Claiborne Parish, LA |
Damage, injuries and deaths
National Weather Service offices recorded about $25,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (53 events in 15 states). Before 1996 the database holds only tornado, hail and wind events, and damage was often entered as a range, so treat these figures as rough. Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.
| County | Events | Injuries | Deaths | Property damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County, NC | 1 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.
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