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Storm reports for May 22, 1996
On May 22, 1996, 114 hail, 30 damaging-wind and 12 tornado reports were logged across 11 states.
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On May 22, 1996, 114 hail, 30 damaging-wind and 12 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Sedgwick County, CO.
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 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 4.00″ |
| KS | 30 | 5 | 4 | 3.00″ |
| CO | 21 | 2 | 3 | 4.50″ |
| TX | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2.50″ |
| OK | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| MO | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.75″ |
| IA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| PA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| MT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| GA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| NY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.75″ |
Cities with hail reported within 5 miles
| City | Population | Largest report |
|---|---|---|
| Norton, KS | 2,681 | 2.75″ |
| Childress, TX | 5,683 | 2.50″ |
| Arvada, CO | 121,873 | 2.00″ |
| Wheat Ridge, CO | 31,999 | 2.00″ |
| Edgewater, CO | 4,880 | 2.00″ |
| Lincoln, NE | 300,619 | 1.75″ |
| Maryville, MO | 10,193 | 1.75″ |
| York, NE | 8,179 | 1.75″ |
| Brush, CO | 5,370 | 1.75″ |
| Shenandoah, IA | 4,878 | 1.75″ |
| Thornton, CO | 146,689 | 1.25″ |
| Northglenn, CO | 38,287 | 1.25″ |
| Federal Heights, CO | 13,971 | 1.25″ |
| Westminster, CO | 115,302 | 1.00″ |
| Golden, CO | 20,151 | 1.00″ |
| Fort Morgan, CO | 11,835 | 1.00″ |
| Vernon, TX | 9,728 | 1.00″ |
| Leesburg, GA | 3,574 | 1.00″ |
| Loveland, CO | 81,102 | 0.75″ |
| Superior, CO | 13,654 | 0.75″ |
| Fort Stockton, TX | 8,147 | 0.75″ |
Hail reports (114)
| Time (UTC) | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 00:10 | 4.50″ | Sedgwick County, CO |
| 01:20 | 4.00″ | Chase County, NE |
| 01:07 | 3.50″ | Dundy County, NE |
| 05:20 | 3.00″ | Phillips County, KS |
| 00:17 | 2.75″ | Phillips County, CO |
| 00:46 | 2.75″ | Dundy County, NE |
| 00:49 | 2.75″ | Phillips County, CO |
| 01:28 | 2.75″ | Chase County, NE |
| 02:20 | 2.75″ | Dundy County, NE |
| 02:23 | 2.75″ | Cass County, NE |
| 04:00 | 2.75″ | Republic County, KS |
| 04:05 | 2.75″ | Decatur County, KS |
| 04:10 | 2.75″ | Decatur County, KS |
| 04:20 | 2.75″ | Norton County, KS |
| 04:26 | 2.75″ | Nuckolls County, NE |
| 04:30 | 2.75″ | Atchison County, MO |
| 22:30 | 2.50″ | Childress County, TX |
| 00:04 | 2.50″ | Dundy County, NE |
| 00:30 | 2.50″ | Gage County, NE |
| 00:53 | 2.50″ | Phillips County, CO |
| 04:45 | 2.50″ | Brown County, KS |
| 00:49 | 2.00″ | Phillips County, CO |
| 04:00 | 2.00″ | Republic County, KS |
| 05:18 | 2.00″ | Jefferson County, CO |
| 22:52 | 1.75″ | Childress County, TX |
| 22:56 | 1.75″ | York County, NE |
| 23:35 | 1.75″ | Logan County, CO |
| 23:40 | 1.75″ | Foard County, TX |
| 23:57 | 1.75″ | Lancaster County, NE |
| 00:02 | 1.75″ | Hardeman County, TX |
| 00:35 | 1.75″ | Phillips County, CO |
| 00:35 | 1.75″ | Dundy County, NE |
| 00:41 | 1.75″ | Phillips County, CO |
| 00:47 | 1.75″ | Phillips County, CO |
| 02:14 | 1.75″ | Lancaster County, NE |
| 02:40 | 1.75″ | Hitchcock County, NE |
| 03:00 | 1.75″ | Otoe County, NE |
| 03:04 | 1.75″ | Cass County, NE |
| 03:07 | 1.75″ | Franklin County, NE |
| 03:24 | 1.75″ | Thayer County, NE |
| 03:27 | 1.75″ | Rawlins County, KS |
| 03:30 | 1.75″ | Fremont County, IA |
| 03:30 | 1.75″ | Nodaway County, MO |
| 03:47 | 1.75″ | Hall County, NE |
| 03:49 | 1.75″ | Rawlins County, KS |
| 03:49 | 1.75″ | Decatur County, KS |
| 04:30 | 1.75″ | Page County, IA |
| 04:30 | 1.75″ | Washington County, KS |
| 04:45 | 1.75″ | Decatur County, KS |
| 04:50 | 1.75″ | Republic County, KS |
| 05:10 | 1.75″ | Page County, IA |
| 05:20 | 1.75″ | Jefferson County, CO |
| 07:40 | 1.75″ | Morgan County, CO |
| 00:47 | 1.50″ | Gage County, NE |
| 03:50 | 1.50″ | Richardson County, NE |
| 03:56 | 1.50″ | Decatur County, KS |
| 05:00 | 1.50″ | Jewell County, KS |
| 05:00 | 1.50″ | Phillips County, KS |
| 22:43 | 1.25″ | Collingsworth County, TX |
| 01:45 | 1.25″ | Rawlins County, KS |
| 03:15 | 1.25″ | Hitchcock County, NE |
| 05:25 | 1.25″ | Jefferson County, CO |
| 05:38 | 1.25″ | Adams County, CO |
| 22:10 | 1.00″ | Bradford County, PA |
| 22:15 | 1.00″ | Childress County, TX |
| 22:40 | 1.00″ | Bradford County, PA |
| 23:00 | 1.00″ | Foard County, TX |
| 23:18 | 1.00″ | Lee County, GA |
| 23:33 | 1.00″ | Hardeman County, TX |
| 23:51 | 1.00″ | Sedgwick County, CO |
| 23:58 | 1.00″ | Kiowa County, OK |
| 00:18 | 1.00″ | Kiowa County, OK |
| 00:20 | 1.00″ | Comanche County, OK |
| 00:34 | 1.00″ | Stillwater County, MT |
| 00:55 | 1.00″ | Chase County, NE |
| 01:00 | 1.00″ | Wilbarger County, TX |
| 02:54 | 1.00″ | Cass County, NE |
| 03:30 | 1.00″ | Webster County, NE |
| 03:55 | 1.00″ | Gage County, NE |
| 04:50 | 1.00″ | Norton County, KS |
| 04:55 | 1.00″ | Decatur County, KS |
| 05:12 | 1.00″ | Jefferson County, CO |
| 05:25 | 1.00″ | Adams County, CO |
| 05:25 | 1.00″ | Washington County, KS |
| 06:06 | 1.00″ | Phillips County, KS |
| 06:16 | 1.00″ | Phillips County, KS |
| 06:40 | 1.00″ | Smith County, KS |
| 07:20 | 1.00″ | Morgan County, CO |
| 22:50 | 0.88″ | Harmon County, OK |
| 23:55 | 0.88″ | Jackson County, OK |
| 00:02 | 0.88″ | Jackson County, OK |
| 01:40 | 0.88″ | Hitchcock County, NE |
| 02:48 | 0.88″ | Decatur County, KS |
| 02:51 | 0.88″ | Franklin County, NE |
| 04:30 | 0.88″ | Holt County, MO |
| 05:05 | 0.88″ | Norton County, KS |
| 20:10 | 0.75″ | Broome County, NY |
| 21:55 | 0.75″ | Pecos County, TX |
| 22:50 | 0.75″ | Hardeman County, TX |
| 22:58 | 0.75″ | Bradford County, PA |
| 22:58 | 0.75″ | Cheyenne County, NE |
| 23:30 | 0.75″ | Seward County, NE |
| 23:55 | 0.75″ | Harmon County, OK |
| 01:13 | 0.75″ | Chase County, NE |
| 01:15 | 0.75″ | Phillips County, CO |
| 01:15 | 0.75″ | Wilbarger County, TX |
| 02:14 | 0.75″ | Larimer County, CO |
| 03:10 | 0.75″ | Republic County, KS |
| 03:53 | 0.75″ | Nemaha County, KS |
| 04:10 | 0.75″ | Worth County, MO |
| 05:02 | 0.75″ | Phillips County, KS |
| 05:31 | 0.75″ | Jefferson County, CO |
| 05:45 | 0.75″ | Washington County, KS |
| 06:23 | 0.75″ | Phillips County, KS |
Damage, injuries and deaths
National Weather Service offices recorded about $125 million in property damage and $705,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (179 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.
| County | Events | Injuries | Deaths | Property damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County, CO | 1 | 0 | 0 | $120 million |
| Childress County, TX | 1 | 0 | 0 | $3 million |
| Lancaster County, NE | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| Gage County, NE | 1 | 0 | 0 | $450,000 |
| Chase County, NE | 1 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Colfax County, NE | 1 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Rooks County, KS | 1 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Republic County, KS | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Seward County, NE | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Wilbarger County, TX | 2 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Nuckolls County, NE | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Thayer County, NE | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
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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