Storm reports for May 26, 2000

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On May 26, 2000, 160 hail, 200 damaging-wind and 23 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Greer County, OK.

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

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (160)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.5 million in property damage, $42,000 in crop damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (385 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Calloway County, KY (near Midway) · Tornado F2 · $250,000 · 4 injuries
  “The peak intensity of the tornado was rated F-2, with estimated maximum winds near 125 MPH. Although the tornado was only on the ground for a mile or two, it struck the small community of Midway directly, causing extensive damage. Two mobile homes housing migrant workers were destroyed.”
• Gibson County, TN (near Trenton) · Thunderstorm wind · $110,000
  “An apartment building lost half of its roof. Many trees were knocked down.”
• Neosho County, KS (near Chanute) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $100,000
  “Two large trees uprooted. The trees' roots, possessing a span of about 7 feet, lifted one side of a house from it's foundation, forcing the bathroom into the kitchen where the bathtub was found standing at a 45 degree angle!”
• Sangamon County, IL (near New Berlin) · Thunderstorm wind · $92,000
  “Thunderstorm winds destroyed a house under construction one mile south of Loami. Also, numerous trees and tree limbs were blown down. One tree fell onto a car, destroying it in New Berlin. No injuries were reported.”
• Bollinger County, MO (near Sturdivant) · Tornado F1 · $75,000
  “The tornado caused moderate to heavy damage to one residence, and minor damage to a second residence. Tree limbs were speared into walls of the heavily damaged home. Three storage buildings and a horse barn were destroyed. A number of trees were uprooted.”
• Adams County, CO (near Watkins) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $70,000
  “A strong microburst wind to 92 mph (80 kts) flipped one small plane on its back and blew at DC-3 loose from its moorings and into a grassy field at Front Range Airport.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

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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