Storm reports for May 5, 2007

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On May 5, 2007, 280 hail, 79 damaging-wind and 97 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Knox County, NE. Tornadoes killed 1.

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 (280)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $12.7 million in property damage, $925,000 in crop damage, 23 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (470 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Ottawa County, KS (near Bennington) · Tornado EF2 · 1 death · 5 injuries
  “The tornado touched down near the intersection of Granite Rd and 190th Rd approximately 3 miles south of the Ottawa State Fishing Lake. It lifted approximately 11 miles north of it's touchdown point, at Rifle Rd between 200th and 210th Rds.”
• Osborne County, KS (near Osborne) · Tornado EF2 · $150,000 · 11 injuries
  “A tornado sat down south of Osborne and moved north into town. The twister destroyed 2 mobile homes, damaged roofs, fences, cars and windows, and damaged 2 restaurants. The Pizza Hut sustained minor damage and several employees��� car windows were blown out.”
• Knox County, NE (near Crofton) · Tornado EF2 · $1 million · 3 injuries
  “A grain bin was damaged as this tornado initially touched down along with two or three large power line support structures northwest of Crofton. The tornado tracked toward Lewis and Clark Lake taking the roof off of a house and destroying a garage.”
• Beckham County, OK (near Erick) · Tornado EF3 · $5 million · 1 injury
  “This is the first tornado that occurred in Oklahoma with the southern tornadic supercell. The tornado appears to have developed 1/2 mile north of E1130 road and along Highway 30 in northern Beckham County, about 2 1/2 miles south of Sweetwater.”
• Ellis County, OK (near Harmon) · Tornado EF2 · $612,000 · 1 injury
  “This tornado developed 4 miles north-northeast of Roll in northern Roger Mills County and crossed the Canadian River into southern Ellis County at 9:36 pm CDT.”
• Yankton County, SD (near Yankton) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000 · 1 injury
  “A tornado damaged two homes, including one roof taken off, destroyed a garage, and caused tree damage. One camper at Lewis and Clark Recreation Area was injured when thrown into trees.”

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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