Storm reports for May 7, 2007

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On May 7, 2007, 24 hail, 17 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Dimmit County, TX.

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 (24)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $4.2 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (41 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• El Paso County, TX (near El Paso Intl Arpt) · Hail 1.25″ · $4 million
  “The third severe thunderstorm of the night dropped a great amount of quarter to half dollar size hail on far east El Paso. Unfortunately several car dealerships are located in this area and experienced damage to new vehicles. Hail sales were advertised for weeks to follow.”
• Webb County, TX (near (Lrd)Laredo Intl Arp) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “Damage caused by a bow echo was observed along a line from the Columbia International Bridge to Encinal. Damage included shingles blown off of buildings at the Columbia Bridge. In Los Botines and Penitas West many trailer homes suffered shingle and siding damage, and two lost their roofs.”
• La Salle County, TX (near Encinal) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $25,000
  “The bow echo that impacted northwest Webb county continued northeast into southern La Salle county, causing damage in the town of Encinal. There was damage to the siding of a few trailer homes. The sheet metal on a several structures was peeled back, and even taken off in some cases.”
• Grayson County, TX (near Southmayd) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Roof damage occurred to an elementary school.”
• Grayson County, TX (near Sherman) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $20,000
  “A covered parking awning was lifted off its pillars and large limbs were blown down.”
• Wise County, TX (near Decatur) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Trees were blown down and uprooted, damaging a pool deck. One trailer home northwest of Decatur had its roof blown off.”

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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