Storm reports for May 22, 2007

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On May 22, 2007, 92 hail, 21 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Graham County, KS.

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 (92)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $178,000 in property damage and $1.1 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (120 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Minnehaha County, SD (near Garretson) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds heavily damaged two buildings at an auotmobile recycling business, damaged inventory inside one of the buildings, caused tree damage including a few trees blown down, and damaged the porch of a farmhouse.”
• Platte County, NE (near Columbus) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at close to 60 mph caused significant damage to an abandoned trailer and did some tree and sign damage for about 1 mile long and 1 block wide on the northeast side of town.”
• Frontier County, NE (near Eustis) · Hail 1.75″ · $3,000
  “A few vehicles were damaged by the hail.”
• Trego County, KS (near Trego Center) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $2,000
  “A hay shed was knocked over by the high wind.”
• Logan County, KS (near Oakley) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $1,000
  “Newspaper reported tree limbs broken and antenna poles bent. Sizes unknown.”
• Ellis County, KS (near Hays) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph
  “The roof of the Comfort Inn was taken off by the high wind gust.”

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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