Storm reports for May 23, 2007

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On May 23, 2007, 220 hail, 76 damaging-wind and 17 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Harper 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 (220)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $475,000 in property damage, $45,000 in crop damage and 6 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (313 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hennepin County, MN (near Plymouth) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · 5 injuries
  “A National Weather Service damage survey confirmed that the swath of damage in Plymouth was produced by a thunderstorm downburst. Several thousands of trees, many over one foot in diameter, were toppled across Plymouth. Five people received minor injuries and were treated at a nearby hospital.”
• St. Martin Parish, LA (near Catahoula) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $100,000
  “An intense thunderstorm damaged 11 homes and one business around Catahoula.”
• Hodgeman County, KS (near Gray) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $55,000
  “Center irrigation pivot sprinkler blown over.”
• Lipscomb County, TX (near Darrouzett) · Tornado EF2 · $36,000
  “The tornado developed over open country about eight miles south of Darrouzett and traveled northeast and then north for about eight miles. The tornado crossed Uncle Sam Road just west of State Highway 305 and then near the intersection of County Road J and U.S. Highway 305.”
• Lipscomb County, TX (near Booker) · Tornado EF2 · $23,000
  “The tornado developed just north of County Road Z and just east of State Highway 23 or about nineteen miles south of Booker at 2140 CST. The tornado traveled north northeast causing damage to trees...power poles...barns...and full oil drums. The tornado was confirmed by photographs.”
• Saline County, KS (near Salina) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $20,000
  “Large trees and street lights were downed. Additionally, the wind pulled the roof off the west side of a residence.”

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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