Storm reports for May 5, 2015

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On May 5, 2015, 16 hail, 20 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Crosby 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 (16)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $152,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (43 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lubbock County, TX (near Wolfforth) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “Severe hailstones up to golf ball size were reported by the public in Wolfforth while a NWS employee in west Lubbock reported quarter size hail. Damage to cars was observed in Wolfforth, particularly at Frenship High School where many after school activities were in progress.”
• Garvin County, OK (near Pauls Valley) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $40,000
  “Metal trailer and two storage sheds destroyed at intersection of Highway 19 and County Road 1550.”
• Crosby County, TX (near Crosbyton Muni Arpt) · Hail 2.75″ · $25,000
  “Baseball size hail was observed five miles south of Crosbyton. Some vehicles were heavily damaged.”
• Chaves County, NM (near Roswell) · Tornado EF0 · $20,000
  “Trained spotters and the public reported multiple cold-air funnels developing over the Roswell area. Reports indicated that one cold air funnel cloud briefly made contact with the ground and damaged the roof and walls of two outbuildings. No injuries or fatalities were reported with this tornado.”
• Howard County, TX (near Luther) · Tornado EF1 · $5,000
  “A thunderstorm moved across Howard County and produced a tornado near Luther. The tornado touched down in a rural area north of Big Spring, Texas at 3:23 pm CDT and continued generally east for a distance of 8.12 miles before lifting at approximately 3:50 pm CDT.”
• Oklahoma County, OK (near Oklahoma City) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $3,000
  “Tree limbs and power lines downed in the vicinity of NE 36th and North Martin Luther King Ave.”

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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