Storm reports for May 6, 2015

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On May 6, 2015, 98 hail, 34 damaging-wind and 47 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Coleman 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 (98)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $10.4 million in property damage and 17 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (185 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Oklahoma County, OK (near Valley Brook) · Tornado EF3 · 12 injuries
  “A tornado touched down near Southeast 59th Street and Eastern Avenue in Oklahoma City, and moved north along Eastern Avenue, then northwest crossing Interstate 35 near and south of Southeast 44th Street before turning west and dissipating near Southeast 44th Street and Lindsay Avenue.”
• Ziebach County, SD (near Cherry Creek) · Thunderstorm wind 49 mph · $5,000 · 3 injuries
  “Gusty winds blew the community center's roof into the building. About 40 people were attending a meeting and three received minor injuries.”
• Jewell County, KS (near Esbon) · Tornado EF2 · $1.5 million · 1 injury
  “This tornado started west of Mankato, traveling north and passing approximately 1 mile to the west of Burr Oak before turning more to the northeast and lifting. One woman was injured at her home approximately 4 miles south-southwest of Burr Oak.”
• Sedgwick County, KS (near Mt Hope) · Tornado EF3 · $600,000 · 1 injury
  “Tornado touched down in an open field and quickly grew in strength as it moved slightly east of north. The tornado damaged 3 center pivot irrigation systems and caused damage at a farmstead by demolishing a single car detached garage and ripped off a carport that was attached to a barn.”
• Thayer County, NE (near Deshler) · Tornado EF2 · $1.5 million
  “This is a continuation of the tornado that touched down west-northwest of Webber in Jewell County, KS, traveling northeast through the very northwest corner of Republic County, KS, before entering Nebraska near the town of Hardy in Nuckolls County.”
• Nuckolls County, NE (near Hardy) · Tornado EF2 · $1.5 million
  “This is a continuation of the tornado that touched down west-northwest of Webber in Jewell County, KS, traveling northeast through the very northwest corner of Republic County, KS, before entering Nebraska near the town of Hardy in Nuckolls County.”

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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