Storm reports for May 15, 2015

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On May 15, 2015, 57 hail, 40 damaging-wind and 10 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Sheridan County, NE.

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 (57)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $395,000 in property damage and 5 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (107 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• San Patricio County, TX (near Gregory) · Tornado EF0 · $100,000 · 3 injuries
  “NWS storm survey, photos, and video shared by media confirmed an EF-0 tornado touched down near the Vostalpine plant near Highway 361 and private road 87A.|The tornado crossed Highway 361 and struck the TPCO plant where it flipped a commercial trailer. Three people were injured inside the trailer.”
• St. Charles County, MO (near Kampville) · Thunderstorm wind 49 mph · 2 injuries
  “As a thunderstorm moved through Lakeside 370 RV Park and Campground, winds around 50 mph struck two RVs broadside and rolled them over. Several tents and tables were also blown down/overturned. Four people were injured. One person had a broken leg and another had a shoulder injury.”
• Nueces County, TX (near Cabaniss Naf) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $100,000
  “Large tree limbs were blown down across Corpus Christi from near the intersection of Kostoryz Road and Saratoga Boulevard to near La Palmera Mall on South Padre Island Drive.”
• Sangamon County, IL (near Pawnee) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $45,000
  “Multiple power poles were blown down east of Pawnee.”
• Nueces County, TX (near Gardendale) · Tornado EF0 · $25,000
  “A brief tornado started just south of Yorktown Boulevard on the south side of Corpus Christi. The damage was primarily confined to a business on Terrier Street. A large tree was blown onto a car. An outbuilding was heavily damaged.”
• Crawford County, IL (near Palestine) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $15,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down, causing a power outage in Palestine.”

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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