Storm reports for May 26, 2015

On May 26, 2015, 120 hail, 121 damaging-wind and 12 tornado reports were logged across 19 states.

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121damaging-wind reports

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On May 26, 2015, 120 hail, 121 damaging-wind and 12 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Major 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

State	Hail	Wind	Tornado	Largest hail
TX	45	20	3	2.75″
OK	37	3	2	3.00″
OH	0	33	1	–
GA	0	26	1	–
KS	26	0	0	2.75″
LA	6	2	0	1.75″
SC	0	8	0	–
MI	0	7	0	–
KY	0	6	0	–
FL	0	6	0	–
IL	0	2	3	–
WI	0	4	1	–
WY	2	0	0	1.50″
WV	1	1	0	1.00″
NM	2	0	0	0.75″
IN	0	2	0	–
ID	1	0	0	1.50″
IA	0	0	1	–
AL	0	1	0	–

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

City	Population	Largest report
El Dorado, KS	12,694	2.75″
Frederick, OK	3,356	2.00″
Olney, TX	3,029	2.00″
Shreveport, LA	176,578	1.75″
Weatherford, OK	12,047	1.75″
Watonga, OK	2,617	1.75″
Oklahoma City, OK	712,919	1.50″
Del City, OK	21,272	1.50″
Star, ID	18,208	1.50″
Jones, OK	3,213	1.50″
Garnett, KS	3,211	1.50″
Duncan, OK	23,174	1.25″
Chickasha, OK	17,014	1.25″
Arlington, TX	403,672	1.00″
Wichita, KS	400,991	1.00″
Grand Prairie, TX	207,331	1.00″
Wichita Falls, TX	102,372	1.00″
Bossier City, LA	63,218	1.00″
Enid, OK	50,519	1.00″
Haysville, KS	11,406	1.00″
Burkburnett, TX	11,101	1.00″
Blanchard, OK	9,869	1.00″
Augusta, KS	9,103	1.00″
Clyde, TX	4,051	1.00″
Eastland, TX	3,772	1.00″

Hail reports (120)

Time (UTC)	Size	Location
00:38	3.00″	Major County, OK
00:45	3.00″	Major County, OK
23:38	2.75″	Runnels County, TX
00:10	2.75″	Butler County, KS
23:28	2.50″	Palo Pinto County, TX
01:08	2.50″	Garfield County, OK
01:28	2.50″	Garfield County, OK
02:00	2.50″	Kiowa County, OK
03:48	2.50″	Logan County, OK
21:05	2.00″	Young County, TX
22:11	2.00″	Tillman County, OK
22:50	2.00″	Kiowa County, OK
23:28	2.00″	Tom Green County, TX
00:11	2.00″	Butler County, KS
00:13	2.00″	Butler County, KS
01:23	2.00″	Garfield County, OK
22:59	1.75″	Clay County, TX
23:06	1.75″	Runnels County, TX
23:13	1.75″	Runnels County, TX
23:15	1.75″	Custer County, OK
23:32	1.75″	Jefferson County, OK
23:33	1.75″	Cotton County, OK
23:35	1.75″	Stephens County, TX
23:40	1.75″	Butler County, KS
23:50	1.75″	Caddo County, OK
23:59	1.75″	Stephens County, OK
00:10	1.75″	Palo Pinto County, TX
00:12	1.75″	Butler County, KS
00:44	1.75″	Caddo Parish, LA
00:55	1.75″	Garfield County, OK
01:44	1.75″	Garfield County, OK
02:38	1.75″	Erath County, TX
02:53	1.75″	Blaine County, OK
02:58	1.75″	Comanche County, TX
19:50	1.50″	Oklahoma County, OK
20:05	1.50″	Oklahoma County, OK
20:45	1.50″	Throckmorton County, TX
21:49	1.50″	Young County, TX
21:55	1.50″	Archer County, TX
22:34	1.50″	Clay County, TX
22:36	1.50″	Archer County, TX
23:14	1.50″	Clay County, TX
23:20	1.50″	Campbell County, WY
23:32	1.50″	Runnels County, TX
00:03	1.50″	Butler County, KS
00:23	1.50″	Anderson County, KS
01:08	1.50″	Taylor County, TX
03:56	1.50″	Ada County, ID
20:45	1.25″	Throckmorton County, TX
23:36	1.25″	Tom Green County, TX
23:56	1.25″	Stephens County, OK
00:00	1.25″	Stephens County, OK
00:08	1.25″	Butler County, KS
00:54	1.25″	Anderson County, KS
00:57	1.25″	Grady County, OK
01:02	1.25″	Garfield County, OK
01:09	1.25″	Linn County, KS
01:59	1.25″	Caddo County, OK
07:05	1.25″	Coleman County, TX
18:11	1.00″	Comanche County, OK
19:25	1.00″	Oklahoma County, OK
19:29	1.00″	Oklahoma County, OK
19:42	1.00″	Oklahoma County, OK
20:06	1.00″	Oklahoma County, OK
20:10	1.00″	Oklahoma County, OK
20:10	1.00″	Logan County, OK
20:32	1.00″	Payne County, OK
20:52	1.00″	Young County, TX
20:56	1.00″	Terrell County, TX
21:35	1.00″	Archer County, TX
21:35	1.00″	Archer County, TX
22:05	1.00″	Calhoun County, WV
22:05	1.00″	Tillman County, OK
22:22	1.00″	Archer County, TX
22:30	1.00″	Wichita County, TX
22:32	1.00″	Stephens County, TX
22:51	1.00″	Wichita County, TX
23:02	1.00″	Wichita County, TX
23:10	1.00″	Sumner County, KS
23:20	1.00″	Stephens County, TX
23:37	1.00″	Butler County, KS
23:40	1.00″	Tom Green County, TX
23:42	1.00″	Butler County, KS
00:00	1.00″	Sedgwick County, KS
00:04	1.00″	Stephens County, OK
00:06	1.00″	Sedgwick County, KS
00:18	1.00″	Sedgwick County, KS
00:18	1.00″	Greenwood County, KS
00:33	1.00″	Caddo Parish, LA
00:37	1.00″	Caddo Parish, LA
00:40	1.00″	Eastland County, TX
00:42	1.00″	Linn County, KS
00:45	1.00″	Butler County, KS
01:19	1.00″	Garfield County, OK
01:20	1.00″	Grady County, OK
01:22	1.00″	Bossier Parish, LA
01:23	1.00″	Callahan County, TX
01:45	1.00″	Niobrara County, WY
01:45	1.00″	Callahan County, TX
02:10	1.00″	Caddo County, OK
02:10	1.00″	Brown County, TX
02:25	1.00″	Tarrant County, TX
05:09	1.00″	Brown County, TX
23:24	0.88″	Tom Green County, TX
00:18	0.88″	Anderson County, KS
00:50	0.88″	Linn County, KS
01:10	0.88″	Callahan County, TX
02:06	0.88″	Erath County, TX
02:10	0.88″	Erath County, TX
05:26	0.88″	Brown County, TX
22:49	0.75″	Palo Pinto County, TX
23:29	0.75″	Colfax County, NM
00:15	0.75″	Caddo Parish, LA
00:28	0.75″	Anderson County, KS
00:38	0.75″	Anderson County, KS
00:47	0.75″	Linn County, KS
00:48	0.75″	Linn County, KS
01:00	0.75″	Union County, NM
01:15	0.75″	Linn County, KS
11:43	0.75″	Calcasieu Parish, LA

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $6 million in property damage, $29,000 in crop damage, 2 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (253 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

County	Events	Injuries	Deaths	Property damage
Sabine County, TX	1	0	1	$50,000
Greene County, OH	2	2	0	$800,000
Butler County, KS	3	0	0	$4 million
Sandusky County, OH	5	0	0	$287,000
Harris County, GA	1	0	0	$100,000
Meriwether County, GA	1	0	0	$100,000
Calhoun County, WV	1	0	0	$100,000
Crawford County, OH	1	0	0	$85,000
Ottawa County, OH	2	0	0	$76,000
Waupaca County, WI	1	0	0	$75,000
Young County, TX	2	0	0	$70,000
Palo Pinto County, TX	1	0	0	$40,000

What the National Weather Service wrote

Sabine County, TX (near Hemphill) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000 · 1 death
“A tree fell on the home of an elderly woman in Hemphill Texas. The tree killed the woman inside her home.”
Greene County, OH (near Country Acres) · Tornado EF1 · $750,000 · 2 injuries
“The tornado initially touched down at the Greene Crossing Shopping Center on Indian Ripple Road. At least 5 cars were lifted and rolled, with 2 injuries occurring in 2 of the vehicles that were rolled.”
Butler County, KS (near El Dorado) · Hail 2.75″ · $2.5 million
“We received a delayed report of baseball-sized hail that caused damage to an unspecified number of local businesses.”
Butler County, KS (near El Dorado) · Hail 2.00″ · $500,000
“The hail ranged in size from golf balls to hen eggs.”
Harris County, GA (near Fortson) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $100,000
“Starting along Almond Road near the Harris/Muscogee county line, a burst of thunderstorm winds resulted in several medium-sized pine trees snapped or uprooted.”
Calhoun County, WV (near Richardson) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $100,000
“Several trees were blown down along Route 16 and Philip Run south of Grantsville. One tree fell onto a mobile home. Some of the fallen trees were on slopes adjacent to the road. Power lines were brought down. ||About a 1,000 customers were without power in Calhoun 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.

NWS Tornado Damage Surveys for May 26, 2015

National Weather Service survey teams mapped 9 tornado paths from this storm day (4 EF1, 5 EF0), 21 miles in all. The map above draws each surveyed path as the NWS mapped it, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, in place of the straight start-to-end line.

Rating	Peak wind	Path length	Max width	Deaths / injuries	On the ground	Surveyed by
EF1	90 mph	9.8 mi	350 yd	0 / 0	19:42–19:55 UTC	NWS Peachtree City
EF1	100 mph	4.0 mi	50 yd	0 / 0	14:59–15:04 UTC	NWS Quad Cities
EF1	90 mph	2.8 mi	50 yd	0 / 0	15:46–15:49 UTC	NWS Quad Cities
EF1	90 mph	0.1 mi	25 yd	0 / 0	14:59–15:00 UTC	NWS Quad Cities
EF0	80 mph	2.6 mi	75 yd	0 / 0	22:40–22:45 UTC	NWS Fort Worth
EF0	–	0.7 mi	100 yd	0 / 0	23:29–23:31 UTC	NWS Fort Worth
EF0	70 mph	0.5 mi	60 yd	0 / 0	23:05–23:06 UTC	NWS Fort Worth
EF0	75 mph	0.4 mi	50 yd	0 / 0	18:08 UTC	NWS Chicago
EF0	–	0.1 mi	20 yd	0 / 0	17:23–17:24 UTC	NWS Milwaukee

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.

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