May 2015 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes
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In May 2015, 1,477 hail, 1,803 damaging-wind and 382 tornado reports were logged on 31 storm days across 47 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Coleman County, TX on May 6, 2015. The most hail reports came on May 27, 2015 (150). Tornadoes killed 7.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology
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Biggest storm days of May 2015
| Day | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2015 | 150 | 145 | 19 | 4.50″ | 30 |
| May 25, 2015 | 87 | 189 | 34 | 4.50″ | 15 |
| May 16, 2015 | 69 | 161 | 59 | 3.00″ | 20 |
| May 11, 2015 | 28 | 223 | 2 | 2.50″ | 16 |
| May 26, 2015 | 120 | 121 | 12 | 3.00″ | 19 |
| May 28, 2015 | 107 | 122 | 14 | 2.50″ | 25 |
| May 6, 2015 | 98 | 34 | 47 | 4.50″ | 9 |
| May 10, 2015 | 47 | 98 | 25 | 2.75″ | 16 |
| May 9, 2015 | 88 | 32 | 29 | 3.25″ | 7 |
| May 24, 2015 | 39 | 78 | 14 | 3.00″ | 13 |
Largest hail reported in May 2015
| Day | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2015 | 4.50″ (softball) | Coleman County, TX |
| May 7, 2015 | 4.50″ (softball) | Brown County, TX |
| May 8, 2015 | 4.50″ (softball) | Lubbock County, TX |
| May 25, 2015 | 4.50″ (softball) | Brown County, KS |
| May 27, 2015 | 4.50″ (softball) | Hale County, TX |
| May 7, 2015 | 4.25″ (grapefruit) | Wise County, TX |
| May 27, 2015 | 4.25″ (grapefruit) | Dundy County, NE |
| May 8, 2015 | 4.00″ (grapefruit) | Okfuskee County, OK |
| May 19, 2015 | 4.00″ (grapefruit) | Jack County, TX |
| May 27, 2015 | 4.00″ (grapefruit) | Pecos County, TX |
Storm reports by state, May 2015
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 458 | 392 | 127 | 4.50″ |
| Oklahoma | 155 | 167 | 83 | 4.00″ |
| Kansas | 192 | 58 | 63 | 4.50″ |
| Ohio | 19 | 127 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| Nebraska | 99 | 21 | 14 | 4.25″ |
| Colorado | 108 | 5 | 17 | 2.75″ |
| Missouri | 18 | 71 | 13 | 1.25″ |
| Arkansas | 10 | 83 | 5 | 1.50″ |
| Pennsylvania | 13 | 81 | 1 | 2.00″ |
| Mississippi | 4 | 69 | 4 | 1.25″ |
| Iowa | 30 | 30 | 11 | 2.75″ |
| Louisiana | 9 | 58 | 4 | 1.75″ |
| New Mexico | 56 | 12 | 2 | 2.00″ |
| Minnesota | 43 | 10 | 16 | 2.00″ |
| Indiana | 18 | 49 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Kentucky | 5 | 62 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Georgia | 11 | 54 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| Florida | 27 | 34 | 1 | 1.25″ |
| Michigan | 29 | 32 | 0 | 2.00″ |
| New York | 6 | 43 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Illinois | 10 | 32 | 5 | 1.00″ |
| Massachusetts | 5 | 36 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| Maine | 0 | 39 | 0 | – |
| South Dakota | 32 | 2 | 3 | 2.50″ |
| Virginia | 10 | 25 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| North Carolina | 8 | 23 | 2 | 1.00″ |
| South Carolina | 3 | 26 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| Tennessee | 4 | 23 | 2 | 1.00″ |
| Wisconsin | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1.25″ |
| Alabama | 5 | 21 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 23 | 0 | – |
| Washington | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| West Virginia | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Idaho | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1.50″ |
| Vermont | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Oregon | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Utah | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1.50″ |
| Wyoming | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1.50″ |
| North Dakota | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Connecticut | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Maryland | 0 | 8 | 0 | – |
| Nevada | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| New Jersey | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| Montana | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| California | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Arizona | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Delaware | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
Every storm day in May 2015
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