Storm reports for May 26, 2016

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On May 26, 2016, 257 hail, 144 damaging-wind and 15 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Clark County, KS.

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 (257)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $7.9 million in property damage, $325,000 in crop damage and 7 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (416 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Kiowa County, CO (near Eads) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $10,000 · 3 injuries
  “Three semi-trailers were blown over on US Highway between 1 and 3 miles north of Eads.”
• Cheyenne County, CO (near Kit Carson) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $30,000 · 2 injuries
  “The intense thunderstorm winds blew the roof off the house. Two people in the house were directly injured from the thunderstorm winds.”
• Jefferson County, KS (near Meriden) · Hail 2.75″ · 2 injuries
  “Two injuries reported by the Emergency Manager. The victims refused treatment. Time was based on radar.”
• Brazos County, TX (near Harvey) · Tornado EF1 · $7 million
  “Tornado touched down in College Station near the 900 block of Lincoln Avenue. It then followed an intermittent track through the Home Depot parking lot then across Route 6 just north of the intersection with University Drive.”
• Grimes County, TX (near Courtney) · Tornado EF2 · $200,000
  “Large damage path extended from a large commercial metal building across a ranchers property and on east into a wooded area. The large metal building and a house of the property were destroyed. Around this area and in wooded area numerous large trees were uprooted and snapped.”
• Grimes County, TX (near Courtney) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000
  “Large number of large trees uprooted west of Route 6. Just east a home had its roof taken off. Damage was consistent with EF2 rating.”

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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