Storm reports for May 1, 2019

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On May 1, 2019, 71 hail, 25 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 3.50″ (teacup size) in Baylor 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 (71)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $376,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (107 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Love County, OK (near Leon) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $100,000
  “A large area of wind damage was observed across southern Love County from near the Red River south of Leon northeast and east toward Burneyville. Damage was primarily to trees, but one home suffered some roof damage and some power poles were damaged.”
• Houston County, TX (near Weches) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $50,000
  “Trees were downed near the intersection of State Highway 21 W and FM 1580.”
• Love County, OK (near Leon) · Tornado EF1 · $50,000
  “A tornado moved northeast in Love County embedded within a larger area of damaging winds. Although most of the damage was to trees, one mobile home was blown off of it's foundation and destroyed about 3.5 miles east-southeast of Leon.”
• Hardin County, TN (near Pickwick Dam) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Power outages from downed power lines reported across portions of Hardin County.”
• Shelby County, TX (near Pauls Store) · Tornado EF1 · $10,000
  “An EF-1 tornado with maximum estimated winds between 90-95 mph touched down in a pasture just south of County Road 3376, snapping and uprooting numerous trees and damaging a small farm outbuilding.”
• De Soto Parish, LA (near Hunter) · Tornado EF1 · $10,000
  “An EF-1 tornado with maximum estimated winds between 85-95 mph touched down along Duck Lane and continued northwest snapping and uprooting numerous hardwood trees along Highway 191. A metal awning was lifted off of the roof of a mobile home on Roberts Road.”

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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