Storm reports for May 22, 2019

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On May 22, 2019, 55 hail, 240 damaging-wind and 36 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Randolph County, MO. Tornadoes killed 3.

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 (55)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $182 million in property damage, 34 injuries and 3 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (343 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Barton County, MO (near Kenoma) · Tornado EF3 · $740,000 · 3 deaths · 1 injury
  “A National Weather Service storm survey confirmed an EF-3 tornado with maximum winds of 142 mph. This tornado was the last in a series of at least four tornadoes produced by a supercell that had tracked out of northeast Oklahoma into southwest Missouri.”
• Cole County, MO (near Scrivner) · Tornado EF3 · $170 million · 32 injuries
  “A tornado crossed from Miller County (WFO Springfield���s County Warning Area) into Cole County at 1120 PM. As the tornado tracked to the northeast it crossed Lake Carmel and tore the roof off of a one story home on the northeast shore of the lake.”
• Miller County, MO (near West Aurora) · Tornado EF1 · $4 million · 1 injury
  “A National Weather Service storm survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado with maximum winds of 104 mph began southwest of Eldon and tracked through Eldon before continuing northeast. The tornado eventually crossed into Cole County where it strengthened to EF-3 strength before impacting Jefferson City.”
• Jasper County, MO (near Belle Center) · Tornado EF3 · $5.3 million
  “A National Weather Service storm survey determined that a tornado touched down north of Galena in Cherokee County, Kansas and moved quickly across the Missouri state line along SE 118th Street.”
• Delaware County, OK (near Jay) · Tornado EF2 · $500,000
  “This is the first segment of a two-segment tornado. The tornado developed on the west side of Jay and moved northeast severely damaging two homes and snapping numerous trees and power poles near Highway 59.”
• Jasper County, MO (near Jasper) · Tornado EF3 · $275,000
  “A National Weather Service storm survey confirmed an EF-3 tornado with maximum winds of 142 mph. This was the last in a series of at least four tornadoes produced by a supercell that tracked out of northeast Oklahoma and southeast Kansas into Jasper County, Missouri.”

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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