Storm reports for January 1, 2026

IndependentNot affiliated with NOAA or the National Weather Service. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports; NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH) via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; 2020 Census housing units. Data through November 7, 2026. Methodology

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On January 1, 2026, 0 hail, 0 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 1 state.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Colored areas are NOAA MRMS radar estimates of the largest hail (MESH) over the day, lower 48 states only; radar overestimates and underestimates size, so read it with the ground reports.

Storm reports by state

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded 1 hail, wind or tornado event across the US on this storm day, with no damage estimate, injury or death entered. Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pima County, AZ (near Tuscon Ryan Fld Arpt) · Tornado EFU
  “A landspout tornado was spotted near Three Points, AZ. The tornado caused no damage or injury. The time and location of the tornado was estimated by radar. The landspout tornado was left unrated due to the remote location and would be difficult to survey.”

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.

Guides: What radar-estimated hail (MESH) is and isn't · Storm reports: preliminary vs final