On the map: radar-estimated hail around Sutton County, TX, the county with the most homes under 1″+ hail this day. Dots are storm reports. Zoom out for the rest of the day.
Radar-estimated hail
Storm reports for May 21, 2026
On May 21, 2026, 25 hail, 21 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 11 states.
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On May 21, 2026, 25 hail, 21 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) 7 miles SE of Last Chance, CO. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 1,273 square miles containing about 2,900 homes.
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
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4.50″ |
| KS | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| VA | 0 | 7 | 0 | – |
| NM | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| TX | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| NE | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00″ |
| MS | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| WY | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| NC | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| GA | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| LA | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
Cities with the largest radar-estimated hail
| City | Population | Radar max near center |
|---|---|---|
| Stockbridge, GA | 35,893 | 4.15″ |
| Lovejoy, GA | 12,612 | 1.67″ |
| Stanton, TX | 2,629 | 1.48″ |
| Lampasas, TX | 7,936 | 1.11″ |
| Georgetown, TX | 101,344 | 0.98″ |
| Monticello, FL | 2,754 | 0.87″ |
| Punta Gorda, FL | 20,416 | 0.85″ |
| Dickinson, ND | 25,695 | 0.83″ |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 54,541 | 0.81″ |
Counties by homes inside 1″+ radar-estimated hail
| County | Homes | People | Area | Radar max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton County, TX | 1,320 | 2,570 | 45 mi² | 1.69″ |
| Scotts Bluff County, NE | 955 | 1,951 | 4 mi² | 1.35″ |
| Henry County, GA | 362 | 978 | 0 mi² | 4.15″ |
| Pecos County, TX | 247 | 546 | 49 mi² | 1.85″ |
| Arapahoe County, CO | 0 | 0 | 13 mi² | 1.62″ |
| Baca County, CO | 0 | 0 | 24 mi² | 1.54″ |
| Bent County, CO | 0 | 0 | 3 mi² | 1.34″ |
| Elbert County, CO | 0 | 0 | 1 mi² | 1.33″ |
| Kit Carson County, CO | 0 | 0 | 73 mi² | 2.06″ |
| Las Animas County, CO | 0 | 0 | 2 mi² | 1.09″ |
| Lincoln County, CO | 0 | 0 | 24 mi² | 2.46″ |
| Logan County, CO | 0 | 0 | 15 mi² | 1.63″ |
| Prowers County, CO | 0 | 0 | 2 mi² | 1.18″ |
| Washington County, CO | 0 | 0 | 212 mi² | 2.71″ |
| Yuma County, CO | 0 | 0 | 5 mi² | 1.90″ |
Homes are 2020 Census housing units and people are 2020 Census residents, counted by block group where its center of population lies under radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger.
Hail reports (25)
| Time (UTC) | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 23:50 | 4.50″ | 7 mi SE of Last Chance, CO |
| 23:47 | 3.00″ | 1 mi S of Thurman, CO |
| 23:06 | 2.50″ | 5 mi SSE of Last Chance, CO |
| 01:48 | 2.50″ | 12 mi S of Joes, CO |
| 21:27 | 1.75″ | 14 mi WSW of Ozona, TX |
| 02:10 | 1.75″ | 5 mi N of Stratton, CO |
| 02:48 | 1.75″ | 4 mi N of Bethune, CO |
| 22:02 | 1.50″ | 3 mi N of Deer Trail, CO |
| 23:31 | 1.50″ | 11 mi N of Seibert, CO |
| 00:07 | 1.50″ | 9 mi SE of Thurman, CO |
| 00:15 | 1.25″ | Milnesand, NM |
| 21:44 | 1.00″ | Deer Trail, CO |
| 22:15 | 1.00″ | 6 mi E of Milnesand, NM |
| 22:35 | 1.00″ | Sonora, TX |
| 22:36 | 1.00″ | 5 mi N of Milnesand, NM |
| 22:50 | 1.00″ | 5 mi S of Last Chance, CO |
| 22:50 | 1.00″ | 3 mi E of Bushnell, NE |
| 22:51 | 1.00″ | 7 mi SSE of Pep, NM |
| 23:30 | 1.00″ | 8 mi ENE of Milnesand, NM |
| 23:31 | 1.00″ | 5 mi NW of Thurman, CO |
| 23:44 | 1.00″ | 2 mi W of Potter, NE |
| 00:55 | 1.00″ | 8 mi ENE of Crossroads, NM |
| 01:11 | 1.00″ | 12 mi WSW of Joes, CO |
| 01:17 | 1.00″ | 12 mi S of Hugoton, KS |
| 05:28 | 1.00″ | 2.6 N Kirk, CO |
Damage, injuries and deaths
National Weather Service offices recorded about $33,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (61 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.
| County | Events | Injuries | Deaths | Property damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claiborne County, MS | 1 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Halifax County, VA | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Roanoke County, VA | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Bedford County, VA | 5 | 0 | 0 | $7,000 |
| Hood County, TX | 1 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Watauga County, NC | 1 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Campbell County, VA | 2 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
What the National Weather Service wrote
- Claiborne County, MS (near Reganton) · Thunderstorm wind 40 mph · 1 injury
“A tree fell on a car along the Natchez Trace around mile marker 58. An injured person was transported from the area via air ambulance. Winds were estimated at this location and time to be 40 mph or less.” - Roanoke County, VA (near Cave Spg) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $10,000
“The Bogle Field scoreboard at Cave Spring Middle School was blown down by thunderstorm winds, also damaging a nearby fence in the process.” - Halifax County, VA (near Alchie) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
“Numerous trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds throughout Halifax county.” - Bedford County, VA (near Gillespie) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
“Several trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds along Angel Place Road.” - Hood County, TX (near Lake Granbury North) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $3,000
“Thunderstorm winds picked up a storage building and flipped it over a propane tank on one side of a house, then tossed an empty trailer through a pasture on the other side of the house. Several large tree branches on the property was also knocked down. The time was estimated based on radar.” - Watauga County, NC (near Sands) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000
“One large tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds onto a powerline.”
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.
NWS Tornado Damage Surveys for May 21, 2026
National Weather Service survey teams mapped 4 tornado paths from this storm day (1 EF0, 3 EFU), 7 miles in all. The map above draws each surveyed path as the NWS mapped it, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, in place of the straight start-to-end line.
| Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF0 | 75 mph | 2.0 mi | 175 yd | 0 / 0 | 09:37–09:42 UTC | NWS Jackson, MS |
| EFU | – | 3.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:48–22:55 UTC | NWS Cheyenne |
| EFU | – | 1.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:06–22:09 UTC | NWS Cheyenne |
| EFU | – | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:59–23:00 UTC | NWS Cheyenne |
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.
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