National Storms

May 2026 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes

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In May 2026, 781 hail, 1,909 damaging-wind and 174 tornado reports were logged on 31 storm days across 46 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) 9 miles WSW of Cranfills Gap, TX on May 10, 2026. The most hail reports came on May 16, 2026 (96). Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger on 31 days; the widest swath, on May 17, 2026, covered 7,034 square miles.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports; NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH) via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology

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781hail reports
1,909wind reports
174tornado reports
4.50″largest hail
31storm days
31days with 1″+ radar hail
May 1: 3May 2: 0May 3: 5May 4: 22May 5: 2May 6: 24May 7: 4May 8: 63May 9: 31May 10: 52May 11: 2May 12: 2May 13: 10May 14: 3May 15: 34May 16: 96May 17: 89May 18: 71May 19: 15May 20: 11May 21: 25May 22: 23May 23: 9May 24: 29May 25: 7May 26: 19May 27: 14May 28: 20May 29: 9May 30: 45May 31: 42May 1May 4May 7May 10May 13May 16May 19May 22May 25May 28May 31max 96
Hail reports by day, May 2026

Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.

Biggest storm days of May 2026

DayHailWindTornadoLargest hailStatesRadar 1″+ areaRadar max
May 18, 202671268282.75″157,008 mi²2.80″
May 17, 202689159383.50″127,034 mi²4.33″
May 13, 20261027121.00″1120 mi²4.80″
May 16, 20269613273.00″106,054 mi²4.63″
May 19, 20261511221.75″141,928 mi²3.70″
May 22, 20262371202.75″111,739 mi²3.87″
May 30, 2026455593.50″82,969 mi²3.91″
May 31, 2026426243.50″93,379 mi²3.07″
May 27, 2026148632.00″13395 mi²2.27″
May 20, 2026118701.75″10703 mi²3.76″

Largest hail reported in May 2026

DaySizeLocation
May 10, 20264.50″ (softball)9 mi WSW of Cranfills Gap, TX
May 21, 20264.50″ (softball)7 mi SE of Last Chance, CO
May 17, 20263.50″ (teacup)1 mi W of Palmer, NE
May 30, 20263.50″ (teacup)4 mi N of Wellfleet, NE
May 31, 20263.50″ (teacup)Gridley, KS
May 10, 20263.25″ (teacup)Hatchel, TX
May 16, 20263.00″ (teacup)3 mi E of Trenton, MO
May 16, 20263.00″ (teacup)4 mi N of Laredo, MO
May 16, 20263.00″ (teacup)4 mi W of Amherst, NE
May 17, 20263.00″ (teacup)Ashton, NE

Storm reports by state, May 2026

StateHailWindTornadoLargest hail
Texas152199194.50″
Nebraska112133313.50″
Kansas112143123.50″
Missouri5614073.00″
Iowa5253242.75″
Idaho912001.75″
Michigan98902.50″
Montana18811.00″
Oklahoma553122.75″
Mississippi1343272.75″
Georgia47101.00″
South Dakota412642.00″
Utah0680–
Illinois204512.00″
Virginia56001.75″
Louisiana135012.00″
Colorado282694.50″
Indiana45901.00″
Alabama1029122.75″
Pennsylvania74401.00″
West Virginia94111.75″
Florida63551.50″
Ohio14201.25″
Minnesota181361.75″
New York0331–
Kentucky22911.00″
Wisconsin102112.00″
New Mexico111501.50″
Washington12501.75″
Wyoming31641.50″
North Carolina0201–
Oregon71301.75″
Arkansas7811.75″
Maryland0160–
Tennessee0131–
New Jersey0110–
South Carolina3801.75″
Massachusetts080–
Nevada070–
Maine040–
New Hampshire040–
Arizona021–
Connecticut030–
North Dakota030–
California011–
Delaware010–

Every storm day in May 2026

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