Storm reports for May 26, 2015
NOAA recorded 120 hail reports, 121 wind reports and 12 tornado reports in 19 states on May 26, 2015.
- in 19 states
- 253
- Storm reports
- Near 36.23, -98.16, OK
- 3.0 in
- Largest hail
- About 8 miles from Columbus, GA
- 90 mph
- Highest gust
- Highest rating EF1, about 33 miles from Davenport, IA
- 12
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
- Surveyed wind damage
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
- Surveyed wind damage
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 26, 2015 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.
Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot.
Reports by hour
Hail120, most at 7 PM
Wind121, most at 3 PM
Tornado12, most at 6 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:59 AM | EF1 | About 33 miles from Davenport, IA | 4 mi long, 50 yd wide |
| 9:59 AM | EF1 | About 47 miles from Davenport, IA | 0.13 mi long, 25 yd wide |
| 10:46 AM | EF1 | About 54 miles from Peoria, IL | 2.4 mi long, 50 yd wide |
| 12:23 PM | EF0 | About 29 miles from Madison, WI | 0.05 mi long, 20 yd wide |
| 1:08 PM | EF0 | About 7 miles from Chicago, IL | 0.4 mi long, 50 yd wide |
| 2:41 PM | EF1 | About 28 miles from Columbus, GA | 9.75 mi long, 350 yd wide |
| 4:16 PM | EF1 | About 8 miles from Dayton, OH | 0.59 mi long, 70 yd wide |
| 5:40 PM | EF0 | Near 32.79, -98.54, TX | 2.16 mi long, 75 yd wide |
| 6:06 PM | EF0 | Near 32.68, -98.46, TX | 0.5 mi long, 60 yd wide |
| 6:29 PM | EF0 | About 60 miles from Fort Worth, TX | 0.63 mi long, 80 yd wide |
| 6:32 PM | EF0 | Near 35.52, -98.63, OK | 0.1 mi long, 30 yd wide |
| 6:32 PM | EF0 | Near 35.52, -98.62, OK | 0.1 mi long, 30 yd wide |
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1:11 PM | 1.0 in | About 46 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 2:25 PM | 1.0 in | About 7 miles from Oklahoma City, OK |
| 2:29 PM | 1.0 in | About 7 miles from Oklahoma City, OK |
| 2:42 PM | 1.0 in | In Oklahoma City, OK |
| 2:50 PM | 1.5 in | About 3 miles from Oklahoma City, OK |
| 3:05 PM | 1.5 in | About 16 miles from Oklahoma City, OK |
| 3:06 PM | 1.0 in | About 21 miles from Oklahoma City, OK |
| 3:10 PM | 1.0 in | About 16 miles from Oklahoma City, OK |
| 3:10 PM | 1.0 in | About 25 miles from Oklahoma City, OK |
| 3:32 PM | 1.0 in | About 51 miles from Oklahoma City, OK |
| 3:45 PM | 1.25 in | About 60 miles from Abilene, TX |
| 3:45 PM | 1.5 in | About 55 miles from Abilene, TX |
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| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 3:52 PM | 1.0 in | About 51 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 3:56 PM | 1.0 in | Near 30.44, -101.85, TX |
| 4:05 PM | 2.0 in | About 44 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 4:35 PM | 1.0 in | About 39 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 4:35 PM | 1.0 in | About 31 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 4:49 PM | 1.5 in | Near 32.97, -98.77, TX |
| 4:55 PM | 1.5 in | About 23 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 5:05 PM | 1.0 in | Near 38.88, -81.11, WV |
| 5:05 PM | 1.0 in | About 41 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 5:11 PM | 2.0 in | About 40 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 5:22 PM | 1.0 in | About 7 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 5:30 PM | 1.0 in | About 4 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 5:32 PM | 1.0 in | About 60 miles from Abilene, TX |
| 5:34 PM | 1.5 in | About 16 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 5:36 PM | 1.5 in | About 8 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 5:49 PM | 0.75 in | Near 32.64, -98.65, TX |
| 5:50 PM | 2.0 in | Near 35.07, -98.75, OK |
| 5:51 PM | 1.0 in | About 5 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 5:59 PM | 1.75 in | About 10 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 6:02 PM | 1.0 in | About 12 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 6:06 PM | 1.75 in | About 19 miles from San Angelo, TX |
| 6:10 PM | 1.0 in | About 29 miles from Wichita, KS |
| 6:13 PM | 1.75 in | About 28 miles from San Angelo, TX |
| 6:14 PM | 1.5 in | About 18 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 6:15 PM | 1.75 in | Near 35.53, -98.64, OK |
| 6:20 PM | 1.5 in | Near 44.10, -105.12, WY |
| 6:20 PM | 1.0 in | Near 32.59, -98.60, TX |
| 6:24 PM | 0.88 in | About 16 miles from San Angelo, TX |
| 6:28 PM | 2.5 in | Near 32.61, -98.37, TX |
| 6:28 PM | 2.0 in | About 25 miles from San Angelo, TX |
| 6:29 PM | 0.75 in | Near 36.89, -104.44, NM |
| 6:32 PM | 1.5 in | About 19 miles from San Angelo, TX |
| 6:32 PM | 1.75 in | About 33 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 6:33 PM | 1.75 in | About 26 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 6:35 PM | 1.75 in | Near 32.60, -98.61, TX |
| 6:36 PM | 1.25 in | About 22 miles from San Angelo, TX |
| 6:37 PM | 1.0 in | About 40 miles from Wichita, KS |
| 6:38 PM | 2.75 in | About 19 miles from San Angelo, TX |
| 6:40 PM | 1.0 in | About 22 miles from San Angelo, TX |
| 6:40 PM | 1.75 in | About 39 miles from Wichita, KS |
| 6:42 PM | 1.0 in | About 41 miles from Wichita, KS |
| 6:50 PM | 1.75 in | Near 35.53, -98.58, OK |
| 6:56 PM | 1.25 in | About 45 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 6:59 PM | 1.75 in | About 45 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 7:00 PM | 1.0 in | About 4 miles from Wichita, KS |
| 7:00 PM | 1.25 in | About 52 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 7:03 PM | 1.5 in | About 28 miles from Wichita, KS |
| 7:04 PM | 1.0 in | About 52 miles from Wichita Falls, TX |
| 7:06 PM | 1.0 in | About 5 miles from Wichita, KS |
| 7:08 PM | 1.25 in | About 28 miles from Wichita, KS |
| 7:10 PM | 1.75 in | About 58 miles from Fort Worth, TX |
| 7:10 PM | 2.75 in | About 28 miles from Wichita, KS |
| 7:11 PM | 2.0 in | About 28 miles from Wichita, KS |
| 7:12 PM | 1.75 in | About 28 miles from Wichita, KS |
| 7:13 PM | 2.0 in | About 28 miles from Wichita, KS |
| 7:15 PM | 0.75 in | About 11 miles from Shreveport, LA |
| 7:18 PM | 0.88 in | About 58 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 7:18 PM | 1.0 in | About 5 miles from Wichita, KS |
| 7:18 PM | 1.0 in | About 60 miles from Wichita, KS |
| 7:23 PM | 1.5 in | About 57 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 7:28 PM | 0.75 in | About 57 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 7:33 PM | 1.0 in | In Shreveport, LA |
| 7:37 PM | 1.0 in | In Shreveport, LA |
| 7:38 PM | 0.75 in | Near 38.18, -95.49, KS |
| 7:38 PM | 3.0 in | Near 36.23, -98.16, OK |
| 7:40 PM | 1.0 in | About 54 miles from Abilene, TX |
| 7:42 PM | 1.0 in | About 60 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 7:44 PM | 1.75 in | In Shreveport, LA |
| 7:45 PM | 3.0 in | Near 36.25, -98.11, OK |
| 7:45 PM | 1.0 in | About 20 miles from Wichita, KS |
| 7:47 PM | 0.75 in | About 59 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 7:48 PM | 0.75 in | Near 38.33, -95.01, KS |
| 7:50 PM | 0.88 in | About 59 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 7:54 PM | 1.25 in | About 56 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 7:55 PM | 1.75 in | Near 36.30, -98.07, OK |
| 7:57 PM | 1.25 in | About 33 miles from Norman, OK |
| 8:00 PM | 0.75 in | Near 36.85, -103.92, NM |
| 8:02 PM | 1.25 in | Near 36.33, -98.04, OK |
| 8:08 PM | 2.5 in | Near 36.38, -98.07, OK |
| 8:08 PM | 1.5 in | About 8 miles from Abilene, TX |
| 8:09 PM | 1.25 in | About 58 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 8:10 PM | 0.88 in | About 10 miles from Abilene, TX |
| 8:15 PM | 0.75 in | About 57 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 8:19 PM | 1.0 in | Near 36.40, -97.88, OK |
| 8:20 PM | 1.0 in | About 21 miles from Norman, OK |
| 8:22 PM | 1.0 in | About 9 miles from Shreveport, LA |
| 8:23 PM | 2.0 in | Near 36.49, -98.02, OK |
| 8:23 PM | 1.0 in | About 14 miles from Abilene, TX |
| 8:28 PM | 2.5 in | Near 36.30, -98.04, OK |
| 8:44 PM | 1.75 in | Near 36.48, -97.88, OK |
| 8:45 PM | 1.0 in | Near 43.25, -104.85, WY |
| 8:45 PM | 1.0 in | About 18 miles from Abilene, TX |
| 8:59 PM | 1.25 in | Near 35.10, -98.60, OK |
| 9:00 PM | 2.5 in | Near 35.10, -98.64, OK |
| 9:06 PM | 0.88 in | Near 32.24, -98.17, TX |
| 9:10 PM | 0.88 in | Near 32.23, -98.20, TX |
| 9:10 PM | 1.0 in | Near 35.13, -98.60, OK |
| 9:10 PM | 1.0 in | About 46 miles from Abilene, TX |
| 9:25 PM | 1.0 in | About 3 miles from Grand Prairie, TX |
| 9:38 PM | 1.75 in | About 60 miles from Fort Worth, TX |
| 9:53 PM | 1.75 in | About 57 miles from Oklahoma City, OK |
| 9:58 PM | 1.75 in | Near 32.01, -98.56, TX |
| 10:48 PM | 2.5 in | About 39 miles from Oklahoma City, OK |
| 10:56 PM | 1.5 in | About 14 miles from Boise, ID |
| 12:09 AM | 1.0 in | Near 31.82, -98.79, TX |
| 12:26 AM | 0.88 in | Near 31.74, -98.95, TX |
| 2:05 AM | 1.25 in | About 47 miles from Abilene, TX |
| 6:43 AM | 0.75 in | About 10 miles from Lake Charles, LA |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 8:10 AM | 60 mph | Near 40.23, -90.64, IL |
| 10:54 AM | 70 mph | About 50 miles from Peoria, IL |
| 11:40 AM | 69 mph | About 51 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 11:44 AM | 58 mph | About 55 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 11:57 AM | 58 mph | About 48 miles from Madison, WI |
| 12:20 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.05, -85.30, AL |
| 12:29 PM | 76 mph | About 24 miles from Madison, WI |
| 12:34 PM | 58 mph | About 40 miles from Rockford, IL |
| 1:15 PM | 58 mph | About 48 miles from Columbus, GA |
| 1:40 PM | 64 mph | About 40 miles from Appleton, WI |
| 1:40 PM | 58 mph | About 50 miles from Columbus, GA |
| 1:42 PM | 58 mph | About 46 miles from Atlanta, GA |
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| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 2:19 PM | 52 mph | About 40 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 2:24 PM | 90 mph | About 8 miles from Columbus, GA |
| 2:30 PM | 60 mph | About 47 miles from Indianapolis, IN |
| 2:30 PM | 69 mph | About 8 miles from Columbus, GA |
| 2:57 PM | 60 mph | Near 37.00, -85.60, KY |
| 3:05 PM | 58 mph | About 38 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 3:07 PM | 58 mph | About 34 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 3:09 PM | 58 mph | About 43 miles from Dayton, OH |
| 3:16 PM | 58 mph | About 33 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 3:20 PM | 63 mph | About 48 miles from Fort Wayne, IN |
| 3:22 PM | 58 mph | About 38 miles from Gainesville, FL |
| 3:30 PM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 3:36 PM | 58 mph | About 26 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 3:40 PM | 60 mph | Near 37.15, -85.32, KY |
| 3:40 PM | 58 mph | About 46 miles from Dayton, OH |
| 3:42 PM | 63 mph | About 51 miles from Columbia, SC |
| 3:43 PM | 58 mph | About 43 miles from Columbus, OH |
| 3:44 PM | 58 mph | Near 30.89, -83.29, GA |
| 3:45 PM | 58 mph | About 49 miles from Dayton, OH |
| 3:45 PM | 58 mph | About 40 miles from Dayton, OH |
| 3:45 PM | 63 mph | About 47 miles from Fort Wayne, IN |
| 3:45 PM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 3:54 PM | 58 mph | Near 32.90, -83.74, GA |
| 3:55 PM | 60 mph | About 32 miles from Grand Rapids, MI |
| 3:55 PM | 58 mph | Near 32.84, -83.66, GA |
| 3:55 PM | 58 mph | About 54 miles from Dayton, OH |
| 3:57 PM | 58 mph | About 37 miles from Columbus, OH |
| 3:59 PM | 60 mph | About 45 miles from Fort Wayne, IN |
| 4:05 PM | 60 mph | About 31 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:05 PM | 60 mph | About 33 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:05 PM | 60 mph | About 54 miles from Fort Wayne, IN |
| 4:10 PM | 60 mph | Near 37.01, -85.58, KY |
| 4:15 PM | 58 mph | About 50 miles from Toledo, OH |
| 4:17 PM | 69 mph | About 8 miles from Dayton, OH |
| 4:18 PM | 58 mph | Near 30.54, -83.05, FL |
| 4:18 PM | 58 mph | Near 30.55, -82.96, FL |
| 4:20 PM | 58 mph | Near 30.57, -82.99, FL |
| 4:20 PM | 58 mph | About 34 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 4:30 PM | 63 mph | About 44 miles from Toledo, OH |
| 4:33 PM | 58 mph | About 57 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 4:35 PM | 63 mph | About 45 miles from Toledo, OH |
| 4:36 PM | 63 mph | About 41 miles from Augusta, GA |
| 4:37 PM | 70 mph | About 45 miles from Toledo, OH |
| 4:37 PM | 58 mph | Near 33.31, -83.48, GA |
| 4:44 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.34, -83.05, GA |
| 4:44 PM | 58 mph | About 52 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 4:49 PM | 58 mph | About 50 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 4:50 PM | 63 mph | About 25 miles from Toledo, OH |
| 4:50 PM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from Toledo, OH |
| 4:52 PM | 58 mph | About 21 miles from Toledo, OH |
| 5:00 PM | 60 mph | Near 44.10, -85.25, MI |
| 5:03 PM | 58 mph | About 26 miles from Toledo, OH |
| 5:03 PM | 58 mph | About 26 miles from Toledo, OH |
| 5:05 PM | 58 mph | Near 33.95, -83.36, GA |
| 5:07 PM | 58 mph | About 25 miles from Toledo, OH |
| 5:10 PM | 58 mph | Near 38.88, -81.09, WV |
| 5:12 PM | 58 mph | About 22 miles from Toledo, OH |
| 5:15 PM | 58 mph | About 27 miles from Toledo, OH |
| 5:20 PM | 58 mph | About 34 miles from Toledo, OH |
| 5:20 PM | 58 mph | About 56 miles from Columbus, OH |
| 5:23 PM | 58 mph | About 30 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 5:25 PM | 58 mph | Near 32.72, -98.67, TX |
| 5:27 PM | 58 mph | About 38 miles from Toledo, OH |
| 5:36 PM | 58 mph | About 20 miles from Toledo, OH |
| 5:38 PM | 58 mph | About 53 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 5:38 PM | 58 mph | About 20 miles from Toledo, OH |
| 5:40 PM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Toledo, OH |
| 5:41 PM | 60 mph | About 26 miles from Toledo, OH |
| 5:46 PM | 58 mph | About 43 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 5:57 PM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 6:01 PM | 60 mph | About 19 miles from Detroit, MI |
| 6:10 PM | 58 mph | About 5 miles from Akron, OH |
| 6:10 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.34, -82.61, GA |
| 6:15 PM | 60 mph | About 18 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 6:34 PM | 58 mph | About 15 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 6:38 PM | 58 mph | About 20 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 6:44 PM | 58 mph | About 5 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 6:48 PM | 58 mph | About 22 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 7:10 PM | 81 mph | About 58 miles from Fort Worth, TX |
| 8:00 PM | 46 mph | About 24 miles from Tampa, FL |
| 8:15 PM | 58 mph | About 52 miles from Columbus, OH |
| 8:40 PM | 46 mph | About 24 miles from Tampa, FL |
| 9:02 PM | 58 mph | Near 39.97, -81.83, OH |
| 9:05 PM | 55 mph | About 2 miles from Grand Prairie, TX |
| 9:07 PM | 58 mph | Near 32.23, -98.20, TX |
| 9:12 PM | 69 mph | About 2 miles from Arlington, TX |
| 9:15 PM | 58 mph | About 40 miles from Canton, OH |
| 9:20 PM | 58 mph | About 42 miles from Canton, OH |
| 9:22 PM | 70 mph | Near 35.73, -98.56, OK |
| 9:25 PM | 58 mph | About 37 miles from Canton, OH |
| 9:30 PM | 58 mph | About 7 miles from Grand Prairie, TX |
| 9:40 PM | 60 mph | About 9 miles from Arlington, TX |
| 9:56 PM | 68 mph | About 14 miles from Grand Prairie, TX |
| 10:07 PM | 67 mph | About 19 miles from Grand Prairie, TX |
| 10:13 PM | 72 mph | About 14 miles from Grand Prairie, TX |
| 10:20 PM | 64 mph | About 48 miles from Oklahoma City, OK |
| 12:58 AM | 60 mph | About 40 miles from Tulsa, OK |
| 1:17 AM | 60 mph | About 39 miles from Waco, TX |
| 3:10 AM | 63 mph | Near 31.21, -94.92, TX |
| 3:10 AM | 63 mph | Near 31.25, -95.09, TX |
| 4:13 AM | 58 mph | About 58 miles from Beaumont, TX |
| 4:45 AM | 58 mph | About 58 miles from Beaumont, TX |
| 4:45 AM | 69 mph | Near 31.34, -93.85, TX |
| 5:00 AM | 69 mph | Near 31.34, -93.85, TX |
| 5:01 AM | 58 mph | About 50 miles from Beaumont, TX |
| 5:30 AM | 58 mph | About 55 miles from Lake Charles, LA |
| 6:17 AM | 58 mph | About 23 miles from Beaumont, TX |
| 6:30 AM | 58 mph | About 45 miles from Lake Charles, LA |
| 6:47 AM | 58 mph | About 7 miles from Lake Charles, LA |
By state
Cities with reports nearby
Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.
| City | Largest hail | Highest gust | Tornado reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shreveport, LA | 1.75 in | None | 0 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 1.75 in | None | 0 |
| Abilene, TX | 1.5 in | None | 0 |
| Boise, ID | 1.5 in | None | 0 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 1.5 in | None | 0 |
| Arlington, TX | 1.0 in | 69 mph | 0 |
| Grand Prairie, TX | 1.0 in | 72 mph | 0 |
| Irving, TX | 1.0 in | 69 mph | 0 |
| Wichita, KS | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 0.75 in | 58 mph | 0 |
| Akron, OH | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Chicago, IL | None | None | 1 |
| Columbus, GA | None | 90 mph | 0 |
| Dallas, TX | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Dayton, OH | None | 69 mph | 1 |
| Fort Worth, TX | None | 69 mph | 0 |
| Greenville, SC | None | 58 mph | 0 |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.