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Storm reports for May 26, 2016

NOAA recorded 257 hail reports, 144 wind reports and 15 tornado reports in 13 states on May 26, 2016.

in 13 states
416
Storm reports
Near 37.32, -99.65, KS
4.0 in
Largest hail
About 44 miles from Abilene, TX
96 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, about 24 miles from College Station, TX
15
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports.

  • Wind report
  • Tornado and its path
  • Surveyed tornado path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 26, 2016 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

Hail257, most at 2 PM

Wind144, most at 5 PM

Tornado15, most at 3 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
12:30 PMEF1About 7 miles from College Station, TX2.86 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:03 PMEF0About 39 miles from Topeka, KS0.01 mi long, 25 yd wide
2:20 PMEF1About 35 miles from Topeka, KS5.49 mi long, 100 yd wide
3:03 PMEF0About 19 miles from College Station, TX0.35 mi long, 30 yd wide
3:20 PMEF0About 21 miles from College Station, TX0.11 mi long, 30 yd wide
3:28 PMEF1About 24 miles from College Station, TX0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:29 PMEF2About 24 miles from College Station, TX1.28 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:00 PMEF0About 15 miles from Topeka, KS0.01 mi long, 25 yd wide
4:06 PMEF0About 10 miles from Topeka, KS1.81 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:03 PMEF0Near 38.63, -93.62, MO1.38 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:52 PMEF1In Conroe, TX0.96 mi long, 300 yd wide
6:05 PMEF0Near 38.64, -102.75, CO0.02 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:23 PMEF0Near 39.36, -102.87, CO4.1 mi long, 25 yd wide
8:01 PMEF1About 43 miles from Abilene, TX5.44 mi long, 400 yd wide
8:10 PMNot ratedNear 36.05, -100.06, TX0.11 mi long, 25 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Kansas15998574
Missouri7256151
Texas6829318
Colorado4224162
Oklahoma211380
Nebraska171430
Kentucky13670
South Dakota8800
Tennessee6330
Illinois5410
Arkansas3030
Iowa1100
Michigan1100

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Topeka, KS2.75 in90 mph1
Kansas City, MO1.75 in70 mph0
Wichita, KS1.75 inNone0
Austin, TX1.0 inNone0
Colorado Springs, CO1.0 inNone0
Denver, CO1.0 inNone0
Lincoln, NE1.0 inNone0
San Angelo, TX1.0 in64 mph0
St. Louis, MO0.75 inNone0
College Station, TXNone58 mph1
Conroe, TXNone69 mph1
Memphis, TNNone59 mph0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.