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Storm reports for May 19, 2023

NOAA recorded 46 hail reports, 27 wind reports and 1 tornado report in 7 states on May 19, 2023.

in 7 states
74
Storm reports
In Allen, TX
2.5 in
Largest hail
About 50 miles from Midland, TX
100 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF0, about 46 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
1
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA

Hail, inches

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

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

  • Wind report
  • Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
  • Tornado and its path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 19, 2023 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. Gust lines are estimates: the highest gust of the day in NOAA's hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. They aren't measurements at any building.

What happened

Hail up to 2.5 inches across hit parts of Collin County, Texas, from about 5:45 to 6:05 p.m. CST on May 19, 2023, with reports from south Frisco, Plano, Allen and Lucas and the largest stone measured in Allen at about 5:57 p.m.1,2,3,4,5 NOAA's Storm Events Database describes considerable damage around Allen and lists about $1.3 billion in property damage from the Collin County hail reports, noting that preliminary estimates put the storm among NOAA's billion-dollar weather disasters.1

Earlier, from about 12:43 to 1 p.m. CST, golf ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles near Boswell and Unger in Choctaw County, Oklahoma.6,7

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Episode 180703, hail, North Texas, May 19, 2023
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1100480, hail, Collin County, Texas
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1100482, hail, Collin County, Texas
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1100488, hail, Collin County, Texas
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1100485, hail, Collin County, Texas
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1089515, hail, Choctaw County, Oklahoma
  7. 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1093719, hail, Choctaw County, Oklahoma

Reports by hour

Hail46, most at 6 PM

Wind27, most at 6 PM

Tornado1, most at 12 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
12:35 PMEF0About 46 miles from Oklahoma City, OK0.1 mi long, 10 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Texas5137140
Arkansas8080
Oregon5320
Oklahoma4301
New Mexico3210
Florida2110
Arizona1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Allen, TX2.5 inNone0
Frisco, TX2.5 inNone0
Garland, TX2.5 inNone0
McKinney, TX2.5 inNone0
Plano, TX2.5 inNone0
Richardson, TX2.5 inNone0
Carrollton, TX2.0 inNone0
Lewisville, TX2.0 inNone0
Midland, TX1.75 in59 mph0
Odessa, TX1.75 in59 mph0
San Angelo, TX1.5 in81 mph0
Arlington, TX1.25 inNone0
Denton, TX1.0 inNone0
Fort Worth, TX1.0 inNone0
Irving, TX1.0 inNone0

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