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Storm reports for May 17, 2026

NOAA recorded 130 hail reports, 221 wind reports and 42 tornado reports in 12 states on May 17, 2026.

in 12 states
393
Storm reports
1 W Palmer, Merrick County, NE
3.5 in
Largest hail
Correctionville, Woodbury County, IA
88 mph
Highest gust
42
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

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
  • Surveyed tornado path
  • Surveyed wind damage

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, preliminary storm reports. NOAA revises recent reports for several weeks. Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 17, 2026 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. 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.

Reports by hour

Hail130, most at 6 PM

Wind221, most at 7 PM

Tornado42, most at 9 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
2:40 PMNot rated2 N Cape Coral, Lee County, FLNot surveyed
4:06 PMNot rated2 W Davis, Turner County, SDNot surveyed
4:51 PMNot rated4 NNE Cairo, Hall County, NENot surveyed
5:04 PMNot rated2 W Saint Libory, Howard County, NENot surveyed
5:09 PMNot rated4N Saint Libory, Howard County, NENot surveyed
5:10 PMNot rated4 N Saint Libory, Howard County, NENot surveyed
5:12 PMNot rated7 N Saint Libory, Howard County, NENot surveyed
5:24 PMNot rated3 NW Archer, Merrick County, NENot surveyed
5:30 PMNot rated6 NNE Ash Valley, Rush County, KSNot surveyed
6:05 PMNot rated6 S Susank, Barton County, KSNot surveyed
6:15 PMNot rated3 SW Worthington, Nobles County, MNNot surveyed
6:43 PMNot rated2 SSW Hebron, Thayer County, NENot surveyed
Show all 42 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
6:53 PMNot rated1 ESE Hebron, Thayer County, NENot surveyed
6:53 PMNot rated2 N Ashland, Saunders County, NENot surveyed
7:12 PMNot rated3 WSW Northrop, Martin County, MNNot surveyed
7:19 PMNot rated1 S Winnebago, Thurston County, NENot surveyed
7:31 PMNot ratedSalix, Woodbury County, IANot surveyed
7:32 PMNot rated3 SE Sergeant Bluff, Woodbury County, IANot surveyed
7:35 PMNot rated3 NE Sergeant Bluff, Woodbury County, IANot surveyed
7:55 PMNot rated2 NNE Ashland, Saunders County, NENot surveyed
7:57 PMNot rated5 NW Kingsley, Plymouth County, IANot surveyed
8:00 PMNot rated2 NNW Gretna, Saunders County, NENot surveyed
8:12 PMNot rated7 S Marcus, Cherokee County, IANot surveyed
8:25 PMNot rated3 W Cherokee, Cherokee County, IANot surveyed
8:29 PMNot rated3 NE Meriden, Cherokee County, IANot surveyed
8:31 PMNot rated5 WSW Royal, Clay County, IANot surveyed
8:45 PMNot rated2 SSW Plattsmouth, Cass County, NENot surveyed
8:46 PMNot rated2 S Plattsmouth, Cass County, NENot surveyed
9:01 PMNot ratedPomeroy, Calhoun County, IANot surveyed
9:05 PMNot rated2 SSE Havelock, Pocahontas County, IANot surveyed
9:08 PMNot rated2 NW Terril, Dickinson County, IANot surveyed
9:14 PMNot ratedGraettinger, Palo Alto County, IANot surveyed
9:27 PMNot ratedMoorland, Webster County, IANot surveyed
9:28 PMNot rated3 SSW Armstrong, Emmet County, IANot surveyed
9:38 PMNot rated2 S Wesley, Kossuth County, IANot surveyed
9:59 PMNot rated4 N Crystal Lake, Winnebago County, IANot surveyed
10:10 PMNot rated1 W Joice, Worth County, IANot surveyed
10:18 PMNot rated2 SW Conger, Freeborn County, MNNot surveyed
10:21 PMNot rated3 S Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, IANot surveyed
10:24 PMNot rated3 S Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, IANot surveyed
10:27 PMNot rated3 S Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, IANot surveyed
10:29 PMNot rated2 ESE Glenville, Freeborn County, MNNot surveyed

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Nebraska124456514
Iowa6974220
South Dakota4812351
Kansas453942
Minnesota299164
Missouri170170
Georgia144100
Colorado12480
Michigan12840
Wisconsin100100
Mississippi8260
Florida5041

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Sioux Falls, SD1.5 in70 mph0
Davenport, IA1.25 inNone0
Jackson, MS1.0 in64 mph0
Omaha, NE1.0 in70 mph0
Cape Coral, FLNoneNone1
Lincoln, NENone70 mph0

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