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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports on May 5, 2021

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports across the United States on May 5, 2021 from May 5, 2021 through May 5, 2021, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Hail Reports
11
Wind Reports
93
Tornado Reports
16
Max Hail Size
2.00″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  United States · May 5, 2021 · 2021–present Updated  Daily · last May 5, 2021

NWS Hail Reports on May 5, 2021

11 reports
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1.00″ hail
May 5, 2021
10:41 PM UTC
Hail report for May 5, 2021
Haskell County · 1,216 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: DIMES MOSTLY WITH SOME REACHING A QUARTER SIZE.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 ENE Tice, KS
1.75″ hail
May 5, 2021
10:35 PM UTC
Hail report for May 5, 2021
Ford County · 8,881 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF PING PONG TO GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 N Dodge City, KS
1.00″ hail
May 5, 2021
10:32 PM UTC
Hail report for May 5, 2021
Ford County · 8,881 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 NW Dodge City, KS
1.50″ hail
May 5, 2021
10:18 PM UTC
Hail report for May 5, 2021
Saline County · 4,872 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 N Dorchester, NE
1.00″ hail
May 5, 2021
10:10 PM UTC
Hail report for May 5, 2021
Mitchell County · 2,557 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: PEA SIZE HAIL COVERED THE GROUND. THE LARGEST HAIL STONES WERE QUARTER SIZE.
NWS Hail Report Location: 7 SW Beloit, KS
1.00″ hail
May 5, 2021
9:25 PM UTC
Hail report for May 5, 2021
Madison County · 10,473 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE. A SECOND ROUND OF PEA SIZE HAIL OCCURRED 15 MINUTES LATER.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 NNW Madison, NE
1.00″ hail
May 5, 2021
9:16 PM UTC
Hail report for May 5, 2021
Cedar County · 3,475 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: GROUND COVERED. HAIL SIZES RANGE FROM PEA UP TO QUARTER SIZE.
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 ENE Fordyce, NE
1.00″ hail
May 5, 2021
8:40 PM UTC
Hail report for May 5, 2021
Madison County · 10,473 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: HAIL COVERING THE GROUND.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 SSE Meadow Grove, NE
2.00″ hail
May 5, 2021
8:40 PM UTC
Hail report for May 5, 2021
Madison County · 10,473 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 S Meadow Grove, NE
2.00″ hail
May 5, 2021
8:30 PM UTC
Hail report for May 5, 2021
Smith County · 1,829 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 12 NNW Lebanon, KS
1.00″ hail
May 5, 2021
1:05 AM UTC
Hail report for May 5, 2021
Montgomery County · 10,348 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: HAIL ESTIMATED TO BE QUARTER SIZED VIA PHOTOGRAPH. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Hail Report Location: Panama, IL
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Hail Damage Risk for Your Home +

Hail reports describe hail by diameter, often comparing stone size to familiar objects like peas, quarters, golf balls, and softballs. Use this guide as a starting point for possible hail damage to your roof, siding, gutters, vents, windows, and exterior. Actual hail damage depends on hail hardness, density, wind speed, impact angle, roof age, shingle condition, roof pitch, roofing material, installation quality, and prior storm damage.

Pea
0.25″
Low

Usually too small to cause hail damage to most sound asphalt roofs, siding, or gutters.

Mothball
0.50″
Sub-Severe Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but not always harmless. Repeated small hail can scuff surfaces, wear aging shingles, and loosen protective granules over time.

Penny
0.75″
Minor / Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but roof hail damage is still possible on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged shingles. May also mark screens, vents, gutters, and soft metal.

Nickel
0.88″
Minor / Watch

Still below the severe-hail threshold, but large enough to leave visible marks on soft metal and add wear to older or hail-weakened roof shingles.

Quarter
1.00″
Watch

The NWS severe-hail threshold. Quarter-size hail can bruise shingles, dent soft metal, and create roof hail damage worth checking.

Half Dollar
1.25″
Watch

More likely to dent gutters, vents, flashing, and siding. Hail damage risk rises quickly on older roofs or hail-weakened shingles.

Ping Pong / Walnut
1.50″
Likely

Hail damage becomes more likely, including bruised shingles, granule loss, dented siding, and damaged roof vents.

Golf Ball
1.75″
Likely

Often causes roof hail damage, cracked shingles, dented gutters, damaged flashing, and siding impacts. A roof inspection is recommended.

Hen Egg
2.00″
Serious

Can crack or puncture shingles, expose mat, dent siding, and cause widespread hail damage across the roof and exterior.

Tennis Ball
2.50″
Serious

Can cause heavy roof hail damage, punctured siding, broken skylights, damaged vents, and widespread exterior damage.

Baseball
2.75″
Major

Major hail damage is likely, including severe roof impacts, damaged siding, broken windows, and possible major roof repairs.

Tea Cup / Large Apple
3.00″
Major

Can cause heavy hail damage across the roof, siding, gutters, windows, and exterior. Significant repairs are often needed.

Softball
4.00″
Extreme

Destructive hail damage. Can severely damage roofing materials, siding, windows, gutters, vents, vehicles, and exterior surfaces.

Grapefruit
4.50″
Extreme

Catastrophic hail damage risk for roofs, windows, vehicles, siding, gutters, and exterior surfaces.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service hail size references are used for hail-size comparisons and the 1.00″ severe-hail threshold. Damage descriptions are general homeowner guidance, not official NOAA/NWS damage ratings. Sub-severe hail under 1.00″ is below the severe threshold, but that does not mean “no roof damage.” Penny- to nickel-size hail can still contribute to granule loss, cosmetic surface marks, and added wear, especially on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged roofs.

NWS Wind Reports on May 5, 2021

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58 mph
May 5, 2021
11:45 PM UTC
Wind report for May 5, 2021
Brevard County · 194,058 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: US SPACE FORCE NETWORK TOWER 412 MEASURED A THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST OUT OF 280/50 KNOTS.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 SW Playalinda Beach, FL
63 mph
May 5, 2021
11:42 PM UTC
Wind report for May 5, 2021
Brevard County · 194,058 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: MEASURED THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST AT THE NASA LANDING STRIP OUT OF 320/55 KNOTS.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 SW Playalinda Beach, FL
62 mph
May 5, 2021
10:39 PM UTC
Wind report for May 5, 2021
Ford County · 8,881 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: ASOS STATION KDDC DODGE CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 ENE Dodge City, KS
UNK mph
May 5, 2021
8:18 PM UTC
Wind report for May 5, 2021
Dorchester County · 12,310 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE REPORTED DOWN ALONG AIREYS RD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR DATA.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 WSW Linkwood, MD
UNK mph
May 5, 2021
7:48 PM UTC
Wind report for May 5, 2021
St. Mary's County · 33,775 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: 2 TREES DOWN ON POWERLINES NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF THOMPSON CORNER ROAD AND BUDDS CREEK ROAD
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 ESE Wicomico, MD
UNK mph
May 5, 2021
7:36 PM UTC
Wind report for May 5, 2021
Charles County · 44,546 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN IN THE 200 BLOCK OF TEAGUES POINT ROAD
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 E Hughesville, MD
UNK mph
May 5, 2021
10:08 AM UTC
Wind report for May 5, 2021
Christian County · 19,313 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE... POWER POLE... AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS DOWN ON FORT CAMPBELL BOULEVARD AT THE BYPASS.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 S Hopkinsville, KY
UNK mph
May 5, 2021
10:08 AM UTC
Wind report for May 5, 2021
Christian County · 19,313 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN ACROSS BOTH LANES OF TRAFFIC ON EAST 7TH STREET AT THE 1700 BLOCK.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 ENE Hopkinsville, KY
UNK mph
May 5, 2021
9:30 AM UTC
Wind report for May 5, 2021
Benton County · 5,817 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: NUMEROUS TREES DOWN WITH HOUSES AND VEHICLES DAMAGED ALONG STOCKDALE CIRCLE.
NWS Wind Report Location: 8 NE Big Sandy, TN
UNK mph
May 5, 2021
9:30 AM UTC
Wind report for May 5, 2021
Benton County · 5,817 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: NUMEROUS TREES DOWN WITH HOUSES AND VEHICLES DAMAGED ALONG STOCKDALE CIRCLE.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 NE Big Sandy, TN
UNK mph
May 5, 2021
9:14 AM UTC
Wind report for May 5, 2021
Marshall County · 12,584 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: LATE REPORT. SEVERAL TREES DOWN... ROOF BLOWN OF SHOP... HOME FLASHING AND ROOF DAMAGE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 ENE Brewers, KY
UNK mph
May 5, 2021
9:13 AM UTC
Wind report for May 5, 2021
Calloway County · 11,543 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 641.
NWS Wind Report Location: Hazel, KY
UNK mph
May 5, 2021
9:12 AM UTC
Wind report for May 5, 2021
Calloway County · 11,543 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: NUMEROUS TREES DOWN FROM 2 MILES WEST OF HAZEL TO HAZEL. 2 HOUSES WITH TREES ON THEM.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 W Hazel, KY
UNK mph
May 5, 2021
9:03 AM UTC
Wind report for May 5, 2021
Graves County · 13,219 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: REPORT FROM MPING: TREES DOWN.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 W Lynnville, KY
UNK mph
May 5, 2021
9:00 AM UTC
Wind report for May 5, 2021
Graves County · 13,219 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: LATE REPORT. VINYL SIDING DAMAGED. A FEW DOZEN TREES DOWN... SOME LARGE.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 E Mayfield, KY
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Wind Damage Risk for Your Home +

Storm reports list thunderstorm wind gusts in mph. The NWS marks storms as severe at 58+ mph, but wind damage to your home depends on roof age, shingle condition, installation, exposure, nearby trees, and prior hail or wind damage.

Below Severe
Under 58 mph
Minor

Usually little damage to a sound roof, but loose shingles, flashing, or debris may shift.

Severe
58–74 mph
Watch

Can loosen shingles, lift flashing, break limbs, and damage gutters, siding, fences, or trim.

Damaging
75–90 mph
Serious

Can peel shingles, damage vents, tear siding, rip gutters, and expose weak roof areas.

Extreme
90+ mph
Major

Can cause major roof covering loss, tree damage, broken windows, and structural damage.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service storm reports. Gusts may be measured or estimated; actual wind damage varies by roof condition, exposure, and prior hail or wind damage.

NWS Tornado Reports on May 5, 2021

16 reports
UNK category
May 5, 2021
9:43 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 5, 2021
Cedar County · 3,475 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 7 E Hartington, NE
UNK category
May 5, 2021
9:42 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 5, 2021
Cedar County · 3,475 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: AN EF-0 TORNADO TRACK BEGAN NORTHWEST OF THE HARTINGTON GOLF COURSE... AND CONTINUED TO THE SOUTHEAST INTO HARTINGTON FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 MINUTES... ENDING AT APPROXIMATELY 446 PM. MINOR TREE AND ROOF DAMAGE OCCURRED WITH BROKEN LIMBS AND A FEW SHINGLES BEING PEELED OFF. THE MAXIMUM TRACK WIDTH WAS 50 YARDS WITH A TRACK LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 0.8 MILES.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 NW Hartington, NE
UNK category
May 5, 2021
9:30 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 5, 2021
Clay County · 2,461 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT TO REVERT MAGNITUDE OF TORNADO BACK TO UNKNOWN. INCLUDES CORRECTED TIME FROM FIRST TORNADO REPORT FROM 4 SSE CLAY CENTER. LANDSPOUT TORNADO.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 SSE Clay Center, NE
UNK category
May 5, 2021
9:11 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 5, 2021
Clay County · 2,461 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: LANDSPOUT TORNADO.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 SSE Clay Center, NE
UNK category
May 5, 2021
9:10 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 5, 2021
Madison County · 10,473 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: MULTIPLE PICTURES OF A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN A FIELD. NO DAMAGE REPORTED.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 9 S Meadow Grove, NE
UNK category
May 5, 2021
8:59 AM UTC
Tornado report for May 5, 2021
Graves County · 13,219 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: OCCURRED IN RURAL FARMLAND AND WOODED AREA. MINOR TO MODERATE ROOF DAMAGE TO MODERN HOME. SEVERAL VERY LARGE TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. WELL HEAD BLOWN INTO A HOME... DAMAGING THE SIDING.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 ENE Mayfield, KY
UNK category
May 5, 2021
8:55 AM UTC
Tornado report for May 5, 2021
Graves County · 13,219 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: EF1 TORNADO STARTED 2.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CUBA AND TRAVELED 5 MILES AND LIFTED AROUND 4.25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CUBA OR NEAR LYNNVILLE. ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS AT 95 MPH AND MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH WAS 125 YDS. SEVERAL FARM BUILDINGS LOST PARTS OR ALL OF THEIR ROOFS. SEVERAL SMALLER STRUCTURES DESTROYED. COUPLE OF HOUSES HAD MINOR ROOF OR SIDING DAMAGE. DOZENS OF TREES SNAPPED/UPROOTED.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5 W Lynnville, KY
UNK category
May 5, 2021
8:38 AM UTC
Tornado report for May 5, 2021
Fulton County · 2,508 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: EF-2 TORNADO WITH PEAK WINDS OF 125 MPH STRUCK FULTON COUNTY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. ONE HOME WAS DESTROYED WITH ITS ROOF REMOVED AND SOME EXTERIOR WALLS KNOCKED DOWN. MULTIPLE OUTBUILDINGS COLLAPSED. MULTIPLE LARGE TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. THE TORNADO BEGAN 5.2 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF FULTON AND ENDED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF US HIGHWAY 51 AND HIGHWAY 94.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 SW Crutchfield, KY
UNK category
May 5, 2021
8:29 AM UTC
Tornado report for May 5, 2021
Hickman County · 1,671 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS OF 105 MPH STRUCK HICKMAN COUNTY... KY... EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. MULTIPLE TREES WERE SNAPPED. MANY TREE BRANCHES AND SOME ENTIRE TREE FELL ONTO SEVERAL HOMES... WHICH INFLICTED DAMAGE. THE TORNADO BEGAN AT 3:29 AM 7 MILES WEST OF CLINTON... KY... AND ENDED AT 3:38 AM JUST NORTHEAST OF CLINTON... KY.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 NW Oakton, KY
UNK category
May 5, 2021
2:36 AM UTC
Tornado report for May 5, 2021
Sequoyah County · 13,088 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: NWS STORM SURVEY FINDS EF1 TORNADO DAMAGE FROM 1 E OF MULDROW... OK TO 3.5 W OF RENA... AR. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AT 9:36PM AND LIFTED AT 9:47PM. THE TORNADO UPROOTED TREES... SNAPPED LARGE TREE LIMBS... SNAPPED POWER POLES... DESTROYED OUTBUILDINGS... AND SEVERAL HOMES WERE DAMAGED. A PNS PROVIDES MORE INFORMATION ON THIS TORNADO.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Roland, OK
UNK category
May 5, 2021
2:33 AM UTC
Tornado report for May 5, 2021
Crawford County · 19,037 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: NWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMS AN EF1 TORNADO WITH WINDS OF 100 TO 110MPH THAT TOUCHED DOWN 4 MILES SE OF MULDROW. THIS TORNADO MOVED NE INTO PARTS OF FT. SMITH AND VAN BUREN. THE TORNADO CONTINUED EAST OF VAN BUREN. THE ENDING POINT OF THE TORNADO HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE SURVEYED TODAY. THE TORNADO UPROOTED TREES... TOPPLED MULTIPLE CENTER-PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEMS... DAMAGED MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES... AND SNAPPED NUMEROUS POWER POLES. THIS INFORMATION IS CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE FINALIZED IN THE COMING DAYS. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THIS TORNADO IN A RECENTLY ISSUED PNS.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Van Buren, AR
UNK category
May 5, 2021
1:44 AM UTC
Tornado report for May 5, 2021
Ellis County · 56,959 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: *** 8 INJ *** DAMAGE STARTED IN THE FIVE POINTS AREA ALONG FM 876. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST AND THE FIRST SIGNS OF EF-2 DAMAGE WERE OBSERVED NEAR JOHNSTON AND HOLLIS ROADS. THE TORNADO THEN CROSSED I-35E AND IMPACTED 3 SEMIS AND ONE CARGO VAN. THREE INJURIES OCCURRED IN THIS LOCATION. NEXT... THE TORNADO STRUCK A SCRAP METAL YARD ON THE EAST SIDE OF I-35E AND MOVED ON TO DAMAGE HOMES AND ELECTRICAL TOWERS NEAR AND ALONG HWY 77 AND BUTLER LN. EF-2 DAMAGE WAS ALSO OBSERVED IN THIS AREA... IN PARTICULAR TO ONE HOME. MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WINDS WERE 120 MPH... AND THERE WERE 5 ADDITIONAL INJURIES IN THIS AREA. THE TORNADO TRACKED FARTHER EAST... DID EF-2 DAMAGE TO ONE HOME ON FM 55... AND THEN CROSSED FM 55 AND DISSIPATED.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 6 ESE Maypearl, TX
UNK category
May 5, 2021
1:17 AM UTC
Tornado report for May 5, 2021
Leake County · 6,163 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: THIS EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN A WOODED AREA AND TRACKED NE WHERE IT CROSSED HIGHWAY 429... OUTSIDE OF THOMASTOWN. A HANDFUL OF TREES WERE UPROOTED AT THIS LOCATION. ADDITIONAL PINE TREES WERE SNAPPED ON THE EDGE OF A FIELD EAST OF 429. A TDS WAS NOTED WITH THIS STORM AS WELL. PATH LENGTH WAS 2.9 MILES... WIDTH 50 YDS AND MAX WINDS 80 MPH.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 NW Thomastown, MS
UNK category
May 5, 2021
12:42 AM UTC
Tornado report for May 5, 2021
Attala County · 6,056 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: THIS EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY 440 ON A CHURCH PROPERTY. A FEW TREES WERE DAMAGED HERE AND A POWER LINE DOWN. ALONG HIGHWAY 440... A FEW MORE TREES WERE DAMAGED AND SOME MINOR ROOF DAMAGE OCCURRED TO ONE HOME. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NNE THROUGH MOSTLY WOODED AREAS AND THEN CROSSED 3111. IT THEN CROSSED 3102 WHERE MULTIPLE TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. THE TORNADO THEN WEAKENED AS IT CROSSED HIGHWAY 35 AND 3122 IN THE CARMACK COMMUNITY JUST BEFORE IT LIFTED. MAX WINDS WERE 90 MPH... WIDTH 110 YDS... AND PATH LENGTH 7.5 MILES.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 SW Carmack, MS
UNK category
May 5, 2021
12:18 AM UTC
Tornado report for May 5, 2021
Hill County · 11,907 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: THE TORNADO FORMED IN EXTREME NORTHERN HILL COUNTY... TEXAS... NW OF THE BLUM COMMUNITY... NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF TEXAS HIGHWAY 174 AND HILL COUNTY ROAD 1106. THE TORNADO TRAVELED ACROSS OPEN COUNTRY FOR APPROXIMATELY 3.4 MILES. SCATTERED TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE OF EF-0 INTENSITY WAS NOTED ALONG THE LENGTH OF THIS PATH. NEAR THE END OF THE TORNADOS LIFESPAN... IT STRUCK A BRICK-CLAD FRAME HOME... REMOVING MOST OF THE ROOF AND PART OF THE WALLS OF THE STRUCTURE. THE TORNADOS PEAK INTENSITY OF EF-2... WITH ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS OF 130 MPH... WAS INFERRED FROM THE DAMAGE TO THIS STRUCTURE. SOME OTHER TREES AND OUTBUILDINGS SUSTAINED EF-0 TO EF-1 DAMAGE NEAR THIS HOME. THE TORNADO DISSIPATED SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS BEYOND THE POINT WHERE THE TORNADO IMPACTED THE FRAME HOME.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 W Blum, TX
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Tornado Damage Risk for Your Home +

After a tornado, the National Weather Service assigns an EF rating from EF0 to EF5 based on surveyed damage. The rating estimates wind speed from what the tornado damaged, so actual damage can vary by construction quality, roof age, garage doors, windows, trees, debris, and how close the home was to the tornado path.

EF0
65–85 mph
Light

Can peel shingles, damage gutters or siding, break tree limbs, and toss loose outdoor items.

EF1
86–110 mph
Moderate

Can strip roof covering, damage exterior doors, break windows, snap trees, and cause heavier siding or gutter damage.

EF2
111–135 mph
Serious

Can tear off large sections of roofing, break or uproot trees, destroy weaker structures, and cause major exterior damage.

EF3–EF5
136+ mph
Severe

Can remove roofs and walls, destroy large portions of homes, toss vehicles, and cause severe to total destruction near the path.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. EF ratings are assigned after a post-storm damage survey and are based on observed damage, not a direct measurement at every home.

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Frequently asked questions

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How many storm reports were recorded on May 5, 2021?

Our records show 11 hail, 93 wind, and 16 tornado reports on May 5, 2021, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on May 5, 2021.

What was the largest hail reported on May 5, 2021?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records on May 5, 2021 is 2.00″, reported near Meadow Grove, NE.

Some reports show UNK instead of a wind speed or tornado rating — what does that mean?

Wind reports come three ways: measured from an instrument, estimated from the damage observed, or UNK when no speed was recorded. Tornadoes show UNK until the National Weather Service finishes a damage survey and assigns an EF rating. UNK simply means that value was not available when the report was filed.

A report appeared near my home on May 5, 2021 — is my roof damaged?

Not necessarily. A storm report shows that hail, wind, or a tornado was observed nearby, not that any specific home was hit. To find out whether your property was affected, check an address-level hail report, and if it looks significant, ask a local pro about a Remote Hail Inspection before scheduling roof work.

I am buying or selling a home — how do these on May 5, 2021 reports help?

If a storm passed through, a roof or exterior may have damage that is hard to see, or a recent repair may trace back to it. Buyers can ask better questions before closing, and sellers can document the home condition up front — both starting from the property address rather than a whole region.

How do I check what happened at a specific address on May 5, 2021?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property — no phone number or email required. It shows recent hail activity for that address so you know whether a closer roof or exterior review makes sense.

Where does this storm report data come from, and what are its limits?

Storm reports on this page are public reports from storm events on May 5, 2021 across the United States, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported, but they do not confirm damage at any specific property. Report locations, sizes, and times may be approximate and can vary from what an individual home experienced. For property-specific hail history, use an address-level hail report or contact a participating local professional for a remote hail inspection. Pros inclusion is not an endorsement, and contacting a professional does not confirm damage at any property.

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