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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports on May 26, 2021

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports across the United States on May 26, 2021 from May 26, 2021 through May 26, 2021, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

Pick any date to see hail, wind and tornado public reports for that day — e.g. September 18, 2026.
Hail Reports
114
Wind Reports
381
Tornado Reports
30
Max Hail Size
4.00″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  United States · May 26, 2021 · 2021–present Updated  Daily · last May 26, 2021

NWS Hail Reports on May 26, 2021

114 reports
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1.75″ hail
May 26, 2021
11:57 PM UTC
Hail report for May 26, 2021
Rice County · 3,848 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 SW Geneseo, KS
1.75″ hail
May 26, 2021
11:56 PM UTC
Hail report for May 26, 2021
Rice County · 3,848 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Frederick, KS
1.75″ hail
May 26, 2021
11:54 PM UTC
Hail report for May 26, 2021
Rice County · 3,848 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH THE HAIL.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 N Lyons, KS
1.25″ hail
May 26, 2021
11:54 PM UTC
Hail report for May 26, 2021
Rice County · 3,848 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: WNW Geneseo, KS
2.50″ hail
May 26, 2021
11:53 PM UTC
Hail report for May 26, 2021
Carson County · 2,423 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: PICTURE RECEIVED VIA TWITTER.
NWS Hail Report Location: Panhandle, TX
2.50″ hail
May 26, 2021
11:49 PM UTC
Hail report for May 26, 2021
Carson County · 2,423 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: PICTURE RECEIVED VIA TWITTER.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 SW Panhandle, TX
1.00″ hail
May 26, 2021
11:43 PM UTC
Hail report for May 26, 2021
Rice County · 3,848 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Frederick, KS
2.00″ hail
May 26, 2021
11:40 PM UTC
Hail report for May 26, 2021
Carson County · 2,423 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: TWITTER REPORT WITH PICTURE OF MEASURED 2 INCH HAIL.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 N Panhandle, TX
1.00″ hail
May 26, 2021
11:40 PM UTC
Hail report for May 26, 2021
Morrill County · 1,984 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 8 NE Dalton, NE
2.75″ hail
May 26, 2021
11:38 PM UTC
Hail report for May 26, 2021
Hansford County · 2,007 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: LATE STORM CHASER REPORT OF BASEBALL SIZE HAIL.
NWS Hail Report Location: 8 NNE Gruver, TX
2.00″ hail
May 26, 2021
11:33 PM UTC
Hail report for May 26, 2021
Hansford County · 2,007 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: REPORT RECEIVED VIA SPOTTER NETWORK.
NWS Hail Report Location: 8 NNE Gruver, TX
1.00″ hail
May 26, 2021
11:30 PM UTC
Hail report for May 26, 2021
Cheyenne County · 3,769 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Gurley, NE
1.50″ hail
May 26, 2021
11:29 PM UTC
Hail report for May 26, 2021
Carson County · 2,423 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Panhandle, TX
3.00″ hail
May 26, 2021
11:28 PM UTC
Hail report for May 26, 2021
Hansford County · 2,007 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: LATE REPORT OF 3 INCH HAIL RECEIVED WITH PICTURE.
NWS Hail Report Location: 7 NNE Gruver, TX
2.00″ hail
May 26, 2021
11:28 PM UTC
Hail report for May 26, 2021
Box Butte County · 3,925 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: PHOTO ON SOCIAL MEDIA READING 2.14 INCHES FOR DIAMETER.
NWS Hail Report Location: 10 WEST Hemingford, NE
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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 26, 2021

381 reports
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UNK mph
May 26, 2021
11:59 PM UTC
Wind report for May 26, 2021
Litchfield County
Wind Report Description: MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN NEW MILFORD... CT
NWS Wind Report Location: New Milford, CT
60 mph
May 26, 2021
11:56 PM UTC
Wind report for May 26, 2021
Potter County · 33,304 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: RICK HUSBAND INTL AIRPORT ASOS MEASURED 60 MPH WIND GUST.
NWS Wind Report Location: 7 E Amarillo, TX
60 mph
May 26, 2021
11:56 PM UTC
Wind report for May 26, 2021
Saline County · 18,033 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 SW Salina, KS
UNK mph
May 26, 2021
11:55 PM UTC
Wind report for May 26, 2021
Carroll County · 51,140 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: ABOUT A DOZEN CALLS FOR TREES AND WIRES DOWN IN THE SYKESVILLE AREA.
NWS Wind Report Location: Sykesville, MD
UNK mph
May 26, 2021
11:54 PM UTC
Wind report for May 26, 2021
Fairfax County · 195,366 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE BLEW DOWN ON PARAPET WAY NEAR OXON ROAD.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 NNE Chantilly, VA
UNK mph
May 26, 2021
11:54 PM UTC
Wind report for May 26, 2021
Carroll County · 51,140 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE BLEW DOWN ON MD 97 SOUTH NEAR MD 32.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 WSW Reese, MD
63 mph
May 26, 2021
11:52 PM UTC
Wind report for May 26, 2021
Cheyenne County · 3,769 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: 7 SSE Sidney, NE
UNK mph
May 26, 2021
11:51 PM UTC
Wind report for May 26, 2021
Litchfield County
Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN IN HARWINTON
NWS Wind Report Location: Harwinton, CT
UNK mph
May 26, 2021
11:50 PM UTC
Wind report for May 26, 2021
Litchfield County
Wind Report Description: MULTIPLE TREES REPORTED DOWN
NWS Wind Report Location: Litchfield, CT
UNK mph
May 26, 2021
11:50 PM UTC
Wind report for May 26, 2021
Prince George's County · 181,564 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN ON LIVINGSTON ROAD SOUTH OF MEDINAH RIDGE ROAD
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 ENE Accokeek, MD
60 mph
May 26, 2021
11:46 PM UTC
Wind report for May 26, 2021
Dawes County · 3,010 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: FROM 543 TO 546 PM MDT.
NWS Wind Report Location: Chadron Municipal Airpo, NE
65 mph
May 26, 2021
11:45 PM UTC
Wind report for May 26, 2021
Chaves County · 19,124 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: 2ND AND UNION SUSTAINED WINDS OF 65 MPH MEASURED WITH HAND HELD ANEMOMETER
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 N Roswell, NM
UNK mph
May 26, 2021
11:45 PM UTC
Wind report for May 26, 2021
Carroll County · 51,140 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: ABOUT A DOZEN CALLS FOR TREES AND WIRES DOWN IN THE MOUNT AIRY AREA.
NWS Wind Report Location: Mount Airy, MD
UNK mph
May 26, 2021
11:42 PM UTC
Wind report for May 26, 2021
Dutchess County · 76,724 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF RESEVOIR RD AND DEWEY LANE.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 NE Pawling, NY
UNK mph
May 26, 2021
11:42 PM UTC
Wind report for May 26, 2021
Dutchess County · 76,724 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF WEST MAIN ST AND WEST ST.
NWS Wind Report Location: Pawling, NY
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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 26, 2021

30 reports
UNK category
May 26, 2021
11:49 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 26, 2021
Rice County · 3,848 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: DELAYED REPORT...TORNADO HIT A HOMESTEAD CAUSING DAMAGE TO AN OLDER BARN... TREES... AND A UTILITY SHED. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 85 MPH.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 SW Geneseo, KS
UNK category
May 26, 2021
11:42 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 26, 2021
Decatur County · 1,485 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: SPOTTER REPORT OF BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHING DOWN. FUNNEL CLOUDS REMAIN SEEN IN THE AREA WITH RAPID ROTATION.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 6 ENE Cedar Bluffs, KS
UNK category
May 26, 2021
11:14 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 26, 2021
Hansford County · 2,007 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: THIS TORNADO HAD A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 20 YARDS... A 0.8 MILE PATH LENGTH... AND WAS GIVEN AN EF-UNKNOWN RATING. THE TORNADO STARTED AT 6:14 PM AND LASTED APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE BEFORE LIFTING 7 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF GRUVER. NO FATALITIES OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 8 N Gruver, TX
UNK category
May 26, 2021
10:56 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 26, 2021
Hansford County · 2,007 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: THIS TORNADO HAD A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 20 YARDS... A 1.9 MILE LONG PATH... THOUGH WAS GIVEN AN EF-UNKNOWN RATING. THE TORNADO STARTED AT 5:56 PM AND LASTED APPROXIMATELY 4 MINUTES BEFORE LIFTING 7 MILES NORTH OF GRUVER. NO FATALITIES OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 7 NNW Gruver, TX
UNK category
May 26, 2021
10:56 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 26, 2021
Hansford County · 2,007 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: START TIME OF TORNADO IS 5:56 PM CDT... CONTINUING TO RECEIVE REPORTS OF A TORNADO AS OF 6:14 PM CDT.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 7 N Gruver, TX
UNK category
May 26, 2021
10:50 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 26, 2021
Rawlins County · 1,078 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: POSSIBLE TORNADO REPORTED AT CR DD AND CR 22.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 10 NNW Ludell, KS
UNK category
May 26, 2021
10:47 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 26, 2021
Decatur County · 1,485 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 NE Herndon, KS
UNK category
May 26, 2021
10:47 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 26, 2021
Hitchcock County · 1,312 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: OFF-DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS A TORNADO THAT LASTED ABOUT 5 MIN WHILE LOOKING W/NW OF DANBURY.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 11 S Culbertson, NE
UNK category
May 26, 2021
10:43 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 26, 2021
Sioux County · 568 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: UPDATED INFORMATION OF STARTING AT 443 AND LASTING FOR CLOSE TO TEN MINUTES. MULTIPLE TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS... VIDEO... AND PICTURES CONFIRM A SHORT TORNADO TOUCH DOWN SOUTH OF THE AGATE FOSSIL BED MONUMENT. NO DAMAGE REPORTED AS IT STAYED IN RURAL AREAS.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 E Agate, NE
UNK category
May 26, 2021
10:40 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 26, 2021
Rawlins County · 1,078 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: ANOTHER TORNADO REPORTED JUST WEST OF THE FIRST ONE. NEW TORNADO LOCATED ROUGHLY AT CR 32 AND CR Y OR Z.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 8 NW Herndon, KS
UNK category
May 26, 2021
10:38 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 26, 2021
Rawlins County · 1,078 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND AT TIME OF CALL.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 7 NW Herndon, KS
UNK category
May 26, 2021
10:30 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 26, 2021
Rawlins County · 1,078 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 7 NW HERNDON. TORNADO REPORTED AT CR Y AND CR 30. FIRST RESPONDERS REPORT HOMESTEAD STRUCK IN THE AREA.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 7 NW Herndon, KS
UNK category
May 26, 2021
10:29 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 26, 2021
Rawlins County · 1,078 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A TORNADO HIT A FARMSTEAD NORTHWEST OF HERNDON. AT THE FARMSTEAD... DAMAGE CONSISTED OF NUMEROUS SNAPPED AND UPROOTED TREES... SEVERAL FARM STRUCTURES DAMAGED INCLUDING TORN OFF METAL ROOFING... BROKEN WINDOWS... AND EVEN A FEW METAL SUPPORT BEAMS BENT IN. SEVERAL GRAIN SILOS WERE DAMAGED OR REMOVED FROM THEIR FOUNDATION. WINDOWS WERE BROKEN IN VEHICLES. A HOUSE SUFFERED DAMAGE TO SHINGLES... A FEW BROKEN WINDOWS... AND A TREE FALLING ONTO IT. THE TORNADO THEN PROCEEDED NORTH ON COUNTY ROAD 27... SNAPPING POWER LINES AND DAMAGING A REFURBISHED FARMSTEAD SCHOOLHOUSE. AS THE TORNADO MOVED NORTH... IT ALSO DAMAGED SOME OIL STORAGE TANKS... SPREADING THE OIL TO THE NORTHEAST IN A FIELD AS IT TURNED. THE TORNADO CROSSED THE FIELD... AND A DAMAGE PATH WAS OBSERVED ON COUNTY ROAD 29. FROM THERE... THERE WAS NO OBSERVABLE DAMAGE SO IT WAS DETERMINED THE TORNADO ENDED AT THIS LOCATION.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 7 WNW Herndon, KS
UNK category
May 26, 2021
10:23 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 26, 2021
Hitchcock County · 1,312 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: SPOTTER WAS LOCATED IN EXTREME SOUTHERN CHASE COUNTY LOOKING SOUTH.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 11 WSW Palisade, NE
UNK category
May 26, 2021
10:20 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 26, 2021
Rawlins County · 1,078 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: SPOTTER REPORTED POSSIBLE TORNADO ROUGHLY 5 MILES NORTH OF ATWOOD.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5 WNW Ludell, KS
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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.

NWS Hail, Wind and Tornado Reports on May 26, 2021 on the Interactive Map

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Frequently asked questions

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How many storm reports were recorded on May 26, 2021?

Our records show 114 hail, 381 wind, and 30 tornado reports on May 26, 2021, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on May 26, 2021.

What was the largest hail reported on May 26, 2021?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records on May 26, 2021 is 4.00″, reported near Hays, KS.

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 26, 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 26, 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 26, 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 26, 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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