Central Severe Weather

Losses, 2024 dollars

$1.2 billion

Losses at the time

$973 million

Deaths

0

The losses and deaths are NCEI’s, counting everything the disaster did. The episodes below are only what the Weather Service filed in its Storm Events record, which counts damage differently and often not at all, so the two never add up and are shown apart.

• Hail in Kansas, May 14, 20191 in hail · 2 eventsSome severe thunderstorms formed in eastern Kansas and produced marginally severe hail.
• Hail in Minnesota, May 14, 20191 in hail · 1 eventA subtle wave in northwest flow aloft moved across southwest Minnesota toward early evening as a warm frontal zone crawled northward toward the Minnesota-Iowa border.
• Hail in Iowa, May 14, 20191.5 in hail · 3 eventsA subtle wave in northwest flow aloft moved across southwest Minnesota toward early evening as a warm frontal zone crawled northward toward the Minnesota-Iowa border.
• Damaging Wind in Texas, May 14, 2019$2,000 · 1 eventAn mid to upper level low moved across Texas and triggered isolated thunderstorms. One of these storms produced damaging wind gusts.
• Hail in Missouri, May 14 to 15, 20191 in hail · 3 eventsIsolated strong to severe storms produced a few reports of nickle to quarter sized hail.
• Hail in Missouri, May 14, 20192 in hail · 1 eventStorms developed along and warm front. Some of the storms were severe and produced large hail.
• Hail in Illinois, May 15, 20191 in hail · 1 eventStorms developed along and warm front. Some of the storms were severe and produced large hail.
• Hail in Missouri, May 15, 20191.75 in hail · 2 eventsA couple of isolated storms became severe near the Arkansas border. The storms produced some large hail before they moved south into Arkansas. The storms developed along a southward moving cold front during the warmest and most unstable time of day.
• Hail in Arkansas, May 15, 20191.25 in hail · 2 eventsAn upper level disturbance in a northwesterly flow pattern produced several thunderstorms that generated marginal to severe hail across portions of northeast Arkansas during the late afternoon and early evening hours of May 15th.
• Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, May 15 to 18, 2019$20,000 · EF0 · 36 eventsWhile it heated up, it was not dry everywhere on the 15th. Before the ridge of high pressure could get here, a stationary front was in place across northeast sections of the state. Surrounding the front, scattered thunderstorms popped up during the afternoon.
• Hail in North Dakota, May 15, 2019$140,000 · 1.75 in hail · 11 eventsThunderstorms formed in the late afternoon over south central North Dakota along an easterly moving cold front, into an environment of elevated instability and deep layer shear. Some thunderstorms became severe, producing large hail.
• Hail in Florida, May 15, 20191 in hail · 3 eventsDeep tropical moisture across South Florida with a front close in proximity across central Florida. An upper level shortwave moving through the region and cold temperatures aloft.
• Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 15, 201951 kt wind · 1 eventAn isolated thunderstorm moving through southwest Nebraska produced a wind gust.
• Hail in Tennessee, May 15, 20191.25 in hail · 7 eventsAn upper level disturbance in a northwesterly flow pattern produced several thunderstorms that generated marginal to severe hail across portions of west Tennessee during the late afternoon and early evening hours of May 15th.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, May 15, 20191.75 in hail · 21 eventsBy 4 pm on May 15th, temperatures across eastern North Dakota and the northwest quarter of Minnesota had risen to the 70s and low 80s. A weak area of surface low pressure was located near Minot, with a cold front extending south-southwest toward Hettinger.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 15, 2019$40,000 · 1.25 in hail · 9 eventsBy 4 pm on May 15th, temperatures across eastern North Dakota and the northwest quarter of Minnesota had risen to the 70s and low 80s. A weak area of surface low pressure was located near Minot, with a cold front extending south-southwest toward Hettinger.
• Hail in South Dakota, May 15, 20191 in hail · 1 eventA severe thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Kidder.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 16 to 17, 2019$418,000 · 1.75 in hail · 41 eventsThe state found itself under broad upper level ridging to zonal flow, allowing for a weak cold front to slide into the state and stall around the Interstate 80 corridor during the evening and overnight hours.
• Hail in Wisconsin, May 16, 20190.88 in hail · 2 eventsA line of thunderstorms moved across western Wisconsin during the morning of May 16th. Some of these storms dropped dime or nickel sized hail near Stoddard (Vernon County) and Platteville (Grant County).
• Damaging Winds and High Wind in Utah, May 16, 201963 kt wind · 8 eventsA storm system moved through the area bringing high winds to much of northern Utah. Showers and thunderstorms in the area also brought strong winds to several locations.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 16, 201965 kt wind · 6 eventsA slow, south moving cold front and an outflow boundary from morning thunderstorms over northern Illinois, combined with a hot and humid environment to produce widespread showers and thunderstorms across eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois overnight.
• Flash Flood and Heavy Snow in California, May 16 to 19, 20199 eventsAn unusually cold storm for the season brought significant travel problems to the mountains. Strong thunderstorms with large amounts of small hail and heavy rain caused for slippery roads and local flooding in the northern San Joaquin Valley.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 16, 20191 in hail · 11 eventsA line of severe thunderstorms moved southeast across north central and eastern Illinois during the late morning and early afternoon of May 16th producing large hail and damaging winds.
• Flash Flood and High Wind in California, May 16, 2019$20,000 · 72 kt wind · 3 eventsAn unseasonably strong Pacific storm system brought severe downslope winds to the Owens Valley, locally high winds to the Mojave Desert, and isolated flash flooding to Death Valley.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 16, 2019$4.0 million · 2.75 in hail · 13 eventsA complex of thunderstorms that developed over northern Illinois dropped southeastward into north-central Indiana during the afternoon of May 16th. Due to a very unstable airmass feeding into the complex, several supercell thunderstorms developed along its southwestern flank.
• Hail in Alabama, May 16, 20191 in hail · 1 eventAn isolated severe thunderstorm developed in Cullman County during peak mid afternoon heating. The thunderstorm produced quarter sized hail.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, May 16, 20191 in hail · 4 eventsA southward moving upper level impulse tracked along and east of the Interstate 65 corridor during the afternoon on May 16th. Conditional instability was high with surface-based CAPE 3000-4000 J/kg.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 16, 2019$85,000 · 2.5 in hail · 38 eventsAn area of thunderstorms across Wisconsin the early morning hours of May 16 moved south during the morning toward Indiana. Although the storms were initially though to weaken and dissipate, they were able to tap into instability to the west.
• Damaging Wind in Idaho, May 16, 2019$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventA severe thunderstorm brought strong winds and related damage during the afternoon of the 16th.
• Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 16, 201955 kt wind · 2 eventsThere were a couple of high wind gusts observed.
• Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 16, 2019$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventA weakening upper level disturbance moved through the mid Ohio Valley during the late afternoon and early evening hours.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Wyoming, May 16, 201950 kt wind · 4 eventsAn upper level disturbance moving across Wyoming brought strong to locally severe thunderstorms on the afternoon and evening of May 16th. At Worland, a wind gust of 58 mph was recorded.
• Hail in Kansas, May 16, 20191 in hail · 1 eventAn isolated thunderstorm produced hail up to quarter size as it moved through northwest Kansas.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 16 to 17, 20192.25 in hail · 19 eventsScattered thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois during the evening of May 16th into the early morning of May 17th producing mainly large hail.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 16, 20192.5 in hail · 20 eventsAlthough the area was in the wake of a MCV, a west to east instability gradient was in place across northern Indiana and Ohio during the late evening of May 16 and early overnight hours of May 17.
• Hail in Nebraska, May 16, 20191.5 in hail · 4 eventsA small cluster of severe storms developed just northwest of Omaha, NE during the evening on May 16, 2019. This was a hot day, with new record high temperatures in the mid 90s at both Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska earlier in the day.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Iowa, May 16, 20191 in hail · 22 eventsA slow, south moving cold front and an outflow boundary from morning thunderstorms over northern Illinois, combined with a hot and humid environment to produce widespread showers and thunderstorms across eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois overnight.
• Hail in Indiana, May 16, 20191 in hail · 1 eventHorizontal flow in the upper levels stayed over the Great Lakes region with an embedded stationary front over northern Indiana. This provided little shear energy south of the front over southern Indiana and central Kentucky.
• Hail in New Mexico, May 16, 20191.75 in hail · 4 eventsAn upper level ridge was over the Southern Plains with an upper level trough over the west coast. An upper level disturbance moved over southeast New Mexico and West Texas. A dryline developed across the area with good moisture to the east of the dryline.
• Hail in Kentucky, May 16, 20191.25 in hail · 2 eventsHorizontal flow in the upper levels stayed over the Great Lakes region with an embedded stationary front over northern Indiana. This provided little shear energy south of the front over southern Indiana and central Kentucky.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, May 16, 201957 kt wind · 3 eventsA couple severe wind gusts and small hail occurred over parts of Furnas and Phelps counties on this Thursday evening. During the late afternoon, a couple small thunderstorms developed over northwest Kansas. They moved northeast and by 6 PM CST, they were in the McCook area.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 16 to 17, 2019$133,000 · EF3 · 38 eventsA strong upper level trough of low pressure lifted across the central Rockies during the late afternoon of May 17th.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, May 16 to 17, 20192 injured · $2.2 million · 1.25 in hail · 28 eventsShowers and thunderstorms pushed south across northern and central Ohio during the overnight hours ahead of a slow moving cold front.
• Hail in Ohio, May 16, 20190.75 in hail · 1 eventAlthough the area was in the wake of a MCV, a west to east instability gradient was in place across northern Indiana and Ohio during the late evening of May 16 and early overnight hours of May 17.
• Hail in Indiana, May 16, 20191.5 in hail · 3 eventsScattered thunderstorms moved across northwest Indiana during the late evening of May 16th into the early morning of May 17th producing mainly large hail.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, May 17, 20192.75 in hail · 15 eventsA strong upper level jet combined with a moist and unstable airmass to produce severe thunderstorms over the northeast plains of Colorado. The storms produced large hail up to baseball size around Sedgwick.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 17, 20191 injured · $87,000 · 60 kt wind · 11 eventsScattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours in an unstable air mass that was in place across the Ohio Valley.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 17, 2019$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 eventsA cold front approaching from the west in conjunction with a short wave trough aloft tapped into a fairly unstable air mass over Central Appalachia on the afternoon of the 17th. Storms fired up quickly that afternoon over Southeast Ohio, producing hail and gusty winds.
• Hail in Wyoming, May 17, 20191.75 in hail · 2 eventsSevere thunderstorms produced golf ball sized hail across portions of eastern Laramie County.
• Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 17, 2019EF0 · 10 eventsAn upper trough was over the western part of the country with a dryline across parts of West Texas. Very good instability and moisture were present east of the dryline. There was also good rotation in the atmosphere.
• Hail in Indiana, May 17, 20190.75 in hail · 1 eventScattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours in an unstable air mass that was in place across the Ohio Valley.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 17, 2019$1.2 million · EF1 · 11 eventsA long-lived supercell produced 3 weak tornadoes over Dawson county on this Friday evening. Around 2 PM CST, a north-northwest to south-southeast broken line of showers and thunderstorms developed from near Lexington to Alma and into north central Kansas.
• Hail in Kansas, May 17, 2019$2,000 · 2.25 in hail · 6 eventsThunderstorms produce a funnel cloud and 2.25-inch diameter hail in northwest Kansas.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, May 17, 2019$15,000 · 1.25 in hail · 21 eventsA cold front approaching from the west in conjunction with a short wave trough aloft tapped into a fairly unstable air mass over Central Appalachia on the afternoon of the 17th.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 17, 2019$8,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 eventsScattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours in an unstable air mass that was in place across the Ohio Valley.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 17, 2019EF2 · 13 eventsThunderstorms produce a tornado and 3 inch hail.
• Hail in Iowa, May 17, 20191 in hail · 1 eventA lingering stationary front that produced severe hail and heavy rain across central Iowa on the 16th into the 17th remained in the area throughout the day on the 17th.
• Hail in Nebraska, May 17, 20192 in hail · 1 eventAn isolated thunderstorm produced hail up to hen egg size as it moved through southwest Nebraska.
• Hail in Nebraska, May 17, 20191.75 in hail · 4 eventsSevere thunderstorms moved across the southern counties in the Nebraska Panhandle producing quarter to golfball size hail over Cheyenne County.
• Hail in South Dakota, May 17, 20191 in hail · 1 eventA thunderstorm briefly became severe over Todd County, producing hail to quarter size east of Mission.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 17, 2019$500,000 · EF3 · 17 eventsSevere thunderstorms developed in the panhandle of Oklahoma and up into southwest Kansas during the early evening along a dryline. Storms struggled to develop all afternoon due to warm air aloft but once they did form explosive growth was realized.
• Tornado in Oklahoma, May 17, 20191 eventA dryline moved through parts of the eastern Panhandles the afternoon of the 17th. Moisture (dewpoint temperatures) where much greater ahead of the boundary and instability was high enough for a few storms to form.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in South Dakota, May 17, 20191 in hail · 4 eventsA warm frontal boundary across Nebraska worked slowly northward into southeast South Dakota by the evening of May 17 in advance of low pressure which strengthened over the western High Plains.
• Tornado and Flood in Kansas, May 17 to 18, 20191 in hail · 8 eventsStrong storms moved across north central Kansas producing significant winds and some sporadic severe hail reports.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 17, 20191 in hail · 3 eventsA short, bowing line segment of storms produced severe hail and high winds in a couple spots on this Friday evening. The cold pool associated with a cluster of thunderstorms over central Kansas resulted in a transition to a multicell line segment between 8 and 9 PM CST.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in West Virginia, May 18, 20191 in hail · 2 eventsAn upper-level ridge was positioned over the East Coast May 18th, and pumped warm and moist air from the southwest. Skies were clear that morning and early afternoon, which supported day time mixing and steep low-level lapse rates.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 18, 20193 injured · $25 million · EF3 · 14 eventsA highly sheared environment coupled with a very unstable airmass resulted in the development of strong tornadoes during the early morning hours of May 18. At least seven of the eight tornadoes damaged or destroyed several hundred homes across portions of West Central Texas.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, May 18, 20194 injured · $293,000 · EF2 · 41 eventsThe beginning of a very active period, the 18th started with a complex of thunderstorms that grew upscale producing wind and tornadoes in the morning and then finished with isolated supercells producing large hail across northern Oklahoma.
• Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 18, 2019$207,000 · 1.25 in hail · 36 eventsA line of thunderstorms progressed steadily east across North and Central Texas on Saturday May 18, producing all forms of severe weather along with a few instances of flash flooding.
• Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 18 to 19, 2019$105,000 · EF1 · 22 eventsA shortwave trough entered the Southern Plains during the morning hours of May 18th, and began to take on a negative tilt as it approached East Texas during the afternoon and evening.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 18, 2019$195,000 · EF1 · 19 eventsA squall line moved through eastern Oklahoma during the morning hours of May 18th.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 18, 20191 in hail · 6 eventsThunderstorms developed during the late morning hours, continuing into the evening hours.
• Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Missouri, May 18, 20191 injured · 56 kt wind · 2 eventsA storm brought some strong winds to Platte County.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 18, 2019$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 5 eventsA strongly forced line of thunderstorms moved across southeastern Kansas and into Missouri and produced multiple wind gust in excess of 60 mph.
• Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 18, 201961 kt wind · 2 eventsA shortwave trough entered the Southern Plains during the morning hours of May 18th, and began to take on a negative tilt as it approached East Texas during the afternoon and evening.
• Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 18, 2019$622,000 · EF1 · 23 eventsA squall line moved through northwestern Arkansas during the early afternoon hours of May 18th.
• Tornado and Heavy Snow in California, May 18 to 19, 2019$16 million · EF0 · 15 eventsA strong upper level low pressure system moved into central California during the afternoon of May 18.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 18 to 19, 2019$215,000 · 1.25 in hail · 41 eventsA strongly forced line of thunderstorms moved across the Ozarks and produced multiple wind gust in excess of 60 mph.
• Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 18, 201961 kt wind · 5 eventsA shortwave trough entered the Southern Plains during the morning hours of May 18th, and began to take on a negative tilt as it approached East Texas during the afternoon and evening.
• Hail in South Carolina, May 18, 20190.88 in hail · 2 eventsA deep trough produced dime to nickle sized hail.
• Flash Flood and Flooding in Iowa, May 18 to 20, 2019$40,000 · 0.88 in hail · 5 eventsThunderstorms developed during the afternoon of May 18th over northeast Iowa. Some of these storms remained nearly stationary over Chickasaw County from the late afternoon into the evening and produced rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches.
• Hail in Texas, May 18, 20192.5 in hail · 5 eventsThunderstorms developed along a dryline/cold front and moved through South Central Texas. Some of these storms produced large hail.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, May 18, 20191 in hail · 9 eventsA weak warm front was located across central Maryland southward along the Potomac River during the afternoon hours of May 18th. Enough instability and wind shear was present for thunderstorms to develop near and along this boundary, and some became severe.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 18, 20191 in hail · 17 eventsThunderstorms were suppressed across the Great Valley throughout the daytime hours with development on the Tennessee and North Carolina border terrain.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 18, 20192 in hail · 6 eventsA strong shortwave trough passed across western Kansas. Instability was not great, limiting the amount of severe weather coverage.
• Damaging Wind in Kentucky, May 18, 201951 kt wind · 1 eventA cluster of strong thunderstorms developed across south central and south eastern Kentucky late this afternoon and early evening. One of these storms briefly became severe near Somerset, producing damage to a couple of trees and trampolines.
• Hail in South Carolina, May 18, 20191 in hail · 1 eventIsolated thunderstorms developed across the South Carolina mountains and foothills during the afternoon. One storm produced brief large hail in Pickens County.
• Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 18, 201965 kt wind · 6 eventsAs a storm system moved across the region, a line of strong to severe storms developed. There were numerous reports of damaging winds.
• Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 18, 201961 kt wind · 2 eventsA weak warm front was located across central Maryland southward along the Potomac River during the afternoon hours of May 18th. Enough instability and wind shear was present for thunderstorms to develop near and along this boundary, and one became severe.
• Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 18, 201950 kt wind · 2 eventsAn upper-level ridge was positioned over the East Coast May 18th, and pumped warm and moist air from the southwest. Skies were clear in Eastern Ohio that morning and early afternoon, which supported day time mixing and steep low-level lapse rates.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, May 18, 201950 kt wind · 1 eventAn upper-level ridge was positioned over the East Coast May 18th, and pumped warm and moist air from the southwest. Skies were clear in Eastern Ohio that morning and early afternoon, which supported day time mixing and steep low-leve lapse rates.
• Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 18, 2019$16,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsIsolated thunderstorms developed in an unstable air mass across central Ohio during the late afternoon hours.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 18, 2019$200 · 60 kt wind · 2 eventsDaytime heating produced an isolated severe thunderstorm.
• Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 18, 201950 kt wind · 2 eventsThunderstorms were suppressed across the Great Valley throughout the daytime hours with development on the Tennessee and North Carolina border terrain.
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 18, 2019$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventA passing cold front brought thunderstorms in which one reached severe limits across portions of eastern Arkansas during the evening hours of May 18th.
• Tornado and Flash Flooding in Louisiana, May 18 to 19, 2019EF0 · 21 eventsA shortwave trough entered the Southern Plains during the morning hours of May 18th, and began to take on a negative tilt as it approached East Texas during the afternoon and evening.
• Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 18, 2019$10,000 · 51 kt wind · 5 eventsA passing cold front brought thunderstorms in which a few reached severe limits across portions of southwest Tennessee during the evening hours of May 18th.
• Tornadoes and Coastal Flood in Texas, May 18 to 21, 20191 injured · $69,000 · EF1 · 7 eventsAnother front moved into the region and stalled. Multiple short waves moved across the region while the front was along the coast. Finally on the 21st strong low pressure developed on the boundary and pushed the boundary into the gulf.
• Tornado and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 19, 2019$203,000 · EF1 · 5 eventsAs a low pressure system moved east across the Great Plains during the early morning hours of May 19th, a squall line developed ahead of the associated cold front and raced across northeast Louisiana. This line of thunderstorms produced a tornado and damaging wind gusts.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Louisiana, May 19 to 21, 2019$434,000 · EF1 · 26 eventsA cold front moved into the region and stalled on the 19th. Multiple short waves moved across the region during the time causing severe weather and tornadoes.
• Damaging Wind in Mississippi, May 19, 2019$20,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 eventAs a low pressure system moved east across the Great Plains during the early morning hours of May 19th, a squall line developed ahead of the associated cold front and raced across Mississippi. This line of thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts in far western Mississippi.
• Damaging Winds in Texas, May 19, 2019$7,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 eventsIsolated thunderstorms developed along a dryline overnight and one of these storms produced damaging wind gusts.
• Tornado and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 19, 2019EF0 · 4 eventsA vigorous storm system moving through the middle Mississippi River Valley combined with a very unstable airmass to produce severe thunderstorms over southeast Louisiana and the adjacent coastal waters. One tornado was reported.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in New York, May 19, 2019$5,000 · 1.25 in hail · 5 eventsThe first very warm, humid air mass of the season moved into the area with surface temperatures in the low to mid 80s and dewpoints in the mid 60s inland from the lakes. This contributed to a very unstable atmosphere.
• Hail in Virginia, May 19, 20191 in hail · 1 eventLow level southerly winds helped usher in an unstable air mass across western Virginia. One severe thunderstorm that developed in this unstable environment over Botetourt County produced hail up to the size of quarters.
• Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 19, 201952 kt wind · 3 eventsIsolated severe thunderstorms developed over Genesee and Tusocola Counties.
• Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, May 19, 201951 kt wind · 3 eventsLow pressure crossing southern Wisconsin brought a round of strong thunderstorms to the area during the early afternoon hours of Sunday, May 19, 2019. The storms evolved into a line and caused sporadic wind damage across portions of southeast Wisconsin.
• Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 19, 2019$20,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 eventScattered thunderstorms moved across northeast Illinois during the afternoon of May 19th producing mainly wind damage.
• Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 19, 201952 kt wind · 2 eventsScattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front during the afternoon of May 19th. A few of the storms produced gusty winds of 50-60 mph and isolated wind damage.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, May 19, 20192 in hail · 10 eventsA warm front crossed the region during the morning hours of May 19th, placing the entire region in the warm sector with ample instability developing by the afternoon hours.
• Damaging Wind in West Virginia, May 19, 20191 death · 2 injured · 1 eventA combination of increased orographic lift and weak perturbations within the southwest flow aloft, from an exiting upper-level ridge, helped break warm-air capping during the late morning on May 19th. Isolated and scattered storms developed along the Eastern Ridges.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, May 19, 2019$128,000 · 1.25 in hail · 40 eventsDiscreet thunderstorm cells developed over the higher terrain of central Pennsylvania in a moderate-CAPE / low-shear environment during the afternoon and evening hours of May 19, 2019. As these storms progressed eastward, some of them produced wind damage and/or hail.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, May 19, 2019$45,000 · 1 in hail · 6 eventsA slow moving warm front moved through Central New York during the afternoon of the 19th, sparking a late afternoon round of strong to severe thunderstorms along and behind the front.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, May 19, 20191 injured · $105,000 · 1.75 in hail · 19 eventsA warm front moved through Northeast Pennsylvania during the morning of the 19th, causing the air mass to destabilize during the afternoon hours. This sparked a round of severe thunderstorms in the area.
• Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 19, 2019$26,000 · 52 kt wind · 14 eventsInstability and shear developed in between an area of rain and an approaching cold front. This allowed a line of strong to severe thunderstorms to developed ahead of the cold front during the afternoon of May 19th and move across central Indiana.
• Tornado and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 19, 2019$62,000 · EF0 · 6 eventsSevere storms produced scattered pockets of damaging wind gusts in the form of downed trees, tree limbs, and several power poles and power lines that were downed.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 19, 20191 in hail · 12 eventsA broken line of thunderstorms developed in a moderately, but highly sheared environment. Pockets of damaging winds occurred along this line.
• Flash Flood and Dust Storm in California, May 19 to 23, 2019$53,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 eventsAn unseasonably deep low pressure area sat over the West Coast for days, with individual storm systems rotating through it. This brought periods of high winds and a few thunderstorms to the Owens Valley and Mojave Desert.
• Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, May 19, 201950 kt wind · 2 eventsA combination of increased orographic lift and weak perturbations within the southwest flow aloft, from an exiting upper-level ridge, helped break warm-air capping during the late morning on May 19th. Isolated and scattered storms developed along the Eastern Ridges.
• Damaging Winds in West Virginia, May 19, 2019$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 eventsIn a moist, unstable atmosphere thunderstorms developed across the southern coal fields of West Virginia on the 19th. One of these storms became severe, producing tree damage.
• Tornado and Hail in Pennsylvania, May 19, 20191 injured · $50,000 · EF1 · 21 eventsA warm front moved through the mid-Atlantic on the morning of May 19. This set the stage for the warmest day of the year to that point for most of the region.
• Flash Flooding and Flood in California, May 19 to 22, 2019$6,000 · 68 kt wind · 9 eventsA second cold trough moved through Southern California May 19-22nd. Showers and thunderstorms occurred throughout much of the region, and snow was observed in the mountain areas.
• Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, May 19, 2019$10,000 · 2 eventsAn upper level disturbance moving through the region brought showers and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall that caused flooding through southern Franklin county.
• Tornado and Heavy Snow in Arizona, May 19 to 20, 2019EF0 · 2 eventsA late season upper low pressure system slowly moved across northern Arizona. This brought showers, thunderstorms, and snow down to the 6,000-7,000 foot elevation range. |One thunderstorm produced a tornado.

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NOAA NCEI, U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters (2025), https://doi.org/10.25921/stkw-7w73, and the Storm Events Database for the episodes.