Southern and Central Severe Weather

Losses, 2024 dollars

$1.2 billion

Losses at the time

$1.1 billion

Deaths

1

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 Illinois, April 29, 20221 in hail · 2 eventsAs a cold front moved through the region, a few of the storms became severe producing large hail.
• Hail in Oklahoma, April 29 to 30, 20221.75 in hail · 11 eventsA line of thunderstorms developed along a cold front in north-central Oklahoma during during the late evening of the 29th and early morning of the 30th, with a few reports of severe hail and wind received.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, April 30, 20221 in hail · 3 eventsA line of strong to severe thunderstorms developed into northeastern Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 30th, as a cold front moved into the area. The strongest storms within the line produced hail up to quarter size and damaging wind gusts.
• Flash Flooding in Missouri, April 30, 20223 eventsShowers and thunderstorms moved through the Ozarks through the late morning of the 30th. The highest rainfall totals occurred along and north of Interstate 44, with isolated accumulations over two inches occurring from Nevada to Versailles.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, April 30, 2022$25,000 · 1 in hail · 4 eventsA funnel cloud, severe wind and hail, as well as lightning damage to a home produced by afternoon sea breeze thunderstorms.
• Hail in Wisconsin, April 30, 20221 in hail · 2 eventsStrong low pressure and a warm front brought strong thunderstorms to southern WI. One thunderstorms produced large hail and another produced a funnel cloud.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 30, 2022$4,000 · 1 in hail · 3 eventsA thunderstorm that was originally a supercell over southeast Missouri produced a couple reports of severe weather after crossing into southwest Illinois. The storm weakened with loss of daytime heating in the evening.
• Tornadoes and Flooding in Illinois, April 30, 2022EF0 · 20 eventsScattered severe thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois on April 30th producing three tornadoes, large hail, localized wind damage and minor flooding.
• Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 30, 202251 kt wind · 1 eventStrong thunderstorms developed the afternoon of April 30th. A severe wind gust was measured by the Sterling Illinois Airport AWOS.
• Hail in Texas, April 30, 20221.75 in hail · 5 eventsThunderstorms developed along a cold front as it moved into a warm, moist airmass. Some of these storms produced large hail.
• Tornado and Hail in Missouri, April 30, 2022$117,000 · EF0 · 11 eventsA few supercell thunderstorms formed over southeast Missouri during the warmth of the afternoon. The storms gradually intensified immediately ahead of a cold front across southeast Missouri, where lower 60's dewpoints were in place.
• Hail in Missouri, April 30, 20222.25 in hail · 3 eventsA strong cold front moved through the region, triggering storms, some of which became severe. There were numerous reports of large hail.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 30, 20221.75 in hail · 3 eventsA strong cold front moved through the region, triggering storms, some of which became severe. There were numerous reports of large hail.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, April 30, 2022$55,000 · EF0 · 10 eventsA cold front brought a broken line of thunderstorms to the state during the afternoon and evening hours of April 30th. One storm tracked from southwest White County east southeastward toward the Mississippi River.
• Tornado and Hail in Illinois, April 30, 20221.25 in hail · 16 eventsA cold front triggered a line of strong to severe thunderstorms across central Illinois during the late afternoon and evening of April 30th. One of the storms spawned a brief rain-wrapped tornado in rural McLean County southwest of Colfax. No damage was reported.
• Hail in Texas, April 30, 2022$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 eventsA cold front moving through our southeastern counties generated strong and severe storms that produced severe-criteria hail.
• Hail in Texas, April 30, 20221.5 in hail · 2 eventsEvening severe thunderstorms developed and produced some large hail.
• Damaging Wind in Oregon, April 30, 2022$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 eventA brief gustnado appears to have formed near the edge of a strong shower, causing minor damage.
• Hail in Arkansas, April 30, 20221.75 in hail · 4 eventsA cold front moving across the Mid-South produced severe thunderstorms causing large hail and damaging wind.
• Hail in Arkansas, April 30, 20221 in hail · 1 eventA weak upper trough shifted southeast from Western Iowa and Eastern Nebraska into Oklahoma and Arkansas during the afternoon and evening of April 30th, reinforcing a weak cold front southeast into Northeast Texas, Southwest Arkansas, and North Louisiana during the evening…
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 30, 2022$10,000 · 1 in hail · 4 eventsA cold front moving across the Mid-South produced severe thunderstorms causing large hail and damaging wind.
• Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 30, 202252 kt wind · 1 eventA weak upper trough shifted southeast from Western Iowa and Eastern Nebraska into Oklahoma and Arkansas during the afternoon and evening of April 30th, reinforcing a weak cold front southeast into Northeast Texas, Southwest Arkansas, and North Louisiana during the evening…
• Damaging Wind in Kentucky, May 1, 202252 kt wind · 1 eventClusters of thunderstorms moved through central Kentucky during the pre-dawn hours on May 1st in association with a cold front passing through the region.
• Hail in Mississippi, May 1, 20220.88 in hail · 1 eventAs a cold front moved into the region, some storms occurred in association with this front. Hail was the main concern.
• Hail in North Carolina, May 1, 20221 in hail · 3 eventsIsolated thunderstorms developed across the North Carolina foothills during the afternoon. A couple of the storms produced large hail.
• Damaging Wind in Florida, May 1, 2022$30,000 · 1 eventAfternoon thunderstorms produce wind damage to a few structures in Highlands County.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 1, 2022$20,000 · 1.5 in hail · 11 eventsA weak frontal zone sat and wavered generally west to east across North Carolina. A mid level perturbation along with daytime heating spawned loosely organized thunderstorms, starting in the Triad region around in the mid to late afternoon and growing upscale and expanding…
• Tornado and Flood in Puerto Rico, May 1, 2022EF1 · 2 eventsAn inverted surface trough, deep tropical moisture, and an upper-level trough led to the development of strong to severe thunderstorms over north-central Puerto Rico during the afternoon hours of May 1st, 2022.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 1, 2022$13,000 · 1 in hail · 12 eventsA strong cold front pushed across the region Sunday afternoon and evening producing thunderstorm wind damage and large hail.
• Hail in South Carolina, May 1, 20221 in hail · 2 eventsScattered thunderstorms developed across the South Carolina Piedmont during the afternoon. A couple of storms produced brief large hail in York County.
• Hail in Texas, May 1, 20221 in hail · 1 eventA mid afternoon severe thunderstorm developed and produced large hail.
• Damaging Winds and High Wind in Utah, May 1 to 3, 202264 kt wind · 26 eventsA cold front driven by gusty outflow winds moved through northern Utah, with a redevelopment of high winds behind the initial line across the West Desert.
• Hail in Virginia, May 1, 20221 in hail · 2 eventsA strong cold front pushed across the lower Virginia Piedmont Sunday afternoon and evening producing large hail and thunderstorm wind damage.
• Hail in New Mexico, May 1, 20222.75 in hail · 7 eventsA strong upper level low pressure system moved across Nevada and Utah. Very moist air was across most of West Texas and Southeast New Mexico. High instability and wind shear were also present. An upper level disturbance had moved over the area which provided additional lift.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Louisiana, May 1, 20221 in hail · 3 eventsAn early May cold front moved into the area and produce a round of thunderstorms across the region. Some storms became severe.
• Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 1 to 2, 2022$5,000 · EF0 · 55 eventsThe combined Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles saw an influx of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico on May 1st. This axis of low level moisture followed the Rio Grande before moving north up over west Texas.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Texas, May 1, 2022$911,000 · EF2 · 26 eventsA strong upper level low pressure system moved across Nevada and Utah. Very moist air was across most of West Texas and Southeast New Mexico. High instability and wind shear were also present. An upper level disturbance had moved over the area which provided additional lift.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 1, 20223 in hail · 12 eventsMoisture quickly returned to West Texas during the day on the first ahead of an approaching upper level short wave. In response, scattered thunderstorms rapidly developed late Sunday afternoon.
• Hail in Ohio, May 1, 20221 in hail · 1 eventAn occluded low drifted eastward from far-northern Wisconsin into the far-western portion of Michigan's Upper Peninsula during the afternoon through early evening of the 1st.
• Hail in Florida, May 1, 20221.5 in hail · 1 eventStrong thunderstorms developed across northwest Florida and produced large hail.
• Hail in Georgia, May 1, 20220.88 in hail · 1 eventIsolated thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours in the vicinity of a surface trough. One thunderstorm in Screven County produced an isolated hail report.
• Hail in South Carolina, May 1, 20222 in hail · 15 eventsA frontal boundary and associated mid-upper level shortwave forced a small area of scattered supercell-like convection across the Central Midlands.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, May 1, 20221.75 in hail · 9 eventsSevere thunderstorms developed across the eastern plains late in the day and into the evening time frame. These storms were isolated and remained in Bent and Prowers Counties, with large hail and wind gusts up to around 65 MPH occurring with the strongest storms.
• Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 1, 2022$1,000 · 1 eventScattered showers and thunderstorms developed over central Georgia as a cold front pushed through a moderately unstable atmosphere during the afternoon and evening. An isolated severe thunderstorm produced a reports of thunderstorm wind damage in central Georgia.
• Damaging Winds in West Virginia, May 1, 2022$222,000 · 50 kt wind · 10 eventsShowers and thunderstorms, mainly in broken lines, accompanied a cold front across the region during the afternoon and evening hours of May 1st.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, May 1, 20221 in hail · 2 eventsShowers and thunderstorms, mainly in broken lines, accompanied a cold front across the region during the afternoon and evening hours of May 1st. Moderate shear and instability, as well as mid-level dry air, led to the development of several instances of severe thunderstorms.
• Hail in Louisiana, May 1, 20221.25 in hail · 1 eventA weak stationary boundary extended from portions of Deep East Texas into Central Louisiana during the afternoon of May 1st, with a weak upper trough lingering over the Lower Mississippi Valley.
• Hail in New Mexico, May 1, 20220.75 in hail · 1 eventLow-level southeasterly return flow set up across eastern New Mexico again on May 1, 2022. With the dryline developed north-to-south across the plains, this helped to set the stage for the development of afternoon thunderstorms.
• Hail in West Virginia, May 1, 20221.25 in hail · 1 eventA cold front passing through West Virginia on the afternoon of May 1st prompted a few showers and thunderstorms. One particular storm grew strong enough to produce half dollar sized hail in Clay County.
• Hail in Oklahoma, May 1, 20220.88 in hail · 1 eventThe combined Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles saw an influx of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico on May 1st. This axis of low level moisture followed the Rio Grande before moving north up over west Texas.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Maryland, May 1, 2022$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 eventsAn isolated thunderstorm produced some minor wind damage and large hail across far western Maryland during the evening hours.
• Hail in Texas, May 1, 20222.75 in hail · 8 eventsA dryline was located well west of our area during the morning of May 1st. Low level southerly flow transported gulf moisture north across west central Texas during the day along with increasing instability.
• Damaging Wind in Kansas, May 1, 202253 kt wind · 1 eventA thunderstorm produced one wind gust over 60 MPH.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 2, 2022$330,000 · EF1 · 46 eventsA dryline was the main focus for storm development during the afternoon of the 2nd as a compact upper wave crossed the area. Numerous storms led to reports of hail, high winds, and a few tornadoes through the afternoon and evening.
• Hail in Texas, May 2, 20221 in hail · 1 eventAn upper level shortwave trough moved across northern Mexico and generated thunderstorms over the mountains. One of these storms moved into Texas and produced large hail.
• Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in Hawaii, May 1 to 2, 2022$1.2 million · 5 eventsAn upper air disturbance caused heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms. Early on in the episode, a flash flood occurred over a portion of Maui along Piilani Highway.
• Damaging Wind in Texas, May 2, 2022$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventA northward moving warm front and an eastward-mixing dryline both contributed to the development of showers and thunderstorms the evening of Sunday May 1. The highest thunderstorm coverage was west of I-35 and associated with the dryline.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 2, 2022$153,000 · EF1 · 16 eventsThunderstorms developed across northern Texas and eastern Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 2nd, as a warm front approached the area from the south. The strongest storm produced damaging wind gusts in Choctaw County.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 2, 2022EF0 · 7 eventsA shortwave trough moved across the CWA with a dryline along the Hwy 283 corridor. The majority of the prime ingredients were to the east into south central Kansas and north central Oklahoma in the enhanced risk area.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, May 2, 2022$6,000 · 1.75 in hail · 9 eventsA cold front moved through the Mid-South on May 1, 2022, and stalled over central Mississippi. It then moved back north, into the Mid-South, as a warm front on May 2, 2022.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, May 2, 2022$33,000 · 70 kt wind · 6 eventsIsolated to scattered thunderstorms developed during the early to mid afternoon hours in northwest Alabama, spreading east through the early evening. A few reports of large hail and damaging winds were received.
• Tornado and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, May 2 to 5, 2022$345,000 · EF2 · 28 eventsA few rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms developed through May 5th. The bulk of the active weather took place from late on May 4th into the 5th as a cold front moved into the state from the northwest.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 2, 2022$5,000 · 1 in hail · 6 eventsA cold front moved through the Mid-South on May 1, 2022, and stalled over central Mississippi. It then moved back north, into the Mid-South, as a warm front on May 2, 2022.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 2, 2022$30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 9 eventsThunderstorms developed across portions of southeastern Oklahoma and west central Arkansas during the afternoon of the 2nd. Strong instability south of a warm front, combined with strong wind shear, supported an environment for supercell thunderstorms.
• Damaging Winds in Idaho, May 2, 202256 kt wind · 6 eventsSeveral thunderstorm wind gusts in excess of 60 mph were recorded on the afternoon of May 2nd.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 2, 20221.25 in hail · 5 eventsAn area of low pressure moved slowly across northern Kansas and south central Kansas during the late afternoon of May 2nd, 2022.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 2 to 3, 2022$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsScattered showers and thunderstorms affected Middle Tennessee on May 2 and again on May 3. A few reports of hail and damaging winds were received.
• Damaging Wind in Kentucky, May 2, 2022$15,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 eventAn isolated severe thunderstorm produced a very brief microburst. The severe storm was located in the vicinity of a warm front extending northeast from a low over north Texas.
• Hail in North Carolina, May 2, 20221.25 in hail · 1 eventA storm developed and became severe in the evening, producing large hail.
• Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 2, 202252 kt wind · 1 eventStorms moving through the Kansas City metro area produced some wind damage around Grandview.
• Damaging Wind in Texas, May 2, 202256 kt wind · 1 eventA dryline was the main focus for storm development during the afternoon of the 2nd as a compact upper wave crossed the area. Most of the storms were across Oklahoma but a few storms made it into western north Texas where a severe wind gust was recorded.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Puerto Rico, May 3, 202211 eventsLong-lasting showers and thunderstorms, due to the convergence of the land breeze with northeasterly winds along the Atlantic coastal waters, caused flash flooding across some areas between Vega Alta and Carolina just after midnight on May 3rd, 2022.
• Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 2, 2022$30,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 eventWidespread showers and storms moved through the region during the evening hours of May 2nd into the early morning hours of May 3rd. An isolated severe storm moved through northern portions of the St. Louis metro area with damaging winds reported in St. Charles County.
• Damaging Wind in Texas, May 3, 202255 kt wind · 1 eventA line of storms developed along a cold front and pushed southeast through the region late in the evening of Monday May 2. A few warnings were issued near and north of the DFW Metroplex, but only one report of high winds was received.
• Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 3, 202253 kt wind · 5 eventsA warm front passed through the Ohio Valley during the morning hours of May 3rd, with unstable air behind the warm front sparking clusters of showers and thunderstorms across central Kentucky during the afternoon hours before the surface cold front passed through.
• Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 3, 202251 kt wind · 1 eventOne report of storm damage was received from southern Indiana after an isolated severe storm formed in the warm sector of a low pressure system. The system passed west to east through central Illinois and Indiana, north of the reported damage.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 3, 2022$467,000 · 2.5 in hail · 21 eventsScattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours ahead of a cold front moving through the Ohio Valley.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 3, 20221 in hail · 18 eventsWidespread pulse severe thunderstorms formed within a weak area of convergence across central South Carolina as the area remained positioned between an approaching shortwave and offshore ridge.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, May 3 to 6, 2022$110,000 · EF0 · 13 eventsA late season cold front brought a round of strong to severe storms across the area. Two brief tornadoes occurred, one in Perry and the other in the St Marks Wildlife Refuge.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 3, 2022$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 11 eventsIn the wake of a warm front passing overhead on the morning of May 3rd, daytime heating and brief periods of sunshine allowed southeast Ohio to become primed for afternoon thunderstorms. These storms arrived along a cold front, with several rounds occurring in Perry County.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 3, 20221.25 in hail · 2 eventsScattered thunderstorms developed across southeast Georgia in the early afternoon hours within the large warm sector of a low pressure system centered near the Great Lakes. The thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds as they tracked eastward.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 3, 2022$16,000 · 1 in hail · 15 eventsA warm front lifted north into southwest Virginia sparking numerous showers and storms. Damaging winds and large hail accompanied these storms.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 3, 2022$120,000 · 2 in hail · 13 eventsNumerous thunderstorms impacted the region during the afternoon and evening hours of May 3rd. Lift was be supported by a shortwave trough and a cold front crossing the Ohio Valley.
• Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 3, 202255 kt wind · 2 eventsUnstable air moved into portions of east central Indiana as a warm front and weak area of low pressure impacted the region. While several thunderstorms developed and remained below severe levels, a few storms produced precipitation loaded downdrafts and isolated wind damage.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 3, 20221.25 in hail · 5 eventsA stalled frontal zone was located over northeastern North Carolina and south-central Virginia during the day, while a lee surface trough was present over the Foothills of western North Carolina.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 3, 20221 in hail · 5 eventsUnstable air moved into portions of east central Indiana as a warm front and weak area of low pressure impacted the region. The storms moved into northwestern Ohio, producing locally damaging winds and also some marginally severe hail.
• Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, May 3, 20222 injured · $454,000 · 52 kt wind · 28 eventsNumerous thunderstorms impacted the region during the afternoon and evening hours of May 3rd. Lift was be supported by a shortwave trough and a cold front crossing the Ohio Valley.
• Damaging Winds in West Virginia, May 3, 2022$48,000 · 56 kt wind · 7 eventsNumerous thunderstorms impacted the region during the afternoon and evening hours of May 3rd. Lift was be supported by a shortwave trough and a cold front crossing the Ohio Valley.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, May 3, 2022$213,000 · EF1 · 9 eventsAs a surface low moved northeastward across northwestern Ohio and toward central Lake Erie, a warm front extending southeastward from the low moved northeastward toward northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania, while the trailing cold front swept eastward across western Ohio…
• Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 3, 2022$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsLow pressure tracked from the Middle Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley on May 3 with a trailing warm front becoming stationary from western Virginia through south central Virginia and into northeast North Carolina.
• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 3, 202252 kt wind · 1 eventAn isolated severe thunderstorm caused some tree damage in a part of Robeson County NC.
• Damaging Winds in Alabama, May 3, 2022$7,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 eventsA few of strong to severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours producing isolated wind damage.
• Damaging Wind in Florida, May 3, 202250 kt wind · 1 eventA shortwave trough over the Florida Panhandle and northeast Gulf moved over the area during the afternoon. At the surface, high pressure was centered just south of Bermuda with the ridge axis extending eastward across the FL/GA border.
• Damaging Winds in West Virginia, May 3, 2022$19,000 · 50 kt wind · 7 eventsWarming temperatures and periods of sunshine on the afternoon of May 3rd aided in shower and thunderstorm development ahead of a cold front.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 3, 20221 in hail · 3 eventsScattered thunderstorms developed across southeast Georgia in the early afternoon hours within the large warm sector of a low pressure system centered near the Great Lakes.
• Hail and Lightning Strike in Georgia, May 3, 2022$1,000 · 1 in hail · 3 eventsA shortwave trough over the Florida Panhandle and northeast Gulf moved over the area during the afternoon. At the surface, high pressure was centered just south of Bermuda with the ridge axis extending eastward across the FL/GA border.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 3 to 6, 2022$38,000 · 1 in hail · 14 eventsA late season cold front brought a round of strong to severe storms across the area.
• Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 3, 2022$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsA low pressure system moving from Indiana through the upper Ohio Valley dragged a cold front toward the Bluegrass state over the afternoon and evening of May 3rd.
• Damaging Winds in West Virginia, May 3, 2022$19,000 · 55 kt wind · 4 eventsA line of thunderstorms produced sporadic damaging wind gusts over portions of eastern West Virginia.
• Hail in Alabama, May 3, 20221 in hail · 6 eventsThe tail end of a mid level short wave trough interacted with a pocket of relatively colder mid level lapse rates over east Alabama during the evening hours on May 3rd.
• Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 4, 202255 kt wind · 4 eventsA warm and moist airmass along with a weak surface boundary draped across |north GA generated a few showers and isolated severe thunderstorms during the afternoon of May 4th. These storms produced a few wind damage reports across north and central Georgia.
• Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, May 4, 2022$1,000 · 1 eventScattered thunderstorms impacted southwestern and south-central Pennsylvania during the early morning hours of May 4, 2022.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, May 4 to 12, 2022$2.1 million · EF1 · 43 eventsA strong storm system slowly moved from the central Rockies into the Southern and Central Plains on the 4th and 5th.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 4, 2022$10,000 · 1 in hail · 6 eventsIsolated strong to severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon over western North Carolina ahead of a cold front. Several of the storms produced hail up to quarter size and isolated wind damage.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, May 4 to 5, 2022$755,000 · EF2 · 20 eventsSeveral rounds of storms occurred on the 4th as a large trough approached the region. Initially several storms developed across northwest Oklahoma with large hail, with new storm development then occurring along and south of a warm front in central Oklahoma during the afternoon.
• Hail in Texas, May 4, 20221.5 in hail · 9 eventsA few isolated severe thunderstorms developed across the southern and eastern Texas Panhandle during the afternoon and evening on the 4th. The environment enabled these storms to produce hail between nickel size and ping pong ball size.
• Hail in South Carolina, May 4, 20220.88 in hail · 3 eventsIsolated thunderstorms developed in the early afternoon hours around the Charleston area. These thunderstorms became strong enough to produce a few reports of hail.
• Hail in Virginia, May 4, 20221 in hail · 2 eventsLow pressure occluded over the Lower Great Lakes on May 4 with a trailing cold front slowly moving across central Virginia and North Carolina. Ahead of the cold front, an in-situ wedge was in place across central Virginia in the morning which began eroding during the afternoon.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 4, 20222.5 in hail · 8 eventsThe afternoon and evening of the fourth brought active weather, including a cyclic tornadic thunderstorm that affected portions of the Rolling Plains.
• Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 4, 2022$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventAn isolated, weak supercell thunderstorm produced sporadic wind damage and small hail south of Fredericksburg, VA.
• Hail in South Carolina, May 4, 20221.25 in hail · 1 eventIsolated thunderstorms developed during the afternoon over upstate South Carolina ahead of a cold front. One of the storms produced large hail in Cherokee County.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 4, 2022$11,000 · 1 in hail · 11 eventsLow pressure occluded over the Lower Great Lakes on May 4 with a trailing cold front slowly moving across central Virginia and North Carolina. Ahead of the cold front, an in-situ wedge was in place across central Virginia in the morning which began eroding during the afternoon.
• Hail in South Carolina, May 4, 20220.75 in hail · 1 eventA surface trough and moisture boundary produced pulse severe convection across northern South Carolina. Weak forcing with marginal instability and limited dry air generally suppressed convection with more activity north of the moisture boundary.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Missouri, May 4 to 6, 20221 death · $115,000 · 50 kt wind · 110 eventsA stalled front from the storm a system on May 2-3 moved northward back into the Ozarks as a warm front as a strong upper level low over southern Colorado moved eastward into the southern Plains.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 4, 20221 in hail · 3 eventsA few thunderstorms became severe during the evening, producing large hail and damaging winds.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 4, 20221.5 in hail · 4 eventsA few severe thunderstorms developed across west central Texas. The storms produced large hail and a severe wind gust of around 60 mph.
• Hail in Texas, May 4, 20221.75 in hail · 1 eventAn upper level trough was centered over Colorado. A dryline was across the Permian Basin and the Lower Trans Pecos with high moisture to the east of this feature. High wind shear was across West Texas and instability was fairly high.
• Hail in Mississippi, May 4, 20221.25 in hail · 3 eventsA weak surface boundary was draped across north Mississippi. This boundary, in tandem with peak heating on the afternoon of May 4, 2022, fired off thunderstorms which brought hail.

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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.