Texas Hail Storms
One of the severe storm disasters on NOAA’s billion-dollar list: $2.3 billion in losses at 2024 prices ($2.3 billion at the time) and 1 deaths.
What the offices filed during it
The 160 most significant severe storm episodes filed in these dates, colored by kind.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Losses, 2024 dollars
- $2.3 billion
- Losses at the time
- $2.3 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.
By state, as filed
| State | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 86 | 6 | 20 | $111 million |
| Oklahoma | 47 | 2 | 23 | $50 million |
| Texas | 343 | 1 | 15 | $45 million |
| Missouri | 262 | 2 | 6 | $19 million |
| Illinois | 69 | 0 | 1 | $11 million |
| Kentucky | 282 | 4 | 23 | $6.9 million |
| Virginia | 112 | 1 | 6 | $1.8 million |
| Indiana | 26 | 0 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| Tennessee | 105 | 0 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| West Virginia | 140 | 0 | 2 | $869,000 |
| North Dakota | 3 | 0 | 0 | $800,000 |
| Louisiana | 47 | 2 | 0 | $538,000 |
| Pennsylvania | 25 | 0 | 0 | $268,000 |
| North Carolina | 88 | 1 | 0 | $238,000 |
| Ohio | 27 | 0 | 0 | $224,000 |
| Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 0 | 0 | $191,000 |
| Georgia | 69 | 0 | 2 | $121,000 |
| Mississippi | 16 | 0 | 0 | $102,000 |
| Alabama | 51 | 1 | 0 | $80,000 |
| Maryland | 23 | 0 | 0 | $64,000 |
| New York | 6 | 0 | 0 | $30,000 |
| Montana | 6 | 0 | 0 | $11,000 |
| New Mexico | 15 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Colorado | 34 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Florida | 5 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Kansas | 85 | 0 | 0 | |
| South Carolina | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Iowa | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| South Dakota | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Utah | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minnesota | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nebraska | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Idaho | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wyoming | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Episode by episode
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, May 25 to 26, 2024Rich low level moisture rapidly lifted north across the Plains on Saturday May 25th with storms initially developing along a developing dryline across western Oklahoma. One particular storm gained strength as it tracked north of the Oklahoma/Kansas border.
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 25, 2024A cluster of thunderstorms developed in the early evening hours and tracked southeastward along the Santee River. The storm produced a swath of wind damage between Bonneau and Jamestown, north of Highway 17, in Berkeley County.
- Hail in Nebraska, May 25, 2024Showers and storms formed east of the Front Range during the mid to late afternoon hours on May 25th. These thunderstorms then ejected an outflow boundary across the area leading to some reports of winds in excess of 55 mph.
- Damaging Wind in Florida, May 25, 2024A passing mid short wave trough enough lift along the pinned east coast sea breeze which produced strong to severe storms during the early evening over a moist and unstable airmass.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 25, 2024Line of storms moves across north-central Kansas, with other storms to the south across central and east-central Kansas.
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, May 25 to 26, 2024On May 25th, a swath of downed trees occurred across north-central West Virginia as passing disturbances provided support to a nearby stalled frontal boundary. Scattered showers and storms arrived into the state from the west and grew to become strong to severe.
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 25, 2024During the late evening hours of May 25th, a storm brought severe wind gusts to portions of Miami and Johnson County. On the western edge of the storm, wind gusts as high as 84 mph were measured. These could technically be considered non thunderstorm gusts.
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 25, 2024During the late evening hours of May 25th, a storm brought severe wind gusts to portions of Cass and Jackson County. Initially this storm had a wind surge with 60 to 70 mph winds.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 25 to 26, 2024Severe thunderstorms developed over western Oklahoma during the afternoon of the 25th, along a sharpening dry line, and moved east across Oklahoma through the evening and into the early morning hours of the 26th.
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in West Virginia, May 26, 2024During the early morning hours of May 26th, parts of northern West Virginia were observing flash flooding as the result thunderstorms that produced heavy downpours the previous evening.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, May 26, 2024Severe thunderstorms developed over western Oklahoma during the afternoon of the 25th, along a sharpening dry line, and moved east across Oklahoma during the evening, and across northwestern Arkansas during the early morning hours of the 26th.
- Flash Flooding in Kansas, May 26, 2024A shortwave trough approached southeast Kansas on May 25, 2024, priming the atmosphere for moderate instability and sufficient deep layer shear.
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 26, 2024A strong dynamic environment and low level jet helped ongoing convection in the Plains and western Missouri keep its strength as it propagated east into the forecast area.
- Hail in Iowa, May 26, 2024An increasing low level jet into the morning of May 26, along with increasing moisture return ahead of a warm front over Missouri led to the development of scattered but elevated showers and thunderstorms across much of Iowa.
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, May 26, 2024Scattered thunderstorms associated with low pressure and a surface trough produced heavy rain which caused flash flooding across portions of central and eastern Virginia.
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 26 to 27, 2024On the morning of May 26, a stationary front had set up along the Ohio River just north of the state. During the course of the day, this front slowly lifted northward as a warm front, as a low pressure system began to develop and take shape just west of the state.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Missouri, May 26, 2024A shortwave trough approached the Missouri Ozarks on May 25, 2024, priming the atmosphere for moderate instability and sufficient deep layer shear.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, May 26, 2024A couple long-tracked supercells moved across the northern two to three rows of counties during the predawn hours of the Memorial Day weekend. These storms triggered numerous tornadoes, some of which strong and long-lived, in addition to widespread straight-line wind damage.
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in North Carolina, May 26 to 27, 2024Flash flooding was observed across central Ashe County, including in the Towns of West Jefferson and Warrensville, due to heavy runoff from about three inches of rain falling within one hour per multiple personal weather stations within the area.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Missouri, May 26 to 28, 2024The second major severe weather outbreak for the month occurred on the 26th for the Quad State region. On the synoptic scale, a shortwave trough centered in the middle of the country with a 60 kt mid-level jet moved across northern Arkansas.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, May 26, 2024A shortwave trough pushed into the Mid-South during the early morning hours. A very moist and unstable air mass provided plenty of fuel for the trough to initiate convection.
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 26, 2024A strong dynamic environment and low level jet kept ongoing convection strong and at times severe as it propagated through the forecast area during the early morning hours of May 26th.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, May 26 to 27, 2024A shortwave trough pushed into the Mid-South during the early morning hours. A very moist and unstable air mass provided plenty of fuel for the trough to initiate convection.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 26, 2024A shortwave trough pushed into the Mid-South during the early morning hours. A very moist and unstable air mass provided plenty of fuel for the trough to initiate convection.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kentucky, May 26 to 27, 2024The second major severe weather outbreak for the month occurred on the 26th for the Quad State region. On the synoptic scale, a shortwave trough centered in the middle of the country with a 60 kt mid-level jet moved across northern Arkansas.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Illinois, May 26, 2024The second major severe weather outbreak for the month occurred on the 26th for the Quad State region. On the synoptic scale, a shortwave trough centered in the middle of the country with a 60 kt mid-level jet moved across northern Arkansas.
- Flash Flood and Hail in Tennessee, May 26 to 27, 2024Multiple rounds of thunderstorms impacted Middle Tennessee on May 26, 2024, and into the 27th. The first round of thunderstorms that moved through the area during the morning of the 26th was the strongest, producing damaging winds and very large hail.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 26 to 27, 2024A strong storm system moved across the Ohio and Tennessee valleys on May 26th and into the early morning hours of May 27th, 2024.
- Tornado and Hail in Indiana, May 26, 2024Two rounds of thunderstorms impacted central Indiana during the Sunday before Memorial day with a quick microburst in the morning followed by a QLCS tornado across Knox county followed by a swath of thunderstorm winds.
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 26, 2024A strong storm system moved across the Ohio and Tennessee valleys on May 26th and into the early morning hours of May 27th, 2024. While southern Indiana was spared the brunt of the severe straight-line winds and tornadoes, sporadic wind damage did occur along the Ohio River.
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 26, 2024A line of thunderstorms lifted northeast across the Ohio Valley during the early afternoon hours.
- Flash Flood and Debris Flow in Tennessee, May 26 to 27, 2024An upper trough, a shortwave, and a cold front combined in a potent environment to produce several rounds of severe thunderstorms in East Tennessee, producing large hail, damaging wind gusts, and some flash flooding.
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 26, 2024A line of thunderstorms lifted northeast across the Ohio Valley during the early afternoon hours.
- Hail in South Dakota, May 26, 2024A severe thunderstorm developed along the eastern slopes of the Black Hills and tracked east-southeast across the west central South Dakota plains. The storm produced large hail to ping pong ball size and a funnel cloud near Kyle as the storm was weakening.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 26, 2024Scattered severe thunderstorms associated with low pressure and a surface trough produced damaging winds and large hail across portions of central and eastern Virginia.
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 26, 2024On the afternoon of May 26th, a bowing line of thunderstorms pressed into eastern Kentucky and caused widespread tree and power line damage.
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 26 to 27, 2024An upper trough, a shortwave, and a cold front combined in a potent environment to produce several rounds of severe thunderstorms, bringing damaging winds to southwest Virginia.
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 26, 2024On the afternoon of May 26th, a bowing line of thunderstorms pressed into southeast Ohio and caused widespread tree and power line damage.
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 26, 2024Strong thunderstorms that had a history of damaging wind gusts on the afternoon of May 26th passed through southwest Virginia and continued to create tree damage in its path.
- Hail in South Dakota, May 26, 2024A thunderstorm briefly became severe over far southeast Pennington County, producing hail up to golf ball size.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 26, 2024Numerous thunderstorms and storm clusters moved across western North Carolina during the afternoon and evening. Some storms produced severe weather in the form of isolated large hail and swaths of damaging wind gusts.
- Hail in Kansas, May 26, 2024Around 3 pm on May 26th, a supercell storm produced golf ball sized hail in Linn County, KS.
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 26, 2024Severe thunderstorms redeveloped across northeastern Oklahoma during the afternoon of the 26th, ahead of an approaching cold front.
- Hail in Missouri, May 26, 2024In the afternoon hours of May 26th, supercells produced large hail to portions of Bates and Henry Counties in the southern reaches of the WFO Pleasant Hill CWA. Baseball sized hail was reported east of Clinton.
- Tornado and Hail in Virginia, May 26, 2024A line of thunderstorms quickly progressed across southwest and central Virginia through the afternoon as an MCS (Mesoscale Convective System) tracked from the Ohio Valley into the Mid Atlantic and Central Appalachians.
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 26, 2024Several reports of downed trees, power lines and tree limbs were received due to severe thunderstorm winds.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Missouri, May 26, 2024A second round of severe thunderstorms occurred during the afternoon and evening on May 26, 2024. Supercell thunderstorms initialized over central Missouri and spread southward as rapid destabilization occurred along and east of Highway 65.
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, May 26, 2024A line of thunderstorms quickly progressed across southeast West Virginia through the afternoon as an MCS (Mesoscale Convective System) tracked from the Ohio Valley into the Mid Atlantic and Central Appalachians.
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 26, 2024A well-developed squall line cross the region during the late afternoon and early evening hours of May 26th.
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 26, 2024Thunderstorms in the vicinity of a warm front were generally below severe limits with recorded wind gusts below 55 mph. However, one storm caused tree and powerline damage in portion of Williams county.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, May 26, 2024During the afternoon and early evening of May 26, 2024, ten tornadoes touched down in the St. Louis metropolitan area and southwest Illinois from a mix of supercells and QLCS modes.
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 26, 2024A line of thunderstorms quickly progressed across northwest North Carolina through the afternoon as an MCS (Mesoscale Convective System) tracked from the Ohio Valley into the Mid Atlantic and Central Appalachians.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 26 to 27, 2024An upper trough, a shortwave, and a cold front combined in a potent environment to produce several rounds of severe thunderstorms that produced large hail and damaging winds to southwest North Carolina.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 26, 2024Severe thunderstorms redeveloped across northeastern Oklahoma during the afternoon of the 26th, ahead of an approaching cold front. These storms moved across northwestern Arkansas during the early evening.
- Tornadoes in Wisconsin, May 26, 2024On a Memorial Day Weekend-Sunday, a line of storms looped up into southern Wisconsin in the late afternoon/early evening hours and produced 3 long track but weak tornadoes across Rock and Jefferson counties.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 26, 2024During the afternoon and early evening of May 26, 2024, ten tornadoes touched down in the St. Louis metropolitan area and southwest Illinois from a mix of supercells and QLCS modes.
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, May 26, 2024A well-developed squall line cross the region during the late afternoon and early evening hours of May 26th.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 26, 2024Numerous thunderstorms and storm clusters moved across upstate South Carolina during the afternoon and evening. Some storms produced severe weather in the form of isolated large hail and brief damaging wind gusts.
- Hail in Georgia, May 26, 2024Scattered thunderstorms moved across northeast Georgia during the afternoon and evening. One of the storms produced large hail in Elbert County.
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, May 26, 2024A well-developed squall line cross the region during the late afternoon and early evening hours of May 26th.
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 26, 2024A large thunderstorm complex resulted in numerous instances of damaging winds over much of the Mid-Atlantic during the evening hours. A tornado was confirmed to have touched down in portions of north-central Virginia.
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in West Virginia, May 26, 2024A large thunderstorm complex resulted in numerous instances of damaging winds over much of the Mid-Atlantic during the evening hours.
- Damaging Winds in Maryland, May 26, 2024A large thunderstorm complex resulted in numerous instances of damaging winds over much of the Mid-Atlantic during the evening hours.
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, May 26, 2024A long-lived quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) with a history of producing wind damage pushed east-northeastward from the Ohio Valley into southwestern Pennsylvania during the late evening of May 26, 2024.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 26, 2024Supercell thunderstorms developed along an outflow boundary from central Missouri into south-central Illinois along the I-70 corridor during the late afternoon and evening of May 26th.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 26, 2024The second major severe weather outbreak for the month occurred on the 26th for the Quad State region. On the synoptic scale, a shortwave trough centered in the middle of the country with a 60 kt mid-level jet moved across northern Arkansas.
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 26, 2024A thunderstorm complex over the Middle Mississippi Valley in the morning tracked into the lower Ohio Valley and eastern Tennessee during the early afternoon.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 26, 2024On the evening of Sunday, May 26th, storms developed over northern Missouri on the backside of a surface low, moving northwest to southeast through the area, producing large hail and a few damaging wind gusts.
- Hail in Kansas, May 26, 2024Late in the evening on May 26th, storms on the backside of a surface low produced severe hail to Jarbolo in Leavenworth County and Olathe in Johnson County.
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Tennessee, May 27, 2024A line of storms from the previous day continued to roll through West Tennessee. There were a few reports of damaging wind before the line diminished.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 27, 2024Severe thunderstorms moved across the state of Louisiana and produced damaging wind gusts, and hail.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 27, 2024A shortwave trough pushed into the Mid-South during the early morning hours. A very moist and unstable air mass provided plenty of fuel for the trough to initiate convection.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 27, 2024Severe thunderstorms moved across the state of Mississippi and produced damaging wind gusts and hail.
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Alabama, May 27, 2024A cluster of supercells developed around the Midnight hour and moved east as a line of thunderstorms in Tennessee dropped southeast. The two areas merged together and continued to move southeast. The thunderstorms produced damaging winds and large hail.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 27, 2024A line of thunderstorms moved across North and Central GA. Storms first started in Northeast GA during the morning hours and moved to the Southeast through the afternoon.
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 27, 2024A weakening line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved into western North Carolina during the early morning hours in advance of a cold front. Isolated damaging wind gusts were reported.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, May 27, 2024A line of thunderstorms entered northern portions of Central Alabama after 4:30 AM CDT on May 27, producing scattered areas of wind damage and an embedded tornado in Cherokee County.
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 27, 2024A line of storms tracked from eastern Kentucky into northern Tennessee in the early morning hours, and then into southwest Virginia. An area of high instability remained west of the Blue Ridge, which allowed one storm to become severe.
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 27, 2024A weakening line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved into northeast Georgia during the early morning hours in advance of a cold front. Isolated damaging wind gusts were occurred in Rabun County.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 27, 2024Isolated to scattered showers and storms ahead of a surface cold front draped over the Tennessee Valley developed early in the morning over the eastern Piedmont, Sandhills, and Coastal Plain.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 27, 2024A shortwave arrived into Iowa from the Dakotas on the afternoon of May 27th, with around 1000 J/kg of MUCAPE over the area.
- Damaging Wind in New York, May 27, 2024A passing shortwave trough and cold front, combined with low to moderate CAPE values and moderate to strong shear values caused strong to severe thunderstorms to develop, especially for the eastern half of the area.
- Hail in Minnesota, May 27, 2024Scattered thunderstorms developed in the afternoon of May 27, 2024. There was a report of 1 inch hail near Madison Lake in Blue Earth County with one of the strongest storms.
- Damaging Winds in New York, May 27, 2024A strong disturbance moved into the region leading to the development of showers and thunderstorms. There was limited instability yet significant wind shear, supportive of storm cells with damaging winds. A few of the thunderstorms became severe.
- Damaging Winds in New York, May 27, 2024During the afternoon of May 27th, a relatively strong pressure gradient created a low-level jet stream of >50 knots with portions of northern New York being in the warm, slightly unstable sector.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 27, 2024During the afternoon and evening hours of May 27th, a few severe storms moved through Iowa, Illinois, and northeast Missouri.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Maryland, May 27, 2024A couple of isolated thunderstorms produced localized wind damage and large hail, mainly over southern and western Maryland, and the eastern West Virginia panhandle.
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 27, 2024A single supercell produced wind damage in central Missouri. Damage was confined to trees and power lines.
- Lightning Strike in Puerto Rico, May 27, 2024Afternoon convection on May 27th over northwestern Puerto Rico produced cloud-to-ground lightning over Isabela, injuring three individuals.
- Hail in West Virginia, May 27, 2024A couple of isolated thunderstorms produced localized wind damage and large hail, mainly over southern and western Maryland, and the eastern West Virginia panhandle.
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 27, 2024Scattered severe thunderstorms well in advance of a cold front produced damaging winds across portions of northeast North Carolina.
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 27, 2024A cluster of thunderstorms developed and moved through Eastern NC during the afternoon into the early evening. Several storms became severe and produced damaging winds.
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, May 27 to 30, 2024Thunderstorms affected portions of Mississippi on the 20th and 30th. Isolated damaging winds and flash flooding occurred.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 27, 2024A pair of isolated thunderstorms developed across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex along a stationary front which was draped across the area on the evening of May 27.
- Hail in Texas, May 27, 2024Thunderstorms developed along a dryline west of South-Central Texas and moved toward the east. Some of these storms produced large hail.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 27, 2024Scattered severe thunderstorms well in advance of a cold front produced damaging winds and large hail across portions of eastern and southeast Virginia.
- Hail in Alabama, May 27, 2024Severe storms moved across portions of Alabama on 5/27 producing large hail and strong wind gusts.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, May 27, 2024A cold front sparked scattered to numerous thunderstorms, a few of which became severe mainly over the northwestern suburbs of Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD.
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, May 27, 2024Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms moved through the area, where there was limited instability yet significant wind shear supportive of rotation in storm cells. A storm early in the evening did produce a brief tornado in West Damascus in Wayne County.
- Tornado and Hail in Missouri, May 27, 2024During the afternoon and evening hours of May 27th, a few severe storms moved through Iowa, Illinois, and northeast Missouri.
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 27, 2024A very hot and unstable airmass under steep mid level lapse rates of 7-8 degC/km and bulk shear of near 40-50 kts produced clusters of strong to severe storms in the late afternoon and evening as a short wave trough overhead.
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 27, 2024During the afternoon and evening hours of May 27th, a few severe storms moved through Iowa, Illinois, and northeast Missouri.
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, May 27, 2024A NWS storm survey confirmed that an EF1 tornado impacted Mahanoy City the evening of May 27, 2024. The estimated maximum wind speed was approximately 90mph, with a maximum path width of approximately 75 yards. The path length was just over 1.5 miles.
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 27, 2024A cold front sparked scattered to numerous thunderstorms, a few of which became severe mainly over the northwestern suburbs of Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD.
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, May 27, 2024A strong cold front moved into a warm and unstable environment, triggering showers and thunderstorms around eastern Pennsylvania. Storms were capable of producing strong downdrafts, with wind gusts around 60-70 MPH causing damage in portions of eastern Pennsylvania.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 27, 2024A weak surface trough triggered scattered strong thunderstorms across central Illinois during the late afternoon and evening of May 27th.
- Flash Flood in Maryland, May 27, 2024Thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall that led to an instance of flash flooding.
- Damaging Winds in Maryland, May 27, 2024A strong cold front moved into a warm and unstable environment, triggering showers and thunderstorms around Maryland. Storms were capable of producing strong downdrafts, with wind gusts around 60-70 MPH causing damage in portions of the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
- Damaging Wind in Texas, May 27, 2024An upper level disturbance tracked trough tracked over south Texas and set off clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms, including a line of storms that resulted in a damaging wind report on May 17.
- Hail in Texas, May 27 to 28, 2024Numerous hail-producing thunderstorms developed amidst strong low-level jet development/isentropic ascent from the late evening of the 27th through mid-morning of the 28th.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, May 28, 2024Numerous hail-producing thunderstorms developed amidst strong low-level jet development/isentropic ascent from the late evening of the 27th through mid-morning of the 28th.
- Damaging Winds in Florida, May 28, 2024An isolated severe storm blew down a couple of trees in the Tallahassee area during the early morning hours of May 28th.
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, May 28, 2024On the heels of the May 27th evening hail event, another batch of thunderstorms developed near the Red River during the overnight hours as a shortwave trough moved through the Plains.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 28, 2024A warm front extended east northeastward from an attendant surface low across East Texas during the morning hours on May 28th.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, May 28, 2024Hail and wind on 05/28.
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Texas, May 28, 2024Another round of severe thunderstorms moved across the area resulting in numerous reports of wind damage.
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 28, 2024A warm front extended east northeastward from an attendant surface low across East Texas into West Central Louisiana during the morning hours on May 28th.
- Hail in Kansas, May 28, 2024Thunderstorms producing large hail occurred across Kansas during the late morning. The hail was up to golf ball in size.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 28, 2024Two areas of severe thunderstorms developed on the afternoon/evening of the 28th. The northern area was generated along a frontal boundary in west Texas and moved into the northern part of South-Central Texas.
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, May 28 to 30, 2024Short waves traversed the region during the afternoons at the end of May. This occurred while the area was at peak afternoon heating each day which set the stage for severe thunderstorms to develop.
- Hail in Texas, May 28, 2024Late morning through afternoon severe thunderstorms developed and produced wind damage as well as some hail.
- Hail in Wisconsin, May 28, 2024Strong thunderstorms developed across Manitowoc County during the early afternoon hours. The storms produced hail up to penny size.
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 28, 2024A lone seabreeze storm damaged a few trees in a neighborhood in the south part of Wilmington.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Louisiana, May 28 to 30, 2024Short waves traversed the region during the afternoons at the end of May. This occurred while the area was at peak afternoon heating each day which set the stage for severe thunderstorms to develop.
- Flash Flood and Dust Storm in Texas, May 28, 2024A strong outflow boundary moved across the Permian Basin resulting in a dust storm with areas of significant visibility reduction. This outflow boundary would also aid in the development of afternoon severe thunderstorms across the Lower Trans Pecos and northeast Permian Basin.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 28 to 29, 2024A dryline, in combination with a westward moving outflow boundary, served as a focus for thunderstorm development on the afternoon of the 28th.
- Tornado and Flash Flood in New Mexico, May 28, 2024A disturbance embedded within upper level ridging along with higher surface moisture moving westward from Texas resulted in the development of thunderstorms in far northeast NM during the early afternoon hours.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 28, 2024On the afternoon of the 28th a serious of severe thunderstorms produced strong wind gusts and hail upwards of 2.75 . Storms first started to get going with a line that formed from Deaf Smith County down through West Texas.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, May 28 to 31, 2024A very dynamic pattern within a longwave trough allowed for a series of major shortwave troughs to propagate over Colorado. This allowed for several days of severe thunderstorms.
- Damaging Winds in Utah, May 28 to 29, 2024Following a period of dry and mild ridge dominated weather, a shortwave flattened the ridge and shifted the axis east, resulting in a period of more unsettled weather followed by a mostly dry cold frontal passage.
- Hail in North Carolina, May 28, 2024A couple thunderstorms developed and moved through the region late in the afternoon. One storm became severe and produced quarter size hail.
- Damaging Winds in Montana, May 28, 2024Southwest flow brought multiple thunderstorms to the region that resulted in downed trees and powerlines. One car was destroyed by a downed tree.
- Hail in Florida, May 28, 2024As an upper-level trough moved over the Florida Peninsula, abundant low-level moisture and diurnal heating led to plenty of instability in the atmosphere on May 28th.
- Hail in Colorado, May 28, 2024Storms moved across East Central Colorado during the late afternoon and evening hours. The largest hail reported was golf ball size.
- Damaging Wind and Heavy Rain in Idaho, May 28, 2024Several strong thunderstorms from a fast moving cold front brought heavy rain and strong winds to the Treasure Valley and Boise Mountains.
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, May 28, 2024On the afternoon of the 28th a serious of severe thunderstorms produced strong wind gusts and hail upwards of 2.75 . Storms first started to get going with a line that formed from Deaf Smith County down through West Texas.
- Damaging Winds in Montana, May 28, 2024Outflow from a thunderstorm near McDonald Pass funneled down to Helena and produced a 59 mph gust. Additionally, a weak shower produced a rogue 59 mph gust at Helena a few hours later.
- Hail in Indiana, May 28, 2024A cell merger during the evening hours of May 28th caused a brief severe thunderstorm to drop quarter sized hail across the southeastern portions of Indianapolis. Elsewhere across central Indiana storms remained sub severe.
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Texas, May 28 to 29, 2024An MCS north along the Rio Grande River pushed south-southeastward across Webb County, impacting Laredo, TX and causing wind damage due to straight line winds and a microburst.
- Hail in Ohio, May 28, 2024A line of thunderstorms lifting northeast across the region produced isolated hail during the evening hours.
- Damaging Winds in Texas, May 28, 2024Aided by a strong mid-upper shortwave trough and a very buoyant environment, a few supercells developed off the plateau of the Sierra Madre Oriental during the evening of May 28.
- Damaging Wind in Texas, May 29, 2024A convective complex formed in eastern New Mexico during the evening of the 28th and crossed through portions of west Texas during the early morning of May 29th.
- Tornado and Hail in Pennsylvania, May 29, 2024Isolated thunderstorms occurred across southwest Pennsylvania, with one report of one-inch hail near Rector during the mid-afternoon hours.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Colorado, May 29, 2024Two land spout tornadoes formed along a boundary over eastern Adams County. As storms progressed eastward, a few become severe with large hail and strong winds.
- Hail in Wyoming, May 29, 2024A thunderstorm briefly became severe near Rozet, producing hail to over quarter size.
- Damaging Wind in Florida, May 29, 2024Mid-level troughing over the Florida Peninsula combined with sea breeze boundaries and plentiful moisture led to another afternoon and evening of scattered showers and thunderstorms on May 29th.
- Damaging Wind in Maryland, May 29, 2024Isolated severe thunderstorm in advance of a cold front produced damaging winds across portions of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore.
- Hail in Montana, May 29, 2024A severe thunderstorm produced a funnel cloud that potentially touched down, however, this was not confirmed.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 29, 2024A strong line of thunderstorms developed across the southern Nebraska panhandle with hail and strong outflow winds.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 29, 2024Afternoon and evening storms produced some hail and wind damage.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wyoming, May 29, 2024A thunderstorm briefly became severe south of Sundance, producing large hail and wind gusts to near 60 mph.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 29, 2024A line of severe thunderstorms developed over Butte County, producing large hail and wind gusts to around 60 mph.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, May 29, 2024Thunderstorms formed along a cold front which moved from Montana into western North Dakota, with a couple of storms becoming severe. One storm caused extensive damage in the city of Beach with two inch diameter hail and wind gusts of 75 mph.
- Hail and Strong Wind in Texas, May 29, 2024A couple of supercells developed over the higher elevations of the Davis Mountains producing wind damage, large hail, and landspouts.
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Washington, May 29, 2024On May 29, a cold front moved the region bringing weak isolated thunderstorms. They caused minor damage from winds. A structure fire was caused by lightning.
- Hail in South Dakota, May 29, 2024A thunderstorm briefly became severe near Saint Onge, producing hail to around quarter size.
- Hail in Mississippi, May 29, 2024Strong thunderstorms formed along sea-breeze and lake-breeze boundaries across southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi during the afternoon of May 29th. Dry air aloft favored strong wind gust and hail development.
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 29, 2024Isolated severe thunderstorm in advance of a cold front produced damaging winds across portions of the Virginia Eastern Shore.
- Hail in South Dakota, May 29, 2024A thunderstorm briefly became severe over the Sturgis area, with multiple reports of quarter sized hail in Sturgis.
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, May 29, 2024Isolated to scattered thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front with warm temperatures ahead of it. Dry air at the low levels resulted in high based thunderstorms that resulted in gusty outflow winds.
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Sources
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.