The NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 8 tornado reports, 62 hail reports and 57 damaging-wind reports for the storm day from 12:00 UTC on May 17, 2022 to 12:00 UTC the next morning — most of them in KS, NE, MO.
| UTC | Rating | Place | County | State | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:36 | — | 10 Nne Reager | Norton | KS | LANDSPOUT TORNADO REPORTED VIA SPOTTER NETWORK. (GLD) |
| 21:48 | — | 2 S Lebanon | Red Willow | NE | LANDSPOUT TORNADO SPOTTED BY A TRAINED SPOTTER 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DANBURY. (GLD) |
| 21:50 | — | Norcatur | Decatur | KS | PUBLIC REPORT OF LANDSPOUT TORNADO NEAR NORCATUR WITH PICTURE ATTACHED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. (GLD) |
| 22:05 | — | 5 Nnw Wilsonville | Furnas | NE | TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. LANDSPOUT TORNADO. BRIEF TOUCHDOWN. NO DAMAGE. (GID) |
| 22:10 | — | 5 Nnw Wilsonville | Furnas | NE | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT TIME. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR AND VISUAL REPORT LANDSPOUT TORNADO. BRIEF TOUCHDOWN. NO DAMAGE. (GID) |
| 22:14 | — | 8 Ssw Beaver City | Furnas | NE | AT LEAST ONE BRIEF LANDSPOUT TORNADO IN THIS AREA REPORTED BY A STORM CHASER. NO CONFIRMED DAMAGE. (GID) |
| 00:46 | — | Park | Gove | KS | FIREFIGHTER REPORTED LANDSPOUT TORNADO JUST NORTH OF PARK. (GLD) |
| 00:47 | — | 4 Ssw Roth | Bottineau | ND | THIS IS A DELAYED LSR FROM AN EVENT THAT OCCURRED TUESDAY NIGHT... 5/17/2022. MULTIPLE FUNNELS REPORTED IN MINUTES BEFORE TORNADO. CONDENSATION FUNNEL OF TORNADO EXTEND (BIS) |
| UTC | Size | Place | County | State | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:45 | 1.00″ | Royal | Antelope | NE | MOSTLY DIME SIZE... BUT A FEW UP TO QUARTER SIZE. (OAX) |
| 16:11 | 1.50″ | Winside | Wayne | NE | MANY DIME AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL STONES WITH A FEW UP TO PING PONG BALL SIZED. (OAX) |
| 20:35 | 1.00″ | 1 Ne Slidell | St. Tammany | LA | HAM OPERATOR AND PUBLIC REPORTED QUARTER-SIZED HAIL NEAR BROWNSWITCH AND ROBERT RD IN SLIDELL... LA. (LIX) |
| 21:20 | 1.00″ | 3 W Hopkins | Nodaway | MO | (EAX) |
| 21:57 | 1.50″ | 4 Nnw Blockton | Taylor | IA | REPORT FROM MPING: PING PONG BALL (1.50 IN.). (DMX) |
| 22:14 | 1.00″ | Mercer | Mercer | MO | REPORT RELAYED VIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WHO SAW THE REPORT OF FACEBOOK. (EAX) |
| 22:29 | 1.00″ | 5 S Kellerville | Wheeler | TX | SPOTTER CAME ACROSS MOSTLY DIME SIZE HAIL WITH A COUPLE QUARTER SIZE STONES ON THE GROUND AT ROUGHLY 531PM. TIME HAIL FELL ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (AMA) |
| 22:36 | 1.00″ | 3 Nw Milan | Sullivan | MO | (EAX) |
| 22:39 | 1.00″ | Milan | Sullivan | MO | (EAX) |
| 22:40 | 1.75″ | 5 Sse Lance Creek | Niobrara | WY | REPORTS OF SHREDDED LEAVES AND CAR DENTS. (CYS) |
| 22:45 | 1.00″ | Holdrege | Phelps | NE | REC. VIA FACEBOOK. (GID) |
| 22:47 | 1.00″ | Hollinger | Furnas | NE | REC. VIA FACEBOOK. (GID) |
| 22:55 | 1.00″ | Oxford | Furnas | NE | (GID) |
| 23:09 | 1.00″ | 1 N Jennings | Decatur | KS | PEA TO QUARTER HAIL. RAINFALL 0.30-0.40 INCHES. (GLD) |
| 23:14 | 1.00″ | Ragan | Harlan | NE | (GID) |
| 23:16 | 1.50″ | 4 W Ragan | Harlan | NE | REC. VIA MPING. (GID) |
| 23:19 | 1.00″ | 6 N Scottsbluff | Scotts Bluff | NE | (CYS) |
| 23:22 | 1.00″ | 5 Sse Wheeler | Wheeler | TX | MOSTLY SMALL HAIL WITH A FEW QUARTERS. QUARTERS FELL FROM 622 TO 624PM. (AMA) |
| 23:22 | 1.00″ | 3 N Basin | Big Horn | WY | ONE INCH DIAMETER HAIL REPORTED 3 MILES NORTH OF BASIN ALONG WYOMING HIGHWAY 789. (RIW) |
| 23:25 | 3.00″ | 5 Wnw Ragan | Harlan | NE | REPORT AND PHOTO ON FACEBOOK... RELAYED BY NTV STUDIO. HAIL THIS SIZE WAS ALSO REPORTED JUST SOUTH OF THIS LOCATION NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 183 AND HWY 4. TIME WAS (GID) |
| 23:30 | 2.50″ | 3 Wnw Ragan | Harlan | NE | REC. REPORT AND PHOTO VIA FACEBOOK. (GID) |
| 23:36 | 1.75″ | 1 Wsw Ragan | Harlan | NE | REC. VIA SPOTTER NETWORK. (GID) |
| 00:15 | 1.50″ | 5 N Bridgeport | Morrill | NE | (CYS) |
| 00:16 | 1.25″ | Edison | Furnas | NE | (GID) |
| 00:23 | 1.00″ | Bridgeport | Morrill | NE | MOSTLY PEA TO DIME SIZED WITH UP TO QUARTER SIZE. 1 INCH OF HAIL ACCUMULATION. (CYS) |
| 00:33 | 1.00″ | Edison | Furnas | NE | BEEN GETTING HAIL SINCE THE 716 PM REPORT... STILL GETTING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT THIS TIME. (GID) |
| 00:42 | 1.50″ | Edison | Furnas | NE | HAIL BACK UP TO HALF DOLLAR TO PING PONG BALL SIZE. (GID) |
| 00:45 | 1.00″ | Broadwater | Morrill | NE | (CYS) |
| 00:57 | 1.00″ | 2 Sw Souris | Bottineau | ND | HAIL COVERED THE GROUND. HAILED FOR 10 MINUTES. THIS CORRECTS THE PREVIOUS REPORTS FROM 7:57 PM MAY 17... 2022. (BIS) |
| 00:57 | 1.00″ | 2 W Souris | Bottineau | ND | HAI COVERED THE GROUND. HAILED FOR 10 MINUTES. (BIS) |
| 00:57 | 1.00″ | 2 Wnw Souris | Bottineau | ND | HAIL COVERED THE GROUND. HAILED FOR 10 MINUTES. (BIS) |
| 01:03 | 1.00″ | 10 Ese Broadwater | Morrill | NE | DELAYED REPORT. QUARTER-SIZED HAIL STILL ON THE GROUND 90 MINUTES AFTER THE STORM PASSED. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. (CYS) |
| 01:07 | 1.75″ | 7 Wnw Wakefield | Clay | KS | DELAYED REPORT. (TOP) |
| 01:13 | 1.00″ | 6 S Souris | Bottineau | ND | DELAYED LSR. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. (BIS) |
| 01:16 | 1.00″ | 4 Nw Manhattan | Riley | KS | (TOP) |
| 01:18 | 2.00″ | 5 S Wakefield | Clay | KS | (TOP) |
| 01:22 | 1.25″ | 3 N Keats | Riley | KS | (TOP) |
| 01:42 | 1.00″ | 10 Sw Lewellen | Deuel | NE | HAIL WAS ESTIMATED AT 3 INCHES DEEP ON TOP OF THEIR CAR. (LBF) |
| 02:00 | 1.00″ | 8 Nw Willow City | Bottineau | ND | (BIS) |
| 02:02 | 1.00″ | 2 Nw Junction City | Geary | KS | REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). (TOP) |
| 02:06 | 1.25″ | 3 Ne Big Springs | Keith | NE | HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL WITH 68 MPH WINDS PILED AS DEEP AS 6 INCHES AGAINST THE HOUSE. TREES STRIPPED OF LEAVES. THE HAIL DAMAGED THE BASEMENT EGRESS WINDOWS AND BROKE TH (LBF) |
| 02:14 | 1.25″ | 1 W Junction City | Geary | KS | (TOP) |
| 02:35 | 1.00″ | Grand Island | Hall | NE | REPORT FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF GRAND ISLAND. (GID) |
| 02:37 | 1.00″ | Grand Island | Hall | NE | DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED ON THE WEST SIDE OF GRAND ISLAND. (GID) |
| 02:41 | 1.25″ | 2 W Grand Island | Hall | NE | CORRECTS TIME OF PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM 2 W GRAND ISLAND. RECEIVED VIA MPING. (GID) |
| 02:45 | 1.25″ | 2 W Grand Island | Hall | NE | RECEIVED VIA MPING. (GID) |
| 02:57 | 1.00″ | 2 Nw Harlan | Shelby | IA | (OAX) |
| 02:59 | 1.00″ | 1 Ne Hampton | Hamilton | NE | QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY EM. (GID) |
| 03:00 | 1.75″ | 8 N Jetmore | Hodgeman | KS | (DDC) |
| 03:00 | 1.00″ | Silver Lake | Shawnee | KS | SOCIAL MEDIA - DELAYED REPORT. (TOP) |
| 03:33 | 1.00″ | 4 Sw Meriden | Shawnee | KS | (TOP) |
| 03:39 | 1.00″ | Larned | Pawnee | KS | (DDC) |
| 03:51 | 1.25″ | Baldwin City | Douglas | KS | DELAYED REPORT. TIME ESTIMATED RADAR. (TOP) |
| 03:57 | 1.00″ | 2 Ne Osage City | Osage | KS | SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. TIME ESTIMATED RADAR. (TOP) |
| 04:20 | 1.00″ | 3 W Jetmore | Hodgeman | KS | AT 156 HWY AND 215 RD... QUARTER HAIL WAS OBSERVED. (DDC) |
| 05:02 | 1.00″ | 1 Ene Council Bluffs | Pottawattamie | IA | REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). (OAX) |
| 05:20 | 1.00″ | 1 Wnw Valley | Douglas | NE | (OAX) |
| 05:25 | 1.00″ | 1 Se Valley | Douglas | NE | 264TH AND MEIGS. STARTED THREE MINUTES AGO. (OAX) |
| 06:22 | 1.00″ | Woodbine | Harrison | IA | QUARTER SIZE HAIL. (OAX) |
| 06:23 | 1.25″ | Woodbine | Harrison | IA | HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL. (OAX) |
| 06:35 | 1.00″ | 5 E Woodbine | Harrison | IA | QUARTER SIZE HAIL. (OAX) |
| 06:44 | 1.00″ | 6 W Earling | Shelby | IA | CROP DAMAGE. (OAX) |
| UTC | Gust | Place | County | State | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:32 | damage | Hopkins | Nodaway | MO | REPORT OF LARGE TREES DOWN IN HOPKINS... SOME OF WHICH ARE ON HOMES. EXTENT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN SO FAR. (EAX) |
| 22:01 | 72 mph | 4 Nnw Blockton | Taylor | IA | 72 MPH WIND GUST SUSTAINED AND MEASURED WITH HAND HELD ANEMOMETER VIA SPOTTERNETWORK.ORG. (DMX) |
| 22:05 | damage | Bedford | Taylor | IA | 12 TO 18 INCH DIAMETER TREE BRANCHES DOWN. (DMX) |
| 22:35 | damage | 3 Ese Unionville | Putnam | MO | DELAYED REPORT...SEVERAL POWERLINES DOWN... ROOF DAMAGE... AND ROOF TAKEN OFF OF MACHINE SHED AT HWY 129 SOUTH AND 190TH ST. SOUTHEAST OF UNIONVILLE... MO. UNIONVILLE A (EAX) |
| 23:22 | 60 mph | 3 Nnw Scottsbluff | Scotts Bluff | NE | REPORTS OF DUST ALONG WITH THE STRONG WINDS. (CYS) |
| 23:28 | 58 mph | 3 Se Pantex | Carson | TX | (AMA) |
| 23:55 | 67 mph | 2 Ne Elk City | Beckham | OK | (OUN) |
| 00:22 | 79 mph | 2 Ne Slaton | Lubbock | TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET OBSERVED CONTINUOUS SEVERE WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 7:20 PM AND 7:24 PM FROM A PASSING VIRGA SHOWER. POWER WAS ALSO REPORTED OUT IN THE TOWN. (LUB) |
| 00:44 | 60 mph | 2 Sw Firstview | Cheyenne | CO | (GLD) |
| 00:46 | 64 mph | 3 N Roaring Springs | Motley | TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORTED CONTINUOUS SEVERE WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 7:44 PM AND 7:46 PM FROM A PASSING VIRGA SHOWER. (LUB) |
| 01:19 | 58 mph | 1 Nnw Osborne | Osborne | KS | (GID) |
| 01:22 | 74 mph | 3 N Keats | Riley | KS | FROM PERSONAL WEATHER STATION. (TOP) |
| 01:22 | 60 mph | 1 Nnw Osborne | Osborne | KS | DELAYED PEAK GUST REPORT FROM KSU MESONET. (GID) |
| 01:43 | 75 mph | 6 S Downs | Osborne | KS | DELAYED REPORT OF ESTIMATED 75 MPH WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF A POSSIBLE QLCS TORNADO. PHOTOS AND VIDEO RECEIVED VIA TWITTER. (GID) |
| 02:00 | damage | Idalia | Yuma | CO | REPORT FROM MPING: 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; SHINGLES BLOWN OFF. (GLD) |
| 02:02 | 75 mph | Russell Airport | Russell | KS | (ICT) |
| 02:06 | 68 mph | 3 Ne Big Springs | Keith | NE | MEASURED 68 MPH WIND GUST BEFORE HAIL KNOCKED OUT WIND SENSOR. (LBF) |
| 02:13 | 59 mph | 3 Ene Big Springs | Keith | NE | MESONET UP938 (LBF) |
| 02:30 | 60 mph | 8 N Ellsworth | Ellsworth | KS | REPORTED FROM AUDIO ON TWITCH. (ICT) |
| 02:31 | 58 mph | 1 Nne Goodland | Sherman | KS | ASOS STATION KGLD GOODLAND. (GLD) |
| 02:40 | damage | Willard | Shawnee | KS | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM WILLARD. CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM WILLARD. 30 INCH DIAMETER TREE TOP SNAPPED OFF. DOWN THE STREET ON CARLSO (TOP) |
| 02:46 | 61 mph | 1 Nne Ellsworth | Ellsworth | KS | MEASURED AT K9K7. (ICT) |
| 02:46 | damage | 1 S Silver Lake | Shawnee | KS | NUMEROUS TREES WITH DAMAGE AND A FEW CENTER PIVOTS OVERTURNED. WIND SPEEDS ESTIMATED AS HIGH AS 85MPH. (TOP) |
| 02:50 | 70 mph | 6 Sse Silver Lake | Shawnee | KS | (TOP) |
| 02:51 | 65 mph | 7 Wsw Topeka | Shawnee | KS | 60-65 MPH WIND GUSTS. POWER IS OUT. (TOP) |
| 02:55 | 60 mph | 7 Sse Silver Lake | Shawnee | KS | (TOP) |
| 03:00 | 80 mph | Silver Lake | Shawnee | KS | RELAYED THROUGH THE EM. (TOP) |
| 03:18 | 63 mph | 1 N Frizell | Pawnee | KS | SPOTTER ALSO REPORTED REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. (DDC) |
| 03:18 | damage | Salina | Saline | KS | TREE LIMBS DOWNED. (ICT) |
| 03:26 | 62 mph | Great Bend Airport | Barton | KS | (ICT) |
| 03:30 | damage | Isabella | Major | OK | MINOR DAMAGE DUE TO HEAT BURST WIND GUSTS. (OUN) |
| 03:31 | 62 mph | Great Bend Airport | Barton | KS | MEASURED FROM KGBD AWOS. (ICT) |
| 03:48 | damage | 2 Wsw Topeka | Shawnee | KS | 2 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMB DOWN ACROSS ROAD. (TOP) |
| 03:50 | damage | 2 E Lawrence | Douglas | KS | CORRECT TIME PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG. SPLIT TREE BLOCKING ROADWAY AT 1600 BLOCK CADET AVE. (TOP) |
| 04:15 | 60 mph | 2 E Nickerson | Reno | KS | 50 TO 60 MPH WINDS. (ICT) |
| 04:18 | 60 mph | Marion | Marion | KS | 50 TO 60 MPH. (ICT) |
| 04:19 | 65 mph | 3 Wsw Langdon | Reno | KS | MESONET STATION UP423 2.8 W LANGDON (UPR). (ICT) |
| 04:27 | 58 mph | Salina Airport | Saline | KS | (ICT) |
| 04:30 | 60 mph | 3 Sse Olathe | Johnson | KS | PUBLIC REPORT OF 60 MPH WIND GUST AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL IN OLATHE NEAR 159TH STREET AND RIDGEVIEW ROAD. RELAYED FROM FACEBOOK. (EAX) |
| 04:55 | 58 mph | Wichita Eisenhower Nati | Sedgwick | KS | (ICT) |
| 05:02 | damage | 4 Se Wichita Eisenhower | Sedgwick | KS | REPORT FROM MPING: 3-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; POWER POLES BROKEN. (ICT) |
| 05:03 | damage | 3 Wnw Oaklawn | Sedgwick | KS | REPORT FROM MPING: 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; SHINGLES BLOWN OFF OR ROOF. (ICT) |
| 05:05 | damage | 6 S Kansas City | Jackson | MO | NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS AT 6 TO 8 INCH TREE LIMB DOWN OVER ROAD... OBSTRUCTING TRAFFIC IN NEIGHBORHOOD. (EAX) |
| 05:10 | 61 mph | Mcconnell Afb | Sedgwick | KS | (ICT) |
| 05:11 | 60 mph | Danville | Harper | KS | 50 TO 60 MPH WIND GUSTS FROM OUTFLOW WELL AHEAD OF STORMS. (ICT) |
| 05:47 | 70 mph | Strother Field Airport | Cowley | KS | (ICT) |
| 06:25 | damage | Fredonia | Wilson | KS | PICTURES OF ABOUT A 10 INCH DIAMETER TREE TRUNK SNAPPED. (ICT) |
| 06:52 | 64 mph | 1 S Coffeyville Airport | Montgomery | KS | ASOS STATION KCFV COFFEYVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPT. (ICT) |
| 07:24 | 63 mph | 1 Ne Airport Drive | Jasper | MO | POWER OUTAGES WERE REPORTED IN PARTS OF JOPLIN AS WELL. (SGF) |
| 07:26 | damage | 3 Nnw Carthage | Jasper | MO | TREE DOWN OVER ROAD AT CIVIL WAR ROAD AND I-49. (SGF) |
| 07:34 | damage | 1 Ssw Fidelity | Newton | MO | TREE DOWN BLOCKING ROADWAY ON HIGHWAY FF WEST OF HIGHWAY 59. (SGF) |
| 07:35 | damage | 2 Ene White Oak | Craig | OK | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 2 ENE WHITE OAK. 2 POWER POLES DAMAGED... WITH LINES DOWN. (TSA) |
| 07:35 | damage | Vinita | Craig | OK | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM VINITA. SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN VINITA. (TSA) |
| 07:38 | damage | 1 Ese Vinita | Craig | OK | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 1 ESE VINITA. TREE DAMAGED AND ROOF OFF A BARN. (TSA) |
| 07:40 | damage | Willard | Shawnee | KS | 30 INCH DIAMETER TREE TOP SNAPPED OFF. DOWN THE STREET ON CARLSON ROAD... A TELEPHONE POLE WAS SNAPPED IN HALF. (TOP) |
| 07:45 | damage | 1 N White Oak | Craig | OK | SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN AND A COUPLE OF BARNS DAMAGED. REPORT RELAYED VIA SOICAL MEDIA. (TSA) |
| 11:30 | damage | 5 Nnw Springstead | Iron | WI | PHOTOS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF NUMEROUS LARGE TREES DOWN ACROSS ROADS... CRACKED NEAR THE BASE... AND UPROOTED. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. (DLH) |
Original file: SPC report page for this day. Times are UTC; the storm day starts at 12:00 UTC (7 AM CDT).