Storm reports — Friday, May 20, 2022

The NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 3 tornado reports, 48 hail reports and 57 damaging-wind reports for the storm day from 12:00 UTC on May 20, 2022 to 12:00 UTC the next morning — most of them in PA, NJ, MI.

3tornado reports

48hail reports · largest 3.00″

57wind reports · peak 76 mph

🟥 Tornado 🟩 Hail 🟦 Wind

Reports by state

PA29NJ23MI18MD14GA8MO7IN3IL2FL1TX1WV1VA1

Tornado reports

UTC	Rating	Place	County	State	Remarks
19:48	—	2 W Gaylord	Otsego	MI	TORNADO SPOTTED BY NWS EMPLOYEE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF M-32 AND MURNER ROAD. (APX)
19:53	—	2 W Sparr	Otsego	MI	TORNADO SPOTTED BY NWS EMPLOYEE 1 MILE E OF GAYLORD AT APPROXIMATELY 3:53PM. (APX)
21:09	—	Aberdeen	Monmouth	NJ	A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY HAS CONFIRMED A BRIEF EF-0 TORNADO OCCURRED IN HAZLET TOWNSHIP ON THE EVENING OF FRIDAY... MAY 20TH JUST AFTER 5 PM EDT. THE TOR (PHI)

Hail reports

UTC	Size	Place	County	State	Remarks
17:46	1.00″	3 Nne Denver	Lancaster	PA	QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR REINHOLDS. (CTP)
18:06	1.00″	2 Sw Lorane	Berks	PA	HAIL KNOCKED DOWN BRANCHES AND LEAVES FROM TREES. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (PHI)
18:28	1.00″	2 N Walton	St. Lucie	FL	PUBLIC REPORT OF QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND A PALM TREE SNAPPED IN HALF. RECEIVED VIA FORM ON WEBSITE. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR (MLB)
18:33	1.00″	Boyertown	Berks	PA	ESTIMATED 55 MPH WIND GUST REPORTED AS WELL. (PHI)
18:50	1.00″	Green Ridge	Delaware	PA	REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). (PHI)
18:54	1.25″	Swarthmore	Delaware	PA	(PHI)
18:57	1.00″	Aston Twp.	Delaware	PA	(PHI)
18:57	1.50″	2 S Ruscombmanor Twp	Berks	PA	HAIL SLIGHTLY LESS THAN GOLF BALL SIZED. WIND DAMAGE ALSO REPORTED. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (PHI)
19:00	1.50″	Folsom	Delaware	PA	(PHI)
19:00	1.00″	Upper Darby	Delaware	PA	(PHI)
19:15	1.25″	1 Sse Point Breeze	Philadelphia	PA	HAIL UP TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE IN SOUTH PHILLY. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (PHI)
19:16	1.00″	2 Ese Point Breeze	Philadelphia	PA	HAIL AROUND 1 INCH DIAMETER NEAR DICKINSON SQUARE PARK IN SOUTH PHILLY. (PHI)
19:20	1.00″	1 Sse Point Breeze	Philadelphia	PA	(PHI)
19:25	1.00″	4 W Alba	Antrim	MI	DELAYED REPORT OF 1IN HAIL 4MI WEST OF ALBA. (APX)
19:37	1.75″	2 W Elmira	Antrim	MI	FACEBOOK PHOTO OF GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AT THE INTERSECTION OF M-32 AND US 131. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (APX)
19:39	2.00″	Elmira	Otsego	MI	FACEBOOK PHOTO OF A LARGE HAILSTONE IN ELMIRA. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (APX)
19:45	1.00″	5 Nw Gaylord	Otsego	MI	DELAYED REPORT... QUARTER SIZED HAIL 5MI NW OF GAYLORD. (APX)
19:53	1.00″	Woodlyn	Delaware	PA	(PHI)
19:58	1.75″	Hessel	Mackinac	MI	DELAYED REPORT OF GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL IN HESSEL. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (APX)
20:05	1.50″	3 Sse Medford Lakes	Burlington	NJ	CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM 3 SSE MEDFORD LAKES. REPORT FROM MPING: PING PONG BALL (1.50 IN.). (PHI)
20:05	1.25″	Marlton	Burlington	NJ	(PHI)
20:07	2.50″	Cherry Hill Twp	Camden	NJ	VIA SOCIAL MEDIA PICTURE WITH MEASUREMENTS. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (PHI)
20:15	1.50″	4 N Clear Lake State Pa	Presque Isle	MI	FACEBOOK PHOTO OF 1.50 INCH HAIL AT TOMAHAWK CREEK FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED ON RADAR. (APX)
20:27	1.00″	Cherry Hill	Camden	NJ	TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (PHI)
20:30	1.50″	1 Wnw Greentree	Camden	NJ	TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (PHI)
20:37	2.50″	Cherry Hill Twp	Camden	NJ	CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM CHERRY HILL TWP. VIA SOCIAL MEDIA PICTURE WITH MEASUREMENTS. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. EDIT FOR CORRECT TIME. (PHI)
20:38	2.00″	Hawks	Presque Isle	MI	TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (APX)
20:40	1.25″	1 Se Ashland	Camden	NJ	HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL IN VOORHEES. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (PHI)
20:40	1.00″	Cherry Hill	Camden	NJ	TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (PHI)
20:42	1.00″	Marlton	Burlington	NJ	TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (PHI)
20:43	1.00″	2 Se Springdale	Camden	NJ	REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). (PHI)
20:45	1.50″	Evesham Twp	Burlington	NJ	(PHI)
20:45	1.25″	Marlton	Burlington	NJ	EDIT FOR CORRECT TIME. (PHI)
20:45	2.75″	Posen	Presque Isle	MI	BASEBALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN POSEN. (APX)
20:47	1.50″	1 Ese Gibbsboro	Camden	NJ	TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (PHI)
20:50	3.00″	2 Nnw Presque Isle	Presque Isle	MI	DELAYED REPORT OF 3IN HAIL NEAR PRESQUE ISLE. (APX)
20:52	1.00″	1 N West Berlin	Camden	NJ	TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (PHI)
20:55	1.00″	2 E Gibbsboro	Camden	NJ	REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). (PHI)
20:57	2.00″	3 Wnw Presque Isle	Presque Isle	MI	REPORT OF HEN EGG SIZED HAIL IN BLACK BASS BAY. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (APX)
21:05	2.50″	4 Wnw Shamong	Burlington	NJ	SHAMONG. SOCIAL MEDIA PICTURE AND MEASUREMENTS. MULTIPLE 2 INCH HAILSTONES WITH SEVERAL 1-2 INCH HAILSTONES. ALONG MEDFORD/SHAMONG BORDER ON ATSION ROAD. (PHI)
21:05	1.50″	3 Sse Medford Lakes	Burlington	NJ	CORRECTS TIME FROM PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM 3 SSE MEDFORD LAKES. CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM 3 SSE MEDFORD LAKES. REPORT FROM MPING: PING PONG BALL (1.50 IN.). (PHI)
21:12	2.50″	Shamong	Burlington	NJ	TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (PHI)
21:12	1.00″	Shamong	Burlington	NJ	PICTURE VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. (PHI)
21:25	1.50″	Shamong	Burlington	NJ	PICTURE VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. (PHI)
00:30	2.75″	Fort Griffin	Shackelford	TX	BASEBALL SIZE HAIL. (SJT)
03:32	1.00″	2 E Foristell	St. Charles	MO	REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). (LSX)
03:37	1.00″	1 N Wentzville	St. Charles	MO	REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). (LSX)
05:00	1.25″	4 Ese Pioneer	Barry	MO	(SGF)

Wind reports

UTC	Gust	Place	County	State	Remarks
13:00	damage	1 S Alpha	Henry	IL	PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED BY BROADCAST MEDIA. A GUSTNADO REMOVED A SIDE PANEL FROM A METAL BUILDING NEAR ALPHA. TIME ESTIMATED. A GUSTNADO IS A SMALL... BRIEF... SURFACE-BA (DVN)
14:48	damage	1 N Acosta	Somerset	PA	TREES DOWN ON WIRES. (CTP)
15:10	damage	2 Ese Confluence	Somerset	PA	FOUR LARGE PINE TREES DOWN ACROSS TURKEYFOOT ROAD. (CTP)
15:23	damage	2 Nw Grantsville	Garrett	MD	TREE DOWN OFF POSEY ROW ROAD NEAR LITTLE SHADE RUN. (LWX)
15:35	damage	Oakland	Garrett	MD	TREE DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF ACCIDENT-BITTINGER RD AND ROCK LODGE RD (LWX)
15:40	damage	Oakland	Garrett	MD	TREE DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF SMOUSE RD AND LANDONS DAM RD (LWX)
15:48	damage	3 Wnw Woodland	Garrett	MD	TREE DOWN OFF LITTLE BROWN LAKE ROAD NEAR LITTLE BROWN LAKE CAMPGROUND. NUMEROUS TREE BRANCHES ALSO DOWN. (LWX)
15:50	damage	1 N Woodland	Allegany	MD	TREE DOWN BLOCKING THE ROAD ALONG OLD LEGISLATIVE ROAD. (LWX)
15:51	damage	2 Sw Frostburg	Allegany	MD	TREE DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF OLD LEGISLATIVE ROAD AND SHAFT ROAD. (LWX)
15:51	damage	1 N Frostburg	Allegany	MD	TREE DOWN INTO A HOUSE NEAR THE 100 BLOCK OF WEST MAIN STREET IN FROSTBURG. (LWX)
15:59	damage	1 Ssw Ellerslie	Allegany	MD	NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND WIRES DOWN IN THE CORRIGANSVILLE AND ELLERSLIE AREAS. (LWX)
16:00	damage	2 Nw Wolfe Mill	Allegany	MD	TREE DOWN ALONG VALLEY ROAD IN BOWMANS ADDITION. (LWX)
16:00	damage	4 E Wellersburg	Bedford	PA	TREES DOWN ON WIRES ALONG ROSE HAVEN ROAD. (CTP)
16:02	damage	1 Wnw Cumberland	Allegany	MD	TREE DOWN ALONG SCHOOL STREET. (LWX)
16:04	damage	1 Ese Cumberland	Allegany	MD	TREE DOWN BLOCKING THE ROAD ALONG WILLIAMS STREET. (LWX)
16:04	damage	3 W Pleasant Valley	Allegany	MD	WIRES DOWN ALONG BEDFORD AND HAZEN ROADS IN NORTHERN ALLEGANY COUNTY. (LWX)
16:25	damage	4 E North Branch	Allegany	MD	TREE DOWN ALONG CRESAP MILL ROAD. (LWX)
16:28	damage	3 Nnw Oldtown	Allegany	MD	TREE DOWN ALONG LEVI ROAD. (LWX)
16:59	damage	2 Wsw Pecktonville	Morgan	WV	TREE DOWN NEAR THE 2000 BLOCK OF RIVER RD (LWX)
17:35	damage	2 Ne New Holland	Lancaster	PA	TREES DOWN ON WIRES NEAR BLUE BALL. (CTP)
18:00	damage	2 Nw Robeson Twp	Berks	PA	SEVERAL LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (PHI)
18:11	damage	1 Nnw Palmyra	Lebanon	PA	TREES AND WIRES DOWN ALONG GRAVEL HILL ROAD. (CTP)
18:16	damage	2 Wsw Annville	Lebanon	PA	TRESS DOWN ON WIRES NEAR ROUTE 422 WEST OF ANNVILLE. (CTP)
18:19	damage	1 Ene York	York	PA	TREES DOWN ON WIRES ON WALNUT STREET... CITY OF YORK. (CTP)
18:19	damage	York	York	PA	TREES DOWN ON WIRES NEAR PARKWAY BLVD... CITY OF YORK. (CTP)
18:29	76 mph	1 Sw Frankfort	Lmz346	MI	MESONET STATION XFLT FRANKFORT LIGHT. (APX)
18:30	damage	Glen Arbor	Leelanau	MI	COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED TREE DOWN BLOCKING S. GLEN LAKE RD. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. (APX)
18:35	damage	3 Sse Leland	Leelanau	MI	TREE DOWN BLOCKING POP RD. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. (APX)
18:45	damage	1 Wsw Lititz	Lancaster	PA	TREES DOWN ON WIRES IN LITITZ BOROUGH. (CTP)
18:55	58 mph	1 Ne Moosic	Lackawanna	PA	MESONET STATION EW7427 MOOSIC. (BGM)
18:57	damage	2 S Ruscombmanor Twp	Berks	PA	TREES DOWN ON LINK ROAD IN FLEETWOOD FROM A POSSIBLE MICROBURST. PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL ALSO REPORTED. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (PHI)
19:00	damage	1 Sse Salford Twp	Montgomery	PA	A LARGE TREE LIMB ESTIMATED TO BE OVER 8 INCHES IN DIAMETER TOOK DOWN POWER LINES ALONG THE SOUTHBOUND SIDE OF ALLENTOWN ROAD NEAR GREEN HILL ROAD AND RISING SUN ROAD. (PHI)
19:03	damage	Oley	Berks	PA	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN PICTURES VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. (PHI)
19:14	damage	Central Lake	Antrim	MI	SCANNER REPORTS CREWS ARE ON THE SCENE OF A TREE BLOCKING A ROADWAY NEAR CENTRAL LAKE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (APX)
19:16	damage	Bellaire	Antrim	MI	REPORTS OF TREES AND WIRES DOWN IN BELLAIRE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (APX)
19:39	damage	4 Ssw Elmira	Antrim	MI	SCANNER REPORTS TREES DOWN ON PATERSON ROAD NEAR ALBA HWY. POSSIBLE TORNADO. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (APX)
19:58	damage	1 Nw Chestnut Hill	Philadelphia	PA	SOCIAL MEDIA PHOTO SHOWING A TREE DOWN INTO WIRES ON BELLS MILLS ROAD. ROAD IS BLOCKED. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (PHI)
20:18	damage	1 Se Furlong	Bucks	PA	TREES DOWN. (PHI)
21:10	damage	3 Se Lake Park	Lowndes	GA	A COUPLE TREES ALONG THE SIDE OF U.S. 41 SOUTHEAST OF LAKE PARK. (TAE)
21:10	damage	Hazlet	Monmouth	NJ	THREE DOWNED TELEPHONE POLES ALONG ROUTE 35 IN HAZLET NEAR KEYPORT. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (PHI)
21:11	damage	Aberdeen	Monmouth	NJ	MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN A YARD... ONE OF WHICH CRASHED THROUGH A FENCE. PICTURES VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. (PHI)
21:15	damage	8 Sw Statenville	Echols	GA	911 CALL CENTER REPORTED 2 LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN ON THE ROAD ALONG HIGHWAY 41 AT THE LOWNDES AND ECHOLS COUNTY LINE. (JAX)
21:18	damage	3 Ene Courthouse	Lanier	GA	TREES DOWN ALONG HWY 122 IN EASTERN COUNTY. (TAE)
21:27	damage	3 Nnw Greenwood	Lanier	GA	SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN LANIER COUNTY. (TAE)
22:15	damage	Dixie Union	Ware	GA	DELAYED REPORT. TWO TREES FELL IN DIXIE UNION... ONE FELL ON THE ROOF OF A HOUSE. (JAX)
22:15	damage	1 Wnw Dixie Union	Ware	GA	DELAYED REPORT. TREE AND POWER LINE DOWN ACROSS NEAL PENLAND RD. (JAX)
23:45	damage	3 S Nevils	Bulloch	GA	TREE DOWN ACROSS NEVILS GROVELAND ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. (CHS)
00:45	damage	1 Ene Glennville	Tattnall	GA	DOWNED TREES WERE REPORTED ON SIMON STREET. (CHS)
10:23	damage	2 Ene Phenix	Charlotte	VA	ONE TREE BLOWN DOWN DUE TO THUNDERSTORM WINDS ALONG HILL CROSS ROAD. (RNK)
10:45	damage	Pocahontas	Bond	IL	SEVERAL 6-10IN TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF... ONE 8IN TREE TRUNK SNAPPED. POWER POLES LEANING OVER. (LSX)
11:00	damage	1 Nnw Flora	Miami	IN	NUMEROUS BUILDINGS HAVE DAMAGE... MISSING ROOF. FARM IRRIGATION SYSTEM DAMAGED. HOUSE OVER A MILE AWAY ALSO DAMAGED. (IWX)
11:16	damage	1 E Rolla	Phelps	MO	PICTURE VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF A TREE DOWN ON GREENTREE ROAD. (SGF)
11:20	damage	1 Se Galveston	Cass	IN	MULTIPLE TREES DOWNED AND A SEMI BLOWN OVER. (IWX)
11:27	damage	1 Wnw Miami	Miami	IN	3 SEMI TRUCKS BLOWN OVER ON US HIGHWAY 31. (IWX)
11:35	damage	3 Ssw Glidewell	Greene	MO	THIS IS A DELAYED REPORT. A LARGE TREE LIMB WAS DOWNED. THE SPRINGFIELD ASOS MEASURED A 51 MPH WIND GUST WITH THIS STORM. (SGF)
11:45	damage	3 Ese Springfield	Greene	MO	THIS IS A DELAYED REPORT. A LARGE TREE WAS DOWNED IN EAST CENTRAL SPRINGFIELD. THE SPRINGFIELD ASOS MEASURED A 51 MPH WIND GUST WITH THIS STORM. (SGF)
11:49	damage	3 Nne Galloway	Greene	MO	WIND DAMAGE REPORTED TO A PECAN TREE ABOUT 8 TO 9 INCHES IN DIAMETER AT THE BREAK POINT. LOCATED NEAR HIGHWAY 65 AND SUNSHINE STREET. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (SGF)

Original file: SPC report page for this day. Times are UTC; the storm day starts at 12:00 UTC (7 AM CDT).

← May 19, 2022 2022 calendar May 21, 2022 →

May 20 in other years

202546 🌪 · 479 ⛈20246 🌪 · 243 ⛈20260 🌪 · 139 ⛈20230 🌪 · 15 ⛈