The NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 15 tornado reports, 56 hail reports and 60 damaging-wind reports for the storm day from 12:00 UTC on May 3, 2024 to 12:00 UTC the next morning — most of them in NE, TX, KS.
| UTC | Rating | Place | County | State | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 | — | 6 Ssw Silver | Coke | TX | (SJT) |
| 20:48 | — | 4 S Silver | Coke | TX | (SJT) |
| 21:33 | — | 3 Nne Hale Center | Hale | TX | Brief tornado touchdown north-northeast of Hale Center. (LUB) |
| 21:53 | — | 4 S Robert Lee | Coke | TX | Very large tornado. (SJT) |
| 23:04 | — | 4 Ne Eden | Concho | TX | Brief Tornado. (SJT) |
| 23:18 | — | 4 W Wall | Tom Green | TX | Trees and fences damaged. Minor cosmetic damage reported to houses in the area. (SJT) |
| 23:48 | — | 15 S Vancourt | Tom Green | TX | Remote area southwest of Eden. (SJT) |
| 01:10 | — | 19 Nnw Lakin | Kearny | KS | [Landspout] Video/photos of possible landspout/gustnado/tornado. (DDC) |
| 01:10 | — | 19 Sw Modoc | Kearny | KS | Spotter video of a brief mesocyclone tornado in an open field for around 1 minute. Location estimated from spotter and radar. (DDC) |
| 01:53 | — | 2 W Atlanta | Phelps | NE | Tornado damage confirmed 2W of Atlanta. Time estimated from radar. Damage survey is still ongoing. (GID) |
| 02:08 | — | 1 Se Holdrege | Phelps | NE | This is an update to the initial Holdrege Tornado survey and results in the original track being split into two separate and distinct damage paths... which are now refe (GID) |
| 02:11 | — | 1 Nnw Holdrege | Phelps | NE | This is an update to the initial Holdrege Tornado survey and results in the original track being split into two separate and distinct damage paths... which are now refe (GID) |
| 02:13 | — | 2 Wnw Ragan | Harlan | NE | Tornado damage confirmed north of Ragan. Time estimated from radar. Survey still ongoing. (GID) |
| 03:51 | — | 6 N Guide Rock | Webster | NE | Deputy reported damage from a possible tornado north and northeast of Guide Rock. Tree damage was reported along with a barn shifted off its foundation. Time estimated (GID) |
| 03:51 | — | 6 N Guide Rock | Webster | NE | This tornado touched down at 1051 PM CDT 5 to 6 miles north of Guide Rock... and lifted at 1058 PM CDT 5 miles south of Lawrence. The rating was EF0... with an estimate (GID) |
| UTC | Size | Place | County | State | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:10 | 2.00″ | Holdrege | Phelps | NE | (GID) |
| 20:45 | 2.75″ | Fluvanna | Scurry | TX | (MAF) |
| 20:45 | 2.00″ | 3 W Fluvanna | Borden | TX | (MAF) |
| 20:57 | 2.00″ | Silver | Coke | TX | (SJT) |
| 21:12 | 1.75″ | 3 Wsw Lake Alan Henry | Garza | TX | Several golf ball sized hailstones observed falling on live webcam. (LUB) |
| 21:40 | 1.75″ | 10 S Silver | Coke | TX | (SJT) |
| 22:02 | 2.75″ | 7 Ssw Bronte | Coke | TX | (SJT) |
| 22:22 | 1.00″ | 1 Nw Grenville | Union | NM | (ABQ) |
| 22:24 | 1.75″ | 4 Nnw Orient | Coke | TX | (SJT) |
| 22:25 | 1.00″ | Grenville | Union | NM | (ABQ) |
| 22:29 | 2.00″ | Dickens | Dickens | TX | (LUB) |
| 22:50 | 1.00″ | 2 Nw Clayton | Union | NM | (ABQ) |
| 22:57 | 1.75″ | 6 W Harriet | Tom Green | TX | (SJT) |
| 23:07 | 2.75″ | 4 E San Angelo | Tom Green | TX | Baseball size hail and hail damage reported near FM 308 near the Concho River. (SJT) |
| 23:10 | 1.75″ | 4 Ene San Angelo | Tom Green | TX | (SJT) |
| 23:17 | 2.50″ | 2 Wnw Wall | Tom Green | TX | (SJT) |
| 23:18 | 2.75″ | Wall | Tom Green | TX | (SJT) |
| 23:19 | 1.25″ | 2.5 E San Angelo | Tom Green | TX | Hail report from 7849 Ripple Rd off of HWY 87. (SJT) |
| 23:27 | 1.00″ | 2 Ene Wall | Tom Green | TX | (SJT) |
| 23:35 | 1.00″ | 4 Sse Channing | Oldham | TX | Called in quarter sized hail. (AMA) |
| 23:37 | 3.25″ | 4 W Vancourt | Tom Green | TX | Report from mPING: Baseball+ (3.25 in.). (SJT) |
| 23:39 | 4.00″ | 4 W Vancourt | Tom Green | TX | Report from mPING: Grapefruit (4.00 in.). (SJT) |
| 23:43 | 1.75″ | 4 Ne San Angelo | Tom Green | TX | Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). (SJT) |
| 23:48 | 1.50″ | 5 Nw Matador | Motley | TX | Ping pong ball size hail found on the side of the road between Matador and Whiteflat. Time estimated from radar. (LUB) |
| 23:52 | 1.00″ | Tribune | Greeley | KS | Public report of around 1 inch diameter hail in Tribune. (GLD) |
| 23:55 | 1.25″ | 4 W Horace | Greeley | KS | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (GLD) |
| 00:12 | 1.00″ | 1 Ne Henrietta | Clay | TX | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OUN) |
| 00:26 | 3.50″ | Quitaque | Briscoe | TX | Quitaque VFD reports hailstones ranging from 2.25 to 3.5 inches in diameter. (LUB) |
| 00:44 | 1.75″ | 6 Nnw Boys Ranch | Oldham | TX | (AMA) |
| 00:45 | 1.00″ | 8 Ne Fort Mckavett | Menard | TX | Quarter size hail occasionally from 715 PM until almost 830 PM. (SJT) |
| 00:50 | 2.50″ | 10 Ene Fort Mckavett | Menard | TX | Delayed report: There were many windows broken from the large hail at a house and a few outbuildings. Also... lots of golf ball size hail and the hail lasted 20 to 30 m (SJT) |
| 01:02 | 1.75″ | Lydia | Wichita | KS | Trained spotter reports golf ball sized hail with heavy rain and about 25 MPH wind gusts. (GLD) |
| 01:05 | 1.50″ | 4 S Eustis | Frontier | NE | (LBF) |
| 01:13 | 1.75″ | 7 S Eustis | Frontier | NE | (LBF) |
| 01:19 | 1.00″ | Lydia | Wichita | KS | Additional 1 inch hail reported with the funnel cloud report. (GLD) |
| 01:28 | 1.00″ | Elwood | Gosper | NE | (GID) |
| 01:34 | 2.00″ | 1 Ne Smithfield | Gosper | NE | Report on social media of 2 inch hail near Smithfield. Time estimated from radar. (GID) |
| 01:38 | 1.75″ | Herndon | Rawlins | KS | West side of Herndon reports up to hail golf ball sized hail. (GLD) |
| 01:39 | 1.75″ | 1 Nw Bertrand | Phelps | NE | (GID) |
| 01:42 | 1.00″ | 1 Nw Friend | Scott | KS | (DDC) |
| 01:56 | 1.00″ | Loomis | Phelps | NE | (GID) |
| 01:57 | 1.25″ | Elgin | Comanche | OK | (OUN) |
| 01:57 | 1.00″ | 2 Ne Elgin | Comanche | OK | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OUN) |
| 02:03 | 2.50″ | 1 Sse Cleo | Kimble | TX | Social media report of golf ball to tennis ball sized hail just south of Cleo. (SJT) |
| 02:08 | 1.00″ | Holdrege | Phelps | NE | Pea to quarter sized hail. (GID) |
| 02:10 | 1.25″ | Holdrege | Phelps | NE | Report on social media of half dollar sized hail in Holdrege. (GID) |
| 02:10 | 2.00″ | Holdrege | Phelps | NE | Corrects previous hail report from Holdrege. (GID) |
| 02:10 | 1.75″ | 1 Nne Holdrege | Phelps | NE | Report on social media of golf ball size hail in Holdrege. (GID) |
| 02:13 | 1.00″ | Holdrege | Phelps | NE | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (GID) |
| 02:15 | 1.00″ | 1 S Cement | Caddo | OK | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OUN) |
| 02:21 | 1.75″ | 4 S Gracemont | Caddo | OK | via Spotter Network. (OUN) |
| 02:23 | 1.50″ | Miami | Roberts | TX | (AMA) |
| 02:35 | 1.00″ | 2 S Axtell | Kearney | NE | Moved through between 935 through 940. (GID) |
| 02:40 | 1.00″ | 6 W Junction | Kimble | TX | Social media report. (SJT) |
| 02:43 | 1.25″ | 4 Wnw Chickasha | Grady | OK | Phone call report. (OUN) |
| 03:08 | 1.00″ | 4 Sw Upland | Franklin | NE | Report on social media of quarter sized hail near the Hwy 10 and 4 Junction. Time estimated from radar. (GID) |
| UTC | Gust | Place | County | State | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 | 59 mph | 3 Wnw Fluvanna | Borden | TX | (MAF) |
| 22:00 | 82 mph | 4 Wsw Lamar | Prowers | CO | ASOS station KLAA Lamar Airport. (PUB) |
| 22:08 | 63 mph | 5 W Rotan | Fisher | TX | West Texas Mesonet site. (SJT) |
| 22:18 | damage | 5 Nw Hollywood | Jackson | AL | Tree down in Hollywood... AL at the intersection of county road 33 and county road 470; time estimated based on radar. Radar evidence does not support a severe storm at (HUN) |
| 22:50 | damage | 2 Wsw Peach State Speed | Jackson | GA | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 2 WSW Peach State Speedway. Tree on Powerlines near Jett Roberts RD and Village Dr. (FFC) |
| 22:50 | damage | 3 W Peach State Speedwa | Jackson | GA | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 3 W Peach State Speedway. Chicken Coup Lifted off ground and several trees down. (FFC) |
| 23:07 | 60 mph | 6 E Heartstrong | Yuma | CO | Trained spotter estimated winds gusting 50 to 60 MPH. Time estimated based on radar. (GLD) |
| 23:17 | 60 mph | 2 E Wall | Tom Green | TX | West Texas Mesonet site. (SJT) |
| 23:26 | 59 mph | 2 Sse San Angelo | Tom Green | TX | (SJT) |
| 23:31 | 69 mph | 29 W Ozona | Crockett | TX | West Texas Mesonet site at Fort Lancaster. (SJT) |
| 23:43 | 61 mph | 5 E North Platte | Lincoln | NE | ASOS station KLBF North Platte Airport. (LBF) |
| 23:45 | damage | 2 Nne Moscow | Augusta | VA | Report of a tree and power line down in the Mt. Solon area. Time estimated. (LWX) |
| 23:50 | 63 mph | 4 E North Platte | Lincoln | NE | RSOIS measurement. (LBF) |
| 00:00 | 62 mph | Hugo | Lincoln | CO | Corrects previous non-tstm wnd gst report from Hugo. Mesonet station EW0539 Hugo. (BOU) |
| 00:18 | damage | 1 N Jolly | Clay | TX | Snapped power poles along FM2393. Radar estimated time. (OUN) |
| 00:19 | 61 mph | 8 Nw Bethune | Kit Carson | CO | KCOSTRAT21 reported a gust of 61 MPH. (GLD) |
| 00:24 | damage | 2 N Bridgewater | Rockingham | VA | Delayed report. Empty detached semi trailer overturned... roof removed/tossed from an outbuilding leading to partial collapse... and multiple trees downed in the vicini (LWX) |
| 00:25 | 61 mph | 8 Nnw Boyero | Lincoln | CO | Mesonet station UP711 7.7 NW Boyero (UPR). (BOU) |
| 00:33 | 60 mph | 2 Wnw Menard | Menard | TX | West Texas Mesonet site. (SJT) |
| 00:35 | 58 mph | 3 Se Oakley | Logan | KS | AWOS station KOEL 2 ESE Oakley. (GLD) |
| 00:42 | 60 mph | 3 Nnw Trenton | Hitchcock | NE | Trained spotter 1 north of Trenton dam reported estimated 60 MPH wing gust. No hail. (GLD) |
| 00:45 | damage | 7 Ene Fort Mckavett | Menard | TX | Delayed Report: There was damage to 8 power poles along US 190. The wooden crossarms were snapped off. Also... power lines were blown down. The estimated wind speed was (SJT) |
| 00:49 | 71 mph | 1 E Mccook | Red Willow | NE | (GLD) |
| 00:55 | damage | 4 W Menard | Menard | TX | Delayed Report: There was major damage to an outbuilding. the roof was blown off an thrown about 100 feet. Also... many tree branches were broken. The time is based on (SJT) |
| 00:57 | 59 mph | 4 E Grinnell | Gove | KS | UP830 reported a 59 MPH gust. (GLD) |
| 00:58 | 62 mph | 5 N Cambridge | Furnas | NE | (GID) |
| 00:59 | 67 mph | 9 Sse Stockville | Frontier | NE | personal weather station. (LBF) |
| 01:01 | damage | 4 N Blakeman | Rawlins | KS | Numerous 0.75 to 1.5 inch live tree limbs blown down. Large 5.5 inch diameter dead tree limb also down. Reported 0.67 hundredths of rain. Time estimated via radar. (GLD) |
| 01:06 | damage | 10 Nnw Cleo | Menard | TX | Delayed Report: There was major damage to a mobile home and a an outbuilding was swept off its foundation. There were two carports that had mainly roof damage. A 4 whee (SJT) |
| 01:29 | 59 mph | 4 Ne Hayne | Seward | KS | Mesonet station UR350 Kismws. (DDC) |
| 01:35 | 60 mph | 3 N Colby | Thomas | KS | AWOS station KCBK 2 N Colby. (GLD) |
| 01:45 | damage | 3 W Peach State Speedwa | Jackson | GA | Chicken Coup Lifted off ground and several trees down. (FFC) |
| 01:56 | damage | Atlanta | Phelps | NE | House damaged from possible Tornado 1 west of Atlanta on Facebook. Time estimated from radar. (GID) |
| 02:15 | 67 mph | 5 Nnw Holdrege | Phelps | NE | (GID) |
| 02:21 | 58 mph | 9 Wsw Winona | Logan | KS | Mesonet station UP840 9.0 W Winona (UPR). (GLD) |
| 02:29 | 59 mph | 2 Ese Overton | Dawson | NE | (GID) |
| 02:31 | 60 mph | 1 E Hill City | Graham | KS | ASOS station KHLC Hill City. (GLD) |
| 02:36 | 58 mph | 7 N Loomis | Phelps | NE | Corrects previous flood report from 7 N Loomis. (GID) |
| 02:45 | 60 mph | 8 S Elm Creek | Phelps | NE | (GID) |
| 02:47 | damage | 1 Sse Grainfield | Gove | KS | Delayed report of a truck flipped... likely due to strong winds. (GLD) |
| 02:50 | 59 mph | 1 E Hill City | Graham | KS | ASOS station KHLC Hill City. (GLD) |
| 02:55 | 60 mph | 1 E Odessa | Buffalo | NE | (GID) |
| 02:59 | 58 mph | 3 E Riverdale | Buffalo | NE | (GID) |
| 03:00 | 62 mph | 5 Sse Odessa | Phelps | NE | (GID) |
| 03:14 | 60 mph | 3 Nne Kearney | Buffalo | NE | (GID) |
| 03:19 | 68 mph | 4 N Kearney | Buffalo | NE | (GID) |
| 03:24 | 72 mph | 6 Ese Lora | Hemphill | TX | This wind gust occurred under a thunderstorm anvil... and was not caused by a notable thunderstorm on radar. (AMA) |
| 03:58 | 63 mph | 2 Nne Norman | Kearney | NE | (GID) |
| 04:00 | 65 mph | Grand Island Airport | Hall | NE | Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report of 64 MPH from Grand Island Airport. (GID) |
| 04:01 | damage | 4 S Lawrence | Nuckolls | NE | Viewer reported damage 4S of Lawrence. Some sheds were damaged along with some tree tops. (GID) |
| 04:07 | 64 mph | 2 N Hastings | Adams | NE | (GID) |
| 04:10 | damage | 4 S Nelson | Nuckolls | NE | Livestock Trailer Truck flipped over at junction of Hwy 136E and Hwy14. (GID) |
| 04:15 | 60 mph | 1 Ese Doniphan | Hall | NE | NWS Employee estimates 60 to 65 mph winds in Doniphan. (GID) |
| 04:16 | 60 mph | Deweese | Clay | NE | Est 50-60mph with heavy rain and near zero visibility. (GID) |
| 04:18 | 58 mph | Grand Island Airport | Hall | NE | ASOS Records 58 mph wind gust at 11:18pm. (GID) |
| 04:30 | 79 mph | 4 Wnw Davenport | Nuckolls | NE | Mesonet recorded a 79 mph wind gust at 11:30pm. (GID) |
| 04:35 | damage | 4 Sw Archer | Merrick | NE | Facebook photo of power pole damage. Power outages were reported in the Central City and Palmer areas. Time estimated from radar. (GID) |
| 04:53 | 60 mph | Marquette | Hamilton | NE | Heavy rain with wind gusts of 50-60mph. (GID) |
| 05:15 | 67 mph | 2 Se Carleton | Thayer | NE | Mesonet recorded 67mph at 12:07am. (GID) |
| 09:19 | damage | 1 W Huron | Atchison | KS | EM reports damage to outbuildings at two locations within a mile of each other west of Huron. Based on images and radar data... it appears to be straight line winds bet (EAX) |
Original file: SPC report page for this day. Times are UTC; the storm day starts at 12:00 UTC (7 AM CDT).