Storm reports — Friday, May 1, 2026

The NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 1 tornado report, 4 hail reports and 9 damaging-wind reports for the storm day from 12:00 UTC on May 1, 2026 to 12:00 UTC the next morning — most of them in TX.

1tornado reports
4hail reports · largest 1.00″
9wind reports · peak 119 mph

Reports by state

TX14

Tornado reports

UTCRatingPlaceCountyStateRemarks
19:02—3 Wnw DacostaVictoriaTXNWS damage survey confirmed EF-1 tornado. (CRP)

Hail reports

UTCSizePlaceCountyStateRemarks
17:521.00″1 Nw KenedyKarnesTXMixture of Pea up to Quarter size hail from western Karnes City to Kenedy. (EWX)
18:531.00″7 Ene FanninVictoriaTX(CRP)
19:021.00″3 Ssw VictoriaVictoriaTXNickel to quarter sized hail. Winds have knocked out power. (CRP)
19:311.00″2 Nnw TivoliRefugioTXMeasured 1 inch hail at the high school. (CRP)

Wind reports

UTCGustPlaceCountyStateRemarks
19:03damage3 W DacostaVictoriaTXPhotos of an outbuilding destroyed and other building damage nearby. (CRP)
19:06damage1 Nw PlacedoVictoriaTXReport of 3 train cars tipped partially over. Time and location approximated using radar. (CRP)
19:10damage1 Ene DacostaVictoriaTXKAVU shared photos of a medium-sized tree snapped in half as well as large branches scattered on Grand Street right behind Placedo Elementary. (CRP)
19:19damage1 Nw PlacedoVictoriaTXREPORT OF 3 TRAIN CARS TIPPED PARTIALLY OVER. TIME AND LOCATION APPROXIMATED USING RADAR. CORRECTED FOR TIME. (CRP)
19:32119 mph2 N Point ComfortCalhounTXWeatherflow site measured 119 mph wind gust. Damage in the area appears consistent with this speed... including wooden transmission line poles snapped near the upper th (CRP)
19:5660 mph1 Wnw PalaciosMatagordaTXASOS station KPSX Palacios measured a 60 mph wind gust. (HGX)
20:0377 mph1 Wnw PalaciosMatagordaTXASOS station KPSX Palacios measured a 67 knot wind gust. (HGX)
20:04damage7 Sse Magnolia BeachCalhounTXTDEM reported damage and images of overturned RVs. Time estimated by radar. (CRP)
20:2671 mph18 Ese PalaciosGmz350TXMesonet station XMGB Matagorda Bay. (HGX)

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

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