The NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 1 tornado report, 14 hail reports and 14 damaging-wind reports for the storm day from 12:00 UTC on May 3, 2026 to 12:00 UTC the next morning — most of them in IL, NV, MO.
| UTC | Rating | Place | County | State | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23:10 | — | 3 Wsw Chester | Plumas | CA | [Landspout] ALERTCalifornia PG&E webcam footage relayed through social media showed a landspout in an unpopulated... rural area of Plumas County west of Chester around (STO) |
| UTC | Size | Place | County | State | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02:55 | 1.50″ | 2 S Truxton | Warren | MO | Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (LSX) |
| 02:58 | 1.75″ | Hawk Point | Lincoln | MO | (LSX) |
| 03:02 | 1.00″ | 2 Sw Cave | Lincoln | MO | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LSX) |
| 03:08 | 1.75″ | Troy | Lincoln | MO | (LSX) |
| 03:53 | 1.00″ | Assumption | Christian | IL | Time estimated from radar. (ILX) |
| 03:55 | 1.00″ | 3 Sw Godfrey | Madison | IL | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LSX) |
| 03:55 | 1.50″ | 2 Nw Alton | Madison | IL | Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (LSX) |
| 03:58 | 1.75″ | 1 Ne Alton | Madison | IL | Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). (LSX) |
| 03:58 | 1.00″ | Alton | Madison | IL | (LSX) |
| 03:59 | 1.75″ | 1 S Godfrey | Madison | IL | (LSX) |
| 04:00 | 2.00″ | 3 W Alton | Madison | IL | Email report showing 2 inch stone next to tape measure. time estimated from radar. (LSX) |
| 04:05 | 1.50″ | 1 Nne Bethalto | Madison | IL | (LSX) |
| 04:06 | 1.00″ | Bethalto | Madison | IL | (LSX) |
| 04:42 | 1.00″ | 5 Nne Plainview | Macoupin | IL | Via email... no photo. time estimated via radar. (LSX) |
| UTC | Gust | Place | County | State | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:30 | 65 mph | 1 Wnw Stewart | Carson City | NV | Mesonet station NV025 Carson City. (REV) |
| 21:31 | 58 mph | 4 Wsw Dayton | Lyon | NV | Mesonet station NEMNV 4.6 S Gold Hill (NV DOT). (REV) |
| 21:46 | 58 mph | 3 W Van Tassell | Niobrara | WY | Mesonet station WY60 3.4 W Van Tassell (WYDOT). 20dBZ convective shower over Van Tassell gusted 58mph. (CYS) |
| 21:53 | 61 mph | 3 Ssw Sparks | Washoe | NV | ASOS station KRNO Reno. (REV) |
| 22:15 | damage | 2 Nw Quincy | Plumas | CA | Quincy Fire Department reported three downed trees associated with strong thunderstorms. Observed peak wind gusts were up to 45 mph. (STO) |
| 22:15 | 63 mph | 11 Ssw Oelrichs | Fall River | SD | (UNR) |
| 22:20 | 59 mph | 2 Sse Verdi | Washoe | NV | Mesonet station NV052 South Verdi. (REV) |
| 22:20 | 60 mph | 2 Nw Reno | Washoe | NV | Mesonet station NV013 Northwest Reno. (REV) |
| 22:42 | 60 mph | 5 W Chadron | Dawes | NE | ASOS station KCDR Chadron Airport - Cdr. (CYS) |
| 23:15 | 75 mph | 16 N Mercury | Nye | NV | Mesonet station A06AA 16.4 N Mercury (ARL SORD). Showers were in the vicinity at the time of gust. (VEF) |
| 23:30 | damage | 1 Se Gold Hill | Jackson | OR | LArge tree down across road. (MFR) |
| 23:45 | 77 mph | 31 N Mercury | Nye | NV | Mesonet station A04AA 30.6 N Mercury (ARL SORD). Showers were in the vicinity at the time of gust. (VEF) |
| 23:45 | damage | 3 Ese Grants Pass | Josephine | OR | *** 2 INJ *** Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 3 ESE Grants Pass. Large tree down on multiple mobile homes. (MFR) |
| 00:00 | damage | 2 W Gold Hill | Jackson | OR | *** 1 INJ *** Two trees down at outdoor vineyard tasting room. (MFR) |
Original file: SPC report page for this day. Times are UTC; the storm day starts at 12:00 UTC (7 AM CDT).