Storm reports — Thursday, May 7, 2026

The NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 3 tornado reports, 5 hail reports and 24 damaging-wind reports for the storm day from 12:00 UTC on May 7, 2026 to 12:00 UTC the next morning — most of them in FL, AL.

3tornado reports
5hail reports · largest 2.00″
24wind reports

Reports by state

FL23AL9

Tornado reports

UTCRatingPlaceCountyStateRemarks
14:02—2 Se DeesMobileALCorrects previous tornado report from 3 SE Dees. Preliminary ground survey confirms low end EF1 damage northeast of Grand Bay... Alabama. Maximum intensity of 88 mph wa (MOB)
14:04—3 Se DeesMobileALNWS storm survey confirms a low-end EF1 tornado with maximum winds of 88 mph occurred northeast of Grand Bay... moving southeast toward i-10 before quickly dissipating. (MOB)
14:16—2 Nw BellefontaineMobileALAvailable Sentinel 2 satellite imagery and available radar data with a tornado debris signature revealed a weak EF0 tornado occurred near Theodore Industrial Park. Mino (MOB)

Hail reports

UTCSizePlaceCountyStateRemarks
14:362.00″FairhopeBaldwinALBroadcast media relayed report via social media of very large hail estimated around 2 inches in diameter in Fairhope. Location and time estimated by radar. (MOB)
14:451.50″3 W SummerdaleBaldwinALSpotter report with photos of 1.5 inch hail after some melting. (MOB)
14:551.00″1 Sw SummerdaleBaldwinAL(MOB)
17:571.25″FloralaCovingtonALHalf dollar sized hail reported by local business on south side of Florala. (MOB)
18:041.00″1 Nnw PaxtonWaltonFLReport from a bank near the AL/FL line of quarter size hail. (TAE)

Wind reports

UTCGustPlaceCountyStateRemarks
12:06damage2 Wnw GeraldDaleALReport of a tree down on CR17 Near Rolling Pine. (TAE)
12:24damage2 Nne Geneva MunicipalGenevaALReport of powerlines down near AL 85 and East Neva Drive in RD. (TAE)
13:36damage2 Se PittmanHolmesFLReport of wind damage on JW Miller Road. (TAE)
13:54damageBethlehemHolmesFLSeveral trees reported down on Hwy 177. (TAE)
14:10damage1 S GracevilleJacksonFLTree reported down on Hwy 77 near Graceville. (TAE)
14:10damage1 Wnw GracevilleJacksonFLTree reported down on Mill Creek Road. (TAE)
14:15damage1 S BonifayHolmesFLReport of a tree down on Hwy 79 N near Bonifay. (TAE)
14:50damageGordonWaltonFLNumerous trees down between Paxton and New Harmony. Time estimated by radar. (TAE)
15:05damageDe Funiak SpringsWaltonFLNumerous trees and power lines reported down around the DeFuniak Springs area. (TAE)
15:36damageVernonWashingtonFLNumerous downed trees in Vernon. One building with roof damage. (TAE)
15:36damage2 Nne VernonWashingtonFLTrees down on powerlines on Highway 79 north of Vernon. (TAE)
15:50damageWausauWashingtonFLnumerous calls involving downed power lines and fallen trees across Washington county. Report via Washington County Fire Services Facebook page. (TAE)
16:40damageChattahoocheeGadsdenFLTwo power lines reportedly fell onto the road near West Bonita Street in Chattahoochee. (TAE)
16:59damage1 N QuincyGadsdenFLTrees down in Quincy. Additional trees down reported elsewhere in the county - location being determined. (TAE)
17:05damage1 Nw MidwayGadsdenFLReport of power line down on Rustling Pines Blvd. (TAE)
17:06damage2 S Lake JacksonLeonFLTrees reported down on Old Bainbridge road near Danesborogh Drive and Fred George Road. (TAE)
17:06damage1 Sw Lake JacksonLeonFLTree reported down on N Monroe St. (TAE)
17:10damage1 S FreemontGadsdenFLReport of tree blocking roadway on Beaver Creek Drive. (TAE)
17:12damage2 Ene Orchard PondLeonFLTrees reported down on N Meridian Rd and Iamonia Farms Rd. (TAE)
17:18damage1 Ene Governors SquareLeonFLTree reported down on E Park Ave near Victory Garden. (TAE)
17:18damageGovernors Square MallLeonFLTree reported down on Blair Stone and E Park Ave. (TAE)
17:18damage2 Nw Tallahassee Comm CLeonFLmPING report of trees uprooted. (TAE)
17:18damage1 Sw Killearn EstatesLeonFLElectrical lines reported down on Olson Road and Raymond Diehl Road. (TAE)
17:57damage1 Wnw PaxtonWaltonFLTrees reported down west of Paxton. (TAE)

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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