Storm reports — Friday, May 22, 2026

The NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 22 tornado reports, 33 hail reports and 89 damaging-wind reports for the storm day from 12:00 UTC on May 22, 2026 to 12:00 UTC the next morning — most of them in TX, GA, AL.

22tornado reports

33hail reports · largest 2.75″

89wind reports · peak 94 mph

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Reports by state

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Tornado reports

UTC	Rating	Place	County	State	Remarks
14:28	—	1 Ssw Isney	Choctaw	AL	Available Sentinel 2 satellite imagery revealed a weak EF0 tornado occurred in the Isney area. The tornado began south of Wildflower Road... tracking northeast across P (MOB)
15:33	—	3 Ene West Bend	Clarke	AL	Available Sentinel 2 satellite imagery revealed an EF1 tornado occurred in the Smyer area off of Highway 69. The tornado remained solely within forest staying just east (MOB)
15:43	—	2 W Gallion	Marengo	AL	A tornado developed along Sparks Road... east of Demopolis... near the Marengo County/Hale County line... where several hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted... and (BMX)
15:47	—	3 S Sweet Water	Marengo	AL	A brief tornado occurred in the Exmoor community along County Road 6... between County Road 7 and Lewis Road. The tornado began along the back tree line of a property t (BMX)
15:52	—	3 Se Woods Bluff	Clarke	AL	Available Sentinel 2 satellite imagery revealed that an EF1 tornado tracked across forested parts of Clarke County in the Campbell area just west of Highway 69. The tor (MOB)
17:13	—	3 N Vance	Tuscaloosa	AL	An EF-1 tornado was confirmed in eastern Tuscaloosa County. Winds up to 95 mph. Path length 2.65 miles. Maximum width 150 yards. (BMX)
17:16	—	4 Ssw Abernant	Tuscaloosa	AL	TDS observed from KBMX radar. (BMX)
17:57	—	2 Wnw Holly Pond	Cullman	AL	NWS Storm Survey resulted in the Baileyton EF-1 tornado with a 300 yard width... 8.7 mile length... and max wind of 107 mph. (HUN)
21:25	—	5 Wsw Grassland	Lynn	TX	[Landspout] Report of small funnel halfway up to cloud. (LUB)
22:02	—	3 Se Plainview	Hale	TX	[Landspout] Multiple reports on X from chasers of landspouts. (LUB)
22:16	—	3 Nne Oto	Woodbury	IA	Very brief touchdown documented via two independent photos. (FSD)
22:27	—	6 S Lazbuddie	Bailey	TX	[Landspout] Corrects previous landspout report from 6 S Lazbuddie. Spotter report of a landspout. (LUB)
22:34	—	3 W Spade	Lamb	TX	[Landspout] Spotter report of a landspout. (LUB)
22:42	—	3 N Earth	Lamb	TX	[Landspout] Spotter network report of a landspout. (LUB)
22:42	—	1 E Murray	Cass	NE	Multiple trained spotters reported a brief... weak tornado... supported by photographic evidence. No damage was reported. (OAX)
22:44	—	1 E Murray	Cass	NE	Trained spotter report supported by a photograph of a brief tornado touching down near Murrary... Nebraska. (OAX)
22:58	—	3 Nnw Lone Mountain	Claiborne	TN	An EF-0 tornado began about 1.5 miles SSW of New Tazewell... damaging trees on Coffey Road before impacting buildings in New Tazewell including significant damage to Du (MRX)
23:09	—	Edmonson	Hale	TX	[Landspout] Media report of landspout near Edmonson. (LUB)
23:09	—	3 Ne Hart	Castro	TX	[Landspout] Spotter report of a landspout. (LUB)
23:11	—	1 Sw Fluvanna	Scurry	TX	[Landspout] Spotter reported a landspout near Fluvanna lasting about 7 minutes. (MAF)
23:26	—	6 Nnw Abernathy	Hale	TX	Multiple reports of a dusty tornado. (LUB)
00:02	—	1 Ssw Morgantown	Butler	KY	NWS Storm Survey confirmed EF0 85 mph peak wind tornado occurred with a width of 30 yards and length of 0.32 miles. (LMK)

Hail reports

UTC	Size	Place	County	State	Remarks
21:53	1.00″	3 E Destrehan	St. Charles	LA	(LIX)
22:09	1.00″	1 Wsw Slaton	Lubbock	TX	Isolated quarter size hail... but mostly dime and smaller. (LUB)
22:20	1.75″	1 Wnw Slaton	Lubbock	TX	Media viewer sent in hail picture. (LUB)
22:30	1.00″	1 N Sarita	Kenedy	TX	A quarter inch hail was reported by the public in Sarita... TX. The report was from a photo posted onto our NWSChat 2.0/Slack page. Time radar estimated. (BRO)
22:43	1.00″	10 Sw Aiken	Hale	TX	Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LUB)
22:45	1.00″	10 Sw Aiken	Hale	TX	Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LUB)
22:48	1.75″	10 Sw Aiken	Hale	TX	(LUB)
22:50	1.00″	3 Se Lubbock Int. Airpo	Lubbock	TX	Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LUB)
22:56	1.50″	6 N Petersburg	Hale	TX	Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (LUB)
22:56	1.75″	8 Ssw Aiken	Hale	TX	Picture reported on social. (LUB)
23:00	2.25″	10 Sw Aiken	Hale	TX	Report from mPING: Hen Egg+ (2.25 in.). (LUB)
23:10	2.50″	10 Sw Aiken	Hale	TX	Report from mPING: Tennis Ball (2.50 in.). (LUB)
23:53	1.25″	9 N Petersburg	Hale	TX	Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (LUB)
23:57	2.00″	6 Nnw Petersburg	Hale	TX	Measured 2.18 inch hail. Time is estimated based on radar. (LUB)
00:00	1.00″	9 W Henderson	Rusk	TX	Quarter size hail reported in the Price community. (SHV)
00:05	1.50″	8 Nw Petersburg	Hale	TX	Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (LUB)
00:11	1.00″	4 Ese Shreveport	Caddo	LA	Report of quarter sized hail in Cedar Grove neighborhood in Shreveport. (SHV)
00:15	1.00″	5 Ssw Tatum	Panola	TX	Quarter size hail reported near Martin Lake. (SHV)
00:20	1.00″	6 S New London	Rusk	TX	Reported around the Turnertown Community. (SHV)
00:20	1.25″	Snyder	Scurry	TX	Fire Department reported hail slightly larger than quarters falling over the east side of Snyder. (MAF)
00:30	1.00″	6 Wnw Henderson	Rusk	TX	Social media report of quarter sized hail in Joinerville. (SHV)
00:40	1.25″	6 S New London	Rusk	TX	Reported around the Turnertown Community. (SHV)
01:00	1.75″	2 W Bushland	Potter	TX	(AMA)
01:05	1.00″	1 Wsw Canyon	Randall	TX	Hail started around 8 and would continue for about 15 minutes. Accumulating hail occurred as well. Hail started small but would eventually peak at the size of quarters. (AMA)
01:05	2.75″	1 Ene Bushland	Potter	TX	(AMA)
01:24	1.00″	Tennyson	Coke	TX	(SJT)
07:16	1.00″	1 Nw Grapevine	Tarrant	TX	Hail up to 1 inch was reported. (FWD)
07:29	1.00″	4 E Duncanville	Dallas	TX	Hail up to 1 inch was reported. (FWD)
07:38	1.50″	1 E Carrollton	Dallas	TX	Delayed report. A post on X showed 1.5 inch hail near the intersection of Trinity Mills Rd and Scott Mill Rd. (FWD)
07:55	1.00″	4 Nnw University Park	Dallas	TX	Hail up to 1 inches reported. (FWD)
08:30	1.00″	Heath	Rockwall	TX	Delayed report. A trained spotter reported 1 inch hail in Heath on X. (FWD)
10:05	1.25″	1 Nnw Lindale	Smith	TX	(SHV)
10:12	1.00″	4 Wsw Tyler	Smith	TX	Reports of hail as large as quarters in the Lindsey Park area. (SHV)

Wind reports

UTC	Gust	Place	County	State	Remarks
15:42	damage	2 Wnw Gallion	Marengo	AL	Box truck overturned... trees down... various debris strewn. Will investigate further. (BMX)
16:00	damage	3 Sse Morvin	Clarke	AL	Tree down across AL 69 blocking both the northbound and southbound lanes. (MOB)
17:17	damage	5 N Langston	Jackson	AL	Emergency manager reported a tree down on County Road 114 in Scottsboro blocking both lanes. Time estimated by radar. (HUN)
17:55	damage	2 Wsw Fairview	Cullman	AL	Multiple trees down on CR 1654. (HUN)
17:58	damage	2 Sse Fairview	Cullman	AL	911 received report of tree down blocking the roadway. Timing estimated by radar. (HUN)
17:58	damage	1 E Fairview	Cullman	AL	911 report of tree down at the intersection of HWY 69 N and CR 1583 blocking one lane. Timing estimated by radar. (HUN)
18:00	damage	2 Nnw Holly Pond	Cullman	AL	Multiple trees down on CR 1710 and CR 1711. (HUN)
18:02	damage	2 S Baileyton	Cullman	AL	911 call reporting multiple trees down off of CR 1684. Time estimated by radar. (HUN)
18:05	damage	3 Nne Holly Pond	Cullman	AL	Multiple trees down all along CR 1716 blocking the roadway. (HUN)
18:07	damage	3 S Baileyton	Cullman	AL	Mobile home lost roof... barn destroyed... 100 year old trees down on house on CR 1684. (HUN)
18:10	damage	2 Ne Baileyton	Cullman	AL	Damage to mobile home near CR 1762 and CR 1763 intersection. Time estimated by radar. (HUN)
18:12	damage	2 Ne Baileyton	Cullman	AL	Multiple trees and tree limbs down at the intersection of AL 67 and SR 69. (HUN)
18:15	damage	3 Nne Baileyton	Cullman	AL	Trees down on CR 1769. Time based on radar. (HUN)
18:15	damage	5 S Somerville	Morgan	AL	Tree down blocking one lane. Time estimated by radar. (HUN)
18:16	damage	2 Ne Baileyton	Cullman	AL	911 report of a tree down off of CR 1763. Time estimated by radar. (HUN)
18:51	damage	3 Nw Union Grove	Marshall	AL	Tree downed. Time estimated by radar. (HUN)
19:00	damage	2 Ne Radium Springs	Dougherty	GA	Tree reported down near Liberty Expressway and Moultrie Road. (TAE)
19:00	damage	5 Nnw Killen	Lauderdale	AL	Trees were knocked down at the intersection of CR 63 and CR 73 blocking both lanes of CR 73. (HUN)
19:05	damage	1 Sse Forrester	Lee	GA	spotter reported tree knocked down. (TAE)
19:10	damage	2 E East Albany	Dougherty	GA	Tree reported down near Rosebrier Avenue and South Mock Road. (TAE)
19:15	damage	2 Wsw Flat Rock	Muscogee	GA	Ten or more trees down in the vicinity of Billings Rd and Old Dominion Rd. (FFC)
19:27	68 mph	3 Wsw Coronaca	Greenwood	SC	Greenwood County Airport (KGRD) ASOS recorded a 68 mph wind gust associated with a thunderstorm. (GSP)
19:30	damage	2 Nnw Byne Crossroads	Lee	GA	Lee county dispatch reports tree down near Hwy 32 and Palmyra Rd. (TAE)
19:30	damage	2 Sw Philema	Lee	GA	Lee County dispatch reports a tree down near Hwy 32 and Philema Rd. (TAE)
19:30	damage	2 S Mossy Dell	Lee	GA	Fallen trees on SR 36 Eastbound at GRAVES SPRINGS ST. All lanes closed. (TAE)
19:38	damage	4 Sse Philema	Worth	GA	Worth County Dispatch reports a tree down on Mt Horeb Rd near Oakfield. (TAE)
19:40	damage	Tifton	Tift	GA	A few trees reported down in Tift county. (TAE)
19:45	damage	4 Ssw Laurens	Laurens	SC	911 Call Center reported multiple instances of trees and powerlines down across the southeast half of Laurens County. (GSP)
19:50	damage	Buena Vista	Marion	GA	Tree down at Geneva Rd and Putville St. (FFC)
20:00	damage	1 Sse Big Lazer Creek W	Talbot	GA	Several trees down near Smith Road and Pobiddy Rd. (FFC)
20:01	damage	Sycamore	Turner	GA	Tree reported down on powerline in Sycamore. (TAE)
20:02	damage	Andalusia	Covington	AL	Covington County 911 reports several trees down in Andalusia. Time estimated via radar. (MOB)
20:05	damage	5 Ssw Folsom	St. Tammany	LA	Tree down across Highway 1077 at Harold Core Road. (LIX)
20:05	damage	1 Ene Folsom	St. Tammany	LA	Trees reported down on several streets in the Folsom and Goodbee area. (LIX)
20:10	damage	Ocilla	Irwin	GA	Irwin County dispatch reports a tree down on a car in Ocilla. (TAE)
20:10	damage	1 W Tennille	Washington	GA	Utility company reports large tree branches and power lines down near the intersection of Tennile Oconee Road and Highway 68. (FFC)
20:10	damage	1 N Piedmont Park	Fulton	GA	Tree down across roadway near intersection of Piedmont Way and Montgomery Ferry Drive. (FFC)
20:35	58 mph	2 S Brownfield	Terry	TX	(LUB)
20:48	damage	1 Nne Abbeville	Abbeville	SC	911 Call Center reported multiple trees down blocking road way on Old Douglas Mill Road. (GSP)
20:49	damage	1 Ese Elba	Coffee	AL	Tree reported down in Elba. (TAE)
21:19	damage	Sasser	Terrell	GA	Tree down in Sasser. (TAE)
21:20	damage	3 Nw Croxton Crossroads	Sumter	GA	Utility company reports a tree and power lines down near the intersection of Salters Mill Road and Bonds Trail Road. (FFC)
21:23	damage	1 Ssw Buena Vista	Marion	GA	Tree on house at intersection of E6th Ave and Depot Ln. (FFC)
21:25	damage	2 Se Thomson	Mcduffie	GA	Spotter reports tree branches down with power outages reported. Time estimated by radar. (CAE)
21:27	damage	6 W Ovett	Jones	MS	Law enforcement reported multiple trees down across portions of southern Jones County. (JAN)
21:30	damage	5 E Eastman	Dodge	GA	Utility company reports power lines down near the intersection of Highway 46 and Reedy Branch Road. (FFC)
21:31	damage	2 W Cross Keys	Bibb	GA	EM reported destruction of gas station canopy. (FFC)
21:33	damage	2 Nne Macon	Bibb	GA	Em reports multiple trees down along the 1100 block of Jackson Springs Rd in Macon GA. (FFC)
21:51	damage	1 S Neyami	Lee	GA	Lee County dispatch reports a tree down in the 200 block of Crotwell Rd. (TAE)
21:55	damage	6 Ene Callison	Greenwood	SC	911 Call Center reported multiple trees down across the southern part of Greenwood County. (GSP)
21:59	damage	3 Nw Philema	Lee	GA	mPING report of 3 inch limbs broken. (TAE)
22:00	damage	1 E Folsom	St. Tammany	LA	Delayed report of thunderstorm wind damage in the northern part of Folsom. Several downed trees in a park and several snapped trees in an adjacent field. (LIX)
22:10	damage	2 Wnw Mcintyre	Wilkinson	GA	Utility company reports trees and large branches down near the intersection of Vinson Road and Dedrick Road. (FFC)
22:15	damage	2 E Browns Crossing	Baldwin	GA	Tree down near intersection of Pettigrew Rd NW and Wilson Drive NW per EM. (FFC)
22:15	damage	1 N Browns Crossing	Baldwin	GA	EM reports a tree down at Lawrence Rd NW and Fishing Creek Church Rd NW. (FFC)
22:18	damage	1 Ssw Hardwick	Baldwin	GA	Tree down near intersection of south main street and third street per EM. (FFC)
22:20	damage	4 Ese Hardwick	Baldwin	GA	EM reports tree down at the 300 block of Stembridge Rd SE. (FFC)
22:30	damage	3 Ssw Chokee	Lee	GA	Lee county dispatch reports a power line down on Batts Rd near State Road 195. (TAE)
22:40	damage	2 S Rose Hill	Union	TN	Several trees down. (MRX)
22:56	damage	2 W Mount Olive	Covington	MS	Tree downed on Jaynesville Rd and Johnson Stewart Rd. (JAN)
22:56	damage	1 Wnw Mount Olive	Covington	MS	Tree downed on Jaynesville Rd at Hwy 49. (JAN)
23:00	damage	2 Ene Rose Hill	Union	TN	Several trees down. (MRX)
23:05	damage	2 Sw Tazewell	Claiborne	TN	Roof and wall of the lumber store in New Tazewell collapsed leaving debris and insulation strewn across road and powerlines. Rotating wall cloud observed with the storm (MRX)
23:06	damage	1 Nw Dasher	Lowndes	GA	Tree down on a power line near Carroll Ulmer Road and Dasher Road. (TAE)
23:19	61 mph	4 Wnw Melrose	Curry	NM	Draper. (ABQ)
23:53	damage	4 N Oak Ridge	Morehouse	LA	A few power lines down with many power outages. (JAN)
00:18	damage	Epps	West Carroll	LA	A few power lines down with many power outages. (JAN)
00:30	94 mph	19 N Port Mansfield	Gmz135	TX	Buoy station RSJT2 Rincon Del San Jose... TX. (BRO)
00:30	damage	6 Sw Lake Providence	East Carroll	LA	A few power lines down with many power outages. (JAN)
00:45	damage	4 N Sondheimer	East Carroll	LA	A few power lines down with many power outages. (JAN)
01:08	damage	Onward	Sharkey	MS	A power line down. (JAN)
01:32	62 mph	7 Ese Silverton	Briscoe	TX	(LUB)
01:57	58 mph	3 N Roaring Springs	Motley	TX	(LUB)
02:05	damage	6 Wsw Kearney Park	Madison	MS	A few power lines down. (JAN)
02:51	74 mph	1 N Shields	Coleman	TX	(SJT)
03:11	damage	1 Nnw Morgan City	St. Mary	LA	Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 NNW Morgan City. Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 NNW Morgan City. KLFY reports a tree fell on a home at 336 Wr (LCH)
10:28	damage	1 S Jacksonville	Cherokee	TX	Several trees reported down across the entire city of Jacksonville. (SHV)
10:30	damage	2 Ese New Chapel Hill	Smith	TX	trees down across Smith County... including just north of Lake Tyler. (SHV)
10:36	damage	1 Nnw Morgan City	St. Mary	LA	Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 NNW Morgan City. KLFY reports a tree fell on a home at 336 Wren St in Morgan City... LA. No injuries were reported. Time es (LCH)
11:03	damage	5 Wsw Rocky Mound	Camp	TX	Report of a tree down on the 2500 Block of FM 1519 near Leesburg TX. (SHV)
11:05	damage	2 Se Friendswood	Galveston	TX	Trees blown down. West Ranch neighborhood. (HGX)
11:15	damage	6 Wnw Henderson	Rusk	TX	Report of a tree down on CR 64 west of Henderson TX. (SHV)
11:27	58 mph	1 S Highlands	Gmz335	TX	Mesonet station HLNT2 G103 San Jacinto River At I-10 E. (HGX)
11:36	damage	1 Nnw Morgan City	St. Mary	LA	KLFY reports a tree fell on a home at 336 Wren St in Morgan City... LA. No injuries were reported. Time estimated by radar. (LCH)
11:36	damage	11 Wsw Beckville	Rusk	TX	Trees down on County Road 3102. (SHV)
11:44	67 mph	4 Nne San Leon	Gmz335	TX	Mesonet station XGAL Galveston Bay. (HGX)
11:45	damage	7 N Hallsville	Harrison	TX	Trees down on FM 449 near Carterville community. (SHV)
11:54	damage	11 Nw Nesbitt	Harrison	TX	Report of tree down on Red Bull Drive north of Harleton... TX near Lake Deerwood. (SHV)
11:55	damage	1 Ese Dayton	Liberty	TX	Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 ESE Dayton. A member of the public shared multiple videos on social media... showing straight line wind damage in Dayton. T (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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