Storm reports — Saturday, May 30, 2026

The NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 9 tornado reports, 62 hail reports and 77 damaging-wind reports for the storm day from 12:00 UTC on May 30, 2026 to 12:00 UTC the next morning — most of them in NE, KS, MO.

9tornado reports
62hail reports · largest 3.50″
77wind reports · peak 84 mph

Reports by state

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Tornado reports

UTCRatingPlaceCountyStateRemarks
22:25—10 Sse BushnellKimballNECorrects previous tornado report from 10 SSE Bushnell. Kimball County EM reported an ongoing tornado. Was also indicated via radar imagery. No damage has been reported. (CYS)
22:55—9 Sse BushnellKimballNECorrects previous tornado report from 9 SSE Bushnell. Video confirmation of ground circulation being tilted and stretched into thunderstorm updraft. Tiny condensation f (CYS)
00:00—10 Ese ClarkvilleYumaCOMultiple reports from trained spotters and storm chasers of reporting a funnel cloud with a dust swirl at the ground. (GLD)
00:00—10 Nne MadridPerkinsNE[Landspout] Delayed report. Photos and videos received of a landspout in progress. Time estimated by radar. (LBF)
00:05—PaoliPhillipsCONear US Highway 6 and County Road 21. (BOU)
00:08—9 Sse WagesPhillipsCO(BOU)
00:09—10 Nw WaunetaYumaCOTornado reported nw of Wauneta... CO. Ongoing as of time of report. (GLD)
00:28—9 N WellfleetLincolnNEStorm Spotter reported tornado via Twitter. (LBF)
00:45—11 Ne DickensLincolnNE[Landspout] (LBF)

Hail reports

UTCSizePlaceCountyStateRemarks
20:051.00″Fall RiverGreenwoodKS(ICT)
20:101.25″Fall RiverGreenwoodKS(ICT)
20:151.25″2 Sse Ft. DodgeFordKSPublic reported on social media dime to half dollar size hail. Pictures were included in the post. (DDC)
20:371.00″2 Nnw Chadron State ParDawesNEMedia received report of quarter-sized hail at Chadron State Park. (CYS)
20:481.00″ChanuteNeoshoKSReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (ICT)
21:081.00″3 E SharonBarberKSReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (DDC)
21:201.25″BazineNessKSHam radio spotter reported quarter to half dollar size hail. (DDC)
21:331.00″3 N ZendaKingmanKS(ICT)
21:441.50″5 E KingmanKingmanKSTime estimated from radar. (ICT)
22:001.00″NorthfieldMotleyTX(LUB)
22:001.75″7 S BushnellKimballNEKimball County EM reported golf ball sized hail within accumulating hail... leading to localized flash flooding in rural areas of Kimball County. (CYS)
22:151.50″AkronWashingtonCO(BOU)
22:301.00″1 Se AuroraLawrenceMOPhoto of quarter sized hail on Prospect and Wolfe Rd in Aurora. Time estimated from radar. (SGF)
22:332.75″6.3 Se BushnellKimballNEDelayed report of baseball sized hail approximately 6.3 miles southeast of Bushnell. Time was estimated from radar reflectivity. Multiple windows were destroyed. (CYS)
22:471.00″4 E LamarChaseNE(LBF)
22:491.25″2 Ene LenoraNortonKSTrained spotter reports half dollar sized hail. (GLD)
22:532.75″6.3 Se BushnellKimballNECorrects previous hail report from 6.3 SE Bushnell. Delayed report of baseball sized hail approximately 6.3 miles southeast of Bushnell. Time was estimated from radar r (CYS)
22:541.00″RepublicGreeneMOQuarter sized hail in Republic. (SGF)
23:001.56″10 Nnw WaunetaYumaCOStorm chaser measure 1.56 inch hail. (GLD)
23:001.50″2 Sw OglalaOglala LakotaSDTweet sent by local broadcast media and tagged NWS. (UNR)
23:001.50″6 Nw OglalaOglala LakotaSDTweet sent by local broadcast media and tagged NWS. (UNR)
23:021.00″BartleyRed WillowNEPicture of quarter-sized hail in Barley... NE. Time estimated from radar. (GLD)
23:041.00″4 N Hayes CenterHayesNE(LBF)
23:071.00″1 Ssw NortonNortonKSCocorahs report; picked up one stone that was 1 inch in diameter. Most stones were 1/2 inch in diameter. Not very many stones fell in total. (GLD)
23:212.00″10 S WallaceHayesNE(LBF)
23:222.75″10 S WallaceLincolnNE(LBF)
23:341.75″5 Sw Beaver CityFurnasNEDelayed report via Facebook photo of hail southwest of Beaver City. Time and location details estimated from radar. (GID)
23:371.00″HoisingtonBartonKS(ICT)
23:401.00″3 W AkronWashingtonCO(BOU)
23:421.75″1 W ElsiePerkinsNE(LBF)
23:451.00″1 E CambridgeFurnasNEHail up to quarter size. (GID)
23:451.25″1 E CambridgeFurnasNE(GID)
23:471.25″2 S WallaceLincolnNE(LBF)
23:511.25″2 Nnw CambridgeFurnasNE(GID)
23:541.00″2 W DickensLincolnNE(LBF)
00:151.00″1 Nne Mt VernonRenoKS(ICT)
00:261.00″5 N WellfleetLincolnNE(LBF)
00:331.00″6 Nw WellfleetLincolnNE(LBF)
00:341.25″7 Nw WellfleetLincolnNE(LBF)
00:352.25″5 N WellfleetLincolnNE(LBF)
00:371.00″AndaleSedgwickKSReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (ICT)
00:381.25″AndaleSedgwickKSReport from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (ICT)
00:381.00″6 W AndaleRenoKS(ICT)
00:401.25″AndaleSedgwickKS(ICT)
00:401.50″Mount HopeSedgwickKS55 to 65 mph winds along with the hail. (ICT)
00:401.75″6 Nw WellfleetLincolnNE(LBF)
00:411.50″AndaleSedgwickKSReport from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (ICT)
00:461.00″10 Sse HolyokePhillipsCO(BOU)
00:483.00″4 Nw WellfleetLincolnNE(LBF)
00:532.75″5 N WellfleetLincolnNE(LBF)
00:551.00″MaxwellLincolnNE(LBF)
00:561.00″1 S ChestnutridgeChristianMOPublic sent in a photo of a person holding a hail stone around the size of a quarter. (SGF)
00:563.50″4 N WellfleetLincolnNE(LBF)
00:581.50″BradyLincolnNE(LBF)
01:051.25″SedgwickHarveyKS(ICT)
01:251.00″5 Sse NewtonHarveyKS(ICT)
01:351.00″Mount HopeSedgwickKS(ICT)
02:452.50″6.3 Se BushnellKimballNEDelayed report of around 2.5 inches of precipitation throughout the duration of the storm event near Bushnell. (CYS)
03:081.25″9 Wnw OlpeLyonKSmping report. (TOP)
03:151.00″5 W EmporiaLyonKSDelayed report. Relayed via KVOE radio. Time estimated from radar data. (TOP)
03:161.00″3 E TamoraSewardNETrained spotter report of hail up to 1 inch in diameter and wind gusts estimated at 55 mph. (OAX)
03:271.00″EllsworthEllsworthKS(ICT)

Wind reports

UTCGustPlaceCountyStateRemarks
19:52damageClintonVan BurenARMultiple trees uprooted. (LZK)
20:14damage1 W GravesvilleVan BurenARLarge hardwood tree was blown down. (LZK)
20:1560 mph2 Ese BuffaloWilsonKSOccasional gusts to 70 mph and pea-sized hail. (ICT)
20:16damage2 E GravesvilleVan BurenARLarge hardwood tree was blown down onto a house. The house sustained major structural damage. (LZK)
20:2060 mphDamascusFaulknerARCO-OP observer estimated winds at 60 mph. (LZK)
20:20damage2 Ese BuffaloWilsonKSMultiple 4+ in limbs down... gusts estimated 70+ mph. (ICT)
21:10damage2 Ese JasperJasperMOReport of extensive damage to kennel... well... and barn at county road 120 and sumac ln southeast of Jasper. (SGF)
21:23damage1 Nw ErieNeoshoKSReports of limbs down... estimated 60-70+ mph gusts. (ICT)
21:53damageLa CrosseRushKSStorm chaser reports minor damage to gas station canopy. (DDC)
22:0164 mph2 Sse La CrosseRushKSPersonal Ambient Weather Network. (DDC)
22:35damage2 Wnw Walnut GroveGreeneMOMultiple trees uprooted along farm road 23 and 2. (SGF)
22:41damage2 Wnw ChesapeakeLawrenceMOTree down at intersection of county rd 2100 and highway N. Time estimated from radar. (SGF)
22:4560 mph2 W AndaleSedgwickKSPersonal Wx Station. (ICT)
22:45damageHavenRenoKSTwo to three inch diameter branches snapped. Received via Facebook. (ICT)
22:4960 mph3 Ene LenoraNortonKSTrained spotter estimates 60 mph wind gusts. (GLD)
22:5668 mph7 Nne LenoraNortonKSRenner Shop; Davis Station. (GLD)
22:5759 mph3 E HutchinsonRenoKSHutchinson Regional Airport (KHUT) ASOS. (ICT)
23:00damage4 Wsw Bois D'ArcGreeneMO3 to 4 inch limbs down 3.2 miles north of mile marker 61 of interstate 44 in bois darc. (SGF)
23:0560 mph4 E HutchinsonRenoKS(ICT)
23:1564 mph3 Wsw OgallalaKeithNE(LBF)
23:1760 mph6 Nne ReagerNortonKSDavis Station; Up North. (GLD)
23:1861 mph1 N NortonNortonKSKNRN measured 53 knot gust. (GLD)
23:2772 mphKingsley DamKeithNE(LBF)
23:3070 mph5 Nnw HalsteadHarveyKSReport from Social Media (X/Twitter) - large branch down as well as smaller ones. Est. 60 to 70 mph gusts. (ICT)
23:3058 mph1 E DixKimballNEMesonet station UP261. (CYS)
23:32damage1 Nw SavannahChathamGAOne tree down near the intersection of East Park Ave and Drayton Street. Time estimated based on radar. (CHS)
23:3560 mph6 E SusankBartonKSGusts 50 to 60 mph with pea hail. (ICT)
23:3958 mph3 S CambridgeFurnasNEUnofficial personal weather station. (GID)
23:3966 mph2 S CambridgeFurnasNEUnofficial weather station. (GID)
23:4558 mph5 Nw HendleyFurnasNEUnofficial personal weather station. (GID)
23:47damage1 W SandflyChathamGATrees down on 1500 block on Rosewood Drive. Damage likely caused by outflow winds. Time estimated based on radar. (CHS)
23:52damageArapahoeFurnasNE12 inch tree limb down...time estimated from radar. (GID)
23:5358 mph7 Ne BartleyRed WillowNEAWN; Klink_weather. (GLD)
23:5560 mphWaltonHarveyKSGusts near 60 mph. (ICT)
23:5560 mph2 S Sylvan GroveLincolnKS50 to 60 mph winds with intense t-storm. (ICT)
23:5966 mph7 Ene PeetzLoganCOPrivate Weather Station. (BOU)
00:00damage3 N MadryBarryMOTrees down in and around this area. Two mile wide band of tree damage from Lawrence and Barry county lines. (SGF)
00:03damage3 S MarionvilleLawrenceMOTrees down. Widespread two mile wide band of tree damage from the Lawrence and Barry county lines. (SGF)
00:0861 mph3 S StockvilleFrontierNE(LBF)
00:0960 mph4 Nnw BrownsonCheyenneNEGolf ASOS. (CYS)
00:1171 mph2 Ssw SidneyCheyenneNE(CYS)
00:1360 mph2 W FranklinFranklinNE(GID)
00:1784 mph8 W LodgepoleCheyenneNEMesonet station UP252 8.1 W Lodgepole (UPR). (CYS)
00:1864 mph8 Se SidneyCheyenneNEAWOS station K1IW 7 SE Sidney. (CYS)
00:2959 mph3 S Johnson LakeGosperNEUnofficial personal weather station. (GID)
00:3264 mph2 N Johnson LakeDawsonNEUnofficial personal weather station. (GID)
00:3960 mph3 Ne OvidSedgwickCOMesonet Station UP469. (BOU)
00:4065 mphMount HopeSedgwickKS55 to 65 mph winds with 1.5 in hail. (ICT)
00:4170 mphAndaleSedgwickKSOccurred with half-dollar size hail. Delayed report. (ICT)
00:4164 mph4 Nne Johnson LakeDawsonNEUnofficial personal weather station. (GID)
00:4679 mphLexington AirportDawsonNE(GID)
00:50damageLexingtonDawsonNELocal media photos depict quite a bit of tree damage and a leaning power pole in Lexington with power outages reported in the area. (GID)
00:5175 mph3 Wnw LexingtonDawsonNE(GID)
00:5274 mph3 E LexingtonDawsonNEUnofficial personal weather station. (GID)
00:5670 mph5 Sw WhitmanGrantNE(LBF)
01:00damage4 Sw Walnut ShadeTaneyMOSeveral trees down. (SGF)
01:0068 mph4 N LexingtonDawsonNE(GID)
01:0664 mph3 W SumnerDawsonNE(GID)
01:07damage4 E UplandFranklinNEUnofficial personal weather station. (GID)
01:0761 mph4 Se Big SpringsKeithNE(LBF)
01:0870 mph4 Se EddyvilleDawsonNECorrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 4 SE Eddyville. (GID)
01:0961 mph4 Se EddyvilleDawsonNE(GID)
01:13damageKirbyvilleTaneyMOPictures from Facebook of trees uprooted in the Kirbyville area. (SGF)
01:1570 mph4 Se EddyvilleDawsonNE(GID)
01:1563 mph4 Nnw SumnerDawsonNE(GID)
01:1562 mph5 Ene LewellenGardenNE(LBF)
01:1759 mph4 Nnw BostwickNuckollsNE(GID)
01:1777 mph4 Nnw SumnerDawsonNE(GID)
01:1970 mphBladenWebsterNEDelayed report. Spotter reports a rainfall total of 0.18 along with some pea size hail as the storms rolled through. Also reports very strong winds estimated to be 70 M (GID)
01:2668 mph2 Se HolsteinAdamsNE(GID)
01:26damage1 N HolsteinAdamsNEPower lines snapped north of town. Power lost in Holstein. The fire department reported at tree was on fire as well. (GID)
01:2963 mph2 N HolsteinAdamsNE(GID)
01:2970 mph10 Sw Mason CityCusterNE(LBF)
01:30damage4 Wnw NormanKearneyNEPower pole down along Highway 74 about 5 miles east of Minden. (GID)
01:3473 mph4 Ene NormanAdamsNE(GID)
01:35damageBransonTaneyMOLiberty Utilities employee reported 225 customers without power in the Branson and Reeds Spring area due to downed trees and thunderstorm wind. (SGF)
01:5660 mph2 Nne ChesterThayerNE(GID)

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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