Nationwide Daily Hail, Wind & Tornado Map - May 16, 2026
Peak mapped hail up to 4.09 inches struck near 4 miles west of Amherst, NE; damaging wind peaked at 104 mph near Concordia, KS; tornado reports affected near 4 miles east-southeast of Benton, WI. Other affected states included AR, CO, FL, IA, IL, IN and more. Verified with 46 official hail reports.
HailMapr validation score
67.4% from 46 official hail reports
31 reports aligned with the mapped swath and estimated hail size
68.5% from 124 unofficial hail reports
85 reports aligned with the mapped swath and estimated hail size
Storm description
Peak mapped hail up to 4.09 inches struck near 4 miles west of Amherst, NE; damaging wind peaked at 104 mph near Concordia, KS; tornado reports affected near 4 miles east-southeast of Benton, WI. Other affected states included AR, CO, FL, IA, IL, IN and more. Verified with 46 official hail reports. The HailMapr storm footprint covers about 21902.0 square miles and updates as new hail swaths, wind reports, and tornado reports are appended to the national live map. The official HailMapr accuracy score is 67.4%, based on trusted hail reports compared with the mapped hail footprint and predicted hail size. The unofficial HailMapr accuracy score is 68.5%, giving a separate read on public and lower-confidence hail reports without mixing them into the official score.
Storm snapshot
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- HailMapr Core Replay with step-by-step hail-track playback
- Heatmap and polygon package for the event window
- Trusted hail report validation overlay
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