Storm detail

Nationwide Daily Hail, Wind & Tornado Map - May 21, 2026

Peak mapped hail up to 4.50 inches struck near 7 miles southeast of Last Chance, CO; damaging wind peaked at 72 mph near 2 miles east of Shallow Water, KS; tornado reports affected near 4 miles north-northwest of Kimball, NE. Other affected states included AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, ND and more. Verified with 10 official hail reports.

Affected statesAL, CO, FL, GA, KS, MS, NC, ND, NE, NM, OK, SD, TX, VA, WY
Peak hail3.0 in
Reports10 official · 25 unofficial
Storm attributesHail · Wind · Tornado
Single-map price$59.99
Core ReplayIncluded
Includes HailMapr Core Replay for step-by-step storm playback across the event window.

HailMapr validation score

Official score 60.0%

60.0% from 10 official hail reports

6 reports aligned with the mapped swath and estimated hail size

Unofficial score 56.0%

56.0% from 25 unofficial hail reports

14 reports aligned with the mapped swath and estimated hail size

Storm description

Peak mapped hail up to 4.50 inches struck near 7 miles southeast of Last Chance, CO; damaging wind peaked at 72 mph near 2 miles east of Shallow Water, KS; tornado reports affected near 4 miles north-northwest of Kimball, NE. Other affected states included AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, ND and more. Verified with 10 official hail reports. The HailMapr storm footprint covers about 8188.7 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 60.0%, based on trusted hail reports compared with the mapped hail footprint and predicted hail size. The unofficial HailMapr accuracy score is 56.0%, giving a separate read on public and lower-confidence hail reports without mixing them into the official score.

Storm snapshot

Date windowMay 20, 2026 10:00 PM to May 22, 2026 2:00 AM CST
Mapped area8188.7 sq mi
Statusready

What you get

  • 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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