U.S. Storm Day Summary
U.S. Hail and Wind Summary for May 24, 2024
May 24, 2024 | United States | 2024-05-24 national severe weather summary
National storm summary for May 24, 2024: 96 hail reports and 169 wind/tornado reports across 18 states. Peak hail reached 4.00 in and peak wind reached 85 mph.
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Impacted Places
Hail Stats
- Max Report
- 4.00 in
- Reports
- 96
- Severe Reports
- 96
Wind Stats
- Max Gust
- 85 mph
- Reports
- 169
- Tornado Reports
- 19
Ring Impact (1mi / 3mi / 10mi)
hail
- Events within 1 mile
- 96
- Events within 3 miles
- 115
- Events within 10 miles
- 144
- Severe days within 10 miles
- 1
- Max within 10 miles
- 4.00 in
wind
- Events within 1 mile
- 169
- Events within 3 miles
- 203
- Events within 10 miles
- 254
- Severe days within 10 miles
- 1
- Max within 10 miles
- 85 mph
Verified Event Log (5-Year Window)
| Date | Hazard | Intensity | Distance | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-24 | hail | 4.00 in | - | Slovak, AR | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-05-24 | hail | 2.75 in | - | 3 ENE Water Valley, MS | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-05-24 | hail | 2.50 in | - | Dixon, MO | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-05-24 | hail | 2.00 in | - | 1 N Dixon, MO | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-05-24 | hail | 2.00 in | - | Amity, AR | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-05-24 | hail | 1.75 in | - | 3 SE Winthrop, IA | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-05-24 | hail | 1.75 in | - | 1 W Roseville, IL | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-05-24 | hail | 1.75 in | - | 1 NE Roodhouse, IL | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-05-24 | hail | 1.75 in | - | Kenansville, NC | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-05-24 | hail | 1.75 in | - | 5 WSW Mount Sterling, MO | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-05-24 | hail | 1.75 in | - | 5 WSW Mount Sterling, MO | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-05-24 | hail | 1.75 in | - | 2 ENE Mildred, TX | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-05-24 | hail | 1.75 in | - | Dixon, MO | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-05-24 | hail | 1.75 in | - | 5 NW Powell, TX | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-05-24 | hail | 1.75 in | - | Dixon, MO | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-05-24 | hail | 1.75 in | - | 3 WNW Waxahachie, TX | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-05-24 | hail | 1.75 in | - | 2 NE Skidaway Island, GA | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-05-24 | hail | 1.75 in | - | 2 SSW Lexa, AR | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-05-24 | hail | 1.75 in | - | 5 N Bolivar, MO | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-05-24 | hail | 1.75 in | - | Springdale, MS | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-05-24 | tornado | Tornado UNK | - | Downey, IA | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-05-24 | tornado | Tornado UNK | - | 1 SSE Solon, IA | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-05-24 | tornado | Tornado UNK | - | 3 SSW Mechanicsville, IA | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-05-24 | tornado | Tornado UNK | - | 1 NW Lowden, IA | NOAA SPC |
Social media post confirms softball size hail in Slovak. (LZK)
Baseball size hail reported northeast of Water Valley. (MEG)
Photo via social media of tennis ball size hail. (SGF)
Photo via social media of 2 inch hail just north of Dixon. (SGF)
(LZK)
A lot of quarter sized hail and some golf balls. (DVN)
Golf ball size hail from photo sent from trained spotter at their home. (DVN)
Photo on twitter shows golf ball size hail along side a ruler. Time estimated from radar. (LSX)
Report Highlights
- 96 hail reports were logged nationwide on May 24, 2024.
- The largest hail report reached 4.00 in.
- 169 wind/tornado reports were logged nationwide on May 24, 2024.
- 19 tornado reports were included in this day summary.
Data & Methodology
- Noaa Spc
- 265
- Derived from NOAA SPC daily severe weather reports.
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Timeline
2024-05-24T23:55:00Z
Hail 1.00 in
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (IND)
2024-05-24T23:52:00Z
Hail 1.00 in
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (FWD)
2024-05-24T23:51:00Z
Wind Wind report
Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 2 WSW Blythewood. Richland County Sheriffs Office reported downed power lines at the intersection of Muller Road. and Blythew (CAE)
2024-05-24T23:50:00Z
Hail 1.00 in
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (IND)
2024-05-24T23:50:00Z
Wind 61 mph
**This is a delayed report** Measured wind gust from personal weather station... KARCARLI5. (LZK)
2024-05-24T23:41:00Z
Hail 1.00 in
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (FWD)
2024-05-24T23:41:00Z
Wind Wind report
Richland County Sheriffs Office reported downed power lines at the intersection of Muller Road. and Blythewood Road. Time estimated by radar. (CAE)
2024-05-24T23:35:00Z
Hail 1.00 in
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (FWD)
2024-05-24T23:33:00Z
Wind 59 mph
Corrects previous non-tstm wnd gst report from 2 ENE Nine Mile. ASOS station KFWA Fort Wayne International Ap. (IWX)
2024-05-24T23:30:00Z
Hail 1.25 in
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (FWD)
2024-05-24T23:30:00Z
Hail 1.00 in
Quarter size hail reported just north of Moore. (GSP)
2024-05-24T23:30:00Z
Wind Wind report
Report of small tree limbs down due to estimated 40 mph gusts. (IWX)