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U.S. Storm Day Summary

May 11, 2026 Hail and Storm Summary

May 11, 2026 | United States | 2026-05-11 national severe weather summary

Daily hail and wind summary for May 11, 2026, with timeline context, related archives, and linked detail pages.

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Impacted Places

Nichols, SCGreen Sea, SC2 WSW Wilmington, NC1 WNW Jacksonville, NC2 S Forestbrook, SC2 SE Forestbrook, SC2 ESE Forestbrook, SC2 SSW Lutcher, LA1 WNW Treasure Coast Ai, FL

Hail Stats

Max Report
1.75 in
Reports
2
Severe Reports
2

Wind Stats

Max Gust
58 mph
Reports
7
Tornado Reports
0

Verified Event Log (5-Year Window)

DateHazardIntensityDistanceLocationSource
2026-05-11hail1.75 in-Green Sea, SCNOAA SPC
2026-05-11hail1.00 in-Nichols, SCNOAA SPC
2026-05-11wind58 mph-1 WNW Treasure Coast Ai, FLNOAA SPC
2026-05-11windWind report-2 WSW Wilmington, NCNOAA SPC
2026-05-11windWind report-1 WNW Jacksonville, NCNOAA SPC
2026-05-11windWind report-2 S Forestbrook, SCNOAA SPC
2026-05-11windWind report-2 SE Forestbrook, SCNOAA SPC
2026-05-11windWind report-2 ESE Forestbrook, SCNOAA SPC
2026-05-11windWind report-2 SSW Lutcher, LANOAA SPC

Golf ball sized hail confirmed via photo sent in (ILM)

Quarter size hail in Cedar Creek (ILM)

Fort Pierce... St. Lucie County International Airport measured a peak wind gust of 58MPH/50KT from the northwest at 9:25 PM. Earlier... a gust to 39MPH/34KT occurred at (MLB)

Large tree down on River Rd (ILM)

Progress Energy reports 12 outages due to damage to their equipment. Time estimated based on radar. (MHX)

Tree down on house along Watergate Dr. Time estimated by radar. (ILM)

Tree fell on a home causing major damage near Highway 17... between Myrtle Beach and Socastee. Time estimated via radar. (ILM)

Semi-trailer blown over (ILM)

Report Highlights

  • 2 hail reports were logged nationwide on May 11, 2026.
  • The largest hail report reached 1.75 in.
  • 7 wind/tornado reports were logged nationwide on May 11, 2026.
  • 0 tornado reports were included in this day summary.

Data & Methodology

Noaa Spc
9
  • Derived from NOAA SPC daily severe weather reports.

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Timeline

  1. 2026-05-11T18:41:00Z

    Hail 1.75 in

    Golf ball sized hail confirmed via photo sent in (ILM)

  2. 2026-05-11T18:30:00Z

    Hail 1.00 in

    Quarter size hail in Cedar Creek (ILM)

  3. 2026-05-11T18:15:00Z

    Wind Wind report

    Tree fell on a home causing major damage near Highway 17... between Myrtle Beach and Socastee. Time estimated via radar. (ILM)

  4. 2026-05-11T18:15:00Z

    Wind Wind report

    Semi-trailer blown over (ILM)

  5. 2026-05-11T18:11:00Z

    Wind Wind report

    Tree down on house along Watergate Dr. Time estimated by radar. (ILM)

  6. 2026-05-11T17:45:00Z

    Wind Wind report

    Progress Energy reports 12 outages due to damage to their equipment. Time estimated based on radar. (MHX)

  7. 2026-05-11T16:45:00Z

    Wind Wind report

    Large tree down on River Rd (ILM)

  8. 2026-05-11T01:25:00Z

    Wind 58 mph

    Fort Pierce... St. Lucie County International Airport measured a peak wind gust of 58MPH/50KT from the northwest at 9:25 PM. Earlier... a gust to 39MPH/34KT occurred at (MLB)

  9. 2026-05-11T01:20:00Z

    Wind Wind report

    St. John Parish Sheriff Office reported power outages in Paulina. Possible tornado. Time estimated from Entergy Power Outage map. (LIX)