Tornadoes touch down near Bridgewater, Wall Lake, and Centerville, South Dakota
At least three tornadoes were reported across McCook, Minnehaha, and Lincoln counties in southeastern South Dakota on May 31, 2026.
EF3 tornado destroys multiple homes north of St. Libory, Nebraska
Three tornadoes touched down across south-central Nebraska on May 17, 2026, including a high-end EF-3 tornado near St. Libory in Howard County that destroyed multiple homes and damaged power infrastructure, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Hastings.
NWS survey confirms EF1 tornado in Ray County, Missouri
The National Weather Service confirmed that an EF1 tornado touched down in southwestern Ray County, Missouri, at 21:47 CDT on May 18, 2026, causing tree and property damage before lifting at 22:06 CDT.
PDS tornado watch followed by 19 tornado reports, large hail and damaging winds across central U.S.
A Particularly Dangerous Situtation (PDS) Tornado Watch issued for northeast Kansas and southeast Nebraska on May 18, 2026, was followed by multiple tornado reports, hail up to about 7 cm (2.75 inches), and damaging wind reports across the central U.S. Preliminary SPC storm reports included 19 tornadoes, damage to farm structures, grain bins, trees, and power lines.
25 tornadoes reported in central United States, damage in Iowa and Nebraska
At least 25 tornadoes were reported across four states in the central United States on May 17, 2026, with widespread damage being reported in parts of Iowa and Nebraska.
NWS confirms long-track EF3 tornado in Mississippi outbreak
The National Weather Service office in Jackson, Mississippi, determined after additional damage surveys that two EF3 tornado tracks documented during the May 6-7, 2026 severe weather outbreak were part of one continuous long-track tornado. Survey teams also confirmed an EF2 tornado near Purvis in Lamar County as assessments continued across southern Mississippi.
Nighttime tornadoes injure 17 and damage hundreds of homes in Mississippi
Nighttime tornadoes and severe thunderstorms tore across central and western Mississippi on Wednesday night, May 6, 2026, damaging hundreds of homes and injuring at least 17 people, according to state emergency officials. Authorities reported concentrated damage in Bogue Chitto, where a trailer park sustained heavy destruction.
Tornado Emergency issued as large tornado hits Brookhaven area, Mississippi
A large, destructive tornado moved through the Brookhaven area of southern Mississippi during the evening of May 6, 2026, after the National Weather Service in Jackson issued a Tornado Emergency for communities including Brookhaven and Bogue Chitto. The event developed within an SPC Enhanced Risk severe weather setup and produced repeated radar-confirmed Tornado Debris Signatures as the storm moved from Franklin County into Lincoln County and toward Lawrence County.
NWS rates Mineral Wells tornado EF3 after severe storms in Texas
The National Weather Service preliminarily rated the Mineral Wells tornado in Texas as EF3, with estimated peak winds of 233 km/h (145 mph), after surveying damage from the April 28, 2026, severe weather event. NWS listed 5 injuries and 0 fatalities, while Mineral Wells officials kept a curfew in place for the affected area as cleanup and damage assessment continued.
Possible tornado causes damage in Germantown amid Midwest severe weather outbreak
A tornado was reported in Germantown, Clinton County, Illinois, on April 27, 2026, bringing down large trees and damaging homes as severe weather outbreak struck parts of the Midwest.
