Pilot Index / California / May 16, 2026

Preliminary

Storms in California on May 16, 2026

14 published severe reports across California on May 16, 2026.

Updated Oct 28, 2026.

Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail reports: 0. Wind reports: 14. Tornado reports: 0.

The table and map show 14 of 14 reports.

TimeWhatSize or SpeedWhereDetails
May 16, 2026, 12:00 AM PDTWind67 mph16 SSW Tehachapi
Record
  • May 16, 2026, 12:00 AM PDT. Wind, 67 mph, 16 SSW Tehachapi. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:3616fe2426a5fd245c7d83b0373ac7c864f7f93642c0ffd9b2e27f93734df158.
May 16, 2026, 12:30 AM PDTWind65 mph18 W Rosamond
Record
  • May 16, 2026, 12:30 AM PDT. Wind, 65 mph, 18 W Rosamond. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:6fa91063b400bdca2f61f83a662559b0f253b87671f6466dbba1419f651df98d.
May 16, 2026, 2:57 AM PDTWind64 mph2 SSE Mojave
Record
  • May 16, 2026, 2:57 AM PDT. Wind, 64 mph, 2 SSE Mojave. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:9db8592467502a8d485c30fca096d4d944fbe18f7ea2901dcdc53fc897b8b941.
May 16, 2026, 3:46 AM PDTWind69 mph2 ENE Mojave
Record
  • May 16, 2026, 3:46 AM PDT. Wind, 69 mph, 2 ENE Mojave. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:b7051fb6dd4b8686ca06cf05fce313095c0a0fe536d66ee43ca295719641b54c.
May 16, 2026, 3:56 AM PDTWind64 mph2 ENE Mojave
Record
  • May 16, 2026, 3:56 AM PDT. Wind, 64 mph, 2 ENE Mojave. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:25ed9799c908cfcdb6080e735925316a50f789e414e77db258d618a45c113a93.
May 16, 2026, 7:00 AM PDTWind58 mph5 NNW Mojave
Record
  • May 16, 2026, 7:00 AM PDT. Wind, 58 mph, 5 NNW Mojave. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:4f8b3a210a3eb0278381fa489ec5c122a0c0c2fcba8caeef36047bc7c5636643.
May 16, 2026, 7:10 AM PDTWind64 mph9 E Lebec
Record
  • May 16, 2026, 7:10 AM PDT. Wind, 64 mph, 9 E Lebec. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:831595bcffc89927f942c4e738969f81db7eb374c9339cc4355aa1067a581f20.
May 16, 2026, 9:40 AM PDTWind67 mph16 SSW Tehachapi
Record
  • May 16, 2026, 9:40 AM PDT. Wind, 67 mph, 16 SSW Tehachapi. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:479ad9804510734f51d26bcc7a1e817454e654e26be50c49f7a942cc6a424613.
May 16, 2026, 10:35 AM PDTWind63 mph2 SSE MOJAVE
Record
  • May 16, 2026, 10:35 AM PDT. Wind, 63 mph, 2 SSE MOJAVE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:2e40efeede0eeda39b8ce126cbb033a9957aa09e0412007caf253b12a90e5b08.
May 16, 2026, 2:27 PM PDTWind59 mph11 SE Weldon
Record
  • May 16, 2026, 2:27 PM PDT. Wind, 59 mph, 11 SE Weldon. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:309ac44045945789ef4e6246944422156258e89a20768406efb779889cfc9f70.
May 16, 2026, 4:10 PM PDTWind88 mph6 W Kecks Corner Rte 46
Record
  • May 16, 2026, 4:10 PM PDT. Wind, 88 mph, 6 W Kecks Corner Rte 46. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:bcb57768635515d150c7f23c3084c51c311c3c6bcbadf290432e3aba18d19e59.
May 16, 2026, 4:14 PM PDTWind65 mph13 W Red Rock Canyon
Record
  • May 16, 2026, 4:14 PM PDT. Wind, 65 mph, 13 W Red Rock Canyon. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:4159438268f4c7f083b769c8aebdc90c2daf913505d803127486e95bcee44dd9.
May 16, 2026, 5:10 PM PDTWind77 mph14 SSW TEHACHAPI
Record
  • May 16, 2026, 5:10 PM PDT. Wind, 77 mph, 14 SSW TEHACHAPI. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:7df1c13dbb6bbe7b15c73bf2b4ed7cb1797cd74ac360f268ac48ca11acb6d7f6.
May 16, 2026, 5:30 PM PDTWind79 mph14 SSW Tehachapi
Record
  • May 16, 2026, 5:30 PM PDT. Wind, 79 mph, 14 SSW Tehachapi. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:6fdd66037e0fca331be4d926a93317a31092c34079bafbf2bb70242debbf5959.
How We Count

This page uses published ground reports from 2016-01-01 through 2026-10-29. Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail counts at 1.00 in or larger. Wind counts at 58 mph or stronger. State days also include tornado reports.

Reports use the local civil date and clock. City pages use the city clock. State pages use each report location clock.

Exact repeated observations are counted once. Nearby reports with different times, coordinates or sizes remain separate observations.

NCEI rows are verified against NCEI Storm Events. SPC and NWS local reports are preliminary.

Radar signatures and warning polygons are not ground reports and are not in these counts.

A missing report does not show that no storm occurred. These pages show city or state exposure, not damage at an address.

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