Pilot Index / California / May 17, 2026
Preliminary
Storms in California on May 17, 2026
13 published severe reports across California on May 17, 2026.
Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.
Hail reports: 0. Wind reports: 13. Tornado reports: 0.
The table and map show 13 of 13 reports.
| Time | What | Size or Speed | Where | Details |
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| May 17, 2026, 5:00 PM PDT | Wind | 71 mph | 4 SSE Big Pine | Record
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| May 17, 2026, 5:10 PM PDT | Wind | 65 mph | 8 S Kennedy Meadows | Record
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| May 17, 2026, 5:15 PM PDT | Wind | 58 mph | 1 SSE Lone Pine | Record
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| May 17, 2026, 5:34 PM PDT | Wind | 61 mph | 17 SE Deep Springs | Record
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| May 17, 2026, 5:42 PM PDT | Wind | 72 mph | 3 E Bishop | Record
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| May 17, 2026, 6:00 PM PDT | Wind | 61 mph | 4 E Chalfant | Record
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| May 17, 2026, 6:26 PM PDT | Wind | 59 mph | 8 NNW Randsburg | Record
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| May 17, 2026, 6:27 PM PDT | Wind | 87 mph | 11 SE Weldon | Record
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| May 17, 2026, 6:30 PM PDT | Wind | 61 mph | 10 NNW Crowley Lake | Record
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| May 17, 2026, 6:51 PM PDT | Wind | 71 mph | 30 SSW Trona | Record
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| May 17, 2026, 7:10 PM PDT | Wind | 68 mph | 8 S Kennedy Meadows | Record
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| May 17, 2026, 9:40 PM PDT | Wind | 67 mph | 16 S Kelso | Record
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| May 17, 2026, 10:26 PM PDT | Wind | 90 mph | 19 S Haiwee | Record
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Wind, 71 mph
May 17, 2026, 5:00 PM PDT
4 SSE Big Pine
Record
- May 17, 2026, 5:00 PM PDT. Wind, 71 mph, 4 SSE Big Pine. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:174eb360cb551ecb46effc67ce4fac01ac2a1180aeee5fab5ded3ca9db4cb343.
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Wind, 65 mph
May 17, 2026, 5:10 PM PDT
8 S Kennedy Meadows
Record
- May 17, 2026, 5:10 PM PDT. Wind, 65 mph, 8 S Kennedy Meadows. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:7becd39f39d783293cc8b12674bc5e18abcfe75c9305e1b8b7ad624b13607cd1.
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Wind, 58 mph
May 17, 2026, 5:15 PM PDT
1 SSE Lone Pine
Record
- May 17, 2026, 5:15 PM PDT. Wind, 58 mph, 1 SSE Lone Pine. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:da302575e0c5216db76054530dea7e238cce9109ce17035da141c7944ec8b1fc.
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Wind, 61 mph
May 17, 2026, 5:34 PM PDT
17 SE Deep Springs
Record
- May 17, 2026, 5:34 PM PDT. Wind, 61 mph, 17 SE Deep Springs. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:d5c903f0d54e26387c01c7cc2283ee979a8a4c771fa3d626583c70fa0bd30971.
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Wind, 72 mph
May 17, 2026, 5:42 PM PDT
3 E Bishop
Record
- May 17, 2026, 5:42 PM PDT. Wind, 72 mph, 3 E Bishop. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:3e3b68d4db83cb6de356c55d6dbadb2a87aecbd395df5d6b135093fa549c4e54.
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Wind, 61 mph
May 17, 2026, 6:00 PM PDT
4 E Chalfant
Record
- May 17, 2026, 6:00 PM PDT. Wind, 61 mph, 4 E Chalfant. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:e0daaab572277ff6c45cdef49dfbde5c4961a6bcbcf1d428af01ad91d54f4dde.
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Wind, 59 mph
May 17, 2026, 6:26 PM PDT
8 NNW Randsburg
Record
- May 17, 2026, 6:26 PM PDT. Wind, 59 mph, 8 NNW Randsburg. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:5c862db3101c01f1e7506457bea1d6f3833634ea7c3b69b7f7c018f1e76956e8.
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Wind, 87 mph
May 17, 2026, 6:27 PM PDT
11 SE Weldon
Record
- May 17, 2026, 6:27 PM PDT. Wind, 87 mph, 11 SE Weldon. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:ec239ed13191003c79d0a3e3c699b1087a2f3eb1efec60f0cebf840d2430e2f9.
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Wind, 61 mph
May 17, 2026, 6:30 PM PDT
10 NNW Crowley Lake
Record
- May 17, 2026, 6:30 PM PDT. Wind, 61 mph, 10 NNW Crowley Lake. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:a66ebf2cde0e218efea041f4e52c4567ad90529fd24aa29ab9b56193ea7b2ee6.
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Wind, 71 mph
May 17, 2026, 6:51 PM PDT
30 SSW Trona
Record
- May 17, 2026, 6:51 PM PDT. Wind, 71 mph, 30 SSW Trona. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:53ec51041497ba0b3f378861389c44039e238ea7ac41ccd9141e5c048ce089e6.
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Wind, 68 mph
May 17, 2026, 7:10 PM PDT
8 S Kennedy Meadows
Record
- May 17, 2026, 7:10 PM PDT. Wind, 68 mph, 8 S Kennedy Meadows. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:1c6d710517730c9bff6c560268ce404d990a521d569c53932b52536e66d313c3.
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Wind, 67 mph
May 17, 2026, 9:40 PM PDT
16 S Kelso
Record
- May 17, 2026, 9:40 PM PDT. Wind, 67 mph, 16 S Kelso. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:e7c92fe6513eb6326b7f29a7ef3af5ccb058fd5c731d1da53746a2d6adb7f7bd.
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Wind, 90 mph
May 17, 2026, 10:26 PM PDT
19 S Haiwee
Record
- May 17, 2026, 10:26 PM PDT. Wind, 90 mph, 19 S Haiwee. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:3d82f643a252348562eef197621ff245a2b2d3e1443b72b7c6a9f4b9e32306f6.
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.
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