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Storm reports for May 10, 2011

NOAA recorded 344 hail reports, 92 wind reports and 1 tornado report in 16 states on May 10, 2011.

in 16 states
437
Storm reports
About 42 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC
4.5 in
Largest hail
About 27 miles from Charlotte, NC
86 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF1, about 26 miles from Minneapolis, MN
1
Tornado reports
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports.

  • Wind report
  • Tornado and its path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 10, 2011 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report.

What happened

Softball-size hail, 4.5 inches across, fell near Highway 501 in Conway, South Carolina, early on the evening of May 10, 2011. It lasted 5 minutes, covered the ground and damaged homes and vehicles.1 Baseball-size hail damaged dozens of cars in the Woodcreek community of Horry County, and softball-size hail also fell in Florence County.2,3 In the Upstate, hail larger than baseballs damaged vehicles about 3 miles south of Tigerville in Greenville County.4

Earlier that afternoon in Kentucky, 2.75-inch hail dented many vehicles and broke several windows in Carlisle, and hail up to baseball size broke windshields in Sharpsburg.5,6 In Minnesota, hail grew to 3 inches near Pease in Mille Lacs County and damaged roofs and vehicles.7 An EF1 tornado near Hanover in Wright County took part of the roof off one home, blew in windows and ripped siding from houses. The Storm Events Database lists $500,000 in property damage.8 Late that night in Rutherford County, North Carolina, thunderstorm winds blew down trees onto homes, and a tree that fell on a mobile home in Ellenboro killed 2 people.9

Reports by hour

Hail344, most at 8 PM

Wind92, most at 1 AM

Tornado1, most at 7 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
7:55 PMEF1About 26 miles from Minneapolis, MN3.14 mi long, 25 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
South Carolina10064360
Minnesota717001
Ohio555410
Kentucky5141100
North Carolina4228140
Indiana343400
Virginia3017130
Texas12660
West Virginia10910
Tennessee9090
Wisconsin9900
Illinois6600
Nebraska3120
Michigan2200
North Dakota2200
New Mexico1100

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Myrtle Beach, SC4.5 inNone0
Greenville, SC3.0 inNone0
Charleston, SC2.75 in60 mph0
Minneapolis, MN2.5 inNone0
Charlotte, NC2.0 inNone0
Huntington, WV1.75 in58 mph0
Wilmington, NC1.75 inNone0
Columbia, SC1.25 in63 mph0
Lubbock, TX1.0 inNone0
Roanoke, VA1.0 inNone0
Hickory, NC0.75 in63 mph0
Amarillo, TXNone70 mph0
Kingsport, TNNone63 mph0
Spartanburg, SCNone63 mph0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.