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Storm reports for May 2, 2016

NOAA recorded 148 hail reports and 51 wind reports in 11 states on May 2, 2016.

in 11 states
199
Storm reports
About 14 miles from Washington, DC
2.75 in
Largest hail
About 34 miles from Charlotte, NC
69 mph
Highest gust
0
Tornado reports
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

Hail, inches

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

Dots: reports.

  • Wind report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 2, 2016 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report.

Reports by hour

Hail148, most at 3 PM

Wind51, most at 7 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeSizeWhere
7:10 AM0.75 inAbout 16 miles from Memphis, TN
8:25 AM0.75 inAbout 4 miles from Shreveport, LA
8:43 AM0.75 inAbout 3 miles from Shreveport, LA
10:00 AM1.0 inAbout 25 miles from Clarksville, TN
10:12 AM0.88 inAbout 21 miles from Clarksville, TN
1:05 PM1.0 inAbout 55 miles from Huntington, WV
1:08 PM1.75 inNear 37.25, -83.80, KY
1:11 PM0.75 inAbout 12 miles from Asheville, NC
1:30 PM1.0 inNear 37.37, -83.63, KY
1:36 PM1.75 inAbout 44 miles from Kingsport, TN
1:40 PM1.0 inAbout 47 miles from Huntington, WV
1:44 PM1.0 inAbout 45 miles from Huntington, WV
Show all 148 hail reports
TimeSizeWhere
1:45 PM2.0 inAbout 21 miles from Asheville, NC
1:46 PM1.75 inAbout 20 miles from Asheville, NC
1:50 PM1.0 inAbout 32 miles from Lynchburg, VA
1:50 PM1.75 inNear 37.42, -83.28, KY
1:51 PM0.88 inAbout 22 miles from Asheville, NC
1:52 PM0.75 inNear 37.28, -81.34, VA
1:55 PM1.0 inNear 37.42, -83.20, KY
1:56 PM1.0 inAbout 57 miles from Hickory, NC
2:00 PM1.5 inNear 37.28, -81.30, VA
2:00 PM1.0 inAbout 43 miles from Hickory, NC
2:03 PM1.0 inNear 37.29, -81.26, WV
2:13 PM2.0 inNear 37.45, -82.80, KY
2:14 PM1.25 inNear 37.42, -82.86, KY
2:14 PM1.0 inAbout 31 miles from Asheville, NC
2:15 PM1.0 inAbout 19 miles from Charlotte, NC
2:16 PM1.0 inAbout 48 miles from Chattanooga, TN
2:17 PM0.75 inAbout 20 miles from Charlotte, NC
2:22 PM1.0 inAbout 39 miles from Roanoke, VA
2:32 PM1.0 inNear 37.48, -82.52, KY
2:35 PM0.75 inAbout 13 miles from Charlotte, NC
2:38 PM1.0 inAbout 39 miles from Columbia, SC
2:43 PM0.88 inAbout 26 miles from Hickory, NC
2:50 PM2.0 inNear 37.50, -82.35, KY
2:53 PM1.0 inAbout 28 miles from Columbia, SC
2:53 PM1.0 inAbout 46 miles from Winston-Salem, NC
2:53 PM0.75 inAbout 15 miles from Charlotte, NC
2:55 PM1.0 inAbout 44 miles from Roanoke, VA
2:57 PM1.0 inAbout 24 miles from Charlotte, NC
3:00 PM1.1 inNear 37.40, -81.80, WV
3:05 PM1.0 inAbout 28 miles from Winston-Salem, NC
3:10 PM1.0 inNear 37.41, -81.78, WV
3:11 PM1.75 inAbout 36 miles from Roanoke, VA
3:12 PM1.0 inNear 37.42, -81.65, WV
3:14 PM1.75 inAbout 11 miles from Raleigh, NC
3:14 PM1.0 inAbout 21 miles from Knoxville, TN
3:16 PM1.0 inAbout 10 miles from Raleigh, NC
3:18 PM1.5 inAbout 10 miles from Raleigh, NC
3:20 PM1.5 inAbout 24 miles from Roanoke, VA
3:20 PM1.0 inAbout 40 miles from Winston-Salem, NC
3:21 PM1.75 inAbout 9 miles from Raleigh, NC
3:24 PM1.5 inAbout 18 miles from Knoxville, TN
3:24 PM1.5 inAbout 19 miles from Knoxville, TN
3:25 PM1.75 inAbout 15 miles from Knoxville, TN
3:27 PM1.0 inAbout 6 miles from Raleigh, NC
3:29 PM1.0 inAbout 15 miles from Knoxville, TN
3:29 PM1.75 inNear 37.47, -81.57, WV
3:30 PM1.25 inAbout 25 miles from Roanoke, VA
3:30 PM1.25 inIn Raleigh, NC
3:30 PM0.75 inIn Raleigh, NC
3:32 PM2.0 inNear 37.43, -81.50, WV
3:34 PM1.0 inAbout 3 miles from Raleigh, NC
3:35 PM1.0 inAbout 12 miles from Knoxville, TN
3:38 PM0.75 inAbout 35 miles from Charlotte, NC
3:40 PM1.0 inNear 37.51, -81.34, WV
3:40 PM1.75 inNear 37.36, -81.05, WV
3:42 PM2.0 inNear 37.47, -81.38, WV
3:43 PM0.88 inAbout 7 miles from Greensboro, NC
3:45 PM1.0 inAbout 3 miles from Winston-Salem, NC
3:46 PM1.0 inAbout 20 miles from Roanoke, VA
3:50 PM1.75 inAbout 10 miles from Raleigh, NC
3:50 PM0.88 inAbout 5 miles from Greensboro, NC
3:56 PM1.0 inAbout 5 miles from Greensboro, NC
3:58 PM0.75 inAbout 11 miles from Raleigh, NC
4:00 PM1.0 inNear 37.50, -81.14, WV
4:00 PM1.0 inAbout 5 miles from Greensboro, NC
4:00 PM1.0 inAbout 10 miles from Raleigh, NC
4:05 PM1.5 inAbout 15 miles from Raleigh, NC
4:05 PM1.75 inAbout 3 miles from Winston-Salem, NC
4:05 PM1.0 inAbout 25 miles from Roanoke, VA
4:06 PM1.0 inAbout 4 miles from Richmond, VA
4:06 PM1.0 inAbout 17 miles from Raleigh, NC
4:08 PM0.88 inAbout 19 miles from Winston-Salem, NC
4:13 PM1.0 inAbout 3 miles from Richmond, VA
4:13 PM1.5 inAbout 37 miles from Lynchburg, VA
4:15 PM1.75 inAbout 31 miles from Lynchburg, VA
4:20 PM1.0 inAbout 38 miles from Lynchburg, VA
4:25 PM1.25 inAbout 21 miles from Winston-Salem, NC
4:28 PM1.0 inAbout 43 miles from Lynchburg, VA
4:28 PM1.0 inAbout 21 miles from Winston-Salem, NC
4:30 PM0.88 inAbout 58 miles from Raleigh, NC
4:35 PM1.0 inAbout 17 miles from Roanoke, VA
4:39 PM0.88 inAbout 29 miles from Hickory, NC
4:41 PM0.88 inAbout 21 miles from Charlotte, NC
4:50 PM1.0 inAbout 41 miles from Knoxville, TN
4:52 PM1.0 inAbout 24 miles from Lynchburg, VA
4:56 PM1.0 inAbout 25 miles from Hickory, NC
5:00 PM1.0 inAbout 20 miles from Lynchburg, VA
5:05 PM1.0 inAbout 49 miles from Greensboro, NC
5:05 PM1.0 inAbout 42 miles from Greensboro, NC
5:07 PM1.0 inNear 38.18, -80.00, WV
5:08 PM1.5 inAbout 28 miles from Washington, DC
5:14 PM1.0 inAbout 26 miles from Washington, DC
5:15 PM1.5 inAbout 22 miles from Washington, DC
5:15 PM1.0 inAbout 46 miles from Richmond, VA
5:18 PM2.0 inAbout 26 miles from Washington, DC
5:20 PM1.0 inAbout 15 miles from Washington, DC
5:20 PM1.75 inAbout 24 miles from Washington, DC
5:20 PM1.0 inAbout 16 miles from Lynchburg, VA
5:22 PM1.5 inAbout 18 miles from Washington, DC
5:22 PM1.0 inAbout 24 miles from Washington, DC
5:23 PM1.0 inAbout 18 miles from Washington, DC
5:25 PM1.75 inAbout 21 miles from Washington, DC
5:27 PM1.0 inAbout 24 miles from Washington, DC
5:29 PM1.5 inAbout 15 miles from Washington, DC
5:31 PM1.0 inAbout 16 miles from Washington, DC
5:34 PM1.5 inAbout 13 miles from Washington, DC
5:34 PM1.75 inAbout 21 miles from Washington, DC
5:35 PM1.0 inAbout 19 miles from Washington, DC
5:35 PM2.25 inAbout 20 miles from Washington, DC
5:40 PM1.0 inAbout 26 miles from Winston-Salem, NC
5:45 PM1.0 inAbout 31 miles from Lynchburg, VA
5:48 PM1.0 inAbout 14 miles from Washington, DC
5:50 PM1.0 inAbout 47 miles from Kingsport, TN
5:50 PM2.75 inAbout 14 miles from Washington, DC
5:52 PM1.0 inAbout 14 miles from Washington, DC
5:53 PM1.0 inAbout 19 miles from Washington, DC
5:55 PM1.0 inAbout 31 miles from Lynchburg, VA
5:58 PM2.5 inAbout 14 miles from Washington, DC
5:59 PM1.0 inAbout 13 miles from Washington, DC
6:00 PM1.0 inAbout 32 miles from Lynchburg, VA
6:03 PM1.0 inAbout 14 miles from Washington, DC
6:10 PM1.0 inAbout 21 miles from Washington, DC
6:15 PM1.25 inAbout 16 miles from Washington, DC
6:15 PM2.75 inAbout 21 miles from Washington, DC
6:26 PM1.0 inAbout 15 miles from Baltimore, MD
6:27 PM1.0 inAbout 13 miles from Washington, DC
6:30 PM1.0 inAbout 15 miles from Baltimore, MD
6:31 PM1.0 inAbout 15 miles from Washington, DC
6:31 PM1.0 inAbout 13 miles from Washington, DC
7:05 PM1.75 inAbout 27 miles from Washington, DC
7:17 PM1.25 inAbout 44 miles from Virginia Beach, VA
8:20 PM0.88 inAbout 13 miles from Augusta, GA
8:40 PM0.88 inAbout 14 miles from Augusta, GA
9:08 PM1.25 inAbout 51 miles from Baltimore, MD
9:30 PM0.75 inAbout 58 miles from Baltimore, MD
9:38 PM0.75 inNear 38.73, -75.37, DE

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
North Carolina6144170
Virginia5846120
Maryland231490
West Virginia131300
South Carolina12480
Tennessee121110
Kentucky111100
District of Columbia4040
Delaware2200
Louisiana2200
Georgia1100

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Washington, DC2.75 in64 mph0
Knoxville, TN1.75 inNone0
Raleigh, NC1.75 in58 mph0
Winston-Salem, NC1.75 in58 mph0
Baltimore, MD1.0 inNone0
Greensboro, NC1.0 in58 mph0
Richmond, VA1.0 inNone0
Augusta, GA0.88 inNone0
Asheville, NC0.75 inNone0
Charlotte, NC0.75 inNone0
Shreveport, LA0.75 inNone0
Virginia Beach, VANone60 mph0

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