Storm reports for May 3, 2016
NOAA recorded 76 hail reports and 83 wind reports in 6 states on May 3, 2016.
- in 6 states
- 159
- Storm reports
- About 20 miles from Fayetteville, NC
- 2.5 in
- Largest hail
- About 23 miles from Columbia, SC
- 75 mph
- Highest gust
- 0
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
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 3, 2016 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.
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Reports by hour
Hail76, most at 3 PM
Wind83, most at 3 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 2:55 PM | 0.75 in | About 28 miles from Augusta, GA |
| 2:56 PM | 0.88 in | About 22 miles from Augusta, GA |
| 2:58 PM | 1.75 in | About 21 miles from Augusta, GA |
| 3:00 PM | 0.75 in | About 54 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 3:15 PM | 1.25 in | About 57 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 3:25 PM | 1.0 in | Near 31.31, -83.91, GA |
| 3:46 PM | 1.0 in | Near 31.35, -83.81, GA |
| 3:47 PM | 1.25 in | About 38 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 3:48 PM | 0.88 in | About 6 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 3:49 PM | 1.0 in | About 7 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 3:50 PM | 1.25 in | About 40 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 3:55 PM | 1.25 in | Near 31.46, -83.50, GA |
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| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 3:55 PM | 2.0 in | Near 31.45, -83.50, GA |
| 3:55 PM | 0.88 in | About 12 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 3:55 PM | 1.0 in | About 29 miles from Augusta, GA |
| 3:59 PM | 1.5 in | Near 31.45, -83.49, GA |
| 4:02 PM | 1.0 in | About 17 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 4:15 PM | 1.0 in | About 48 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 4:26 PM | 0.88 in | About 48 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 4:28 PM | 1.0 in | Near 31.59, -83.25, GA |
| 4:30 PM | 1.0 in | About 47 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 4:31 PM | 0.88 in | About 47 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 4:40 PM | 1.0 in | About 36 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 4:43 PM | 0.75 in | About 16 miles from Hickory, NC |
| 4:45 PM | 1.0 in | About 35 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 4:45 PM | 1.0 in | About 41 miles from Wilmington, NC |
| 4:50 PM | 1.0 in | About 13 miles from Hickory, NC |
| 4:55 PM | 1.0 in | About 41 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 4:59 PM | 1.75 in | About 13 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 5:00 PM | 1.0 in | About 11 miles from Hickory, NC |
| 5:01 PM | 1.75 in | Near 30.87, -83.30, GA |
| 5:02 PM | 0.75 in | Near 31.72, -82.94, GA |
| 5:08 PM | 0.88 in | About 8 miles from Hickory, NC |
| 5:10 PM | 1.0 in | About 41 miles from Columbia, SC |
| 5:16 PM | 1.0 in | About 46 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 5:19 PM | 0.75 in | About 34 miles from Columbia, SC |
| 5:25 PM | 1.0 in | About 43 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 5:26 PM | 0.88 in | About 13 miles from Hickory, NC |
| 5:33 PM | 1.0 in | About 15 miles from Hickory, NC |
| 5:45 PM | 1.0 in | About 9 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 5:50 PM | 1.5 in | About 18 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 5:55 PM | 1.0 in | About 6 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 6:06 PM | 1.0 in | About 26 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 6:10 PM | 1.0 in | About 5 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 6:15 PM | 2.0 in | About 35 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 6:23 PM | 1.0 in | About 7 miles from Wilmington, NC |
| 6:31 PM | 1.0 in | About 18 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 6:34 PM | 0.75 in | About 5 miles from Wilmington, NC |
| 6:35 PM | 1.25 in | About 23 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 6:35 PM | 1.25 in | About 13 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 6:36 PM | 1.75 in | About 20 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 6:40 PM | 2.5 in | About 20 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 6:54 PM | 1.0 in | About 36 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 6:55 PM | 1.75 in | About 22 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 6:55 PM | 1.0 in | About 26 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 7:00 PM | 1.0 in | Near 35.45, -77.67, NC |
| 7:07 PM | 1.0 in | About 53 miles from Virginia Beach, VA |
| 7:10 PM | 1.25 in | About 58 miles from Crestview, FL |
| 7:10 PM | 1.0 in | About 14 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 7:15 PM | 1.75 in | About 36 miles from Winston-Salem, NC |
| 7:25 PM | 1.75 in | About 38 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 7:25 PM | 1.0 in | Near 35.47, -77.42, NC |
| 7:26 PM | 0.75 in | Near 35.53, -77.40, NC |
| 7:35 PM | 1.75 in | About 38 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 7:35 PM | 1.0 in | Near 35.45, -77.40, NC |
| 8:10 PM | 1.0 in | Near 36.39, -77.68, NC |
| 8:17 PM | 1.5 in | About 28 miles from Wilmington, NC |
| 8:20 PM | 1.75 in | About 15 miles from Augusta, GA |
| 8:20 PM | 1.75 in | About 12 miles from Augusta, GA |
| 9:00 PM | 1.0 in | About 18 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 10:04 PM | 1.0 in | Near 31.58, -84.18, GA |
| 10:15 PM | 0.88 in | Near 42.84, -91.66, IA |
| 11:05 PM | 0.88 in | Near 35.24, -77.41, NC |
| 11:16 PM | 0.75 in | Near 35.30, -77.16, NC |
| 11:30 PM | 1.0 in | Near 35.21, -77.57, NC |
| 4:45 AM | 0.88 in | About 27 miles from Ocala, FL |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 2:00 PM | 58 mph | About 20 miles from Roanoke, VA |
| 2:10 PM | 58 mph | About 7 miles from Winston-Salem, NC |
| 2:37 PM | 75 mph | About 23 miles from Columbia, SC |
| 2:45 PM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 2:48 PM | 60 mph | About 58 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 2:50 PM | 58 mph | About 14 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 3:00 PM | 58 mph | About 20 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 3:10 PM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 3:10 PM | 60 mph | About 55 miles from Washington, DC |
| 3:11 PM | 58 mph | About 57 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 3:15 PM | 58 mph | About 38 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 3:17 PM | 60 mph | About 51 miles from Washington, DC |
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| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 3:21 PM | 60 mph | About 51 miles from Washington, DC |
| 3:30 PM | 60 mph | About 38 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 3:33 PM | 60 mph | About 43 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 3:35 PM | 60 mph | About 38 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 3:35 PM | 60 mph | About 51 miles from Washington, DC |
| 3:35 PM | 60 mph | About 50 miles from Washington, DC |
| 3:35 PM | 60 mph | About 39 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 3:35 PM | 60 mph | About 40 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 3:37 PM | 60 mph | About 50 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 3:38 PM | 60 mph | About 46 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 3:44 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.38, -83.69, GA |
| 3:47 PM | 60 mph | About 50 miles from Washington, DC |
| 3:48 PM | 60 mph | About 48 miles from Washington, DC |
| 3:50 PM | 60 mph | About 50 miles from Washington, DC |
| 3:53 PM | 60 mph | About 49 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 4:00 PM | 58 mph | About 31 miles from Wilmington, NC |
| 4:10 PM | 58 mph | About 47 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 4:25 PM | 58 mph | About 58 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 4:27 PM | 58 mph | Near 30.74, -83.25, GA |
| 4:30 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.59, -83.25, GA |
| 4:40 PM | 58 mph | About 34 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 4:45 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.71, -83.25, GA |
| 4:45 PM | 58 mph | About 36 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 4:50 PM | 63 mph | Near 30.90, -83.35, GA |
| 4:50 PM | 69 mph | Near 30.91, -83.35, GA |
| 4:51 PM | 58 mph | About 39 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 4:53 PM | 58 mph | About 13 miles from Hickory, NC |
| 4:55 PM | 58 mph | About 32 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 5:01 PM | 69 mph | Near 30.87, -83.30, GA |
| 5:06 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.78, -83.11, GA |
| 5:08 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.84, -83.09, GA |
| 5:10 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.70, -82.92, GA |
| 5:13 PM | 58 mph | About 59 miles from Durham, NC |
| 5:16 PM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 5:17 PM | 75 mph | Near 31.00, -83.06, GA |
| 5:18 PM | 75 mph | Near 31.02, -83.07, GA |
| 5:18 PM | 75 mph | Near 31.03, -83.06, GA |
| 5:18 PM | 75 mph | Near 31.04, -83.07, GA |
| 5:22 PM | 58 mph | About 44 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 5:40 PM | 58 mph | About 48 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 5:45 PM | 58 mph | Near 36.58, -77.99, VA |
| 6:02 PM | 58 mph | Near 32.06, -82.41, GA |
| 6:24 PM | 58 mph | About 29 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 6:28 PM | 58 mph | About 52 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 6:35 PM | 63 mph | Near 31.88, -83.92, GA |
| 6:35 PM | 64 mph | About 20 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 6:36 PM | 63 mph | About 29 miles from Winston-Salem, NC |
| 6:40 PM | 58 mph | About 43 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 6:52 PM | 58 mph | About 34 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 6:55 PM | 58 mph | Near 36.47, -77.50, NC |
| 7:00 PM | 60 mph | About 57 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 7:07 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.96, -83.54, GA |
| 7:20 PM | 58 mph | About 26 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 7:33 PM | 58 mph | About 14 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 7:34 PM | 58 mph | About 41 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 7:36 PM | 58 mph | About 43 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 7:54 PM | 58 mph | About 37 miles from Hilton Head Island, SC |
| 8:58 PM | 58 mph | About 16 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 9:05 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.31, -84.73, GA |
| 9:08 PM | 58 mph | About 3 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 9:09 PM | 58 mph | About 8 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 9:13 PM | 58 mph | About 11 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 9:15 PM | 58 mph | About 2 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 9:17 PM | 58 mph | About 11 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 9:22 PM | 58 mph | About 10 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 9:24 PM | 58 mph | About 13 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 9:28 PM | 58 mph | About 27 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 3:45 AM | 58 mph | About 41 miles from Tampa, FL |
| 5:16 AM | 58 mph | About 21 miles from Tampa, FL |
| 5:30 AM | 58 mph | About 16 miles from Tampa, FL |
| 6:10 AM | 58 mph | About 15 miles from Tampa, FL |
By state
| State | Reports | Hail | Wind | Tornado |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 58 | 47 | 11 | 0 |
| Georgia | 44 | 17 | 27 | 0 |
| Virginia | 34 | 4 | 30 | 0 |
| South Carolina | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Florida | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cities with reports nearby
Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.
| City | Largest hail | Highest gust | Tornado reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta, GA | 1.75 in | None | 0 |
| Raleigh, NC | 1.75 in | None | 0 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 1.25 in | None | 0 |
| Charlotte, NC | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| Hickory, NC | 1.0 in | 58 mph | 0 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| Wilmington, NC | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| Charleston, SC | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Greensboro, NC | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Savannah, GA | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | None | 58 mph | 0 |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.