Storm reports for May 4, 2017
NOAA recorded 22 hail reports, 146 wind reports and 22 tornado reports in 10 states on May 4, 2017.
- in 10 states
- 190
- Storm reports
- In Bend, OR
- 2.0 in
- Largest hail
- About 7 miles from Jacksonville, FL
- 71 mph
- Highest gust
- Highest rating EF1, near 31.59, -82.70, GA
- 22
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 4, 2017 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.
Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot.
Reports by hour
Hail22, most at 9 PM
Wind146, most at 2 AM
Tornado22, most at 8 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:25 PM | EF0 | Near 31.38, -82.94, GA | 0.02 mi long, 35 yd wide |
| 1:04 PM | EF1 | Near 31.59, -82.70, GA | 1.9 mi long, 60 yd wide |
| 1:20 PM | EF1 | Near 31.69, -82.62, GA | 1 mi long, 70 yd wide |
| 4:50 PM | EF1 | About 5 miles from Savannah, GA | 2.78 mi long, 120 yd wide |
| 6:46 PM | EF1 | About 42 miles from Hilton Head Island, SC | 12.52 mi long, 440 yd wide |
| 7:15 PM | EF1 | About 41 miles from Charleston, SC | 6.03 mi long, 125 yd wide |
| 7:26 PM | EF1 | About 39 miles from Charleston, SC | 2.02 mi long, 150 yd wide |
| 8:01 PM | EF1 | About 42 miles from Charleston, SC | 3.08 mi long, 150 yd wide |
| 8:12 PM | EF0 | About 7 miles from Atlanta, GA | 0.11 mi long, 50 yd wide |
| 8:37 PM | EF1 | About 50 miles from Columbia, SC | 2.07 mi long, 75 yd wide |
| 8:40 PM | EF0 | About 10 miles from Atlanta, GA | 1.1 mi long, 80 yd wide |
| 9:07 PM | EF1 | About 54 miles from Columbia, SC | 0.86 mi long, 75 yd wide |
Show all 22 tornado reportsShow fewer
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:27 PM | EF0 | Near 34.54, -80.00, SC | 0.2 mi long, 75 yd wide |
| 2:12 AM | EF0 | About 27 miles from Greensboro, NC | 3.26 mi long, 375 yd wide |
| 3:04 AM | EF0 | About 22 miles from Roanoke, VA | 0.3 mi long, 100 yd wide |
| 4:21 AM | EF1 | About 33 miles from Durham, NC | 1 mi long, 250 yd wide |
| 4:40 AM | EF1 | About 49 miles from Durham, NC | 14.79 mi long, 75 yd wide |
| 5:13 AM | EF0 | Near 36.84, -78.17, VA | 1.01 mi long, 75 yd wide |
| 5:40 AM | EF0 | About 18 miles from Richmond, VA | 0.38 mi long, 75 yd wide |
| 5:50 AM | EF1 | About 42 miles from Richmond, VA | 2.42 mi long, 300 yd wide |
| 6:09 AM | EF1 | About 25 miles from Richmond, VA | 2.31 mi long, 150 yd wide |
| 6:27 AM | EF0 | Near 36.08, -76.76, NC | 11.71 mi long, 100 yd wide |
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 2:30 PM | 1.0 in | About 51 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 2:30 PM | 1.25 in | About 50 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 4:50 PM | 1.0 in | Near 43.07, -123.36, OR |
| 6:00 PM | 1.25 in | About 42 miles from Portland, OR |
| 7:40 PM | 1.0 in | Near 42.48, -122.80, OR |
| 8:12 PM | 1.0 in | Near 41.52, -122.91, CA |
| 8:50 PM | 1.75 in | Near 42.89, -122.46, OR |
| 8:55 PM | 1.0 in | Near 42.66, -122.70, OR |
| 9:00 PM | 1.5 in | Near 42.93, -122.41, OR |
| 9:05 PM | 1.0 in | About 34 miles from Portland, OR |
| 9:15 PM | 1.0 in | Near 42.66, -122.71, OR |
| 9:45 PM | 1.0 in | Near 42.79, -122.35, OR |
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| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 9:55 PM | 1.75 in | Near 42.91, -122.44, OR |
| 11:20 PM | 1.0 in | About 14 miles from Kennewick, WA |
| 12:20 AM | 2.0 in | In Bend, OR |
| 12:40 AM | 1.75 in | About 26 miles from Bend, OR |
| 12:40 AM | 1.0 in | About 27 miles from Bend, OR |
| 12:55 AM | 2.0 in | About 18 miles from Bend, OR |
| 1:05 AM | 1.0 in | About 28 miles from Bend, OR |
| 1:05 AM | 1.5 in | About 40 miles from Bend, OR |
| 1:05 AM | 1.75 in | About 41 miles from Bend, OR |
| 6:28 AM | 1.0 in | Near 35.06, -77.36, NC |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 8:47 AM | 49 mph | Near 29.66, -84.86, FL |
| 10:04 AM | 58 mph | About 22 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 12:16 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.38, -82.93, GA |
| 1:10 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.62, -82.57, GA |
| 1:28 PM | 58 mph | About 49 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 2:30 PM | 58 mph | About 50 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 2:47 PM | 58 mph | About 39 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 3:14 PM | 71 mph | About 7 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
| 3:18 PM | 58 mph | About 6 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
| 3:26 PM | 58 mph | About 6 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
| 3:26 PM | 58 mph | About 5 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
| 3:26 PM | 58 mph | About 5 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
Show all 146 wind reportsShow fewer
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 3:35 PM | 69 mph | About 9 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
| 3:48 PM | 58 mph | About 21 miles from Gainesville, FL |
| 3:50 PM | 40 mph | About 33 miles from Gainesville, FL |
| 4:04 PM | 58 mph | About 39 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 4:12 PM | 60 mph | About 13 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
| 4:13 PM | 58 mph | About 14 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 4:55 PM | 40 mph | About 4 miles from Tampa, FL |
| 5:19 PM | 58 mph | About 58 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 6:00 PM | 70 mph | About 15 miles from Olympia, WA |
| 6:08 PM | 59 mph | Near 36.80, -85.43, KY |
| 6:31 PM | 61 mph | Near 36.69, -85.14, KY |
| 7:52 PM | 58 mph | About 41 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 8:45 PM | 60 mph | Near 42.79, -122.35, OR |
| 8:55 PM | 60 mph | About 30 miles from Portland, OR |
| 9:05 PM | 70 mph | About 53 miles from Columbia, SC |
| 9:30 PM | 58 mph | About 37 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 9:30 PM | 66 mph | About 59 miles from Eugene, OR |
| 9:44 PM | 58 mph | About 21 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 9:45 PM | 60 mph | Near 42.79, -122.35, OR |
| 10:03 PM | 58 mph | About 28 miles from Knoxville, TN |
| 10:13 PM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from Knoxville, TN |
| 11:17 PM | 46 mph | About 14 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 12:10 AM | 46 mph | About 4 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 12:34 AM | 63 mph | About 5 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 12:35 AM | 52 mph | Near 37.27, -83.26, KY |
| 12:52 AM | 58 mph | About 14 miles from Spartanburg, SC |
| 1:08 AM | 58 mph | About 26 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 1:25 AM | 58 mph | About 46 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 1:30 AM | 58 mph | About 37 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 1:30 AM | 58 mph | About 36 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 1:31 AM | 58 mph | About 43 miles from Winston-Salem, NC |
| 1:36 AM | 58 mph | About 37 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 1:36 AM | 58 mph | About 39 miles from Winston-Salem, NC |
| 1:44 AM | 58 mph | About 36 miles from Winston-Salem, NC |
| 1:45 AM | 58 mph | About 2 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 1:45 AM | 58 mph | About 40 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 1:48 AM | 58 mph | About 33 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 1:50 AM | 58 mph | About 31 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 1:50 AM | 58 mph | About 38 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 1:53 AM | 58 mph | About 28 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 1:53 AM | 58 mph | About 30 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 1:53 AM | 58 mph | About 19 miles from Hickory, NC |
| 1:55 AM | 58 mph | About 25 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 1:56 AM | 58 mph | About 43 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 1:56 AM | 58 mph | About 25 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 1:58 AM | 58 mph | About 20 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 1:58 AM | 58 mph | About 20 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 1:58 AM | 58 mph | About 52 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 2:00 AM | 58 mph | About 22 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 2:00 AM | 58 mph | About 32 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 2:04 AM | 58 mph | About 49 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 2:06 AM | 58 mph | About 18 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 2:08 AM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 2:12 AM | 58 mph | About 27 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 2:14 AM | 58 mph | About 26 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 2:15 AM | 58 mph | In Greensboro, NC |
| 2:20 AM | 58 mph | About 12 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 2:25 AM | 58 mph | About 10 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 2:30 AM | 58 mph | About 38 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 2:35 AM | 58 mph | About 40 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 2:36 AM | 58 mph | About 26 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 2:37 AM | 58 mph | About 33 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 2:39 AM | 58 mph | About 17 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 2:40 AM | 58 mph | About 2 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 2:41 AM | 58 mph | About 9 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 2:42 AM | 58 mph | About 20 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 2:46 AM | 58 mph | About 30 miles from Roanoke, VA |
| 2:49 AM | 58 mph | About 21 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 2:50 AM | 58 mph | About 20 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 2:50 AM | 58 mph | About 27 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 2:55 AM | 58 mph | About 20 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 2:55 AM | 58 mph | About 32 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 2:55 AM | 58 mph | About 22 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 2:55 AM | 58 mph | About 30 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 2:59 AM | 63 mph | About 24 miles from Roanoke, VA |
| 3:00 AM | 60 mph | About 37 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 3:00 AM | 58 mph | About 23 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 3:01 AM | 60 mph | About 35 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 3:01 AM | 58 mph | About 38 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 3:06 AM | 60 mph | About 38 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 3:12 AM | 58 mph | About 47 miles from Roanoke, VA |
| 3:12 AM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 3:14 AM | 58 mph | About 46 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 3:20 AM | 58 mph | About 16 miles from Durham, NC |
| 3:25 AM | 58 mph | About 14 miles from Durham, NC |
| 3:30 AM | 58 mph | About 27 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 3:33 AM | 58 mph | About 17 miles from Durham, NC |
| 3:34 AM | 58 mph | About 4 miles from Durham, NC |
| 3:35 AM | 58 mph | About 4 miles from Durham, NC |
| 3:40 AM | 58 mph | About 21 miles from Durham, NC |
| 3:42 AM | 58 mph | About 21 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 3:44 AM | 58 mph | About 5 miles from Durham, NC |
| 3:45 AM | 58 mph | About 19 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 3:45 AM | 58 mph | About 16 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 3:50 AM | 58 mph | About 50 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 3:50 AM | 58 mph | About 15 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 3:53 AM | 58 mph | About 44 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 4:00 AM | 58 mph | About 44 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 4:00 AM | 58 mph | About 14 miles from Durham, NC |
| 4:10 AM | 58 mph | About 29 miles from Durham, NC |
| 4:16 AM | 63 mph | About 18 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 4:18 AM | 58 mph | About 25 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 4:20 AM | 58 mph | About 32 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 4:20 AM | 58 mph | About 30 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 4:22 AM | 58 mph | About 34 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 4:23 AM | 58 mph | About 37 miles from Fayetteville, NC |
| 4:24 AM | 58 mph | About 22 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 4:25 AM | 58 mph | About 29 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 4:29 AM | 60 mph | About 24 miles from Wilmington, NC |
| 4:30 AM | 58 mph | About 30 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 4:35 AM | 58 mph | About 26 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 4:35 AM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 4:35 AM | 58 mph | About 44 miles from Durham, NC |
| 4:48 AM | 58 mph | About 50 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 4:49 AM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 4:51 AM | 58 mph | About 22 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 4:55 AM | 58 mph | About 44 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 5:05 AM | 58 mph | About 43 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 5:10 AM | 58 mph | About 39 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 5:14 AM | 58 mph | About 45 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 5:15 AM | 58 mph | About 44 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 5:16 AM | 58 mph | Near 38.10, -78.44, VA |
| 5:20 AM | 58 mph | About 43 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 5:25 AM | 58 mph | About 31 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 5:35 AM | 58 mph | About 55 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 5:45 AM | 58 mph | Near 36.42, -77.61, NC |
| 5:50 AM | 58 mph | Near 36.33, -77.59, NC |
| 6:25 AM | 58 mph | About 11 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 6:35 AM | 58 mph | About 23 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 6:38 AM | 62 mph | About 56 miles from Wilmington, NC |
| 6:45 AM | 58 mph | About 6 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 6:45 AM | 58 mph | About 18 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 6:50 AM | 58 mph | About 18 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 6:57 AM | 58 mph | Near 34.75, -76.73, NC |
By state
| State | Reports | Hail | Wind | Tornado |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 83 | 1 | 79 | 3 |
| Virginia | 35 | 0 | 29 | 6 |
| Oregon | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| Georgia | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| South Carolina | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Florida | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Washington | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| California | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bend, OR | 2.0 in | None | 0 |
| Kennewick, WA | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| Atlanta, GA | None | None | 2 |
| Charlotte, NC | None | 46 mph | 0 |
| Durham, NC | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Fayetteville, NC | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Greensboro, NC | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Greenville, SC | None | 63 mph | 0 |
| Jacksonville, FL | None | 71 mph | 0 |
| Richmond, VA | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Savannah, GA | None | 58 mph | 1 |
| Spartanburg, SC | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Tampa, FL | None | 40 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.