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Virginia storm reports for May 3, 2022

NOAA recorded 7 hail reports and 9 wind reports in Virginia on May 3, 2022.

in Virginia
16
Storm reports
About 12 miles from Roanoke, VA
1.0 in
Largest hail
About 45 miles from Lynchburg, VA
63 mph
Highest gust
0
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA

Hail, inches

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

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

  • Wind report
  • Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 3, 2022 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. Gust lines are estimates: the highest gust of the day in NOAA's hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. They aren't measurements at any building.

Reports by hour

Hail7, most at 3 PM

Wind9, most at 4 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeSizeWhere
2:48 PM1.0 inAbout 12 miles from Roanoke, VA
3:00 PM1.0 inNear 36.97, -81.04, VA
3:19 PM1.0 inAbout 49 miles from Lynchburg, VA
3:58 PM1.0 inAbout 51 miles from Durham, NC
4:03 PM0.88 inAbout 28 miles from Roanoke, VA
5:20 PM0.88 inAbout 12 miles from Lynchburg, VA
7:22 PM0.88 inAbout 41 miles from Roanoke, VA

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Roanoke, VA1.0 inNone0
Lynchburg, VA0.88 in58 mph0

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