Storm reports for May 3, 1979

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On May 3, 1979, 31 hail, 42 damaging-wind and 26 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Jones County, TX.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (31)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $30.6 million in property damage and 12 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (100 events in 5 states). Before 1996 the database holds only tornado, hail and wind events, and damage was often entered as a range, so treat these figures as rough. Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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