Storm reports for May 3, 2001

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On May 3, 2001, 64 hail, 11 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Pinellas County, FL.

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 (64)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.1 million in property damage and $4.2 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (77 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pinellas County, FL (near Tierra Verde) · Hail 3.00″ · $250,000
  “Tea cup (three inch) to dime sized hail was reported by Skywarn Spotters from Tierra Verde northwest to St. Pete Beach in southern Pinellas county. The three inch hail busted windows and damaged the paint of several vehicles at the Don Cesar Hotel near the intersection of Gulf Boulevard (State Road…”
• Pinellas County, FL (near St Petersburg) · Thunderstorm wind · $150,000
  “The Florida Highway Patrol reported that thunderstorm winds downed several power poles and overturned a semi-tractor trailer onto a vehicle along the northern end of the Sunshine Skywarn Bridge (I-275) in extreme southern Pinellas county.”
• Hockley County, TX (near Ropesville) · Hail 2.00″ · $50,000
  “Hail larger than golfball size broke out windows.”
• Terry County, TX (near Wellman) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “Golfball size hail broke the skylights out of a house. Hail was reported to be nine inches deep on the ground.”
• Terry County, TX (near Wellman) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “Golfball size hail was reported in town by the Wellman PD.”
• Manatee County, FL (near Terra Ceia) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “The Florida Highway Patrol reported thunderstorm winds downed several light poles along the Sunshine Skywarn Bridge (I-275) near Terra Ceia in Manatee county.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

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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