Storm reports for May 3, 2002

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On May 3, 2002, 45 hail, 26 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Haralson County, GA.

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 (45)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $14,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (71 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Talladega County, AL (near Sylacauga) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
  “A few trees were blown down near Sylacauga.”
• Jasper County, GA (near Shady Dale) · Thunderstorm wind · $2,000
  “The Jasper county 911 center reported that lots of trees were blown down, some onto local roads.”
• Meriwether County, GA (near Warm Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind · $2,000
  “The Meriwether county 911 center reported three trees down, one in Warm Springs, one in Woodbury, and one 3 miles east of Woodbury on Georgia Highway 18. The public reported that several large trees were blown down in Greenville.”
• Greenwood County, SC (near Ware Shoals) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “A tree was blown down across a road, and another tree was partially uprooted. A cable TV line was also blown down.”
• Attala County, MS (near Kosciusko) · Thunderstorm wind · $1,000
  “Power lines were blown down in the city.”
• Lamar County, GA (near Liberty Hill) · Thunderstorm wind · $1,000
  “The Lamar county 911 center reported that two to three trees were blown down in Liberty Hill and one window was blown out of an old building. Further east in Johnstonville, a tree was blown down onto a power line.”

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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