Storm reports for May 3, 2005

On May 3, 2005, 21 hail, 4 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 1 state.

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21hail reports

4damaging-wind reports

1tornado reports

2.75″largest hail reported

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On May 3, 2005, 21 hail, 4 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 1 state. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in DeSoto 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

State	Hail	Wind	Tornado	Largest hail
FL	21	4	1	2.75″

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

City	Population	Largest report
Fort Meade, FL	5,341	2.50″
Tequesta, FL	6,285	1.75″
Lake Placid, FL	2,561	1.75″
Lake Wales, FL	17,798	1.00″
Pembroke Pines, FL	179,326	0.88″
Miramar, FL	143,242	0.88″
Southwest Ranches, FL	7,827	0.88″
Wauchula, FL	4,984	0.88″
Miami, FL	487,014	0.75″
Homestead, FL	85,796	0.75″
Miami Beach, FL	83,251	0.75″
Jupiter, FL	62,987	0.75″
Florida City, FL	13,157	0.75″
Juno Beach, FL	3,969	0.75″

Hail reports (21)

Time (UTC)	Size	Location
20:00	2.75″	DeSoto County, FL
21:05	2.50″	Polk County, FL
18:03	1.75″	Martin County, FL
19:49	1.75″	DeSoto County, FL
20:35	1.75″	Hardee County, FL
22:00	1.75″	Osceola County, FL
00:05	1.75″	Highlands County, FL
21:40	1.00″	Polk County, FL
21:52	1.00″	Polk County, FL
21:53	1.00″	Osceola County, FL
22:10	1.00″	Osceola County, FL
22:36	1.00″	Hardee County, FL
18:10	0.88″	Broward County, FL
20:05	0.88″	Okeechobee County, FL
20:35	0.88″	Hardee County, FL
22:00	0.88″	Okeechobee County, FL
18:00	0.75″	Palm Beach County, FL
18:55	0.75″	Miami-Dade County, FL
18:56	0.75″	Miami-Dade County, FL
22:10	0.75″	Manatee County, FL
22:37	0.75″	Okeechobee County, FL

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $11,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (27 events in 2 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

County	Events	Injuries	Deaths	Property damage
Miami-Dade County, FL	1	0	0	$10,000
Orleans County, VT	1	0	0	$1,000

What the National Weather Service wrote

Miami-Dade County, FL (near Hialeah) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
“Multiple traffic signals were blown down.”
Miami-Dade County, FL (near Kendall) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph
“Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs.”
Hardee County, FL (near Gardner) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
“Trees were broken and blown down due to thunderstorm winds.”
Glades County, FL (near Palmdale) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
“Trees were blown down on U.S. 27 north of Palmdale.”
Polk County, FL (near Ft Meade) · Hail 2.50″
“Tennis ball size hail was reported by the general public.”
Hardee County, FL (near Bowling Green) · Hail 1.75″
“Quarter to golf ball size hail turned the ground white.”

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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