Storm reports for May 2, 2007

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On May 2, 2007, 69 hail, 93 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Ector 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 (69)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.5 million in property damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (172 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hamilton County, TX (near Hico) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $30,000 · 1 injury
  “Numerous trees down across the county; two trailers were damaged with one person trapped inside.”
• Trinity County, TX (near Trinity) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $8,000 · 1 injury
  “Trees blown down upon a home along FM 356. One person pinned underneath a fallen tree.”
• Dallas County, TX (near Grand Prairie) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $325,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines downed. Power out to about 300,000 houses and businesses in the metroplex. Plymouth House Apartments in Oak Cliff suffered major roof damage, with a large portion of the roof thrown across the road. About 60 to 70 residents were displaced.”
• Ellis County, TX (near Milford) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $250,000
  “Seventeen electrical towers were knocked down. Numerous power lines and poles were also knocked down. About 30,000 homes lost power. A gas pump fell on top of the passenger cab of a truck. The man inside was not injured.”
• Brown County, TX (near Brownwood Bowie Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 87 mph · $200,000
  “A wind gust of 87 MPH was measured by a Davis weather station before the anemometer broke. The survey team observed damage to several buildings and they saw numerous downed trees. An apartment wall collapsed and several mobile homes were severely damaged.”
• Tarrant County, TX (near Ft Worth) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $200,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines downed. Power outages occurred at about 300,000 homes and businesses in the metroplex. Two construction trailers were overturned in Mansfield, and a flagpole at a model home was bent at a 45-degree angle. One roof was ripped off a commercial business.”

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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