Storm reports for May 3, 2007

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On May 3, 2007, 92 hail, 46 damaging-wind and 13 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in St. Lucie 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 (92)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.6 million in property damage, $355,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (151 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Morehouse Parish, LA (near Bastrop) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $1.5 million · 1 injury
  “Significant straight line wind damage occurred in about a two to three mile swath north of Bastrop near the Log Cabin community. Scattered damage occurred all throughout this area, with spots of more intense damage where apparent microbursts occurred.”
• Ouachita Parish, LA (near Monroe) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · 1 injury
  “Trees were downed near the University of Louisiana Monroe and a fallen tree injured one person. A boy was sitting on the porch at 4010 Spurgeon Drive in Monroe when a treetop fell in front of his home. He slipped and fell while trying to flee, striking his head when he tried to get back up.”
• Morehouse Parish, LA (near Bastrop) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph · $500,000
  “Substantial wind damage from wind gusts between 75 and 85 MPH occurred around Bastrop as a bow echo slammed through the parish. Dozens of trees and power lines were blown down along with many homes sustaining minor to major damage.”
• Ashley County, AR (near Fountain Hill) · Tornado EF1 · $500,000
  “This tornado touched down just southeast of Fountain Hill and was on the ground for 5 miles. Numerous trees, some very large, were uprooted and snapped along the path. A church had a part of its roof blown off and a couple of outbuildings were destroyed.”
• Humphreys County, MS (near Isola) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $80,000
  “A roof was blown off a house just east of Isola, near the Humphreys/Sunflower county line.”
• Chicot County, AR (near Lake Vlg) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $70,000
  “A couple of trees were blown down in an RV park. One totally damaged an RV.”

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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