Storm reports for May 1, 2010

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On May 1, 2010, 39 hail, 52 damaging-wind and 30 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Shelby County, TN. Tornadoes killed 4.

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 (39)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $14.6 million in property damage, $46,000 in crop damage, 22 injuries and 4 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (130 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Benton County, MS (near Ashland) · Tornado EF3 · $1 million · 2 deaths · 7 injuries
  “A tornado touched down near Highway 5 approximately 2 miles south of Ashland. The tornado traveled northeast crossing into Tippah County. Eleven homes and mobile homes were destroyed with six receiving major damage. Twenty-three homes sustained minor damage.”
• Hardeman County, TN (near Poor) · Tornado EF3 · $250,000 · 1 death · 2 injuries
  “A tornado crossed into Hardeman County from Tippah County, Mississippi. The tornado tracked northeast hitting Pocahontas before moving into McNairy County. One fatality occurred in Pocahontas when a single wide trailer was destroyed. Two injuries also occurred.”
• Lafayette County, MS (near Abbeville) · Tornado EF2 · $250,000 · 1 death
  “A tornado touched down just southwest of Abbeville and tracked northeast hitting the south side of Abbeville. The tornado lifted along County Road 215. One fatality occurred when a single family home was destroyed. A double wide mobile home was also destroyed.”
• McNairy County, TN (near Falcon) · Tornado EF2 · $7.3 million · 10 injuries
  “A tornado touched down near the intersection of Sulphur Springs Road and Steadman Road, southwest of Selmer, and tracked northeast. This tornado was spawned from the same cell that produced a tornado from near Ashland, Mississippi to near Pocahontas, Tennessee and just west of Ramer, Tennessee in…”
• Hardin County, TN (near Morris Chapel) · Tornado EF2 · $100,000 · 2 injuries
  “A tornado tracked northeast into Hardin County from McNairy County and hit the town of Milledgeville. One house sustained major damage while another sustained roof damage. Minor damage occurred to a shed. Several trees were knocked down in the area. Two injuries occurred from the tornado.”
• Hickman County, TN (near Coble) · Tornado EF2 · $600,000 · 1 injury
  “Thousands of hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted along the tornado's 9.15 mile track. Some trees were reduced down to stubs. The tornado was strongest as it crossed highway 50. A brick home suffered considerable structural damage and a woman was injured.”

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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