Storm reports for May 3, 2011

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On May 3, 2011, 10 hail, 25 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Ashe County, NC.

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 (10)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $170,000 in property damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (35 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Buncombe County, NC (near Swannanoa) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · 2 injuries
  “Numerous trees and large limbs were blown down in the Swannanoa area and around Black Mountain. Some trees fell on and blocked roads in Black Mountain. Two people received minor injuries near Black Mountain due to falling trees, one on Goldmont Rd and the other on Old Toll Rd.”
• Laurens County, GA (near Harlow) · Hail 1.75″ · $116,000
  “The Laurens County 911 Center observed golf ball-sized hail. WSR-88D radar data suggests that quarter to golf ball-sized hail likely fell from just southwest of Dublin near Harlow to just northeast of East Dublin.”
• Laurens County, GA (near Dublin) · Thunderstorm wind 43 mph · $30,000
  “The Laurens County 911 Center reported that a tree was down on Georgia Highway 19 just south of Dublin. The tree fell on and caused damage to a house and a vehicle.”
• Campbell County, VA (near Lynchburg Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused damage to numerous trees. Falling branches damaged a car and a fence in the Richland Hills area off Timberlake Road.”
• Schuylkill County, PA (near Lewistown) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down a barn and trapped 40 cattle inside. The winds also knocked down five large pine trees.”
• Yadkin County, NC (near Jonesville) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $3,000
  “Several trees and power lines were brought down by the winds in Jonesville.”

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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