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Hail and tornado reports for May 3, 2012

211 hail reports in 15 states on May 3, 2012. The largest stones measured 2.75 in (baseball) near Republican City, NE. 2 tornado reports on this day. 58 damaging thunderstorm wind reports on this day.

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Illinois 13 hail reports

TimeHail sizeWhere
18:02 CDT0.75 in
penny		Plainfield, Will
2 mi from Plainfield
18:35 CDT1.25 in
half dollar		Niles, Cook
near the center of Niles
18:52 CDT1.25 in
half dollar		Evanston, Cook
near the center of Evanston
19:12 CDT1 in
quarter		Des Plaines, Cook
near the center of Des Plaines
19:18 CDT0.88 in
nickel		Norridge, Cook
near the center of Harwood Heights
19:38 CDT0.88 in
nickel		Sparland, Marshall
8 mi from Chillicothe
19:40 CDT1 in
quarter		Lacon, Marshall
7 mi from Chillicothe
20:05 CDT0.75 in
penny		West Glenview, Cook
2 mi from Glenview
20:15 CDT1 in
quarter		Niles, Cook
near the center of Niles
20:38 CDT1.75 in
golf ball		Dunning, Cook
3 mi from Harwood Heights
21:02 CDT1 in
quarter		Avondale, Cook
5 mi from Lincolnwood
21:54 CDT1 in
quarter		Oak Lawn, Cook
near the center of Oak Lawn
22:50 CDT0.88 in
nickel		Worth, Cook
1 mi from Palos Heights

Iowa 34 hail reports

TimeHail sizeWhere
02:20 CDT1 in
quarter		Randolph, Fremont
11 mi from Shenandoah
02:36 CDT1.5 in
ping pong ball		Farragut, Fremont
3 mi from Shenandoah
02:45 CDT0.88 in
nickel		Shenandoah, Page
near the center of Shenandoah
14:30 CDT1 in
quarter		Bancroft, Kossuth
15 mi from Algona
14:50 CDT1 in
quarter		Bancroft, Kossuth
15 mi from Algona
15:02 CDT1 in
quarter		Bancroft, Kossuth
15 mi from Algona
16:13 CDT1.75 in
golf ball		Swea City, Kossuth
16:13 CDT0.88 in
nickel		Forest City, Winnebago
near the center of Forest City
16:14 CDT1.75 in
golf ball		Swea City, Kossuth
16:23 CDT1 in
quarter		Forest City, Winnebago
near the center of Forest City
16:24 CDT1 in
quarter		Forest City, Winnebago
1 mi from Forest City
16:56 CDT0.88 in
nickel		Mason City Muni, Cerro Gordo
6 mi from Clear Lake
17:01 CDT1 in
quarter		Mason City Muni, Cerro Gordo
6 mi from Clear Lake
17:12 CDT1 in
quarter		Freeman, Cerro Gordo
6 mi from Mason City
17:15 CDT1 in
quarter		Freeman, Cerro Gordo
4 mi from Mason City
18:23 CDT1.25 in
half dollar		Arnold, Humboldt
8 mi from Humboldt
18:23 CDT1 in
quarter		Rutland, Humboldt
7 mi from Humboldt
18:32 CDT1 in
quarter		Arnold, Humboldt
8 mi from Humboldt
19:25 CDT1 in
quarter		Arnold, Humboldt
5 mi from Humboldt
19:37 CDT0.75 in
penny		Van Horne, Benton
11 mi from Vinton
19:57 CDT1.25 in
half dollar		Thor, Humboldt
6 mi from Humboldt
20:01 CDT0.88 in
nickel		Cherokee, Cherokee
3 mi from Cherokee
20:03 CDT0.75 in
penny		Cherokee, Cherokee
3 mi from Cherokee
20:08 CDT1.75 in
golf ball		Ladora Air Strip, Iowa
8 mi from Marengo
20:12 CDT0.88 in
nickel		Meriden, Cherokee
4 mi from Cherokee
20:16 CDT0.75 in
penny		Norway, Benton
10 mi from Marengo
20:23 CDT0.88 in
nickel		Larrabee, Cherokee
6 mi from Cherokee
20:31 CDT1 in
quarter		Norway, Benton
10 mi from Marengo
20:34 CDT0.75 in
penny		Cherokee, Cherokee
near the center of Cherokee
20:39 CDT1.75 in
golf ball		Aurelia, Cherokee
6 mi from Cherokee
20:50 CDT1.75 in
golf ball		Solon, Johnson
near the center of Solon
20:55 CDT1.5 in
ping pong ball		Crawfordsville, Washington
9 mi from Washington
21:01 CDT0.88 in
nickel		Parnell, Iowa
4 mi from Williamsburg
21:01 CDT0.75 in
penny		Solon, Johnson
near the center of Solon

Kansas 3 hail reports

TimeHail sizeWhere
23:25 CDT1 in
quarter		Reserve, Brown
8 mi from Hiawatha
23:55 CDT1.5 in
ping pong ball		Coldwater, Comanche
23:56 CDT1.75 in
golf ball		Sawyer, Pratt
10 mi from Pratt

Maryland 4 hail reports

TimeHail sizeWhere
19:55 EDT1 in
quarter		Clear Spg, Washington
9 mi from Halfway
21:54 EDT1 in
quarter		Mt Ville, Frederick
6 mi from Ballenger Creek
21:54 EDT1 in
quarter		Mt Ville, Frederick
6 mi from Ballenger Creek
22:01 EDT1 in
quarter		Adamstown, Frederick
5 mi from Ballenger Creek

Michigan 42 hail reports

TimeHail sizeWhere
11:44 EDT0.75 in
penny		Ludington, Mason
13:22 EDT1 in
quarter		Custer, Mason
13:30 EDT1.75 in
golf ball		Ludington, Mason
13:35 EDT1 in
quarter		Acme, Grand Traverse
7 mi from Traverse City
14:49 EDT1 in
quarter		Shelby, Oceana
14 mi from Whitehall
16:17 EDT0.88 in
nickel		Bentley, Bay
16:25 EDT2 in
hen egg		Rhodes, Gladwin
16:30 EDT0.88 in
nickel		Mt Forest, Bay
16:37 EDT1 in
quarter		Worth, Arenac
16:50 EDT1 in
quarter		Wayland, Allegan
1 mi from Wayland
16:51 EDT1.25 in
half dollar		Bradley, Allegan
3 mi from Wayland
16:51 EDT1 in
quarter		Bowens Mills, Barry
6 mi from Wayland
16:54 EDT1 in
quarter		Bombay, Midland
9 mi from Midland
16:55 EDT1.75 in
golf ball		Beaver, Bay
9 mi from Midland
17:01 EDT1 in
quarter		Quarry, Huron
6 mi from Kilmanagh
17:03 EDT0.75 in
penny		Kinde, Huron
10 mi from Bad Axe
17:19 EDT0.88 in
nickel		Bay City, Bay
2 mi from Bay City
17:20 EDT0.75 in
penny		Twin Lake, Muskegon
9 mi from Wolf Lake
17:20 EDT1.25 in
half dollar		East Paris, Kent
5 mi from East Grand Rapids
17:24 EDT1 in
quarter		Wayland, Allegan
near the center of Wayland
18:03 EDT0.75 in
penny		Merle Beach, Clinton
3 mi from Saint Johns
18:25 EDT1 in
quarter		Kalamazoo Airport, Kalamazoo
3 mi from Portage
18:30 EDT0.75 in
penny		Gobles Widners Airport, Van Buren
4 mi from Paw Paw
18:39 EDT1 in
quarter		Flushing Airport, Genesee
2 mi from Flushing
18:57 EDT0.75 in
penny		Nashville, Barry
10 mi from Hastings
19:00 EDT0.75 in
penny		Sunfield, Eaton
9 mi from Portland
19:04 EDT0.75 in
penny		Marcellus, Cass
11 mi from Three Rivers
19:17 EDT1 in
quarter		Three Rivers Airport, St. Joseph
2 mi from Three Rivers
19:30 EDT1.25 in
half dollar		Mason, Ingham
near the center of Mason
19:54 EDT0.88 in
nickel		Factoryville, St. Joseph
14 mi from Vicksburg
19:57 EDT1.75 in
golf ball		Leonidas, St. Joseph
13 mi from Vicksburg
20:10 EDT1 in
quarter		Mendon, St. Joseph
9 mi from Vicksburg
20:11 EDT1 in
quarter		Three Rivers Airport, St. Joseph
3 mi from Three Rivers
20:55 EDT0.75 in
penny		Stevensville, Berrien
6 mi from Fair Plain
21:00 EDT0.75 in
penny		Hodunk, Branch
8 mi from Coldwater
21:00 EDT1 in
quarter		Hollywood, Berrien
3 mi from Fair Plain
21:18 EDT0.88 in
nickel		Butler, Branch
9 mi from Coldwater
22:20 EDT2 in
hen egg		Woodville, Jackson
near the center of Jackson
22:46 EDT0.75 in
penny		Manchester, Washtenaw
11 mi from Tecumseh
22:54 EDT1 in
quarter		Rowes Corner, Washtenaw
9 mi from Chelsea
23:00 EDT0.88 in
nickel		Naomi, Berrien
10 mi from Fair Plain
23:10 EDT0.75 in
penny		Red Mill, Cass
5 mi from Dowagiac

Minnesota 14 hail reports

TimeHail sizeWhere
00:15 CDT0.75 in
penny		Willmar, Kandiyohi
near the center of Willmar
00:58 CDT0.75 in
penny		Grove City, Meeker
9 mi from Litchfield
01:03 CDT1 in
quarter		Grove City, Meeker
7 mi from Litchfield
01:20 CDT1 in
quarter		Litchfield, Meeker
near the center of Litchfield
02:21 CDT0.75 in
penny		Buffalo Muni Airport, Wright
near the center of Buffalo
03:50 CDT0.75 in
penny		Pequaywan Lake, St. Louis
15 mi from Two Harbors
06:21 CDT1 in
quarter		Millerville, Douglas
15 mi from Alexandria
06:30 CDT1 in
quarter		Urbank, Otter Tail
07:07 CDT0.88 in
nickel		Long Prairie, Todd
near the center of Long Prairie
07:34 CDT1.75 in
golf ball		Sobieski, Morrison
8 mi from Little Falls
08:40 CDT1 in
quarter		Heidelberg, Le Sueur
6 mi from New Prague
10:40 CDT0.75 in
penny		Woodbury, Washington
near the center of Woodbury
18:20 CDT0.75 in
penny		Waseca, Waseca
near the center of Waseca
18:37 CDT1 in
quarter		Waseca, Waseca
1 mi from Waseca

Nebraska 27 hail reports

TimeHail sizeWhere
00:12 CDT0.88 in
nickel		Dorchester, Saline
8 mi from Crete
00:26 CDT1 in
quarter		Ayr, Adams
12 mi from Hastings
00:35 CDT0.75 in
penny		West Lincoln, Lancaster
2 mi from Lincoln
00:40 CDT0.75 in
penny		Emerald, Lancaster
7 mi from Lincoln
01:08 CDT1 in
quarter		Deweese, Clay
01:15 CDT1 in
quarter		Hooper, Dodge
12 mi from Fremont
01:26 CDT0.88 in
nickel		Clay Center, Clay
01:28 CDT1.75 in
golf ball		Fairfield, Clay
01:35 CDT0.75 in
penny		Papillion, Sarpy
near the center of La Vista
01:39 CDT0.75 in
penny		Omaha, Douglas
4 mi from Omaha
01:42 CDT0.75 in
penny		Sutton, Clay
02:02 CDT0.88 in
nickel		Glenville, Clay
9 mi from Hastings
04:13 CDT1.75 in
golf ball		Holstein, Adams
04:44 CDT1 in
quarter		Hastings, Adams
4 mi from Hastings
05:51 CDT1 in
quarter		Clay Center, Clay
16:35 CDT2.75 in
baseball		Republican City, Harlan
16:49 CDT1 in
quarter		Republican City, Harlan
16:51 CDT1.25 in
half dollar		Republican City, Harlan
17:04 CDT1.75 in
golf ball		Republican City, Harlan
17:15 CDT1 in
quarter		Orleans, Harlan
17:22 CDT1.5 in
ping pong ball		Naponee, Franklin
19:32 CDT1.25 in
half dollar		Pender, Thurston
19:41 CDT1 in
quarter		Boelus, Howard
20:00 CDT0.75 in
penny		Pender, Thurston
20:25 CDT1 in
quarter		Wisner, Cuming
15 mi from West Point
21:00 CDT0.75 in
penny		Washington, Washington
4 mi from Elkhorn
21:00 CDT1.75 in
golf ball		Washington, Washington
5 mi from Elkhorn

New York 23 hail reports

TimeHail sizeWhere
17:15 EDT0.75 in
penny		Little Genesee, Allegany
12 mi from Olean
18:53 EDT0.75 in
penny		Coopers Plains, Steuben
3 mi from Gang Mills
19:14 EDT1 in
quarter		Westons Mills, Cattaraugus
3 mi from Olean
19:30 EDT1 in
quarter		Montour Falls, Schuyler
11 mi from Horseheads North
19:36 EDT0.88 in
nickel		Montour Falls, Schuyler
11 mi from Horseheads North
19:42 EDT0.75 in
penny		Horseheads, Chemung
near the center of Horseheads
19:47 EDT2 in
hen egg		Newfield, Tompkins
6 mi from South Hill
19:49 EDT1.25 in
half dollar		Ithaca, Tompkins
1 mi from Ithaca
19:50 EDT2 in
hen egg		South Hill, Tompkins
1 mi from South Hill
19:58 EDT1 in
quarter		Newfield, Tompkins
6 mi from South Hill
19:59 EDT1.25 in
half dollar		Newfield, Tompkins
6 mi from South Hill
20:05 EDT1 in
quarter		Ithaca, Tompkins
near the center of Ithaca
20:09 EDT1 in
quarter		Ithaca, Tompkins
near the center of Ithaca
20:11 EDT0.75 in
penny		Ithaca, Tompkins
near the center of Ithaca
20:14 EDT1.75 in
golf ball		Ithaca, Tompkins
near the center of Ithaca
20:36 EDT1 in
quarter		Richford, Tioga
20:38 EDT1 in
quarter		Hornell, Steuben
near the center of Hornell
20:50 EDT0.88 in
nickel		Avoca, Steuben
7 mi from Bath
20:56 EDT1.25 in
half dollar		Avoca, Steuben
7 mi from Bath
21:56 EDT0.75 in
penny		Penn Yan Airport, Yates
near the center of Penn Yan
22:16 EDT0.75 in
penny		Bemus Pt, Chautauqua
5 mi from Lakewood
22:34 EDT1 in
quarter		Horseheads, Chemung
near the center of Horseheads
23:49 EDT1.25 in
half dollar		Lehigh Vly Jct, Seneca
6 mi from Seneca Falls

North Carolina 1 hail report

TimeHail sizeWhere
14:00 EDT0.88 in
nickel		Warrensville, Ashe

North Dakota 1 hail report

TimeHail sizeWhere
02:40 CDT0.88 in
nickel		Ashley, Mcintosh

Pennsylvania 1 hail report

TimeHail sizeWhere
12:44 EDT1 in
quarter		Cranesville, Erie
7 mi from Girard

Texas 7 hail reports

TimeHail sizeWhere
19:25 CDT1.75 in
golf ball		Aspermont, Stonewall
20:19 CDT1.5 in
ping pong ball		Rule, Haskell
10 mi from Haskell
20:25 CDT1.75 in
golf ball		Haskell, Haskell
7 mi from Haskell
21:00 CDT1.75 in
golf ball		Weinert, Haskell
10 mi from Haskell
21:06 CDT0.88 in
nickel		Weinert, Haskell
12 mi from Haskell
21:14 CDT1 in
quarter		Weinert, Haskell
11 mi from Haskell
21:19 CDT1 in
quarter		Knox City, Knox

Virginia 20 hail reports

TimeHail sizeWhere
14:04 EDT0.88 in
nickel		Oak Hill, Grayson
15:41 EDT1 in
quarter		Spring Vly, Grayson
11 mi from Galax
15:48 EDT1 in
quarter		Willis, Floyd
11 mi from Hillsville
16:00 EDT1 in
quarter		Willis, Floyd
14 mi from Hillsville
16:21 EDT0.75 in
penny		Union, Floyd
16:25 EDT1 in
quarter		Grahams Forge, Wythe
8 mi from Pulaski
16:30 EDT1 in
quarter		Lone Ash, Wythe
10 mi from Hillsville
16:30 EDT0.88 in
nickel		Lone Ash, Wythe
10 mi from Pulaski
16:50 EDT1 in
quarter		Mountain View, Pulaski
4 mi from Dublin
17:10 EDT0.75 in
penny		Mountain View, Pulaski
4 mi from Dublin
17:44 EDT1 in
quarter		Snyder, Augusta
4 mi from Staunton
17:46 EDT1 in
quarter		Snyder, Augusta
4 mi from Staunton
17:50 EDT1 in
quarter		La Grange, Augusta
3 mi from Staunton
18:55 EDT0.75 in
penny		Natural Bridge, Rockbridge
10 mi from Lexington
18:57 EDT0.88 in
nickel		Gala, Botetourt
9 mi from Clifton Forge
19:10 EDT1.25 in
half dollar		Stone Mt, Bedford
4 mi from North Shore
20:36 EDT1 in
quarter		Mc Dowell, Highland
20:54 EDT1 in
quarter		Fletcher, Greene
10 mi from Elkton
21:28 EDT1.25 in
half dollar		Eastham, Albemarle
5 mi from Hollymead
21:29 EDT1 in
quarter		Eastham, Albemarle
5 mi from Hollymead

West Virginia 6 hail reports

TimeHail sizeWhere
18:10 EDT1 in
quarter		Shepherdstown, Jefferson
8 mi from Saint James
19:04 EDT1 in
quarter		Union Corner, Berkeley
4 mi from Inwood
19:05 EDT1.75 in
golf ball		Union Corner, Berkeley
4 mi from Inwood
19:08 EDT1 in
quarter		Union Corner, Berkeley
4 mi from Inwood
20:11 EDT1 in
quarter		North Mountain, Berkeley
9 mi from Martinsburg
20:33 EDT1 in
quarter		North Mountain, Berkeley
9 mi from Martinsburg

Wisconsin 15 hail reports

TimeHail sizeWhere
06:15 CDT0.88 in
nickel		Howard, Brown
2 mi from Howard
07:45 CDT1 in
quarter		Big Flats, Adams
8 mi from Rome
08:20 CDT0.88 in
nickel		Hancock, Waushara
09:35 CDT0.75 in
penny		Appleton, Outagamie
3 mi from Appleton
10:31 CDT0.75 in
penny		Somerset, St. Croix
5 mi from Somerset
11:03 CDT1 in
quarter		Forest, St. Croix
12 mi from Baldwin
13:15 CDT1.25 in
half dollar		Watertown, Jefferson
near the center of Watertown
13:40 CDT1.25 in
half dollar		Lake Mills, Jefferson
3 mi from Jefferson
13:41 CDT1 in
quarter		Lake Mills, Jefferson
near the center of Lake Mills
13:48 CDT1 in
quarter		Johnson Creek, Jefferson
near the center of Johnson Creek
13:55 CDT0.88 in
nickel		Johnson Creek, Jefferson
5 mi from Johnson Creek
14:02 CDT1 in
quarter		Sullivan, Jefferson
4 mi from Oconomowoc
14:18 CDT1 in
quarter		Lebanon, Dodge
6 mi from Watertown
14:23 CDT1.25 in
half dollar		Lake Mills, Jefferson
2 mi from Lake Mills
21:20 CDT0.75 in
penny		Tioga, Clark

Times are local time at each report's location.

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