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Hail and tornado reports for May 3, 2016
72 hail reports in 6 states on May 3, 2016. The largest stones measured 2.5 in (tennis ball) near Tobemory, NC. 82 damaging thunderstorm wind reports on this day.
Florida 3 hail reports
| Time | Hail size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 16:47 EDT | 1.25 in half dollar | Ashville, Jefferson 12 mi from Quitman |
| 19:10 CDT | 1.25 in half dollar | Crow, Washington 4 mi from Chipley |
| 19:10 EDT | 1 in quarter | Maclay Gardens, Leon 6 mi from Tallahassee |
Georgia 17 hail reports
| Time | Hail size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 15:55 EDT | 0.75 in penny | Girard, Burke |
| 15:56 EDT | 0.88 in nickel | Shell Bluff, Burke 9 mi from Waynesboro |
| 15:58 EDT | 1.75 in golf ball | Shell Bluff, Burke 11 mi from Waynesboro |
| 16:00 EDT | 0.75 in penny | Camilla, Mitchell near the center of Camilla |
| 16:15 EDT | 1.25 in half dollar | Sale City, Mitchell 11 mi from Camilla |
| 16:25 EDT | 1 in quarter | Doerun, Colquitt 11 mi from Moultrie |
| 16:46 EDT | 1 in quarter | Minton, Worth 12 mi from Moultrie |
| 16:50 EDT | 1.25 in half dollar | Empress, Brooks 9 mi from Quitman |
| 16:55 EDT | 1.25 in half dollar | Tifton, Tift near the center of Tifton |
| 16:55 EDT | 2 in hen egg | Tifton, Tift near the center of Tifton |
| 16:55 EDT | 1 in quarter | Magruder, Burke 13 mi from Waynesboro |
| 16:59 EDT | 1.5 in ping pong ball | Tifton, Tift 1 mi from Tifton |
| 17:28 EDT | 1 in quarter | Ocilla, Irwin near the center of Ocilla |
| 18:01 EDT | 1.75 in golf ball | Remerton, Lowndes 3 mi from Valdosta |
| 18:02 EDT | 0.75 in penny | Pridgen, Coffee 16 mi from Douglas |
| 21:20 EDT | 1.75 in golf ball | Martinez, Columbia 2 mi from Martinez |
| 23:04 EDT | 1 in quarter | Albany, Dougherty 1 mi from Albany |
Iowa 1 hail report
| Time | Hail size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 22:15 CDT | 0.88 in nickel | Wadena, Fayette |
North Carolina 44 hail reports
| Time | Hail size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 16:48 EDT | 0.88 in nickel | Stonehaven, Mecklenburg 3 mi from Matthews |
| 16:49 EDT | 1 in quarter | Hoods, Mecklenburg 2 mi from Matthews |
| 16:55 EDT | 0.88 in nickel | Indian Trail, Union near the center of Stallings |
| 17:02 EDT | 1 in quarter | Indian Trail Airport, Union 3 mi from Unionville |
| 17:15 EDT | 1 in quarter | Whiteville, Columbus 6 mi from Whiteville |
| 17:26 EDT | 0.88 in nickel | Whiteville, Columbus 6 mi from Whiteville |
| 17:30 EDT | 1 in quarter | Whiteville, Columbus 3 mi from Whiteville |
| 17:31 EDT | 0.88 in nickel | Whiteville, Columbus 3 mi from Whiteville |
| 17:43 EDT | 0.75 in penny | Pleasant Grove Brke, Burke 8 mi from Valdese |
| 17:45 EDT | 1 in quarter | Portersville, Columbus 6 mi from Whiteville |
| 17:50 EDT | 1 in quarter | Burke Chapel, Burke 7 mi from Icard |
| 17:55 EDT | 1 in quarter | Ansonville, Anson 8 mi from Polkton |
| 17:59 EDT | 1.75 in golf ball | Apex, Wake near the center of Apex |
| 18:00 EDT | 1 in quarter | Propst Xrds, Catawba 6 mi from Mountain View |
| 18:08 EDT | 0.88 in nickel | Propst Xrds, Catawba 4 mi from Mountain View |
| 18:25 EDT | 1 in quarter | Ledbetter, Richmond 7 mi from Rockingham |
| 18:26 EDT | 0.88 in nickel | Cotton Factory, Catawba near the center of Maiden |
| 18:33 EDT | 1 in quarter | Drums Xrds, Catawba 6 mi from Maiden |
| 18:45 EDT | 1 in quarter | Rockfish, Hoke near the center of Rockfish |
| 18:50 EDT | 1.5 in ping pong ball | Archers Lodge, Johnston 2 mi from Archer Lodge |
| 18:55 EDT | 1 in quarter | Cumberland, Cumberland 3 mi from Hope Mills |
| 19:06 EDT | 1 in quarter | Mooresville Jct, Iredell 3 mi from Mooresville |
| 19:15 EDT | 2 in hen egg | Moores Xrds, Wilson 10 mi from Wilson |
| 19:23 EDT | 1 in quarter | Easy Hill, Brunswick 5 mi from Wilmington |
| 19:31 EDT | 1 in quarter | Oakland, Robeson 10 mi from Hope Mills |
| 19:34 EDT | 0.75 in penny | Myrtle Grove, New Hanover near the center of Silver Lake |
| 19:35 EDT | 1.25 in half dollar | Arabia, Hoke 5 mi from Rockfish |
| 19:35 EDT | 1.25 in half dollar | Tolarsville, Robeson 13 mi from Lumberton |
| 19:36 EDT | 1.75 in golf ball | Tobemory, Bladen 12 mi from Hope Mills |
| 19:40 EDT | 2.5 in tennis ball | Tobemory, Bladen 12 mi from Hope Mills |
| 19:54 EDT | 1 in quarter | Liberty, Rowan 5 mi from Granite Quarry |
| 19:55 EDT | 1 in quarter | Tar Heel, Bladen 13 mi from Elizabethtown |
| 19:55 EDT | 1.75 in golf ball | Duart, Bladen 14 mi from Hope Mills |
| 20:00 EDT | 1 in quarter | Snow Hill, Greene 11 mi from Farmville |
| 20:10 EDT | 1 in quarter | Cedar Creek, Cumberland 8 mi from Hope Mills |
| 20:15 EDT | 1.75 in golf ball | Handy, Davidson |
| 20:25 EDT | 1 in quarter | Ayden, Pitt near the center of Ayden |
| 20:25 EDT | 1.75 in golf ball | Pinkney, Wayne 13 mi from Goldsboro |
| 20:26 EDT | 0.75 in penny | Winterville, Pitt near the center of Winterville |
| 20:35 EDT | 1.75 in golf ball | Pisgah, Randolph 13 mi from Asheboro |
| 20:35 EDT | 1 in quarter | Ayden, Pitt 2 mi from Ayden |
| 21:10 EDT | 1 in quarter | Pierces Xrds, Halifax 4 mi from South Rosemary |
| 21:17 EDT | 1.5 in ping pong ball | Van Eden, Pender 5 mi from Burgaw |
| 22:00 EDT | 1 in quarter | Wilbon, Wake 1 mi from Holly Springs |
South Carolina 3 hail reports
| Time | Hail size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 18:10 EDT | 1 in quarter | Foxtown, Aiken 11 mi from Batesburg |
| 18:19 EDT | 0.75 in penny | Samaria, Lexington 10 mi from Batesburg-Leesville |
| 21:20 EDT | 1.75 in golf ball | Morgana, Edgefield 5 mi from Martinez |
Virginia 4 hail reports
| Time | Hail size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 17:40 EDT | 1 in quarter | Ridgeway, Henry 6 mi from Martinsville |
| 17:45 EDT | 1 in quarter | Ridgeway, Henry 7 mi from Martinsville |
| 18:16 EDT | 1 in quarter | Montague, Essex |
| 20:07 EDT | 1 in quarter | Exmore, Northampton |
Times are local time at each report's location.