Georgia, 1975Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, May 3, 1975
May 3, 1975 · 6 events in 5 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 3
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper
- When
- May 3, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jasper County
- Coordinates
- 33.300, -83.680
Hail, Putnam
- When
- May 3, 10:25 AM CST
- Where
- Putnam County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.320, -83.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam
- When
- May 3, 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Putnam County
- Coordinates
- 33.320, -83.380
Tornado, Wheeler
- When
- May 3, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wheeler County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 200 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 32.150, -82.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Toombs
- When
- May 3, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Toombs County
- Coordinates
- 32.220, -82.420
Tornado, Effingham
- When
- May 3, 3:25 PM CST
- Where
- Effingham County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 5.4 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 32.480, -81.270
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado in Mississippi, May 3, 1975$25,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Tornado in Florida, May 3, 1975$25,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 3, 19752 in hail · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 3, 19751 in hail · 6 events
- Hail in Texas, May 3, 19751.75 in hail · 5 events
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 3, 19751 event
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 9996834, 9996835, 9996836, 9996837, 9996838, 9996839.