Hail, Colquitt
- When
- May 3, 1:20 PM EST
- Where
- Colquitt County, Moultrie
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.180, -83.800
Dime to quarter sized hail reported by Moultrie radio station.
Hail in Georgia, May 3, 1998
10 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Cook
- When
- May 3, 1:45 PM EST to 1:50 PM EST
- Where
- Cook County, Adel
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 31.130, -83.430
Golfball to baseball sized hail damaged numerous vehicles and residences in and around Adel.
Hail, Berrien
- When
- May 3, 2:15 PM EST
- Where
- Berrien County, Ray City
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.070, -83.200
Golfball sized hail reported along U.S. Highway 129 about 4 miles north of Ray City.
Hail, Lanier
- When
- May 3, 2:20 PM EST
- Where
- Lanier County, Lakeland
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.030, -83.080
Quarter sized hail reported three miles north of Lakeland.
Hail, Early
- When
- May 3, 2:25 PM EST
- Where
- Early County, Blakely
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.380, -84.950
Dime sized hail in Blakely.
Hail, Early
- When
- May 3, 2:30 PM EST to 2:40 PM EST
- Where
- Early County, Damascus
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.300, -84.720
Numerous reports of dime to golfball sized hail countywide. The largest hail observed near Damascus.
Hail, Randolph
- When
- May 3, 4:05 PM EST
- Where
- Randolph County, Cuthbert
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.770, -84.800
Dime sized hail reported in Cuthbert by Georgia Highway Patrol.
Hail, Terrell
- When
- May 3, 4:50 PM EST
- Where
- Terrell County, Dawson
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.770, -84.450
Quarter sized hail covering the ground.
Hail, Lee
- When
- May 3, 5:12 PM EST
- Where
- Lee County, Leesburg
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.730, -84.170
Dime to ping pong ball sized hail along U.S. Highway 19 near Leesburg.
Hail, Worth
- When
- May 3, 5:37 PM EST
- Where
- Worth County, Warwick
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.830, -83.920
Dime sized hail reported by Warwick P.D.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail in Alabama, May 3, 1998
- Hail in Alabama, May 3, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 3, 1998
- Hail in Alabama, May 3, 1998
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, May 3, 1998
- Hail in Alabama, May 3, 1998
- Flash Flood in Ohio, May 3, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 3, 1998
- Tornado in Illinois, May 3, 1998
More
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Sources
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: 5645013, 5645014, 5645015, 5645016, 5645017, 5645018, 5645019, 5645020, 5645105, 5645106.