Georgia, 2000Hail in Georgia, May 3, 2000
May 3, 2000 · NWS FFC · 15 events in 13 counties and zones
15 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
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.
Hail, Coweta
- When
- May 3, 2:30 PM EST to 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Coweta County, Moreland
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 33.283, -84.767
Numerous reports of dime to quarter size hail were received from the public and an off duty NWS employee. One report indicated hail from quarter size to almost as big as a golf ball.
Hail, Fayette
- When
- May 3, 2:55 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, 2 mi SE of Fayetteville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 33.433, -84.433
A ham radio operator reported mostly pea, but some dime size hail near Hilo Road southeast of Fayetteville.
Hail, Douglas
- When
- May 3, 2:55 PM EST
- Where
- Douglas County, Winston
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 33.733, -84.817
The public reported dime size hail.
Hail, Polk
- When
- May 3, 2:57 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Polk County, 7 mi S of Cedartown
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.917, -85.250
Polk county 911 and the public reported dime to quarter size hail.
Hail, Douglas
- When
- May 3, 3:05 PM EST
- Where
- Douglas County, 2 mi E of Douglasville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 33.750, -84.717
The public reported golf ball size hail near the intersection of Georgia highway 92 and Interstate 20.
Hail, Cobb
- When
- May 3, 3:17 PM EST
- Where
- Cobb County, Powder Spgs
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 33.850, -84.667
The public reported dime size hail just southwest of Powder Springs on Hiram-Lithia Springs Road.
Hail, Meriwether
- When
- May 3, 3:36 PM EST
- Where
- Meriwether County, Luthersville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 33.200, -84.750
Two public reports indicated dime to quarter size hail fell in Luthersville.
Hail, Cobb
- When
- May 3, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cobb County, Acworth
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.083, -84.667
The public reported quarter size hail on Lucile Avenue in Acworth near the Cobb-Bartow county line.
Hail, Bartow
- When
- May 3, 4:28 PM EST to 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Bartow County, 3 mi SE of Allatoona
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.067, -84.683
The public reported dime to quarter size hail on the north side of Acworth in extreme southeast Bartow county.
Hail, Fannin
- When
- May 3, 4:44 PM EST
- Where
- Fannin County, Blue Ridge
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.867, -84.317
The public reported a considerable amount of nickel size hail in Blue Ridge.
Hail, Cherokee
- When
- May 3, 4:57 PM EST
- Where
- Cherokee County, Woodstock
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.100, -84.517
The public reported nickel size hail in Woodstock.
Hail, Fulton
- When
- May 3, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Fulton County, Adamsville
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 33.750, -84.500
The public reported nickel size hail in Adamsville.
Hail, De Kalb
- When
- May 3, 6:18 PM EST to 6:35 PM EST
- Where
- De Kalb County, Tucker
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 33.850, -84.217
The public reported dime size hail in Tucker and the Peachford Road area in Dunwoody. The hail covered a patio at the Peachford Hospital.
Hail, Gwinnett
- When
- May 3, 6:40 PM EST to 6:55 PM EST
- Where
- Gwinnett County, Norcross
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 33.933, -84.217
Several reports of dime to quarter size hail were received from the public from the south side of Norcross and from the Peachtree Industrial Boulevard area of Norcross.
Hail, Forsyth
- When
- May 3, 7:45 PM EST
- Where
- Forsyth County, Coal Mtn
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.267, -84.100
The public reported dime size hail in Coal Mountain.
- 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.
- Hail in Texas, May 3, 2000$8.0 million · 2.5 in hail · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 3, 2000$210,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events
- Damaging Wind in Texas, May 3, 2000$60,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
- Flood and Hail in Tennessee, May 3, 2000$26,000 · 1.75 in hail · 13 events
- Tornado in Texas, May 3, 2000F1 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 3, 2000$15,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Hail in Kentucky, May 3, 200060 kt wind · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 3, 20001.75 in hail · 4 events
- Hail in Texas, May 3, 20002 in hail · 3 events
- Hail in North Carolina, May 3, 20000.75 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Texas, May 3, 20001.75 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Texas, May 3, 20000.75 in hail · 2 events
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: 5146232, 5146035, 5146233, 5146033, 5146234, 5146235, 5146237, 5146236, 5146238, 5146034, 5146239, 5146240, 5146031, 5146032, 5148071.