Hail, Amelia
- When
- May 2, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Amelia County, 1 mi S of Amelia
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.317, -77.983
Hail in Virginia, May 2, 2003
3 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 2, 6:45 PM EST, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 2, 6:45 PM EST, 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA 745 PM EDT FRI MAY 02 2003 UPDATED ZONES TO ADD FOG TO ERN MD AND NRN VA ESHR AND RMV THNDR FRM THOSE LCTNS. MALOIT PREV AFD BLW MODELS CONT TO OFFER UP DIFFERENT SOLNS NOT ONLY WRT WKEND WX... BUT IN XTNDD FCST AS WELL. THUS YET ANTHR LOW CONFIDENCE FCST PRD. TONITE...CSTL LOW MOVES ACROSS VACAPES...ALLOWING CDFRNT TO DROP S ACROSS FA TO A PSN IVOF NC/VA BRDR BY 12Z SAT. WK S/W PROGGED TO MOVE E ALONG BNDRY APPEARS TO BE CONVECTIVE SYSTM MOVG ACROSS ERN KY/TN ATTM. THIS MAY HELP TO ENHANCE PCPN TONITE...BUT IT APPEARS THAT MOST OF THAT WILL PASS ACROSS CAROLINA. SO...WILL CONT CHC POPS EVERYWHERE...KEEPING EVE HRS MAINLY DRY ACROSS SERN CNTYS. THREAT OF SVR IS MINIMAL AS SYSTM MOVG ACROSS NC AND CSTL LOW COMBINE TO INHIBIT ANYTHING SGNFCNT ACROSS FA. SAT...H5 RIDGE ACROSS ERN CANADA BUILDS S WHILE FRNTL BNRDY SAGS S ALONG MTS. LL ERLY WND FLOW RESULTS IN PLNTY OF CLDS AND COOLER TMPS. DRYER AIR MOVES IN FROM THE N...SO WILL END PCPN ACROSS MOST OF FA DRNG AFTRN AND EVE. HIGHS SAT ONLY M50S NE TO M60S SW. LOWS SAT NITE M40S TO L50S. DRY BUT REMAINING COOL SUN AND SUN NITE. HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 60S. LOWS IN THE 40S. NXT SYSTM GETS EJECTED OUT OF THE 4 CORNERS AREA LATE SUN THEN TRACKS NE TO A PSN NR CHI BY ERLY TUE. ASSCTD WRM FRNTL MSTR RPDLY OVRSPRDS RGN MON INTO TUE...RESULTING IN ANTHR CHC FOR PCPN. WILL TAKE OUT POPS FOR WED AND ADD THEM THU AS MAIN CDFRNT GETS HUNG UP W OF MTS AS SVRL S/W PROGGED TO RIDE ALONG BNDRY. UPSHOT OF THIS WILL BE TO RAISE TMPS THRU PRD AS FA REMAINS ON WRM SIDE OF SYSTM. HOWEVER...AS HPC AS NOTED...NXT WKS WX ACROSS CONUS ALL HINGES ON WHAT A SYSTM CRNTLY NR HAWAII DOES. SCENARIO CUD BE QUITE DFRNT AGAIN COME TOMORROW. CWF...NO FLAGS ATTM...BUT WILL HEADLINE SCA FOR SEAS SAT AND SAT NITE. FCSTID = 44 .AKQ... .MD...NONE. .NC...NONE. .VA...NONE.
Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 4:30 AM EST, 14 hours 30 minutes before
MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-021600- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 530 AM EDT FRI MAY 02 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA... NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. .DAY ONE...TODAY A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING FROM INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE TO CENTRAL VIRGINIA...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM SALISBURY MARYLAND TO RICHMOND AND SOUTH HILL IN VIRGINIA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 25 THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN WAKEFIELD, VA CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT THE FOLLOWING (LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/AKQ.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 2, 5:46 PM EST, 1 hour 14 minutes before
VAZ093-094-022315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 646 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY... AT 646 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF RUSHMERE...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL REACH... MENCHVILLE AROUND 650 PM RUSHMERE AROUND 655 PM NEWPORT NEWS AROUND 700 PM MOGARTS BEACH AND MOONLIGHT AROUND 710 PM EXPECT SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. REILLY && LAT...LON 3720 7655 3718 7677 3689 7677 3691 7649
Special weather statement, May 2, 5:55 PM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
VAZ083-090-091-022330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 655 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO JAMES CITY COUNTY... AT 655 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER LANEXA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL REACH... KINGS CORNER AND DIASCUND AROUND 700 PM WARREN MILL AROUND 710 PM TOANO AND NORGE AROUND 715 PM CHRISTENSONS CORNER AROUND 720 PM LIGHTFOOT AND EWELL AROUND 725 PM GOVERNORS LAND AND OAKTREE AROUND 730 PM EXPECT SMALL HAIL...UP TO MARBLE SIZED...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. REILLY && LAT...LON 3754 7684 3744 7703 3717 7684 3729 7660
Special weather statement, May 2, 6:11 PM EST, 49 minutes before
VAZ068-030000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 711 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO **LOCATION**... AT 711 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTH OF PAINEVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL REACH... PAINEVILLE AND RODOPHIL AROUND 715 PM... MORVEN AROUND 720 PM... LODORE AROUND 725 PM... TRUXILLO AROUND 730 PM... MAPLEWOOD AND AMELIA COURTHOUSE AROUND 735 PM... WINTERHAM AND CHULA AROUND 740 PM... EXPECT SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR COULD CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS. MALOIT && LAT...LON 3757 7815 3743 7829 3710 7786 3729 7767
Special weather statement, May 2, 6:16 PM EST, 44 minutes before
VAZ061-030000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 716 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO SOUTHERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY... AT 716 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF GUINEA MILLS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL REACH... GUINEA MILLS AND MCRAE AROUND 735 PM... HAWK AROUND 740 PM... RAINES TAVERN AND REEDS AROUND 750 PM... STODDERT AND ANGOLA AROUND 755 PM... EXPECT SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. MALOIT && LAT...LON 3731 7838 3736 7845 3752 7832 3740 7822
Special weather statement, May 2, 6:18 PM EST, 42 minutes before
VAZ068-030000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED HEADLINE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 718 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO NORTHERN AMELIA COUNTY... AT 711 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTH OF PAINEVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL REACH... PAINEVILLE AND RODOPHIL AROUND 715 PM... MORVEN AROUND 720 PM... LODORE AROUND 725 PM... TRUXILLO AROUND 730 PM... MAPLEWOOD AND AMELIA COURTHOUSE AROUND 735 PM... WINTERHAM AND CHULA AROUND 740 PM... EXPECT SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR COULD CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS. MALOIT && LAT...LON 3757 7815 3743 7829 3710 7786 3729 7767
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 94 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:05 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Nottoway
- When
- May 2, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Nottoway County, Spainville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.183, -77.917
Hail, Chesterfield
- When
- May 2, 9:20 PM EST
- Where
- Chesterfield County, Chesterfield
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.367, -77.517
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 and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 2, 2003
- Hail in Alabama, May 2, 2003
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- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 2, 2003
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 2, 2003
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- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 2, 2003
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: 5362329, 5362330, 5362331.