South Carolina, 2010Tornado and Strong Wind in South Carolina, May 3, 2010
May 3, 2010 · NWS GSP · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
A band of widespread rain moved across Upstate South Carolina ahead of a cold front. A few convective elements developed within the convective line.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $60,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
A band of widespread rain moved across Upstate South Carolina ahead of a cold front. A few convective elements developed within the convective line. One of these produced a non-Supercell tornado over the southern part of the Upstate. On radar, the storm exhibited a fairly classic Broken-S tornado signature, which is sometimes associated with tornadoes in the region.
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 Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 3, 6:32 AM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 3, 6:32 AM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
732 AM EDT MON MAY 3 2010
.SYNOPSIS...
A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS GEORGIA AND THE CAROLINAS
TODAY AND MOVE SOUTH OF THE REGION BY TUESDAY. IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK OVER THE AREA DURING THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION
THURSDAY...FOLLOWED BY A STRONGER FRONT DURING THE LATTER PART OF
THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
MOST OF THE INGREDIENTS APPEAR TO BE COMING INTO PLACE FOR HEAVY
PRECIPITATION ACROSS AT LEAST THE S MTNS OF NC/NE GEORGIA/WRN
UPSTATE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. DEEP MOISTURE...HIGH PW...UPPER
DIVERGENCE...AND SLOW MOVING FRONT ALL POINT TO THE POSSIBILITY THAT
SOME FLOODING WILL OCCUR. UPSTREAM RADARS SHOW A WIDE BAND OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIP EXTENDING FROM NE GEORGIA TO SW
ALABAMA...SO SOME TRAINING OF ECHOES SHOULD BE EXPECTED INTO THE
WESTENR PART OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH SUNRISE. THE WESTERN HALF
OF THE FORECAST AREA REMAINS UNDER A FLASH FLOOD WATCH TODAY...SO
FOR THE MOMENT WE ARE IN GOOD SHAPE. IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN HOW WELL
THE HEAVY PRECIP HOLDS TOGETHER WHEN IT SHIFTS EAST OVER THE
PIEDMONT...SO FOR THE TIME BEING WE WILL NOT EXPAND THE FLASH FLOOD
WATCH EAST. NEEDLESS TO SAY...A CATEGORICAL POP LOOKS LIKE A SURE
BET. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL IS MUCH MORE SKETCHY AS WE WILL
LACK BUOYANCY ONCE THE HEAVY PRECIP MOVES IN. ONLY THE EASTERN
FRINGE IS IN THE SLIGHT RISK AND THAT WILL WORK OUT UNLESS THE MAIN
PRECIP BAND IS HELD UP LONG ENOUGH OVER THE MTNS FOR SOME
DESTABILIZATION TO OCCUR FARTHER W THAN EXPECTED.
AS FOR TONIGHT...GENERALLY FOLLOWED ALONG WITH THE SLOWER NAM
DEPICTION OF THE FRONT. THE NAM HOLDS ONTO THE PRECIP OVER THE
EASTERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA A BIT LONGER AND THAT LOOKS GOOD
GIVEN THE WEAK EASTWARD PUSH OF THE FRONT. SO...A RELATIVELY HIGH
POP WAS CARRIED OVER THE EAST FIRST THING THIS EVENING...WHILE THE
BACK EDGE OF THE PRECIP POTENTIAL MOVES INTO THE MTNS. EXPECT ONLY A
CHANCE OF PRECIP E OF I-85 AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPS FAVOR THE
WARMER MET GUIDANCE WITH HOLDING UP THE FRONT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 230 AM MONDAY...FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND ASSOCIATED MOISTURE
SHOULD BE MORE OR LESS CLEAR OF THE CWFA BY 12Z TUESDAY. WE WILL
NEVERTHELESS HOLD ON TO SOME SMALL MORNING POPS ACROSS OUR SOUTHERN
TIER OF ZONES. OTHERWISE...MUCH DRIER AIR WILL OVERTAKE THE CWFA ON
TUESDAY INTO TUE NIGHT...SETTING THE STAGE FOR A PERIOD OF RELATIVE
TRANQUILITY. ONE THING THAT WILL NOT HAPPEN IS A COOL-DOWN. DEEP
WESTERLY FLOW WILL MAINTAIN UNSEASONABLY HIGH THICKNESS VALUES...
YIELDING MAX TEMPS WELL INTO THE 80S ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA TUE AND
WED. RETURN FLOW OFF THE ATLANTIC WILL SET UP BY WED AFTERNOON...AND
THE NAM IS RESPONDING WITH SOME HIGH TERRAIN CONVECTION. HOWEVER...
CONSIDERING THE QUALITY (OR LACK THEREOF) OF THE MOISTURE THAT WILL
BE PRESENT OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST...THIS SEEMS SOMEWHAT DUBIOUS.
WILL MAINTAIN POPS AT LESS THAN SLIGHT CHANCE FOR NOW.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 240 AM MONDAY...A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE POLAR
JET WILL DRIVE A WEAK COLD FRONT ACROSS THE CWFA ON THURSDAY.
AGAIN...WITH PARCEL TRAJECTORIES ORIGINATING FROM THE RELATIVELY DRY
AIR OVER THE ATLANTIC...THIS DOESN/T HAVE THE APPEARANCE OF BEING
MUCH OF A RAIN-MAKER FOR US...BUT WILL FEATURE SLIGHT CHANCES FOR
MAINLY AFTERNOON CONVECTION ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION TOWARD THE LATTER PART
OF THE WEEK. IN ADDITION TO BEING A MORE SUBSTANTIAL FEATURE...IT
APPEARS THERE WILL BE A LITTLE MORE OF AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME
INFLUX OF GULF MOISTURE...SO SMALL POPS WILL BE CARRIED IN ALL AREAS
FRI AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY. HOWEVER...THE MAIN AFFECT ON OUR AREA
WILL BE TO BRING AN END TO THE HOT WEATHER...WITH TEMPS OVER THE
WEEKEND EXPECTED TO REVERT TO NEAR-NORMAL LEVELS.
&&
.AVIATION /12Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AT KCLT...ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO OF VFR BEFORE THE BAND OF CONVECTION
FINALLY MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. MVFR CEILING IS A GOOD BET FOR
SEVERAL HOURS AS THE MAIN BAND OF CONVECTION MOVES ACROSS THE
PIEDMONT...MOST LIKELY IN THE 14Z TO 20Z TIME FRAME. EXPECT THERE TO
BE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITH TEMPORARY LOWER CEILING/VIS BUT THIS
WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN A TEMPO GROUP FOR NOW OWING TO TIMING
UNCERTAINTY. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO MOVE VERY FAR N IN
THIS AIR MASS OVERNIGHT AS WELL. CONVECTIVE BAND EXPECTED TO SHIFT
EAST IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON WHICH WILL ALLOW CEILING TO
IMPROVE TO VFR BY 20Z. WIND SHOULD STAY SW THRU THE TAF PERIOD.
ELSEWHERE...MVFR CIGS OVER THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD FINALLY SPREAD
ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT BY MID MORNING ALONG WITH THE BAND
OF SHRA AND TSTMS...AND ASSOCIATED MVFR VSBYS. HAVE INCLUDED A TEMPO
FOR LOWER VISIBILITY IN THUNDERSTORMS AT KAND/KGMU/KGSP BUT LEFT IT
OUT OF KAVL/KHKY UNTIL THERE IS MORE OF AN INDICATION THAT LIGHTNING
WILL MAKE IT THAT FAR N. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE IN THE AFTN...
THOUGH I THINK ONLY KAVL AND KHKY WILL SEE AN ACTUAL WIND SHIFT TO
NW IN THE EVENING AS THE ACTUAL FRONT MOVES IN.
OUTLOOK...IMPROVEMENT BEGINS BEHIND THE FRONT MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY. VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GAZ010-017-
018-026-028-029.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NCZ033-
048>053-058-059-062>065-501.
SC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SCZ001-002-
004-005-010.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JDL
NEAR TERM...PM
SHORT TERM...JDL
LONG TERM...JDL
AVIATION...PMHazardous weather outlook, May 3, 4:53 AM EST, 3 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
553 AM EDT MON MAY 3 2010
GAZ010-017-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-SCZ001-002-041000-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
553 AM EDT MON MAY 3 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
IN ADDITION TO THE FLOOD THREAT...THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE
OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.
NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502>510-SCZ003-006>009-011>014-019-
041000-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
553 AM EDT MON MAY 3 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH
CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE PIEDMONT AND
FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE FROM
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. IN FACT...
LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY IN URBAN
AREAS ALONG THE I-85 CORRIDOR. HOWEVER...AN ISOLATED SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM MAY DEVELOP AS WELL...WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS BEING
THE MAIN THREAT. THE BEST CHANCES FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
EXIST ALONG AND EAST OF I-85.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.
GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ004-005-010-041000-
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
ANDERSON-
553 AM EDT MON MAY 3 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE
SOUTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
IN ADDITION TO THE FLOOD THREAT...OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL
AFFECT NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN UPSTATE THROUGHOUT THE
DAY. ALTHOUGH THE MAIN THREAT WITH THE STORMS WILL BE FROM CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AN ISOLATED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...MAINLY
ALONG AND EAST OF I-85.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.
LANE
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 3, 4:44 AM EST, 3 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
544 AM EDT MON MAY 3 2010
SCZ002>006-010-031045-
ANDERSON-GREATER GREENVILLE-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREENVILLE
MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
544 AM EDT MON MAY 3 2010
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT GREENVILLE...NORTHERN
ANDERSON...PICKENS AND SOUTHEASTERN OCONEE COUNTIES THROUGH 645 AM
EDT...
AT 542 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF FAIR PLAY...OR 10 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF CLEMSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WHITE HORSE
ROAD AT I-85...PELHAM ROAD AT I-85...SHOPS AT GREENRIDGE...
CHERRYDALE POINT...HAYWOOD MALL...FURMAN UNIVERSITY...DONALDSON
CENTER...FIVE FORKS...TOWNVILLE...SENECA...OAKWAY...WELCOME...
TRAVELERS REST...TIGERVILLE...TAYLORS...PARIS MOUNTAIN STATE
PARK...MAULDIN...MARIETTA...DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE...CLEVELAND...
BEREA...SIX MILE...PICKENS...NORRIS...LIBERTY...EASLEY...
DACUSVILLE...CLEMSON...CENTRAL...SANDY SPRINGS...POWDERSVILLE...
PIEDMONT AND PENDLETON.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
07
Special weather statement, May 3, 5:25 AM EST, 2 hours 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
625 AM EDT MON MAY 3 2010
GAZ018-026-028-SCZ004>006-010-031130-
ANDERSON-FRANKLIN-GREATER GREENVILLE-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER
PICKENS-HART-STEPHENS-
625 AM EDT MON MAY 3 2010
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL GREENVILLE...
NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN...NORTHERN ANDERSON...NORTHERN HART...
SOUTHEASTERN OCONEE...SOUTHEASTERN STEPHENS AND SOUTHERN PICKENS
COUNTIES THROUGH 730 AM EDT...
AT 620 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CARNESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WHITE HORSE
ROAD AT I-85...PELHAM ROAD AT I-85...SHOPS AT GREENRIDGE...
CHERRYDALE POINT...HAYWOOD MALL...FURMAN UNIVERSITY...DONALDSON
CENTER...FIVE FORKS...LAKE HARTWELL...TOWNVILLE...SENECA...
OAKWAY...FAIR PLAY...WELCOME...TRAVELERS REST...TAYLORS...
SIMPSONVILLE...PARIS MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...MAULDIN...DOWNTOWN
GREENVILLE...FOUNTAIN INN...FORK SHOALS...BEREA...NORRIS...
LIBERTY...EASLEY...DACUSVILLE...CLEMSON...CENTRAL...WILLIAMSTON...
SANDY SPRINGS...POWDERSVILLE...PIEDMONT...PENDLETON...PELZER...
ANDERSON...MARTIN...AVALON...WHITWORTH...LAVONIA...CARNESVILLE...
CANON...REED CREEK AND BOWERSVILLE.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.
07
Special weather statement, May 3, 7:23 AM EST, 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
823 AM EDT MON MAY 3 2010
GAZ029-SCZ010-011-019-031315-
ABBEVILLE-ANDERSON-ELBERT-GREENWOOD-
823 AM EDT MON MAY 3 2010
...A BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT ABBEVILLE...ELBERT
WESTERN GREENWOOD AND SOUTHERN ANDERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 915 AM
EDT...
AT 814 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR RUCKERSVILLE...OR 5 MILES
NORTHEAST OF ELBERTON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAKE
RUSSELL...SECESSION LAKE...VERDERY...HODGES...LOWNDESVILLE...DUE
WEST...DONALDS...CALHOUN FALLS...ANTREVILLE...ABBEVILLE...STARR...
IVA...RUCKERSVILLE...MIDDLETON...ELBERTON AND DEWY ROSE.
WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH
THESE STORMS. EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON HIGHWAYS AND IN DITCHES
ALONG WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITY IN THE HEAVY RAIN.
LG
Tornado, Abbeville
- When
- May 3, 8:02 AM EST to 8:03 AM EST
- Where
- Abbeville County, 3.12 mi ESE of Fairs Xrds to 4.08 mi ESE of Fairs Xrds
- Rating
- EF0
- Path length
- 1.09 mi
- Path width
- 75 yd
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NWS Storm Survey
- Coordinates
- 34.260, -82.381
The tornado touched down just east of highway 20 and moved east-northeast along Kay Rd. A camper was moved 10 feet into a storage building and minor roof damage occurred to a home. Part of the tin roof was peeled off a barn. Quite a few trees were snapped off and uprooted as well.
Strong Wind, Greenwood
- When
- May 3, 8:30 AM EST
- Where
- Greenwood forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 34.154, -82.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A tree fell on a mobile home on Fuller St in Coronaca, causing major damage.
- 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.
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Dust Storm and High Wind in Washington, May 3, 20101 death · $12,000 · 52 kt wind · 11 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, May 3 to 8, 2010$650,000 · 13 events
- Dust Storm and High Wind in Washington, May 3, 2010$570,000 · 67 kt wind · 6 events
- High Wind in Wyoming, May 3 to 4, 2010$15,000 · 71 kt wind · 67 events
- Dust Storm and High Wind in Oregon, May 3, 20101 injured · $100,000 · 56 kt wind · 6 events
- High Wind in Idaho, May 3 to 4, 2010$78,000 · 54 kt wind · 4 events
- High Wind in Montana, May 3 to 4, 2010$54,000 · 65 kt wind · 7 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Idaho, May 3, 2010$40,000 · 56 kt wind · 6 events
- Tornado in South Carolina, May 3, 2010$15,000 · EF1 · 1 event
- High Wind in Wyoming, May 3 to 4, 2010$30,000 · 98 kt wind · 10 events
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 3, 2010$32,000 · 60 kt wind · 8 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Washington, May 3, 2010$35,000 · 6 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: 236974, 236973.