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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports on May 4, 2021

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports across the United States on May 4, 2021 from May 4, 2021 through May 4, 2021, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Hail Reports
125
Wind Reports
699
Tornado Reports
35
Max Hail Size
5.50″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  United States · May 4, 2021 · 2021–present Updated  Daily · last May 4, 2021

NWS Hail Reports on May 4, 2021

125 reports
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1.00″ hail
May 4, 2021
9:15 PM UTC
Hail report for May 4, 2021
Colbert County · 21,398 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.).
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 SE Tuscumbia, AL
1.25″ hail
May 4, 2021
8:33 PM UTC
Hail report for May 4, 2021
Berkeley County · 63,797 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. REPORT RELAYED BY LOCAL NEWS STATION. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 NW Huger, SC
1.00″ hail
May 4, 2021
7:45 PM UTC
Hail report for May 4, 2021
Benton County · 2,964 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: A SMALL AMOUNT OF QUARTER INCH FELL IN ASHLAND.
NWS Hail Report Location: Ashland, MS
1.00″ hail
May 4, 2021
7:26 PM UTC
Hail report for May 4, 2021
Guilford County · 147,857 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: PERIOD OF HAIL... SOME AS BIG AS QUARTERS... AROUND AND NEAR THE CROOKED TREE GOLF COURSE.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 WNW Monticello, NC
1.00″ hail
May 4, 2021
7:12 PM UTC
Hail report for May 4, 2021
Page County · 9,767 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: MPING REPORT FOR QUARTER SIZE HAIL. RADAR TIME ESTIMATED
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 NNE Hamburg, VA
1.00″ hail
May 4, 2021
6:49 PM UTC
Hail report for May 4, 2021
Shenandoah County · 16,173 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 SSW Mount Jackson, VA
1.50″ hail
May 4, 2021
6:48 PM UTC
Hail report for May 4, 2021
Augusta County · 26,351 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: UPDATED HAIL SIZE BASED ON PICTURES RECEIVED
NWS Hail Report Location: Greenville, VA
1.00″ hail
May 4, 2021
6:46 PM UTC
Hail report for May 4, 2021
Carroll County · 3,232 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Carrollton, MS
1.75″ hail
May 4, 2021
6:40 PM UTC
Hail report for May 4, 2021
Sharkey County · 1,151 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN ROLLING FORK BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
NWS Hail Report Location: Rolling Fork, MS
1.25″ hail
May 4, 2021
6:31 PM UTC
Hail report for May 4, 2021
Cleburne County · 4,656 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: HAIL DOLLAR OR SLIGHTLY LARGER HAIL REPORTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
NWS Hail Report Location: Heflin, AL
1.00″ hail
May 4, 2021
6:03 PM UTC
Hail report for May 4, 2021
Copiah County · 7,960 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: DIME TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN CRYSTAL SPRINGS.
NWS Hail Report Location: Crystal Springs, MS
1.00″ hail
May 4, 2021
4:11 PM UTC
Hail report for May 4, 2021
Walker County · 19,327 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Jasper, AL
1.00″ hail
May 4, 2021
3:13 PM UTC
Hail report for May 4, 2021
Caldwell County · 10,145 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 SE Lockhart, TX
1.00″ hail
May 4, 2021
3:05 PM UTC
Hail report for May 4, 2021
Choctaw County · 3,298 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: QUARTER HAIL IN THE FENTRESS COMMUNITY.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 WNW Ackerman, MS
1.25″ hail
May 4, 2021
1:05 PM UTC
Hail report for May 4, 2021
Copiah County · 7,960 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL REPORTED NEAR CRYSTAL SPRINGS.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 NNE Crystal Springs, MS
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Hail Damage Risk for Your Home +

Hail reports describe hail by diameter, often comparing stone size to familiar objects like peas, quarters, golf balls, and softballs. Use this guide as a starting point for possible hail damage to your roof, siding, gutters, vents, windows, and exterior. Actual hail damage depends on hail hardness, density, wind speed, impact angle, roof age, shingle condition, roof pitch, roofing material, installation quality, and prior storm damage.

Pea
0.25″
Low

Usually too small to cause hail damage to most sound asphalt roofs, siding, or gutters.

Mothball
0.50″
Sub-Severe Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but not always harmless. Repeated small hail can scuff surfaces, wear aging shingles, and loosen protective granules over time.

Penny
0.75″
Minor / Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but roof hail damage is still possible on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged shingles. May also mark screens, vents, gutters, and soft metal.

Nickel
0.88″
Minor / Watch

Still below the severe-hail threshold, but large enough to leave visible marks on soft metal and add wear to older or hail-weakened roof shingles.

Quarter
1.00″
Watch

The NWS severe-hail threshold. Quarter-size hail can bruise shingles, dent soft metal, and create roof hail damage worth checking.

Half Dollar
1.25″
Watch

More likely to dent gutters, vents, flashing, and siding. Hail damage risk rises quickly on older roofs or hail-weakened shingles.

Ping Pong / Walnut
1.50″
Likely

Hail damage becomes more likely, including bruised shingles, granule loss, dented siding, and damaged roof vents.

Golf Ball
1.75″
Likely

Often causes roof hail damage, cracked shingles, dented gutters, damaged flashing, and siding impacts. A roof inspection is recommended.

Hen Egg
2.00″
Serious

Can crack or puncture shingles, expose mat, dent siding, and cause widespread hail damage across the roof and exterior.

Tennis Ball
2.50″
Serious

Can cause heavy roof hail damage, punctured siding, broken skylights, damaged vents, and widespread exterior damage.

Baseball
2.75″
Major

Major hail damage is likely, including severe roof impacts, damaged siding, broken windows, and possible major roof repairs.

Tea Cup / Large Apple
3.00″
Major

Can cause heavy hail damage across the roof, siding, gutters, windows, and exterior. Significant repairs are often needed.

Softball
4.00″
Extreme

Destructive hail damage. Can severely damage roofing materials, siding, windows, gutters, vents, vehicles, and exterior surfaces.

Grapefruit
4.50″
Extreme

Catastrophic hail damage risk for roofs, windows, vehicles, siding, gutters, and exterior surfaces.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service hail size references are used for hail-size comparisons and the 1.00″ severe-hail threshold. Damage descriptions are general homeowner guidance, not official NOAA/NWS damage ratings. Sub-severe hail under 1.00″ is below the severe threshold, but that does not mean “no roof damage.” Penny- to nickel-size hail can still contribute to granule loss, cosmetic surface marks, and added wear, especially on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged roofs.

NWS Wind Reports on May 4, 2021

699 reports
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UNK mph
May 4, 2021
11:57 PM UTC
Wind report for May 4, 2021
Macon County · 6,144 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM TUSKEGEE FOR TIME. TREES BLOWN DOWN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS MACON COUNTY.
NWS Wind Report Location: Tuskegee, AL
UNK mph
May 4, 2021
11:55 PM UTC
Wind report for May 4, 2021
Williamsburg County · 7,518 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SC PATROL REPORTS TREE DOWN ON ROAD AT INDIANTOWN SWAMP RD AND SC-261. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 WSW Stuckey, SC
UNK mph
May 4, 2021
11:50 PM UTC
Wind report for May 4, 2021
Tyrrell County · 1,205 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: *** 1 INJ *** WIND CAUSED TENT COLLAPSE IN COLUMBIA... 1 INJURED AND TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.
NWS Wind Report Location: Columbia, NC
UNK mph
May 4, 2021
11:50 PM UTC
Wind report for May 4, 2021
Montgomery County · 74,505 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: POWER OUT... TREES DOWN AND FENCING BLOWN OVER IN ROLLING HILLS AREA IN PIKE ROAD.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 SSE Brachias, AL
UNK mph
May 4, 2021
11:50 PM UTC
Wind report for May 4, 2021
Tallapoosa County · 16,826 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE ON A HOME ON HWY 49 S. 1 MINOR INJURY.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 SSW Reeltown, AL
UNK mph
May 4, 2021
11:48 PM UTC
Wind report for May 4, 2021
Marshall County · 31,801 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN BLOCKING ALABAMA HWY 168.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 WSW Boaz, AL
UNK mph
May 4, 2021
11:45 PM UTC
Wind report for May 4, 2021
Butler County · 6,630 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN GREENVILLE ON HIGHWAY 10 NEAR STABLER HOSPITAL.
NWS Wind Report Location: Greenville, AL
UNK mph
May 4, 2021
11:45 PM UTC
Wind report for May 4, 2021
Butler County · 6,630 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: MULTIPLE ROADS WITH TREES DOWN ACROSS THE CITY OF GREENVILLE. WEST COMMERCE ST NEAR THE HOSPITAL IS CLOSED DUE TO DOWNED TREES AND PARTIALLY CLOSED ON HWY 31S NEAR HIGHWAY 10. REPORTS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 E Greenville, AL
UNK mph
May 4, 2021
11:45 PM UTC
Wind report for May 4, 2021
Tallapoosa County · 16,826 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES BLOWN DOWN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTY. SOME STRUCTURES WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED BY FALLEN TREES... WITH AT LEAST 30 INSTANCES OF ROADS BLOCKED BY FALLEN TREES.
NWS Wind Report Location: Jacksons' Gap, AL
UNK mph
May 4, 2021
11:45 PM UTC
Wind report for May 4, 2021
Currituck County · 14,295 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 NW Moyock, NC
UNK mph
May 4, 2021
11:42 PM UTC
Wind report for May 4, 2021
Marshall County · 31,801 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN ON HWY 79.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 SW Guntersville, AL
UNK mph
May 4, 2021
11:42 PM UTC
Wind report for May 4, 2021
Tallapoosa County · 16,826 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN ALEXANDER CITY.
NWS Wind Report Location: Alexander City, AL
58 mph
May 4, 2021
11:35 PM UTC
Wind report for May 4, 2021
Montgomery County · 74,505 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: 58 MPH MEASURED GUST.
NWS Wind Report Location: Dannelly Field, AL
UNK mph
May 4, 2021
11:35 PM UTC
Wind report for May 4, 2021
Wicomico County · 30,572 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: POWERLINE KNOCKED DOWN ALONG MT HERMAN ROAD.
NWS Wind Report Location: Salisbury, MD
UNK mph
May 4, 2021
11:34 PM UTC
Wind report for May 4, 2021
Montgomery County · 74,505 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTY. SOME TREES FELL ONTO STRUCTURES.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 NNW Snowdoun, AL
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Wind Damage Risk for Your Home +

Storm reports list thunderstorm wind gusts in mph. The NWS marks storms as severe at 58+ mph, but wind damage to your home depends on roof age, shingle condition, installation, exposure, nearby trees, and prior hail or wind damage.

Below Severe
Under 58 mph
Minor

Usually little damage to a sound roof, but loose shingles, flashing, or debris may shift.

Severe
58–74 mph
Watch

Can loosen shingles, lift flashing, break limbs, and damage gutters, siding, fences, or trim.

Damaging
75–90 mph
Serious

Can peel shingles, damage vents, tear siding, rip gutters, and expose weak roof areas.

Extreme
90+ mph
Major

Can cause major roof covering loss, tree damage, broken windows, and structural damage.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service storm reports. Gusts may be measured or estimated; actual wind damage varies by roof condition, exposure, and prior hail or wind damage.

NWS Tornado Reports on May 4, 2021

35 reports
UNK category
May 4, 2021
11:46 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 4, 2021
Macon County · 6,144 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: TIMBER DAMAGE WAS SURVEYED NEAR CHUBAHATCHEE CREEK ALONG CROSSKEYS ROAD IN MACON COUNTY AND DETERMINED TO BE CONSISTENT WITH A BRIEF EF-0 TORNADO. MOST OF THE PATH WAS IN AN INACCESSIBLE WOODED AREA TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE ROAD... WHERE A SMALL... FAINT TDS IS APPARENT ON RADAR.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 SSW Shorter, AL
UNK category
May 4, 2021
11:17 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 4, 2021
Autauga County · 18,289 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: WIND DAMAGE WAS PREVALENT ALONG A LINE OF STORMS THAT MOVED THROUGH AUTAUGA AND ELMORE COUNTIES... MAKING IT HARD TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN STRAIGHT-LINE WIND DAMAGE AND TORNADIC DAMAGE; HOWEVER... A CORRIDOR OF ENHANCED DAMAGE... CO-LOCATED WITH A ROTATIONAL RADAR SIGNATURE... WAS APPARENT ALONG A PATH FROM PRATTVILLE TO MILLBROOK. THIS WAS ASSOCIATED WITH AN EF-1 TORNADO. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE CAUSED DIRECTLY BY WIND CONSISTED OF SOME SHINGLE LOSS... INCLUDING: MANY RESIDENCES... THE BASS PRO SHOP ON THE WEST SIDE OF I-65... AND SEVERAL HOTELS ON THE EAST SIDE OF I-65 AT EXIT 179. A CHEVRON ALSO HAD MANY METAL PANELS BLOWN FROM THE GAS PUMP CANOPY. SOME HOMES WERE VERY HEAVILY DAMAGED BY LARGE... FALLEN TREES. THERE WERE A FEW LOCATIONS WHERE THE NUMBER / DENSITY OF SNAPPED HARDWOOD AND SOFTWOOD TREES INCREASED... WHICH PUSHED THE RATING TO EF-1. UPROOTED TREES WERE PLENTIFUL AS WELL.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 NNE Prattville, AL
UNK category
May 4, 2021
10:38 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 4, 2021
Chilton County · 12,727 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED. ASSOCIATED WITH TDS ON RADAR. LIKELY TORNADO.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 S Maplesville, AL
UNK category
May 4, 2021
10:19 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 4, 2021
Perry County · 2,105 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: AN EF-0 TORNADO TRACK WAS CONFIRMED BY NWS BMX SURVEY TEAM FROM NORTHEAST PERRY COUNTY TO SOUTHWEST CHILTON COUNTY. THE TORNADO BEGAN ALONG J MITCHELL ROAD AND MOVED EAST-NORTHEASTWARD BEFORE TAKING A RIGHT-HAND JOG AND ENDING JUST SOUTH OF MAPLESVILLE. DAMAGE CONSISTED PRIMARILY OF SNAPPED AND UPROOTED TREES.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 N Sprott, AL
UNK category
May 4, 2021
9:08 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 4, 2021
Lauderdale County · 20,785 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: THIS TORNADO BEGAN ALONG I-20/59 JUST WEST OF THE TOOMSUBA EXIT... DOWNING LARGE TREE BRANCHES AND UPROOTING OR SNAPPING A FEW TREES AS IT CROSSED THE INTERSTATE AND THEN WILL GARRETT ROAD. IT THEN CONTINUED ACROSS MELVIN SWAIN ROAD AND US 11/80... WHERE THE PERCENTAGE OF DOWNED TREES AND THE WIDTH OF THE PATH INCREASED. SIMILAR DAMAGE CONTINUED ALONG DIXIE HIGHWAY ROAD... BUTTS ROAD... AND PRISOCK ROAD... WHERE A BARN HAD METAL PANELS REMOVED FROM THE ROOF... A COUPLE OF HOUSES HAD SIDING DAMAGE... AND CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE CONTINUED. THE TORNADIC CIRCULATION BROADENED AND WEAKENED BEYOND THIS POINT... WITH THE TORNADO LIFTING NEAR J O THOMAS ROAD. HOWEVER... STRAIGHT LINE WINDS CONTINUED TO DOWN SEVERAL TREES OVER A WIDER AREA DOWNSTREAM AROUND KEWANEE AND THE I-20/59 REST AREAS.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 SW Toomsuba, MS
UNK category
May 4, 2021
8:43 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 4, 2021
Newton County · 6,269 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: THIS TORNADO BEGAN ALONG HOPEWELL ROAD THEN TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD ALONG E L JOHNSON ROAD AND ACROSS CHUNKY DUFFEE ROAD JUST SOUTH OF THE DUFFEE COMMUNITY. IT CROSSED INTO NORTHWESTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY AND ENDED NEAR MS HIGHWAY 494. ALONG THE PATH... SEVERAL TREES WERE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED AND SEVERAL LARGE BRANCHES WERE BROKEN. AT LEAST THREE SHEDS OR OUTBUILDINGS SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE ALONG THE PATH.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 SW Duffee, MS
UNK category
May 4, 2021
8:23 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 4, 2021
Fairfield County · 7,611 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMED AN EF1 TORNADO... WITH PEAK WINDS OF 105 MPH... AND A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 300 YARDS NEAR RION IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY... SC. THE TORNADO BEGAN NEAR HARD ROCK RD... UPROOTING AND SNAPPING NUMEROUS TREES AS IT MOVED NORTHEAST ACROSS RIDGE RD AND GRANITE LN. THE TORNADO THEN INTENSIFIED TO EF1 STRENGTH AS IT CROSSED RION RD AND STONY CIR... SNAPPING AND UPROOTING MANY LARGE HARDWOOD TREES AND CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO SIDING ON A COUPLE OF HOMES. THE TORNADO THEN CONTINUED ITS TRACK EAST ACROSS THE FAIRFIELD COUNTY AIRPORT WHERE DAMAGE OCCURRED TO A TOTAL OF FIVE PLANES AND ONE HANGAR. ONE PLANE WAS TOTALED AFTER THE TORNADO REMOVED IT FROM ITS TIE-DOWN ROPES AND FLIPPED IT. THE PLANE WAS TOSSED 100 YARDS INTO A FIELD BETWEEN RUNWAYS AND ONE OF ITS WINGS WAS REMOVED. THE TIE-DOWN ROPES WERE STILL IN PLACE WHEN THE SURVEY OCCURRED WITH PIECES FROM THE PLANE STILL ATTACHED. SECURITY CAMERA VIDEO AT THE AIRPORT DOCUMENTED THIS EVENT. THE HANGAR THAT WAS
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5 SW Winnsboro Mills, SC
UNK category
May 4, 2021
8:06 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 4, 2021
Leake County · 6,163 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: THIS TORNADO BEGAN IN A WOODED AREA TO THE WEST OF HIGHWAY 13 ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF LENA. A FEW LARGE TREE BRANCHES WERE SNAPPED AND A PINE TREE WAS UPROOTED AS THE TORNADO CROSSED HIGHWAY 13. ADDITIONAL TREE BRANCHES WERE SNAPPED ALONG WITH SEVERAL MORE TREES UPROOTED ALONG GRAND AVE. THE TORNADO CONTINUED EAST CROSSING EALY RD WHERE LARGE BRANCHES WERE SNAPPED. THE TORNADO BEGAN TO INTENSIFY AND WIDEN AS IT CROSSED STORM RD WHERE SEVERAL SOFTWOOD TREES WERE SNAPPED ALONG WITH HARDWOODS UPROOTED. THE TORNADO REACHED PEAK INTENSITY AND IT’S WIDEST WIDTH AS IT CROSSED THE INTERSECTION OF MORGAN RD... HIGHWAY 500 AND DRYSTONE RD. HERE... NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED INCLUDING THE MAJORITY OF TREES IN A STAND OF MATURE GROWTH SOFTWOODS AND HARDWOODS. MAXIMUM WINDS WERE ESTIMATED TO BE 110MPH IN THIS STAND OF TREES. THE TORNADO MAINTAINED HIGH END EF-1 STRENGTH AS IT CROSSED LINDSAY RD AND MOVED THROUGH BOTTOM LAND ALONG TUSCOLAMETA CREEK. AFTER CROSSING THE CREEK... THE TORNA
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 WNW Lena, MS
UNK category
May 4, 2021
7:52 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 4, 2021
Rankin County · 47,548 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: MULTIPLE TREES DOWN... SOME ROOF DAMAGE TO HOMES.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 NNE Jan Airport, MS
UNK category
May 4, 2021
7:45 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 4, 2021
Rankin County · 47,548 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 4 ESE TOUGALOO. CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 4 ESE TOUGALOO. VIDEO TAKEN FROM THE FONDREN AREA LOOKING EAST SHOWED A TORNADO AS IT CONTINUED EASTWARD. TIME AND LOCATION ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 ESE Tougaloo, MS
UNK category
May 4, 2021
7:45 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 4, 2021
Hinds County · 72,975 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: MULTIPLE HOMES DAMAGED ON RIDGEWOOD ROAD BY FALLEN TREES.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 SSE Tougaloo, MS
UNK category
May 4, 2021
7:45 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 4, 2021
Hinds County · 72,975 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: DOORS BLOWN OFF OF BANKPLUS BUILDING IN FONDREN - SOCIAL MEDIA POST.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 WNW Le Fleurs Bluff, MS
UNK category
May 4, 2021
7:45 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 4, 2021
Hinds County · 72,975 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: TREES DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BEASLEY AND HANGING MOSS BLOCKING THE ROAD.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 SW Tougaloo, MS
UNK category
May 4, 2021
7:40 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 4, 2021
Madison County · 35,193 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: UPROOTED TREES AND SNAPPED LIMBS WERE SEEN IN NORTHWEST JACKSON. LARGE DOWNED TREES WERE BLOCKING WEST COUNTY LINE ROAD.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 N Lake Hico, MS
UNK category
May 4, 2021
7:24 PM UTC
Tornado report for May 4, 2021
Hinds County · 72,975 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: THIS MESOVORTEX TORNADO BEGAN JUST PAST THE FARR ROAD LINE TO THE NORTHWEST OF BROWNSVILLE. THE TORNADO SURGED SOUTHEAST ALONG NORTH JOHN WARREN ROAD... ALEXANDER ROAD... COXS FERRY ROAD CAUSING TREE DAMAGE... INCLUDING LARGE LIMBS SNAPPED & UPROOTING TREES. MORE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE OCRRUED IN THE BROWNSVILLE AREA NEAR TROTTER ROAD AND STATE HIGHWAY 22... WHERE A TORNADO DEBRIS SIGNATURE WAS OBSERVED ON RADAR AND THE TORNADO BEGAN TO STRENGTHEN. A SHED WAS DESTROYED FROM FALLING LIMBS AS WELL NEAR HERE. THE TORNADO CONTINUED SOUTHEAST ALONG LORANCE ROAD... MCGUFFEE ROAD... CLINTON TINNIN ROAD... N RATLIFF ROAD AND PINEHAVEN DRIVE/HIGHWAY 49 N. WINDS BEGAN TO STRENGTHEN TO A HIGH END EF1... NEARLY 100MPH... IN THIS REGION... WHERE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE TO SOFTWOOD AND HARDWOOD TREES OCCURRED. SOME TREES FELL ON POWERLINES AND A POWERPOLE WAS BROKEN NEAR HIGHWAY 49 N. THE TORNADO CONTINUED AT THIS STRENGTH SOUTHEAST OVER MACLEAN ROAD AND ALONG W COUNTY LINE ROAD... BILLY BELL ROAD... NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY AND INTO
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5 WNW Brownsville, MS
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Tornado Damage Risk for Your Home +

After a tornado, the National Weather Service assigns an EF rating from EF0 to EF5 based on surveyed damage. The rating estimates wind speed from what the tornado damaged, so actual damage can vary by construction quality, roof age, garage doors, windows, trees, debris, and how close the home was to the tornado path.

EF0
65–85 mph
Light

Can peel shingles, damage gutters or siding, break tree limbs, and toss loose outdoor items.

EF1
86–110 mph
Moderate

Can strip roof covering, damage exterior doors, break windows, snap trees, and cause heavier siding or gutter damage.

EF2
111–135 mph
Serious

Can tear off large sections of roofing, break or uproot trees, destroy weaker structures, and cause major exterior damage.

EF3–EF5
136+ mph
Severe

Can remove roofs and walls, destroy large portions of homes, toss vehicles, and cause severe to total destruction near the path.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. EF ratings are assigned after a post-storm damage survey and are based on observed damage, not a direct measurement at every home.

NWS Hail, Wind and Tornado Reports on May 4, 2021 on the Interactive Map

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Get a Remote Hail Inspection

Not sure if hail may have affected your home on May 4, 2021? Ask a local pro for a Remote Hail Inspection. They can review hail activity for your property and help you decide whether an in-person roof or exterior inspection makes sense.

Frequently asked questions

for homeowners, buyers & sellers
How many storm reports were recorded on May 4, 2021?

Our records show 125 hail, 699 wind, and 35 tornado reports on May 4, 2021, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on May 4, 2021.

What was the largest hail reported on May 4, 2021?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records on May 4, 2021 is 5.50″, reported near China Grove, TX.

Some reports show UNK instead of a wind speed or tornado rating — what does that mean?

Wind reports come three ways: measured from an instrument, estimated from the damage observed, or UNK when no speed was recorded. Tornadoes show UNK until the National Weather Service finishes a damage survey and assigns an EF rating. UNK simply means that value was not available when the report was filed.

A report appeared near my home on May 4, 2021 — is my roof damaged?

Not necessarily. A storm report shows that hail, wind, or a tornado was observed nearby, not that any specific home was hit. To find out whether your property was affected, check an address-level hail report, and if it looks significant, ask a local pro about a Remote Hail Inspection before scheduling roof work.

I am buying or selling a home — how do these on May 4, 2021 reports help?

If a storm passed through, a roof or exterior may have damage that is hard to see, or a recent repair may trace back to it. Buyers can ask better questions before closing, and sellers can document the home condition up front — both starting from the property address rather than a whole region.

How do I check what happened at a specific address on May 4, 2021?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property — no phone number or email required. It shows recent hail activity for that address so you know whether a closer roof or exterior review makes sense.

Where does this storm report data come from, and what are its limits?

Storm reports on this page are public reports from storm events on May 4, 2021 across the United States, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported, but they do not confirm damage at any specific property. Report locations, sizes, and times may be approximate and can vary from what an individual home experienced. For property-specific hail history, use an address-level hail report or contact a participating local professional for a remote hail inspection. Pros inclusion is not an endorsement, and contacting a professional does not confirm damage at any property.

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