Storm reports for February 3, 2003

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On February 3, 2003, 1 hail, 7 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 0.88″ (nickel size) in Menard County, IL.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

Hail reports (1)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $21,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (8 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Stoddard County, MO (near Dexter) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $15,000
  “Shingles were torn off a home near the New Madrid County line. About a half dozen trees were blown down in Dexter.”
• Fayette County, GA (near Fayetteville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $4,000
  “The Fayette county Emergency Management Director reported that several power lines were brought down by high winds and/or trees being blown down onto the power lines between the Fulton/Fayette county line on Georgia Highway 92 to just northwest of Fayetteville.”
• Talladega County, AL (near Lincoln) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “A few trees were blown down around the city of Lincoln.”
• Greenville County, SC (near Greenville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “Three lanes of the north end of Interstate 385 were blocked by fallen power lines. Two trees were blown down in the southern part of Greenville, while several large tree limbs were blown down throughout the city.”
• Carlisle County, KY (near Bardwell) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph
  “Winds gusted to 62 MPH at the county emergency operations center in Bardwell. Power lines were down at Cunningham.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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