Storm reports for February 22, 2003

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On February 22, 2003, 37 hail, 162 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Martin County, KY. Tornadoes killed 2.

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

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (37)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $976,000 in property damage, $2,000 in crop damage, 12 injuries and 2 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (213 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Breathitt County, KY (near Oakdale) · Tornado F1 · $300,000 · 2 deaths · 7 injuries
  “A large swath of downburst winds, nearly 450 yards wide, swept through the damaged area. Embedded in these winds was an F1 tornado, with winds between 100 and 112 mile per hour.”
• Aiken County, SC (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $1,000 · 4 injuries
  “Sheriff reported trees down around the county, especially in Aiken, Windsor, and Montmorenci where 4 people were injured who were outside doing a civil war re-enactment.”
• Appling County, GA (near Baxley) · Tornado F0 · $50,000 · 1 injury
  “One mobile home flipped over with a minor injury. EMA reports twisted tops of pine trees in nearby woods.”
• Columbia County, GA (near Appling) · Tornado F2 · $310,000
  “A combination of an intense microburst and a tornado produced winds estimated at 120-130mph. A barn and camper trailer. Moderate damage was done to 4 homes with minor damage to 34 other homes. Debris from the barn was found a mile downstream.”
• Glascock County, GA (near Hadden) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “The Glascock county 911 center reported that several trees and power lines were blown down. Some of the trees also landed on and caused damage to several vehicles.”
• Suffolk city, VA (near Kings Fork) · Tornado F0 · $25,000
  “Several 50-60 foot trees pushed over into houses. Numerous tree trunks twisted and tops sheared off.”

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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