Storm reports for March 6, 2003

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On March 6, 2003, 23 hail, 2 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Ascension Parish, LA.

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 (23)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $22,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (25 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Tallapoosa County, AL (near Reeltown) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
  “Trees were blown down on Lovelady Road in Reeltown.”
• Bibb County, GA (near Lizella) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000
  “The Bibb county Emergency Management Director reported that several trees were down in the western part of the county as a result of thunderstorm winds.”
• Washington Parish, LA (near Franklinton) · Hail 0.75″
  “Three quarter inch diameter hail was observed near Highway 10 and Highway 440.”

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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