Storm reports for March 9, 2003

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On March 9, 2003, 11 hail, 4 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Lowndes County, AL.

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 (11)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $85,000 in property damage and $50,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (15 events in 2 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hernando County, FL (near Nobleton) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “Emergency Management performed a survey of the damage and determined the damage was caused by straight line winds. Many trees were down near Nobleton and power was off to 955 homes.”
• Polk County, FL (near Haines City) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $15,000
  “Power lines were down along Avenue North.”
• Hernando County, FL (near Brooksville) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $15,000
  “Trees and power lines were down along the north side of Brooksville.”
• Lowndes County, AL (near Ft Deposit) · Hail 1.75″ · $5,000
  “Penny to golf ball size hail fell in and near Fort Deposit.”
• Coffee County, AL (near Goodman) · Hail 0.75″
  “Dime size hail reported by the Coffee County Sheriff.”
• Montgomery County, AL (near Ramer) · Hail 0.75″
  “Penny size hail fell in extreme southern Montgomery County near the Crenshaw and Montgomery County line.”

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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