Storm reports for March 12, 2003

On March 12, 2003, 224 hail, 16 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 9 states.

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224hail reports

16damaging-wind reports

1tornado reports

2.75″largest hail reported

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On March 12, 2003, 224 hail, 16 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Rapides 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

State	Hail	Wind	Tornado	Largest hail
KS	69	1	1	1.75″
MO	57	10	0	2.75″
OK	50	1	0	1.75″
LA	20	0	0	2.75″
AR	9	2	0	1.75″
FL	8	0	0	1.00″
AL	3	2	0	1.00″
IL	4	0	0	1.75″
MS	4	0	0	1.00″

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

City	Population	Largest report
Alexandria, LA	43,133	2.75″
Pineville, LA	13,966	2.75″
Oklahoma City, OK	712,919	1.75″
Springfield, MO	170,596	1.75″
Edmond, OK	99,040	1.75″
Shawnee, KS	69,724	1.75″
Lenexa, KS	59,427	1.75″
Republic, MO	21,392	1.75″
Warrensburg, MO	19,998	1.75″
Merriam, KS	11,560	1.75″
Mission, KS	10,013	1.75″
Basehor, KS	7,996	1.75″
Roeland Park, KS	6,689	1.75″
Battlefield, MO	6,236	1.75″
Charleston, MO	4,447	1.75″
Butler, MO	4,283	1.75″
Fairway, KS	4,160	1.75″
Nichols Hills, OK	3,851	1.75″
Lawrence, KS	97,271	1.25″
Yukon, OK	27,068	1.25″
Blue Springs, MO	61,246	1.00″
Liberty, MO	31,245	1.00″
Foley, AL	28,043	1.00″
Bethany, OK	20,421	1.00″
Grain Valley, MO	16,859	1.00″

Hail reports (224)

Time (UTC)	Size	Location
21:10	2.75″	Rapides Parish, LA
22:30	2.75″	Catahoula Parish, LA
02:55	2.75″	Johnson County, MO
23:00	2.00″	Natchitoches Parish, LA
21:36	1.75″	Rapides Parish, LA
23:10	1.75″	Natchitoches Parish, LA
23:10	1.75″	Catahoula Parish, LA
23:15	1.75″	Concordia Parish, LA
23:50	1.75″	Winn Parish, LA
23:50	1.75″	Greenwood County, KS
00:06	1.75″	Pointe Coupee Parish, LA
00:06	1.75″	Greenwood County, KS
00:30	1.75″	Woodson County, KS
00:48	1.75″	Woodson County, KS
01:05	1.75″	Woodson County, KS
01:15	1.75″	Woodson County, KS
01:25	1.75″	Leavenworth County, KS
01:40	1.75″	Wilson County, KS
01:52	1.75″	Allen County, KS
02:00	1.75″	Johnson County, KS
02:00	1.75″	Johnson County, KS
02:01	1.75″	Allen County, KS
02:45	1.75″	Wilson County, KS
02:55	1.75″	Crawford County, KS
02:55	1.75″	Bourbon County, KS
03:04	1.75″	Johnson County, MO
03:05	1.75″	Crawford County, KS
03:05	1.75″	Bourbon County, KS
03:05	1.75″	Logan County, OK
03:09	1.75″	Oklahoma County, OK
03:16	1.75″	Bates County, MO
03:17	1.75″	Bates County, MO
03:20	1.75″	Oklahoma County, OK
03:30	1.75″	Bates County, MO
03:30	1.75″	St. Helena Parish, LA
04:10	1.75″	Labette County, KS
05:09	1.75″	Caddo County, OK
05:45	1.75″	Greene County, MO
05:55	1.75″	Newton County, MO
06:23	1.75″	Macoupin County, IL
08:50	1.75″	Polk County, AR
09:52	1.75″	Mississippi County, MO
01:15	1.50″	Osage County, KS
01:48	1.50″	Concordia Parish, LA
01:15	1.25″	Wilson County, KS
01:15	1.25″	Douglas County, KS
03:20	1.25″	Canadian County, OK
03:30	1.25″	Saline County, MO
04:15	1.25″	Oklahoma County, OK
20:30	1.00″	Grant Parish, LA
22:00	1.00″	Baldwin County, AL
22:15	1.00″	Martin County, FL
22:40	1.00″	Tangipahoa Parish, LA
23:20	1.00″	Santa Rosa County, FL
00:12	1.00″	Jefferson County, KS
00:22	1.00″	Elk County, KS
00:40	1.00″	Jones County, MS
00:53	1.00″	Wabaunsee County, KS
01:00	1.00″	Leavenworth County, KS
01:00	1.00″	Jefferson County, KS
01:13	1.00″	Elk County, KS
01:15	1.00″	Wilkinson County, MS
01:20	1.00″	Woodson County, KS
01:42	1.00″	Platte County, MO
01:46	1.00″	Wilson County, KS
01:50	1.00″	Johnson County, KS
01:57	1.00″	Wilson County, KS
02:00	1.00″	Wilson County, KS
02:07	1.00″	Clay County, MO
02:25	1.00″	Wilson County, KS
02:30	1.00″	Neosho County, KS
02:35	1.00″	Amite County, MS
02:42	1.00″	Jackson County, MO
02:43	1.00″	East Feliciana Parish, LA
02:50	1.00″	East Feliciana Parish, LA
02:54	1.00″	Jackson County, MO
02:55	1.00″	Johnson County, MO
02:55	1.00″	Washita County, OK
03:00	1.00″	Caddo County, OK
03:05	1.00″	Johnson County, MO
03:10	1.00″	Cass County, MO
03:20	1.00″	Oklahoma County, OK
03:22	1.00″	Lincoln County, OK
03:27	1.00″	Pettis County, MO
03:30	1.00″	Labette County, KS
03:30	1.00″	Cherokee County, KS
03:40	1.00″	Vernon County, MO
03:42	1.00″	Lincoln County, OK
03:44	1.00″	Oklahoma County, OK
03:51	1.00″	Labette County, KS
03:57	1.00″	Vernon County, MO
04:20	1.00″	Labette County, KS
04:20	1.00″	Jasper County, MO
04:23	1.00″	Creek County, OK
04:24	1.00″	Oklahoma County, OK
04:50	1.00″	Warren County, MO
05:03	1.00″	Caddo County, OK
05:20	1.00″	Newton County, MO
05:45	1.00″	Maries County, MO
06:23	1.00″	Stone County, MO
06:23	1.00″	Barry County, MO
06:45	1.00″	Stone County, MO
07:35	1.00″	Crawford County, AR
08:25	1.00″	Sebastian County, AR
23:00	0.88″	Escambia County, FL
23:20	0.88″	Pottawatomie County, KS
23:25	0.88″	Grant Parish, LA
00:10	0.88″	Jefferson County, KS
00:33	0.88″	Lyon County, KS
01:51	0.88″	Johnson County, KS
02:30	0.88″	Johnson County, MO
02:55	0.88″	Johnson County, MO
02:59	0.88″	Oklahoma County, OK
03:05	0.88″	Oklahoma County, OK
03:25	0.88″	Bates County, MO
03:40	0.88″	Labette County, KS
03:40	0.88″	Tangipahoa Parish, LA
03:45	0.88″	Randolph County, MO
03:57	0.88″	Creek County, OK
04:00	0.88″	Montgomery County, KS
04:00	0.88″	Oklahoma County, OK
04:06	0.88″	Cleveland County, OK
04:20	0.88″	Barton County, MO
04:20	0.88″	Tangipahoa Parish, LA
04:25	0.88″	Jasper County, MO
04:44	0.88″	Caddo County, OK
04:48	0.88″	Cherokee County, KS
05:02	0.88″	Ottawa County, OK
05:20	0.88″	Camden County, MO
05:23	0.88″	Comanche County, OK
05:46	0.88″	Comanche County, OK
05:50	0.88″	Pulaski County, MO
05:58	0.88″	Pontotoc County, OK
06:15	0.88″	Taney County, MO
06:30	0.88″	Newton County, MO
07:05	0.88″	Sequoyah County, OK
07:41	0.88″	Haskell County, OK
08:30	0.88″	Marshall County, OK
19:47	0.75″	Little River County, AR
20:50	0.75″	St. Lucie County, FL
20:50	0.75″	Okeechobee County, FL
21:40	0.75″	Baldwin County, AL
22:20	0.75″	Livingston Parish, LA
22:30	0.75″	Escambia County, FL
23:33	0.75″	Escambia County, FL
23:33	0.75″	Pottawatomie County, KS
23:45	0.75″	Santa Rosa County, FL
23:45	0.75″	Avoyelles Parish, LA
00:08	0.75″	Jefferson County, KS
00:23	0.75″	Woodson County, KS
00:35	0.75″	Jackson County, KS
00:40	0.75″	Coffey County, KS
01:00	0.75″	Jefferson County, KS
01:20	0.75″	Elk County, KS
01:20	0.75″	Platte County, MO
01:25	0.75″	Douglas County, KS
01:33	0.75″	Leavenworth County, KS
01:36	0.75″	Douglas County, KS
01:41	0.75″	Platte County, MO
01:42	0.75″	Platte County, MO
01:45	0.75″	Douglas County, KS
01:49	0.75″	Allen County, KS
01:50	0.75″	Wyandotte County, KS
01:50	0.75″	Platte County, MO
02:00	0.75″	Johnson County, KS
02:01	0.75″	Clay County, MO
02:12	0.75″	Johnson County, KS
02:20	0.75″	Wilson County, KS
02:30	0.75″	Allen County, KS
02:30	0.75″	Johnson County, MO
02:34	0.75″	Montgomery County, KS
02:45	0.75″	Montgomery County, KS
02:45	0.75″	Miami County, KS
02:53	0.75″	Jackson County, MO
02:55	0.75″	Carroll County, MO
03:05	0.75″	Pawnee County, OK
03:10	0.75″	Saline County, MO
03:10	0.75″	Bates County, MO
03:20	0.75″	Oklahoma County, OK
03:22	0.75″	Lincoln County, OK
03:28	0.75″	Crawford County, KS
03:30	0.75″	Montgomery County, KS
03:45	0.75″	Barton County, MO
03:48	0.75″	Canadian County, OK
03:51	0.75″	Henry County, MO
03:55	0.75″	Crawford County, KS
03:58	0.75″	Henry County, MO
03:58	0.75″	Pike County, IL
04:00	0.75″	Caddo County, OK
04:05	0.75″	Cherokee County, KS
04:05	0.75″	Barton County, MO
04:20	0.75″	Grady County, OK
04:21	0.75″	Pottawatomie County, OK
04:30	0.75″	McClain County, OK
04:30	0.75″	Lincoln County, OK
04:35	0.75″	Oklahoma County, OK
04:42	0.75″	Dade County, MO
04:45	0.75″	Pottawatomie County, OK
04:50	0.75″	Cleveland County, OK
04:54	0.75″	Jasper County, MO
04:58	0.75″	Caddo County, OK
05:00	0.75″	Lawrence County, MO
05:00	0.75″	McClain County, OK
05:00	0.75″	Grady County, OK
05:05	0.75″	Ottawa County, OK
05:20	0.75″	Miller County, MO
05:30	0.75″	Seminole County, OK
05:45	0.75″	Cleveland County, OK
05:50	0.75″	Seminole County, OK
05:58	0.75″	Pulaski County, MO
06:30	0.75″	McIntosh County, OK
06:45	0.75″	Phelps County, MO
06:46	0.75″	Macoupin County, IL
07:10	0.75″	Barry County, MO
07:25	0.75″	Latimer County, OK
08:10	0.75″	Le Flore County, OK
08:35	0.75″	Franklin County, AR
08:40	0.75″	Baldwin County, AL
09:00	0.75″	Scott County, AR
09:15	0.75″	Jackson County, IL
09:30	0.75″	Howard County, AR
09:40	0.75″	Howard County, AR
10:25	0.75″	Hinds County, MS
11:20	0.75″	Ouachita County, AR

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $136,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (242 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

County	Events	Property damage
Dallas County, MO	1	$50,000
Benton County, MO	1	$30,000
Labette County, KS	1	$25,000
Concordia Parish, LA	2	$13,000
Baldwin County, AL	2	$8,000
Catahoula Parish, LA	2	$8,000
Hinds County, MS	1	$1,000
Jones County, MS	1	$1,000

What the National Weather Service wrote

Labette County, KS (near Dennis) · Tornado F1 · $25,000
“The following was damaged/destroyed: Two grain bins overturned, one carport destroyed, and a few road signs damaged.”
Baldwin County, AL (near Robertsdale) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $5,000
“High winds from a thunderstorm damaged the roof to a barn just south of Robertsdale.”
Baldwin County, AL (near Summerdale) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
“High winds from a thunderstorm blew an awning off a building.”
Moniteau County, MO (near California) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
“The County Sheriff reported wind gusts to 70 mph. Some trees and power lines were downed.”
Franklin County, MO (near Union) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph
“The County Sheriff reported power lines down.”
Cole County, MO (near Centertown) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph
“The County Sheriff reported damage to a mobile home roof due to thunderstorm wind gusts.”

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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