Storm reports for March 16, 2003

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On March 16, 2003, 10 hail, 7 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Pitt County, NC.

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 (10)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $12,000 in property damage and $5,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (17 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hillsborough County, FL (near Riverview) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “The wind caused minor house damage and blew down 120 feet of fence near the corner of Balm Riverview and Rhodine. A tree fell on a mobile home in Riverview and multiple trees were down along State Highway 301.”
• Martin County, FL (near Stuart) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines and broke windows in Stuart.”
• St. Lucie County, FL (near Port St Lucie) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines and broke windows in Port Saint Lucie.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Chandler) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph
  “Thunderstorms developed south and west of Sun Lakes and moved rapidly northeast across Chandler. Brief heavy rain accompanied these storms.”
• Miami-Dade County, FL (near Florida City) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph
  “Large branches were blown down and tents were blown away at a campground in Everglades National Park.”
• Wayne County, NC (near Fremont) · Hail 1.00″
  “Quarter sized hail covered the ground north of Fremont.”

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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