Storm reports for March 19, 2003

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On March 19, 2003, 130 hail, 44 damaging-wind and 12 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Randolph County, AL. Tornadoes killed 7.

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 (130)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $8.5 million in property damage, $2,000 in crop damage, 208 injuries and 7 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (195 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Mitchell County, GA (near Camilla) · Tornado F3 · $6 million · 4 deaths · 200 injuries
  “An F2 tornado touched down near Branchville, and traveled northeast. Its path was similar to the February 14, 2000 tornado. The tornado intensified to F3 as it passed just south of Camilla, then weakened as it neared the Mitchell-Worth County line.”
• Worth County, GA (near Bridgeboro) · Tornado F2 · $750,000 · 2 deaths
  “The F2 tornado traveled northeast from northeast Mitchell County into southwest Worth County. It damaged a few dozen homes and destroyed several others. Two persons were killed when their mobile home was destroyed. Numerous trees and power lines were down.”
• Putnam County, TN (near Cookeville) · Tornado F1 · $100,000 · 1 death · 1 injury
  “The tornado touched down 1.5 miles east of exit #280 on I-40. The tornado continued for about 12.2 miles. One person was killed, and another person was injured inside a mobile home on Pippin Road and near Anderson Rd. The time of the fatality was around 11:15 AM CST.”
• Jackson County, FL (near Grand Ridge) · Tornado F2 · $500,000 · 3 injuries
  “A tornado touched down in Cypress, just west of Grand Ridge, and traveled northeast before lifting to the north of Sneads. Two mobile homes and a single-family home were destroyed. 15 single-family and mobile homes were damaged. Numerous trees and power lines were down.”
• Jackson County, AL (near Flat Rock) · Tornado F1 · $300,000 · 3 injuries
  “F1 tornado (100 mph) winds damaged three mobile homes, 11 homes and four businesses from the Rosalie to Flat Rock communities.”
• Warren County, TN (near Mc Minnville) · Tornado F1 · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “One trailer was destroyed at the junction of Hwy 70 and Hwy 30. One person was injured in the trailer. Trees were down, barns and sheds were destroyed. There was damage to the Stanley Hillis Trucking Company building. The building was located at 5493 Sparta Highway in Rock Island.”

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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