Storm reports for March 20, 2003

On March 20, 2003, 110 hail, 12 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 10 states.

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110hail reports

12damaging-wind reports

3tornado reports

2.75″largest hail reported

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On March 20, 2003, 110 hail, 12 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Coffee County, GA.

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
GA	32	6	3	2.75″
IN	30	1	0	1.75″
KY	16	0	0	1.00″
OH	13	0	0	1.00″
MI	9	2	0	1.75″
SC	8	0	0	1.25″
WV	2	0	0	1.25″
IL	0	1	0	–
NC	0	1	0	–
FL	0	1	0	–

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

City	Population	Largest report
Douglas, GA	11,828	2.75″
Alma, GA	3,362	2.75″
Hinesville, GA	36,583	1.75″
Zionsville, IN	33,161	1.75″
Richmond Hill, GA	19,839	1.75″
Three Rivers, MI	7,958	1.75″
Walthourville, GA	3,945	1.75″
Soperton, GA	2,933	1.75″
Carmel, IN	103,606	1.50″
Westfield, IN	62,994	1.50″
Goose Creek, SC	50,352	1.25″
Hanahan, SC	21,983	1.25″
Nicholls, GA	2,909	1.25″
Noblesville, IN	75,239	1.00″
Summerville, SC	52,625	1.00″
Findlay, OH	40,343	1.00″
Perrysburg, OH	25,313	1.00″
Adrian, MI	20,259	1.00″
Maumee, OH	13,625	1.00″
Rossford, OH	6,353	1.00″
Isle of Palms, SC	4,377	1.00″
Springfield, GA	3,223	1.00″
Guyton, GA	3,059	1.00″
Huntertown, IN	11,481	0.88″
London, OH	10,743	0.88″

Hail reports (110)

Time (UTC)	Size	Location
19:00	2.75″	Coffee County, GA
19:30	2.75″	Bacon County, GA
20:30	2.75″	Coffee County, GA
20:06	1.75″	Liberty County, GA
20:15	1.75″	Treutlen County, GA
20:30	1.75″	Bryan County, GA
20:30	1.75″	Boone County, IN
20:36	1.75″	Long County, GA
20:40	1.75″	St. Joseph County, MI
20:55	1.75″	Emanuel County, GA
20:47	1.50″	Tipton County, IN
21:35	1.50″	Hamilton County, IN
22:15	1.50″	Steuben County, IN
20:10	1.25″	Coffee County, GA
20:15	1.25″	Coffee County, GA
21:35	1.25″	Screven County, GA
00:35	1.25″	Wayne County, WV
09:25	1.25″	Berkeley County, SC
12:55	1.00″	Sumter County, SC
14:16	1.00″	Dorchester County, SC
14:30	1.00″	Charleston County, SC
19:30	1.00″	Wayne County, GA
19:55	1.00″	Appling County, GA
19:56	1.00″	Boyle County, KY
20:30	1.00″	Bacon County, GA
21:05	1.00″	Telfair County, GA
21:59	1.00″	Hamilton County, IN
22:57	1.00″	Lenawee County, MI
23:00	1.00″	Lenawee County, MI
23:17	1.00″	Lenawee County, MI
00:06	1.00″	Lucas County, OH
00:39	1.00″	Mingo County, WV
01:14	1.00″	Hancock County, OH
02:20	1.00″	Effingham County, GA
14:20	0.88″	Dorchester County, SC
15:40	0.88″	Jasper County, SC
18:40	0.88″	Atkinson County, GA
18:50	0.88″	Coffee County, GA
19:25	0.88″	Kosciusko County, IN
20:10	0.88″	Wayne County, GA
20:28	0.88″	Hamilton County, IN
20:30	0.88″	Coffee County, GA
20:35	0.88″	Long County, GA
20:50	0.88″	Boyle County, KY
20:54	0.88″	Chatham County, GA
21:00	0.88″	Clinton County, OH
21:35	0.88″	Allen County, IN
21:45	0.88″	Bath County, KY
21:47	0.88″	Madison County, OH
22:15	0.88″	Liberty County, GA
23:10	0.88″	Lenawee County, MI
23:15	0.88″	Laurel County, KY
23:20	0.88″	Elliott County, KY
23:52	0.88″	Martin County, KY
00:00	0.88″	Clay County, KY
02:15	0.88″	Wayne County, GA
02:17	0.88″	Wayne County, GA
12:17	0.75″	Richland County, SC
15:42	0.75″	Atkinson County, GA
19:15	0.75″	Coffee County, GA
19:30	0.75″	St. Joseph County, IN
19:40	0.75″	Whitley County, IN
19:50	0.75″	Noble County, IN
20:00	0.75″	Liberty County, GA
20:00	0.75″	Atkinson County, GA
20:05	0.75″	Boone County, IN
20:19	0.75″	Mercer County, KY
20:33	0.75″	Huntington County, IN
20:35	0.75″	Tipton County, IN
20:37	0.75″	Pulaski County, KY
20:40	0.75″	Emanuel County, GA
20:40	0.75″	Noble County, IN
21:01	0.75″	Kalamazoo County, MI
21:23	0.75″	Noble County, IN
21:28	0.75″	Whitley County, IN
21:28	0.75″	Marion County, IN
21:28	0.75″	Huntington County, IN
21:36	0.75″	Montgomery County, KY
21:44	0.75″	Steuben County, IN
21:44	0.75″	Madison County, OH
21:45	0.75″	DeKalb County, IN
21:48	0.75″	Allen County, IN
21:49	0.75″	Kent County, MI
21:55	0.75″	Ionia County, MI
21:59	0.75″	Delaware County, IN
22:00	0.75″	Noble County, IN
22:02	0.75″	Bath County, KY
22:16	0.75″	Newton County, IN
22:17	0.75″	Marion County, IN
22:21	0.75″	Wells County, IN
22:28	0.75″	Blackford County, IN
22:38	0.75″	Marion County, IN
22:41	0.75″	Rowan County, KY
22:53	0.75″	Washington County, KY
22:53	0.75″	Henry County, IN
23:05	0.75″	Laurel County, KY
23:23	0.75″	Laurel County, KY
23:52	0.75″	Johnson County, KY
00:00	0.75″	Shiawassee County, MI
00:01	0.75″	Lucas County, OH
00:14	0.75″	Lucas County, OH
00:35	0.75″	Lucas County, OH
00:50	0.75″	Hancock County, OH
01:10	0.75″	Lucas County, OH
01:18	0.75″	Wood County, OH
01:25	0.75″	Seneca County, OH
01:30	0.75″	Sandusky County, OH
02:20	0.75″	Effingham County, GA
03:05	0.75″	Jasper County, SC
04:53	0.75″	Bulloch County, GA

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $82,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (123 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

County	Events	Property damage
Ionia County, MI	2	$20,000
Lucas County, OH	5	$13,000
Kalamazoo County, MI	1	$10,000
Kent County, MI	1	$10,000
Montcalm County, MI	1	$10,000
Hancock County, OH	2	$7,000
Knox County, IN	1	$5,000
Sandusky County, OH	1	$2,000
Seneca County, OH	1	$2,000
Wood County, OH	1	$2,000
Jefferson County, FL	1	$1,000

What the National Weather Service wrote

Montcalm County, MI (near Carson City) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
“Numerous large trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts two miles north of Carson City.”
Ionia County, MI (near Orleans) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
“Severe thunderstorm wind gusts blew down several large trees two miles south of Orleans.”
Ionia County, MI (near Clarksville) · Hail 0.75″ · $10,000
“Three quarters inch hail was reported in both Clarksville and Saranac.”
Kalamazoo County, MI (near Vicksburg) · Hail 0.75″ · $10,000
“A severe thunderstorm produced three quarters inch hail in Vicksburg.”
Kent County, MI (near Lowell) · Hail 0.75″ · $10,000
“Three quarters inch hail was reported in Lowell, and at one point hail covered the ground in Lowell township.”
Hancock County, OH (near Findlay) · Hail 1.00″ · $5,000
“Quarter size hail was observed near Findlay.”

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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