Storm reports for March 21, 2003

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On March 21, 2003, 22 hail, 0 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Bucks County, PA.

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 (22)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $110,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (22 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Union County, NJ (near New Providence) · Hail 1.75″
  “Trained spotters reported golf ball size hail in New Providence at 525 pm and penny size hail in Union at 530 pm.”
• Essex County, NJ (near Short Hills) · Hail 1.00″
  “Trained spotters reported quarter size hail at the Short Hills mall at 531 pm; penny size hail in Livingston at 531 pm; and nickle size hail in West Caldwell at 540 pm.”
• Essex County, NJ (near West Caldwell) · Hail 1.00″
  “Trained spotters reported quarter size hail in West Caldwell and nickle size hail in West Orange. Both events occurred at 630 pm.”
• Passaic County, NJ (near West Paterson) · Hail 0.88″
  “Trained spotters reported penny size hail in West Paterson at 546 pm; nickle size hail in Paterson at 547 pm and penny size hail in Wayne at 550 pm.”
• Suffolk County, NY (near Wading River) · Hail 0.88″
  “An off-duty National Weather Service employee reported penny size hail in Wading River at 830 pm. At 835 pm, nickle size hail was observed at the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Upton.”
• Howard County, TX (near Forsan) · Hail 0.75″
  “Convection was widespread during the evening of the 21st. An isolated severe thunderstorm developed within a broad area of precipitation. This storm produced penny size hail at Forsan which accumulated three to five inches deep.”

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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