Storm reports for March 28, 2003

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On March 28, 2003, 0 hail, 15 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 2 states.

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

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $473,000 in property damage and 1 injury 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

• Sandusky County, OH (near Lindsey) · Thunderstorm wind 52 mph · $350,000 · 1 injury
  “Showers moved across Sandusky County during the evening hours. Although no lightning or thunder was reported, the showers were intense enough to cause significant damage in the county. Winds were estimated to be well in excess of 50 mph.”
• Ottawa County, OH (near Port Clinton) · Thunderstorm wind 52 mph · $75,000
  “Showers moved across Ottawa County during the evening hours. Although no thunder or lightning was reported, the showers were intense enough to cause some damage in the county. Wind gusts were estimated to be in excess of 50 mph. A few trees and large limbs were downed in Port Clinton.”
• Jackson County, MI (near Jackson) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down across Jackson county, and two large trees were uprooted two miles west of Brooklyn.”
• Allegan County, MI (near Pullman) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “A tree was blown down in Pullman, 5 miles southeast of Holland, and in Wayland between 12:14 and 12:24 p.m. EST.”
• Muskegon County, MI (near Whitehall) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “A tree was blown down 6 miles east of Whitehall, and another was blown down 6 miles south of Whitehall.”
• Livingston County, MI (near Hamburg) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $1,000
  “Law enforcement reported that several trees and power lines were blown down in thunderstorm winds.”

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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