Storm reports for April 5, 2003

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On April 5, 2003, 140 hail, 12 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Rockwall County, TX.

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 (140)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $15.8 million in property damage, $2,000 in crop damage and 6 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (160 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Throckmorton County, TX (near Woodson) · Hail 4.25″ · $80,000 · 3 injuries
  “Severe damage to storm chaser vehicles all along county road 209 west of Woodson. Three people were injured by the combination of hail and broken glass.”
• Hopkins County, TX (near Sulphur Spgs) · Hail 2.75″ · 3 injuries
  “Three persons injured by baseball size hail.”
• Grayson County, TX (near Sherman) · Hail 2.75″ · $10 million
  “Hail up to baseball size did extensive damage in Sherman to cars and houses. This is the same storm that hit the Whitesboro area earlier.”
• Cooke County, TX (near Gainesville) · Hail 2.50″ · $4 million
  “Large hail damaged approximately 1,000 cars and about the same number of homes.”
• Dallas County, TX (near Dallas-Ft Worth Intl) · Hail 1.75″ · $750,000
  “Weather observer reported golf ball size hail. 59 aircraft were damaged and 121 flights were cancelled due to severe weather.”
• Palo Pinto County, TX (near Graford) · Tornado F1 · $250,000
  “Brief tornado touchdown reported on the east side of Possum Kingdom Lake. 25 mobile homes were damaged or destroyed at Sky Camp, Lefty's, and P. K. Lodge. No people were injured.”

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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