Storm reports for April 6, 2003

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On April 6, 2003, 193 hail, 81 damaging-wind and 20 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Arkansas County, AR.

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 (193)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $22.4 million in property damage and 14 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (299 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Rusk County, TX (near Tatum) · Tornado F2 · $2.3 million · 6 injuries
  “A supercell storm moved across the northeast part of the county. About 20 wood frame and mobile homes were damaged. Six (6) mobile homes were totally destroyed. Numerous trees were twisted, broken and uprooted. This tornado remained in Rusk County.”
• Lincoln County, MS (near Caseyville) · Tornado F2 · $1 million · 6 injuries
  “This tornado started 4 miles SE of Caseyville and continued to the NE for 10 miles when it entered Copiah county at 7:46 pm, at the intersection of Interstate 55 and the county line.”
• Hinds County, MS (near Tougaloo) · Tornado F1 · $500,000 · 2 injuries
  “This tornado caused major roof damage to 2 homes in Richwood III Estates. 10 to 15 other homes had minor roof damage. The tornado continued east and crossed the intersection of Interstate 220 and Hanging Moss where several stop lights were removed from the line.”
• Rusk County, TX (near New Salem) · Tornado F3 · $9 million
  “A supercell thunderstorm moved northeast across Rusk County. Numerous wood frame and mobile homes were damaged with several homes totally destroyed. A few barns were damaged as well. One power substation was severely damaged.”
• Angelina County, TX (near Pollok) · Tornado F2 · $2.5 million
  “A classic supercell thunderstorm moved northeastward across Angelina County, TX into Nacogdoches County, TX producing a strong tornado. Numerous structures were damaged near Central, TX, northwest of Lufkin, TX. Otherwise damage was confined to uprooted and snapped trees.”
• Madison County, MS (near Madison) · Hail 2.75″ · $2 million
  “Baseball to golfball sized hail broke windows and caused major roof damage to numerous homes.”

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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