Storm reports for April 7, 2003

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On April 7, 2003, 79 hail, 16 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Vermilion Parish, LA.

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 (79)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (99 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Marion County, MS (near Kokomo) · Hail 4.00″ · $500,000
  “Grapefruit sized hail broke out windshields and caused other damage in the Darbin area.”
• Pearl River County, MS (near Picayune) · Tornado F1 · $100,000
  “A weak tornado produced intermittent damage along a path from 2.5 miles west southwest of Picayune to 6 miles east of Picayune along Highway 43. Most of the damage occurred as the tornado moved across the southern portions of Picayune where a number of large commercial signs were damaged, a semi…”
• Hancock County, MS (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “Across the northern portion of the county thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines, blew the roof off of a house and restaurant, damaged a garage and out buildings, and blew off the canopies of two service stations.”
• Ascension Parish, LA (near Donaldsonville) · Tornado F1 · $50,000
  “A weak tornado moved across the south portion of Donaldsonville. A large number of trees and large tree limbs were blown down, some landing on cars and houses. The roof of a large factory building was blown off. Windows were blown out of several schools due to a combination of wind and hail.”
• Tangipahoa Parish, LA (near Hammond) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $28,000
  “Several trees and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds. One tree fell through a house.”
• St. Tammany Parish, LA (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000
  “Trees and power lines were blown down in several locations around the parish as a severe thunderstorm moved through the parish.”

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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