Storm reports for April 23, 2003

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On April 23, 2003, 113 hail, 28 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Crockett 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 (113)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $4.6 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (150 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Johnson County, TX (near Lillian) · Thunderstorm wind 110 mph · $4 million
  “Downburst created a path approximately 6 miles long and up to 1.5 miles wide from 0.5 miles south of Lillian southeast to near Venus. Although 12 persons were injured, only 2 people had to be hospitalized. 51 mobile homes were heavily damaged or destroyed and 80 suffered minor damage.”
• Jefferson County, OK (near Waurika) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $400,000
  “Straight-line winds caused roof damage to 12 homes, uprooted or destroyed many trees, broke several windows, damaged an outbuilding at a golf course and damaged some signs at the Richard Football Field. The strong winds cut a damage path a quarter of a mile wide and 2 miles long through the town.”
• Donley County, TX (near Clarendon) · Tornado F1 · $150,000
  “Roof partially blown off a house...two second story rooms and the front porch of a vacant house were ripped apart...a doublewide trailer house had damage to the roof and windows...two unattached garages destroyed...trees uprooted...other roofs and barns were reported damaged.”
• Hopkins County, TX (near Cumby) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $15,000
  “150 yard wide swath of trees up to 4 feet in diameter blown down, power lines blown down ,and outbuildings unroofed.”
• Cottle County, TX (near Hackberry) · Hail 1.75″ · $10,000
  “The Cottle County Sheriff's Office reported golfball size hail.”
• Haskell County, TX (near Haskell) · Hail 1.75″ · $5,000
  “State trooper reported damage to a vehicle.”

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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