Storm reports for April 24, 2003

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On April 24, 2003, 235 hail, 30 damaging-wind and 30 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Colorado 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 (235)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $52 million in property damage and 10 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (297 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Rankin County, MS (near Brandon) · Tornado F3 · $50 million · 6 injuries
  “This strong tornado moved directly through downtown Brandon damaging or destroying several businesses, one school and dozens of homes. In addition to structural damage, hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted as the tornado move to the NE.”
• West Carroll Parish, LA (near Epps) · Tornado F2 · $400,000 · 3 injuries
  “This tornado touch down in a field just to the W of Duckworth road. This tornado continued 11 miles to the NE and dissipated in Floyd. Along its path a mobile home was totally destroyed on Hunt road. On highway 17, a house was destroyed because several trees fell through the house.”
• Marion County, AR (near Peel) · Tornado F1 · 1 injury
  “A weak tornado touched down 3.2 miles southwest of Peel and traveled to the northeast before lifting 1.7 miles northeast of Peel. The tornado damaged a church with a wall bowed out. Damage also occurred to the ceiling in the sanctuary.”
• Chicot County, AR (near Eudora) · Tornado F0 · $300,000
  “This tornado touched down on the N side of Eudora and moved E for 2.5 miles. This tornado mainly snapped trees and uprooted a few trees that fell onto houses. Four homes sustained major roof damage, due to fallen trees, with 11 other homes sustaining minor damage.”
• Ashley County, AR (near Hamburg) · Tornado F1 · $200,000
  “This tornado destroyed 1 large barn and 2 small sheds. Six houses sustained minor roof damage. A few hundred trees were snapped or uprooted.”
• Chicot County, AR (near Cosgrove) · Tornado F0 · $200,000
  “A large tin barn had its roof caved in along with several trees having branches snapped. A mobile home had a portion of its roof pealed back. Another large tin shed was twisted down with some of the tin roof thrown into a pond.”

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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