Storm reports for April 27, 2003

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On April 27, 2003, 25 hail, 2 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Monroe County, FL.

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 (25)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (27 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jones County, TX (near Hamlin) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $1,000
  “Power company reported power poles were knocked down due to high winds from a severe thunderstorm.”
• Monroe County, FL (near Key West Intl Arpt) · Hail 0.75″ · $0
  “3/4 inch hail cracked windshield on car on Simonton Ave.”
• Monroe County, FL (near Key West Intl Arpt) · Hail 1.75″
  “Golfball-sized hail reported on Flagler Avenue in New Town section of Key West.”
• Broward County, FL (near Margate) · Hail 1.00″
  “A SKYWARN spotter saw one inch hail in Margate and police reported 3/4 inch hail in Coconut Creek.”
• Brewster County, TX (near Alpine) · Hail 0.88″
  “Reported by the public on State Route 118.”
• Brewster County, TX (near Marathon) · Hail 0.75″
  “A member of the general public returning home around midnight CST reported penny hail covering the ground some five hours after the severe thunderstorm moved over the area.”

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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