Storm reports for April 28, 2003

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On April 28, 2003, 98 hail, 23 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Howell County, MO.

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 (98)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $773,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (128 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jefferson County, IL (near Bluford) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $100,000
  “Two businesses in Mount Vernon were unroofed. The roof of an auto parts store was blown into the parking lot, landing on top of a vehicle. Rain damaged the inventory of the store. A florist shop was partially unroofed.”
• Howard County, TX (near Big Spring) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $12,000
  “Two trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm winds and caused damage to electrical transformers. In addition, a roof was blown off of a portable building at the school.”
• Nolan County, TX (near Sweetwater) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $10,000
  “Strong thunderstorms knocked down trees and power lines in Sweetwater. There were numerous windows blown out of homes and businesses.”
• Bannock County, ID (near Chubbuck) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $6,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew over a shed on Ballard Road north of Chubbuck.”
• Taylor County, TX (near Merkel) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “Numerous tree limbs blown down and a roof ripped off of a shed in Merkel.”
• Lubbock County, TX (near Reese Vlg) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $4,000
  “Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines.”

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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