Storm reports for April 29, 2003

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On April 29, 2003, 226 hail, 17 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Stonewall 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 (226)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.8 million in property damage and 11 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (244 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hidalgo County, TX (near Penitas) · Tornado F1 · $1.5 million · 11 injuries
  “Damage report and survey determined that an F1 tornado touched down in Penitas at the intersection of Seven Mile Road and Tom Gill Road. Thirty-seven mobile homes and other structures sustained damage or were destroyed. Several larger trailers were pushed from their foundations and overturned.”
• Stonewall County, TX (near Swenson) · Hail 2.75″ · $50,000
  “The Stonewall County Sheriff's Office reported baseball size hail.”
• Miami-Dade County, FL (near Miami) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $25,000
  “A severe thunderstorm wind gust damaged scaffolding on the top floor of a high rise condominium under construction near downtown Miami.”
• Stonewall County, TX (near Aspermont) · Hail 1.75″ · $25,000
  “The Stonewall County Sheriff's Office reported golfball size hail.”
• Runnels County, TX (near Hatchel) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $1,000
  “Strong winds blew windows out of a home.”
• Brown County, TX (near Blanket) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $1,000
  “Several large objects blown away and numerous tree limbs downed.”

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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