Storm reports for May 1, 2003

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On May 1, 2003, 229 hail, 175 damaging-wind and 13 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Hood 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 (229)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.5 million in property damage and 5 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (420 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Madison County, GA (near Danielsville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000 · 5 injuries
  “The public reported that a large tree fell on their vehicle, injuring the five passengers inside. All injuries were minor. Some power lines were also blown down in the area.”
• Hood County, TX (near Tolar) · Hail 2.75″ · $350,000
  “Baseball size hail damaged homes and cars.”
• Muskogee County, OK (near Ft Gibson) · Tornado F1 · $300,000
  “This tornado shortly followed the previous tornado near Fort Gibson. The damage path started within the property of the port of Muskogee and crossed the Arkansas River before dissipating near U. S. Highway 62. Several large trees were damaged or uprooted.”
• McCurtain County, OK (near Broken Bow) · Tornado F2 · $260,000
  “A supercell thunderstorm moved southeast across Broken Bow, OK. Two new frame homes under construction had roofs torn off. A total of 30 to 40 wood frame homes had roof and frame damage with windows broken. One home was destroyed. Numerous trees uprooted and snapped. Several power poles blown down.”
• Hood County, TX (near Granbury) · Hail 4.50″ · $250,000
  “Softball size hail caused severe damage to a one-half mile stretch of the Pecan Plantation subdivision southeast of Granbury. The large hail punched holes in a brand new spanish-tiled roof.”
• McLennan County, TX (near Waco) · Thunderstorm wind 79 mph · $150,000
  “Report from channel 25 in Waco. The west side of Waco was the hardest hit section of town by the high winds. One business was unroofed, with numerous reports of trees blown onto homes, and power lines blown down.”

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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