Storm reports for May 7, 2003

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On May 7, 2003, 119 hail, 64 damaging-wind and 31 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Coweta County, GA.

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 (119)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $6.5 million in property damage, $20,000 in crop damage and 8 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (220 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Monroe County, MS (near Gibson) · Tornado F2 · $2 million · 6 injuries
  “The tornado moved into Monroe County from Chickasaw County and continued to move east-southeast.A cow and a calf were killed. Thirty-five homes were destroyed and 117 others were damaged. Several barns, sheds and outbuildings were also damaged.”
• Meriwether County, GA (near Greenville) · Thunderstorm wind 46 mph · $5,000 · 2 injuries
  “The Meriwether Vindicator of Greenville reported that two men were injured when a tree limb fell on their car during strong thunderstorms with very heavy rain. Both men were treated and released”
• Chickasaw County, MS (near Houston) · Tornado F2 · $1 million
  “The tornado touched down near Houston and tracked east-southeast and eventually crossed in Monroe County. Forty structures were damaged or destroyed.”
• Lauderdale County, MS (near Meridian) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $500,000
  “Thunderstrom winds blew a roof off a warehouse and caused damage to a school on the NE side of Meridian. This wind also blew down numerous trees and powerlines.”
• Coweta County, GA (near Newnan) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $500,000
  “An aerial storm survey, conducted by an employee of the National Weather Service Office in Peachtree City, Georgia, along with numerous reports from the public, amateur radio operators, and a plethora of articles and pictures from the Newnan Times-Herald newspaper, indicated that strong…”
• Lauderdale County, MS (near Vimville) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $500,000
  “Several trees were blown down on a few homes.”

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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