Storm reports for May 19, 2003

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On May 19, 2003, 61 hail, 12 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Stephens County, OK.

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 (61)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $90,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (74 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pinellas County, FL (near Clearwater) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $40,000
  “Several large trees were downed by thunderstorm winds. One large oak tree fell into a parking lot and damaged three vehicles.”
• Hardee County, FL (near Zolfo Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $35,000
  “Thunderstorms winds ripped the roof off of one mobile home and the debris caused minor damage to nine other homes. .”
• Tulsa County, OK (near Sperry) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a barn.”
• Nolan County, TX (near Nolan) · Thunderstorm wind 68 mph · $5,000
  “Roofs torn off of buildings and large trees blown down.”
• Columbia County, FL (near Ft White) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph
  “Several reports of large trees down across power lines just southwest of town.”
• Hamilton County, FL (near Jasper) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph
  “Numerous reports of trees and power lines down. Most extensive damage just south of Jasper near US Highway 41 and Highway 129. Pea sized hail also reported.”

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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