Storm reports for May 24, 2003

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On May 24, 2003, 108 hail, 46 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Roberts 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 (108)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $545,000 in property damage and $785,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (165 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Dallas County, TX (near Balch Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $150,000
  “20 apartment units were unroofed and flooded in Pleasant Grove. There were also numerous reports of trees and power lines blown down.”
• Hopkins County, TX (near Cumby) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $150,000
  “Barns were blown down, trees blown onto houses and utility poles down in a widespread area around Cumby southwest to Lone Oak in Hunt County.”
• Hockley County, TX (near Levelland) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $120,000
  “Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed several center pivot irrigation systems.”
• Delta County, TX (near Klondike) · Tornado F1 · $75,000
  “Tornado touchdown between Klondike and Horton on FM 1520. The Fisherman's Motel and Marina in the Klondike area received major roof damage. Several homes had structural damage including roof damage from fallen trees. Residents of the area had no power, telephone service, or water for much of Sunday.”
• Collin County, TX (near Farmersville) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $20,000
  “High winds damaged roofs and blew down trees.”
• Okfuskee County, OK (near Okfuskee) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $3,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour caused an above ground swimming pool to collapse.”

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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