Storm reports for May 25, 2003

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On May 25, 2003, 31 hail, 26 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Harnett County, NC.

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 (31)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $323,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (58 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Union County, NC (near Unionville) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph · $100,000
  “Straight line winds produced by a microburst caused a small area of significant damage. Several tents were blown down at a flea market. Siding was torn off of several buildings. A construction trailer was blown off its foundation.”
• Hunt County, TX (near Lone Oak) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $100,000
  “Barns were blown down, trees a blown down onto houses and utility poles blown down.”
• Robeson County, NC (near Maxton) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $60,000
  “Strong thunderstorm winds blew over a mobile home a blew part of the roof off another. Several trees were down, with one falling on another mobile home. The winds also blew the roofs off of two barns. No injuries were reported.”
• Marlboro County, SC (near Bennettsville) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $30,000
  “911 reported numerous trees down. A mobile home was significantly damage.”
• Midland County, TX (near Spraberry) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $15,000
  “The local utility company reported power poles blown down by severe thunderstorm winds.”
• Hinds County, MS (near Byram) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “A few trees were blown down around the Byram area.”

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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