Storm reports for July 12, 2003

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On July 12, 2003, 68 hail, 83 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Washington County, AR.

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 (68)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $52.9 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (157 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Washington County, AR (near Fayetteville) · Hail 2.75″ · $50 million
  “Hail up to the size of baseballs did damage did extensive damage across a large part of Fayetteville. Cars and roofs of buildings were especially devastated.”
• Gaston County, NC (near Cherryville) · Tornado F1 · $2 million
  “This weak tornado, or perhaps a series of weak tornadoes, caused widespread tree and power line damage as it tracked across northern Gaston County. The most significant damage occurred in the Mount Holly area, as well as far northern portions of Belmont.”
• Monongalia County, WV (near Greer) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $525,000
  “Numerous trees down. Numerous houses, apartments, mobile homes suffered damage from wind and floods.”
• Bartow County, GA (near Cartersville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $75,000
  “The Daily Tribune News of Cartersville reported that a number of trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. One tree fell through the roof and part of the Neel Law Firm Building and another tree fell down on the historic Roselawn property. Other trees had been blown down on roads in the area.”
• Gaston County, NC (near Mt Holly) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous power lines and trees, some as large as 4-5 feet in diameter, were blown down. Some large trees fell on vehicles and houses.”
• Duval County, FL (near Jacksonville) · Thunderstorm wind 52 mph · $40,000
  “Thirty foot tree felled and went through roof of two homes in the Senior Citizens Village near Downtown Jacksonville. One room destroyed in one of the homes with unknown damage to the second. Source Florida Times Union 7/13/03.”

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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