Storm reports for July 16, 2003

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On July 16, 2003, 25 hail, 34 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Gaston 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 (25)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $104,000 in property damage and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (60 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Bartow County, GA (near Cartersville) · Thunderstorm wind 45 mph · $15,000 · 1 death
  “The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that a large tree limb fell on a man's car during an early morning thunderstorm. The man was killed instantly during the incident as the car was crushed under the weight of the tree limb.”
• Loving County, TX (near Mentone) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · $12,000
  “A thunderstorm in Claudette's outer convective band resulted in damaging winds near Mentone. A porch was blown off of a mobile home, and a power pole was blown down.”
• Blount County, AL (near Oneonta) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $8,000
  “Several trees were blown down near US 231 and Straight Mountain.”
• San Bernardino County, CA (near Barstow) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $5,000
  “A short but intense thunderstorm with winds gusting to an estimated 60 mph knocked down several trees and powerlines near Barstow.”
• Newport News city, VA (near Newport News) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Trees snapped one mile east of Patrick Henry Mall. Trees down on Maxwell and Lisa Lanes. Tree on a house off Nesbitt Court.”
• Polk County, FL (near Polk City) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed trees and blew the roof off a mobile home.”

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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