Storm reports for August 6, 2003

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On August 6, 2003, 45 hail, 94 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 22 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Logan County, KS.

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 (45)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $727,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (144 events in 22 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Rankin County, MS (near Brandon) · Thunderstorm wind 78 mph · $300,000
  “An intense microburst occured over and around Brandon, MS on the evening of August 6th. This microburst downed numerous trees and powerlines as well as blowing down a billboard along Interstate 20. Twenty homes sustained minor damage.”
• Clarke County, MS (near Quitman) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $60,000
  “A mobile home was overturned and Numerous trees were blown down.”
• Carteret County, NC (near Morehead City) · Tornado F0 · $50,000
  “Police reported brief tornado touchdown across highway 70. Waterspout moved onshore then across highway 70 with trees down and damage to two structures.”
• Leake County, MS (near Lena) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $20,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down. One shed was destroyed. One home had a large limb blown into the roof. Skirting was blown out from two mobile homes.”
• Newton County, MS (near Decatur) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “A few trees and powerlines were blown down. One home had two trees fall on it causing minor damage.”
• Jefferson Davis County, MS (near Bassfield) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000
  “Numerous large pine trees were blown down.”

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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