Storm reports for August 11, 2003

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On August 11, 2003, 37 hail, 65 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Johnson 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 (37)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.2 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (104 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Medina County, TX (near Castroville) · Thunderstorm wind 104 mph · $850,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds struck just east of Castroville and moved southwestward through the town. Damage was first indicated approximately 2 miles east of Castroville, along the north side of US90, where 8 to 10 telephone poles had been snapped near the base.”
• Travis County, TX (near Austin) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $600,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds, estimated as high as 80 miles per hour, struck Austin, causing extensive damage along the Walnut Creek Greenway and in an area bounded by Parmer Lane, Dessau Lane, Metric Lane and IH-35.”
• Johnson County, TX (near Cleburne) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $200,000
  “The Double B Boat and RV Storage was heavily damaged by high winds, numerous trees were blown down with damage to houses and power lines.”
• Fayette County, TX (near Fayetteville) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $100,000
  “Severe thunderstorms moving southward through eastern Fayette County produced damaging winds that blew down trees and power lines from Fayetteville to Schulenburg. Power was lost to nearly 1400 persons for several hours as a result of the storm.”
• Travis County, TX (near Austin) · Hail 1.75″ · $100,000
  “In addition to the extensive damage by the widespread downburst, golfball-sized hail fell in the area bounded by Parmer Lane, Dessau Lane, Metric Lane and IH-35. It broke windows, damaged roofs, and shredded leaves across the area.”
• Fayette County, TX (near La Grange) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds knocked over trees and blew down power lines in the LaGrange 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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