Storm reports for August 12, 2003

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On August 12, 2003, 14 hail, 19 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Westmoreland County, PA.

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 (14)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $109,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (35 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Dallas County, TX (near Addison) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “The Westridge Apartments suffered wind damage. One unit destroyed, five had major damage, andthree had minor damage.”
• Attala County, MS (near Kosciusko) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $30,000
  “Several trees were blown down. One home was damaged due to a tree falling on it.”
• Tarrant County, TX (near Haslet) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $5,000
  “Building south of Alliance airport damaged, and an 18 wheeler was blown over.”
• Sequoyah County, OK (near Sallisaw) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees and power poles.”
• Tulsa County, OK (near Bixby) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew power poles down.”
• Carter County, OK (near Lone Grove) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “Two power poles and a twenty foot wooden fence were downed. A trampoline was also overturned along with a metal dog kennel twisted.”

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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