Storm reports for August 17, 2003

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On August 17, 2003, 25 hail, 62 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Albemarle County, VA.

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 $110,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (87 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jefferson County, KY (near Louisville) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $25,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused a partial roof collapse in western Louisville.”
• Lenoir County, NC (near Kinston) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $5,000
  “Trees reported down south of Route 11, and damage to several structures.”
• Cleveland County, NC (near Grover) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “A tree was blown down onto a house. Power outages were also reported.”
• Suffolk city, VA (near Chuckatuck) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000
  “Trees down on Everets Road. Trees down on Edwards Road.”
• Augusta County, VA (near Steeles Tavern) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “Trees were downed onto Route 11 at Rock Bridge Road.”
• Chesapeake city, VA (near Deep Creek) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “Large limbs and branches down on intersection of Old Mill and Martin Johnson Roads.”

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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