Storm reports for August 26, 2003

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On August 26, 2003, 54 hail, 237 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Richmond 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 (54)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.1 million in property damage, $22,000 in crop damage, 5 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (292 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Collin County, TX (near Mc Kinney) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $15,000 · 1 death · 4 injuries
  “Construction workers took refuge under the wide span part of a garage of a house under construction.The frame collapsed on top of them, killing one and injuring four.”
• District of Columbia, DC (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $15,000 · 1 injury
  “Numerous trees and power lines were downed. A woman was injured when a tree fell onto her car.”
• Prince George's County, MD (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $500,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were downed.”
• Knox County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $300,000
  “Thunderstorm downburst winds estimated to be around 70 mph caused widespread damage. A 60 mph gust was measured by spotters in Mount Vernon at 8:10 p.m. Well over 100 trees were downed in the county with 30 in Mount Vernon alone. Homes were damaged in both Mount Vernon and Centerburg.”
• Marion County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed many trees across the county. The worst damage occurred in the western half of the county. Two cars were damaged by fallen trees in Marion.”
• Randolph County, MO (near Cairo) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $75,000
  “Barn destroyed, along with several trailers at a trailer sales park.”

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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