Storm reports for August 27, 2003

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On August 27, 2003, 42 hail, 169 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 25 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Carroll County, OH.

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 (42)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $526,000 in property damage and $76,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (211 events in 25 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Sumner County, TN (near Hendersonville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “Trees and power lines were down. There was roof damage to the Nannie Berry Elementary School. A portion of the roof collapsed. A 36,000 square-foot section of the roof over 4 classrooms was ripped off. Estimated damage to the school was at $50,000.”
• Loudoun County, VA (near Sterling) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $25,000
  “A downburst of wind estimated up to 70 MPH downed several trees and power lines in the Cascades area.”
• Logan County, KY (near Russellville) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $25,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were downed. A tree was blown on to a home.”
• Clark County, OH (near New Carlisle) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $15,000
  “Several hangars at Barnhart Memorial Airport sustained minor damage. A windmill was destroyed.”
• Palo Pinto County, TX (near Brazos) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “A barn was blown down 2 miles west of Brazos on FM 129.”
• Ross County, OH (near Bainbridge) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “A mobile home being towed on a flatbed truck on US Route 50 was destroyed. One home had its roof blown off, and trees were downed throughout town.”

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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