Storm reports for August 28, 2003

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On August 28, 2003, 18 hail, 65 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 2.25″ (hen egg size) in Brown County, WI.

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 (18)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $223,000 in property damage, $10,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (84 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Albemarle County, VA (near North Garden) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000 · 1 injury
  “A large tent collapsed at the county fair. A woman was injured by a downed light pole. The time was estimated.”
• Barrow County, GA (near Auburn) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $45,000
  “A storm spotter for the National Weather Service (NWS) reported that strong straight-line thunderstorm winds, or a possible microburst or downburst, had resulted in considerable damage to a farm near the intersection of Dee Kennedy Road and Harmony Church Road in northwest Barrow county near the…”
• Benzie County, MI (near Frankfort) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $15,000
  “A 70 mph gust was measured at the Coast Guard Station on the Lake Michigan shoreline. Numerous trees and tree limbs were downed in Frankfort.”
• Hancock County, IL (near Bowen) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000
  “Trees uprooted with moderate damage to the village hall and slight damage to a business.”
• Van Buren County, IA (near Farmington) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “Large 15 inch diameter limb down on Olive Street.”
• Adams County, MS (near Natchez) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “A portion of a iron gate was blown down at a cemetary. In addition, two large pecan trees were blown down.”

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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