Storm reports for September 11, 2003

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On September 11, 2003, 4 hail, 7 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Jeff Davis County, TX.

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

Hail reports (4)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $324,000 in property damage and $25,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (12 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Union County, IA (near Creston) · Tornado F0 · $250,000
  “Tornado cut a continous path from south of Creston through the town of Creston.”
• Llano County, TX (near Buchanan Dam) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “Severe thunderstorms winds estimated at 60 knots blew down power lines in eastern Llano County.”
• Val Verde County, TX (near Del Rio) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $20,000
  “The Val Verde County Sheriff's Department reported power lines blown down by severe thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 knots in the southern part of Del Rio.”
• Mason County, TX (near Mason) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $2,000
  “Strong thunderstorm winds ripped shingles off of a roof and knocked down tree limbs.”
• Jeff Davis County, TX (near Ft Davis) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph
  “Severe thunderstorm wind gusts were recorded by an automated observing system at the McDonald Observatory on Mount Locke. A gust of 85 MPH was recorded at 1745 CST and a gust of 82 MPH was recorded at 1750 CST.”
• San Patricio County, TX (near Ingleside) · Thunderstorm wind 83 mph
  “Damage was done to a crane on a barge along the Intracoastal Waterway. See Gulf of Mexico Marine Zone 230 above for more information.”

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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