Storm reports for September 23, 2003

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On September 23, 2003, 0 hail, 17 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 5 states.

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

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.1 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (19 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Mercer County, NJ (near Trenton) · Tornado F1 · $1 million
  “An F1 tornado (on the Fujita Scale) touched down in the eastern part of Trenton around Hillcrest and traveled northeast passing through the southern part of Ewing Township and into southwestern half of Lawrence Township before it lifted around the Franklin Corner area.”
• Burlington County, NJ (near Florence) · Tornado F1 · $600,000
  “An F1 tornado touched down in Florence Township and uprooted about 100 trees along its path. Some of the trees fell on and damaged homes. Wind damage in the county due to the tornado and the line of severe thunderstorms was estimated at $2.1 million dollars.”
• Putnam County, NY (near Manitou) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “As a severe thunderstorm moved through, it produced damaging winds that knocked several large branches and small trees down across the western portion of the county, adjacent to the Hudson River.”
• Orange County, NY (near Slate Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “As a severe thunderstorm moved from Northern New Jersey into Orange County, New York, it produced damaging winds that knocked numerous wires down, resulting in the loss of power for portions of Slate Hill.”
• Rockland County, NY (near West Nyack) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “The Rockland County Office of Emergency Management reported numerous wires, trees, and tree limbs down across the township of Clarkstown.”

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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