Storm reports for September 27, 2003

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On September 27, 2003, 6 hail, 15 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Allegany County, MD.

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 (6)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $69,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (22 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Madison County, GA (near Ila) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “The National Weather Service cooperative observer for Madison county reported that straight line thunderstorm wind gusts caused extensive damage to trees in the area. Hundreds of trees were either uprooted or broken off, with extensive debris in the streets in and around Ila.”
• Dutchess County, NY (near Fishkill) · Tornado F1 · $10,000
  “A cold front spawned a line of heavy showers across eastern New York during the early morning hours of September 28. A cell broke loose from the line and became a super cell that spawned a tornado of F0-f! intensity across Fishkill, Dutchess County.”
• Coweta County, GA (near Thomas Xrds) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “The Coweta county 911 center reported that a couple of trees and a power line were down at Fisher Road and Wynn's Pond Road near the Fayette county border.”
• Bartow County, GA (near Kingston) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “The Bartow county 911 center reported that a couple of trees had been blown down, one on Georgia Highway 293 just east of Kingston and the other on Macedonia Road between Kingston and Taylorsville.”
• Cumberland County, TN (near Crossville) · Thunderstorm wind 59 mph
  “Emergency Manager estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph at 1042 AM CST. Metal canopies and power lines were down at intersection of U.S. Highway 70 and Elmore. Also, a large Kroger sign was blown down. About a dozen trees were blown down at an industrial park along U.S. Highway 127.”

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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