Storm reports for October 6, 2003

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On October 6, 2003, 11 hail, 1 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Lamb 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

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (11)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $200,000 in property damage and $1.7 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (12 events in 2 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lamb County, TX (near Amherst) · Hail 2.75″ · $150,000
  “The public reported golfball to baseball size hail in and around town. The hail damaged homes and buildings, knocked out windows, and damaged vehicles. The storm also resulted in significant crop damage between Sudan and Amherst.”
• Lamb County, TX (near Amherst) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “Strong thunderstorm wind gusts damaged the roofs and siding of several homes.”
• Hockley County, TX (near Levelland) · Hail 2.00″
  “Significant damage to cotton crops resulted from the large, wind-driven hail.”
• Hockley County, TX (near Whitharral) · Hail 1.75″
  “A storm chaser reported golfball size hail. Significant damage to cotton crops resulted from the hail.”
• Mitchell County, TX (near Loraine) · Hail 0.75″
  “An isolated severe thunderstorm developed along an outflow boundary and affected the city of Loraine in northeast Mitchell County. Local officials at the City Hall reported large hail.”

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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