Storm reports for November 18, 2003

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On November 18, 2003, 52 hail, 107 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Tulsa County, OK.

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 (52)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $28.1 million in property damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (170 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Smith County, MS (near Cohay) · Tornado F1 · $400,000 · 2 injuries
  “This tornado moved into Smith county from Simpson county at 837 CST. This tornado continued to move northeast and along its path it snapped and downed numerous trees and caused minor damage to 18 homes. As the tornado passed just south of Raleigh MS, a mobile home was destroyed.”
• Tuscaloosa County, AL (near Tuscaloosa) · Tornado F1 · $100,000 · 2 injuries
  “A weak tornado began at approximately 11:47 am CST just northeast of the intersection of Interstate 359 and 20/59. For the first 1.7 miles, damage was very weak and sporadic with mainly a few trees topped or uprooted.”
• Tulsa County, OK (near Tulsa) · Hail 2.75″ · $20 million
  “Baseball hail was reported at 31st and Harvard and then again at 21st and Harvard. The hail broke windows and damaged numerous roofs of buildings and cars. Damage is estimated; pending supplemental insurance reports.”
• Lawrence County, MO (near Aurora) · Hail 2.75″ · $6 million
  “A supercell thunderstorm tracked over the community of Aurora launching hail to the size of baseballs over the central and northern sections of the city. Numerous structures in the downtown area lost windows and sustained minor damage from the large hail.”
• Lauderdale County, AL (near Rogersville) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $200,000
  “Thunderstorm winds produced a wind damage path of 30 yards in width and a half a mile wide in length. Seven homes had portions of their roofs blown off with one roof completely blown off. Several outdoor sheds were destroyed and at least thirty trees were blown down by the thunderstorm winds.”
• Simpson County, MS (near Magee) · Tornado F1 · $200,000
  “A weak tornado touched down 5 miles southwest of Magee and moved northeast through the City. As the tornado moved through Magee, it tore part of the roof off of Magee Elementary School. Along the tornado path, numerous trees were snapped and uprooted along with minor roof damage to a few homes.”

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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