September 2003 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes
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In September 2003, 299 hail, 228 damaging-wind and 32 tornado reports were logged on 28 storm days across 35 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Bailey County, TX on September 7, 2003. The most hail reports came on September 9, 2003 (60).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology
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Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Biggest storm days of September 2003
| Day | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2003 | 48 | 81 | 5 | 2.00″ | 9 |
| Sep 9, 2003 | 60 | 12 | 2 | 2.75″ | 8 |
| Sep 10, 2003 | 47 | 21 | 0 | 2.75″ | 6 |
| Sep 21, 2003 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1.00″ | 3 |
| Sep 22, 2003 | 0 | 23 | 11 | – | 9 |
| Sep 7, 2003 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2.75″ | 2 |
| Sep 4, 2003 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1.75″ | 8 |
| Sep 27, 2003 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1.00″ | 7 |
| Sep 17, 2003 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1.50″ | 3 |
| Sep 23, 2003 | 0 | 17 | 2 | – | 5 |
Largest hail reported in September 2003
| Day | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2003 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Bailey County, TX |
| Sep 7, 2003 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Dawson County, TX |
| Sep 9, 2003 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Gove County, KS |
| Sep 10, 2003 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Scurry County, TX |
| Sep 7, 2003 | 2.50″ (tennis ball) | Hockley County, TX |
| Sep 9, 2003 | 2.00″ (hen egg) | Gove County, KS |
| Sep 26, 2003 | 2.00″ (hen egg) | Adams County, IL |
| Sep 4, 2003 | 1.75″ (golf ball) | Bradford County, PA |
| Sep 7, 2003 | 1.75″ (golf ball) | Lynn County, TX |
| Sep 7, 2003 | 1.75″ (golf ball) | Dawson County, TX |
Storm reports by state, September 2003
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 94 | 24 | 0 | 2.75″ |
| Texas | 49 | 24 | 4 | 2.75″ |
| Missouri | 19 | 28 | 1 | 1.50″ |
| Illinois | 15 | 16 | 3 | 2.00″ |
| Ohio | 4 | 26 | 1 | 0.75″ |
| Virginia | 4 | 13 | 10 | 1.00″ |
| Arizona | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1.50″ |
| Indiana | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Oklahoma | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1.50″ |
| Minnesota | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.50″ |
| New Jersey | 0 | 11 | 3 | – |
| Nebraska | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Colorado | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.50″ |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Georgia | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| Maryland | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| South Dakota | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| New Mexico | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Michigan | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| California | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| New York | 0 | 6 | 1 | – |
| Tennessee | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| Iowa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.25″ |
| South Carolina | 0 | 5 | 0 | – |
| Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| Florida | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.88″ |
| North Carolina | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| West Virginia | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| Connecticut | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Louisiana | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| North Dakota | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| Delaware | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Mississippi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
Every storm day in September 2003
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A storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Read more about NOAA storm reports.