Storms in District of Columbia in 2003
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in District of Columbia in 2003, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
District of Columbia in 2003 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 31
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 16
- Damage
- $126 million
- Episodes
- 27
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 8 | 0 | 4 | $31,000 |
| Flood | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 4 | 0 | 6 | $10,000 |
| Flash Flood | 3 | 0 | 4 | $602,000 |
| Winter Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Tropical Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | $125 million |
Every episode, month by month
January 2003
February 2003
- Winter Storm in District of Columbia, February 6 to 7, 2003
- Winter Storm in District of Columbia, February 14 to 18, 2003
- Flood in District of Columbia, February 22 to 23, 2003
- Strong Wind in District of Columbia, February 23, 2003
- Winter Weather in District of Columbia, February 26 to 28, 2003
March 2003
May 2003
June 2003
- Strong Wind in District of Columbia, June 1, 2003
- Heavy Rain in District of Columbia, June 7, 2003
- Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, June 11, 2003
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, June 12, 2003
- Flood in District of Columbia, June 20, 2003
- Damaging Wind and Heavy Rain in District of Columbia, June 30, 2003
July 2003
- Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, July 9, 2003
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, July 10 to 11, 2003
August 2003
- Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, August 5, 2003
- Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, August 16, 2003
- Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, August 26, 2003
September 2003
- Tropical Storm in District of Columbia, September 18 to 19, 2003
- Flooding in District of Columbia, September 23 to 24, 2003
October 2003
November 2003
- Strong Wind in District of Columbia, November 13, 2003
- Flash Flood in District of Columbia, November 19, 2003
December 2003
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.