Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 31, 2003

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Property damage

$5,000

Crop damage

None recorded

Events

2

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.

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:05 UTC.

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Thunderstorm Wind

Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

Hail

Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

• Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Colorado, May 31, 20031 death · 1 injured · 53 kt wind · 2 events
• Rip Current in Florida, May 31, 20031 death · 1 event
• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 31, 2003$750,000 · 87 kt wind · 1 event
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Maryland, May 31, 2003$212,000 · 53 kt wind · 13 events
• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 31, 2003$250,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, May 31, 2003$120,000 · 1.75 in hail · 11 events
• Lightning Strike in North Carolina, May 31, 2003$100,000 · 1 event
• Hail in North Carolina, May 31, 2003$75,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 31, 2003$65,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, May 31, 20031 injured · $40,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events
• Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 31, 2003$50,000 · 75 kt wind · 1 event
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 31, 2003$24,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5361126, 5361127.