Storm reports for April 19, 2003

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On April 19, 2003, 121 hail, 21 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Labette County, KS.

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 (121)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.9 million in property damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (157 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Washington County, OK (near Dewey) · Tornado F2 · $1.7 million · 3 injuries
  “A tornado entered Washington county 5 miles northwest of Dewey and passed between Dewey and Copan before entering Nowata county 1 mile north of Wann or 6.8 miles east northeast of Copan. The tornado produced F2 damage and a half mile wide damage path at its peak.”
• Nowata County, OK (near Wann) · Tornado F1 · $150,000
  “A F1 tornado entered Nowata county from Washington county one mile north of Wann. The tornado traveled east northeast three miles producing damage to barns, sheds, and power poles and power lines before lifting 8 miles west southwest of South Coffeyville.”
• Pittsburg County, OK (near Crowder) · Tornado F0 · $50,000
  “A brief tornado occured in rural areas to the east of Crowder. A homestead received substantial damage from this tornado. Three sheds, including a 100 foot cattle shed were destroyed. Shingles were blown of a house and a tin roof was blown off a barn.”
• Osage County, OK (near Okesa) · Tornado F1 · $15,000
  “A F1 tornado touched down 8 miles west southwest of Dewey or 6.5 miles northeast of Okesa and traveled 5 miles east northeast before entering Washington county 5 miles northwest of Dewey or 7.2 miles southeast of Bowring. The tornado produced a 200 yard wide damage swath along its path.”
• Coffey County, KS (near Burlington) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $10,000
  “Strong winds tore apart a metal storage building with parts of it striking electric lines and a pickup truck doing extensive damage to the truck. Brick signs at 2 schools were also blown over.”
• Pittsburg County, OK (near Hartshorne) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour damage the roof of a business.”

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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