Storm reports for May 9, 2003

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On May 9, 2003, 387 hail, 107 damaging-wind and 33 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in McLean County, IL.

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 (387)

Showing the 300 largest of 387.

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $22.1 million in property damage, $1.5 million in crop damage, 12 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (525 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Oklahoma County, OK (near Bethany) · Tornado F1 · $10 million · 8 injuries
  “This tornado began within the Bethany city limits and moved northeast before dissipating within Warr Acres city limits. This tornado which caused mostly F0 damage with pockets of high-end F1 damage tracked from near the intersection of Glade Avenue and Northwest 38th Street, across Northwest 50th…”
• Oklahoma County, OK (near Edmond) · Tornado F3 · $7 million · 2 injuries
  “This long track tornado began 0.25 miles northeast of the intersection of North Kelly Avenue and East Wilshire Boulevard, just northeast of the KWTV-9 TV station and near the WB-34 TV station...neither tall tower was toppled.”
• Cass County, MO (near Freeman) · Tornado F1 · $1 million · 1 injury
  “Tornado touched down 1 mile southeast of Freeman with F0 to F1 damage along a three mile track to 2 miles north northeast of Freeman where it lifted. Several RV's were flipped over in a RV park with one person injured.”
• Lafayette County, MO (near Corder) · Tornado F2 · $500,000
  “Tornado reported near Corder and tracked northeast into Saline county. destoyed a machine shed, house with grain bins damaged along with a dairy barn.”
• Lincoln County, OK (near Davenport) · Tornado F1 · $500,000
  “This tornado began just south-southwest of Davenport and moved northeast through southeastern portions of town. The tornado continued northeast entering the Stroud city limits southwest of downtown before dissipating within town, east of downtown.”
• Vance County, NC (near Townsville) · Tornado F0 · $400,000
  “Trees were downed and a marina was damaged between Townsville and the Nutbush recreational area at Kerr Lake. Golfball sized hail was also reported.”

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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