Storm reports for May 23, 2003

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On May 23, 2003, 72 hail, 9 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Edwards 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 (72)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $131,000 in property damage and $380,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (83 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Garza County, TX (near Graham Chapel) · Thunderstorm wind 68 mph
  “The West Texas Mesonet station southwest of Graham measured a 68 mph thunderstorm wind gust.”
• St. Johns County, FL (near St Augustine) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph
  “Large trees down across power lines west of the waterfront and near the old courthouse. Power outages reported.”
• Crosby County, TX (near Crosbyton) · Thunderstorm wind 59 mph
  “The West Texas Mesonet station 6 NW White River Lake measured a 59 mph thunderstorm wind gust.”
• Canadian County, OK (near Piedmont) · Hail 0.75″
  “Hail was observed at the intersection of Northwest Expressway and Highway 4.”
• Dawes County, NE (near Chadron) · Tornado F0
  “Tornado touched down briefly in open country.”
• Cherry County, NE (near Crookston) · Tornado F0
  “A weak tornado touched down in open rangeland and produced no damage.”

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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