Storm reports for May 30, 2003

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On May 30, 2003, 15 hail, 19 damaging-wind and 21 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Owyhee County, ID.

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 (15)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $11.9 million in property damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (60 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• De Witt County, IL (near Hallville) · Tornado F2 · $9.3 million · 4 injuries
  “As the first tornado was weakening on the west side of Hallsville another more significant tornado developed on the east side of town. It quickly intensified to F2 intensity, destroying two homes and causing damage to several others. In one home, a family of four sought shelter in the hallway.”
• Logan County, IL (near Lincoln) · Tornado F2 · $2.5 million
  “A tornado touched down 4 miles north of the Lincoln Weather Service Office, just southwest of Lawndale (Logan County). It traveled to the southeast blowing down numerous trees, tree limbs, power lines and power poles.”
• Will County, IL (near Joliet) · Tornado F1 · $60,000
  “A second tornado touched down two miles north of downtown Joliet, near the Des Plaines River, about a half mile south of Bruce Road. The tornado continued east and lifted about four miles southeast of Lockport near Cedar and Bruce Roads.”
• DeKalb County, IL (near De Kalb) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph
  “A troopers car was lifted and and moved by high winds at Interstate 88 and Route 72.”
• Woodford County, IL (near Cazenovia) · Tornado F2
  “Several homes sustained major damage and several sheds were destroyed by the tornado. It also blew down numerous trees, tree limbs, power lines and power poles.”
• Will County, IL (near Joliet) · Tornado F1
  “A tornado touched down on the west side of Joliet from the Dupage River, one half mile north of Black Road to near Ingalls and Gael Roads, about five miles northwest of downtown Joliet.”

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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