Storm reports for June 5, 2003

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On June 5, 2003, 51 hail, 61 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Morgan County, MO.

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 (51)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.6 million in property damage and $200,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (118 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hansford County, TX (near Spearman) · Tornado F0 · $600,000
  “A damage survey was made on this tornado. Minor damage occurred on a farm home with major damage to several grain elevators and to buildings and other structures on the premises. No injuries were reported from the tornado.”
• Hansford County, TX (near Spearman) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $550,000
  “A damage assessment was made on this event in which it was determined that a combination of straight-line winds and a tornado...which occurred almost simultaneously...resulted in considerable damage across the southern half of Hansford county.”
• Ector County, TX (near Penwell) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $105,000
  “A trained weather spotter measured a 61 MPH severe thunderstorm wind gust with a home weather station near Penwell. These winds were responsible for overturning a tractor trailer on Interstate 20 at mile marker 102. The storm then propagated southeast toward the Pleasant Farms vicinity.”
• Hockley County, TX (near Smyer) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $40,000
  “Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed a mobile home.”
• Ellis County, OK (near Gage) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $35,000
  “Straight-line winds toppled approximately a half a mile of cars of a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train.”
• Lipscomb County, TX (near Follett) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $30,000
  “The Lipscomb county Justice of the Peace reported damage to the windows of several houses.”

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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