Storm reports for June 8, 2003

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On June 8, 2003, 25 hail, 82 damaging-wind and 10 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Allegan County, MI.

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 (25)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $980,000 in property damage, $245,000 in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (118 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cuyahoga County, OH (near Cleveland) · Thunderstorm wind 36 mph · $5,000 · 3 injuries
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts of 35 to 40 mph blew down two large tents on the west side of Cleveland. Three people inside were injured when the tents collapsed. One person was hospitalized. A peak wind gust of 36 mph was measured at nearby Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.”
• Genesee County, MI (near Fenton) · Tornado F1 · $300,000
  “A tornado touched down in Camp Copneconic and produced extensive tree damage. The tornado then traveled northeast into southern Grand Blanc Township. The tornado hit Spring Oak subdivision on the north side of Baldwin Road approximately one mile east of Fenton road.”
• Kent County, MI (near Kentwood) · Hail 1.25″ · $100,000
  “Three quarters to one inch diameter hail was reported in Kentwood. The same storm produced a report of one and one quarters inch hail in Cascade and three quarters inch hail in Ada as it moved east across southern Kent county.”
• Allegan County, MI (near Allegan) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “Reports of one to as large as one and three quarters inch diameter hail were received from Allegan.”
• Clare County, MI (near Clare) · Hail 1.00″ · $30,000
  “A report of one inch diameter hail was received from Clare.”
• Kalamazoo County, MI (near Kalamazoo) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $25,000
  “A tree was blown down onto a house in Kalamazoo.”

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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