Storm reports for June 9, 2003

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On June 9, 2003, 170 hail, 75 damaging-wind and 21 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Howard County, NE.

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 (170)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $8.6 million in property damage, $5.3 million in crop damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (266 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hanson County, SD (near Fulton) · Thunderstorm wind 79 mph · $100,000 · 2 injuries
  “Thunderstorm winds destroyed a mobile home, causing minor injuries to the couple inside at the time. The winds also caused damage to trees and sheds.”
• Butler County, NE (near Rising City) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 70 mph downed power poles and trees northwest of Rising City. The winds flipped a semi-tractor trailer hauling playground equipment near the junction of highways 92 and 81 causing minor injuries to a passenger.”
• Holt County, NE (near Emmet) · Tornado F3 · $5.7 million
  “As the tornado initially touched down, it encountered a farmstead and destroyed three barns, a detached garage, and 3 large metal grain binds, and also ripped off a portion of the house roof, broke windows, and uprooted and snapped off 90% of the trees around the farmstead.”
• Valley County, NE (near Arcadia) · Tornado F1 · $250,000
  “A tornado moved across western Valley county and was reported by an off duty meteorologist from the SPC.”
• Woodbury County, IA (near Sergeant Bluff) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, with branches and other tree debris littering streets. The winds also blew down power lines and caused power outages.”
• Dixon County, NE (near Emerson) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused tree and power line damage, resulting in power outages. Large trees downed by the winds blocked state highway 35.”

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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