Storm reports for June 18, 2003

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On June 18, 2003, 13 hail, 18 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Deaf Smith County, TX.

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 (13)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $173,000 in property damage and $5,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (33 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• West Carroll Parish, LA (near Epps) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $30,000
  “A mobile home was damaged as a large tree fell onto it.”
• Lamar County, AL (near Sulligent) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $22,000
  “Several trees and power lines were blown down in and around the city of Sulligent. The most concentrated damage was on the west side of town. Small hail also accompanied the storm.”
• Minidoka County, ID (near Paul) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph · $20,000
  “Thunderstorm wind overturned a trailer home in Paul.”
• Manatee County, FL (near Palmetto) · Tornado F0 · $20,000
  “Thunderstorms moved in from the Gulf of Mexico over an extended period of time causing a waterspout four miles west of Longboat Pass and a brief tornado in Palmetto.”
• Mineral County, NV (near Hawthorne) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm outflow winds were estimated at 75 mph in Hawthorne, NV. Fence and roof damage occurred at several locations in town due to the wind gusts. At least one home storage building was also destroyed.”
• Churchill County, NV (near Fallon) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm outflow winds estimated at 75 mph caused scattered damage across Fallon including 5 downed power poles, a large tree blown into a fuel storage tank and a destroyed home gazebo.”

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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