Storm reports for June 20, 2003

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On June 20, 2003, 74 hail, 60 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Pueblo County, CO.

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 (74)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $5.1 million in property damage and $736,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (140 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pueblo County, CO (near Pueblo) · Hail 1.75″ · $4 million
  “A couple of slow moving thunderstorms dropped large hail on parts of Pueblo from the southwest to northeast. There was damage primarily to the roofs of structures and vehicles.”
• Deaf Smith County, TX (near Hereford) · Thunderstorm wind 104 mph · $280,000
  “A metal barn was reported destroyed and a cotton stripper was lifted and tossed by the high winds.”
• Bailey County, TX (near Maple) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $150,000
  “Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roof of the school and destroyed several center pivot irrigation systems.”
• Garden County, NE (near Lewellen) · Tornado F2 · $100,000
  “The tornado touched down near the North Platte River and destroyed an old barn and snapped off trees before moving north across Highway 26 and taking down power poles.”
• Garden County, NE (near Lewellen) · Tornado F0 · $80,000
  “A tornado touched down briefly just to the south of railroad tracks near State Highway 92. As the tornado touched down, it destroyed a grain bin at a local farmstead, broke off a power pole near the railroad tracks, and picked up hay bales that were near to the railroad tracks.”
• Hale County, TX (near Plainview) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “Strong thunderstorm wind damaged a large storage building and a cotton gin and blew a road sign down on I-27.”

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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