Storm reports for June 22, 2003

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On June 22, 2003, 107 hail, 23 damaging-wind and 18 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 7.00″ (softball size) in Hamilton County, NE. Tornadoes killed 1.

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 (107)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $12.3 million in property damage, $7.6 million in crop damage, 7 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (148 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Thayer County, NE (near Deshler) · Tornado F2 · $10 million · 1 death · 7 injuries
  “A strong tornado set down on the southeast side of Deshler near the fairgrounds and moved west through the south side of Deshler. The slow moving tornado lifted a couple of miles west of town.”
• Hamilton County, NE (near Aurora) · Hail 7.00″ · $500,000
  “Record setting hail occurred on the north side of Aurora.”
• Thayer County, NE (near Deshler) · Tornado F0 · $200,000
  “The first of several tornadoes to occur in Thayer county. This tornado remained in open county and most damage was to pivots and power poles.”
• Republic County, KS (near Courtland) · Tornado F1 · $125,000
  “The third in a series of tornadoes touched down northeast of Courtland and traveled 3 miles and damaged 2 homes before dissipating.”
• Republic County, KS (near Republic) · Tornado F2 · $80,000
  “A tornado struck 3 miles northeast of Republic and moved northeast 4 miles and destroyed a house in its path before it dissipated near the Nebraska border.”
• Nance County, NE (near Fullerton) · Hail 1.00″ · $50,000
  “A narrow swath of crop damage from southwest of Fullerton to south of Fullerton produced widespread corn and soybean damage.”

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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