Storm reports for June 23, 2003

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On June 23, 2003, 141 hail, 90 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Holt 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 (141)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $5.2 million in property damage, $13.2 million in crop damage and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (242 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cedar County, NE (near Coleridge) · Tornado F4 · $3.7 million · 1 death
  “An eventual f4 tornado began its destructive path around 6 miles southwest of Coleridge. The tornado moved northeast and crossed the northern sections of the city uprooting trees, downing power lines and destroying a couple of grain bins. A construction business in a garage was also destroyed.”
• Cochran County, TX (near Morton) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $300,000
  “Strong thunderstorm wind damaged 34 center pivot irrigation systems, blew down 19 power poles, uprooted trees, and blew down signs.”
• Texas County, OK (near Hooker) · Thunderstorm wind 76 mph · $130,000
  “Several storage buildings around the town of Hooker were damaged along with three transmission poles belonging to Xcel Energy were blown down between Guymon and Hooker. This resulted in a power outage which lasted for up to three and a half hours.”
• Woodbury County, IA (near Sioux City) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage, especially in the northern part of Sioux City. Several trees were blown down, and numerous limbs and smaller tree debris were blown down and littered streets and yards.”
• Plymouth County, IA (near Le Mars) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage, including several trees and numerous large limbs and branches blown down. Tree debris damaged the roofs of at least three homes. The siding of a manufacturing business building was ripped off by the wind.”
• Woodbury County, IA (near Sioux City) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew over a semi, caused roof damage to several buildings, and caused tree damage, including several trees blown down.”

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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