Storm reports for June 27, 2003

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On June 27, 2003, 84 hail, 52 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Hamilton County, KS.

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 (84)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.4 million in property damage and $1 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (147 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cottonwood County, MN (near Mountain Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $1 million
  “Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage, including numerous trees blown down. Falling trees damaged roofs of houses and destroyed the topper of a pickup truck, and severely damaged another pickup. Power lines were blown down, resulting in power outages. A large storage shed was destroyed.”
• Cottonwood County, MN (near Mountain Lake) · Hail 1.00″ · $200,000
  “Large hail severely damaged crops, especially corn. Many fields were deemed a total loss. The wind blown hail also damaged vehicles, cracked windows, and damaged the siding of homes. At least one greenhouse was heavily damaged. The hail was blown into drifts several inches high in many places.”
• Okeechobee County, FL (near Okeechobee) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds damaged the roof of a dairy building north of Okeechobee.”
• Charles County, MD (near North Portion) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000
  “Trees and power lines were downed between White Plains and Waldorf.”
• Chester County, SC (near Chester) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “A large tree was blown onto part of a house, causing relatively minor damage.”
• Fauquier County, VA (near Warrenton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “Large branches were downed onto power lines. The time was estimated.”

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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