Storm reports for July 3, 2003

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On July 3, 2003, 72 hail, 252 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Marshall County, SD.

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 (72)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.1 million in property damage, $30 million in crop damage and 4 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (333 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pope County, MN (near Starbuck) · Thunderstorm wind 78 mph · 2 injuries
  “Gust measured by MNDOT Road Weather System 9 S Starbuck. Hundreds of trees were snapped or downed at Glacial Lakes State Park, which was nearly full of campers for the holiday weekend. Falling trees caused minor injuries to two campers.”
• Lincoln County, SD (near Beresford) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $1 million
  “Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage, including large trees blown down and stripped of bark. There was damage to several homes and other buildings directly from the wind, and from falling trees and tree debris.”
• Sargent County, ND (near Havana) · Thunderstorm wind 110 mph · $400,000
  “Two 30,000 bushel grain bins were destroyed by the strong wind. The tops of two 4,000 bushel grain silos were damaged. A flag pole and large trees were blown over. Ten homes had broken windows, damaged siding, and damaged roofing.”
• Union County, SD (near Alcester) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage and blew down power lines. Several homes and other buildings in Alcester were damaged, mostly by falling trees or tree debris. The downed and damaged power lines caused power outages.”
• Turner County, SD (near Parker) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage, including large trees blown down. Power lines and poles were blown down by the wind and also damaged by tree debris. Power outages and at least two small fires resulted from damaged power lines.”
• Hutchinson County, SD (near Freeman) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including at least one large tree blown down and other large trees split. Numerous limbs and large branches were also blown down. Power lines were downed, resulting in power outages which lasted for several hours.”

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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