Storm reports for July 6, 2003

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On July 6, 2003, 107 hail, 156 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 3.25″ (teacup size) in St. Joseph County, IN.

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 $2.2 million in property damage, $217,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (272 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Van Buren County, MI (near Paw Paw) · Hail 2.00″ · $50,000
  “Two inch diameter hail was reported by area law enforcement in Paw Paw. Another report of three quarters inch hail was received from Paw Paw.”
• Buchanan County, IA (near Aurora) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $40,000
  “10-20 inch diameter limbs down in Stanley”
• Mecosta County, MI (near Big Rapids) · Hail 1.00″ · $40,000
  “Reports of seven eights inch to one inch diameter hail were received in Big Rapids.”
• Montgomery County, MD (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $30,000
  “Trees and power lines were downed. Buildings and cars were damaged.”
• Calhoun County, MI (near Springfield) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $25,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down one mile west of Bedford, or about three miles north of Springfield.”
• Darke County, OH (near Greenville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Numerous large trees were knocked down. Three homes on Oliver Road sustained structural damage, likely from a microburst.”

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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