Storm reports for July 8, 2003

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On July 8, 2003, 85 hail, 206 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 23 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Grant County, NE.

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 (85)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $5.3 million in property damage, $2.1 million in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (295 events in 23 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Wood County, OH (near Bowling Green) · Thunderstorm wind 101 mph · $2 million
  “A line of severe thunderstorms moved across Wood County and caused widespread damage and power outages. A 101 mph wind gust was measured at the Bowling Green Airport at approximately 3:55 p.m. The airport, located on the northeast side of town, was very hard hit.”
• Wood County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $500,000
  “A line of severe thunderstorms moved across Wood County and caused widespread damage and power outages. The most significant damage occurred in the central portion of the county, but Bradner, Tontogany and Grand Rapids were also very hard hit.”
• Pennington County, SD (near Quinn) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $200,000
  “Very strong winds destroyed an airplane hangar, flipped over farm equipment and a horse trailer, uprooted trees, and caused some damage to other buildings in the area.”
• Washington County, OH (near Reno) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $200,000
  “Fallen trees damaged homes. Roof shingles were damaged by the wind. An outbuilding was flattened. Hundreds of trees were knocked down.”
• Stark County, OH (near Waco) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $150,000
  “A line of severe thunderstorms moved across Stark County and downed dozens of trees and large limbs. A 70 mph thunderstorm wind gust was estimated in Waco at 6:31 p.m.”
• Randolph County, WV (near Montrose) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $150,000
  “A fast moving line of early morning thunderstorms caused property damage, including along Saltlick Run and Wilmoth Run. A 400 pound four wheeler was overturned and blown about 20 feet. Wind tore down power lines and damaged a garage door and camper.”

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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