Storm reports for July 9, 2003

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On July 9, 2003, 136 hail, 311 damaging-wind and 21 tornado reports were logged across 22 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Harper 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 (136)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $4.8 million in property damage and $126,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (468 events in 22 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Parke County, IN (near Rosedale) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $1 million
  “Newspaper reported damage to more than 400 structures. 30-40% of the homes had moderate to severe damage.”
• Kandiyohi County, MN (near Pennock) · Tornado F1 · $1 million
  “A multiple vortex tornado touched down west of Pennock near a turkey farm, which was severely damaged. 200 to 300 turkeys were killed. The tornado then tracked straight east through the city of Pennock, knocking down trees and causing some damage to houses, including partially removing the roof…”
• Butler County, KS (near El Dorado) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $350,000
  “Microburst-induced winds downed power lines and power poles. A large Oak Tree in front of Butler County courthouse was uprooted and landed on a pick-up truck. The roof at Pizza Hut was damaged while a brick wall at K&M car wash in West El Dorado was blown down.”
• Sedgwick County, KS (near Park City) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $250,000
  “Greyhound Park unroofed, damaging 50-75 cars. Park to be closed an estimated two weeks. Power poles downed, and trees uprooted. Hotel under construction near North Oliver/K-96 interchange sustained unspecified damage. Dollar estimate a rough approximation.”
• Kandiyohi County, MN (near Pennock) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $100,000
  “A strong rear flank downdraft accompanied the Pennock tornado (see corresponding entry). Several trees were felled, bleachers at an athletic complex were destroyed, a grain bin collapsed onto a Bobcat, and a sign at the Kandi Mall was knocked down.”
• Henderson County, IL (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $100,000
  “Trees & wires down southern half of county”

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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