Storm reports for July 10, 2003

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On July 10, 2003, 16 hail, 134 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Wake County, NC.

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 (16)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.1 million in property damage, $30,000 in crop damage, 7 injuries and 3 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (159 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Fulton County, GA (near Atlanta) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $35,000 · 3 deaths
  “The Fulton county Emergency Management Director, as well as the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, reported that a large, 100-year old oak tree fell on a Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) stopped in traffic in the Virginia-Highland neighborhood of midtown Atlanta.”
• Wood County, WV (near Parkersburg) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000 · 3 injuries
  “Straight line winds caused localize damage along Avery Street in Parkersburg. One frame house collapsed and several outbuilding were damaged. The 3 residents in the collapsed house were injured slightly. The 11 month son was rescued from under the debris.”
• Kanawha County, WV (near Charleston) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000 · 3 injuries
  “A large party tent, set up on the University of Charleston campus, collapsed, after being lifted up by gusty winds ahead of the squall line. Three people were slightly injured. Music equipment was also damaged.”
• Wood County, WV (near Lubeck) · Tornado F2 · $1.5 million
  “The tornado first touched down along Raymond Street near Lubeck. Several homes were damaged here, including a brick garage, which had its roof thrown a couple hundred feet into neighboring homes. The tornado continued northeast along Smitherman Road, where it intensified to F2 strength.”
• Jackson County, WV (near Fair Plain) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $125,000
  “Damage occurred to homes along Grass Lick Run in the Mountainview estates. Siding was stripped off of houses. Trees were snapped off or uprooted. A garage door was bowed in about a foot. One house sustained major damage, when a tree fell into the roof.”
• Lawrence County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $75,000
  “Trees and power lines were blown down. A roof was blown off one house, and one deck was reported damaged.”

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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