Storm reports for July 13, 2003

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On July 13, 2003, 185 hail, 140 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Barry County, MO.

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 (185)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2 million in property damage, $140,000 in crop damage and 5 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (336 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Murray County, GA (near Ramhurst) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000 · 2 injuries
  “The Murray county 911 center, the public, and the Daily Citizen of Dalton reported that a number of trees were blown down across the southern portion of the county, especially from Holley to Ramhurst and southward to the Gordon county line.”
• Sheridan County, ND (near Pickardville) · Tornado F1 · $250,000 · 1 injury
  “The tornado crossed the McLean/Sheridan county line and moved east southeast impacting the town of Pickardville. Numerous buildings and grain elevators were damaged in the small community. One young boy was injured after being thrown to the ground and hit by flying debris.”
• Whitfield County, GA (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000 · 1 injury
  “The Whitfield county 911 center reported that a number of trees and power lines were blown down across the county. The Daily Citizen of Dalton reported that one tree fell on a home in Dalton and another fell on an abandoned car.”
• Montcalm County, MI (near Greenville) · Hail 0.88″ · $20,000 · 1 injury
  “A motorcyclist suffered a minor injury when he was hit in the mouth by a hailstone. Three quarters inch hail was reported six miles north of Greenville and seven eighths inch diameter hail was reported five miles north of Greenville, where a parking lot was covered by hail near Colby and M-91.”
• Tunica County, MS (near Tunica) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $400,000
  “Two homes suffered major damage. Between 15 and 20 other homes as well as two churches and three businesses had minor damage. Numerous power lines were blown down.”
• Pickens County, SC (near Liberty) · Tornado F1 · $200,000
  “The first of 2 tornadoes that tracked across Pickens County on the afternoon of the 13th moved from Liberty to the Anderson County line southeast of Liberty. In Liberty, roofs were blown off several buildings, and numerous trees and power lines were blown down.”

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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