Storm reports for July 17, 2003

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On July 17, 2003, 124 hail, 88 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Slope County, ND.

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 (124)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.6 million in property damage and $91,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (213 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Ouachita Parish, LA (near Monroe) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph · $40,000
  “Numerous large trees down. One tree fell across a house near Forsythe Park causing sever damage.”
• Warren County, MS (near Vicksburg) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $30,000
  “Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down within the city, an additional twenty trees were blown down across the southern portion of Warren county.”
• Catahoula Parish, LA (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $20,000
  “Numerous powerlines were blown down across the parish.”
• Clare County, MI (near Temple) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $15,000
  “A report of up to two dozen ten to twelve inch diameter oak and elm trees being blown down was received from five miles east northeast of Temple along Bringold Avenue.”
• Osceola County, MI (near Marion) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $15,000
  “Numerous twelve to fourteen inch diameter trees were blown down in the city of Marion.”
• Copiah County, MS (near Crystal Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $15,000
  “Several trees and powerlines 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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