Storm reports for July 19, 2003

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On July 19, 2003, 149 hail, 65 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Cavalier 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 (149)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $803,000 in property damage, $20 million in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (220 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Sargent County, ND (near Crete) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph · $500,000
  “Three of four 44,000 bushel grain bins were blown over at the Crete Elevator complex. The fourth, which was full of grain, remained standing. Eight 40,000 bushel grains bins were also damaged and one 40,000 bushel grain bin was blown down.”
• East Baton Rouge Parish, LA (near Baton Rouge) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $40,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down a few trees and several tree limbs. One tree fell through a house and four other homes and businesses received minor damage from falling trees.”
• McLeod County, MN (near Hutchinson) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $30,000
  “Tree down on camper and vehicle. Three children playing inside the camper and three adults standing outside the camper were not injured.”
• Butts County, GA (near Cork) · Thunderstorm wind 45 mph · $30,000
  “The Jackson News Argus reported that a large 150 year-old Red Oak tree was uprooted during a thunderstorm. The tree fell on a 1992 Buick, destroying the vehicle, and also caused damage to the garage and part of the house. A cat, hiding underneath the vehicle, was also killed during the event.”
• Rowan County, NC (near China Grove) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $10,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. A barn was blown over in the China Grove area. A tin roof was blown off of a building between China Grove and Kannapolis. In the northern part of Kannapolis, siding was torn off of a business.”
• Seminole County, FL (near Oviedo) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down trees that destroyed a screen room on a house in Oviedo.”

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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