Storm reports for July 21, 2003

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On July 21, 2003, 93 hail, 351 damaging-wind and 23 tornado reports were logged across 25 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Keith County, NE.

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 (93)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $96.5 million in property damage, $245,000 in crop damage, 18 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (469 events in 25 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Shelby County, TN (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 109 mph · $40 million · 1 death · 3 injuries
  “Shelby County was hit hard by a downburst wind event. Numerous trees, power lines and power poles were blown down. Some of the trees fell on houses producing some major damage. At least 20 buildings collapsed. Numerous homes and buildings were damaged and a few were destroyed.”
• Steuben County, NY (near Woodhull) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph · $500,000 · 2 injuries
  “Very strong thunderstorm winds estimated between 80 and 90 mph destroyed a trailer home, damaged the roof of a house and barn and knocked down the wall of one other structure. Two people lived in the trailer home.”
• Trumbull County, OH (near Churchill) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $500,000 · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm downburst winds caused considerable damage at a mobile park along State Route 193 in Liberty Township just to the north of the Mahoning County line. Three mobile homes were destroyed and 17 others damaged. A 40 year man sustained a broken arm when his mobile home was overturned.”
• Crittenden County, AR (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $100,000 · 1 injury
  “About 20 mobile homes were damaged. Several boat houses and a grain elevator were damaged in Horseshoe Lake. Five tractor trailers were blown over. Numerous trees were blown down with some of the trees falling on houses.”
• Hamilton County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “Several trees were knocked down near Kilby and Campbell Roads in Harrison. A tree fell onto a house trailer near Harrison, causing some damage. A tree fell on an automobile in Madeira, injuring the driver.”
• Forest County, PA (near Tionesta) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000 · 1 injury
  “Trees down, along Routes 62 and 36, just northwest of Tionesta. One man injured by falling tree.”

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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