Storm reports for July 26, 2003

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On July 26, 2003, 15 hail, 17 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Malheur County, OR.

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 (15)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $57,000 in property damage and $2.8 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (34 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Morrill County, NE (near Bridgeport) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $30,000
  “Wind gusts up to 65 mph damaged trees and blew down power lines in Bridgeport, NE.”
• San Juan County, NM (near Bloomfield) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $15,000
  “Dry microburst winds moved a trailer home several feet side ways.”
• Gila County, AZ (near Punkin Center) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “Winds damaged part of a boat storage facility, uprooted a large tree, and resulted in a power outage for up to 5 hours.”
• Pinellas County, FL (near St Petersburg) · Thunderstorm wind 52 mph · $5,000
  “A large tree fell onto the roof of a home near the intersection of 24th Avenue and 80th Street. Damage to car ports and other light damage occurred at a mobile home park near 1st Avenue and 66th Street.”
• Otero County, NM (near Newman) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000
  “Two carport roofs were blown off near the southeast edge of Chaparral (extreme southwest Otero County).”
• Gogebic County, MI (near Wakefield) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph
  “Eighteen inch diameter trees were knocked 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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