Storm reports for July 28, 2003

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On July 28, 2003, 27 hail, 81 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Ripley 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 (27)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $260,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (110 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• McCracken County, KY (near Paducah) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $85,000 · 1 injury
  “A thunderstorm produced damaging winds in downtown Paducah. Two buildings were unroofed in Paducah, including part of an old warehouse and an accounting office. The roof of the accounting office was blown into a street.”
• Weakley County, TN (near Martin) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $25,000
  “Three businesses, a building and a barn were damaged. Some trees and power lines were blown down.”
• Labette County, KS (near Parsons) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000
  “Downed limbs, some of which entangled with power lines, resulted in power outages. The Parsons Sun contributed to this narrative.”
• Obion County, TN (near Union City) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $15,000
  “Many trees and power lines were knocked down.”
• Pemiscot County, MO (near Hayti) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $15,000
  “A carport was destroyed. Several trees and power lines were blown down.”
• Pemiscot County, MO (near Hayti) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $15,000
  “Some structures were damaged. Several 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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