Storm reports for July 29, 2003

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On July 29, 2003, 95 hail, 81 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Codington County, SD.

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 (95)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.4 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (182 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cleveland County, OK (near Norman) · Thunderstorm wind 78 mph · $500,000
  “Sustained winds above 50 mph and wind gusts above 60 mph were measured by the Oklahoma mesonet site in Norman for almost 30 minutes. The highest measured wind gust was 79 mph. Numerous trees, power poles, and fences were downed across town. A car was damaged when a tree fell on it.”
• Cleveland County, OK (near Norman) · Hail 1.75″ · $500,000
  “Hail combined with almost 80 mph wind gust caused hail damage in northwest portions of the city. Several windows were broken and holes put in window screens. Numerous homes sustained roof damage also.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Chandler Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $200,000
  “Thunderstorms were widespread across Maricopa County, from Queen Creek to Wittmann from 1925 MST to 2130 MST. Microburst winds hit the north part of Tempe and took out stoplights at most of the city's major intersections.”
• Garvin County, OK (near Lindsay) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $65,000
  “Several trees and power poles were downed. One tree fell on a car while another, approximately five feet in diameter, fell on a house.”
• Cleveland County, NC (near Fallston) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $20,000
  “Two mobile homes had their roofs blown off and some outbuildings were blown over. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped off.”
• Dallas County, AL (near Selma) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $13,000
  “Trees and power lines were blown down on the west side of Selma. A few of the trees blocked roadways.”

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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