Storm reports for July 31, 2003

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On July 31, 2003, 131 hail, 54 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Webster 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 (131)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.4 million in property damage and $545,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (185 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lake County, OH (near Painesville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $300,000
  “A thunderstorm downburst downed dozens of trees and damaged several homes. The damage path began near Liberty Street in Painesville and continued east along Prouty Road to near State Route 44 in Concord. A mobile home was crushed by a fallen tree in Concord.”
• Linn County, IA (near Coggon) · Hail 1.50″ · $200,000
  “Numerous reports of nickel to 1.25 inch hail”
• Barton County, KS (near Great Bend) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $150,000
  “Amateur radio tower toppled. Fence leveled. Two miles east of Great Bend: Metal shed blown across U.S.56/HIghway 156 intersection. Traffic blocked. Trailer at construction site overturned and destroyed. Great Bend Tribune contributed greatly to this narrative.”
• Ellsworth County, KS (near Ellsworth) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $125,000
  “Amateur radio tower toppled. Back trailer of a truck pulling two horse trailers overturned on I-70.”
• Barton County, KS (near Great Bend) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $50,000
  “Unspecified number of homes sustained roof damage. Widespread tree damage including a few that were uprooted. Great Bend Tribune contributed to this narrative.”
• Ellsworth County, KS (near Ellsworth) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $45,000
  “Tractor trailer overturned with considerable damage to trailer resulting.”

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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